September 16, 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 2
@BAL 1 BOS 10
KCA 1 CLE 3
WSA 1 CLE 3
WSA 2 CHW 4
@DET 1 NYY 9
LAA 4 CIN 5
@CHC 3 HOU 6
PHI 5 PIT 7
@LAD 5 MLN 3
STL 2 NYM 4
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 15,049

Wednesday, September 16, 1964
Time of Game: 2:22

Pirates

75-70

Won 1

5th, 12½ GB

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

W: V Law (12-12), L: P Ortega (6-9), S: A McBean (19)

Dodgers

73-73

Lost 1

7th, 15 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                4   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .713    0    1   2   
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .596    0    3   0   SH
R Clemente RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .344  .873    0    3   0   IW
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .810    0    0   0   
  D Wissman LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   1   2   3    0   1  .292  .793    0   11   0   HR,2B
B Bailey 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .766    0    2   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .702    0    1   4   2B
J Pagliaroni C                3   1   1   3    1   0  .295  .832    0    3   0   HR,SB
V Law P                       3   1   1   1    0   1  .310  .769    0    1   0   HR
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .860    0    0   0   
  A McBean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   1   
Totals                       33   7   8   7    4   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Clendenon (20, off J Brewer); B Mazeroski (22, off J Brewer).

HR: J Pagliaroni (9, off P Ortega; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); D Clendenon (11, off P Ortega; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); V Law (1, off P Ortega; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Virdon (5, off J Brewer).

IBB: R Clemente (15, by J Brewer).

TB: D Clendenon 6; V Law 4; J Pagliaroni 4; B Mazeroski 3; R Clemente; D Schofield.

RBI: D Clendenon 3 (60); J Pagliaroni 3 (34); V Law (3).

2-out RBI: D Clendenon 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Bailey (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pagliaroni (1, 2nd base off J Purdin/J Roseboro).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .638    0    1   3   2B
D Griffith RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .746    0    1   0   
W Davis CF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .296  .741    0    3   0   HR,2B
T Davis LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .270  .682    0    1   0   
J Roseboro C                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .744    0    5   2   
R Fairly 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .260  .755    0   13   0   HR
D Tracewski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .650    0    3   2   
B Shirley 3B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .750    0    0   4   
P Ortega P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .285         0   0   
  J Brewer P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481    0    0   0   
  W Crawford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Purdin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Parker PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .661    0    0   0   
  H Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .329         0   0   
  W Moon PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .616    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   7   5    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Wills (13, off V Law); W Davis (21, off V Law).

HR: R Fairly (10, off V Law; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); W Davis (12, off V Law; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: W Davis 6; R Fairly 5; M Wills 2; B Shirley; W Parker.

RBI: R Fairly 2 (72); B Shirley 2 (2); W Davis (70).

2-out RBI: B Shirley 2; R Fairly 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Tracewski.

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
V Law, W (12-12)               8     7   5   5    2   3   2   3.50   34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2· 7     49    -     0.87   0.06
A McBean, S (19)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.23    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.07
Totals                         9     7   5   5    2   3   2          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 2· 7           -

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
P Ortega, L (6-9)              1     5   5   5    1   0   3   4.03    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 5     22    -     0.87  -0.37
J Brewer                       4     3   2   2    1   1   0   3.25   15     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 2· 3          0-0    0.56  -0.03
J Purdin                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
H Reed                         2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.45    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         9     8   7   7    4   3   3          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 2· 8           -

P Ortega faced 5 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Brewer (4; R Clemente).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 15,049.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Schofield          SS    1. M Wills              SS 
2. B Virdon             CF    2. D Griffith           RF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. W Davis              CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. T Davis              LF 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. J Roseboro           C  
6. B Bailey             3B    6. R Fairly             1B 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. D Tracewski          2B 
8. J Pagliaroni         C     8. B Shirley            3B 
9. V Law                P     9. P Ortega             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-1  12-      17%  87% J Pagliaroni    P Ortega        Home Run; Bailey Scores; Mazeroski Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      12%  62% D Clendenon     P Ortega        Home Run
   b 2   2  5-0  -23      -9%  80% B Shirley       V Law           Single to LF; Davis Scores; Roseboro Scores
   t 5   2  2-5  12-       9%  95% D Clendenon     J Brewer        Double to CF; Schofield Scores; Clemente Scores
   b 3   0  5-2  ---      -6%  74% M Wills         V Law           Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Ortega facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Griffith      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Ortega facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      62%  D Clendenon     Home Run
          ---      65%  B Bailey        Walk
          1--      70%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF; Bailey to 2B
   RRR    12-      87%  J Pagliaroni    Home Run; Bailey Scores; Mazeroski Scores
   R      ---      92%  V Law           Home Run
                  Jim Brewer replaces Phil Ortega pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  D Schofield     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      90%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  T Davis         Walk
          1--      84%  J Roseboro      Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      88%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      90%  D Tracewski     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Davis to 3B; Roseboro to 2B
   RR     -23      80%  B Shirley       Single to LF; Davis Scores; Roseboro Scores
   O      1--      82%  J Brewer        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Brewer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  W Stargell      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      81%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Bailey        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  M Wills         Double to CF
   O      -2-      78%  D Griffith      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      82%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      84%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Brewer facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  B Mazeroski     Double to CF
   O      -2-      85%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-1B
   OO     -2-      82%  V Law           Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  R Fairly        Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  D Tracewski     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      86%  B Shirley       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Brewer facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  D Schofield     Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  B Virdon        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Schofield to 2B
          -2-      88%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      86%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   RR     12-      95%  D Clendenon     Double to CF; Schofield Scores; Clemente Scores
   O      -2-      95%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Jim Brewer batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  W Crawford      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  M Wills         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  D Griffith      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, John Purdin facing 7-8-9
                  John Purdin replaces Willie Crawford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  J Pagliaroni    Walk
          1--      97%  V Law           Pagliaroni Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      97%  D Schofield     Walk
   O      12-      96%  B Virdon        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      93%  W Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      94%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-3, John Purdin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  R Clemente      Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      95%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Wissman replaces Willie Stargell playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  D Tracewski     Lineout: P
          ---      94%  B Shirley       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Wes Parker pinch hits for John Purdin batting 9th
          1--      91%  W Parker        Single to CF; Shirley to 2B
   O      12-      95%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      97%  D Griffith      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-3, Howie Reed facing 6-7-8
                  Howie Reed replaces Wes Parker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  W Davis         Double to CF
   O      -2-      96%  T Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 3B
   O      --3      98%  J Roseboro      Foul Flyball: 1B
   RR     --3      93%  R Fairly        Home Run; Davis Scores
   O      ---      94%  D Tracewski     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Howie Reed facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Vern Law batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Lynch         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  D Schofield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 5-7, Al McBean facing 8-9-1
                  Al McBean replaces Jerry Lynch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Shirley       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Wally Moon pinch hits for Howie Reed batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation