April 17, 1976 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
CHW 1 DET 2
@CAL 0 KCR 5
CLE 3
(5) NYY 10
MIN 0 BAL 6
@OAK 1 LAD 5
@ATL 1 PHI 18
@CHC 16
(10) CIN 11
SFG 0 HOU 5
SDP 4 NYM 17
@PIT 1 STL 4
MON 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,082

Saturday, April 17, 1976, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Mets

4-4

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            5  0  0   0  2  0   5  2  3   17 21  0
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  5

W: J Koosman (1-0), L: B Kison (1-1)

Pirates

5-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Garrett 3B                  6   2   3   2    0   0  .219  .523    0    2   1   2·2B
D Unser CF                    6   0   2   1    0   1  .313  .777    0    3   0   CS
J Milner LF                   5   3   3   0    1   1  .464 1.265    0    0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                6   4   2   3    0   0  .214  .611    0   10   0   HR
D Kingman RF                  6   2   2   3    0   2  .235 1.013    0    3   0   HR,2B
R Hodges C                    5   2   3   2    1   0  .667 1.445    0    5   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .775    0    1   3   
  M Phillips PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
F Millan 2B                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .267  .771    0    2   5   2·2B
J Koosman P                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.250    0    0   1   2B,SH
Totals                       48  17  21  17    2   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: F Millan 2 (4, off D Giusti, off B Kison); D Kingman (2, off L Demery); W Garrett 2 (2, off D Giusti, off K Tekulve); J Koosman (1, off D Giusti).

HR: D Kingman (5, off D Giusti; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF); E Kranepool (1, off D Giusti; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

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

TB: D Kingman 6; E Kranepool 5; F Millan 5; W Garrett 5; R Hodges 3; J Milner 3; J Koosman 3; D Unser 2; B Harrelson.

RBI: E Kranepool 3 (6); D Kingman 3 (11); J Koosman 2 (2); R Hodges 2 (3); B Harrelson 2 (5); F Millan 2 (3); W Garrett 2 (3); D Unser (2).

2-out RBI: B Harrelson 2; F Millan 2; R Hodges 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 10 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Garrett-F Millan-E Kranepool.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Unser (1, 2nd base by K Tekulve/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .744    0    1   5   
M Sanguillen C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .904    0    7   1   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .480 1.159    0    2   1   2B
B Robertson 1B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400    0    8   0   
R Zisk LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    3   0   2B,GDP
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .860    0    2   0   2B
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .638    0    0   1   
F Taveras SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .534    0    4   0   
B Kison P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Helms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Demery P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Giusti P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       35   1   9   1    0   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Parker (1, off J Koosman); R Zisk (4, off J Koosman); A Oliver (1, off J Koosman).

TB: A Oliver 4; D Parker 2; R Zisk 2; R Hebner; F Taveras; B Robertson; M Sanguillen.

GIDP: R Zisk (2).

RBI: B Robertson (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Sanguillen-F Taveras.

E: R Stennett (2); D Parker 2 (2); R Zisk (1); B Robertson (1).

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 Koosman, W (1-0)             9     9   1   1    0   4   0   0.93   35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 4· 9     69    -     0.36   0.09
Totals                         9     9   1   1    0   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 4· 9           -

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 (1-1)               0.2   5   5   5    1   2   0  12.71    8     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 5     23    -     1.49  -0.40
K Tekulve                      2.1   3   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          1-0    0.33   0.04
L Demery                       2     2   2   0    0   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.30  -0.04
D Giusti                       4    11  10   7    1   0   2  18.00   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0·11          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         9    21  17  12    2   5   2          51     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·21          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 13,082.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Garrett            3B    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. D Unser              CF    2. M Sanguillen         C  
3. J Milner             LF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. E Kranepool          1B    4. B Robertson          1B 
5. D Kingman            RF    5. R Zisk               LF 
6. R Hodges             C     6. D Parker             RF 
7. B Harrelson          SS    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. F Millan             2B    8. F Taveras            SS 
9. J Koosman            P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  123      15%  78% B Harrelson     B Kison         Single to CF; Milner Scores; Kranepool Scores; Hodges to 2B
   t 1   2  0-3  12-      11%  90% F Millan        B Kison         Double to LF; Hodges Scores; Harrelson Scores; Millan to 3B/Adv on E7
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      10%  64% E Kranepool     B Kison         Single to CF; Garrett Scores; Milner to 2B
   b 4   0  5-1  12-      10%  89% R Zisk          J Koosman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
   b 4   0  5-0  1--      -6%  84% A Oliver        J Koosman       Single to CF; Sanguillen to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Garrett       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Unser         Strikeout
          1--      54%  J Milner        Single to RF; Garrett to 2B
   R      12-      64%  E Kranepool     Single to CF; Garrett Scores; Milner to 2B
   O      12-      60%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          12-      63%  R Hodges        Walk; Milner to 3B; Kranepool to 2B
   RR     123      78%  B Harrelson     Single to CF; Milner Scores; Kranepool Scores; Hodges to 2B
   RR     12-      90%  F Millan        Double to LF; Hodges Scores; Harrelson Scores; Millan to 3B/Adv on E7
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bruce Kison pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      88%  J Koosman       Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  R Stennett      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  W Garrett       Double to CF
   O      -2-      91%  D Unser         Single to CF; Garrett out at Hm/CF-C
   OO     1--      90%  J Milner        Double Play: Strikeout, Unser Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  D Parker        Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  R Hebner        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Kent Tekulve facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      92%  R Hodges        Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  B Harrelson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Tommy Helms pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  R Stennett      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Demery replaces Tommy Helms pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  F Millan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Koosman       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF
          1--      84%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Sanguillen to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  B Robertson     Single to LF; Sanguillen Scores; Oliver to 2B
   OO     12-      89%  R Zisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
   O      --3      91%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Larry Demery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  E Kranepool     Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
          1--      92%  D Kingman       Double to LF; Kranepool to 3B
   RR     -23      97%  R Hodges        Single to CF; Kranepool Scores/unER; Kingman Scores/unER
   O      1--      97%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Larry Demery batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Dyer          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Giusti replaces Duffy Dyer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  F Millan        Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  J Koosman       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Millan to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF; Millan to 3B
   O      --3      98%  D Unser         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: C
          ---      98%  A Oliver        Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  J Milner        Single to RF; Milner to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      99%  E Kranepool     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Milner to 3B
   RRR    1-3     100%  D Kingman       Home Run; Milner Scores; Kranepool Scores/unER
          ---     100%  R Hodges        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Harrelson     Flyball: SS
          1--     100%  F Millan        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hodges to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Koosman       Single to LF; Hodges Scores/unER; Millan to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Millan Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 12, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-12, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Zisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Strikeout
          ---     100%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--     100%  F Taveras       Single to LF; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Giusti        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 12, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-1, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  J Milner        Single to RF
   RR     1--     100%  E Kranepool     Home Run; Milner Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
                  Mike Phillips pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  M Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 14, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-14, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Phillips moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  R Stennett      Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: RF
          ---     100%  A Oliver        Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 14, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 14-1, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  F Millan        Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  J Koosman       Double to LF; Millan Scores
   R      -2-     100%  W Garrett       Double to RF; Koosman Scores
   R      -2-     100%  D Unser         Single to LF; Garrett Scores
          1--     100%  J Milner        Walk; Unser to 2B
   O      12-     100%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-     100%  R Hodges        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 17, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-17, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  R Zisk          Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-     100%  R Hebner        Lineout: SS
   O      -2-     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 17, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation