September 12, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 10,573

Saturday, September 12, 1970
Time of Game: 2:39

Dodgers

77-67

Lost 5

2nd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    3 11  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  2  2   2  2  X    8 11  2

W: S Pitlock (5-5), L: A Foster (9-12), S: D McMahon (17)

Giants

77-68

Won 4

3rd, 14½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    3   0   2   0    2   1  .274  .666    0    3   1   3B
M Mota LF                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .289  .744    0    2   0   SB,GDP
B Russell CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .650    0    3   1   
  T Haller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .814    0    0   0   
  F Norman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476         0   0   
W Parker 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .322  .868    0    3   1   
B Sudakis C                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .233  .792    0    7   0   2B
T Sizemore 2B                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .307  .721    0    5   2   
T Paciorek RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .285    0    0   0   
B Grabarkewitz 3B             5   0   2   1    0   1  .292  .862    0    0   0   2B
A Foster P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .113  .251    0    1   2   
  S Garvey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .543    0    0   0   
  R Lamb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Strahler P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ferguson PH               0   0   0   1    0   0                0    0   0   SF
  V Joshua CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .586    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   3    7   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: B Sudakis (7, off D McMahon); B Grabarkewitz (15, off S Pitlock).

3B: M Wills (3, off S Pitlock).

SF: J Ferguson (1, off S Pitlock).

TB: M Wills 4; B Sudakis 3; B Grabarkewitz 3; M Mota; T Sizemore; B Russell; T Paciorek; W Parker.

GIDP: M Mota (12).

RBI: B Sudakis (36); B Grabarkewitz (74); J Ferguson (1).

2-out RBI: B Grabarkewitz.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 1 for 17.

FIELDING

PB: B Sudakis 2 (6).

E: M Wills (20); B Grabarkewitz (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Mota (9, 2nd base off S Pitlock/D Dietz).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .311  .907    0    2   0   SB
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .259  .653    0    1   0   
W Mays CF                     3   1   2   0    2   0  .292  .908    0    5   0   
  B Williams PR-LF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .929         0   0   
W McCovey 1B                  2   2   2   4    3   0  .281 1.050    0    5   1   HR,2·IW
  F Johnson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .700         1   0   
D Dietz C                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .319  .992    0    5   0   
K Henderson LF-CF             5   1   2   2    0   1  .296  .849    0    1   0   3B
J Hart 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .800    0    2   1   
  A Gallagher 3B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .726    0    2   1   SB
H Lanier SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .539    0    2   3   
S Pitlock P                   2   0   0   1    0   2  .080  .351    0    0   3   SF,SH
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .421         1   0   
Totals                       32   8  11   8    9   4                    27   9

BATTING

3B: K Henderson (3, off F Norman).

HR: W McCovey (36, off A Foster; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: S Pitlock (1, off R Lamb).

SH: S Pitlock (3, off A Foster).

IBB: W McCovey 2 (39, 2 by A Foster).

TB: W McCovey 5; K Henderson 4; B Bonds 2; W Mays 2; A Gallagher; T Fuentes; D Dietz.

RBI: W McCovey 4 (116); K Henderson 2 (73); B Bonds (72); S Pitlock (2).

2-out RBI: W McCovey 2; K Henderson 2; B Bonds.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Lanier-W McCovey.

E: W Mays (7); D Dietz (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gallagher (2, 2nd base off M Strahler/B Sudakis); B Bonds (45, 2nd base off R Lamb/B Sudakis).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Foster, L (9-12)             5     3   2   2    6   3   1   4.18   25     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 3     50    -     1.24  -0.00
R Lamb                         1.2   5   4   4    2   1   0   3.28   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.53  -0.11
M Strahler                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.14  -0.01
F Norman                       1     2   2   2    1   0   0   5.31    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    9   4   1          43     -       ·  ·      6·14· 0·10          2-1

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Pitlock, W (5-5)             7.2   8   1   0    7   5   0   4.36   38     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 8     59    -     1.22   0.35
D McMahon, S (17)              1.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.02    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          3-0    0.20   0.03
Totals                         9    11   3   2    7   5   0          45     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·11          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Foster (7); D McMahon (7).

IBB: A Foster 2 (2; W McCovey, W McCovey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 10,573.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. M Wills              SS    1. B Bonds              RF 
2. M Mota               LF    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. B Russell            CF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. W Parker             1B    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. B Sudakis            C     5. D Dietz              C  
6. T Sizemore           2B    6. K Henderson          LF 
7. T Paciorek           RF    7. J Hart               3B 
8. B Grabarkewitz       3B    8. H Lanier             SS 
9. A Foster             P     9. S Pitlock            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  1--      20%  81% W McCovey       A Foster        Home Run; Mays Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  1--      10%  55% M Mota          S Pitlock       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -9%  41% M Wills         S Pitlock       Triple (CF-RF)
   t 6   0  2-0  1--      -8%  64% T Sizemore      S Pitlock       Single to LF; Sudakis to 2B
   b 6   2  0-2  123       8%  94% W McCovey       R Lamb          Single to CF; Bonds Scores; Fuentes Scores; Mays out at Hm/2B-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      41%  M Wills         Triple (CF-RF)
   O      --3      46%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      52%  B Russell       Fielder's Choice P; Wills out at Hm/P-3B; Russell to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  W Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  T Fuentes       Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  W Mays          Single to LF
          1--      53%  W McCovey       Wild Pitch; Mays to 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-      57%  D Dietz         Walk; Mays to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   O      123      50%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Pitlock facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Sudakis       Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Walk
          1--      46%  T Paciorek      Single; Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-      51%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: CF
   O      12-      55%  A Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Hart          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  H Lanier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  S Pitlock       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Wills         Strikeout
          ---      50%  M Mota          Walk
          1--      45%  B Russell       Mota Steals 2B; Mota to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      51%  " "             Flyball: LF
          --3      50%  W Parker        Walk
   O      1-3      56%  B Sudakis       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  T Fuentes       Single to LF
   O      1--      54%  W Mays          Groundout: P-2B-1B; Fuentes to 2B
          -2-      55%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
          12-      58%  D Dietz         Walk; Fuentes to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   O      123      50%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Pitlock facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: RF
   O      1--      56%  A Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  J Hart          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      56%  H Lanier        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      54%  S Pitlock       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hart to 2B
          -2-      55%  B Bonds         Walk
          12-      57%  T Fuentes       Passed Ball; Bonds to 2B; Hart to 3B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  M Wills         Single to LF
   OO     1--      55%  M Mota          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      54%  B Russell       Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  W Parker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Foster facing 3-4-5
          ---      61%  W Mays          Walk
   RR     1--      81%  W McCovey       Home Run; Mays Scores
   O      ---      80%  D Dietz         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      79%  K Henderson     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      78%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Skip Pitlock facing 5-6-7
                  Al Gallagher replaces Jim Ray Hart playing 3B batting 7th
          ---      73%  B Sudakis       Single to LF
          1--      64%  T Sizemore      Single to LF; Sudakis to 2B
   O      12-      72%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      79%  B Grabarkewitz  Strikeout Looking
                  Steve Garvey pinch hits for Alan Foster batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Lamb facing 8-9-1
                  Ray Lamb replaces Steve Garvey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  H Lanier        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      83%  S Pitlock       Strikeout
          ---      83%  B Bonds         Single to CF
          1--      84%  T Fuentes       Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-      84%  " "             Walk
          12-      86%  W Mays          Walk; Bonds to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
   RRO    123      94%  W McCovey       Single to CF; Bonds Scores; Fuentes Scores; Mays out at Hm/2B-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  M Wills         Walk
          1--      87%  M Mota          Single; Wills to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      95%  W Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      97%  B Sudakis       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ray Lamb facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  D Dietz         Single to RF
          1--      98%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Dietz to 2B
          12-      99%  A Gallagher     Single/Bunt; Henderson to 2B; Dietz to 3B
   O      123      98%  H Lanier        Flyball: 2B
   RO     123      99%  S Pitlock       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson to 3B; Dietz Scores
                  Mike Strahler replaces Ray Lamb pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      99%  B Bonds         Gallagher Steals 2B
   RO     -23      99%  " "             Single to CF; Henderson Scores; Gallagher out at Hm/CF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Skip Pitlock facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  T Sizemore      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      99%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
          1--      98%  B Grabarkewitz  Double to LF; Sizemore to 3B
                  Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Mike Strahler batting 9th
   RO     -23      99%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sizemore Scores/unER
          -2-      98%  M Wills         Walk
          12-      97%  M Mota          Walk; Grabarkewitz to 3B; Wills to 2B
                  Don McMahon replaces Skip Pitlock pitching and batting 9th; Tom Haller pinch hits for Bill Russell batting 3rd
   O      123      99%  T Haller        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
                  Fred Norman replaces Tom Haller pitching and batting 3rd; Von Joshua replaces Joe Ferguson playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  T Fuentes       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      99%  W Mays          Single (CF-RF)
                  Bernie Williams pinch runs for Willie Mays batting 3rd
          1--     100%  W McCovey       Passed Ball; Williams to 3B/Adv on E6
          --3     100%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      99%  D Dietz         Flyball: SS
   RR     1-3     100%  K Henderson     Triple to RF; McCovey Scores; Williams Scores
   O      --3     100%  A Gallagher     Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 8.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Johnson replaces Willie McCovey playing 1B batting 4th; Bernie Williams moves to LF; Ken Henderson moves to CF
          ---     100%  W Parker        Single
   R      1--      99%  B Sudakis       Double (LF-CF); Parker Scores
          -2-      99%  T Sizemore      Wild Pitch; Sudakis to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Tom Paciorek batting 7th
   O      --3     100%  B Buckner       Flyball: SS
   R      --3     100%  B Grabarkewitz  Single (LF-CF); Sudakis Scores
   O      1--     100%  V Joshua        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation