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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BOS		2
11
DET
@CLE		8
7		 
(13)
PHA
@NYY		8
6
PIT
@BRO		0
1
CIN
@CHC		2
5
STL
@MLN		2
0		 
(11)
NYG
@PHI		3
2		 
(11)
Sunday, September 26, 1954,
, Ebbets Field
Attendance: 9,344, Time of Game: 1:57
Pirates
0
53-101
⇐ Lost 6
 at Dodgers
1
92-62
⇐ Won 4
W: Karl Spooner (2-0)
L: Jake Thies (3-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    1  4  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curt Roberts 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .232 .611 0.045 1.21 0.101 -0.056 0.7 0 0
Gair Allie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .199 .562 -0.023 1.50 0.077 -0.100 -0.2 1 1
Bob Skinner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 .686 -0.099 1.45 0.032 -0.131 -1.0 5 0
Frank Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .856 -0.167 1.61 0.000 -0.167 -1.1 3 0
Sid Gordon RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .843 -0.150 1.71 0.015 -0.165 -0.8 3 0
Dick Cole SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .664 -0.084 1.86 0.083 -0.167 -0.6 3 1 CS
Dick Hall LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239 .614 -0.049 1.56 0.089 -0.138 -0.0 2 0 CS
Nick Koback C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .091 -0.120 1.64 0.000 -0.120 -0.9 7 0
Jake Thies P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .030 .188 -0.099 1.26 0.000 -0.099 -0.7 0 2
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 3 12 .129 .335 -0.746 1.48 0.397 -1.143 -4.8 24 4
TB: D Hall 2; D Cole; B Skinner.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Baserunning
CS: D Hall (2, 2nd base by K Spooner/R Walker); D Cole (2, 2nd base by K Spooner/R Walker).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Gilliam 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .779 -0.051 0.94 0.034 -0.086 -0.6 4 1
Don Hoak 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .717 -0.080 0.93 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 0 3
Duke Snider CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .341 1.071 -0.097 1.26 0.000 -0.097 -0.8 3 0
Gil Hodges 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .304 .952 0.208 1.09 0.228 -0.020 1.0 3 0 HR
Sandy Amoros LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .843 -0.077 0.94 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 3 0
Walt Moryn RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .759 -0.065 0.83 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 1 0
Don Zimmer SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .513 -0.019 0.71 0.020 -0.039 0.0 0 0
Rube Walker C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .181 .614 0.026 0.62 0.053 -0.027 0.7 12 2
Karl Spooner P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .619 -0.091 0.98 0.000 -0.091 -1.2 1 0
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 1 5 .143 .422 -0.246 0.92 0.335 -0.582 -3.2 27 6
HR: G Hodges (42, off J Thies; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: G Hodges 4; J Gilliam; R Walker; D Zimmer.
RBI: G Hodges (130).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Walker-J Gilliam.
E: D Zimmer (3); D Hoak (11).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jake Thies, L (3-9) 8 4 1 1 1 5 1 3.86 29 74 0.246 0.92 3.2
Team Totals 8 4 1 1 1 5 1 1.12 29 74 0.246 1.48 3.2

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Karl Spooner, W (2-0) 9 4 0 0 3 12 0 0.00 34 88 0.746 1.48 4.8
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 12 0 0.00 34 88 0.746 0.92 4.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Engeln, 1B - Bill Stewart, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 9,344.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Curt Roberts 2B 1 Jim Gilliam 2B
2 Gair Allie 3B 2 Don Hoak 3B
3 Bob Skinner 1B 3 Duke Snider CF
4 Frank Thomas CF 4 Gil Hodges 1B
5 Sid Gordon RF 5 Sandy Amoros LF
6 Dick Cole SS 6 Walt Moryn RF
7 Dick Hall LF 7 Don Zimmer SS
8 Nick Koback C 8 Rube Walker C
9 Jake Thies P 9 Karl Spooner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R BRO G. Hodges J. Thies 22% 77% Home Run
t9 0-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO PIT D. Hall K. Spooner 18% 100% Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Cole Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t9 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT D. Cole K. Spooner -8% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT G. Allie K. Spooner -8% 37% Fielder's Choice 3B/Bunt; Roberts to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Allie to 1B
t9 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Gordon K. Spooner 8% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Roberts K. Spooner -3% 47% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Allie K. Spooner 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Skinner K. Spooner 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Thomas K. Spooner 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BRO J. Gilliam J. Thies 3% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BRO D. Hoak J. Thies -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B; Gilliam to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BRO D. Snider J. Thies -3% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Gilliam to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  BRO G. Hodges J. Thies 1% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BRO S. Amoros J. Thies -5% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Gordon K. Spooner 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Cole K. Spooner 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Hall K. Spooner 1% 55% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BRO W. Moryn J. Thies -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BRO D. Zimmer J. Thies -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO R. Walker J. Thies -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Koback K. Spooner 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Thies K. Spooner 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Roberts K. Spooner -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Allie K. Spooner 3% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO K. Spooner J. Thies -3% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BRO J. Gilliam J. Thies -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BRO D. Hoak J. Thies -1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Skinner K. Spooner 3% 53% Lineout: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Thomas K. Spooner 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT S. Gordon K. Spooner -2% 53% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT D. Cole K. Spooner 3% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO D. Snider J. Thies -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BRO G. Hodges J. Thies -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BRO S. Amoros J. Thies -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT D. Hall K. Spooner -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. Koback K. Spooner 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Thies K. Spooner 4% 54% Bunt Popfly: P
t5 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Roberts K. Spooner 3% 57% Hall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BRO W. Moryn J. Thies -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BRO D. Zimmer J. Thies -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BRO R. Walker J. Thies -2% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Roberts K. Spooner -5% 45% Walk
t6 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT G. Allie K. Spooner -8% 37% Fielder's Choice 3B/Bunt; Roberts to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Allie to 1B
t6 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Skinner K. Spooner 8% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Thomas K. Spooner 7% 51% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Gordon K. Spooner 7% 58% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BRO K. Spooner J. Thies -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO J. Gilliam J. Thies -3% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O BRO D. Hoak J. Thies -2% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 6-7-8
t7 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT D. Cole K. Spooner 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT D. Hall K. Spooner -4% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Koback K. Spooner 5% 55% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Thies K. Spooner 4% 59% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BRO D. Snider J. Thies -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R BRO G. Hodges J. Thies 22% 77% Home Run
b7 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BRO S. Amoros J. Thies -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BRO W. Moryn J. Thies -1% 74% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 1-2-3
t8 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Roberts K. Spooner 6% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT G. Allie K. Spooner 4% 84% Flyball: LF
t8 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Skinner K. Spooner -3% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Thomas K. Spooner 6% 86% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jake Thies facing 7-8-9
b8 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BRO D. Zimmer J. Thies 2% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BRO R. Walker J. Thies 5% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Zimmer to 3B
b8 1-0 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BRO K. Spooner J. Thies -3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-0 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O BRO J. Gilliam J. Thies -4% 86% Flyball: SS
b8 1-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BRO D. Hoak J. Thies -3% 83% Bunt Popfly: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Karl Spooner facing 5-6-7
t9 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Gordon K. Spooner 8% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT D. Cole K. Spooner -8% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t9 0-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO PIT D. Hall K. Spooner 18% 100% Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Cole Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

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