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BOS
@BAL		3
1
MIN
@CAL		2
3
MIL
@DET		4
13
OAK
@KCR		10
5
CHW
@TEX		5
3
STL
@CHC		2
1		 
(16)
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@CIN		4
2		 
(10)
PHI
@MON		3
0
PHI
@MON		4
8
NYM
@PIT		0
5
HOU
@SDP		6
5		 
(12)
ATL
@SFG		1
3
Saturday, September 30, 1972 2:15PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 13,117, Time of Game: 2:10
Mets
0
78-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 16 GB
 at Pirates
5
95-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Dock Ellis (15-7)
L: Jon Matlack (14-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Pirates         0  0  0   3  0  2   0  0  X    5  6  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .671 -0.057 0.59 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 0 1
Ken Boswell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .593 -0.017 0.37 0.011 -0.028 -0.3 2 4
John Milner LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .786 -0.036 0.56 0.012 -0.048 -0.5 1 0
Rusty Staub RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .827 -0.046 0.61 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 0 0
   Bob Rauch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Marshall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .706 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Ed Kranepool 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 .733 0.035 0.41 0.047 -0.012 0.4 8 0
Jim Fregosi SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .662 -0.065 0.94 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 4 4
Dave Schneck CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .524 -0.047 0.66 0.000 -0.047 -0.6 2 0
Duffy Dyer C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .681 -0.023 0.85 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 4 0
   Joe Nolan PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 -0.013 0.26 0.000 -0.013 -0.3 2 1
Jon Matlack P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .135 .387 -0.045 0.92 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
   Don Hahn RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 .368 0.006 0.17 0.006 0.000 0.2 1 0
Team Totals 29 0 2 0 3 6 .069 .225 -0.309 0.56 0.076 -0.385 -3.8 24 10
TB: K Boswell; E Kranepool.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 3. K Boswell-J Fregosi-E Kranepool 2; J Fregosi-E Kranepool.
PB: D Dyer (3); J Nolan (2).
E: W Garrett (14).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Goggin 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .762 0.042 0.41 0.050 -0.008 0.1 0 4
Rennie Stennett CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .679 -0.102 0.67 0.000 -0.102 -1.2 3 0 GDP
Roberto Clemente RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .312 .835 0.116 1.01 0.125 -0.010 0.8 2 0 2B
   Bill Mazeroski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .501 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Vic Davalillo RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .319 .784 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 2 0
Willie Stargell 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 .939 -0.059 0.58 0.019 -0.078 0.3 7 1
Richie Zisk LF 1 2 0 0 3 0 .188 .615 0.050 0.74 0.051 -0.001 0.1 0 0
Manny Sanguillen C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .297 .727 0.161 1.06 0.161 0.000 2.6 6 0
Jose Pagan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .673 -0.131 1.34 0.000 -0.131 -1.7 0 0 GDP
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 .188 .483 0.156 0.88 0.183 -0.027 1.4 5 0 3B
Dock Ellis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .153 .319 -0.032 0.65 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 2 1
   Gene Clines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .332 .782 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.3
   Bob Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .338 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 5 6 3 5 6 .214 .655 0.193 0.73 0.589 -0.397 1.6 27 6
2B: R Clemente (19, off J Matlack).
3B: J Hernandez (1, off J Matlack).
TB: J Hernandez 3; R Clemente 2; C Goggin 2; W Stargell; M Sanguillen.
GIDP: J Pagan (1); R Stennett (16).
RBI: J Hernandez 2 (14); M Sanguillen (70).
2-out RBI: J Hernandez 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 10.

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Matlack, L (14-10) 6 5 5 3 5 5 0 2.37 27 46 -0.195 0.88 -2.4
Bob Rauch 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.63 6 0 0 0.003 0.02 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 5 3 5 6 0 3.38 33 46 0 0 -0.192 0.56 -1.6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dock Ellis, W (15-7) 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 2.70 21 72 0.282 0.75 2.6
Bob Johnson, S (3) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.98 11 0 0 0.026 0.18 1.3
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 32 72 0 0 0.308 0.73 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 13,117.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Wayne Garrett 3B 1 Chuck Goggin 2B
2 Ken Boswell 2B 2 Rennie Stennett CF
3 John Milner LF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Rusty Staub RF 4 Willie Stargell 1B
5 Ed Kranepool 1B 5 Richie Zisk LF
6 Jim Fregosi SS 6 Manny Sanguillen C
7 Dave Schneck CF 7 Jose Pagan 3B
8 Duffy Dyer C 8 Jackie Hernandez SS
9 Jon Matlack P 9 Dock Ellis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 12- RR PIT J. Hernandez J. Matlack 18% 88% Triple to CF; Zisk Scores; Sanguillen Scores
b2 0-0 1 12- OO PIT J. Pagan J. Matlack -9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 R PIT M. Sanguillen J. Matlack 9% 73% Single to LF; Clemente Scores; Zisk to 2B
b4 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Clemente J. Matlack 8% 64% Double to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT R. Stennett J. Matlack -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM W. Garrett D. Ellis 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis 1% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- NYM J. Milner D. Ellis -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O NYM R. Staub D. Ellis 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT C. Goggin J. Matlack 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO PIT R. Stennett J. Matlack -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Matlack -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O NYM J. Fregosi D. Ellis 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O NYM D. Schneck D. Ellis 3% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O NYM D. Dyer D. Ellis 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell J. Matlack -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Zisk J. Matlack 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- PIT M. Sanguillen J. Matlack 4% 59% Walk; Zisk to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- OO PIT J. Pagan J. Matlack -9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Matlack D. Ellis 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett D. Ellis 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Hernandez J. Matlack -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Ellis J. Matlack -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- PIT C. Goggin J. Matlack 1% 52% Single to CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Stennett J. Matlack -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Milner D. Ellis 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYM R. Staub D. Ellis 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool D. Ellis 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Clemente J. Matlack 8% 64% Double to LF
b4 0-0 0 -2- PIT W. Stargell J. Matlack 5% 68% Passed Ball; Clemente to 3B
b4 0-0 0 --3 O PIT W. Stargell J. Matlack -6% 62% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --3 PIT R. Zisk J. Matlack 2% 65% Walk
b4 0-0 1 1-3 R PIT M. Sanguillen J. Matlack 9% 73% Single to LF; Clemente Scores; Zisk to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- O PIT J. Pagan J. Matlack -4% 69% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 12- RR PIT J. Hernandez J. Matlack 18% 88% Triple to CF; Zisk Scores; Sanguillen Scores
b4 3-0 2 --3 O PIT D. Ellis J. Matlack -2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- O NYM J. Fregosi D. Ellis 2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- O NYM D. Schneck D. Ellis 1% 89% Popfly: 1B
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Duffy Dyer (C) batting 8th
t5 0-3 2 --- O NYM J. Nolan D. Ellis 1% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
Joe Nolan moves from PH to C
b5 3-0 0 --- O PIT C. Goggin J. Matlack -1% 89% Strikeout
b5 3-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett J. Matlack -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Roberto Clemente (RF) batting 3rd
b5 3-0 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Matlack -0% 89% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
Vic Davalillo replaces Bill Mazeroski (PH) playing RF batting 3rd
t6 0-3 0 --- O NYM J. Matlack D. Ellis 2% 91% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett D. Ellis 1% 92% Popfly: SS
t6 0-3 2 --- NYM K. Boswell D. Ellis -1% 91% Single to RF
t6 0-3 2 1-- O NYM J. Milner D. Ellis 2% 93% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
b6 3-0 0 --- PIT W. Stargell J. Matlack 1% 94% Walk
b6 3-0 0 1-- PIT R. Zisk J. Matlack 1% 94% Passed Ball; Stargell to 2B
b6 3-0 0 -2- PIT R. Zisk J. Matlack 1% 95% Walk
b6 3-0 0 12- RR PIT M. Sanguillen J. Matlack 4% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores/No RBI/unER; Zisk Scores/No RBI/unER; Sanguillen to 2B
b6 5-0 0 -2- O PIT J. Pagan J. Matlack -0% 98% Popfly: SS
b6 5-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Hernandez J. Matlack -0% 98% Popfly: CF
Gene Clines pinch hits for Dock Ellis (P) batting 9th
b6 5-0 2 -2- O PIT G. Clines J. Matlack -0% 98% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 4-5-6
Bob Johnson replaces Gene Clines (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0-5 0 --- O NYM R. Staub B. Johnson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-5 1 --- NYM E. Kranepool B. Johnson -1% 98% Single to RF
t7 0-5 1 1-- O NYM J. Fregosi B. Johnson 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 0-5 2 1-- O NYM D. Schneck B. Johnson 1% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' Bob Rauch facing 1-2-3
Bob Rauch replaces Rusty Staub (RF) pitching and batting 4th
Don Hahn replaces Jon Matlack (P) playing RF batting 9th
b7 5-0 0 --- O PIT C. Goggin B. Rauch -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-0 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Rauch -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 5-0 2 --- O PIT V. Davalillo B. Rauch -0% 99% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 8-9-1
t8 0-5 0 --- O NYM J. Nolan B. Johnson 1% 99% Popfly: SS
t8 0-5 1 --- NYM D. Hahn B. Johnson -1% 99% Walk
t8 0-5 1 1-- O NYM W. Garrett B. Johnson 1% 99% Popfly: SS
t8 0-5 2 1-- O NYM K. Boswell B. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' Bob Rauch facing 4-5-6
b8 5-0 0 --- PIT W. Stargell B. Rauch 0% 100% Single to RF
b8 5-0 0 1-- OO PIT R. Zisk B. Rauch -0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
b8 5-0 2 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen B. Rauch -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5
t9 0-5 0 --- O NYM J. Milner B. Johnson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Bob Rauch (P) batting 4th
t9 0-5 1 --- O NYM D. Marshall B. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-5 2 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Johnson 0% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.

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