April 30, 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CHW 2 KCA 11
@BOS 4 DET 10
@NYY 1 WSH 3
CLE 2 CHC 8
MLN 2 CIN 5
STL 4
(10) PIT 3
@LAD 1 SFG 10
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 13,890

Wednesday, April 30, 1958
Time of Game: 0:00

Pirates

7-5

Won 5

4th, 1 GB

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

W: R Kline (1-2), L: D Drysdale (0-4)

Dodgers

5-9

Lost 2

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   3   0    1   0  .333  .797   19    3   0   2B
D Groat SS                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .721   17    1   3   
B Skinner LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .360  .891   19    0   0   HBP
T Kluszewski 1B               4   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .560   22    8   1   GDP
  R Stevens 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 2.334         2   0   
F Thomas 3B                   4   2   1   1    1   2  .300  .885   23    0   0   HR
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .983    8    5   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .316  .892   14    1   3   2B
H Foiles C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .293  .611   17    6   0   IW
R Kline P                     4   0   0   1    0   2  .000  .000   12    1   2   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    5   4              151   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Virdon (2, off D Drysdale); B Mazeroski (2, off D Drysdale).

HR: F Thomas (3, off D Drysdale; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: H Foiles (1, by D Drysdale).

HBP: B Skinner (1, by D Drysdale).

TB: B Virdon 4; F Thomas 4; B Mazeroski 3; B Skinner; R Clemente; H Foiles.

GIDP: T Kluszewski (4).

RBI: R Kline (1); F Thomas (9); H Foiles (6).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Cimoli CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .809   17    2   0   
N Larker LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .478   11    0   0   
D Snider RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .639    9    1   0   
G Hodges 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .259  .744   18   11   1   
C Neal 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .779   14    3   2   
R Jackson 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334   13    1   1   
D Zimmer SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .685    8    3   3   
R Walker C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .332    7    4   0   
D Drysdale P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    1   2   
  J Gilliam PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .710    4    0   0   
  E Roebuck P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    1   6              109   27   9

BATTING

TB: J Gilliam; G Hodges; D Snider.

RBI: G Hodges (6).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hodges-D Zimmer-D Drysdale; C Neal-D Zimmer.

E: C Neal (3).

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
R Kline, W (1-2)               9     3   1   1    1   6   0   4.26   31  109-70   35· 9·26   12·10· 2· 0     82    -     1.12   0.50
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   6   0          31  109-70   35· 9·26   12·10· 2· 0           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drysdale, L (0-4)            8     9   3   3    5   4   1   8.53   38  137-83   50·14·19   13· 8· 5· 2     51    -     1.48  -0.02
E Roebuck                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    3   11-8     5· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     9   3   3    5   4   1          41  148-91   55·16·20   14· 9· 6· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Drysdale 2 (2).

IBB: D Drysdale (1; H Foiles).

HBP: D Drysdale (3; B Skinner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 13,890.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B Virdon             CF    1. G Cimoli             CF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. N Larker             LF 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. D Snider             RF 
4. T Kluszewski         1B    4. G Hodges             1B 
5. F Thomas             3B    5. C Neal               2B 
6. R Clemente           RF    6. R Jackson            3B 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. D Zimmer             SS 
8. H Foiles             C     8. R Walker             C  
9. R Kline              P     9. D Drysdale           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  12-  6   26%  83% H Foiles        D Drysdale      Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Mazeroski to 3B; Foiles to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  1-1  12-  3  -15%  41% T Kluszewski    D Drysdale      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  7  -13%  47% B Skinner       D Drysdale      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  6   12%  62% F Thomas        D Drysdale      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   0  1-1  ---  4   11%  61% B Virdon        D Drysdale      Double to CF (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Virdon        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   46%  D Groat         Flyball: 2B
          ---  2   47%  B Skinner       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      48%  T Kluszewski    Wild Pitch; Skinner to 2B
          -2-  6   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   45%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   49%  N Larker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  B Mazeroski     Wild Pitch; Clemente to 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Clemente to 3B
   O      --3  3   49%  H Foiles        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3  4   45%  R Kline         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   47%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   49%  C Neal          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   54%  B Virdon        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   60%  D Groat         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Virdon to 2B
   OO     12-  7   47%  B Skinner       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   O      1--  5   44%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  D Zimmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  R Walker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Drysdale      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  6   62%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   60%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   58%  B Mazeroski     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   57%  H Foiles        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   60%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   57%  N Larker        Walk
          1--  5   48%  D Snider        Single to RF (Line Drive); Larker to 3B
   R      1-3  4   39%  G Hodges        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Larker Scores; Snider to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  C Neal          Flyball: 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  R Kline         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   50%  B Virdon        Single to P
          1--  6   55%  D Groat         Walk; Virdon to 2B
   O      12-  3   49%  B Skinner       Flyball: SS
   O      12-  2   43%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   46%  D Zimmer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   48%  R Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   50%  D Drysdale      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   44%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   48%  B Mazeroski     Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   49%  H Foiles        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   42%  R Kline         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   46%  G Cimoli        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4   48%  N Larker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   50%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  B Virdon        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   53%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   56%  B Skinner       Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  3   41%  T Kluszewski    Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   45%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   48%  C Neal          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   50%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   57%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
          1--  1   57%  B Mazeroski     Single to P; Thomas to 2B
   R      12-  6   83%  H Foiles        Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Mazeroski to 3B; Foiles to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  1   86%  R Kline         Groundout: SS-1B; Mazeroski Scores; Foiles to 3B
          --3  5   86%  B Virdon        Walk
   O      1-3  1   83%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   88%  D Zimmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  R Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Don Drysdale batting 9th
          ---  4   88%  J Gilliam       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   92%  G Cimoli        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ed Roebuck facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Roebuck replaces Jim Gilliam pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   92%  B Skinner       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   91%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   91%  F Thomas        Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
                  R.C. Stevens replaces Ted Kluszewski playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  1   95%  N Larker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  G Hodges        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation