May 1, 1974 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
@BOS 2 CHW 2
BAL 0 DET 2
@KCR 1 MIL 11
TEX 3 NYY 4
OAK 3 HOU 11
CHC 7 LAD 2
NYM 1
(14) CIN 5
@PIT 3 SDP 5
MON 1 SFG 13
PHI 8 ATL 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,195

Wednesday, May 1, 1974
Time of Game: 2:51

Reds

11-9

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: C Carroll (2-0), L: J Morlan (0-1), S: P Borbon (4)

Pirates

6-13

Lost 1

6th, 5 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   1   0   0    2   0  .333  .880    0    2   0   HBP
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .911    0    2   3   2B,2·SB,HBP
D Driessen 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .709    0    0   1   2B,HBP
  A Kosco PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .641    0    0   0   
  D Chaney 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Perez 1B                    3   1   0   1    2   2  .329 1.087    0   12   2   
J Bench C                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .748    0    3   0   
K Griffey RF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .523    0    2   1   GDP
  G Foster PH-RF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .856    0    0   0   
D Concepcion SS               5   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .807    0    2   5   2B
C Geronimo CF                 3   0   1   1    2   2  .242  .727    0    3   0   IW
D Gullett P                   0   1   0   0    2   0  .375 1.000    0    1   2   
  T Crowley PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .182  .427    0    0   0   SF
  C Carroll P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Borbon P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   6   4   10  10                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Concepcion (10, off D Giusti); D Driessen (4, off J Morlan); J Morgan (4, off R Hernandez).

SF: T Crowley (2, off J Sadowski).

IBB: C Geronimo (3, by D Giusti).

HBP: D Driessen (1, by D Ellis); P Rose (2, by D Ellis); J Morgan (2, by D Ellis).

TB: J Morgan 2; D Concepcion 2; D Driessen 2; K Griffey; C Geronimo; J Bench.

GIDP: K Griffey (1).

RBI: C Geronimo (3); T Perez (21); K Griffey (5); T Crowley (2).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Morgan-T Perez-D Concepcion; D Concepcion-T Perez.

E: T Perez (2); D Driessen (4); C Geronimo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan 2 (9, 2nd base off J Sadowski/M Sanguillen, 2nd base off J Morlan/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .720    0    0   2   
G Clines CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .185  .510    0    2   0   
A Oliver 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .326  .850    0    6   0   2B,GDP
W Stargell LF                 3   1   2   2    1   1  .292  .843    0    1   0   2B
R Zisk RF                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .273  .793    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .734    0   12   1   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .368 1.114    0    3   1   
F Taveras SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .415  .894    0    0   1   GDP
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .421 1.012    0    0   0   
  M Mendoza PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .422    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
D Ellis P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .286         0   0   
  J Morlan P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Sadowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  D Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .772    0    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Popovich SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  12   3    2   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (2, off D Gullett); A Oliver (4, off D Gullett).

TB: W Stargell 3; G Clines 2; R Zisk 2; A Oliver 2; R Stennett; R Hebner; E Kirkpatrick; F Taveras; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: A Oliver (3); F Taveras (2).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (17); R Zisk (5).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2; R Zisk.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hebner-M Sanguillen-A Oliver.

E: R Stennett (5).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gullett                      4     7   3   2    0   2   0   2.93   18     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 7     40    -     0.88  -0.17
C Carroll, W (2-0)             3.1   3   0   0    2   1   0   4.11   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 3          0-0    1.90   0.12
T Hall, H (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.13   0.09
P Borbon, S (4)                1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          2-0    2.84   0.16
Totals                         9    12   3   2    2   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·12          4-0

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                        0     0   1   1    1   0   0   4.91    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0     45    -     1.50  -0.25
J Morlan, L (0-1)              4     3   4   3    5   6   0   3.07   20     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          3-0    1.35  -0.13
J Sadowski                     2     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          3-2    1.58   0.01
R Hernandez                    2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.77    8     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 1· 2          0-0    0.58   0.05
D Giusti                       1     1   0   0    2   2   0   5.68    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.58   0.01
Totals                         9     6   5   4   10  10   0          46     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 6          6-2

D Ellis faced 4 batters in the 1st inning.
J Morlan faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Giusti (3; C Geronimo).

HBP: D Ellis 3 (4; P Rose, J Morgan, D Driessen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 8,195.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               LF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. G Clines             CF 
3. D Driessen           3B    3. A Oliver             1B 
4. T Perez              1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. J Bench              C     5. R Zisk               RF 
6. K Griffey            RF    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. F Taveras            SS 
9. D Gullett            P     9. D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-3  12-      18% 100% A Oliver        P Borbon        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-1  123     -13%  56% K Griffey       J Morlan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
   b 3   2  2-2  -2-     -13%  33% W Stargell      D Gullett       Double (CF-RF); Clines Scores
   t 5   0  3-2  123      12%  72% K Griffey       J Morlan        Single to RF; Driessen Scores; Perez to 3B; Bench to 2B
   t 2   2  2-1  12-      12%  50% J Morgan        J Morlan        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gullett Scores/No RBI/unER; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Hit By Pitch
          1--      59%  J Morgan        Hit By Pitch; Rose to 2B
          12-      67%  D Driessen      Hit By Pitch; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   R      123      75%  T Perez         Walk; Rose Scores; Morgan to 3B; Driessen to 2B
                  John Morlan replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      69%  J Bench         Popfly: 3B
   OO     123      56%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  G Clines        Strikeout
          ---      58%  A Oliver        Double
   R      -2-      47%  W Stargell      Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Stargell to 2B/Adv on E8
   R      -2-      37%  R Zisk          Single; Stargell Scores/unER
   O      1--      39%  M Sanguillen    Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, John Morlan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
          ---      36%  D Gullett       Walk
          1--      38%  P Rose          Walk; Gullett to 2B
   R      12-      50%  J Morgan        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gullett Scores/No RBI/unER; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 1B
          1-3      51%  D Driessen      Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -23      45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   OO     1--      49%  F Taveras       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
   O      ---      50%  J Morlan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, John Morlan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  K Griffey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  G Clines        Single to CF; Clines to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      -2-      46%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      33%  W Stargell      Double (CF-RF); Clines Scores
   O      -2-      36%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, John Morlan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      34%  D Concepcion    Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      32%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
          ---      33%  D Gullett       Walk
          1--      36%  P Rose          Walk; Gullett to 2B
   O      12-      30%  J Morgan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Gullett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      33%  F Taveras       Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  J Morlan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, John Morlan facing 3-4-5
          ---      44%  D Driessen      Double to LF (LF Line)
          -2-      49%  T Perez         Walk
          12-      60%  J Bench         Single to LF; Driessen to 3B; Perez to 2B
   R      123      72%  K Griffey       Single to RF; Driessen Scores; Perez to 3B; Bench to 2B
                  Jim Sadowski replaces John Morlan pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      63%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   R      123      75%  C Geronimo      Walk; Perez Scores; Bench to 3B; Griffey to 2B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Don Gullett batting 9th
   RO     123      77%  T Crowley       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bench Scores
   O      12-      74%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
                  Clay Carroll replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Clines        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Clines out at 2B/2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Sadowski facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      84%  D Driessen      Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Morgan to 3B
   O      --3      79%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      --3      77%  J Bench         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  W Stargell      Walk
          1--      61%  R Zisk          Walk; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      70%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      12-      77%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 8th
          12-      72%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to 1B; Stargell to 3B; Zisk to 2B
                  Dave Parker pinch hits for Jim Sadowski batting 9th; Mario Mendoza pinch runs for Ed Kirkpatrick batting 8th
   O      123      83%  D Parker        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ramon Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Dave Parker pitching and batting 9th; Mario Mendoza moves to SS; George Foster pinch hits for Ken Griffey batting 6th
   O      ---      82%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D Concepcion    Lineout: 3B
          ---      82%  C Geronimo      Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  C Carroll       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
                  George Foster moves to RF
   O      ---      84%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  G Clines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ramon Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  J Morgan        Double
                  Andy Kosco pinch hits for Dan Driessen batting 3rd
   O      -2-      87%  A Kosco         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      85%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
                  Darrel Chaney replaces Andy Kosco playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---      90%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      84%  R Zisk          Single to P
          1--      77%  M Sanguillen    Single to SS; Zisk to 2B
                  Tom Hall replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  R Hebner        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Tom Hall pitching and batting 9th; Bob Robertson pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 8th
   O      12-      93%  B Robertson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Giusti replaces Bob Robertson pitching and batting 8th; Paul Popovich replaces Ramon Hernandez playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Bench         Strikeout
          ---      94%  G Foster        Walk
          1--      96%  D Concepcion    Double to RF; Foster to 3B
          -23      96%  C Geronimo      Intentional Walk
   O      123      94%  P Borbon        Strikeout
   O      123      92%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Pedro Borbon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  R Stennett      Single to RF
          1--      82%  G Clines        Single to RF; Stennett to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  A Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation