August 4, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CHW 2 BOS 4
KCA 1 KCA 8
@BOS 6 DET 4
@NYY 3 CLE 8
@WSH 2 PHI 2
@CHC 1 CIN 4
@LAD 1 MLN 6
@SFG 1 PIT 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 17,446

Tuesday, August 4, 1959
Time of Game: 2:19

Reds

50-55

Won 4

5th, 9 GB

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

W: J Nuxhall (5-9), L: S Williams (4-5)

Dodgers

60-48

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .325  .846   10    1   1   SF,GDP
V Pinson CF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .315  .891   12    5   0   HR,CS
G Bell RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .743    8    1   0   HBP
F Robinson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .313  .977   21    3   0   
J Lynch LF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .274  .783   21    3   0   HR
E Bailey C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .760   17   10   0   
W Jones 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .784   11    3   2   
R McMillan SS                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .272  .819   18    1   0   2B
J Nuxhall P                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .541   11    0   0   2B
Totals                       32   4   8   4    3   7              129   27   3

BATTING

2B: R McMillan (14, off S Williams); J Nuxhall (2, off S Williams).

HR: V Pinson (15, off S Williams; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Lynch (14, off R Craig; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Temple (9, off S Williams).

HBP: G Bell (1, by S Williams).

TB: V Pinson 5; J Lynch 4; R McMillan 3; J Nuxhall 3; W Jones.

GIDP: J Temple (12).

RBI: V Pinson 2 (65); J Lynch (46); J Temple (49).

2-out RBI: V Pinson 2; J Lynch.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Jones-F Robinson.

E: R McMillan (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: V Pinson (6, 3rd base by S Williams/J Pignatano).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .810   14    3   1   
C Neal 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .834   10    2   3   
W Moon LF                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .292  .817   17    0   1   HR
C Essegian RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .163  .438   13    1   0   
N Larker 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .800   11   10   0   
D Demeter CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .740    8    1   0   
J Pignatano C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .218  .617   13    7   1   
M Wills SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .507    8    3   6   
S Williams P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .432    8    0   0   
  R Craig P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .034  .101         0   0   
  R Repulski PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .669    1    0   0   
  C Labine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    2  10              103   27  12

BATTING

HR: W Moon (9, off J Nuxhall; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: W Moon 4; M Wills; R Repulski.

RBI: W Moon (53).

2-out RBI: W Moon.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Pignatano-J Gilliam; J Gilliam-C Neal-N Larker.

E: M Wills (6).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Nuxhall, W (5-9)             9     3   1   1    2  10   1   4.45   32  103-66   39·10·17    3·14· 2· 1     85    -     0.95   0.44
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2  10   1          32  103-66   39·10·17    3·14· 2· 1           -

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
S Williams, L (4-5)            6.1   6   3   3    2   7   1   4.03   26  100-60   34·17· 9    6· 6· 3· 1     54    -     0.82  -0.11
R Craig                        1.2   1   1   1    1   0   1   1.59    8   23-11    8· 1· 2    4· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.78   0.05
C Labine                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.47    3    6-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   7   2          37  129-76   45·19·12   12· 8· 5· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Williams (8; G Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - (none), 3B - Ken Burkhart.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 17,446.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Temple             2B    1. J Gilliam            3B 
2. V Pinson             CF    2. C Neal               2B 
3. G Bell               RF    3. W Moon               LF 
4. F Robinson           1B    4. C Essegian           RF 
5. J Lynch              LF    5. N Larker             1B 
6. E Bailey             C     6. D Demeter            CF 
7. W Jones              3B    7. J Pignatano          C  
8. R McMillan           SS    8. M Wills              SS 
9. J Nuxhall            P     9. S Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-1  --3  2   19%  68% V Pinson        S Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball); Nuxhall Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  5  -10%  39% W Moon          J Nuxhall       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   1  1-0  1--  4   10%  49% J Nuxhall       S Williams      Double to LF (Fly Ball); McMillan to 3B
   t 8   2  1-3  ---  3    8%  91% J Lynch         R Craig         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   0  1-3  12-  6   -8%  76% F Robinson      S Williams      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Pinson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  V Pinson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Gilliam       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   49%  C Neal          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   39%  W Moon          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   40%  C Essegian      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   37%  F Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   36%  J Lynch         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   34%  E Bailey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   31%  N Larker        Walk
   OO     1--  2   38%  D Demeter       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  J Pignatano     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   36%  W Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   39%  R McMillan      Walk
          1--  4   49%  J Nuxhall       Double to LF (Fly Ball); McMillan to 3B
   RO     -23  1   49%  J Temple        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McMillan Scores; Nuxhall to 3B
   RR     --3  2   68%  V Pinson        Home Run (Fly Ball); Nuxhall Scores
   O      ---  4   67%  G Bell          Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Nuxhall facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   63%  M Wills         Single to SS
   O      1--  4   67%  S Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   70%  J Gilliam       Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   68%  C Neal          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wills to 2B
   O      12-  4   73%  W Moon          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   71%  F Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  J Lynch         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   70%  E Bailey        Walk
   O      1--  1   68%  W Jones         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Nuxhall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  C Essegian      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   73%  N Larker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   75%  D Demeter       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stan Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   73%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   75%  J Nuxhall       Single to 2B/Bunt
   OO     1--  2   71%  J Temple        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Nuxhall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   74%  J Pignatano     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  1   76%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  S Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stan Williams facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   80%  V Pinson        Single to SS
          1--  1   84%  G Bell          Hit By Pitch; Pinson to 2B
   OO     12-  6   76%  F Robinson      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Pinson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  J Lynch         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   77%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   80%  C Neal          Flyball: 2B
          ---  4   78%  W Moon          Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  C Essegian      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stan Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   80%  E Bailey        Lineout: SS
          ---  2   81%  W Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   87%  R McMillan      Double to LF (Line Drive); Jones to 3B
                  Roger Craig replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  3   82%  J Nuxhall       Groundout: 2B-1B
          -23  4   82%  J Temple        Walk
   O      123  2   77%  V Pinson        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Nuxhall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   82%  N Larker        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  D Demeter       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   86%  J Pignatano     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roger Craig facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   85%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   91%  J Lynch         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   92%  E Bailey        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   91%  W Jones         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   94%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
                  Rip Repulski pinch hits for Roger Craig batting 9th
          ---  1   91%  R Repulski      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   94%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   96%  C Neal          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Clem Labine facing 8-9-1
                  Clem Labine replaces Rip Repulski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  R McMillan      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); McMillan out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  2   96%  J Nuxhall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   98%  W Moon          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  C Essegian      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  N Larker        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation