May 20, 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 1,759

Tuesday, May 20, 1975, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Pirates

17-15

Lost 2

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  1  0   2  0  0    4  9  1
Giants          1  0  5   0  0  3   3  0  X   12 16  1

W: E Halicki (1-0), L: D Ellis (2-3)

Giants

18-19

Won 3

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .169  .431    0    1   3   
  R Zisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .656    0    0   0   
R Hebner 3B                   2   0   1   2    0   1  .275  .730    0    0   1   HBP,SF
A Oliver CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .674    0    3   0   GDP
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .764    0    5   0   2B
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .899    0    0   0   
B Robinson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .280  .748    0    4   0   
R Stennett 2B                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .252  .666    0    3   1   HR,3B
D Dyer C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .154  .522    0    8   1   
D Ellis P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   SH
  S McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   1   1    0   0  .133  .396    0    0   0   
  B Moose P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Howe PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .179  .472    0    0   0   2B
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .555    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    1  10                    24   7

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (4, off E Halicki); A Howe (1, off E Halicki).

3B: R Stennett (1, off E Halicki).

HR: R Stennett (2, off E Halicki; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: R Hebner (1, off G Lavelle).

SH: D Ellis (2, off E Halicki).

HBP: R Hebner (6, by E Halicki).

TB: R Stennett 7; A Howe 2; F Taveras 2; W Stargell 2; D Dyer; R Hebner; E Kirkpatrick.

GIDP: A Oliver (6).

RBI: R Hebner 2 (10); E Kirkpatrick (2); R Stennett (14).

2-out RBI: R Hebner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Stennett-F Taveras-W Stargell.

E: R Stennett (4).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .340  .811    0    1   0   HR
D Thomas 2B                   3   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .678    0    1   1   2·SB
  B Miller 2B                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .346  .793    0    0   2   3B
B Murcer RF                   2   2   2   1    3   0  .279  .827    0    1   0   2B,SB
  G Thomasson PR-RF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .477         2   0   
G Matthews LF                 4   2   3   2    1   1  .299  .900    0    0   0   2B
W Montanez 1B                 4   2   1   3    1   1  .262  .743    0    6   1   HR,IW
C Speier SS                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .740    0    2   1   
E Goodson 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .214  .577    0    4   1   2B,GDP
D Rader C                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .286  .686    0   10   0   2B
E Halicki P                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333    0    0   1   
  G Lavelle P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  C Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
Totals                       39  12  16  11    6   9                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (10, off D Ellis); E Goodson (6, off R Hernandez); B Murcer (8, off D Ellis); D Rader (5, off S McDowell).

3B: B Miller (1, off R Hernandez).

HR: W Montanez (4, off B Moose; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); V Joshua (1, off D Ellis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

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

TB: W Montanez 4; G Matthews 4; V Joshua 4; D Rader 4; B Miller 3; B Murcer 3; E Goodson 3; D Thomas 2; C Speier.

GIDP: E Goodson (3).

RBI: W Montanez 3 (23); D Rader 2 (6); G Matthews 2 (22); V Joshua (12); E Goodson (7); B Murcer (18); B Miller (3).

2-out RBI: W Montanez 3; E Goodson; D Rader; B Miller; G Matthews.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Miller-C Speier-W Montanez.

E: E Goodson (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thomas 2 (7, Home off D Ellis/D Dyer, 2nd base off D Ellis/D Dyer); B Murcer (3, 2nd base off D Ellis/D Dyer).

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, L (2-3)               2.2   8   6   6    1   3   1   4.88   16     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 8     20    -     0.94  -0.37
S McDowell                     1.1   2   0   0    2   2   0   1.89    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 2          2-1    0.39  -0.02
B Moose                        2     1   3   3    2   1   1   4.96    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.18  -0.03
R Hernandez                    2     5   3   3    1   3   0   5.87   12     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 5          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    16  12  12    6   9   2          45     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 3·16          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
E Halicki, W (1-0)             6.1   9   4   4    0   8   1   5.68   28     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 9     47    -     0.83   0.06
G Lavelle                      1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.67    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.18   0.02
C Williams                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.33    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1  10   1          37     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 9          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Ellis (6; W Montanez).

HBP: E Halicki (1; R Hebner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 1,759.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. F Taveras            SS    1. V Joshua             CF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. D Thomas             2B 
3. A Oliver             CF    3. B Murcer             RF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. G Matthews           LF 
5. D Parker             RF    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. B Robinson           LF    6. C Speier             SS 
7. R Stennett           2B    7. E Goodson            3B 
8. D Dyer               C     8. D Rader              C  
9. D Ellis              P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-1  ---      12%  65% V Joshua        D Ellis         Home Run
   t 5   1  6-2  123      12%  94% A Oliver        E Halicki       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  1-0  --3     -10%  53% R Hebner        E Halicki       Single to 3B; Dyer Scores
   b 3   1  1-2  -2-       9%  79% B Murcer        D Ellis         Double to CF; Thomas Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       8%  69% G Matthews      D Ellis         Murcer Steals 2B; Thomas Steals Hm; Murcer to 3B/Adv on E4

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Taveras out at 2B/1B-SS
   O      ---      54%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  D Thomas        Single to CF
          1--      61%  B Murcer        Single to RF; Thomas to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  G Matthews      Murcer Steals 2B; Thomas Steals Hm; Murcer to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      64%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      61%  W Montanez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  W Stargell      Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      59%  D Parker        Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      63%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  C Speier        Single to LF
   OO     1--      63%  E Goodson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  D Dyer          Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  D Ellis         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Dyer to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dyer to 3B
   R      --3      53%  R Hebner        Single to 3B; Dyer Scores
   O      1--      55%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  E Halicki       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      65%  V Joshua        Home Run
          ---      68%  D Thomas        Single to 3B
          1--      69%  B Murcer        Thomas Steals 2B
   R      -2-      79%  " "             Double to CF; Thomas Scores
   R      -2-      86%  G Matthews      Double to LF; Murcer Scores
          -2-      87%  W Montanez      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      85%  C Speier        Flyball: LF
   R      12-      90%  E Goodson       Single to CF; Matthews Scores; Montanez to 2B
                  Sam McDowell replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      94%  D Rader         Ground-rule Double; Montanez Scores; Goodson to 3B
          -23      94%  E Halicki       Walk
   O      123      93%  V Joshua        Strikeout
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  D Thomas        Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      96%  G Matthews      Single to RF; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-      95%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      94%  C Speier        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Miller replaces Derrel Thomas playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      91%  R Stennett      Triple to CF
   O      --3      93%  D Dyer          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Sam McDowell batting 9th
   R      --3      90%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to RF; Stennett Scores
          1--      87%  F Taveras       Single to LF; Kirkpatrick to 2B
          12-      82%  R Hebner        Hit By Pitch; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Taveras to 2B
   OO     123      94%  A Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Moose replaces Ed Kirkpatrick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  E Goodson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  E Halicki       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  B Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      95%  G Matthews      Walk; Murcer to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  W Montanez      Home Run (LF-CF); Murcer Scores; Matthews Scores
   O      ---      99%  C Speier        Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 9.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      99%  R Stennett      Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
   O      ---      99%  D Dyer          Flyball: CF
                  Art Howe pinch hits for Bob Moose batting 9th
          ---      98%  A Howe          Double to LF
          -2-      97%  F Taveras       Single to 3B; Howe to 3B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      98%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Howe Scores
   O      1--      99%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Art Howe pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  E Goodson       Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  D Rader         Single to CF; Goodson Scores
   O      1--      99%  G Lavelle       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  V Joshua        Strikeout
   R      1--     100%  B Miller        Triple to CF; Rader Scores
          --3     100%  B Murcer        Walk
                  Gary Thomasson pinch runs for Bobby Murcer batting 3rd
   R      1-3     100%  G Matthews      Single to 2B; Miller Scores; Thomasson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Montanez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 12.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-12, Gary Lavelle facing 4-5-6
                  Gary Thomasson moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  D Parker        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 12-4, Ramon Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  E Goodson       Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  D Rader         Single to RF
                  Jake Brown pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 12.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-12, Charlie Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Charlie Williams replaces Jake Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Stennett      Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  B Robertson     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Richie Zisk pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  R Zisk          Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation