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DET
@CLE		8
4
CHW
@KCA		6
7
BOS
@NYY		7
4		 
(10)
BAL
@WSH		4
2
BAL
@WSH		6
3
PIT
@BRO		6
8
CIN
@CHC		4
2
NYG
@PHI		8
3
NYG
@PHI		2
5
MLN
@STL		4
2
Sunday, September 30, 1956
, Ebbets Field
Attendance: 31,983, Time of Game: 0:00
Pirates
6
66-88
⇐ Lost 4
7th, 27 GB
 at Dodgers
8
93-61
⇐ Won 3
1st
W: Don Newcombe (27-7)
L: Vern Law (8-16)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   3  1  0    6 13  0
Dodgers         3  0  1   0  2  1   0  1  X    8 12  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Clemente RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .311 .761 0.090 1.25 0.163 -0.073 0.1 1 1
Bill Virdon CF 5 0 2 3 0 0 .319 .806 -0.105 1.42 0.139 -0.244 1.2 1 0 2B,2·GDP
Bob Skinner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .609 -0.093 0.89 0.000 -0.093 -0.9 8 0
   Bob Friend P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .390 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hank Foiles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .635 -0.012 0.45 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .787 -0.052 1.04 0.034 -0.086 -0.4 0 0
Lee Walls LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .274 .777 0.127 0.90 0.173 -0.046 1.1 5 0 HR,3B
Dick Groat SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .638 -0.005 1.12 0.084 -0.089 0.0 1 4 2B
   Eddie O'Brien PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .574 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .243 .611 -0.034 0.92 0.026 -0.060 -0.2 3 5
   Gene Freese PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .568 0.084 2.90 0.084 0.000 0.4 0 0
Jack Shepard C 4 2 3 0 0 0 .242 .691 0.091 1.97 0.182 -0.090 1.7 3 0
Vern Law P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .471 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .385 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dick Cole PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .212 .543 0.058 1.44 0.058 0.000 0.6
   Bob Purkey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .048 .139 -0.097 1.91 0.000 -0.097 -0.8 GDP
   Ron Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 .293 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dale Long PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .812 -0.171 3.20 0.000 -0.171 -1.3 2 0
Team Totals 38 6 13 6 1 4 .342 .885 -0.119 1.37 0.943 -1.061 1.3 24 11
2B: B Virdon (23, off D Newcombe); D Groat (19, off D Newcombe).
3B: L Walls (11, off D Newcombe).
HR: L Walls (11, off D Newcombe; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: L Walls 7; J Shepard 3; D Groat 3; B Virdon 3; R Clemente 2; F Thomas; B Mazeroski.
GIDP: B Virdon 2 (12); J Powers (2).
RBI: B Virdon 3 (46); R Clemente 2 (60); L Walls (54).
2-out RBI: B Virdon 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: R Clemente (G Hodges at home plate).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Gilliam 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .300 .794 -0.001 0.55 0.035 -0.036 -0.6 7 2
Pee Wee Reese SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .257 .667 0.097 0.88 0.118 -0.021 1.1 4 8 SF
Duke Snider CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 .292 .997 0.160 0.75 0.189 -0.029 2.2 4 0 2·HR
Jackie Robinson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .275 .793 0.076 0.35 0.104 -0.027 0.4 0 1 HR
Sandy Amoros LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .260 .902 0.078 0.34 0.095 -0.017 1.7 1 0 2·HR
Gil Hodges 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .265 .861 -0.002 0.29 0.016 -0.018 0.0 6 0
Carl Furillo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .824 -0.035 0.34 0.000 -0.035 -0.9 1 0
Roy Campanella C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .219 .727 0.000 0.29 0.021 -0.020 0.4 4 0
Don Newcombe P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .654 0.029 0.35 0.041 -0.012 0.2 0 3 2B
   Don Bessent P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .216 -0.022 0.54 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 12 8 2 2 .353 1.202 0.380 0.47 0.619 -0.237 3.8 27 14
2B: D Newcombe (6, off R Kline).
HR: S Amoros 2 (16, 1 off R Kline, 1 off B Friend; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Robinson (10, off B Purkey; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Snider 2 (43, 1 off R Kline, 1 off V Law; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: P Reese (4, off R Kline).
TB: S Amoros 8; D Snider 8; J Robinson 4; G Hodges 2; P Reese 2; D Newcombe 2; R Campanella; D Bessent.
RBI: D Snider 4 (101); S Amoros 2 (58); J Robinson (43); P Reese (46).
2-out RBI: J Robinson; D Snider.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Newcombe-P Reese-G Hodges; J Gilliam-P Reese-G Hodges; J Robinson-J Gilliam-G Hodges.
E: J Robinson (9).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law, L (8-16) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.32 6 33 -0.241 0.81 -2.7
Roy Face 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 4 1 0 0.040 0.38 0.8
Bob Purkey 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.25 7 0 0 -0.024 0.50 0.0
Ron Kline 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 3.38 10 0 0 -0.122 0.32 -2.0
Bob Friend 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 3.44 10 0 0 -0.033 0.42 0.0
Team Totals 8 12 8 8 2 2 5 9.00 37 33 1 0 -0.380 1.37 -3.8

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Newcombe, W (27-7) 7.1 11 6 6 1 2 1 3.02 32 33 -0.024 1.11 -2.1
Don Bessent, S (9) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.50 7 0 0 0.144 2.62 0.8
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 1 4 1 6.00 39 33 0 0 0.120 0.47 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: D Newcombe (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 31,983.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Roberto Clemente RF 1 Jim Gilliam 2B
2 Bill Virdon CF 2 Pee Wee Reese SS
3 Bob Skinner 1B 3 Duke Snider CF
4 Frank Thomas 3B 4 Jackie Robinson 3B
5 Lee Walls LF 5 Sandy Amoros LF
6 Dick Groat SS 6 Gil Hodges 1B
7 Bill Mazeroski 2B 7 Carl Furillo RF
8 Jack Shepard C 8 Roy Campanella C
9 Vern Law P 9 Don Newcombe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT B. Virdon D. Bessent 14% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR BRO D. Snider V. Law 14% 80% Home Run; Gilliam Scores; Reese Scores
t8 6-7 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Long D. Bessent 12% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-7 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRR PIT B. Virdon D. Newcombe -11% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive); Groat Scores; Mazeroski Scores; Shepard Scores
b3 3-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R BRO J. Robinson B. Purkey 10% 74% Home Run

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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' Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Clemente D. Newcombe 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Virdon D. Newcombe 2% 54% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Skinner D. Newcombe 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BRO J. Gilliam V. Law 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  BRO P. Reese V. Law 9% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gilliam to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR BRO D. Snider V. Law 14% 80% Home Run; Gilliam Scores; Reese Scores
b1 3-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BRO J. Robinson V. Law -1% 79% Lineout: LF
b1 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BRO S. Amoros V. Law -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  BRO G. Hodges V. Law 1% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Roy Face replaces Vern Law pitching and batting 9th
b1 3-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BRO C. Furillo R. Face -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT F. Thomas D. Newcombe -3% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Walls D. Newcombe 3% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Groat D. Newcombe 3% 80% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Mazeroski D. Newcombe 2% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Roy Face facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO R. Campanella R. Face -1% 81% Flyball: SS
b2 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BRO D. Newcombe R. Face -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
b2 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO J. Gilliam R. Face -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Shepard D. Newcombe -4% 76% Single to P
Dick Cole pinch hits for Roy Face (P) batting 9th
t3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Cole D. Newcombe -6% 70% Walk; Shepard to 2B
t3 0-3 0 12- 4,(1-2)  PIT R. Clemente D. Newcombe -4% 66% Wild Pitch; Shepard to 3B; Cole to 2B
t3 0-3 0 -23 7,(2-2)  RR PIT R. Clemente D. Newcombe -9% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Shepard Scores; Cole Scores
t3 2-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT B. Virdon D. Newcombe 9% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t3 2-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Skinner D. Newcombe 1% 67% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
Bob Purkey replaces Dick Cole (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BRO P. Reese B. Purkey -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 3-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BRO D. Snider B. Purkey -2% 63% Lineout: CF
b3 3-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R BRO J. Robinson B. Purkey 10% 74% Home Run
b3 4-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BRO S. Amoros B. Purkey -1% 73% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 4-5-6
t4 2-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT F. Thomas D. Newcombe 3% 76% Flyball: SS
t4 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT L. Walls D. Newcombe -7% 68% Triple to RF (Deep RF)
t4 2-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Groat D. Newcombe 6% 75% Foul Flyball: RF
t4 2-4 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Mazeroski D. Newcombe 4% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
b4 4-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BRO G. Hodges B. Purkey -2% 77% Lineout: LF
b4 4-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO C. Furillo B. Purkey -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BRO R. Campanella B. Purkey -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 8-9-1
t5 2-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Shepard D. Newcombe -5% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive)
John Powers pinch hits for Bob Purkey (P) batting 9th
t5 2-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT J. Powers D. Newcombe 10% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 2-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Clemente D. Newcombe 1% 81% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 9-1-2
Ron Kline replaces John Powers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BRO D. Newcombe R. Kline 4% 85% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 4-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BRO J. Gilliam R. Kline -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Newcombe to 3B
b5 4-2 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO BRO P. Reese R. Kline 2% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Newcombe Scores
b5 5-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R BRO D. Snider R. Kline 5% 92% Home Run
b5 6-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BRO J. Robinson R. Kline -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 6.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 2-3-4
t6 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Virdon D. Newcombe -3% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 2-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Skinner D. Newcombe 3% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT F. Thomas D. Newcombe 2% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT L. Walls D. Newcombe 1% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
b6 6-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R BRO S. Amoros R. Kline 2% 97% Home Run
b6 7-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BRO G. Hodges R. Kline -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BRO C. Furillo R. Kline -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
b6 7-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BRO R. Campanella R. Kline 0% 97% Walk
b6 7-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BRO D. Newcombe R. Kline -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 6-7-8
t7 2-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT D. Groat D. Newcombe -2% 95% Double to RF (Deep RF)
t7 2-7 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  PIT B. Mazeroski D. Newcombe -3% 92% Single to SS; Groat stays at 2B
t7 2-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Shepard D. Newcombe -5% 87% Single to P/Bunt; Groat to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
Dale Long pinch hits for Ron Kline (P) batting 9th
t7 2-7 0 123 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Long D. Newcombe 5% 91% Flyball: SS
t7 2-7 1 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Clemente D. Newcombe 4% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-7 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRR PIT B. Virdon D. Newcombe -11% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive); Groat Scores; Mazeroski Scores; Shepard Scores
t7 5-7 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Skinner D. Newcombe 4% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
Bob Friend replaces Bob Skinner (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Dale Long moves from PH to 1B
b7 7-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BRO J. Gilliam B. Friend -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BRO P. Reese B. Friend 1% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 7-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BRO D. Snider B. Friend -1% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 7-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BRO J. Robinson B. Friend -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 4-5-6
t8 5-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Thomas D. Newcombe 4% 90% Flyball: 2B
t8 5-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R PIT L. Walls D. Newcombe -10% 80% Home Run (LF-CF)
Don Bessent replaces Don Newcombe pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-7 1 --- 6,(1-2)  PIT D. Groat D. Bessent -6% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Gene Freese pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski (2B) batting 7th
Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Groat (SS) batting 6th
t8 6-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT G. Freese D. Bessent -8% 65% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); O'Brien to 2B; Freese to 1B
t8 6-7 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Shepard D. Bessent 9% 74% Flyball: CF; O'Brien to 3B
t8 6-7 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Long D. Bessent 12% 87% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
Gene Freese moves from PH to 2B
Eddie O'Brien moves from PR to SS
b8 7-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R BRO S. Amoros B. Friend 7% 94% Home Run
b8 8-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BRO G. Hodges B. Friend 1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 8-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BRO C. Furillo B. Friend -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 8-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  BRO R. Campanella B. Friend 2% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hodges to 3B
b8 8-6 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  O BRO D. Bessent B. Friend -2% 94% Single to RF; Hodges out at Hm/RF-C; Campanella to 2B
b8 8-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BRO J. Gilliam B. Friend -1% 92% Lineout: RF
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Dodgers' Don Bessent facing 1-2-3
t9 6-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT R. Clemente D. Bessent -8% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT B. Virdon D. Bessent 14% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 3rd
t9 6-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT H. Foiles D. Bessent 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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