April 18, 1976 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 10
@BOS 4 DET 6
@CAL 2 CLE 6
@KCR 0 MIN 5
@NYY 4 OAK 2
BAL 1
(12) TEX 7
MIL 4 MIL 4
@TEX 1 ATL 7
LAD 6 PHI 8
@CHC 5 SFG 5
@CIN 1 HOU 4
SDP 2 SDP 11
@HOU 5 PIT 7
NYM 5 STL 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,106

Sunday, April 18, 1976, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Mets

4-5

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: J Reuss (2-0), L: C Swan (0-1), S: R Hernandez (2)

Pirates

6-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .324  .780    0    2   0   
F Millan 2B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .314  .857    0    2   4   2B
J Milner LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .455 1.197    0    3   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .658    0    9   1   GDP
D Kingman RF                  4   2   2   4    0   0  .263 1.168    0    2   0   2·HR
R Staiger 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   5   
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .743    0    0   0   
J Stearns C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   0   
C Swan P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Ayala PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    0   0   
  H Webb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Grote PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .450 1.010    0    0   0   
  B Apodaca P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   1   
  W Garrett PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .508    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   5  12   5    1   3                    24  11

BATTING

2B: F Millan (5, off R Hernandez).

HR: D Kingman 2 (7, 2 off J Reuss; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Kingman 8; F Millan 4; J Milner 2; D Unser 2; B Harrelson; J Grote; R Staiger.

GIDP: J Torre (1).

RBI: D Kingman 4 (15); J Milner (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Staiger-J Torre.

E: B Harrelson 2 (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .746    0    3   6   2B
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .618    0    0   3   
A Oliver CF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .481 1.147    0    1   0   
  B Robinson PH-CF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   2   3   2    0   0  .476 1.545    0   12   0   HR,2·2B
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .346  .879    0    2   0   
R Zisk LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .647    0    5   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   1   0   0    0   0  .345  .785    0    4   0   
F Taveras SS                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .208  .490    0    0   6   SH,GDP
J Reuss P                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .429 1.071    0    0   0   2B
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   7   9   7    0   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (2, off T Hall); J Reuss (1, off C Swan); W Stargell 2 (4, off H Webb, off C Swan).

HR: W Stargell (2, off C Swan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: F Taveras (1, off C Swan).

TB: W Stargell 8; R Stennett 2; J Reuss 2; D Parker 2; A Oliver; R Hebner.

GIDP: F Taveras (1).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (6); J Reuss (1); F Taveras (4); R Stennett (5); R Hebner (2); D Parker (10).

2-out RBI: R Stennett; R Hebner; J Reuss.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-W Stargell.

E: W Stargell (2).

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
C Swan, L (0-1)                3.2   6   6   3    0   1   1   6.30   18     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 6     32    -     0.94  -0.35
T Hall                         0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.27  -0.05
H Webb                         2     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.68    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.08   0.00
B Apodaca                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         8     9   7   4    0   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1· 9          1-1

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, W (2-0)               8    10   4   4    1   3   2   4.24   35     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 4·10     48    -     0.63   0.08
R Hernandez, S (2)             1     2   1   1    0   0   0   1.93    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.19   0.03
Totals                         9    12   5   5    1   3   2          40     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 4·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 9,106.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Unser              CF    1. R Stennett           2B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. R Hebner             3B 
3. J Milner             LF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. J Torre              1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. D Kingman            RF    5. D Parker             RF 
6. R Staiger            3B    6. R Zisk               LF 
7. B Harrelson          SS    7. M Sanguillen         C  
8. J Stearns            C     8. F Taveras            SS 
9. C Swan               P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  1--      15%  75% W Stargell      C Swan          Double to LF; Oliver Scores
   t 4   1  1-0  ---     -14%  53% D Kingman       J Reuss         Home Run
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      12%  66% W Stargell      C Swan          Home Run
   b 2   1  0-1  12-      -7%  62% F Taveras       C Swan          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 4   0  1-2  -2-       7%  82% D Parker        C Swan          Single to RF; Stargell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  F Millan        Single to 3B
          1--      46%  J Milner        Single to RF; Millan to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  D Kingman       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Stennett      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Staiger       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Stearns       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      66%  W Stargell      Home Run
          ---      70%  D Parker        Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  R Zisk          Strikeout
          1--      70%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parker to 2B
   OO     12-      62%  F Taveras       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  C Swan          Strikeout
          ---      62%  D Unser         Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  F Millan        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      68%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  J Reuss         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      53%  D Kingman       Home Run
   O      ---      54%  R Staiger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   R      1--      75%  W Stargell      Double to LF; Oliver Scores
   R      -2-      82%  D Parker        Single to RF; Stargell Scores
   O      1--      82%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B; Parker to 2B
          -2-      85%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parker to 3B
   RO     1-3      87%  F Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Parker Scores/unER; Sanguillen to 2B
   R      -2-      92%  J Reuss         Double to CF; Sanguillen Scores/unER
                  Tom Hall replaces Craig Swan pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      96%  R Stennett      Double to LF; Reuss Scores/unER
   R      -2-      97%  R Hebner        Single to CF; Stennett Scores/Team unER
                  Bill Robinson pinch hits for Al Oliver batting 3rd
   O      1--      97%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Robinson moves to CF
   O      ---      98%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Benny Ayala pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Ayala         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Hank Webb facing 4-5-6
                  Hank Webb replaces Benny Ayala pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Stargell      Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  D Parker        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      98%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  F Millan        Single to SS
          1--      95%  J Milner        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Millan to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  J Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Millan to 3B
   O      --3      99%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Hank Webb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  F Taveras       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Reuss         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Stennett      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  R Staiger       Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  B Harrelson     Lineout: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Stearns       Lineout: LF
                  Jerry Grote pinch hits for Hank Webb batting 9th
          1--      99%  J Grote         Single to CF; Staiger to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Unser         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bob Apodaca facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Apodaca replaces Jerry Grote pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  J Milner        Single to RF
          1--      99%  J Torre         Walk; Milner to 2B
   RRR    12-      96%  D Kingman       Home Run; Milner Scores; Torre Scores
   O      ---      97%  R Staiger       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Stearns       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Apodaca facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Ramon Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th; Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Bob Apodaca batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Garrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  D Unser         Single to 2B/Bunt
          1--      90%  F Millan        Double to LF; Unser to 3B
   RO     -23      97%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Unser Scores; Millan to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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