September 7, 1972 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
DET 0 BOS 10
NYY 4 CHW 6
OAK 0 MIL 7
@CLE 1 KCR 6
CAL 0 MIN 4
@TEX 0 ATL 4
@LAD 2 MON 4
@NYM 0 PHI 2
STL 1 CHC 4
@PIT 2 SDP 2
CIN 0 SDP 5
CIN 1 HOU 5
@SFG 1
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,306

Thursday, September 7, 1972, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Cubs

72-61

Won 1

2nd, 12½ GB

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

W: B Hooton (9-12), L: N Briles (13-7)

Pirates

83-47

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .696    0    2   4   CS
J Cardenal RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .803    0    1   0   
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .987    0    2   0   
J Pepitone 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .259  .703    0   12   0   SB
R Santo 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .310  .894    0    3   1   
E Hendricks C                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .158  .519    0    5   1   2B,IW
R Monday CF                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .749    0    1   0   3B,CS
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .281  .856    0    0   0   
  B North PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .450         0   0   
C Fanzone 2B                  2   0   0   2    0   0  .226  .738    0    0   6   2·SF
B Hooton P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .081  .233    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Hendricks (5, off N Briles).

3B: R Monday (4, off N Briles).

SF: C Fanzone 2 (4, 2 off N Briles).

IBB: E Hendricks (4, by N Briles).

TB: R Monday 4; J Pepitone 2; E Hendricks 2; D Kessinger; R Santo; J Cardenal; B Williams.

RBI: C Fanzone 2 (37); E Hendricks (10); J Hickman (55).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kessinger-J Pepitone.

E: D Kessinger (24).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pepitone (1, 2nd base off N Briles/M May).

CS: R Monday (7, 2nd base by N Briles/M May); D Kessinger (7, 3rd base by N Briles/M May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo LF                5   1   1   1    0   1  .337  .803    0    5   0   HR,GDP
R Stennett 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .689    0    2   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .307  .837    0    1   0   2B
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .316 1.018    0    5   0   2·2B
A Oliver CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .800    0    5   0   2B
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .927    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .696    0    5   2   2B
G Alley SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .652    0    2   2   
  M Sanguillen PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .744    0    0   0   
  J Hernandez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .491         0   1   
N Briles P                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .360    0    0   1   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         0   0   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .335  .787    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   2  12   2    1   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (15, off B Hooton); W Stargell 2 (27, 2 off B Hooton); A Oliver (22, off B Hooton); M May (9, off B Hooton).

HR: V Davalillo (3, off B Hooton; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: W Stargell 4; V Davalillo 4; R Clemente 3; M May 3; A Oliver 3; R Stennett; R Hebner; G Alley.

GIDP: V Davalillo (2).

RBI: V Davalillo (25); W Stargell (109).

2-out RBI: W Stargell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M May-R Hebner.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, W (9-12)             9    12   2   1    1   5   1   2.69   39     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 9     61    -     1.49   0.42
Totals                         9    12   2   1    1   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 9           -

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, L (13-7)             8.1   9   4   4    1   5   0   3.32   33     -       ·  ·      5·14· 1· 7     53    -     0.91  -0.06
R Hernandez                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.77    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.90  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·14· 1· 7          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: N Briles (6; E Hendricks).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 12,306.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. V Davalillo          LF 
2. J Cardenal           RF    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. J Pepitone           1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. R Santo              3B    5. A Oliver             CF 
6. E Hendricks          C     6. R Hebner             3B 
7. R Monday             CF    7. M May                C  
8. C Fanzone            2B    8. G Alley              SS 
9. B Hooton             P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-2  ---     -18%  55% A Oliver        B Hooton        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   b 2   1  2-1  123      17%  63% V Davalillo     B Hooton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--      14%  57% E Hendricks     N Briles        Double to CF; Santo Scores
   b 5   0  3-1  ---     -13%  61% V Davalillo     B Hooton        Home Run
   b 2   0  2-1  1--     -13%  40% M May           B Hooton        Ground-rule Double; Hebner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Kessinger     Single to RF
          1--      59%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Kessinger to 2B
   OO     12-      48%  B Williams      Double Play: Strikeout, Kessinger Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Cardenal stays at 1B
   O      1--      45%  J Pepitone      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  V Davalillo     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clemente to 1B
   R      1--      36%  W Stargell      Double to LF; Clemente Scores/unER
   O      -2-      38%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  R Santo         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      57%  E Hendricks     Double to CF; Santo Scores
          -2-      64%  R Monday        Single to LF; Hendricks to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  C Fanzone       Monday Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   RO     --3      58%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hendricks Scores
   O      ---      58%  B Hooton        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
          ---      53%  R Hebner        Single to CF
          1--      40%  M May           Ground-rule Double; Hebner to 3B
   O      -23      47%  G Alley         Fielder's Choice 3B; Hebner out at Hm/3B-C-3B-P; May to 3B; Alley to 2B
          -23      45%  N Briles        Walk
   OO     123      63%  V Davalillo     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
          ---      60%  B Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      62%  J Pepitone      Single to LF; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      58%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      63%  R Clemente      Strikeout
          ---      60%  W Stargell      Double to LF
   O      -2-      64%  A Oliver        Single to SS/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Stargell out at 3B/SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      70%  R Monday        Triple to CF
   RO     --3      73%  C Fanzone       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Monday Scores
   O      ---      72%  B Hooton        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  R Hebner        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      77%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  G Alley         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  N Briles        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      74%  B Williams      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      61%  V Davalillo     Home Run
   O      ---      64%  R Stennett      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  R Clemente      Double to CF
   O      -2-      63%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      68%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  J Pepitone      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  E Hendricks     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  R Hebner        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      63%  M May           Single to RF
   O      1--      66%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  N Briles        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  C Fanzone       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  B Hooton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  R Clemente      Single to P
   O      1--      77%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  J Cardenal      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  A Oliver        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      66%  R Hebner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      75%  M May           Flyball: RF; Oliver to 3B
                  Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Gene Alley batting 8th
   O      --3      86%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
                  Jackie Hernandez replaces Manny Sanguillen playing SS batting 8th
          ---      88%  J Pepitone      Single to RF
          1--      90%  R Santo         Pepitone Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Flyball: RF; Pepitone to 3B
          --3      90%  E Hendricks     Intentional Walk
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th; Jim Hickman pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 7th
   RO     1-3      93%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pepitone Scores
                  Billy North pinch runs for Jim Hickman batting 7th
   O      1--      92%  C Fanzone       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
                  Billy North moves to CF; Gene Clines pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  R Stennett      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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