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Scores
Standings
PIT
@CHC		6
5
MLN
@CIN		1
2
STL
@PHI		12
6
LAD
@SFG		8
19
Monday, April 16, 1962,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 1,642, Time of Game: 3:00
Pirates
6
5-0
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Cubs
5
0-6
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
L: Bob Anderson (0-2)
S: Roy Face (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  4  0   1  0  0    6 11  1
Cubs            2  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .867 -0.010 0.93 0.089 -0.099 -0.2 2 0 CS
Dick Groat SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 .400 .835 0.131 1.03 0.184 -0.053 1.3 0 3
Bob Skinner LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .143 .378 -0.141 1.17 0.062 -0.204 -1.2 2 0
   Howie Goss LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Dick Stuart 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 .316 .830 0.186 1.36 0.226 -0.040 1.3 6 0
Roberto Clemente RF 4 1 1 3 1 0 .389 1.333 0.267 1.53 0.328 -0.061 2.0 5 0 HR
Smoky Burgess C 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .732 -0.169 1.15 0.012 -0.181 -1.3 8 0
Don Hoak 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 .313 1.063 0.157 1.14 0.212 -0.054 0.6 0 2
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .929 -0.043 1.10 0.035 -0.078 -0.4 3 2 HBP
Bob Veale P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 0
   Earl Francis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dick Schofield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.076 2.93 0.000 -0.076 -0.8
   Diomedes Olivo P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.009 0.96 0.034 -0.025 0.1 0 1
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 11 6 6 5 .306 .807 0.294 1.20 1.182 -0.888 1.3 27 8
HR: R Clemente (2, off G Hobbie; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: B Mazeroski (1, by G Hobbie).
TB: R Clemente 4; B Virdon 3; D Hoak 2; D Groat 2; D Stuart 2; B Skinner.
RBI: R Clemente 3 (8); D Groat (4); D Hoak (3); D Stuart (3).
2-out RBI: D Groat; D Hoak.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: R Clemente (1).
Baserunning
CS: B Virdon (1, 2nd base by B Anderson/M Thacker).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elder White SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .533 0.057 1.68 0.127 -0.070 -0.5 3 5
Ken Hubbs 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .231 .558 -0.093 1.95 0.047 -0.139 -0.5 1 6 SF
Billy Williams LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .280 .717 -0.025 1.66 0.106 -0.131 0.4 2 0
Ernie Banks 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .774 -0.036 1.92 0.136 -0.173 0.8 12 1
Ron Santo 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .217 .688 -0.179 1.93 0.044 -0.223 -0.8 0 0
Jim McKnight RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .300 .800 0.022 1.64 0.167 -0.144 0.8 2 1
George Altman CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 .130 .390 0.035 1.07 0.076 -0.041 1.0 1 0
Moe Thacker C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .250 .775 0.181 1.74 0.231 -0.050 0.9 4 1 2B
   Lou Brock PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .640 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Cuno Barragan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Glen Hobbie P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 1.100 -0.053 0.92 0.000 -0.053 -1.1 0 2
   Dave Gerard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Moe Morhardt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.074 2.10 0.000 -0.074 -0.5
   Bob Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Lary PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.043 3.90 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 SH
   Tony Balsamo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 10 4 5 8 .286 .680 -0.208 1.74 0.934 -1.141 0.3 27 16
2B: M Thacker (1, off D Olivo).
SF: K Hubbs (1, off D Olivo).
SH: A Lary (1, off D Olivo).
TB: M Thacker 3; B Williams 2; G Altman; K Hubbs; J McKnight; E Banks; E White; R Santo.
RBI: R Santo (3); K Hubbs (3); J McKnight (1); G Altman (2).
2-out RBI: J McKnight.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. J McKnight-M Thacker.
PB: M Thacker (1).
E: G Altman (1); J McKnight (1).
Outfield Assists: J McKnight (B Virdon at home plate).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Veale 2.1 6 4 3 3 3 0 11.57 16 31 -0.299 1.27 -3.4
Earl Francis 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 3 2 0 0.044 1.19 0.9
Diomedes Olivo, W (1-0) 4.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 2.08 18 0 0 0.011 1.73 0.7
Roy Face, S (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 5 2 0 0.451 3.60 1.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 5 8 0 4.00 42 31 4 0 0.207 1.20 -0.3

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glen Hobbie 4.1 7 5 4 2 1 1 4.38 23 30 -0.343 1.16 -2.7
Dave Gerard 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 7 0 0 0.087 1.02 0.8
Bob Anderson, L (0-2) 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 5.63 9 0 0 -0.078 1.56 0.0
Tony Balsamo 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.040 0.70 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 6 5 1 5.00 43 30 0 0 -0.294 1.74 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Hobbie (1; B Mazeroski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 1,642.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Elder White SS
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Ken Hubbs 2B
3 Bob Skinner LF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Dick Stuart 1B 4 Ernie Banks 1B
5 Roberto Clemente RF 5 Ron Santo 3B
6 Smoky Burgess C 6 Jim McKnight RF
7 Don Hoak 3B 7 George Altman CF
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Moe Thacker C
9 Bob Veale P 9 Glen Hobbie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-4 1 12- RRR PIT R. Clemente G. Hobbie 31% 61% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Skinner Scores; Stuart Scores
t7 5-5 2 --3 R PIT D. Hoak B. Anderson 18% 66% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stuart Scores
b1 0-0 2 123 RR CHC J. McKnight B. Veale -17% 26% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hubbs Scores; Williams Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Banks to 3B; McKnight to 2B
t6 5-4 1 1-3 OO PIT B. Skinner D. Gerard -13% 60% Double Play: Flyball: RF; Virdon out at Hm/RF-C
b8 5-6 2 12- O CHC B. Williams R. Face 12% 83% Strikeout Looking

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, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon G. Hobbie -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat G. Hobbie -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Skinner G. Hobbie -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. White B. Veale 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- CHC K. Hubbs B. Veale -2% 45% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Williams B. Veale -3% 41% Walk; Hubbs to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- CHC E. Banks B. Veale -6% 36% Walk; Hubbs to 3B; Williams to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 O CHC R. Santo B. Veale 7% 43% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 123 RR CHC J. McKnight B. Veale -17% 26% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hubbs Scores; Williams Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Banks to 3B; McKnight to 2B
b1 2-0 2 -23 CHC G. Altman B. Veale -1% 25% Walk
b1 2-0 2 123 O CHC M. Thacker B. Veale 5% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- PIT D. Stuart G. Hobbie 4% 34% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-2 0 1-- O PIT R. Clemente G. Hobbie -2% 32% Groundout: P-1B; Stuart to 2B
t2 0-2 1 -2- O PIT S. Burgess G. Hobbie -3% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stuart to 3B
t2 0-2 2 --3 O PIT D. Hoak G. Hobbie -4% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- O CHC G. Hobbie B. Veale 2% 27% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- O CHC E. White B. Veale 1% 28% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 2-0 2 --- O CHC K. Hubbs B. Veale 1% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski G. Hobbie -3% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O PIT B. Veale G. Hobbie -2% 25% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 --- PIT B. Virdon G. Hobbie 2% 27% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Virdon to 2B/Adv on E8
t3 0-2 2 -2- R PIT D. Groat G. Hobbie 10% 37% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores/unER; Groat to 2B/Adv on E9
t3 1-2 2 -2- O PIT B. Skinner G. Hobbie -4% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- CHC B. Williams B. Veale -3% 30% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 2-1 0 1-- CHC E. Banks B. Veale -8% 22% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Williams to 3B
b3 2-1 0 1-3 R CHC R. Santo B. Veale -4% 18% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Williams Scores; Banks to 2B
b3 3-1 0 12- O CHC J. McKnight B. Veale 4% 21% Strikeout
b3 3-1 1 12- R CHC G. Altman B. Veale -7% 14% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Banks Scores; Santo to 2B
Earl Francis replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-1 1 12- CHC M. Thacker E. Francis -3% 12% Walk; Santo to 3B; Altman to 2B
b3 4-1 1 123 O CHC G. Hobbie E. Francis 4% 15% Strikeout
b3 4-1 2 123 O CHC E. White E. Francis 4% 19% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
t4 1-4 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart G. Hobbie -2% 17% Flyball: LF
t4 1-4 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente G. Hobbie -2% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-4 2 --- PIT S. Burgess G. Hobbie 1% 16% Walk
t4 1-4 2 1-- PIT D. Hoak G. Hobbie 2% 18% Walk; Burgess to 2B
t4 1-4 2 12- PIT B. Mazeroski G. Hobbie 3% 22% Hit By Pitch; Burgess to 3B; Hoak to 2B
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Earl Francis (P) batting 9th
t4 1-4 2 123 O PIT D. Schofield G. Hobbie -8% 14% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Diomedes Olivo facing 2-3-4
Diomedes Olivo replaces Dick Schofield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-1 0 --- O CHC K. Hubbs D. Olivo 1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-1 1 --- O CHC B. Williams D. Olivo 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- O CHC E. Banks D. Olivo 1% 17% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- PIT B. Virdon G. Hobbie 4% 20% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 1-4 0 1-- O PIT D. Groat G. Hobbie -4% 17% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-4 1 1-- PIT B. Skinner G. Hobbie 6% 23% Single to CF (Line Drive); Groat to 3B
t5 1-4 1 1-3 R PIT D. Stuart G. Hobbie 7% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive); Groat Scores; Skinner to 2B
t5 2-4 1 12- RRR PIT R. Clemente G. Hobbie 31% 61% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Skinner Scores; Stuart Scores
Dave Gerard replaces Glen Hobbie pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-4 1 --- O PIT S. Burgess D. Gerard -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-4 2 --- PIT D. Hoak D. Gerard 1% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 5-4 2 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski D. Gerard -3% 58% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Diomedes Olivo facing 5-6-7
b5 4-5 0 --- O CHC R. Santo D. Olivo 3% 62% Flyball: RF
b5 4-5 1 --- O CHC J. McKnight D. Olivo 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-5 2 --- O CHC G. Altman D. Olivo 2% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Dave Gerard facing 9-1-2
t6 5-4 0 --- O PIT D. Olivo D. Gerard -3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 5-4 1 --- PIT B. Virdon D. Gerard 3% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t6 5-4 1 1-- PIT D. Groat D. Gerard 7% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Virdon to 3B
t6 5-4 1 1-3 OO PIT B. Skinner D. Gerard -13% 60% Double Play: Flyball: RF; Virdon out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Diomedes Olivo facing 8-9-1
b6 4-5 0 --- CHC M. Thacker D. Olivo -11% 50% Double to RF
Moe Morhardt pinch hits for Dave Gerard (P) batting 9th
b6 4-5 0 -2- O CHC M. Morhardt D. Olivo 7% 57% Strikeout
b6 4-5 1 -2- CHC E. White D. Olivo -8% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive); Thacker to 3B
b6 4-5 1 1-3 RO CHC K. Hubbs D. Olivo -2% 46% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Thacker Scores
b6 5-5 2 1-- CHC B. Williams D. Olivo -4% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball); White to 3B
b6 5-5 2 1-3 O CHC E. Banks D. Olivo 8% 50% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Bob Anderson facing 4-5-6
Bob Anderson replaces Moe Morhardt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-5 0 --- PIT D. Stuart B. Anderson 6% 56% Walk
t7 5-5 0 1-- O PIT R. Clemente B. Anderson -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B; Stuart to 2B
t7 5-5 1 -2- PIT S. Burgess B. Anderson 6% 59% Passed Ball; Stuart to 3B
t7 5-5 1 --3 O PIT S. Burgess B. Anderson -11% 48% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-5 2 --3 R PIT D. Hoak B. Anderson 18% 66% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stuart Scores
t7 6-5 2 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Anderson -3% 63% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Pirates' Diomedes Olivo facing 5-6-7
b7 5-6 0 --- O CHC R. Santo D. Olivo 5% 68% Flyball: RF
b7 5-6 1 --- O CHC J. McKnight D. Olivo 4% 72% Lineout: LF
b7 5-6 2 --- O CHC G. Altman D. Olivo 2% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cubs' Bob Anderson facing 9-1-2
t8 6-5 0 --- PIT D. Olivo B. Anderson 3% 78% Walk
t8 6-5 0 1-- O PIT B. Virdon B. Anderson -3% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 6-5 1 1-- O PIT D. Groat B. Anderson -4% 70% Virdon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 6-5 2 --- PIT D. Groat B. Anderson 1% 71% Walk
t8 6-5 2 1-- O PIT B. Skinner B. Anderson -3% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Pirates' Diomedes Olivo facing 8-9-1
b8 5-6 0 --- CHC M. Thacker D. Olivo -10% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
Al Lary pinch hits for Bob Anderson (P) batting 9th
Lou Brock pinch runs for Moe Thacker (C) batting 8th
b8 5-6 0 1-- O CHC A. Lary D. Olivo 4% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brock to 2B
b8 5-6 1 -2- CHC E. White D. Olivo -4% 59% Walk
Roy Face replaces Diomedes Olivo pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-6 1 12- O CHC K. Hubbs R. Face 12% 71% Flyball: CF
b8 5-6 2 12- O CHC B. Williams R. Face 12% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cubs' Tony Balsamo facing 4-5-6
Tony Balsamo replaces Al Lary (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Cuno Barragan replaces Lou Brock (PR) playing C batting 8th
t9 6-5 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart T. Balsamo -2% 82% Strikeout
t9 6-5 1 --- PIT R. Clemente T. Balsamo 2% 83% Walk
t9 6-5 1 1-- O PIT S. Burgess T. Balsamo -2% 81% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 6-5 2 1-- O PIT D. Hoak T. Balsamo -2% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Pirates' Roy Face facing 4-5-6
Howie Goss replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 3rd
b9 5-6 0 --- O CHC E. Banks R. Face 9% 88% Flyball: CF
b9 5-6 1 --- O CHC R. Santo R. Face 7% 95% Flyball: RF
b9 5-6 2 --- O CHC J. McKnight R. Face 5% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

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