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@BAL		4
2
BOS
@CHW		1
3
KCA
@CLE		4
2
LAA
@DET		3
6
PIT
@CIN		2
3
CHC
@LAD		2
3		 
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@SFG		7
4
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@STL		6
1
Wednesday, September 20, 1961
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 14,822, Time of Game: 2:20
Pirates
2
69-75
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 19½ GB
 at Reds
3
90-57
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Joey Jay (21-8)
L: Roy Face (6-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  0
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    3 10  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .692 0.120 1.23 0.148 -0.027 0.7 5 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .272 .688 0.071 2.09 0.155 -0.084 0.0 2 5
Bob Skinner LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .701 -0.095 1.71 0.041 -0.137 -0.7 2 0
Dick Stuart 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .298 .918 0.102 1.81 0.223 -0.121 -0.2 9 1 GDP
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .354 .957 -0.109 1.65 0.033 -0.143 -0.5 0 0
Smoky Burgess C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .311 .866 -0.071 1.58 0.031 -0.102 -0.2 3 0
Don Hoak 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .842 -0.164 1.59 0.000 -0.164 -1.1 0 1
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .679 0.027 1.49 0.087 -0.059 -0.1 3 4
Joe Gibbon P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .113 .297 -0.041 0.82 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 0 3
   Walt Moryn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .507 -0.042 3.46 0.000 -0.042 -0.2
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Harvey Haddix P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .422 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 2 5 .219 .483 -0.202 1.65 0.718 -0.920 -2.7 24 14
TB: B Virdon 2; D Stuart 2; R Clemente; D Groat; B Mazeroski.
GIDP: D Stuart (20).
RBI: D Stuart (107); D Groat (54).
2-out RBI: D Stuart.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elio Chacon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .734 -0.126 1.25 0.000 -0.126 -1.5 3 4
Eddie Kasko 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .664 -0.069 0.65 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 1 2
Vada Pinson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .342 .889 0.049 1.08 0.120 -0.070 -0.1 4 0
Frank Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .322 1.013 -0.141 1.47 0.000 -0.141 -0.9 1 0
Wally Post LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 .294 .947 0.552 1.32 0.573 -0.022 1.9 1 1 HR
Leo Cardenas SS 4 0 4 0 0 0 .314 .837 0.092 0.77 0.092 0.000 1.1 1 2
Dick Gernert 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .667 -0.008 1.57 0.060 -0.068 -0.1 8 1
   Jerry Lynch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317 1.038 -0.033 0.72 0.000 -0.033 -0.5 GDP
   Gordy Coleman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .831 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Darrell Johnson C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .277 .635 0.005 1.37 0.029 -0.024 0.0 6 0 SF
Joey Jay P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .092 .239 -0.024 1.16 0.025 -0.049 -0.3 2 0
Team Totals 31 3 10 3 2 3 .323 .772 0.297 1.15 0.899 -0.602 -1.1 27 11
HR: W Post (20, off R Face; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: D Johnson (1, off J Gibbon).
TB: W Post 6; L Cardenas 4; V Pinson; D Johnson; D Gernert.
GIDP: J Lynch (2).
RBI: W Post 2 (57); D Johnson (9).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Cardenas-E Chacon-D Gernert.
Outfield Assists: W Post (D Groat at 3rd base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: V Pinson (1st base by J Gibbon).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Gibbon 7 8 1 1 1 2 0 3.60 29 58 0.225 0.98 2.6
Roy Face, BS (10), L (6-11) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3.86 4 0 0 -0.556 2.54 -2.0
Harvey Haddix 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.23 1 1 0 0.033 0.72 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 3 3 2 3 1 3.38 34 58 1 0 -0.298 1.65 1.1

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joey Jay, W (21-8) 9 7 2 2 2 5 0 3.19 34 68 0.202 1.65 2.7
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.00 34 68 0.202 1.15 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Gibbon (3; V Pinson, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Frank Walsh, LF - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 14,822.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Cincinnati Reds
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Elio Chacon 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Eddie Kasko 3B
3 Bob Skinner LF 3 Vada Pinson CF
4 Dick Stuart 1B 4 Frank Robinson RF
5 Roberto Clemente RF 5 Wally Post LF
6 Smoky Burgess C 6 Leo Cardenas SS
7 Don Hoak 3B 7 Dick Gernert 1B
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Darrell Johnson C
9 Joe Gibbon P 9 Joey Jay P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-2 1 1-- RR CIN W. Post R. Face 54% 85% Home Run (Deep LF); Pinson Scores
t8 1-1 2 12- RO PIT D. Stuart J. Jay -21% 31% Single to LF; Virdon Scores; Groat out at 3B/LF-3B
t8 0-1 1 1-3 R PIT D. Groat J. Jay -16% 43% Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores; Virdon to 2B
t8 0-1 1 -2- PIT B. Virdon J. Jay -11% 59% Single to RF; Mazeroski to 3B
b8 1-2 0 --- CIN V. Pinson R. Face 10% 41% Walk

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, Reds' Joey Jay facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Virdon J. Jay -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Groat J. Jay 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Virdon to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT B. Skinner J. Jay 3% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Virdon to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O PIT D. Stuart J. Jay 4% 55% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN E. Chacon J. Gibbon -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN E. Kasko J. Gibbon -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN V. Pinson J. Gibbon -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Joey Jay facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Jay 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT S. Burgess J. Jay 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Hoak J. Jay 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' Joe Gibbon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN F. Robinson J. Gibbon -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CIN W. Post J. Gibbon 3% 55% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- CIN L. Cardenas J. Gibbon 4% 59% Single to CF; Post to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- CIN D. Gernert J. Gibbon 6% 65% Single to RF; Post to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 RO CIN D. Johnson J. Gibbon -0% 65% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Post Scores
b2 1-0 2 12- CIN J. Jay J. Gibbon 3% 68% Walk; Cardenas to 3B; Gernert to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 O CIN E. Chacon J. Gibbon -6% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joey Jay facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Jay 3% 64% Popfly: SS
t3 0-1 1 --- O PIT J. Gibbon J. Jay 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon J. Jay 1% 67% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- O CIN E. Kasko J. Gibbon -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- CIN V. Pinson J. Gibbon 2% 67% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- O CIN F. Robinson J. Gibbon -4% 63% Pinson Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B-1B)
b3 1-0 2 --- O CIN F. Robinson J. Gibbon -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joey Jay facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. Groat J. Jay 3% 65% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner J. Jay 2% 67% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-1 2 --- PIT D. Stuart J. Jay -2% 66% Single to CF
t4 0-1 2 1-- PIT R. Clemente J. Jay -3% 62% Single to RF; Stuart to 3B
t4 0-1 2 1-3 PIT S. Burgess J. Jay -3% 59% Walk; Clemente to 2B
t4 0-1 2 123 O PIT D. Hoak J. Jay 9% 69% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O CIN W. Post J. Gibbon -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- CIN L. Cardenas J. Gibbon 2% 69% Single to RF
b4 1-0 1 1-- O CIN D. Gernert J. Gibbon -3% 66% Lineout: CF
b4 1-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Johnson J. Gibbon -2% 64% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joey Jay facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Jay 3% 67% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 1 --- O PIT J. Gibbon J. Jay 2% 69% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon J. Jay 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O CIN J. Jay J. Gibbon -2% 69% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- O CIN E. Chacon J. Gibbon -2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O CIN E. Kasko J. Gibbon -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joey Jay facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. Groat J. Jay 4% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- PIT B. Skinner J. Jay -4% 66% Walk
t6 0-1 1 1-- OO PIT D. Stuart J. Jay 8% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- O CIN V. Pinson J. Gibbon -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O CIN F. Robinson J. Gibbon -2% 70% Popfly: SS
b6 1-0 2 --- CIN W. Post J. Gibbon 1% 71% Single to SS
b6 1-0 2 1-- CIN L. Cardenas J. Gibbon 2% 73% Single to LF; Post to 2B
b6 1-0 2 12- O CIN D. Gernert J. Gibbon -4% 69% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joey Jay facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Jay 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O PIT S. Burgess J. Jay 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-1 2 --- O PIT D. Hoak J. Jay 2% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 8-9-1
b7 1-0 0 --- CIN D. Johnson J. Gibbon 3% 82% Single to CF
b7 1-0 0 1-- O CIN J. Jay J. Gibbon -3% 79% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-0 1 1-- O CIN E. Chacon J. Gibbon -2% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 2 1-- O CIN E. Kasko J. Gibbon -2% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joey Jay facing 8-9-1
t8 0-1 0 --- PIT B. Mazeroski J. Jay -9% 66% Single to CF
Walt Moryn pinch hits for Joe Gibbon (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 1-- O PIT W. Moryn J. Jay 4% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mazeroski to 2B
t8 0-1 1 -2- PIT B. Virdon J. Jay -11% 59% Single to RF; Mazeroski to 3B
t8 0-1 1 1-3 R PIT D. Groat J. Jay -16% 43% Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores; Virdon to 2B
t8 1-1 1 12- O PIT B. Skinner J. Jay 9% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t8 1-1 2 12- RO PIT D. Stuart J. Jay -21% 31% Single to LF; Virdon Scores; Groat out at 3B/LF-3B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Roy Face facing 3-4-5
Roy Face replaces Walt Moryn (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-2 0 --- CIN V. Pinson R. Face 10% 41% Walk
b8 1-2 0 1-- O CIN F. Robinson R. Face -9% 32% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-2 1 1-- RR CIN W. Post R. Face 54% 85% Home Run (Deep LF); Pinson Scores
b8 3-2 1 --- CIN L. Cardenas R. Face 1% 87% Single to LF
Harvey Haddix replaces Roy Face pitching and batting 9th
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Dick Gernert (1B) batting 7th
b8 3-2 1 1-- OO CIN J. Lynch H. Haddix -3% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Joey Jay facing 5-6-7
Gordy Coleman replaces Jerry Lynch (PH) playing 1B batting 7th
t9 2-3 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Jay 7% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 2-3 1 --- O PIT S. Burgess J. Jay 5% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2-3 2 --- O PIT D. Hoak J. Jay 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 3.

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