July 10, 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
KCA 3 BAL 3
KCA 2 BOS 11
CHW 2 NYY 7
CLE 4 NYY 4
CLE 3 WSH 5
DET 3 CHC 8
PIT 7 MLN 8
@LAD 4 CIN 4
@SFG 0 PHI 13
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 35,000

Thursday, July 10, 1958
Time of Game: 2:36

Pirates

36-42

Lost 2

7th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  5    7 10  2
Cubs            1  0  2   0  3  0   0  2  X    8 13  1

W: T Phillips (6-2), L: V Law (7-7), S: B Henry (3)

Cubs

40-39

Won 4

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .284  .775    0    1   0   2B
G Baker 3B                    5   0   0   1    0   1  .261  .675    0    1   1   
D Stuart 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .200 1.000    0    6   0   HR
F Thomas RF                   4   2   3   2    1   1  .289  .945    0   10   9   2·HR,2B
B Skinner LF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .856    0    0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .739    0    2   5   
D Groat SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .268  .679    0    1   1   
H Foiles C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .580    0    2   0   
  J Powers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .639    0    0   0   
  R Blackburn P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  R Clemente PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .681    0    0   0   
V Law P                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .860    0    0   0   
  B Porterfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .268         0   0   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .762    0    0   0   
  B Hall C                    0   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .526    0    1   0   
Totals                       38   7  10   7    3   5                    24  16

BATTING

2B: B Virdon (13, off G Hobbie); F Thomas (13, off D Elston).

HR: D Stuart (1, off D Elston; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); F Thomas 2 (24, 2 off T Phillips; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: F Thomas 10; D Stuart 4; B Virdon 2; D Groat 2; B Mazeroski 2; R Clemente.

RBI: F Thomas 2 (69); B Virdon 2 (28); D Stuart 2 (2); G Baker (6).

2-out RBI: D Stuart 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart; B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

E: F Thomas (13); D Stuart (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   5   2   4   0    0   0  .242  .639    0    2   1   2B
A Dark 3B                     5   2   1   0    0   0  .331  .784    0    2   0   
L Walls RF                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .309  .913    0   15  13   HR
E Banks SS                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .305  .960    0    0   2   
W Moryn LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .842    0    0   0   GDP
D Long 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .847    0    2   1   
S Taylor C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .302  .803    0    5   0   
B Thomson CF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .299  .862    0    1   0   HR,GDP
T Phillips P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .145    0    0   0   
  G Hobbie P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .355    0    0   0   
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  13   7    2   3                    27  17

BATTING

2B: T Taylor (9, off V Law).

HR: L Walls (18, off V Law; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); B Thomson (10, off R Blackburn; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: T Taylor 5; L Walls 5; B Thomson 4; E Banks 2; S Taylor 2; A Dark; W Moryn.

GIDP: W Moryn (5); B Thomson (12).

RBI: L Walls 3 (46); E Banks 2 (61); B Thomson 2 (46).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Long (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: T Taylor (1st base by R Blackburn).

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
V Law, L (7-7)                 4     8   5   4    0   0   1   5.28   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 8     28    -     0.86  -0.24
B Porterfield                  0     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.40    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.91  -0.07
B Smith                        2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.04    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.13   0.01
R Blackburn                    2     3   2   2    0   1   1   3.38    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   7    2   3   2          38     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 1·13          4-3

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Phillips, W (6-2)            6.1   5   2   2    0   5   2   3.69   25     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 1· 5     60    -     0.79   0.12
G Hobbie, H (1)                2     3   4   4    3   0   0   4.20   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.61   0.03
D Elston, H (3)                0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   3.61    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.03  -0.06
B Henry, S (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.35    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    3.96   0.11
Totals                         9    10   7   7    3   5   3          41     -       ·  ·     18· 3· 2·10          5-2

V Law faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
B Porterfield faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Hobbie (1).

IBB: None.

PO: R Blackburn (0; T Taylor, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 35,000.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Virdon             CF    1. T Taylor             2B 
2. G Baker              3B    2. A Dark               3B 
3. D Stuart             1B    3. L Walls              RF 
4. F Thomas             RF    4. E Banks              SS 
5. B Skinner            LF    5. W Moryn              LF 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. D Long               1B 
7. D Groat              SS    7. S Taylor             C  
8. H Foiles             C     8. B Thomson            CF 
9. V Law                P     9. T Phillips           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-1  -2-      18%  76% L Walls         V Law           Home Run; Dark Scores/unER
   t 9   2  8-7  -2-      11% 100% B Skinner       B Henry         Lineout: RF
   t 2   0  1-0  ---     -11%  50% F Thomas        T Phillips      Home Run
   b 2   0  1-1  1--      -8%  51% B Thomson       V Law           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 9   2  8-7  ---      -8%  89% F Thomas        D Elston        Double to LF (LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Taylor Phillips facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Virdon        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      54%  G Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Stuart        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  T Taylor        Double to CF
   O      -2-      59%  A Dark          Groundout: 3B-1B; Taylor to 3B
   R      --3      65%  L Walls         Single to LF; Taylor Scores
   O      1--      63%  E Banks         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          1--      65%  W Moryn         Single to LF; Walls to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  D Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Taylor Phillips facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  F Thomas        Home Run
   O      ---      52%  B Skinner       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Mazeroski     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      53%  D Groat         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  H Foiles        Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  S Taylor        Single
   OO     1--      51%  B Thomson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Phillips      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Taylor Phillips facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  V Law           Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Baker         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  A Dark          Reached on E9 (Line Drive); Dark to 2B
   RR     -2-      76%  L Walls         Home Run; Dark Scores/unER
          ---      77%  E Banks         Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      74%  D Long          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Taylor Phillips facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  D Stuart        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      78%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  B Skinner       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  S Taylor        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      77%  B Thomson       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      76%  T Phillips      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Taylor Phillips facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  B Mazeroski     Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      76%  D Groat         Single
   O      1--      79%  H Foiles        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      82%  V Law           Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  T Taylor        Single
          1--      90%  A Dark          Single to RF; Taylor to 3B
                  Bob Porterfield replaces Vern Law pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      91%  L Walls         Walk; Dark to 2B
   RR     123      97%  E Banks         Single to CF; Taylor Scores; Dark Scores; Walls to 3B
                  Bob Smith replaces Bob Porterfield pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    1-3      96%  W Moryn         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Walls Scores/No RBI
          ---      96%  D Long          Walk
   O      1--      96%  S Taylor        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Taylor Phillips facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  B Virdon        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      97%  G Baker         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      98%  D Stuart        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  B Thomson       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      97%  T Phillips      Strikeout
          ---      97%  T Taylor        Single
   O      1--      97%  A Dark          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Taylor Phillips facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      95%  F Thomas        Home Run
          ---      92%  B Skinner       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Skinner to 1B
          1--      87%  B Mazeroski     Single to 3B; Skinner to 2B
   O      12-      92%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
                  Glen Hobbie replaces Taylor Phillips pitching and batting 9th; John Powers pinch hits for Hank Foiles batting 8th
   O      12-      95%  J Powers        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Smith batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ron Blackburn facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Blackburn replaces John Powers pitching and batting 8th; Bill Hall replaces Ted Kluszewski playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  L Walls         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      97%  E Banks         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      97%  W Moryn         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  B Virdon        Walk
   O      1--      97%  G Baker         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      98%  D Stuart        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          1--      97%  F Thomas        Walk; Virdon to 2B
          12-      96%  B Skinner       Wild Pitch; Virdon to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ron Blackburn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  S Taylor        Single to CF
   RR     1--     100%  B Thomson       Home Run; Taylor Scores
   O      ---     100%  G Hobbie        Strikeout
          ---     100%  T Taylor        Single to CF
          1--     100%  A Dark          Taylor Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Taylor to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Glen Hobbie facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Ron Blackburn batting 8th
          1--     100%  R Clemente      Single to RF; Groat to 2B
          12-      99%  B Hall          Walk; Groat to 3B; Clemente to 2B
   RR     123      95%  B Virdon        Double to CF; Groat Scores; Clemente Scores; Hall to 3B
                  Don Elston replaces Glen Hobbie pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      99%  G Baker         Groundout: SS-1B; Hall Scores; Virdon stays at 2B
   RR     -2-      96%  D Stuart        Home Run; Virdon Scores
          ---      89%  F Thomas        Double to LF (LF Line)
                  Bill Henry replaces Don Elston pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  B Skinner       Lineout: RF
        5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation