September 1, 1972 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 1
KCR 0 BAL 3
@CAL 2 MIN 5
CLE 4
(10) NYY 4
CHW 0 OAK 4
DET 1 MIL 3
@TEX 0 PHI 11
@ATL 1 ATL 11
PHI 5 CHC 14
SDP 3 CIN 1
MON 0
(12) HOU 8
NYM 0 PIT 10
SFG 6 STL 5
LAD 1 LAD 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 20,678

Friday, September 1, 1972, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Giants

56-71

Lost 1

5th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   2  2  1    6 15  1
Pirates         0  0  4   3  2  0   0  1  X   10 12  1

W: D Ellis (12-7), L: R Bryant (10-6), S: D Giusti (21)

Pirates

78-46

Won 4

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    5   1   0   0    1   1  .255  .769    0    4   0   
J Howarth CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .662    0    3   0   
  D Carrithers P              1   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .464    0    0   1   
  C Arnold PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .620    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
C Speier SS                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .276  .789    0    0   2   
K Henderson LF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .777    0    1   0   
D Rader C                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .266  .662    0    6   0   
D Kingman 1B                  4   0   2   0    1   1  .221  .768    0    6   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .689    0    1   3   2B
A Gallagher 3B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .231  .607    0    1   1   2B,SF
R Bryant P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .440    0    0   0   
  S Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .285         0   0   
  B Williams PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .637    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Maddox CF                 3   0   1   1    0   2  .259  .709    0    2   0   
Totals                       42   6  15   6    3   6                    24   7

BATTING

2B: A Gallagher (3, off D Giusti); T Fuentes (28, off D Giusti).

SF: A Gallagher (4, off D Ellis).

TB: C Speier 3; T Fuentes 3; A Gallagher 2; D Kingman 2; D Rader 2; D Carrithers; G Maddox; K Henderson; R Bryant; C Arnold.

RBI: C Speier 2 (61); D Rader 2 (36); A Gallagher (16); G Maddox (50).

2-out RBI: D Rader 2; G Maddox.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Speier-T Fuentes-D Kingman.

E: D Rader (7).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett LF                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .282  .687    0    1   0   2B,GDP
A Oliver CF                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .309  .779    0    2   0   
R Clemente RF                 2   1   0   1    2   2  .303  .815    0    4   0   SF,IW
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   1   2    1   0  .311 1.001    0    6   0   2B
  B Robertson 1B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .178  .594    0    3   1   HR
M Sanguillen C                5   0   1   2    0   1  .312  .766    0    6   0   
D Cash 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .277  .686    0    2   5   
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .313  .951    0    0   2   
G Alley SS                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .251  .665    0    2   2   
D Ellis P                     2   2   1   0    1   0  .140  .297    0    1   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .334  .790    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35  10  12   8    5   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (11, off R Bryant); W Stargell (24, off R Moffitt).

HR: B Robertson (9, off D McMahon; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: R Clemente (3, off R Moffitt).

IBB: R Clemente (6, by R Bryant).

TB: B Robertson 4; R Stennett 3; A Oliver 2; W Stargell 2; V Davalillo; R Hebner; D Ellis; D Cash; G Alley; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: R Stennett (13).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (105); A Oliver 2 (70); M Sanguillen 2 (60); B Robertson (31); R Clemente (46).

2-out RBI: W Stargell; B Robertson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: W Stargell (13).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Bryant, L (10-6)             2.1   3   4   4    4   1   0   3.04   14     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 3     32    -     1.03  -0.28
S Stone                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.04    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.02
R Moffitt                      1     4   3   3    0   0   0   3.45    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.30  -0.06
D Carrithers                   3     4   2   0    1   4   0   5.57   14     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.04  -0.00
D McMahon                      1     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.63    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    12  10   8    5   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0·12          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
D Ellis, W (12-7)              7    10   3   2    2   4   0   3.11   34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·10     49    -     0.64   0.18
D Giusti, S (21)               2     5   3   3    1   2   0   2.20   12     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.39   0.00
Totals                         9    15   6   5    3   6   0          46     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0·15           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Bryant (5; R Clemente).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 20,678.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Bonds              RF    1. R Stennett           LF 
2. J Howarth            CF    2. A Oliver             CF 
3. C Speier             SS    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. K Henderson          LF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. D Rader              C     5. M Sanguillen         C  
6. D Kingman            1B    6. D Cash               2B 
7. T Fuentes            2B    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. A Gallagher          3B    8. G Alley              SS 
9. R Bryant             P     9. D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  -23      11%  76% A Oliver        R Bryant        Single to CF; Ellis Scores; Stennett to 3B; Oliver to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   1  0-0  1--      10%  66% R Stennett      R Bryant        Double to LF; Ellis to 3B
   b 3   1  0-1  123       8%  85% W Stargell      R Bryant        Walk; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 3B; Clemente to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  123       8%  55% B Bonds         D Ellis         Flyball: RF
   b 3   1  0-2  123       8%  92% M Sanguillen    R Bryant        Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Howarth       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  C Speier        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  R Clemente      Walk
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Rader         Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Kingman       Single to CF
          1--      46%  T Fuentes       Single to CF; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-      50%  A Gallagher     Flyball: CF
          12-      47%  R Bryant        Single to SS; Kingman to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
   O      123      55%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Bryant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  J Howarth       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  K Henderson     Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Bryant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  D Ellis         Walk
          1--      66%  R Stennett      Double to LF; Ellis to 3B
   R      -23      76%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Ellis Scores; Stennett to 3B; Oliver to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      77%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   R      123      85%  W Stargell      Walk; Stennett Scores; Oliver to 3B; Clemente to 2B
   RR     123      92%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
                  Steve Stone replaces Ron Bryant pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  D Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      12-      90%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  D Kingman       Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  A Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B; Kingman to 2B
                  Bernie Williams pinch hits for Steve Stone batting 9th
          -2-      90%  B Williams      Walk
   O      12-      93%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Randy Moffitt facing 8-9-1
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Bernie Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  D Ellis         Single to SS
          1--      94%  R Stennett      Single to LF; Ellis to 2B
   R      12-      97%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Ellis Scores; Stennett to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stennett Scores
   R      1--      99%  W Stargell      Double to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      -2-      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  J Howarth       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Speier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Don Carrithers facing 6-7-8
                  Don Carrithers replaces Jim Howarth pitching and batting 2nd; Garry Maddox replaces Randy Moffitt playing CF batting 9th
          ---      99%  D Cash          Single to CF
          1--      99%  R Hebner        Single to 1B; Cash to 2B
          12-     100%  G Alley         Single to P; Cash to 3B; Hebner to 2B
   R      123     100%  D Ellis         Fielder's Choice P; Cash Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Hebner to 3B; Alley to 2B; Ellis to 1B
   ROO    123     100%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hebner Scores/No RBI/unER; Alley to 3B
   O      --3     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 9.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-9, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  D Rader         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
          1--      99%  T Fuentes       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rader to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
   RO     -23     100%  A Gallagher     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rader Scores/unER
   O      -2-     100%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-1, Don Carrithers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 9.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-9, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Robertson replaces Willie Stargell playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  D Carrithers    Single to SS
          1--     100%  C Speier        Single to CF; Carrithers to 2B
   O      12-     100%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B-P; Carrithers to 3B; Speier to 2B
   RR     -23      99%  D Rader         Single to RF; Carrithers Scores; Speier Scores
          1--      99%  D Kingman       Walk; Rader to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-3, Don Carrithers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Cash          Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Alley         Strikeout
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Dock Ellis batting 9th
          1--     100%  V Davalillo     Single to RF; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 9.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-9, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Giusti replaces Vic Davalillo pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  A Gallagher     Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  G Maddox        Strikeout
          -2-      99%  B Bonds         Walk
                  Chris Arnold pinch hits for Don Carrithers batting 2nd
          12-      98%  C Arnold        Single to RF; Gallagher to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   RR     123      94%  C Speier        Single to CF; Gallagher Scores; Bonds Scores; Arnold to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  K Henderson     Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3      99%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-5, Don McMahon facing 2-3-4
                  Don McMahon replaces Chris Arnold pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  B Robertson     Home Run
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-10, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      99%  T Fuentes       Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  A Gallagher     Flyball: RF; Fuentes to 3B
   R      --3     100%  G Maddox        Single to RF; Fuentes Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Bonds         Foul Flyball: 1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation