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Saturday, October 7, 1972 1:11PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 50,476, Time of Game: 1:57
Reds
1
 at Pirates
5
W: Steve Blass (1-0)
L: Don Gullett (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Pirates         3  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    5  6  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 1.000 -0.032 0.81 0.043 -0.075 -0.2 1 0 2B
Joe Morgan 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250 1.400 0.038 0.90 0.124 -0.086 0.2 0 6 HR
Bobby Tolan CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.041 0.64 0.026 -0.067 -0.8 4 0
Johnny Bench C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.005 0.71 0.048 -0.043 0.1 3 0
Tony Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.013 0.91 0.040 -0.053 -0.2 14 0
Denis Menke 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 -0.059 0.91 0.019 -0.078 -0.8 0 1
Cesar Geronimo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.086 0.85 0.000 -0.086 -1.1 2 0
Darrel Chaney SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.067 0.68 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 0 4
Don Gullett P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.025 0.85 0.042 -0.018 0.2 0 0
   Ted Uhlaender PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.014 0.29 0.014 0.000 0.2
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Hague PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.008 0.24 0.008 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 35 1 8 1 4 2 .229 .651 -0.208 0.77 0.364 -0.573 -2.8 24 11
2B: P Rose (1, off S Blass).
HR: J Morgan (1, off S Blass; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: J Morgan 4; P Rose 3; D Gullett; T Perez; D Menke; B Tolan; T Uhlaender.
RBI: J Morgan (1).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
PB: J Bench (1).

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 0 0 .500 1.000 0.066 0.62 0.074 -0.007 0.4 7 0
Al Oliver CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .500 2.250 0.250 0.62 0.264 -0.014 2.8 8 0 HR,3B
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.058 0.41 0.000 -0.058 -0.8 3 0
Willie Stargell 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1.000 0.066 0.63 0.076 -0.010 0.4 2 0 2B
   Bob Robertson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Manny Sanguillen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.040 0.57 0.000 -0.040 -0.6 2 0
Richie Hebner 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .667 0.076 0.55 0.087 -0.011 0.6 0 0
Dave Cash 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.023 0.29 0.000 -0.023 -0.5 0 2
Gene Alley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.027 0.37 0.000 -0.027 -0.5 3 0
Steve Blass P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.019 0.27 0.000 -0.019 -0.4 1 0
   Ramon Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 6 5 0 3 .200 .600 0.291 0.49 0.501 -0.209 1.6 27 2
2B: W Stargell (1, off D Gullett).
3B: A Oliver (1, off D Gullett).
HR: A Oliver (1, off D Gullett; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: A Oliver 7; R Stennett 2; W Stargell 2; R Hebner.
RBI: A Oliver 3 (3); R Hebner (1); W Stargell (1).
2-out RBI: A Oliver 2; R Hebner.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 3 for 5.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Gullett, L (0-1) 6 6 5 5 0 3 1 7.50 24 43 -0.298 0.60 -2.4
Pedro Borbon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.006 0.04 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 5 5 0 3 1 5.62 30 43 0 0 -0.292 0.77 -1.6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Blass, W (1-0) 8.1 8 1 1 4 1 1 1.08 37 60 0.180 0.78 2.0
Ramon Hernandez, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.029 0.65 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 4 2 1 1.00 39 60 2 0 0.209 0.49 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bill Williams, LF - John Kibler, RF - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 50,476.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Pete Rose LF 1 Rennie Stennett LF
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Al Oliver CF
3 Bobby Tolan CF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Johnny Bench C 4 Willie Stargell 1B
5 Tony Perez 1B 5 Manny Sanguillen C
6 Denis Menke 3B 6 Richie Hebner 3B
7 Cesar Geronimo RF 7 Dave Cash 2B
8 Darrel Chaney SS 8 Gene Alley SS
9 Don Gullett P 9 Steve Blass P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 0 -2- R PIT A. Oliver D. Gullett 14% 64% Triple (LF-CF); Stennett Scores
b5 3-1 2 1-- RR PIT A. Oliver D. Gullett 12% 94% Home Run; Stennett Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- R CIN J. Morgan S. Blass -11% 41% Home Run
b1 2-1 2 --3 R PIT R. Hebner D. Gullett 9% 73% Single to RF; Stargell Scores
b1 1-1 1 --3 R PIT W. Stargell D. Gullett 8% 67% Double (Deep RF); Oliver Scores

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- R CIN J. Morgan S. Blass -11% 41% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan S. Blass 1% 42% Lineout: CF
t1 1-0 2 --- O CIN J. Bench S. Blass 1% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- PIT R. Stennett D. Gullett 4% 47% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- PIT A. Oliver D. Gullett 3% 50% Passed Ball; Stennett to 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- R PIT A. Oliver D. Gullett 14% 64% Triple (LF-CF); Stennett Scores
b1 1-1 0 --3 O PIT R. Clemente D. Gullett -5% 60% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-1 1 --3 R PIT W. Stargell D. Gullett 8% 67% Double (Deep RF); Oliver Scores
b1 2-1 1 -2- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Gullett -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stargell to 3B
b1 2-1 2 --3 R PIT R. Hebner D. Gullett 9% 73% Single to RF; Stargell Scores
b1 3-1 2 1-- O PIT D. Cash D. Gullett -1% 72% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- CIN T. Perez S. Blass -4% 68% Single to LF
t2 1-3 0 1-- O CIN D. Menke S. Blass 4% 72% Flyball: CF
t2 1-3 1 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo S. Blass 3% 74% Popfly: SS
t2 1-3 2 1-- O CIN D. Chaney S. Blass 2% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Don Gullett facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- O PIT G. Alley D. Gullett -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 3-1 1 --- O PIT S. Blass D. Gullett -1% 74% Flyball: LF
b2 3-1 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett D. Gullett -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- CIN D. Gullett S. Blass -4% 69% Single/Bunt
t3 1-3 0 1-- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 4% 73% Flyball: CF
t3 1-3 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan S. Blass 3% 76% Flyball: RF
t3 1-3 2 1-- O CIN B. Tolan S. Blass 2% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Don Gullett facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver D. Gullett -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-1 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente D. Gullett -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b3 3-1 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Gullett -1% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- O CIN J. Bench S. Blass 2% 78% Lineout: LF
t4 1-3 1 --- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 2% 80% Flyball: RF
t4 1-3 2 --- CIN D. Menke S. Blass -1% 78% Single to LF
t4 1-3 2 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo S. Blass 2% 81% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Don Gullett facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Gullett -1% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 1 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Gullett -1% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-1 2 --- O PIT D. Cash D. Gullett -1% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- O CIN D. Chaney S. Blass 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- O CIN D. Gullett S. Blass 2% 82% Popfly: 1B
t5 1-3 2 --- CIN P. Rose S. Blass -3% 80% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 1-3 2 -2- O CIN J. Morgan S. Blass 4% 83% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Don Gullett facing 8-9-1
b5 3-1 0 --- O PIT G. Alley D. Gullett -1% 82% Flyball: RF
b5 3-1 1 --- O PIT S. Blass D. Gullett -1% 81% Strikeout
b5 3-1 2 --- PIT R. Stennett D. Gullett 1% 82% Single to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-- RR PIT A. Oliver D. Gullett 12% 94% Home Run; Stennett Scores
b5 5-1 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente D. Gullett -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 3-4-5
t6 1-5 0 --- CIN B. Tolan S. Blass -3% 91% Single to RF
t6 1-5 0 1-- CIN J. Bench S. Blass -5% 86% Walk; Tolan to 2B
t6 1-5 0 12- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 3% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Tolan to 3B
t6 1-5 1 1-3 O CIN D. Menke S. Blass 4% 93% Popfly: SS
t6 1-5 2 1-3 O CIN C. Geronimo S. Blass 3% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
b6 5-1 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Gullett -0% 96% Strikeout
b6 5-1 1 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen D. Gullett -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-1 2 --- O PIT R. Hebner D. Gullett -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
t7 1-5 0 --- O CIN D. Chaney S. Blass 1% 97% Flyball: CF
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Don Gullett (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 1 --- CIN T. Uhlaender S. Blass -1% 95% Single to LF
t7 1-5 1 1-- O CIN P. Rose S. Blass 2% 97% Flyball: LF
t7 1-5 2 1-- CIN J. Morgan S. Blass -1% 96% Walk; Uhlaender to 2B
t7 1-5 2 12- O CIN B. Tolan S. Blass 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
Pedro Borbon replaces Ted Uhlaender (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- O PIT D. Cash P. Borbon -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-1 1 --- O PIT G. Alley P. Borbon -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-1 2 --- O PIT S. Blass P. Borbon -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 4-5-6
t8 1-5 0 --- O CIN J. Bench S. Blass 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 1-5 1 --- O CIN T. Perez S. Blass 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 1-5 2 --- CIN D. Menke S. Blass -0% 98% Walk
t8 1-5 2 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo S. Blass 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 1-2-3
b8 5-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett P. Borbon -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-1 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver P. Borbon -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-1 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente P. Borbon -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
Bob Robertson replaces Willie Stargell playing 1B batting 4th
t9 1-5 0 --- O CIN D. Chaney S. Blass 1% 100% Lineout: 1B
Joe Hague pinch hits for Pedro Borbon (P) batting 9th
t9 1-5 1 --- CIN J. Hague S. Blass -1% 99% Walk
t9 1-5 1 1-- CIN P. Rose S. Blass -2% 97% Single/Bunt; Hague to 2B
Ramon Hernandez replaces Steve Blass pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-5 1 12- O CIN J. Morgan R. Hernandez 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 1-5 2 12- O CIN B. Tolan R. Hernandez 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 5.

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