July 6, 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@BAL 2 WSH 4
@BOS 0 CHW 7
@CLE 5 KCA 6
@DET 4 CHC 10
STL 1 PIT 5
@CIN 2 LAD 10
SFG 0 PHI 8
@MLN 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 12,292

Wednesday, July 6, 1960
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

46-28

Won 3

1st

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

W: T Cheney (1-1), L: B Purkey (8-4), S: R Face (11)

Reds

35-39

Lost 3

6th, 11 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .245  .655    0    1   0   SB
D Groat SS                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .325  .769    0    1   3   
B Skinner LF                  4   1   1   4    0   2  .310  .917    0    4   0   HR
R Nelson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .325 1.021    0    9   1   HBP
G Cimoli RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .763    0    1   0   
H Smith C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .884    0    6   2   
D Hoak 3B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .792    0    2   3   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .684    0    3   2   
T Cheney P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  D Schofield PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .630    0    0   0   
  P Giel P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       33   5   5   5    3   8                    27  12

BATTING

HR: B Skinner (11, off B Henry; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: R Nelson (2, by B Henry).

TB: B Skinner 4; B Virdon; T Cheney; B Mazeroski; H Smith.

RBI: B Skinner 4 (51); D Groat (26).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Groat-B Mazeroski-R Nelson 2.

E: B Mazeroski (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Virdon (6, 2nd base off B Purkey/E Bailey).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .301  .791    0    0   1   CS
  F Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .874    0    0   0   
V Pinson CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .799    0    0   0   
G Bell RF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .271  .695    0    3   1   HR
W Post LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .963    0    1   0   2·GDP
H Anderson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .258  .783    0    9   1   
E Bailey C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .836    0    9   0   HR
R McMillan SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .229  .642    0    1   1   2B
B Martin 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .690    0    3   4   
B Purkey P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .368    0    1   2   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .374 1.042    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    5   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R McMillan (3, off T Cheney).

HR: E Bailey (8, off P Giel; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Bell (6, off T Cheney; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G Bell 4; E Bailey 4; R McMillan 3; B Martin 2; E Kasko.

GIDP: W Post 2 (4).

RBI: E Bailey (42); G Bell (38).

2-out RBI: G Bell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Martin (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Kasko (7, 2nd base by T Cheney/H Smith).

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
T Cheney, W (1-1)              7     5   1   1    4   6   1   3.38   28     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 2· 5     65    -     0.99   0.20
P Giel                         1.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   5.64    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.50   0.00
R Face, S (11)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 7          2-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Purkey, L (8-4)              7.1   3   4   4    3   5   0   3.83   29     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 3     58    -     1.66   0.02
B Henry                        1.2   2   1   1    0   3   1   3.51    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          3-3    0.69  -0.28
Totals                         9     5   5   5    3   8   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Henry (2; R Nelson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 12,292.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Virdon             CF    1. E Kasko              3B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. V Pinson             CF 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. G Bell               RF 
4. R Nelson             1B    4. W Post               LF 
5. G Cimoli             RF    5. H Anderson           1B 
6. H Smith              C     6. E Bailey             C  
7. D Hoak               3B    7. R McMillan           SS 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. B Martin             2B 
9. T Cheney             P     9. B Purkey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  123      28%  96% B Skinner       B Henry         Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Deep LF); Mazeroski Scores; Virdon Scores; Groat Scores
   t 8   1  1-0  123      20%  68% D Groat         B Purkey        Walk; Hoak Scores; Mazeroski to 3B; Virdon to 2B
   t 8   1  1-0  12-      14%  48% B Virdon        B Purkey        Walk; Hoak to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
   t 8   0  1-0  1--      13%  46% B Mazeroski     B Purkey        Single to LF; Hoak to 2B
   b 3   2  0-0  ---     -13%  36% G Bell          T Cheney        Home Run (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Virdon        Single to 2B
          1--      56%  D Groat         Virdon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Virdon to 3B
   O      --3      49%  B Skinner       Strikeout
   O      --3      45%  R Nelson        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  E Kasko         Walk
          1--      36%  V Pinson        Walk; Kasko to 2B
   O      12-      39%  G Bell          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kasko to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  W Post          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Cimoli        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Smith         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  D Hoak          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Cheney facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  H Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      45%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      41%  R McMillan      Single to RF; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-      46%  B Martin        Lineout: LF
   O      12-      50%  B Purkey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Cheney        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Virdon        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  E Kasko         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  V Pinson        Lineout: LF
   R      ---      36%  G Bell          Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      35%  W Post          Walk
   O      1--      37%  H Anderson      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      32%  B Skinner       Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  R Nelson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Cheney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      35%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
          ---      33%  B Martin        Single
   O      1--      36%  B Purkey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  G Cimoli        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  H Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Cimoli to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  D Hoak          Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      29%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
          ---      25%  E Kasko         Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      32%  G Bell          Kasko Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      33%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 9-1-2
          ---      39%  T Cheney        Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      29%  D Groat         Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      25%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Cheney facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  W Post          Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  H Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  R Nelson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      23%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  H Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Cheney facing 7-8-9
          ---      15%  R McMillan      Double to RF (Deep RF)
   O      -2-      19%  B Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      22%  B Purkey        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      25%  E Kasko         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
          ---      33%  D Hoak          Walk
          1--      46%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF; Hoak to 2B
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Tom Cheney batting 9th
   O      12-      34%  D Schofield     Strikeout Looking
          12-      48%  B Virdon        Walk; Hoak to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
   R      123      68%  D Groat         Walk; Hoak Scores; Mazeroski to 3B; Virdon to 2B
                  Bill Henry replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 9th
   RRRR   123      96%  B Skinner       Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Deep LF); Mazeroski Scores; Virdon Scores; Groat Scores
          ---      97%  R Nelson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      96%  G Cimoli        Strikeout Looking
          1--      97%  H Smith         Single to LF; Nelson to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Hoak          Foul Flyball: C
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Paul Giel facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Giel replaces Dick Schofield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  V Pinson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  G Bell          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      99%  W Post          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Henry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  P Giel          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  B Virdon        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Paul Giel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  H Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      98%  E Bailey        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---     100%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  B Martin        Single
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 9th
          1--      96%  J Lynch         Walk; Martin to 2B
                  Roy Face replaces Paul Giel pitching and batting 9th; Frank Robinson pinch hits for Eddie Kasko batting 1st
   O      12-     100%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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