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Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 5, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 5, 1973 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 31,157 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: John Kibler 3B: Frank Pulli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Dave Parker | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Terry Harmon | Shortstop |
| Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 5, 1973
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Twitchell covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Twitchell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Ellis
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Ellis
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Twitchell
Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanguillen vs. Twitchell
There's a wild pitch. Stargell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Twitchell
Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Twitchell
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Twitchell
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Ellis
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ellis
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ellis
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Twitchell
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Twitchell covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ellis
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Ellis
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twitchell vs. Ellis
Twitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Twitchell
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Twitchell
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Twitchell
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Ellis
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Ellis
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Ellis
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Twitchell
Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Twitchell
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Twitchell
Ellis hits a popup towards short. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ellis
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ellis
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Ellis
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker bunts towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Twitchell
Oliver is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell takes first base on ball four. Stennett moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zisk vs. Twitchell
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanguillen vs. Twitchell
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Ellis
Harmon hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twitchell vs. Ellis
Twitchell hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Ellis
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Twitchell
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Twitchell
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Twitchell
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Ellis
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Ellis
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Twitchell
Stennett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Twitchell
Parker is hit by the pitch. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Twitchell
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Twitchell
Stargell is walked intentionally. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zisk vs. Twitchell
Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Stennett scores. Parker scores. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanguillen vs. Twitchell
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. Twitchell
Hebner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxvill vs. Twitchell
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ellis
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Ellis
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching.
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogodzinski vs. Giusti
Mike Rogodzinski pinch hits for Terry Harmon.
Rogodzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutton vs. Giusti
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Hutton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Hutton reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Unser vs. Giusti
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Brandon
Tom Hutton now playing first base. Willie Montanez now playing right field. Bill Robinson now playing third base. Mike Schmidt now playing shortst
Giusti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Brandon
Stennett bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Giusti moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Brandon
The ball gets by Boone for a passed ball. Giusti moves to third. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Brandon
Parker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Wallace
Mike Wallace now pitching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giusti tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Wallace
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Wallace
Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Giusti
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Giusti
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Giusti
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1973 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Stennett R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Unser D, cf 4 0 0 0
Parker D, cf 2 1 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Oliver A, 1b 3 0 0 1 Montanez W, 1b-rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell W, lf 3 1 1 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 5 0 3 2 Robinson B, rf-3b 3 1 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 0 2 0
Hebner R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0 Harmon T, ss 2 0 0 0
Ellis D, p 3 0 0 0 Rogodzinski M, ph 1 0 0 0
Giusti D, p 1 1 1 0 Brandon B, p 0 0 0 0
Wallace M, p 0 0 0 0
Twitchell W, p 2 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph-1b 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 6 3 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 010 000 021 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 000 010 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W)* 7.0 4 1 1 1 5
Giusti D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell W (L) 8.0 5 3 3 5 5
Brandon B+ 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Wallace M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Zisk R 2, Hutton T
SH -- Parker D, Stennett R
SF -- Oliver A
HBP -- by Twitchell W (Oliver A), by Twitchell W (Parker D)
WP -- Twitchell W
PB -- Boone B
T -- 2:24
A -- 31157
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