August 2, 1975 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
MIL 1 BOS 7
DET 2 OAK 6
@KCR 5 MIN 4
CHW 1 MIN 8
CHW 3 NYY 5
CLE 3 TEX 8
CAL 2 STL 4
@CHC 0 CIN 1
@LAD 0 MON 4
PHI 3 NYM 6
@PIT 0 ATL 8
@SDP 6
(15) SFG 8
HOU 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 14,306

Saturday, August 2, 1975, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Mets

56-48

Won 3

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: J Matlack (13-8), L: B Kison (9-7)

Pirates

63-43

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  3   2   2   2    2   0  .266  .735    0    1   5   2·2B
F Millan 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .305  .732    0    2   3   GDP
E Kranepool 1B                5   0   2   1    0   0  .354  .805    0   14   0   
R Staub RF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .281  .823    0    1   0   SF
D Kingman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .833    0    1   0   
D Unser CF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .292  .707    0    2   0   
M Phillips SS                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .247  .608    0    0   7   
J Grote C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .299  .725    0    6   0   
J Matlack P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .044  .290    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    6   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: W Garrett 2 (7, off R Hernandez, off B Kison).

SF: R Staub (5, off L Demery).

TB: W Garrett 4; F Millan 2; E Kranepool 2; J Grote; R Staub.

GIDP: F Millan (11).

RBI: W Garrett 2 (21); F Millan 2 (39); R Staub (71); E Kranepool (33).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Garrett-F Millan-E Kranepool 2.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .348    0    0   3   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .845    0    7   0   
A Oliver 1B-CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .760    0    8   0   2B
R Zisk LF                     2   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .798    0    1   0   
  E Kirkpatrick 1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .674    0    2   0   
B Robinson CF-LF              3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .756    0    2   1   2·GDP
D Parker RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .331  .950    0    4   0   
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .758    0    0   2   
F Taveras SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .501    0    3   1   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .643    0    0   0   
  C Reynolds SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Kison P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .116  .272    0    0   2   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .670         0   0   
  A Howe PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .550    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       30   0   5   0    0   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: A Howe (7, off J Matlack); A Oliver (23, off J Matlack).

TB: A Howe 2; R Zisk 2; A Oliver 2; B Robinson.

GIDP: B Robinson 2 (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Kison-F Taveras-A Oliver; B Robinson-E Kirkpatrick.

PB: M Sanguillen 2 (10).

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, W (13-8)            9     5   0   0    0   6   0   3.28   30     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 5     83    -     0.65   0.40
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   6   0          30     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 5           -

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 Kison, L (9-7)               6     5   4   4    5   4   0   3.34   26     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 5     45    -     1.04   0.01
R Hernandez                    0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   3.48    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    2.14  -0.07
L Demery                       2.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   2.89   11     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          2-2    0.12  -0.05
Totals                         9     8   6   6    6   7   0          39     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 8          5-4

B Kison faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 14,306.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Garrett            3B    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. M Sanguillen         C  
3. E Kranepool          1B    3. A Oliver             1B 
4. R Staub              RF    4. R Zisk               LF 
5. D Kingman            LF    5. B Robinson           CF 
6. D Unser              CF    6. D Parker             RF 
7. M Phillips           SS    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. J Grote              C     8. F Taveras            SS 
9. J Matlack            P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  0-1  123      13%  94% W Garrett       R Hernandez     Double to RF; Grote to 3B; Phillips Scores; Unser Scores
   b 5   0  1-0  1--      11%  66% B Robinson      J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% E Kranepool     B Kison         Single to LF; Garrett Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  61% B Robinson      J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 6   0  0-1  1--      -8%  63% E Kranepool     B Kison         Line Drive Double Play: LF-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  W Garrett       Double to CF
   O      -2-      52%  F Millan        Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      61%  E Kranepool     Single to LF; Garrett Scores
          1--      62%  R Staub         Passed Ball; Kranepool to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      56%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  D Unser         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  R Zisk          Single to LF
   OO     1--      61%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  W Garrett       Walk
   OO     1--      58%  F Millan        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  F Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Kison         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      59%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  D Unser         Strikeout
          ---      65%  M Phillips      Walk
          1--      69%  J Grote         Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-      64%  J Matlack       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      60%  W Garrett       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Zisk          Single to CF
   OO     1--      66%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Richie Zisk playing 1B batting 4th; Bill Robinson moves to LF; Al Oliver moves to CF
          ---      71%  F Millan        Single to SS
   OO     1--      63%  E Kranepool     Line Drive Double Play: LF-1B
          ---      65%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      62%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Kison         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
          ---      74%  D Unser         Walk
          1--      80%  M Phillips      Walk; Unser to 2B
          12-      86%  J Grote         Single to CF; Phillips to 2B; Unser to 3B
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      80%  J Matlack       Strikeout Looking
   RR     123      94%  W Garrett       Double to RF; Grote to 3B; Phillips Scores; Unser Scores
                  Larry Demery replaces Ramon Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23      97%  F Millan        Single to CF; Garrett Scores; Grote Scores
          1--      98%  E Kranepool     Single to RF; Millan to 3B; Kranepool to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      99%  R Staub         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Millan Scores
          -2-      99%  D Kingman       Passed Ball; Kranepool to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  A Oliver        Double to CF
   O      -2-      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Larry Demery facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Unser         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  M Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Hebner        Popfly: 3B
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Larry Demery facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Reynolds replaces Rennie Stennett playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  J Matlack       Strikeout
          ---     100%  W Garrett       Walk
   O      1--     100%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
                  Art Howe pinch hits for Larry Demery batting 9th
          ---      99%  A Howe          Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation