October 5, 1974 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1974 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
1974 postseason: WS: OAK-LAD / ALCS: OAK-BAL / NLCS: LAD-PIT

Game 1
LAD  3
@PIT  0
Game 2
LAD  5
@PIT  2
Game 3
PIT  7
@LAD  0
Game 4
LAD 12
PIT  1

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 40,638

Saturday, October 5, 1974, 1:14PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Dodgers

Walter Alston

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

W: D Sutton (1-0), L: J Reuss (0-1)

Pirates

Danny Murtaugh

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   0   1    1   0  .000  .200    0    2   4   SB
B Buckner LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .600    0    3   0   2B
J Wynn CF                     3   1   1   1    2   0  .333 1.267    0    2   0   2B
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .500 1.350    0    9   1   2B,IW
J Ferguson RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   SH
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .400    0    0   3   2·IW
B Russell SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    3   2   
S Yeager C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   1   
D Sutton P                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .333  .833    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    7   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (1, off J Reuss); J Wynn (1, off D Giusti); S Garvey (1, off J Reuss).

SH: J Ferguson (1, off D Giusti).

IBB: S Garvey (1, by D Giusti); R Cey 2 (2, 2 by D Giusti).

TB: S Garvey 3; J Ferguson 2; B Buckner 2; B Russell 2; J Wynn 2; D Sutton.

RBI: J Wynn (1); D Lopes (1); J Ferguson (1).

2-out RBI: J Ferguson; J Wynn; D Lopes.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: R Cey 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (1, 2nd base off D Giusti/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   1   GDP
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    1   3   HBP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    5   0   
R Zisk RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   
E Kirkpatrick 1B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    5   0   
F Taveras SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  P Popovich PH-SS            1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       32   0   4   0    1   6                    27   7

BATTING

HBP: R Hebner (1, by D Sutton).

TB: W Stargell 2; P Popovich; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: R Stennett (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (1-0)              9     4   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   34     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 4     84    -     1.18   0.64
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 4           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Reuss, L (0-1)               7     5   1   1    4   3   0   1.29   30     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2· 5     62    -     1.05   0.21
D Giusti                       2     4   2   2    3   0   0   9.00   13     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 4          0-0    1.00  -0.07
Totals                         9     9   3   3    7   3   0          43     -       ·  ·      8·14· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Giusti 3 (3; R Cey, S Garvey, R Cey).

HBP: D Sutton (1; R Hebner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 40,638.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Lopes              2B    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. B Buckner            LF    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. J Ferguson           RF    5. R Zisk               RF 
6. R Cey                3B    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. B Russell            SS    7. E Kirkpatrick        1B 
8. S Yeager             C     8. F Taveras            SS 
9. D Sutton             P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  123      11%  64% D Lopes         J Reuss         Walk; Ferguson Scores; Russell to 3B; Sutton to 2B
   t 9   2  0-1  -2-       9%  93% J Wynn          D Giusti        Double to RF; Lopes Scores
   b 5   1  1-0  1--       8%  68% R Stennett      D Sutton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3      -7%  50% S Yeager        J Reuss         Strikeout
   t 2   1  0-0  1--       7%  58% B Russell       J Reuss         Single to RF; Ferguson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Lopes         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      46%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      45%  S Garvey        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Stennett      Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Hebner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      48%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Ferguson      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Cey           Foul Popfly: 2B
          1--      58%  B Russell       Single to RF; Ferguson to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  S Yeager        Strikeout
          1-3      53%  D Sutton        Walk; Russell to 2B
   R      123      64%  D Lopes         Walk; Ferguson Scores; Russell to 3B; Sutton to 2B
   O      123      57%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  R Zisk          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      61%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk
          1--      58%  F Taveras       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kirkpatrick to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Reuss         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  S Garvey        Double to LF
   O      -2-      61%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      58%  R Cey           Groundout: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  R Stennett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  S Yeager        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      59%  D Sutton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  W Stargell      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      64%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  E Kirkpatrick   Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  D Lopes         Foul Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      61%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  J Reuss         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      68%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
          ---      65%  B Russell       Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      67%  W Stargell      Single to 3B
   O      1--      71%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  D Sutton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      70%  B Buckner       Double to RF
   O      -2-      67%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 8th
          ---      72%  P Popovich      Single to CF
                  Dave Parker pinch hits for Jerry Reuss batting 9th
   O      1--      77%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Giusti replaces Dave Parker pitching and batting 9th; Paul Popovich moves to SS
          ---      80%  S Garvey        Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  J Ferguson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Garvey to 2B
          -2-      80%  R Cey           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      76%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      72%  S Yeager        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  A Oliver        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
          ---      88%  D Sutton        Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  D Lopes         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  B Buckner       Popfly: 2B
          1--      85%  J Wynn          Lopes Steals 2B
   R      -2-      93%  " "             Double to RF; Lopes Scores
          -2-      93%  S Garvey        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      97%  J Ferguson      Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Garvey to 3B
          1-3      97%  R Cey           Intentional Walk; Ferguson to 2B
   O      123      97%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  W Stargell      Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT197410050

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BATTING

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation