August 8, 1969 Seattle Pilots at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 10,737

Friday, August 8, 1969
Time of Game: 2:43

Pilots

45-64

Lost 2

3rd, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pilots          0  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    3  9  2
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  4   6  0  X   10  9  0

W: J Coleman (9-8), L: G Brunet (6-9), S: D Baldwin (4)

Senators

58-56

Won 2

4th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Pilots               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .239  .683    0    0   2   CS
S Hovley RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .805    0    1   0   
W Comer CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .729    0    2   1   
T Davis LF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .249  .631    0    3   0   2B
D Mincher 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .236  .811    0    7   1   HR,IW
J McNertney C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .710    0    5   0   
J Donaldson 2B                2   1   1   0    1   0  .220  .586    0    3   2   
  G Goossen PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .988    0    0   0   
  G Lund 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .612         1   1   
R Oyler SS                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .537         0   0   
  R Clark SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .496    0    2   2   
G Brunet P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .065  .244    0    0   1   
  S Barber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .857         0   0   
  M Ranew PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .650    0    0   0   
  M Pattin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .362         0   0   
  J O'Donoghue P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Bouton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Simpson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .685    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    4   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: T Davis (26, off J Coleman).

HR: D Mincher (19, off J Coleman; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: D Mincher (12, by J Coleman).

TB: D Mincher 5; T Harper 3; T Davis 2; J Donaldson; J McNertney; S Hovley.

RBI: T Davis (65); D Mincher (54); T Harper (25).

2-out RBI: T Davis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Comer-D Mincher.

E: S Hovley (2); G Lund (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Harper (9, 2nd base by J Coleman/P Casanova).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .678    0    1   2   2B,SH
H Allen RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .280  .664    0    3   1   
F Howard 1B                   3   2   0   0    2   0  .301  .999    0    9   0   2·IW
K McMullen 3B                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .262  .748    0    2   1   
B Alyea LF                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .266  .816    0    2   0   SF
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   1   0   1    1   0  .125  .347    0    0   0   
  D Baldwin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Unser CF                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .270  .678    0    2   0   
T Cullen 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .511    0    0   3   
  B Allen PH-2B               2   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .758    0    0   0   2B
P Casanova C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .538    0    7   1   
J Coleman P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .131  .320    0    0   0   
  Z Versalles PH              0   1   0   0    1   0  .216  .571    0    0   0   
  E Stroud LF                 1   1   1   1    1   0  .230  .653    0    1   0   
Totals                       30  10   9   8    7   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: E Brinkman (16, off G Brunet); B Allen (11, off M Pattin).

SF: B Alyea (4, off S Barber).

SH: E Brinkman (5, off M Pattin).

IBB: F Howard 2 (14, by G Brunet, by M Pattin).

TB: H Allen 3; B Allen 2; D Unser 2; E Brinkman 2; E Stroud; P Casanova.

RBI: D Unser 2 (40); E Brinkman (31); P Casanova (29); E Stroud (12); H Allen (17); D Knowles (1); B Alyea (37).

2-out RBI: D Unser 2; D Knowles.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Allen-F Howard.

BASERUNNING

PO: H Allen (1st base by G Brunet).

PITCHING

Seattle Pilots                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Brunet, L (6-9)              5.1   5   4   4    3   4   0   4.10   22     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 1· 5     43    -     1.12  -0.22
S Barber                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.70    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          3-2    1.83  -0.13
M Pattin                       0.2   3   6   6    3   0   0   5.35    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.56  -0.17
J O'Donoghue                   0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-3    0.16  -0.02
J Bouton                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.26    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9  10  10    7   4   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 9          6-5

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Coleman, W (9-8)             6     7   2   2    1   4   1   3.32   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 7     53    -     0.94  -0.00
D Higgins, H (1)               0.1   1   1   1    2   1   0   3.84    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.16  -0.20
D Knowles, H (1)               1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.47    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          2-0    1.10   0.17
D Baldwin, S (4)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.83    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Barber (4); J O'Donoghue (3).

IBB: J Coleman (4; D Mincher); G Brunet (5; F Howard); M Pattin (4; F Howard).

PO: G Brunet (1; H Allen, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Emmett Ashford.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 10,737.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Pilots                Washington Senators                  
1. T Harper             3B    1. E Brinkman           SS 
2. S Hovley             RF    2. H Allen              RF 
3. W Comer              CF    3. F Howard             1B 
4. T Davis              LF    4. K McMullen           3B 
5. D Mincher            1B    5. B Alyea              LF 
6. J McNertney          C     6. D Unser              CF 
7. J Donaldson          2B    7. T Cullen             2B 
8. R Oyler              SS    8. P Casanova           C  
9. G Brunet             P     9. J Coleman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  -2-      20%  60% H Allen         G Brunet        Single to LF; Brinkman Scores; Allen to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 6   1  2-0  1--      17%  41% E Brinkman      G Brunet        Double to LF; Versalles Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  ---     -16%  34% D Mincher       J Coleman       Home Run
   t 7   1  4-2  12-     -14%  64% T Harper        D Higgins       Single to LF; Donaldson Scores; Ranew to 2B
   t 6   2  0-1  -2-     -13%  20% T Davis         J Coleman       Double to RF; Harper Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  S Hovley        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  W Comer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  H Allen         Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  F Howard        Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Mincher       Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  J McNertney     Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  J Donaldson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Clark replaces Ray Oyler playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      53%  K McMullen      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  B Alyea         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Unser         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  R Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Brunet        Strikeout
          ---      53%  T Harper        Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  S Hovley        Harper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  T Cullen        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  P Casanova      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  J Coleman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  S Hovley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  W Comer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      56%  H Allen         Single to 1B
   O      1--      51%  F Howard        Allen Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B-1B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      34%  D Mincher       Home Run
   O      ---      36%  J McNertney     Flyball: LF
          ---      34%  J Donaldson     Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  R Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      39%  G Brunet        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  K McMullen      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      33%  B Alyea         Strikeout
          ---      35%  D Unser         Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  T Cullen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  T Harper        Single to CF
          1--      23%  S Hovley        Single to LF; Harper to 2B
   OO     12-      33%  W Comer         Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   R      -2-      20%  T Davis         Double to RF; Harper Scores
          -2-      20%  D Mincher       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      23%  J McNertney     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pilots 2, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, George Brunet facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  P Casanova      Flyball: LF
                  Zoilo Versalles pinch hits for Joe Coleman batting 9th
          ---      23%  Z Versalles     Walk
   R      1--      41%  E Brinkman      Double to LF; Versalles Scores
   R      -2-      60%  H Allen         Single to LF; Brinkman Scores; Allen to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      63%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
          12-      71%  K McMullen      Walk; Allen to 3B; Howard to 2B
                  Steve Barber replaces George Brunet pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      84%  B Alyea         Wild Pitch; Allen Scores; Howard to 3B; McMullen to 2B
   RO     -23      86%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores
   O      -2-      84%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 2, Senators 4.

Top of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Higgins facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Brant Alyea pitching and batting 5th; Ed Stroud replaces Zoilo Versalles playing LF batting 9th
          ---      78%  J Donaldson     Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Clark         Strikeout
                  Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Steve Barber batting 9th
          1--      77%  M Ranew         Walk; Donaldson to 2B
   R      12-      64%  T Harper        Single to LF; Donaldson Scores; Ranew to 2B
                  Darold Knowles replaces Dennis Higgins pitching and batting 5th
   O      12-      72%  S Hovley        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      81%  W Comer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pilots 3, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-3, Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
                  Marty Pattin replaces Merritt Ranew pitching and batting 9th; Bernie Allen pinch hits for Tim Cullen batting 7th
          ---      89%  B Allen         Double to RF; Allen to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3      92%  P Casanova      Single to RF; Allen Scores
   R      1--      96%  E Stroud        Single to RF; Casanova Scores
   O      1--      96%  E Brinkman      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Stroud to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  H Allen         Popfly: SS
          -2-      95%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
          12-      96%  K McMullen      Walk; Stroud to 3B; Howard to 2B
   R      123      98%  D Knowles       Walk; Stroud Scores; Howard to 3B; McMullen to 2B
                  John O'Donoghue replaces Marty Pattin pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123     100%  D Unser         Single to RF; Howard Scores; McMullen Scores; Knowles to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  B Allen         Wild Pitch; Knowles Scores; Unser to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pilots 3, Senators 10.

Top of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Behind 3-10, Darold Knowles facing 4-5-6
                  Bernie Allen moves to 2B
          ---     100%  T Davis         Walk
          1--      99%  D Mincher       Single to CF; Davis to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J McNertney     Strikeout
                  Greg Goossen pinch hits for John Donaldson batting 7th
   O      12-     100%  G Goossen       Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  R Clark         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pilots 3, Senators 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 10-3, Jim Bouton facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Bouton replaces John O'Donoghue pitching and batting 9th; Gordy Lund replaces Greg Goossen playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  P Casanova      Popfly: 1B
          ---     100%  E Stroud        Walk
          1--     100%  E Brinkman      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stroud to 2B
   O      12-     100%  H Allen         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stroud to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pilots 3, Senators 10.

Top of the 9th, Pilots Batting, Behind 3-10, Dave Baldwin facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Baldwin replaces Darold Knowles pitching and batting 5th; Dick Simpson pinch hits for Jim Bouton batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Simpson       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  S Hovley        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 3, Senators 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2196908080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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