Sunday, May 3, 1970

Pittsburgh 43-40
PIT
3

Final

14
CIN
Cincinnati 49-32

Players of the Game

17.22 WPA

B. Robertson 1B

2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, HR

16.70 WPA

B. Tolan CF

4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
CIN 1 3 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 14 17 1

PIT Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
M. Alou CF 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .314 .323 .375 .698
R. Hebner 3B 4 1 2 0 · 0 0 .294 .358 .498 .856
B. Robertson 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .266 .402 .613 1.015
W. Stargell LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .274 .334 .515 .849
R. Clemente RF 4 0 1 0 · 0 1 .309 .342 .534 .876
M. Sanguillen C 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .372 .379 .511 .890
G. Alley SS 3 0 0 0 · 0 0 .257 .300 .425 .725
a- J. Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
B. Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 · 0 0 .235 .271 .353 .624
S. Blass P 1 0 0 0 · 1 0 .057 .081 .086 .167
D. Ribant P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Cash SS 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .249 .311 .328 .639
O. Pena P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 2 3

a - J. Pagan pinch hit for G. Alley in the 9th

2B: R. Hebner (8th off J. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs)

HR: B. Robertson (1st off J. Merritt, 1 on, 1 out); W. Stargell (6th off J. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: B. Robertson 5, W. Stargell 4, R. Hebner 3, R. Clemente, B. Mazeroski

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clemente 2

GIDP: M. Alou

Team LOB: 5

Fielding

DP: 3 (Cash-Mazeroski-Robertson, Cash-Mazeroski-Robertson, Hebner-Mazeroski-Robertson)

CIN Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Tolan CF 5 2 4 2 · 0 0 .342 .387 .475 .862
P. Rose RF 4 1 2 2 · 1 0 .308 .362 .509 .871
T. Perez 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .327 .390 .577 .967
J. Bench C 4 2 2 0 · 1 0 .257 .308 .457 .765
B. Carbo LF 5 3 3 4 2 0 1 .348 .477 .598 1.075
L. May 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .268 .315 .513 .828
D. Concepcion SS 4 1 1 0 · 0 0 .293 .359 .355 .714
J. Stewart 2B 3 2 1 0 · 1 1 .283 .338 .372 .710
J. Merritt P 4 0 1 1 · 0 0 .157 .157 .157 .314
B. Belinsky P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 37 14 17 13 4 4 3

2B: B. Tolan 2 (1st off S. Blass, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th off D. Ribant, 0 on, 0 outs); P. Rose (6th off S. Blass, 2 on, 2 outs); J. Bench (8th off D. Ribant, 0 on, 2 outs)

HR: L. May (3rd off S. Blass, 0 on, 2 outs); T. Perez (6th off D. Ribant, 1 on, 2 outs); B. Carbo 2 (6th off D. Ribant, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th off D. Ribant, 1 on, 2 outs)

Total Bases: B. Carbo 9, B. Tolan 6, T. Perez 5, L. May 4, P. Rose 3, J. Bench 3, D. Concepcion, J. Stewart, J. Merritt

2-Out RBI: B. Carbo 4, P. Rose 2, T. Perez 2, L. May

GIDP: T. Perez, L. May

Team LOB: 4

Baserunning

SB: D. Concepcion (8, 2nd base, Steve Blass/M. Sanguillen)

Fielding

E: T. Perez 1 (18)

DP: 2 (Stewart-Concepcion-May, Perez-Stewart-May)

PIT Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
S. Blass L 5.2 11 8 8 3 2 1 29 115
D. Ribant 2.0 6 6 6 1 1 3 12 54
O. Pena 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 · 1 4

Game Score: S. Blass 34, D. Ribant 25, O. Pena 51

GB-FB: S. Blass 8-5, D. Ribant 4-0, O. Pena 0-1

Pitches: S. Blass 115, D. Ribant 54, O. Pena 4

CIN Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
J. Merritt W 7.1 7 3 3 2 3 2 30 138
B. Belinsky 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 · 5 20

Game Score: J. Merritt 46, B. Belinsky 55

GB-FB: J. Merritt 7-10, B. Belinsky 2-3

Pitches: J. Merritt 138, B. Belinsky 20

Park: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 13,821 Start: 2:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st PIT 2 Runs
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
71.1 mph
Launch Angle
33°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 71 MPH)

Count
3-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
95.2 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F

0-1: Ball

1-1: Ball

2-1: Called Strike

2-2: Ball

3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95 MPH), Distance : 366 ft

Bot 1st CIN 1 Run
Top 2nd PIT
Bot 2nd CIN 3 Runs
Top 3rd PIT
Bot 3rd CIN 1 Run
Count
1-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
107.2 mph
Launch Angle
34°
Pitcher
Steve Blass

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F

0-2: Ball

1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF

1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5FF

1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 107 MPH), Distance : 345 ft

Top 4th PIT
Bot 4th CIN
Top 5th PIT
Bot 5th CIN
Top 6th PIT 1 Run
Count
3-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
109.2 mph
Launch Angle
36°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: Ball

2-1: Ball

3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 109 MPH), Distance : 428 ft

Bot 6th CIN 6 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
113.1 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Dennis Ribant

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF

0-1: Ball

1-1: Called Strike

1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 113 MPH), Distance : 389 ft

Count
1-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
93.0 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Dennis Ribant

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: Foul Ball, location: 3FF

1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93 MPH), Distance : 353 ft

Top 7th PIT
Bot 7th CIN
Top 8th PIT
Bot 8th CIN 3 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
92.7 mph
Launch Angle
41°
Pitcher
Dennis Ribant

0-0: Ball

1-0: Ball

2-0: Called Strike

2-1: Called Strike

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 92 MPH), Distance : 392 ft

Top 9th PIT