April 27, 1972 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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MON 7
@LAD 5 CIN 5
@PIT 4 NYM 4
@SDP 3 PHI 7
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,504

Thursday, April 27, 1972
Time of Game: 2:40

Reds

4-6

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  2    5 12  0
Pirates         0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  1    4  9  0

W: C Carroll (1-0), L: D Giusti (0-1)

Pirates

5-5

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .326  .751    0    1   0   
J Morgan 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .225  .740    0    2   5   2·SB
B Tolan CF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .463 1.340    0    2   0   2·2B,SB,IW
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .147  .620    0    6   0   IW
T Perez 1B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .241  .807    0   10   2   IW
T Uhlaender RF                4   0   1   1    1   1  .083  .297    0    2   0   GDP
D Menke 3B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .257  .715    0    1   0   SF
D Concepcion SS               5   2   3   2    0   0  .333  .802    0    2   4   HR
D Gullett P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    1   0   
  E Sprague P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Geronimo PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .190  .594    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       37   5  12   5    6   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Tolan 2 (5, 2 off N Briles).

HR: D Concepcion (1, off B Kison; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Menke (1, off D Giusti).

IBB: T Perez (2, by D Giusti); J Bench (1, by R Hernandez); B Tolan (3, by D Giusti).

TB: D Concepcion 6; B Tolan 4; J Morgan 2; T Perez 2; D Gullett; P Rose; T Uhlaender.

GIDP: T Uhlaender (3).

RBI: D Concepcion 2 (8); D Menke (3); P Rose (3); T Uhlaender (1).

2-out RBI: D Concepcion; P Rose.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan 2 (6, 3rd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen, 2nd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen); B Tolan (6, 2nd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Clines LF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .111  .380    0    1   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .429 1.072    0    0   3   HR
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .623    0    4   0   GDP
B Robertson 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .511    0    9   1   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .400  .904    0    3   1   
R Hebner 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .353 1.081    0    0   1   2·2B
A Oliver CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .341  .876    0    5   0   2B
J Hernandez SS                2   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .473    0    4   3   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
N Briles P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.500    0    0   2   2B
  B Kison P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.025    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W Stargell PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .189  .528    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: N Briles (1, off D Gullett); R Hebner 2 (5, 2 off D Gullett); A Oliver (5, off C Carroll).

HR: R Stennett (1, off D Gullett; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Stennett 4; R Hebner 4; A Oliver 3; N Briles 2; R Clemente; J Hernandez; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: R Clemente (2).

RBI: R Stennett 2 (5); W Stargell (5); A Oliver (8).

2-out RBI: R Stennett 2; A Oliver.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Briles-J Hernandez-B Robertson.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gullett                      4     5   3   3    2   5   1  10.32   19     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 4     43    -     0.78  -0.25
E Sprague                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.07   0.16
P Borbon                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.55   0.08
C Carroll, W (1-0)             2     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.86    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    2.38   0.17
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 3· 8          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles                       5.2   7   2   2    1   2   0   2.35   24     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 7     48    -     1.15   0.06
B Kison, BS (1)                0.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-0    2.06  -0.21
R Hernandez                    0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.75   0.14
D Giusti, L (0-1)              2     3   2   2    3   1   0   3.86   12     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.82  -0.33
Totals                         9    12   5   5    6   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1·12          4-0

D Gullett faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Giusti 2 (2; B Tolan, T Perez); R Hernandez (1; J Bench).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 12,504.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               LF    1. G Clines             LF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. B Tolan              CF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. J Bench              C     4. B Robertson          1B 
5. T Perez              1B    5. M Sanguillen         C  
6. T Uhlaender          RF    6. R Hebner             3B 
7. D Menke              3B    7. A Oliver             CF 
8. D Concepcion         SS    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. D Gullett            P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  1--     -24%  24% R Stennett      D Gullett       Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   t 7   0  3-2  ---      22%  50% D Concepcion    B Kison         Home Run
   t 9   1  3-3  123      19%  91% T Uhlaender     D Giusti        Single to RF; Morgan Scores; Tolan to 3B; Perez to 2B
   t 9   0  3-3  12-      13%  83% J Bench         D Giusti        Morgan Steals 3B; Tolan Steals 2B
   t 7   2  3-3  123     -12%  42% T Perez         R Hernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Bench         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      50%  T Perez         Single to LF
   OO     1--      45%  T Uhlaender     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  R Hebner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  D Menke         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      46%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Gullett       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  J Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      44%  N Briles        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      48%  G Clines        Strikeout
   RR     1--      24%  R Stennett      Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   O      ---      25%  R Clemente      Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      22%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      23%  B Tolan         Double to LF
   O      -2-      19%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      21%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout Looking
          ---      20%  R Hebner        Double to RF
   R      -2-      13%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Hebner Scores
   O      1--      14%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
          ---      18%  T Perez         Single to RF
   O      1--      16%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-      12%  D Menke         Strikeout
   R      -2-      19%  D Concepcion    Single to CF; Perez Scores
          1--      22%  D Gullett       Single to RF; Concepcion to 2B
   R      12-      34%  P Rose          Single to CF; Concepcion Scores; Gullett to 2B
   O      12-      28%  J Morgan        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Gullett facing 9-1-2
          ---      22%  N Briles        Double to LF
          -2-      20%  G Clines        Walk
                  Ed Sprague replaces Don Gullett pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      24%  R Stennett      Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Clines to 2B
   OO     12-      32%  R Clemente      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  B Tolan         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      35%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      30%  T Perez         Strikeout
          -2-      31%  T Uhlaender     Walk
                  Bruce Kison replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      24%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Sprague facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  B Robertson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: SS
   O      ---      28%  R Hebner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      50%  D Concepcion    Home Run
                  Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ed Sprague batting 9th
          ---      56%  C Geronimo      Walk
   O      1--      50%  P Rose          Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      56%  J Morgan        Single to LF; Rose to 2B
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      52%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B-P; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
          -23      54%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   O      123      42%  T Perez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Cesar Geronimo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  A Oliver        Lineout: SS
          ---      42%  J Hernandez     Single to LF
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez batting 9th
   O      1--      46%  V Davalillo     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Giusti replaces Vic Davalillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Menke         Walk
          1--      57%  D Concepcion    Single to LF; Menke to 2B
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      12-      49%  B Carbo         Popfly: CF
   O      12-      40%  P Rose          Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
                  Clay Carroll replaces Bernie Carbo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      40%  R Clemente      Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
          1--      40%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  J Morgan        Single to LF
          1--      67%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      70%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-      83%  J Bench         Morgan Steals 3B; Tolan Steals 2B
   O      -23      72%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          -23      72%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
   R      123      91%  T Uhlaender     Single to RF; Morgan Scores; Tolan to 3B; Perez to 2B
   RO     123      94%  D Menke         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tolan Scores
   O      12-      92%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  A Oliver        Double to RF
                  Milt May pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      -2-      90%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th
   RO     --3      96%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver Scores
   O      ---     100%  G Clines        Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation