April 18, 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates at Brooklyn Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 6
KCA 2 CLE 8
@DET 3
(11) WSH 6
BAL 4 BRO 6
PIT 1 MLN 1
CIN 0 NYG 6
PHI 2 CHC 10
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Ebbets Field, Attendance: 11,202

Thursday, April 18, 1957
Time of Game: 0:00

Pirates

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  0
Dodgers         1  0  0   1  0  1   2  1  X    6 14  2

W: S Maglie (1-0), L: L Arroyo (0-1)

Dodgers

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Walls LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .583   12    1   0   
B Virdon CF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .286  .619   17    1   1   SF
D Long 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .619   18   10   0   
D Kravitz C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    4   4   
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .722   18    0   3   GDP
P Smith RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    0   0   
D Groat SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .286 1.089   15    1   4   2B
L Arroyo P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  B Skinner PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
  B Purkey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  C Churn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mejias PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    5    0   0   
  N King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Powers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    8    6   1   SH
Totals                       30   1   4   1    3   5              134   24  15

BATTING

2B: D Groat (1, off S Maglie).

SF: B Virdon (1, off S Maglie).

SH: B Mazeroski (1, off S Maglie).

TB: L Walls 2; D Groat 2; D Long.

GIDP: F Thomas (1).

RBI: B Virdon (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Thomas-B Mazeroski-D Long; B Purkey-D Long.

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 2B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .545 1.181   16    1   3   2B,SB
G Cimoli LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.100   23    2   0   
D Snider CF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .222  .967   11    2   0   HR
C Furillo RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .375  .900   14    3   0   
G Hodges 1B                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .444 1.722   17   12   0   HR,2B
R Jackson 3B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .222  .522   14    1   1   
R Campanella C                3   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .583    6    5   0   HBP,GDP
D Zimmer SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .958   16    1   4   
S Maglie P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   1   SH
Totals                       34   6  14   6    1   2              127   27   9

BATTING

2B: G Hodges (1, off N King); J Gilliam (1, off L Arroyo).

HR: D Snider (1, off C Churn; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); G Hodges (2, off L Arroyo; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: S Maglie (1, off N King).

HBP: R Campanella (1, by L Arroyo).

TB: G Hodges 7; J Gilliam 4; D Snider 4; R Jackson 2; C Furillo 2; R Campanella 2; G Cimoli.

GIDP: R Campanella (1).

RBI: D Snider 2 (2); R Campanella (1); G Hodges (2); C Furillo (3); R Jackson (1).

2-out RBI: D Snider 2; C Furillo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Zimmer-J Gilliam-G Hodges.

E: D Zimmer 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gilliam (1, 2nd base off C Churn/D Kravitz).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Arroyo, L (0-1)              4     4   2   2    1   2   1   4.50   17   49-34   19· 5·10    7· 2· 3· 1     47    -     0.85  -0.02
B Purkey                       2     5   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    9   30-18   16· 0· 2    4· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.01
C Churn                        1     2   2   2    0   0   1  18.00    5   24-14   10· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.26  -0.04
N King                         1     3   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    6   18-12    7· 1· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         8    14   6   6    1   2   2          37  121-78   52· 7·19   18· 4· 9· 2           -

Brooklyn Dodgers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Maglie, W (1-0)              9     4   1   0    3   5   0   0.00   35  134-84   53·12·19   14· 8· 3· 2     79    -     0.92   0.41
Totals                         9     4   1   0    3   5   0          35  134-84   53·12·19   14· 8· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Arroyo (1; R Campanella).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 11,202.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Brooklyn Dodgers                     
1. L Walls              LF    1. J Gilliam            2B 
2. B Virdon             CF    2. G Cimoli             LF 
3. D Long               1B    3. D Snider             CF 
4. D Kravitz            C     4. C Furillo            RF 
5. F Thomas             3B    5. G Hodges             1B 
6. P Smith              RF    6. R Jackson            3B 
7. D Groat              SS    7. R Campanella         C  
8. L Arroyo             P     8. D Zimmer             SS 
9. B Mazeroski          2B    9. S Maglie             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-1  ---  5   10%  78% G Hodges        L Arroyo        Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  3    9%  62% C Furillo       L Arroyo        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cimoli Scores
   t 5   2  2-0  -23  3    8%  81% L Walls         S Maglie        Flyball: SS
   t 4   1  1-0  1--  4    7%  68% F Thomas        S Maglie        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-1  ---  1    6%  72% J Gilliam       L Arroyo        Double to LF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sal Maglie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  L Walls         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  B Virdon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  D Long          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   55%  D Kravitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Arroyo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   55%  G Cimoli        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   53%  D Snider        Groundout: C-1B; Cimoli to 2B
   R      -2-  3   62%  C Furillo       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cimoli Scores
   O      1--  2   60%  G Hodges        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sal Maglie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  P Smith         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   66%  D Groat         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   64%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   66%  R Campanella    Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   63%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   61%  S Maglie        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sal Maglie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  L Arroyo        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  3   66%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
          ---  1   64%  L Walls         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   67%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   72%  J Gilliam       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   68%  G Cimoli        Lineout: SS
   O      -2-  3   65%  D Snider        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   62%  C Furillo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sal Maglie facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   58%  D Long          Walk
   O      1--  3   62%  D Kravitz       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  4   68%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   78%  G Hodges        Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  6   81%  R Jackson       Walk
   OO     1--  1   76%  R Campanella    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  D Zimmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sal Maglie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   78%  P Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   73%  D Groat         Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Bob Skinner pinch hits for Luis Arroyo batting 8th
          -2-  5   70%  B Skinner       Walk
   O      12-  1   73%  B Mazeroski     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Groat to 3B; Skinner to 2B
   O      -23  3   81%  L Walls         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Purkey facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Purkey replaces Bob Skinner pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   80%  S Maglie        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   81%  J Gilliam       Single to P (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   78%  G Cimoli        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sal Maglie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   81%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   83%  D Long          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  D Kravitz       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Purkey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   83%  D Snider        Groundout: C-1B
          ---  6   84%  C Furillo       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   88%  G Hodges        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Furillo to 3B
   R      1-3  2   92%  R Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Furillo Scores; Hodges to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  R Campanella    Single to CF (Line Drive); Hodges out at Hm/CF-C; Jackson to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      1-3  4   89%  D Zimmer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Sal Maglie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   92%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  P Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chuck Churn facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Churn replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   93%  S Maglie        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   94%  J Gilliam       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      95%  G Cimoli        Gilliam Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   94%  " "             Groundout: C-1B; Gilliam to 3B
   RR     --3  4   98%  D Snider        Home Run; Gilliam Scores
   O      ---  2   98%  C Furillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Sal Maglie facing 8-9-1
                  Roman Mejias pinch hits for Chuck Churn batting 8th
          ---  5   97%  R Mejias        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mejias to 1B
          1--  4   94%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mejias to 2B; Mazeroski to 1B
          12-  5   89%  L Walls         Single to SS; Mejias to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
   RO     123  6   94%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Mejias Scores/unER
   O      12-  3   96%  D Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mazeroski to 3B; Walls to 2B
   O      -23  6   99%  D Kravitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Nellie King facing 5-6-7
                  Nellie King replaces Roman Mejias pitching and batting 8th
          ---  5   99%  G Hodges        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   99%  R Jackson       Single to 3B/Bunt; Hodges to 3B
   R      1-3  1  100%  R Campanella    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hodges Scores; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  D Zimmer        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  S Maglie        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 3B; Campanella to 2B
   O      -23  2   99%  J Gilliam       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Sal Maglie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  P Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---  5  100%  D Groat         Walk
                  John Powers pinch hits for Nellie King batting 8th
   O      1--  7  100%  J Powers        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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