September 28, 1973 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 6
@BAL 4 BAL 18
CLE 4 BOS 11
MIL 2 BOS 5
MIL 3 MIN 7
@CAL 1 NYY 4
DET 1 OAK 4
CHW 1 TEX 5
KCR 4 SFG 5
@CIN 3
(14) MON 3
@PIT 2 LAD 5
@SDP 2 STL 3
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 27,804

Friday, September 28, 1973, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Expos

78-82

Won 2

4th, 3 GB

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

W: M Marshall (14-11), L: D Ellis (12-14)

Pirates

79-80

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jorgensen 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .671    0    6   1   
L Lintz 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .252  .618    0    6   3   SB
R Fairly LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .884    0    0   1   
  R Woods PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .661         0   0   
K Singleton RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .298  .898    0    1   1   GDP
J Lyttle CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .252  .715    0    3   0   CS
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .872    0    0   3   
J Boccabella C                4   0   2   2    0   0  .230  .593    0    8   1   2·2B
T Foli SS                     2   0   0   0    2   2  .242  .565    0    3   2   IW
S Renko P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .674    0    0   0   
  B Day PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .709    0    0   0   GDP
  C Caskey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Marshall P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .544    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   3   7   2    4   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Boccabella 2 (13, off D Giusti, off D Ellis).

IBB: T Foli (11, by D Giusti).

TB: J Boccabella 4; R Fairly 2; K Singleton; M Marshall; L Lintz.

GIDP: K Singleton (27); B Day (3).

RBI: J Boccabella 2 (45).

2-out RBI: J Boccabella 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bailey-L Lintz-M Jorgensen.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Lintz (12, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

CS: J Lyttle (1, 2nd base by D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .272  .674    0    2   5   2B
G Clines CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .659    0    1   0   2B
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .665         0   0   
A Oliver 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .779    0    9   0   2B
W Stargell LF                 2   0   1   0    2   1  .301 1.047    0    4   0   IW
  D Augustine PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .825    0    0   1   SH
R Zisk RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .325  .892    0    2   0   GDP
M Sanguillen C                3   0   1   0    1   0  .282  .712    0    5   3   IW
D Maxvill SS                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .194  .499    0    3   3   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .727    0    0   0   
D Ellis P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .242    0    0   2   SH
  D Parker PH-CF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .758    0    1   0   
Totals                       31   2   9   2    4   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Cash (21, off S Renko); A Oliver (36, off S Renko); G Clines (10, off S Renko).

SH: D Ellis (6, off S Renko); R Hebner (2, off C Caskey).

IBB: W Stargell (20, by S Renko); M Sanguillen (8, by M Marshall).

TB: D Cash 3; A Oliver 3; G Clines 2; D Parker; W Stargell; M Sanguillen; D Maxvill.

GIDP: R Zisk (8).

RBI: G Clines (23); D Cash (30).

2-out RBI: G Clines; D Cash.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Ellis-D Cash-D Maxvill-A Oliver; D Maxvill-D Cash-A Oliver; M Sanguillen-D Cash.

E: A Oliver (13).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Renko                        5     6   2   2    2   5   0   2.81   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 6     50    -     1.19  -0.03
C Caskey                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.79    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.69  -0.01
M Marshall, W (14-11)          3.2   3   0   0    1   2   0   2.73   14     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 3          1-0    2.08   0.46
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 9          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellis, L (12-14)             7     4   3   0    3   5   0   3.05   26     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 4     65    -     1.36  -0.16
D Giusti                       2     3   0   0    1   1   0   2.40   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.06   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   0    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Giusti (13; T Foli); M Marshall (11; M Sanguillen); S Renko (13; W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 27,804.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Jorgensen          1B    1. D Cash               2B 
2. L Lintz              2B    2. G Clines             CF 
3. R Fairly             LF    3. A Oliver             1B 
4. K Singleton          RF    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. J Lyttle             CF    5. R Hebner             3B 
6. B Bailey             3B    6. R Zisk               RF 
7. J Boccabella         C     7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. T Foli               SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. S Renko              P     9. D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-1  12-      42%  70% J Boccabella    D Ellis         Double to LF; Singleton Scores/unER; Lyttle Scores/unER; Boccabella to 3B/Adv on throw
   b 5   2  0-0  -2-     -16%  29% D Cash          S Renko         Double to RF (CF-RF); Maxvill Scores
   t 7   1  2-0  12-      13%  37% J Lyttle        D Ellis         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lintz Scores/No RBI/unER; Singleton to 2B; Lyttle to 1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3     -12%  45% K Singleton     D Ellis         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
   b 5   2  0-1  -2-     -11%  18% G Clines        S Renko         Double to RF; Cash Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  L Lintz         Walk
          1--      52%  R Fairly        Lintz Steals 2B
          -2-      57%  " "             Single to LF; Lintz to 3B
   OO     1-3      45%  K Singleton     Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Cash          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  G Clines        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Lyttle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Boccabella    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  R Hebner        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  T Foli          Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  S Renko         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      46%  D Ellis         Groundout: 1B-2B; Maxvill to 2B
          -2-      44%  D Cash          Single to CF; Maxvill to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Clines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Lintz         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      45%  R Fairly        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      44%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  A Oliver        Double to RF
          -2-      33%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      40%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-      50%  R Zisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  J Lyttle        Walk
   OO     1--      45%  B Bailey        Double Play: Strikeout, Lyttle Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      44%  J Boccabella    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  D Maxvill       Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Ellis         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
   R      -2-      29%  D Cash          Double to RF (CF-RF); Maxvill Scores
   R      -2-      18%  G Clines        Double to RF; Cash Scores
   O      -2-      20%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Clines out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
          ---      26%  T Foli          Walk
                  Boots Day pinch hits for Steve Renko batting 9th
   OO     1--      15%  B Day           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      14%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Caskey facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Caskey replaces Boots Day pitching and batting 9th
          ---      12%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      13%  R Hebner        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Stargell to 2B
                  Mike Marshall replaces Craig Caskey pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      15%  R Zisk          Strikeout
          -2-      14%  M Sanguillen    Intentional Walk
   O      12-      17%  D Maxvill       Single to LF; Stargell out at 3B/LF-SS; Sanguillen to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
          ---      23%  L Lintz         Single to LF
   O      1--      17%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
          1--      24%  K Singleton     Single to LF; Lintz to 2B
   R      12-      37%  J Lyttle        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lintz Scores/No RBI/unER; Singleton to 2B; Lyttle to 1B
   O      12-      28%  B Bailey        Strikeout
   RR     12-      70%  J Boccabella    Double to LF; Singleton Scores/unER; Lyttle Scores/unER; Boccabella to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3      66%  T Foli          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Parker pinch hits for Dock Ellis batting 9th
   O      ---      71%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  G Clines        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Giusti replaces Gene Clines pitching and batting 2nd; Dave Parker moves to CF
          ---      79%  M Marshall      Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  L Lintz         Flyball: LF
          1--      76%  R Fairly        Single to CF; Jorgensen to 2B
                  Ron Woods pinch runs for Ron Fairly batting 3rd
   O      12-      72%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Marshall facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Woods moves to LF
   O      ---      78%  A Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  W Stargell      Single to RF
                  Dave Augustine pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 4th
   O      1--      78%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      85%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Augustine moves to LF
   O      ---      83%  J Lyttle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  J Boccabella    Double to CF
          -2-      84%  T Foli          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      82%  M Marshall      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Marshall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  M May           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  D Parker        Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation