October 2, 1971 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Candlestick Park Box Score and Play by Play

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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

Danny Murtaugh

                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: G Perry (1-0), L: S Blass (0-1)

Giants

Charlie Fox

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .400 1.000    0    3   2   2B
R Hebner 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    3   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    1   0   HBP
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .250  .500    0    3   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0   10   0   
J Hernandez SS                2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    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   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Blass P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   SH
  G Alley SS                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
Totals                       37   4   9   3    1   5                    24   5

BATTING

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); D Cash (1).

2-out RBI: A Oliver 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Alley-D Cash-B Robertson.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Henderson LF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    0    2   0   2B
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .250 1.250    0    2   3   HR
W Mays CF                     2   1   1   0    2   1  .500 1.750    0    0   0   2B
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .333 1.833    0   12   0   HR,IW
D Kingman RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  B Bonds RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Dietz C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   1   GDP
A Gallagher 3B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  H Lanier 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
C Speier SS                   3   2   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    1   5   
G Perry P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   2·SH
Totals                       28   5   7   5    3  10                    27  12

BATTING

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

E: C Speier (1); W McCovey (1).

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
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· 8· 1· 9     59    -     1.46   0.17
Totals                         9     9   4   3    1   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Giusti (1; W McCovey).

HBP: G Perry (1; W Stargell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 40,977.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Cash               2B    1. K Henderson          LF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. A Oliver             CF    5. D Kingman            RF 
6. B Robertson          1B    6. D Dietz              C  
7. M Sanguillen         C     7. A Gallagher          3B 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. C Speier             SS 
9. S Blass              P     9. G Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-1  --3      32%  69% T Fuentes       S Blass         Home Run; Speier Scores
   b 5   2  2-3  1--      19%  89% W McCovey       S Blass         Home Run; Mays Scores
   t 7   2  5-2  123     -16%  71% A Oliver        G Perry         Single; Alley Scores; Cash Scores; Clemente to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-     -12%  35% D Cash          G Perry         Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
   b 3   1  2-0  -2-      12%  44% K Henderson     S Blass         Double; Speier Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Hebner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  K Henderson     Single
   O      1--      55%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  W Mays          Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Oliver        Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Robertson     Single
   O      1--      55%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Dietz         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Gallagher     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  J Hernandez     Single
   O      1--      48%  S Blass         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
   R      -2-      35%  D Cash          Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
   R      -2-      26%  R Hebner        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Cash Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--      28%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
          1--      27%  W Stargell      Hit By Pitch; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-      30%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
          ---      34%  C Speier        Single to LF
   O      1--      32%  G Perry         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 2B
   R      -2-      44%  K Henderson     Double; Speier Scores
   O      -2-      40%  T Fuentes       Strikeout Looking
          -2-      41%  W Mays          Walk
   O      12-      36%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      34%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sanguillen to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF; Sanguillen to 3B
   O      --3      41%  S Blass         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Blass facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      38%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  D Dietz         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      34%  A Gallagher     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  R Clemente      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Blass facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  C Speier        Single
   O      1--      42%  G Perry         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  K Henderson     Groundout: 2B-P; Speier to 3B
   RR     --3      69%  T Fuentes       Home Run; Speier Scores
          ---      70%  W Mays          Walk
   RR     1--      89%  W McCovey       Home Run; Mays Scores
   O      ---      89%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
                  Hal Lanier replaces Al Gallagher playing 3B batting 7th; Bobby Bonds replaces Dave Kingman playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  A Oliver        Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  B Robertson     Single
          1--      89%  M Sanguillen    Single; Robertson to 2B
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      12-      93%  V Davalillo     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, Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Moose replaces Vic Davalillo pitching and batting 8th; Gene Alley replaces Steve Blass playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  D Dietz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  H Lanier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  C Speier        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
          ---      87%  G Alley         Single
          1--      80%  D Cash          Single; Alley to 2B
   O      12-      87%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
          12-      79%  R Clemente      Walk; Alley to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123      87%  W Stargell      Foul Popfly: 3B
   RR     123      71%  A Oliver        Single; Alley Scores; Cash Scores; Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  G Perry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  K Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  T Fuentes       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Bob Moose batting 8th
   O      ---      86%  M May           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  G Alley         Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Giusti replaces Milt May pitching and batting 8th
          ---      92%  W Mays          Double to RF
          -2-      92%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      90%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   OO     12-      86%  D Dietz         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, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  R Hebner        Single
   O      1--      93%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN197110020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation