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@CAL		0
2
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@MIN		5
3
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@NYY		1
2
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@OAK		3
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@ATL		3
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@CIN		7
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8
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@PIT		3
6
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@STL		5
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Saturday, September 2, 1972 7:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 14,194, Time of Game: 2:39
Giants
3
56-72
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 24 GB
 at Pirates
6
79-46
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Nelson Briles (13-6)
L: Sam McDowell (8-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3  9  1
Pirates         2  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  X    6  8  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .257 .771 -0.009 0.55 0.040 -0.048 -0.2 1 0 2B
Chris Speier SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .785 -0.040 0.61 0.024 -0.064 -0.6 1 2
Ken Henderson LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .260 .782 0.054 0.76 0.093 -0.039 0.5 0 0 2B
Willie McCovey 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .206 .707 0.037 0.96 0.074 -0.036 0.3 9 0
Dave Rader C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .269 .665 0.154 1.31 0.199 -0.046 1.7 7 0
Dave Kingman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .761 -0.138 1.20 0.000 -0.138 -1.3 0 1
Tito Fuentes 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .264 .684 0.006 0.99 0.030 -0.024 -0.0 1 1 SF
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .702 -0.091 0.91 0.000 -0.091 -1.0 5 0
Sam McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .364 -0.015 0.64 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 0 0
   Frank Reberger P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .544 -0.014 0.58 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 3
   Bernie Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .627 -0.012 0.51 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Steve Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 .285 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Howarth PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .674 0.019 0.34 0.019 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 36 3 9 3 1 8 .250 .569 -0.049 0.85 0.479 -0.527 -0.8 24 7
2B: B Bonds (26, off N Briles); K Henderson (16, off N Briles).
SF: T Fuentes (7, off N Briles).
TB: B Bonds 3; K Henderson 3; D Rader 2; J Howarth; W McCovey; C Speier.
RBI: D Rader 2 (38); T Fuentes (45).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: G Maddox (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rennie Stennett LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .286 .694 0.094 0.60 0.109 -0.015 0.7 3 0
Al Oliver CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .310 .780 0.193 0.85 0.206 -0.013 1.1 1 0
Roberto Clemente RF 3 1 2 3 2 0 .307 .837 0.305 0.76 0.307 -0.002 3.9 4 0 HR,2B
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .760 -0.056 0.67 0.000 -0.056 -1.3 8 0
Bob Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .175 .586 -0.105 0.73 0.000 -0.105 -1.5 9 1
Richie Hebner 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .313 .950 0.102 0.68 0.107 -0.005 0.9 0 3
Dave Cash 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .276 .685 -0.025 0.67 0.010 -0.035 -0.3 0 0
Gene Alley SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .248 .661 -0.007 0.80 0.044 -0.051 -0.6 1 0
Nelson Briles P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .172 .359 -0.051 0.65 0.005 -0.056 -0.4 1 1
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 7 6 .250 .760 0.450 0.72 0.788 -0.338 2.6 27 5
2B: R Clemente (14, off S McDowell).
HR: R Clemente (9, off S McDowell; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: R Clemente 6; R Stennett 2; A Oliver 2; N Briles; R Hebner.
RBI: R Clemente 3 (49); A Oliver 2 (72); R Hebner (55).
2-out RBI: R Hebner.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: N Briles (1).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam McDowell, L (8-8) 3.1 7 6 6 4 3 1 4.73 21 21 -0.483 1.21 -4.5
Frank Reberger 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.76 10 0 0 0.023 0.14 1.1
Steve Stone 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.98 8 0 0 0.009 0.07 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 6 6 7 6 1 6.75 39 21 0 0 -0.451 0.85 -2.6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (13-6) 9 9 3 3 1 8 0 3.26 38 64 0.049 0.85 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 8 0 3.00 38 64 0.049 0.72 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: S McDowell (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 14,194.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Bobby Bonds RF 1 Rennie Stennett LF
2 Chris Speier SS 2 Al Oliver CF
3 Ken Henderson LF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Manny Sanguillen C
5 Dave Rader C 5 Bob Robertson 1B
6 Dave Kingman 3B 6 Richie Hebner 3B
7 Tito Fuentes 2B 7 Dave Cash 2B
8 Garry Maddox CF 8 Gene Alley SS
9 Sam McDowell P 9 Nelson Briles P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 3-2 1 12- RRR PIT R. Clemente S. McDowell 19% 92% Home Run; Stennett Scores; Oliver Scores
t4 0-2 0 12- R SFG D. Rader N. Briles -17% 46% Single to CF; Henderson Scores; McCovey to 3B
b4 2-2 1 12- R PIT A. Oliver S. McDowell 13% 73% Single to CF; Alley Scores; Stennett to 2B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT R. Hebner S. McDowell 10% 76% Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Clemente to 3B; Hebner to 2B/Adv on throw
t4 1-2 0 1-3 O SFG D. Kingman N. Briles 8% 55% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds N. Briles 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- SFG C. Speier N. Briles -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O SFG K. Henderson N. Briles 3% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey N. Briles 2% 54% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Stennett S. McDowell 6% 61% Single to CF; Stennett to 2B/Adv on E8
b1 0-0 0 -2- R PIT A. Oliver S. McDowell 8% 69% Single to CF; Stennett Scores
b1 1-0 0 1-- PIT R. Clemente S. McDowell 5% 73% Walk; Oliver to 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen S. McDowell -2% 72% Flyball: RF; Oliver to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 O PIT B. Robertson S. McDowell -6% 66% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT R. Hebner S. McDowell 10% 76% Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Clemente to 3B; Hebner to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 2-0 2 -23 PIT D. Cash S. McDowell 1% 77% Walk
b1 2-0 2 123 O PIT G. Alley S. McDowell -5% 72% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- O SFG D. Rader N. Briles 2% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-2 1 --- O SFG D. Kingman N. Briles 1% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- O SFG T. Fuentes N. Briles 1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- O PIT N. Briles S. McDowell -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett S. McDowell -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver S. McDowell -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O SFG G. Maddox N. Briles 2% 76% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O SFG S. McDowell N. Briles 2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-2 2 --- SFG B. Bonds N. Briles -2% 75% Double to RF
t3 0-2 2 -2- O SFG C. Speier N. Briles 3% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- PIT R. Clemente S. McDowell 4% 83% Double to LF
b3 2-0 0 -2- PIT M. Sanguillen S. McDowell 2% 85% Wild Pitch; Clemente to 3B
b3 2-0 0 --3 O PIT M. Sanguillen S. McDowell -3% 82% Foul Flyball: C
b3 2-0 1 --3 O PIT B. Robertson S. McDowell -4% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 2-0 2 --3 PIT R. Hebner S. McDowell 1% 79% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-3 O PIT D. Cash S. McDowell -3% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- SFG K. Henderson N. Briles -7% 68% Double to LF
t4 0-2 0 -2- SFG W. McCovey N. Briles -5% 63% Walk
t4 0-2 0 12- R SFG D. Rader N. Briles -17% 46% Single to CF; Henderson Scores; McCovey to 3B
t4 1-2 0 1-3 O SFG D. Kingman N. Briles 8% 55% Strikeout
t4 1-2 1 1-3 RO SFG T. Fuentes N. Briles -2% 53% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McCovey Scores
t4 2-2 2 1-- O SFG G. Maddox N. Briles 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
b4 2-2 0 --- PIT G. Alley S. McDowell 4% 60% Walk
b4 2-2 0 1-- O PIT N. Briles S. McDowell -4% 56% Strikeout
b4 2-2 1 1-- PIT R. Stennett S. McDowell 4% 60% Single to LF; Alley to 2B
b4 2-2 1 12- R PIT A. Oliver S. McDowell 13% 73% Single to CF; Alley Scores; Stennett to 2B
b4 3-2 1 12- RRR PIT R. Clemente S. McDowell 19% 92% Home Run; Stennett Scores; Oliver Scores
Frank Reberger replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-2 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen F. Reberger -0% 92% Groundout: P-1B
b4 6-2 2 --- O PIT B. Robertson F. Reberger -0% 92% Strikeout
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
t5 2-6 0 --- O SFG F. Reberger N. Briles 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-6 1 --- SFG B. Bonds N. Briles -2% 91% Single to LF
t5 2-6 1 1-- O SFG C. Speier N. Briles 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t5 2-6 2 1-- O SFG K. Henderson N. Briles 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Frank Reberger facing 6-7-8
b5 6-2 0 --- O PIT R. Hebner F. Reberger -0% 94% Lineout: 1B
b5 6-2 1 --- O PIT D. Cash F. Reberger -0% 94% Flyball: CF
b5 6-2 2 --- O PIT G. Alley F. Reberger -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t6 2-6 0 --- SFG W. McCovey N. Briles -3% 91% Single to RF
t6 2-6 0 1-- O SFG D. Rader N. Briles 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t6 2-6 1 1-- O SFG D. Kingman N. Briles 2% 95% Flyball: LF
t6 2-6 2 1-- SFG T. Fuentes N. Briles -1% 94% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 2B; Fuentes to 1B
t6 2-6 2 12- O SFG G. Maddox N. Briles 2% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Frank Reberger facing 9-1-2
b6 6-2 0 --- PIT N. Briles F. Reberger 1% 97% Single to LF
b6 6-2 0 1-- O PIT R. Stennett F. Reberger -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b6 6-2 1 1-- O PIT A. Oliver F. Reberger -0% 96% Lineout: SS
b6 6-2 2 1-- PIT R. Clemente F. Reberger 0% 96% Walk; Briles to 2B
b6 6-2 2 12- O PIT M. Sanguillen F. Reberger -1% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Bernie Williams pinch hits for Frank Reberger (P) batting 9th
t7 2-6 0 --- O SFG B. Williams N. Briles 1% 97% Strikeout
t7 2-6 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds N. Briles 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 2-6 2 --- O SFG C. Speier N. Briles 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Steve Stone facing 5-6-7
Steve Stone replaces Bernie Williams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 0 --- O PIT B. Robertson S. Stone -0% 98% Strikeout
b7 6-2 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner S. Stone -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 6-2 2 --- PIT D. Cash S. Stone 0% 97% Walk
b7 6-2 2 1-- O PIT G. Alley S. Stone -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t8 2-6 0 --- SFG K. Henderson N. Briles -2% 95% Single to CF
t8 2-6 0 1-- O SFG W. McCovey N. Briles 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P; Henderson to 2B
t8 2-6 1 -2- R SFG D. Rader N. Briles -3% 94% Single to CF; Henderson Scores
t8 3-6 1 1-- O SFG D. Kingman N. Briles 2% 96% Strikeout
t8 3-6 2 1-- O SFG T. Fuentes N. Briles 1% 98% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Steve Stone facing 9-1-2
b8 6-3 0 --- O PIT N. Briles S. Stone -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 6-3 1 --- PIT R. Stennett S. Stone 0% 98% Walk
b8 6-3 1 1-- O PIT A. Oliver S. Stone -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 6-3 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente S. Stone -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Pirates' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t9 3-6 0 --- O SFG G. Maddox N. Briles 2% 99% Lineout: 1B
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Steve Stone (P) batting 9th
t9 3-6 1 --- SFG J. Howarth N. Briles -2% 97% Single to RF
t9 3-6 1 1-- O SFG B. Bonds N. Briles 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 3-6 2 1-- O SFG C. Speier N. Briles 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6.

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