September 18, 1973 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
NYY 2 CLE 6
MIL 5 BAL 6
@DET 2 KCR 4
MIN 3 OAK 5
CAL 4 TEX 7
CHW 2 SDP 9
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CHC 2 CHC 3
PHI 2 CIN 1
HOU 0 LAD 3
SFG 1 STL 7
@MON 4 NYM 6
@PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,336

Tuesday, September 18, 1973, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 3:13

Mets

74-77

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  5    6 10  1
Pirates         0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  1    5  6  0

W: T McGraw (5-6), L: R Hernandez (4-5), S: B Capra (4)

Pirates

75-73

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  3   2   2   0    2   0  .244  .715    0    2   2   2B
F Millan 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .291  .688    0    3   1   3B
R Staub RF                    3   1   2   1    2   0  .270  .775    0    0   0   
J Milner 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .783    0    4   0   GDP
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .310         0   1   
  D Dyer PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .475         0   0   
  R Hodges PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .608    0    0   0   
  T Martinez PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .255  .602         0   0   
  B Apodaca P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Capra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .652    0    3   0   
D Schneck CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .571    0    5   0   
  D Hahn PH-CF                1   0   1   2    1   0  .238  .592    0    0   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .583    0    6   1   GDP
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    1   1  .257  .657    0    0   2   
J Matlack P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .419    0    0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .590    0    0   0   
  R Sadecki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .533         0   0   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .621    0    3   0   
  J Beauchamp PH-1B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .650    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    9   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Garrett (19, off R Hernandez).

3B: F Millan (4, off R Hernandez).

TB: F Millan 4; W Garrett 3; R Staub 2; J Beauchamp; B Harrelson; R Hodges; D Hahn.

GIDP: J Grote (10); J Milner (14).

RBI: F Millan 2 (34); D Hahn 2 (21); R Hodges (17); R Staub (69).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: W Garrett (24).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .612    0    3   2   
  M May PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .743    0    0   0   
  D Augustine PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
D Cash 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .655    0    1   2   SH
A Oliver CF                   4   1   0   1    1   1  .292  .783    0    2   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .305 1.047    0    1   0   IW
  D Parker PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .745         0   0   
R Zisk RF                     4   1   2   2    1   0  .342  .933    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen C                5   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .723    0    6   1   2B
B Robertson 1B                2   0   0   0    2   1  .245  .729    0   11   0   IW
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .516    0    0   3   
B Moose P                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .127  .334    0    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476         0   1   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .781         0   0   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
  G Clines PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .637    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   6   5    8   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Sanguillen (24, off J Matlack).

SH: D Cash (3, off B Capra).

IBB: W Stargell (16, by B Capra); B Robertson (4, by J Matlack).

TB: M Sanguillen 2; R Zisk 2; D Cash 2; D Maxvill.

RBI: M Sanguillen 2 (63); R Zisk 2 (42); A Oliver (91).

2-out RBI: M Sanguillen 2; R Zisk 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cash-R Stennett-B Robertson; R Hernandez-M Sanguillen-B Robertson.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Matlack                      3     4   4   4    3   4   0   3.40   17     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3     36    -     1.40  -0.31
R Sadecki                      3     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.58   11     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.05
T McGraw, W (5-6)              2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.23    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.21   0.01
B Apodaca                      0     0   1   1    2   0   0    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.23
B Capra, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    2   0   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    6.86   0.31
Totals                         9     6   5   5    8   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 5          2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moose                        6.1   4   1   1    6   2   0   3.55   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 4     57    -     1.01   0.10
R Hernandez, H (7), L (4-5)    2     4   4   4    2   1   0   2.58   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          2-0    1.77  -0.22
D Giusti, BS (6)               0     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.39    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-2    5.34  -0.57
B Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.74    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.67   0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   6    9   4   0          44     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·10          6-2

B Apodaca faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
D Giusti faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Matlack (14; B Robertson); B Capra (9; W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 12,336.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Garrett            3B    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. D Cash               3B 
3. R Staub              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. J Milner             1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. C Jones              LF    5. R Zisk               RF 
6. D Schneck            CF    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. J Grote              C     7. B Robertson          1B 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. J Matlack            P     9. B Moose              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-5  123      26% 100% M Sanguillen    B Capra         Flyball: LF
   t 9   1  4-4  123      23%  94% D Hahn          D Giusti        Single to CF; Jones to 2B; Martinez Scores; Staub Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  123     -22%  32% R Zisk          J Matlack       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Oliver to 3B; Cash Scores; Moose Scores
   t 9   1  4-1  -23      22%  32% F Millan        R Hernandez     Triple to CF; Garrett Scores; Beauchamp Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  1-3      21%  58% R Hodges        D Giusti        Single to RF; Staub to 2B; Millan Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Garrett       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      46%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      50%  J Milner        Walk; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      45%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  D Cash          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  D Schneck       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
          ---      47%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      45%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  R Zisk          Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  B Robertson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  W Garrett       Walk
   O      1--      52%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B; Garrett to 2B
   R      -2-      64%  R Staub         Single to CF; Garrett Scores; Staub to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      61%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-      58%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
          ---      53%  B Moose         Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
          1--      53%  D Cash          Single to 3B; Moose to 2B
          12-      45%  A Oliver        Walk; Moose to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123      54%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   RR     123      32%  R Zisk          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Oliver to 3B; Cash Scores; Moose Scores
   RR     1-3      15%  M Sanguillen    Double to LF; Oliver Scores; Zisk Scores
          -2-      15%  B Robertson     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      17%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      15%  D Schneck       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      17%  J Grote         Walk
          1--      21%  B Harrelson     Single to CF; Grote to 2B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jon Matlack batting 9th
   O      12-      17%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
          12-      20%  W Garrett       Walk; Grote to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
   O      123      13%  F Millan        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Sadecki replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      13%  B Moose         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      14%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      15%  D Cash          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Moose facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      12%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      11%  J Milner        Strikeout
   O      ---      10%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      11%  A Oliver        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      12%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      10%  D Schneck       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       9%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       8%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       8%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
          ---       8%  B Robertson     Walk
          1--       7%  D Maxvill       Single to CF; Robertson to 2B
   O      12-       8%  B Moose         Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Maxvill to 2B
   O      12-       9%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  E Kranepool     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      10%  W Garrett       Single to CF
          1--      14%  F Millan        Single to P; Garrett to 2B
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Bob Moose pitching and batting 9th
          12-      22%  R Staub         Single to LF; Millan to 2B; Garrett to 3B
   OO     123       5%  J Milner        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
                  Tug McGraw replaces John Milner pitching and batting 4th; Ed Kranepool moves to 1B
          ---       4%  D Cash          Single to LF
   O      1--       5%  A Oliver        Popfly: 3B
   O      1--       6%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--       6%  R Zisk          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       4%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  Don Hahn pinch hits for Dave Schneck batting 6th
          ---       7%  D Hahn          Walk
   OO     1--       2%  J Grote         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Don Hahn moves to CF
   O      ---       3%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---       3%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       3%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       1%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: LF
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 9th
          ---       3%  J Beauchamp     Single to LF
          1--      10%  W Garrett       Double to LF; Beauchamp to 3B
   RR     -23      32%  F Millan        Triple to CF; Garrett Scores; Beauchamp Scores
          --3      37%  R Staub         Walk
                  Dave Giusti replaces Ramon Hernandez pitching and batting 9th; Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 4th; Ron Hodges pinch hits for Duffy Dyer batting 4th
   R      1-3      58%  R Hodges        Single to RF; Staub to 2B; Millan Scores
                  Ted Martinez pinch runs for Ron Hodges batting 4th
          12-      72%  C Jones         Walk; Staub to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   RR     123      94%  D Hahn          Single to CF; Jones to 2B; Martinez Scores; Staub Scores
                  Bob Johnson replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      92%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Apodaca facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Apodaca replaces Ted Martinez pitching and batting 4th; Jim Beauchamp moves to 1B; Gene Clines pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
          ---      83%  G Clines        Walk
                  Milt May pinch hits for Rennie Stennett batting 1st
          1--      69%  M May           Walk; Clines to 2B
                  Buzz Capra replaces Bob Apodaca pitching and batting 4th; Dave Augustine pinch runs for Milt May batting 1st
   O      12-      73%  D Cash          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Augustine to 2B; Clines to 3B
   RO     -23      85%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Augustine to 3B; Clines Scores
          --3      81%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
                  Dave Parker pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 4th
          1-3      74%  R Zisk          Walk; Parker to 2B
   O      123     100%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation