Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1958 > Sep 3, 1958, Pirates at Reds Box Score and Play by Play

News: s-r blog:Check Out B-R’s Bullpen Wiki!

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
KCA
@CLE		6
2
CHW
@DET		1
0
BOS
@NYY		5
8
BAL
@WSH		4
3
STL
@CHC		9
7		 
(12)
PIT
@CIN		4
7
SFG
@LAD		3
5
MLN
@PHI		11
5
Wednesday, September 3, 1958,
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 7,917, Time of Game: 2:59
Pirates
4
72-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
7
66-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Don Gross (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   1  0  2   0  0  0    4 10  2
Reds            0  0  0   1  2  1   3  0  X    7 12  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .735 -0.112 0.95 0.008 -0.121 -1.0 3 0
Roberto Clemente RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .719 -0.108 0.81 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 5 0
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .740 -0.067 0.65 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 4 0
Bob Skinner LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .319 .866 0.006 0.99 0.067 -0.061 0.2 3 0
Frank Thomas 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 .913 0.021 1.15 0.076 -0.056 0.1 0 1
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .737 -0.125 1.36 0.000 -0.125 -1.1 3 2
Dick Groat SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 .293 .722 0.350 1.30 0.369 -0.019 2.7 1 2 3B
Bill Hall C 2 0 2 1 1 0 .292 .758 0.265 1.77 0.265 0.000 2.1 2 0 2B,IW
   Dick Schofield PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Hank Foiles C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .653 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
   Roman Mejias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .729 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
Curt Raydon P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .146 -0.098 1.69 0.000 -0.098 -1.2 0 0
   Bob Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .191 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dick Stuart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .878 -0.039 1.37 0.000 -0.039 -0.3
   Bob Porterfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .327 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Gross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .170 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   John Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 .532 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
Team Totals 37 4 10 3 1 7 .270 .641 0.062 1.11 0.785 -0.725 -0.7 24 6
2B: B Hall (5, off T Acker).
3B: D Groat (8, off T Acker).
IBB: B Hall (5, by T Acker).
TB: D Groat 5; B Hall 3; F Thomas 2; B Skinner 2; B Virdon.
RBI: D Groat 2 (59); B Hall (11).
2-out RBI: D Groat 2; B Hall.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: F Thomas 2 (25).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .795 0.117 1.31 0.186 -0.068 0.1 2 3
Jerry Lynch RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .796 -0.070 1.09 0.038 -0.108 -0.0 4 0 2B
Gus Bell LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .664 0.005 1.35 0.045 -0.040 -0.0 3 0
   Pete Whisenant PH-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .240 .783 0.055 0.77 0.056 -0.001 0.2 0 0 SH
Frank Robinson CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .275 .861 0.194 1.71 0.281 -0.087 0.7 2 0
Smoky Burgess C 5 1 2 0 0 0 .289 .759 0.128 1.20 0.193 -0.064 0.3 7 0
George Crowe 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .275 .765 0.084 1.88 0.125 -0.041 0.6 8 0 SF
Alex Grammas 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .592 -0.039 1.16 0.046 -0.084 0.0 0 3
Roy McMillan SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 .232 .614 0.031 1.06 0.066 -0.035 0.3 0 4
   Dee Fondy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .557 -0.060 1.97 0.000 -0.060 -0.8
   Eddie Miksis 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .365 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom Acker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .277 -0.066 1.36 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 1 1
   Bob Thurman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .714 0.047 1.48 0.047 0.000 0.3
   Willard Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Newcombe PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .345 .858 0.136 2.34 0.136 0.000 1.7
   Orlando Pena P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 12 6 3 3 .333 .736 0.562 1.37 1.219 -0.654 2.8 27 11
2B: J Lynch (17, off R Face).
SF: G Crowe (3, off C Raydon).
SH: P Whisenant (3, off R Face).
TB: J Lynch 3; G Crowe 2; S Burgess 2; B Thurman; F Robinson; D Newcombe; J Temple; P Whisenant; A Grammas.
RBI: G Crowe 2 (58); D Newcombe 2 (7); F Robinson 2 (68).
2-out RBI: F Robinson 2; D Newcombe 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: F Robinson (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Raydon 4.2 5 3 2 2 2 0 3.70 22 44 -0.172 1.27 -0.8
Bob Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.47 1 2 0 0.042 1.61 0.4
Bob Porterfield, BS (1) 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.61 5 0 0 -0.166 1.62 -0.9
Don Gross, L (5-6) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 3.95 5 2 0 -0.163 2.30 -1.0
Roy Face 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.77 8 2 2 -0.104 0.86 -0.5
Team Totals 8 12 7 5 3 3 0 5.62 41 44 6 2 -0.563 1.11 -2.8

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Acker 6 8 4 4 1 5 0 4.56 27 44 -0.232 1.20 -0.9
Willard Schmidt, W (3-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.77 3 0 0 0.089 1.16 0.5
Orlando Pena, S (1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.079 0.77 1.0
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 1 7 0 4.00 38 44 0 0 -0.064 1.37 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: T Acker (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Acker (6; B Hall).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 7,917.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Cincinnati Reds
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Johnny Temple 2B
2 Roberto Clemente RF 2 Jerry Lynch RF
3 Ted Kluszewski 1B 3 Gus Bell LF
4 Bob Skinner LF 4 Frank Robinson CF
5 Frank Thomas 3B 5 Smoky Burgess C
6 Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 George Crowe 1B
7 Dick Groat SS 7 Alex Grammas 3B
8 Bill Hall C 8 Roy McMillan SS
9 Curt Raydon P 9 Tom Acker P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-2 2 123 RR CIN F. Robinson C. Raydon 25% 70% Single to RF; Temple Scores; Lynch Scores; Bell to 2B
t6 2-3 2 1-- R PIT D. Groat T. Acker -18% 52% Triple to LF; Thomas Scores
b6 3-4 2 1-3 R CIN J. Temple B. Porterfield 17% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McMillan Scores/No RBI/unER; Thurman to 2B
t6 3-3 2 --3 R PIT B. Hall T. Acker -16% 36% Double (CF-RF); Groat Scores
b7 5-4 2 123 RR CIN D. Newcombe R. Face 14% 94% Single to RF; Burgess Scores; Crowe Scores; Grammas to 2B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon T. Acker 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. Acker 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski T. Acker 1% 55% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Curt Raydon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Temple C. Raydon -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Lynch C. Raydon -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN G. Bell C. Raydon -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner T. Acker 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT F. Thomas T. Acker 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski T. Acker 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Curt Raydon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN F. Robinson C. Raydon -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CIN S. Burgess C. Raydon -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- CIN G. Crowe C. Raydon 1% 52% Single to RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CIN A. Grammas C. Raydon -2% 50% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Groat T. Acker -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- PIT B. Hall T. Acker -10% 36% Single; Groat to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 R PIT C. Raydon T. Acker -3% 33% Wild Pitch; Groat Scores; Hall to 2B
t3 1-0 0 -2- O PIT C. Raydon T. Acker 4% 37% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t3 1-0 1 -2- O PIT B. Virdon T. Acker 3% 41% Flyball: CF; Hall stays at 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Clemente T. Acker 3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Curt Raydon facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- CIN R. McMillan C. Raydon 4% 48% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- O CIN T. Acker C. Raydon -4% 44% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b3 0-1 1 1-- O CIN J. Temple C. Raydon -3% 41% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 2 1-- O CIN J. Lynch C. Raydon -3% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tom Acker facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski T. Acker 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- PIT B. Skinner T. Acker -3% 38% Single to SS
t4 1-0 1 1-- PIT F. Thomas T. Acker -4% 34% Single to CF; Skinner to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- O PIT B. Mazeroski T. Acker 4% 38% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Skinner to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 R PIT D. Groat T. Acker -11% 27% Single to CF; Skinner Scores; Mazeroski to 3B/Adv on E8; Groat to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -23 PIT B. Hall T. Acker -1% 26% Intentional Walk
t4 2-0 2 123 O PIT C. Raydon T. Acker 6% 31% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Curt Raydon facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O CIN G. Bell C. Raydon -3% 28% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 1 --- CIN F. Robinson C. Raydon 3% 32% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b4 0-2 1 1-- CIN S. Burgess C. Raydon 8% 39% Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
b4 0-2 1 1-3 RO CIN G. Crowe C. Raydon -0% 39% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Robinson Scores/unER
b4 1-2 2 1-- O CIN A. Grammas C. Raydon -3% 36% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Tom Acker facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon T. Acker 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-P
t5 2-1 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente T. Acker 2% 41% Strikeout
t5 2-1 2 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski T. Acker 1% 42% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Curt Raydon facing 8-9-1
b5 1-2 0 --- O CIN R. McMillan C. Raydon -3% 38% Flyball: LF
b5 1-2 1 --- O CIN T. Acker C. Raydon -2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- CIN J. Temple C. Raydon 2% 38% Single to CF
b5 1-2 2 1-- CIN J. Lynch C. Raydon 3% 41% Single to CF; Temple to 2B
b5 1-2 2 12- CIN G. Bell C. Raydon 4% 45% Walk; Temple to 3B; Lynch to 2B
b5 1-2 2 123 RR CIN F. Robinson C. Raydon 25% 70% Single to RF; Temple Scores; Lynch Scores; Bell to 2B
Bob Smith replaces Curt Raydon pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-2 2 12- O CIN S. Burgess B. Smith -4% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Tom Acker facing 4-5-6
t6 2-3 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner T. Acker 4% 70% Flyball: LF
t6 2-3 1 --- PIT F. Thomas T. Acker -4% 65% Single to LF
t6 2-3 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski T. Acker 5% 70% Strikeout
t6 2-3 2 1-- R PIT D. Groat T. Acker -18% 52% Triple to LF; Thomas Scores
t6 3-3 2 --3 R PIT B. Hall T. Acker -16% 36% Double (CF-RF); Groat Scores
Dick Stuart pinch hits for Bob Smith (P) batting 9th
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Bill Hall (C) batting 8th
t6 4-3 2 -2- O PIT D. Stuart T. Acker 4% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Bob Porterfield facing 6-7-8
Bob Porterfield replaces Dick Stuart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Hank Foiles replaces Dick Schofield (PR) playing C batting 8th
b6 3-4 0 --- O CIN G. Crowe B. Porterfield -4% 36% Flyball: 1B
b6 3-4 1 --- O CIN A. Grammas B. Porterfield -3% 33% Flyball: C
b6 3-4 2 --- CIN R. McMillan B. Porterfield 2% 35% Walk
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Tom Acker (P) batting 9th
b6 3-4 2 1-- CIN B. Thurman B. Porterfield 5% 40% Single to CF; McMillan to 3B
b6 3-4 2 1-3 R CIN J. Temple B. Porterfield 17% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McMillan Scores/No RBI/unER; Thurman to 2B
Don Gross replaces Bob Porterfield pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 12- O CIN J. Lynch D. Gross -6% 50% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Reds' Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
Willard Schmidt replaces Bob Thurman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-4 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon W. Schmidt 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t7 4-4 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente W. Schmidt 3% 57% Flyball: LF
t7 4-4 2 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski W. Schmidt 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Don Gross facing 3-4-5
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Gus Bell (LF) batting 3rd
b7 4-4 0 --- CIN P. Whisenant D. Gross 6% 65% Single to LF
b7 4-4 0 1-- O CIN F. Robinson D. Gross -5% 59% Flyball: RF
b7 4-4 1 1-- CIN S. Burgess D. Gross 11% 70% Single to RF; Whisenant to 3B
b7 4-4 1 1-3 R CIN G. Crowe D. Gross 11% 82% Single to RF; Whisenant Scores; Burgess to 2B
Roy Face replaces Don Gross pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 1 12- CIN A. Grammas R. Face 5% 86% Single to 3B; Burgess to 3B; Crowe to 2B
Dee Fondy pinch hits for Roy McMillan (SS) batting 8th
b7 5-4 1 123 O CIN D. Fondy R. Face -6% 80% Strikeout
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Willard Schmidt (P) batting 9th
b7 5-4 2 123 RR CIN D. Newcombe R. Face 14% 94% Single to RF; Burgess Scores; Crowe Scores; Grammas to 2B
b7 7-4 2 12- O CIN J. Temple R. Face -1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Reds' Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
Orlando Pena replaces Don Newcombe (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Eddie Miksis replaces Dee Fondy (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
Alex Grammas moves from 3B to SS
Pete Whisenant moves from PH to LF
t8 4-7 0 --- PIT B. Skinner O. Pena -4% 89% Single to RF
t8 4-7 0 1-- O PIT F. Thomas O. Pena 4% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 4-7 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski O. Pena 3% 95% Strikeout
t8 4-7 2 1-- O PIT D. Groat O. Pena 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Roy Face facing 2-3-4
b8 7-4 0 --- CIN J. Lynch R. Face 1% 98% Double to CF
b8 7-4 0 -2- O CIN P. Whisenant R. Face -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lynch to 3B
b8 7-4 1 --3 O CIN F. Robinson R. Face -1% 97% Flyball: C
b8 7-4 2 --3 O CIN S. Burgess R. Face -1% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Reds' Orlando Pena facing 8-9-1
Roman Mejias pinch hits for Hank Foiles (C) batting 8th
t9 4-7 0 --- O PIT R. Mejias O. Pena 2% 99% Flyball: RF
John Powers pinch hits for Roy Face (P) batting 9th
t9 4-7 1 --- O PIT J. Powers O. Pena 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 4-7 2 --- PIT B. Virdon O. Pena -1% 99% Single
t9 4-7 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente O. Pena 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CIN195809030
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.