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1971 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
1971 postseason: WS: PIT-BAL / ALCS: BAL-OAK / NLCS: PIT-SFG

Game 1
SFG  5
PIT  4
 Game 2
PIT  9
@SFG  4
 Game 3
PIT  2
SFG  1
 Game 4
PIT  9
SFG  5

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 40,977

 Saturday, October 2, 1971
Time of Game: 2:44
Pirates
4
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   2  0  0    4  9  0
Giants          0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  X    5  7  2
W: Gaylord Perry (1-0), L: Steve Blass (0-1)
 Giants
5

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .400 1.000              3   2   2B
R Hebner 3B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200              3   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200              1   0   HBP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .250  .500              3   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000              1   1   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500             10   0   
J Hernandez SS                2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              1   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  B Moose P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
S Blass P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   1   SH
  G Alley SS                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              1   1   
Totals                       37   4   9   4    1   5                         24   5
Batting Events
2B: D Cash (1, off G Perry).
SH: S Blass (1, off G Perry).
HBP: W Stargell (1, by G Perry).
TB: D Cash 3; B Robertson 2; A Oliver; J Hernandez; R Hebner; G Alley; M Sanguillen.
RBI: A Oliver 2 (2); R Hebner (1); D Cash (1).
2-out RBI: A Oliver 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Alley-D Cash-B Robertson.
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
K Henderson LF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250              2   0   2B
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .250 1.250              2   3   HR
W Mays CF                     2   1   1   0    2   1  .500 1.750              0   0   2B
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .333 1.833             12   0   HR,IW
D Kingman RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              3   0   
  B Bonds RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   
D Dietz C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              5   1   GDP
A Gallagher 3B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   1   
  H Lanier 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
C Speier SS                   3   2   2   0    0   0  .667 1.333              1   5   
G Perry P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   2·SH
Totals                       28   5   7   5    3  10                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: W Mays (1, off D Giusti); K Henderson (1, off S Blass).
HR: W McCovey (1, off S Blass; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); T Fuentes (1, off S Blass; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: G Perry 2 (2, 2 off S Blass).
IBB: W McCovey (1, by D Giusti).
TB: T Fuentes 4; W McCovey 4; K Henderson 3; C Speier 2; W Mays 2.
GIDP: D Dietz (1).
RBI: W McCovey 2 (2); T Fuentes 2 (2); K Henderson (1).
2-out RBI: T Fuentes 2; W McCovey 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: C Speier (1); W McCovey (1).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Blass, L (0-1)               5     6   5   5    2   9   2   9.00   23     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 6     42    -     1.15  -0.40
B Moose                        2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 6· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.05
D Giusti                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.83   0.03
Totals                         8     7   5   5    3  10   2          33     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 7           -  
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
G Perry, W (1-0)               9     9   4   3    1   5   0   3.00   40     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 9     59    -     1.46   0.17
Totals                         9     9   4   3    1   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Perry (1; W Stargell).
IBB: D Giusti (1; W McCovey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen, LF - Dick Stello, RF - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 40,977.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        San Francisco Giants                         
1. Dave Cash                    2B       1. Ken Henderson                LF
2. Richie Hebner                3B       2. Tito Fuentes                 2B
3. Roberto Clemente             RF       3. Willie Mays                  CF
4. Willie Stargell              LF       4. Willie McCovey               1B
5. Al Oliver                    CF       5. Dave Kingman                 RF
6. Bob Robertson                1B       6. Dick Dietz                    C
7. Manny Sanguillen              C       7. Al Gallagher                 3B
8. Jackie Hernandez             SS       8. Chris Speier                 SS
9. Steve Blass                   P       9. Gaylord Perry                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 2 --3 RR 31% 69% 1-2 SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass Home Run; Speier Scores
b5 2 1-- RR 19% 89% 3-2 SFG W. McCovey S. Blass Home Run; Mays Scores
t7 2 123 RR -16% 71% 2-5 PIT A. Oliver G. Perry Single; Alley Scores; Cash Scores; Clemente to 3B
t3 1 -2- R -12% 35% 0-0 PIT D. Cash G. Perry Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
b3 1 -2- R 12% 44% 0-2 SFG K. Henderson S. Blass Double; Speier Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT D. Cash G. Perry Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner G. Perry Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente G. Perry Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 SFG K. Henderson S. Blass Single
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass Strikeout
b1 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 SFG W. Mays S. Blass Strikeout
b1 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey S. Blass Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell G. Perry Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver G. Perry Strikeout
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson G. Perry Single
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen G. Perry Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 SFG D. Kingman S. Blass Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 SFG D. Dietz S. Blass Strikeout
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 SFG A. Gallagher S. Blass Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 PIT J. Hernandez G. Perry Single
t3 0 1-- O 2% 48% 0-0 PIT S. Blass G. Perry Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
t3 1 -2- R -12% 35% 0-0 PIT D. Cash G. Perry Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
t3 1 -2- R -9% 26% 1-0 PIT R. Hebner G. Perry Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Cash Scores/unER
t3 1 1-- O 2% 28% 2-0 PIT R. Clemente G. Perry Strikeout Looking
t3 2 1-- -1% 27% 2-0 PIT W. Stargell G. Perry Hit By Pitch; Hebner to 2B
t3 2 12- O 3% 30% 2-0 PIT A. Oliver G. Perry Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 5% 34% 0-2 SFG C. Speier S. Blass Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O -2% 32% 0-2 SFG G. Perry S. Blass Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 2B
b3 1 -2- R 12% 44% 0-2 SFG K. Henderson S. Blass Double; Speier Scores
b3 1 -2- O -4% 40% 1-2 SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass Strikeout Looking
b3 2 -2- 1% 41% 1-2 SFG W. Mays S. Blass Walk
b3 2 12- O -5% 36% 1-2 SFG W. McCovey S. Blass Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 2% 38% 2-1 PIT B. Robertson G. Perry Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- -4% 34% 2-1 PIT M. Sanguillen G. Perry Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen to 2B
t4 1 -2- O 3% 37% 2-1 PIT J. Hernandez G. Perry Flyball: RF; Sanguillen to 3B
t4 2 --3 O 4% 41% 2-1 PIT S. Blass G. Perry Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -3% 38% 1-2 SFG D. Kingman S. Blass Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -2% 36% 1-2 SFG D. Dietz S. Blass Popfly: SS
b4 2 --- O -1% 34% 1-2 SFG A. Gallagher S. Blass Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O 2% 37% 2-1 PIT D. Cash G. Perry Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 1% 38% 2-1 PIT R. Hebner G. Perry Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 1% 39% 2-1 PIT R. Clemente G. Perry Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- 6% 45% 1-2 SFG C. Speier S. Blass Single
b5 0 1-- O -2% 42% 1-2 SFG G. Perry S. Blass Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 2B
b5 1 -2- O -5% 38% 1-2 SFG K. Henderson S. Blass Groundout: 2B-P; Speier to 3B
b5 2 --3 RR 31% 69% 1-2 SFG T. Fuentes S. Blass Home Run; Speier Scores
b5 2 --- 1% 70% 3-2 SFG W. Mays S. Blass Walk
b5 2 1-- RR 19% 89% 3-2 SFG W. McCovey S. Blass Home Run; Mays Scores
b5 2 --- O -0% 88% 5-2 SFG D. Kingman S. Blass Flyball: LF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
Hal Lanier replaces Al Gallagher playing 3B batting 7th; Hal Lanier replaces Al Gallagher playing 3B batting 7th; Bobby Bonds replaces Dave Kingman playing RF batting 5th; Bobby Bonds replaces Dave Kingman playing RF batting 5th
t6 0 --- O 2% 91% 2-5 PIT W. Stargell G. Perry Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 1% 92% 2-5 PIT A. Oliver G. Perry Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- -1% 91% 2-5 PIT B. Robertson G. Perry Single
t6 2 1-- -2% 89% 2-5 PIT M. Sanguillen G. Perry Single; Robertson to 2B
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez (SS) batting 8th; Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez (SS) batting 8th
t6 2 12- O 4% 93% 2-5 PIT V. Davalillo G. Perry Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
Bob Moose replaces Vic Davalillo (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Bob Moose replaces Vic Davalillo (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Gene Alley replaces Steve Blass (P) playing SS batting 9th; Gene Alley replaces Steve Blass (P) playing SS batting 9th
b6 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-2 SFG D. Dietz B. Moose Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-2 SFG H. Lanier B. Moose Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O -0% 91% 5-2 SFG C. Speier B. Moose Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- -4% 87% 2-5 PIT G. Alley G. Perry Single
t7 0 1-- -7% 80% 2-5 PIT D. Cash G. Perry Single; Alley to 2B
t7 0 12- O 6% 87% 2-5 PIT R. Hebner G. Perry Popfly: SS
t7 1 12- -8% 79% 2-5 PIT R. Clemente G. Perry Walk; Alley to 3B; Cash to 2B
t7 1 123 O 8% 87% 2-5 PIT W. Stargell G. Perry Foul Popfly: 3B
t7 2 123 RR -16% 71% 2-5 PIT A. Oliver G. Perry Single; Alley Scores; Cash Scores; Clemente to 3B
t7 2 1-3 O 10% 81% 4-5 PIT B. Robertson G. Perry Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
b7 0 --- O -2% 79% 5-4 SFG G. Perry B. Moose Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O -1% 78% 5-4 SFG K. Henderson B. Moose Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O -1% 77% 5-4 SFG T. Fuentes B. Moose Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 5% 82% 4-5 PIT M. Sanguillen G. Perry Groundout: SS-1B
Milt May pinch hits for Bob Moose (P) batting 8th; Milt May pinch hits for Bob Moose (P) batting 8th
t8 1 --- O 4% 86% 4-5 PIT M. May G. Perry Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- O 2% 88% 4-5 PIT G. Alley G. Perry Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
Dave Giusti replaces Milt May (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Dave Giusti replaces Milt May (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 0 --- 4% 91% 5-4 SFG W. Mays D. Giusti Double to RF
b8 0 -2- 1% 92% 5-4 SFG W. McCovey D. Giusti Intentional Walk
b8 0 12- O -2% 90% 5-4 SFG B. Bonds D. Giusti Strikeout
b8 1 12- OO -4% 85% 5-4 SFG D. Dietz D. Giusti Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Giants' Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 4-5 PIT D. Cash G. Perry Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- -8% 84% 4-5 PIT R. Hebner G. Perry Single
t9 1 1-- O 9% 93% 4-5 PIT R. Clemente G. Perry Flyball: RF
t9 2 1-- O 7% 100% 4-5 PIT W. Stargell G. Perry Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.

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