October 6, 1974 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1974 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
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: 49,247

Sunday, October 6, 1974, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Dodgers

Walter Alston

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

W: A Messersmith (1-0), L: D Giusti (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   2   1    1   0  .250  .650    0    3   7   SB
B Buckner LF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .700    0    2   0   
J Wynn CF                     2   0   0   0    3   0  .200 1.000    0    3   0   SB,2·IW
S Garvey 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .844    0   13   1   GDP
J Ferguson RF-C               4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .583    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      5   2   4   1    0   0  .500 1.725    0    0   0   HR,2·2B
B Russell SS                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .733    0    3   3   IW
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Crawford PH-RF            2   1   1   1    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
A Messersmith P               3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  L Lacy PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    6   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Cey 2 (2, off D Giusti, off J Rooker).

HR: R Cey (1, off J Rooker; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: J Wynn 2 (2, by R Hernandez, by J Rooker); B Russell (1, by J Rooker).

TB: R Cey 9; D Lopes 2; B Buckner 2; M Mota; W Crawford; S Garvey; B Russell.

GIDP: S Garvey (1).

RBI: M Mota (1); S Garvey (1); W Crawford (1); R Cey (1); D Lopes (2).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey; A Messersmith-B Russell-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (2, 2nd base off J Rooker/M Sanguillen); J Wynn (1, 2nd base off J Rooker/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    2   0   SH
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .167  .542    0    2   1   GDP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   0   
W Stargell LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .429  .929    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    7   1   
E Kirkpatrick 1B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    9   0   GDP
F Taveras SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   SB,HBP
  M Mendoza SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  P Popovich PH-SS            2   1   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
J Rooker P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   4   
  R Zisk PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  G Clines PR-LF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   8   2    3   0                    27   8

BATTING

SH: R Stennett (1, off A Messersmith).

HBP: F Taveras (1, by A Messersmith).

TB: M Sanguillen 2; A Oliver; R Zisk; J Rooker; W Stargell; R Hebner; P Popovich.

GIDP: R Hebner (1); E Kirkpatrick (1).

RBI: A Oliver (1); R Hebner (1).

2-out RBI: A Oliver.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hernandez-M Sanguillen-E Kirkpatrick.

E: J Rooker (1); M Sanguillen 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Taveras (1, 2nd base off A Messersmith/S Yeager).

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
A Messersmith, W (1-0)         7     8   2   2    3   0   0   2.57   31     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8     50    -     1.46   0.03
M Marshall, H (1)              2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.67   0.08
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   0   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 8           -

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 Rooker                       7     6   2   2    5   4   1   2.57   32     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 6     56    -     1.05   0.03
D Giusti, L (0-1)              0     4   3   3    0   0   0  22.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.82  -0.44
L Demery                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.57  -0.03
R Hernandez                    2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.32   0.05
Totals                         9    12   5   5    6   5   1          44     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·12          4-1

D Giusti faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
L Demery faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Demery (1).

IBB: R Hernandez (1; J Wynn); J Rooker 2 (2; B Russell, J Wynn).

HBP: A Messersmith (1; F Taveras).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 49,247.

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. D Parker             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. A Messersmith        P     9. J Rooker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-1  --3     -22%  46% A Oliver        A Messersmith   Single to 3B; Clines Scores
   t 8   0  2-2  ---      14%  64% R Cey           D Giusti        Double to LF
   t 8   0  2-2  1-3      13%  89% W Crawford      D Giusti        Single to LF; Cey Scores; Russell to 3B/Adv on E2; Crawford to 2B
   t 8   0  2-2  -2-      12%  76% B Russell       D Giusti        Single to 3B; Cey to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---      11%  75% R Cey           J Rooker        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      63%  B Buckner       Single to RF; Lopes to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
   R      1-3      64%  S Garvey        Single to CF; Lopes Scores; Buckner to 2B
          12-      70%  J Ferguson      Walk; Buckner to 3B; Garvey to 2B
   O      123      63%  R Cey           Popfly: 1B
   O      123      57%  B Russell       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  R Hebner        Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hebner to 2B
          -2-      57%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      12-      62%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  A Messersmith   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
          ---      53%  M Sanguillen    Single to SS
   OO     1--      61%  E Kirkpatrick   Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      60%  F Taveras       Hit By Pitch
          1--      59%  J Rooker        Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
                  Mario Mendoza replaces Frank Taveras playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      61%  B Buckner       Strikeout
          ---      63%  J Wynn          Walk
          1--      65%  S Garvey        Wynn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      58%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  R Stennett      Walk
   OO     1--      63%  R Hebner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      75%  R Cey           Home Run
   O      ---      74%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      73%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  A Messersmith   Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      76%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  D Lopes         Single to CF
          1--      85%  B Buckner       Lopes Steals 2B; Lopes to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      82%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      --3      77%  J Wynn          Flyball: RF
   O      --3      74%  S Garvey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  M Mendoza       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  J Rooker        Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
          1--      74%  R Hebner        Walk; Rooker to 2B
   O      12-      80%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  R Cey           Double to LF
          -2-      83%  B Russell       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      80%  S Yeager        Popfly: 3B
   O      12-      77%  A Messersmith   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  W Stargell      Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      81%  M Sanguillen    Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      84%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  D Lopes         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  B Buckner       Single to P; Buckner to 2B/Adv on E1
          -2-      86%  J Wynn          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      84%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   O      12-      81%  J Ferguson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 8th
          ---      74%  P Popovich      Single
                  Richie Zisk pinch hits for Jim Rooker batting 9th
          1--      64%  R Zisk          Single to CF; Popovich to 2B
                  Gene Clines pinch runs for Richie Zisk batting 9th
   O      12-      65%  R Stennett      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Popovich to 3B; Clines to 2B
   RO     -23      68%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Popovich Scores; Clines to 3B
   R      --3      46%  A Oliver        Single to 3B; Clines Scores
   O      1--      50%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Giusti replaces Willie Stargell pitching and batting 4th; Paul Popovich moves to SS; Gene Clines moves to LF
          ---      64%  R Cey           Double to LF
          -2-      76%  B Russell       Single to 3B; Cey to 3B
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   R      1-3      89%  W Crawford      Single to LF; Cey Scores; Russell to 3B/Adv on E2; Crawford to 2B
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Andy Messersmith batting 9th
   R      -23      94%  M Mota          Single to LF; Russell Scores; Crawford to 3B
                  Larry Demery replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 4th; Lee Lacy pinch runs for Manny Mota batting 9th
   R      1-3      96%  D Lopes         Single to RF; Crawford Scores; Lacy to 2B
          12-      97%  B Buckner       Wild Pitch; Lacy to 3B; Lopes to 2B
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 4th
   O      -23      96%  " "             Groundout: P unassisted
          -23      96%  J Wynn          Intentional Walk
   OO     123      93%  S Garvey        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Marshall replaces Lee Lacy pitching and batting 9th; Joe Ferguson moves to C; Willie Crawford moves to RF
   O      ---      95%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      97%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ramon Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  J Ferguson      Popfly: 2B
          ---      97%  R Cey           Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  B Russell       Popfly: C
   O      1--      97%  W Crawford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Marshall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Clines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Foul Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT197410060

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation