August 18, 1973 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,569

Saturday, August 18, 1973, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Giants

67-54

Lost 1

3rd, 8 GB

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

W: N Briles (12-11), L: J Barr (9-13), S: D Giusti (16)

Pirates

58-61

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Maddox CF                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .310  .784    0    1   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .679    0    3   2   SB
B Bonds RF                    4   2   2   1    1   2  .303  .982    0    4   0   HR,SB
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .988    0    7   1   
G Matthews LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .838    0    1   0   
C Speier SS                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .260  .714    0    0   4   2B
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Arnold PH-3B              1   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .686    0    0   0   
M Phillips 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .504    0    0   0   
  J Willoughby P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .588         0   0   
  B Miller SS                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .384    0    2   0   
D Rader C                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .228  .654    0    5   0   
J Barr P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .361    0    0   2   
  D Kingman 3B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .191  .643    0    0   1   
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   0   1    0   0  .277  .756    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         1   0   
Totals                       37   5   9   4    5   9                    24  10

BATTING

2B: C Speier (13, off N Briles).

HR: B Bonds (33, off D Giusti; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Bonds 5; C Speier 3; T Fuentes 2; W McCovey; G Matthews; G Maddox.

RBI: G Thomasson (26); B Bonds (81); G Maddox (50); T Fuentes (56).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (33, 2nd base off N Briles/M May); T Fuentes (8, 2nd base off L Walker/M May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .248  .636    0    1   3   
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .803    0    1   3   
A Oliver CF-1B                4   2   2   1    0   0  .275  .737    0    3   1   2B
W Stargell LF                 3   1   1   3    1   0  .301 1.052    0    1   0   HR
R Zisk RF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .349  .992    0    2   0   3B
B Robertson 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .721    0    6   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .929         0   0   
M May C                       4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .743    0   10   0   2B
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .558    0    2   2   
N Briles P                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .241  .602    0    1   3   
  L Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .069  .138         0   0   
  G Clines CF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .668    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  12   6    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (21, off J Willoughby); M May (6, off J Barr).

3B: R Zisk (5, off J Willoughby).

HR: W Stargell (35, off J Barr; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: W Stargell 4; R Zisk 4; R Stennett 3; A Oliver 3; M May 2; N Briles 2; R Hebner.

RBI: W Stargell 3 (89); R Zisk (28); N Briles (6); A Oliver (70).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: R Hebner 2 (17); M May (10).

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
J Barr, L (9-13)               3.1   7   5   5    1   2   1   3.53   18     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 7     27    -     0.58  -0.31
J Willoughby                   2     4   1   1    0   2   0   4.66   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          1-0    0.18  -0.01
D McMahon                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.20   0.02
R Moffitt                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.54    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.29   0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   6    2   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1·12          3-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, W (12-11)            6.1   6   3   1    2   7   0   2.76   28     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 2· 6     58    -     0.55   0.10
L Walker, H (1)                0.2   1   1   1    3   1   0   4.37    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    1.96  -0.08
D Giusti, S (16)               2     2   1   1    0   1   1   1.76    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 2          2-1    1.95   0.19
Totals                         9     9   5   3    5   9   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 3· 9          4-2

L Walker faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Willoughby (2); D McMahon (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 19,569.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Maddox             CF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. B Bonds              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. G Matthews           LF    5. R Zisk               RF 
6. C Speier             SS    6. B Robertson          1B 
7. M Phillips           3B    7. M May                C  
8. D Rader              C     8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J Barr               P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  12-      15%  88% W Stargell      J Barr          Home Run; Hebner Scores; Oliver Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-       9%  73% A Oliver        J Barr          Single to LF; Stennett Scores; Hebner to 2B
   t 7   2  6-3  123       8%  95% G Matthews      L Walker        Flyball: RF
   t 7   1  6-3  -23       8%  89% B Bonds         L Walker        Strikeout
   t 8   0  6-3  1--      -7%  83% B Miller        L Walker        Walk; Arnold to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Maddox        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      54%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  B Bonds         Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  W McCovey       Single to CF; Bonds out at Hm/CF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Stennett      Single to CF
          1--      64%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Stennett to 2B
   R      12-      73%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Stennett Scores; Hebner to 2B
   RRR    12-      88%  W Stargell      Home Run; Hebner Scores; Oliver Scores
          ---      89%  R Zisk          Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  M May           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      86%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  G Matthews      Strikeout
          ---      86%  C Speier        Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  M Phillips      Groundout: P-1B; Speier to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  N Briles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  R Hebner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  J Barr          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  G Maddox        Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      89%  T Fuentes       Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      91%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      90%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      92%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  C Speier        Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  M Phillips      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
          ---      94%  M May           Double to RF
   O      -2-      93%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      96%  N Briles        Single to CF; May Scores
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Mike Phillips pitching and batting 7th; Dave Kingman replaces Jim Barr playing 3B batting 9th
          1--      96%  R Stennett      Wild Pitch; Briles to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      95%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  D Rader         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      96%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Willoughby facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  A Oliver        Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  W Stargell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      99%  R Zisk          Triple to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      --3      98%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      98%  M May           Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  T Fuentes       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      97%  W McCovey       Bonds Steals 2B; Bonds to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      98%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      97%  G Matthews      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores/No RBI/unER; Matthews to 1B
   O      1--      98%  C Speier        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jim Willoughby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  N Briles        Single to LF
          1--      98%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Briles to 2B
                  Don McMahon replaces Chris Speier pitching and batting 6th; Bruce Miller replaces Jim Willoughby playing SS batting 7th
          12-      99%  R Hebner        Wild Pitch; Briles to 3B; Stennett to 2B
   O      -23      98%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -23      97%  A Oliver        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  B Miller        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Miller to 1B
          1--      93%  D Rader         Walk; Miller to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   R      12-      91%  G Maddox        Single to CF; Miller Scores/unER; Rader to 3B
                  Luke Walker replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      84%  T Fuentes       Single to CF; Rader Scores; Maddox to 3B
          1-3      82%  B Bonds         Fuentes Steals 2B
   O      -23      89%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      87%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      123      95%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Luke Walker facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Arnold pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 6th
          ---      90%  C Arnold        Walk
          1--      83%  B Miller        Walk; Arnold to 2B
                  Dave Giusti replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 6th; Al Oliver moves to 1B; Gene Clines replaces Luke Walker playing CF batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  D Rader         Flyball: RF; Arnold to 3B
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Dave Kingman batting 9th
   RO     1-3      91%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Arnold Scores
   O      1--      95%  G Maddox        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Randy Moffitt facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 9th; Chris Arnold moves to 3B
   O      ---      94%  M May           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      94%  D Maxvill       Lineout: SS
          ---      94%  G Clines        Walk
          1--      95%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Clines to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  T Fuentes       Lineout: 1B
   R      ---      92%  B Bonds         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  G Matthews      Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C Arnold        Popfly: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation