September 13, 1976 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,892

Monday, September 13, 1976, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Mets

75-67

Won 1

3rd, 12 GB

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

W: T Seaver (13-10), L: L Demery (10-5)

Pirates

82-60

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Boisclair CF                4   1   2   1    1   0  .279  .686    0    4   0   
F Millan 2B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .280  .687    0    0   1   SH
J Milner LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .815    0    0   0   2B
D Kingman RF                  4   0   0   0    0   4  .228  .778    0    3   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .287  .736    0    7   0   2B
J Stearns C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .305  .751    0   12   0   2B
R Staiger 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .606    0    0   0   IW
B Harrelson SS                3   1   2   1    1   0  .237  .653    0    1   2   CS
T Seaver P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .288    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       31   5   9   5    4   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: J Stearns (3, off L Demery); J Milner (24, off D Giusti); E Kranepool (17, off L Demery).

SH: T Seaver (9, off L Demery); F Millan (6, off L Demery).

IBB: R Staiger (5, by L Demery).

TB: E Kranepool 3; B Harrelson 2; J Milner 2; B Boisclair 2; J Stearns 2; F Millan.

RBI: F Millan 2 (26); B Boisclair (11); J Milner (72); B Harrelson (25).

2-out RBI: F Millan 2; J Milner.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Harrelson (3, 2nd base by L Demery/D Dyer).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .623    0    4   3   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .715    0    3   1   
R Zisk LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .818    0    2   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .256  .777    0    8   0   2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .302  .794    0    0   1   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .681    0    0   2   
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .634    0    3   2   
M Sanguillen C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .716         3   0   
  D Dyer PH-C                 2   0   2   0    1   0  .254  .730    0    4   3   2B
L Demery P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .114  .276    0    0   3   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .606    0    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    1  12                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Dyer (7, off T Seaver); W Stargell (16, off T Seaver).

TB: D Dyer 3; W Stargell 2; R Stennett; R Hebner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Stennett-W Stargell.

E: L Demery (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
T Seaver, W (13-10)            9     5   0   0    1  12   0   2.40   33     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 5     88    -     0.91   0.37
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1  12   0          33     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 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
L Demery, L (10-5)             6.2   8   5   5    4   4   0   3.06   29     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 8     38    -     1.33  -0.11
D Giusti                       0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.65    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.21  -0.02
D Bair                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 9          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Demery (8; R Staiger).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 7,892.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Boisclair          CF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. F Millan             2B    2. O Moreno             CF 
3. J Milner             LF    3. R Zisk               LF 
4. D Kingman            RF    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. E Kranepool          1B    5. D Parker             RF 
6. J Stearns            C     6. R Hebner             3B 
7. R Staiger            3B    7. R Stennett           2B 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. M Sanguillen         C  
9. T Seaver             P     9. L Demery             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-0  1--      18%  74% J Stearns       L Demery        Double to LF; Kranepool to 3B
   t 7   2  0-2  -23      11%  95% F Millan        L Demery        Single to RF; Harrelson Scores; Boisclair Scores
   t 7   0  0-0  123      10%  87% B Harrelson     L Demery        Single to CF (CF-RF); Kranepool Scores; Stearns to 3B; Staiger to 2B
   b 5   1  0-0  123      10%  41% L Demery        T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
   b 5   2  0-0  123       9%  50% F Taveras       T Seaver        Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Boisclair     Walk
   OO     1--      46%  F Millan        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
          ---      47%  J Stearns       Walk
   O      1--      45%  R Staiger       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  B Boisclair     Single to CF; Harrelson out at Hm/CF-C; Boisclair to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      45%  F Millan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Stennett      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Manny Sanguillen batting 8th
          ---      44%  D Dyer          Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  L Demery        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  F Taveras       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 3-4-5
                  Duffy Dyer moves to C
   O      ---      47%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      48%  E Kranepool     Double to RF
   O      -2-      44%  J Stearns       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Zisk          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Staiger       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      45%  T Seaver        Harrelson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      44%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Parker        Strikeout Looking
          ---      43%  R Hebner        Single to CF
          1--      39%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Hebner to 2B
          12-      31%  D Dyer          Walk; Hebner to 3B; Stennett to 2B
   O      123      41%  L Demery        Strikeout Looking
   O      123      50%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  B Boisclair     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  F Millan        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Boisclair to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  J Milner        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      43%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  W Stargell      Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Demery facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  E Kranepool     Single to CF (CF-RF)
          1--      74%  J Stearns       Double to LF; Kranepool to 3B
          -23      76%  R Staiger       Intentional Walk
   R      123      87%  B Harrelson     Single to CF (CF-RF); Kranepool Scores; Stearns to 3B; Staiger to 2B
   O      123      81%  T Seaver        Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Staiger to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
   RO     123      84%  B Boisclair     Single to RF; Staiger Scores; Harrelson to 3B; Seaver out at 3B/RF-C-3B-SS; Boisclair to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RR     -23      95%  F Millan        Single to RF; Harrelson Scores; Boisclair Scores
                  Dave Giusti replaces Larry Demery pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--      97%  J Milner        Double to CF (CF-RF); Millan Scores
   O      -2-      97%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  D Dyer          Double to RF
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dave Giusti batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Bair facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Bair replaces Ed Kirkpatrick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Stearns       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  R Staiger       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  F Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Zisk          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Bair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  T Seaver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation