April 25, 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Redlegs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
NYY 1 WSH 2
@BOS 0 CHW 6
KCA 5
(12) CLE 12
DET 2 PIT 4
@CIN 3 LAD 5
STL 3 MLN 4
PHI 0 SFG 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 7,744

Friday, April 25, 1958
Time of Game: 2:21

Pirates

4-5

Won 2

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  0    4  9  0
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  7  1

W: V Law (1-1), L: H Haddix (1-1), S: R Face (2)

Reds

4-4

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .761    0    3   0   
D Groat SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .814    0    2   3   SB
B Skinner LF                  2   1   2   0    3   0  .351  .874    0    1   0   SB
T Kluszewski 1B               3   0   1   0    1   0  .206  .543    0    5   0   
  R Stevens PR-1B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .667 2.334    0    2   2   
F Thomas 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .688    0    1   1   
R Clemente RF                 5   2   3   3    0   1  .378  .978    0    2   0   HR,2B
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .269  .590    0    1   2   
H Foiles C                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .207  .433    0    8   0   SF
V Law P                       2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   1   SH
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    6   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (2, off H Haddix).

HR: R Clemente (1, off H Haddix; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: H Foiles (1, off H Haddix).

SH: V Law (1, off W Schmidt).

TB: R Clemente 7; B Skinner 2; D Groat; B Mazeroski; T Kluszewski; H Foiles.

RBI: R Clemente 3 (5); H Foiles (3).

2-out RBI: R Clemente 3.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Groat-T Kluszewski.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Skinner (1, 2nd base off H Haddix/E Bailey); D Groat (1, 2nd base off H Haddix/E Bailey).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .387  .970    0    1   2   2B
V Pinson RF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .212  .661    0    4   0   GDP
F Robinson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .556    0    2   0   2B
G Crowe 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .316  .865    0    9   0   HR,IW
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .382  .976    0    1   3   
  F Hatfield 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
G Bell CF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .540    0    3   0   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .324    0    2   3   
  S Burgess PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .572    0    5   0   
H Haddix P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143    0    0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Schmidt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Thurman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: F Robinson (2, off V Law); J Temple (3, off V Law).

HR: G Crowe (1, off V Law; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: G Crowe (2, by V Law).

TB: G Crowe 4; J Temple 3; F Robinson 2; G Bell; V Pinson; D Hoak.

GIDP: V Pinson (1).

RBI: G Bell (5); D Hoak (3); G Crowe (3).

2-out RBI: D Hoak; G Bell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Hoak (2).

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, W (1-1)                 7     5   3   3    4   5   1   5.25   29     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 5     56    -     1.12   0.13
R Face, S (2)                  2     2   0   0    0   3   0   1.93    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.96   0.27
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   8   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 7          2-2

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Haddix, L (1-1)              7     8   4   4    5   3   1   4.70   34     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 8     43    -     1.30  -0.16
W Schmidt                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.70    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.63   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 9           -

V Law faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: V Law (1; G Crowe).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Vic Delmore.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 7,744.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Virdon             CF    1. J Temple             2B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. V Pinson             RF 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. F Robinson           LF 
4. T Kluszewski         1B    4. G Crowe              1B 
5. F Thomas             3B    5. D Hoak               3B 
6. R Clemente           RF    6. G Bell               CF 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. R McMillan           SS 
8. H Foiles             C     8. E Bailey             C  
9. V Law                P     9. H Haddix             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-1  1-3      38%  88% R Clemente      H Haddix        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Skinner Scores; Stevens Scores
   b 6   1  1-1  1--     -12%  30% F Robinson      V Law           Double to RF; Pinson to 3B
   b 8   2  4-1  12-     -12%  80% D Hoak          R Face          Single to CF; Temple Scores; Pinson to 3B; Hoak to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  34% G Crowe         V Law           Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   b 6   1  1-1  123      10%  40% D Hoak          V Law           Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  B Skinner       Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Temple        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  V Pinson        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Harvey Haddix facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   O      1--      45%  H Foiles        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      34%  G Crowe         Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      36%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      38%  G Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Haddix facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  V Law           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      36%  D Groat         Single to CF
          1--      37%  B Skinner       Groat Steals 2B
          -2-      38%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      33%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Law facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  H Haddix        Walk
          1--      30%  J Temple        Single to CF; Haddix to 2B
   OO     12-      38%  V Pinson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Haddix facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  R Clemente      Single to LF
          1--      43%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF; Clemente to 2B
   O      12-      37%  H Foiles        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      31%  V Law           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  G Crowe         Flyball: CF
          ---      34%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      1--      36%  G Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
          ---      32%  B Skinner       Single to RF
          1--      35%  T Kluszewski    Single to LF; Skinner to 2B
   O      12-      29%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  R McMillan      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      33%  E Bailey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  H Haddix        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Haddix facing 6-7-8
          ---      44%  R Clemente      Double
   O      -2-      41%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B; Clemente to 3B
   RO     --3      44%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
          ---      46%  V Law           Walk
   O      1--      42%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  J Temple        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  V Pinson        Single to CF
          1--      30%  F Robinson      Double to RF; Pinson to 3B
          -23      29%  G Crowe         Intentional Walk
   O      123      40%  D Hoak          Strikeout
   O      123      50%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Harvey Haddix facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  B Skinner       Walk
          1--      53%  T Kluszewski    Skinner Steals 2B
          -2-      56%  " "             Walk
                  R.C. Stevens pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski batting 4th
   O      12-      50%  F Thomas        Flyball: 3B; Skinner to 3B/Adv on E5
   RRR    1-3      88%  R Clemente      Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Skinner Scores; Stevens Scores
   O      ---      87%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
                  R.C. Stevens moves to 1B
   O      ---      90%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  E Bailey        Flyball: RF
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Harvey Haddix batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Lynch         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Willard Schmidt facing 8-9-1
                  Willard Schmidt replaces Jerry Lynch pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  H Foiles        Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  V Law           Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Foiles to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF; Foiles stays at 2B
   O      -2-      91%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  J Temple        Double to CF
          -2-      77%  V Pinson        Walk
                  Roy Face replaces Vern Law pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      12-      91%  G Crowe         Strikeout
   R      12-      80%  D Hoak          Single to CF; Temple Scores; Pinson to 3B; Hoak to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      83%  G Bell          Single to 3B; Pinson Scores; Hoak out at Hm/3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Willard Schmidt facing 3-4-5
                  Fred Hatfield replaces Don Hoak playing 3B batting 5th
          ---      86%  B Skinner       Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Stevens       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      81%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      1--      79%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Roy Face facing 7-8-9
                  Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 7th
   O      ---      88%  S Burgess       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  E Bailey        Groundout: 1B-P
                  Bob Thurman pinch hits for Willard Schmidt batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Thurman       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation