August 8, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
MIN 5 CAL 7
@BOS 6 DET 7
@CHW 3 DET 9
@CHW 7 CLE 7
KCR 4 OAK 5
@NYY 3
(10) NYY 5
OAK 0 WSA 10
SEP 3 NYM 4
@ATL 1 ATL 1
NYM 0
(10) CIN 12
PHI 5 HOU 5
MON 2 LAD 5
CHC 0 PIT 7
@SDP 1 STL 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 6,061

Friday, August 8, 1969
Time of Game: 2:39

Pirates

56-54

Won 1

4th, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  4  1   0  0  0   2  0  0    7 12  2
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1 11  1

W: B Veale (7-11), L: J Niekro (6-9)

Padres

35-77

Lost 2

6th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .346  .817    0    5   0   
J Pagan 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .764    0    0   4   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   2    1   2  .335  .969    0    0   0   2B,IW
R Clemente RF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .344  .957    0    0   0   
  C Taylor RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .336  .903    0    1   0   
A Oliver 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .257  .707    0    9   0   
M Sanguillen C                5   3   3   1    0   0  .333  .808    0   10   0   3B,2B
F Patek SS                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .247  .623    0    1   4   2B
G Alley 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .506    0    1   1   
B Veale P                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .080  .195    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   7  12   6    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (20, off J Niekro); M Sanguillen (14, off G Ross); F Patek (6, off J Niekro).

3B: M Sanguillen (5, off G Ross).

IBB: W Stargell (7, by G Ross).

TB: M Sanguillen 6; F Patek 3; M Alou 2; W Stargell 2; B Veale 2; J Pagan; G Alley.

RBI: W Stargell 2 (63); M Sanguillen (32); G Alley (8); B Veale (2); F Patek (23).

2-out RBI: W Stargell 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Patek-G Alley-A Oliver.

PB: M Sanguillen (7).

E: R Clemente (5); W Stargell (7).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Arcia 2B-3B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .475    0    4   4   
T Dean SS                     3   0   2   0    2   0  .155  .427    0    0   6   
I Murrell RF                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .272  .666    0    0   0   
N Colbert 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .780    0   13   0   GDP
A Ferrara LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .842    0    0   0   
E Spiezio 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .243  .707    0    2   1   
  T Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .382         0   0   
C Gaston CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .215  .549    0    2   0   
C Cannizzaro C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .638    0    6   0   
J Niekro P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .079  .310         0   1   
  G Ross P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Sipin PH-2B               2   1   1   0    0   1  .227  .581    0    0   1   2B
Totals                       37   1  11   0    3  10                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Sipin (11, off B Veale).

TB: I Murrell 3; E Spiezio 2; T Dean 2; J Sipin 2; C Gaston; J Arcia; N Colbert.

GIDP: N Colbert (8).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Spiezio.

E: E Spiezio (18).

PITCHING

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 Veale, W (7-11)              9    11   1   1    3  10   0   3.57   40     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·10     68    -     0.62   0.17
Totals                         9    11   1   1    3  10   0          40     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·10           -

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, L (6-9)              1.2   5   4   4    1   1   0   3.09   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 5     29    -     1.23  -0.31
G Ross                         5.1   7   3   2    2   3   0   4.64   25     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 7          1-0    0.26  -0.01
T Sisk                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.38    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   6    3   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     17· 4· 1·12          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Niekro (2).

IBB: G Ross (7; W Stargell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 6,061.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Diego Padres                     
1. M Alou               CF    1. J Arcia              2B 
2. J Pagan              3B    2. T Dean               SS 
3. W Stargell           LF    3. I Murrell            RF 
4. R Clemente           RF    4. N Colbert            1B 
5. A Oliver             1B    5. A Ferrara            LF 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. E Spiezio            3B 
7. F Patek              SS    7. C Gaston             CF 
8. G Alley              2B    8. C Cannizzaro         C  
9. B Veale              P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  12-      15%  86% W Stargell      J Niekro        Double to RF; Veale Scores; Alou Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      12%  65% F Patek         J Niekro        Double to LF; Sanguillen to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  --3       6%  72% B Veale         J Niekro        Fielder's Choice ; Patek Scores; Veale to 1B
   b 2   0  4-0  ---      -5%  80% E Spiezio       B Veale         Single to RF; Spiezio to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-      -4%  52% J Pagan         J Niekro        Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Alou          Single to LF
          1--      56%  J Pagan         Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      49%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          -2-      50%  R Clemente      Walk
   O      12-      45%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Arcia         Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  T Dean          Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  I Murrell       Strikeout
          1--      46%  N Colbert       Single to CF; Dean to 2B
   O      12-      50%  A Ferrara       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  M Sanguillen    Single to SS
          1--      65%  F Patek         Double to LF; Sanguillen to 3B
   RO     -23      66%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B; Sanguillen Scores; Patek to 3B
   R      --3      72%  B Veale         Fielder's Choice ; Patek Scores; Veale to 1B
          1--      75%  M Alou          Single to LF; Veale to 2B
   O      12-      71%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
   RR     12-      86%  W Stargell      Double to RF; Veale Scores; Alou Scores
                  Gary Ross replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      85%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
          ---      80%  E Spiezio       Single to RF; Spiezio to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      83%  C Gaston        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      86%  C Cannizzaro    Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      88%  G Ross          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gary Ross facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  A Oliver        Popfly: 2B
          ---      90%  M Sanguillen    Triple to CF
   RO     --3      92%  F Patek         Groundout: 2B-1B; Sanguillen Scores
          ---      92%  G Alley         Single to 2B
          1--      92%  B Veale         Single to CF; Alley to 2B
   O      12-      91%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  J Arcia         Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  T Dean          Walk
          1--      89%  I Murrell       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Dean to 2B
   O      12-      91%  N Colbert       Groundout: SS-1B; Dean to 3B; Murrell to 2B
   O      -23      94%  A Ferrara       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gary Ross facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  J Pagan         Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      93%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
                  Carl Taylor replaces Roberto Clemente playing RF batting 4th
          ---      91%  E Spiezio       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  C Gaston        Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  C Cannizzaro    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  G Ross          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gary Ross facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  G Alley         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  J Arcia         Single to LF
          1--      91%  T Dean          Passed Ball; Arcia to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      95%  I Murrell       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      96%  N Colbert       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gary Ross facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  B Veale         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B; Veale to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
          -2-      96%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      96%  C Taylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  A Ferrara       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  E Spiezio       Foul Flyball: SS
          ---      97%  C Gaston        Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  C Cannizzaro    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gary Ross facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  A Oliver        Walk
   R      1--      99%  M Sanguillen    Double to CF; Oliver Scores
   R      -2-     100%  F Patek         Single to LF; Sanguillen Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Patek to 2B
          -2-     100%  G Alley         Fielder's Choice ; Patek to 3B; Alley to 1B
   OO     1-3      99%  B Veale         Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted; Patek out at 3B/3B
   O      1--      99%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
                  John Sipin pinch hits for Gary Ross batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Sipin         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Arcia         Strikeout
   R      -2-      98%  T Dean          Single to LF; Sipin Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Dean to 2B
          -2-      98%  I Murrell       Single to SS; Dean stays at 2B
   O      12-      99%  N Colbert       Strikeout
          12-      98%  A Ferrara       Walk; Dean to 3B; Murrell to 2B
   O      123      99%  E Spiezio       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Padres 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tommie Sisk facing 2-3-4
                  Tommie Sisk replaces Ed Spiezio pitching and batting 6th; John Sipin moves to 2B; Jose Arcia moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  J Pagan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Cannizzaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Sipin         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Padres 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tommie Sisk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-7, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Arcia         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  T Dean          Walk
          1--     100%  I Murrell       Single to LF; Dean to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  N Colbert       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Padres 1.

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