October 3, 1971 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Candlestick Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1971 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
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: 42,562

Sunday, October 3, 1971
Time of Game: 3:23

Pirates

Danny Murtaugh

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   2  1  0   4  0  1    9 15  0
Giants          1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    4  9  0

W: D Ellis (1-0), L: J Cumberland (0-1), S: D Giusti (1)

Giants

Charlie Fox

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .500 1.200    0    3   3   2B,CS
G Clines CF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.666    0    1   0   HR
  A Oliver PH-CF              1   1   1   0    1   0  .400  .900    0    0   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   3   1    0   1  .333  .733    0    3   0   
W Stargell LF                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .100    0    1   0   
B Robertson 1B                5   4   4   5    0   1  .667 2.445    0    9   1   3·HR,2B
M Sanguillen C                5   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .666    0    5   0   SB
J Pagan 3B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  R Hebner PH-3B              3   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .347    0    1   1   HBP
J Hernandez SS                4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   2   
D Ellis P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41   9  15   9    1  13                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Cash (2, off D Carrithers); B Robertson (1, off J Cumberland).

HR: G Clines (1, off J Barr; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Robertson 3 (3, off S Hamilton, off R Bryant, off J Cumberland; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: R Hebner (1, by R Bryant).

TB: B Robertson 14; D Cash 4; G Clines 4; R Clemente 3; M Sanguillen 2; A Oliver; J Hernandez.

RBI: B Robertson 5 (5); M Sanguillen (1); J Hernandez (1); R Clemente (1); G Clines (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hernandez-D Cash-B Robertson.

PB: M Sanguillen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Sanguillen (1, 2nd base off J Barr/D Dietz).

CS: D Cash (1, 2nd base by J Cumberland/D Dietz).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Henderson LF                3   0   1   1    2   0  .429 1.127    0    0   0   SB
T Fuentes 2B                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .333 1.111    0    4   0   2B
W Mays CF                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .429 1.699    0    2   0   HR,2B
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .333 1.389    0    4   0   IW
  J Rosario PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Kingman RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393    0    2   0   
D Dietz C                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .111    0   14   1   
A Gallagher 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   HBP
C Speier SS                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .667 1.547    0    1   5   2B
J Cumberland P                0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
  J Barr P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Duffy PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Carrithers P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Bryant P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hart PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  S Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    7   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: C Speier (1, off D Ellis); W Mays (2, off D Ellis); T Fuentes (1, off B Miller).

HR: W Mays (1, off B Miller; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SH: J Cumberland (1, off D Ellis).

IBB: W McCovey (2, by D Ellis).

HBP: A Gallagher (1, by D Ellis).

TB: W Mays 6; C Speier 3; T Fuentes 3; W McCovey; D Kingman; K Henderson.

GIDP: J Hart (1).

RBI: W Mays 3 (3); K Henderson (2).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Dietz-T Fuentes.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Henderson (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

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
D Ellis, W (1-0)               5     6   2   2    4   1   0   3.60   26     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 6     44    -     1.16  -0.14
B Miller, H (1)                3     3   2   2    3   3   1   6.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          2-0    1.19   0.22
D Giusti, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    7   4   1          43     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 8          3-0

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
J Cumberland, L (0-1)          3     7   3   3    0   4   1   9.00   15     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 7     37    -     1.10  -0.16
J Barr                         1     3   1   1    0   2   1   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.19  -0.19
D McMahon                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.74   0.09
D Carrithers                   0     3   3   3    0   0   0    inf    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.76  -0.10
R Bryant                       2     1   1   1    1   2   1   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          2-2    0.20  -0.04
S Hamilton                     1     1   1   1    0   3   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   9    1  13   4          43     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1·14          4-3

D Ellis faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
B Miller faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
J Cumberland faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
J Barr faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
D Carrithers faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Ellis (1; W McCovey).

HBP: D Ellis (1; A Gallagher); R Bryant (1; R Hebner).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 42,562.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-1  ---      14%  50% B Robertson     J Cumberland    Home Run
   t 5   0  2-3  ---      12%  78% G Clines        J Barr          Home Run
   b 6   1  4-2  123      12%  72% T Fuentes       B Miller        Strikeout
   b 6   2  4-2  123      12%  84% W Mays          B Miller        Flyball: RF
   t 4   1  2-2  -2-      12%  64% J Hernandez     J Barr          Single; Sanguillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cumberland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Cash          Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  G Clines        Double Play: Strikeout, Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Single
   O      1--      45%  W Stargell      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  K Henderson     Popfly: 3B
          ---      45%  T Fuentes       Single
          1--      40%  W Mays          Passed Ball; Fuentes to 3B
   R      --3      33%  " "             Double; Fuentes Scores
          -2-      31%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
          12-      26%  D Kingman       Single; Mays to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   O      123      32%  D Dietz         Strikeout
   O      123      38%  A Gallagher     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Cumberland facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  B Robertson     Double
   R      -2-      54%  M Sanguillen    Single; Robertson Scores
   O      1--      50%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  D Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
          ---      38%  C Speier        Double
   O      -2-      40%  J Cumberland    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 3B
   R      --3      33%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Speier Scores
   O      1--      35%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
          1--      34%  W Mays          Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, John Cumberland facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Cash          Single
   O      1--      38%  G Clines        Lineout: RF
   O      1--      34%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      32%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      29%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      32%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      34%  D Dietz         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      36%  A Gallagher     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, John Cumberland facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      50%  B Robertson     Home Run
          ---      54%  M Sanguillen    Single
                  Jim Barr replaces John Cumberland pitching and batting 9th; Richie Hebner pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 7th
          1--      58%  R Hebner        Sanguillen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      64%  J Hernandez     Single; Sanguillen Scores
   O      1--      62%  D Ellis         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      59%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
                  Richie Hebner moves to 3B
   O      ---      62%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Barr          Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  K Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      66%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Barr facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      78%  G Clines        Home Run
          ---      80%  R Clemente      Single
                  Don McMahon replaces Jim Barr pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      78%  W Stargell      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      76%  B Robertson     Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  W Mays          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      79%  W McCovey       Popfly: SS
          ---      78%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--      81%  D Dietz         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don McMahon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  J Hernandez     Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---      78%  D Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  A Gallagher     Hit By Pitch
          1--      62%  C Speier        Single; Gallagher to 2B
                  Bob Miller replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th; Frank Duffy pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   O      12-      71%  F Duffy         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          12-      61%  K Henderson     Walk; Gallagher to 3B; Speier to 2B
   O      123      72%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
   O      123      84%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Carrithers facing 1-2-3
                  Don Carrithers replaces Frank Duffy pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  D Cash          Double
                  Al Oliver pinch hits for Gene Clines batting 2nd
          -2-      92%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Cash to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  R Clemente      Single; Cash Scores; Oliver to 2B
                  Ron Bryant replaces Don Carrithers pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   RRR    12-      99%  B Robertson     Home Run; Oliver Scores; Clemente Scores
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  R Hebner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      99%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-8, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
                  Al Oliver moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Dietz         Walk
   O      1--      99%  A Gallagher     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Ron Bryant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  B Miller        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  D Cash          Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-8, Bob Miller facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  C Speier        Walk
                  Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Ron Bryant batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  J Hart          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Steve Hamilton facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Hamilton replaces Jim Ray Hart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  B Robertson     Home Run
   O      ---     100%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Hebner        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-9, Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  T Fuentes       Double
   RR     -2-      99%  W Mays          Home Run; Fuentes Scores
          ---      99%  W McCovey       Single
                  Dave Giusti replaces Bob Miller pitching and batting 9th; Jimmy Rosario pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   O      1--      99%  D Kingman       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      1--     100%  D Dietz         Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--     100%  A Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Giants 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN197110030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation