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BAL  6
WSH  1

NYY  3
@BOS  0

DET  4
@CHW  3

KCA  5
@CLE  0

PHI  5
@CIN  4

PIT  4
@MLN  3

(14)
SFG  8
LAD  0

CHC  4
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 43,339

Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Time of Game: 3:40
Pirates
4
1-0
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0   0  1    4 16  0
Braves          1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0    3 12  0
W: R Blackburn (1-0), L: G Conley (0-1), S: C Raydon (1)
Braves
3
0-1
Lost 1
5th, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   7   0   2   1    0   1  .286  .572    0    3   0   
D Groat SS                    7   2   3   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    4   7   2B
B Skinner LF                  7   1   3   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    4   0   2B
T Kluszewski 1B               5   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0   11   0   
  R Stevens 1B                2   0   2   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    8   0   
F Thomas 3B                   7   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   2   
R Clemente RF                 6   0   3   1    0   1  .500 1.167    0    2   0   2B
G Baker 2B                    5   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .533    0    4   9   
H Foiles C                    6   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    6   2   
B Friend P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Freese PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Gross P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   2   SH
  J Powers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Blackburn P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Raydon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       57   4  16   4    1   6                    42  23
BATTING
2B: B Skinner (1, off W Spahn); R Clemente (1, off W Spahn); D Groat (1, off G Conley).
SH: R Face (1, off W Spahn).
TB: R Clemente 4; D Groat 4; B Skinner 4; R Stevens 2; B Virdon 2; F Thomas; H Foiles; G Baker.
RBI: T Kluszewski (1); R Clemente (1); R Stevens (1); B Virdon (1).
2-out RBI: R Stevens; R Clemente.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 3. D Groat-G Baker-T Kluszewski; D Groat-T Kluszewski; G Baker-D Groat-T Kluszewski.
Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             6   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    4   2   
B Hazle RF                    4   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .333    0    6   0   
E Mathews 3B                  6   2   2   2    0   1  .333 1.666    0    0   1   2·HR
H Aaron CF                    6   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    4   0   GDP
F Torre 1B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    4   0   
  J Adcock PH-1B              1   0   1   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    3   0   
  F Mantilla PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Wise PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Conley P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
H Hanebrink LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   GDP
  A Pafko PH-LF               4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Logan SS                    6   0   3   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   5   CS
D Crandall C                  5   0   2   1    1   0  .400  .900    0    7   0   GDP
W Spahn P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   5   
  M Roach PH-1B               3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    4   1   
Totals                       50   3  12   3    4   6                    42  16
BATTING
HR: E Mathews 2 (2, 2 off B Friend; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: E Mathews 8; J Logan 3; D Crandall 2; M Roach; J Adcock; F Torre; H Aaron; R Schoendienst.
GIDP: H Aaron (1); H Hanebrink (1); D Crandall (1).
RBI: E Mathews 2 (2); D Crandall (1).
2-out RBI: E Mathews 2; D Crandall.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
BASERUNNING
CS: J Logan (1, 2nd base by C Raydon/H Foiles).

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
B Friend                       6     5   2   2    1   2   2   3.00   22     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 5     55    -     0.80   0.03
D Gross                        1.2   2   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.73   0.04
R Face                         2.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3          2-0    3.53  -0.09
R Blackburn, W (1-0)           3     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.94   0.38
C Raydon, S (1)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.37   0.18
Totals                        14    12   3   3    4   6   2          54     -       ·  ·     20·12· 0·12          2-0 
Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Spahn                        9    12   3   3    1   3   0   3.00   40     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0·12     53    -     1.51  -0.14
D McMahon                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.25
G Conley, L (0-1)              3     4   1   1    0   2   0   3.00   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4          0-0    2.27  -0.06
Totals                        14    16   4   4    1   6   0          59     -       ·  ·     14·22· 0·16           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Vic Delmore.
Time of Game: 3:40.
Attendance: 43,339.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Milwaukee Braves                     
1. B Virdon             CF    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. B Hazle              RF 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. T Kluszewski         1B    4. H Aaron              CF 
5. F Thomas             3B    5. F Torre              1B 
6. R Clemente           RF    6. H Hanebrink          LF 
7. G Baker              2B    7. J Logan              SS 
8. H Foiles             C     8. D Crandall           C  
9. B Friend             P     9. W Spahn              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-2  -2-     -42%  44% D Crandall      R Face          Single; Pafko Scores
   t14   2  3-3  1-3      34%  84% R Stevens       G Conley        Single; Groat Scores; Skinner to 2B
   t 9   1  2-2  -2-      29%  85% B Virdon        W Spahn         Single; Foiles Scores
   t 8   2  2-1  --3      23%  45% R Clemente      W Spahn         Single; Skinner Scores
   b14   1  4-3  1--      15%  96% D Crandall      C Raydon        Logan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Virdon        Single
   O      1--      50%  D Groat         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  B Skinner       Single; Groat to 3B
   RO     1-3      58%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Groat Scores
   O      1--      56%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  B Hazle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      49%  E Mathews       Home Run
   O      ---      50%  H Aaron         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  R Clemente      Double
   O      -2-      52%  G Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      48%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      45%  B Friend        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  F Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  H Hanebrink     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  J Logan         Single
          1--      46%  D Crandall      Single; Logan to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Spahn         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Skinner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Hazle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      36%  E Mathews       Home Run
   O      ---      37%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      32%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  R Clemente      Single
          1--      37%  G Baker         Single; Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  H Foiles        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
          ---      27%  F Torre         Single
   OO     1--      34%  H Hanebrink     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  B Friend        Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  B Virdon        Flyball: 2B
          ---      31%  D Groat         Single
   O      1--      28%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  D Crandall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  W Spahn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      29%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: RF
          ---      33%  F Thomas        Single
   O      1--      29%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
          1--      32%  G Baker         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      25%  H Foiles        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
          ---      22%  B Hazle         Walk
   O      1--      25%  E Mathews       Strikeout
   OO     1--      29%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Freese pinch hits for Bob Friend batting 9th
   O      ---      25%  G Freese        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      22%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Gross facing 5-6-7
                  Don Gross replaces Gene Freese pitching and batting 9th; Joe Adcock pinch hits for Frank Torre batting 5th
          ---      17%  J Adcock        Walk
                  Andy Pafko pinch hits for Harry Hanebrink batting 6th
   O      1--      20%  A Pafko         Flyball: RF
          1--      17%  J Logan         Single; Adcock to 2B
   OO     12-      24%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Adcock moves to 1B; Andy Pafko moves to LF
          ---      39%  B Skinner       Double
   O      -2-      36%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B; Skinner to 3B
   O      --3      21%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   R      --3      45%  R Clemente      Single; Skinner Scores
   O      1--      40%  G Baker         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Don Gross facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      44%  W Spahn         Strikeout
          ---      40%  R Schoendienst  Single
          1--      33%  B Hazle         Walk; Schoendienst to 2B
   O      12-      40%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF; Schoendienst to 3B
                  Roy Face replaces Don Gross pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      50%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  H Foiles        Single
   O      1--      56%  R Face          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Foiles to 2B
   R      -2-      85%  B Virdon        Single; Foiles Scores
          1--      87%  D Groat         Single; Virdon to 2B
   O      12-      84%  B Skinner       Flyball: C
   O      12-      82%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Roy Face facing 5-6-7
                  R.C. Stevens replaces Ted Kluszewski playing 1B batting 4th
          ---      68%  J Adcock        Single
                  Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Joe Adcock batting 5th
   O      1--      80%  A Pafko         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      86%  J Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B; Pafko to 2B
   R      -2-      44%  D Crandall      Single; Pafko Scores
                  Mel Roach pinch hits for Warren Spahn batting 9th
          1--      39%  M Roach         Single; Crandall to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Don McMahon facing 5-6-7
                  Don McMahon replaces Felix Mantilla pitching and batting 5th; Mel Roach moves to 1B
   O      ---      44%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  G Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Roy Face facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      43%  B Hazle         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      47%  E Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Don McMahon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
                  John Powers pinch hits for Roy Face batting 9th
   O      ---      40%  J Powers        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      37%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Blackburn facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Blackburn replaces John Powers pitching and batting 9th; Casey Wise pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 5th
   O      ---      43%  C Wise          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      47%  A Pafko         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Conley facing 2-3-4
                  Gene Conley replaces Casey Wise pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      44%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  B Skinner       Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      43%  R Stevens       Single
   O      1--      37%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Blackburn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      43%  D Crandall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  M Roach         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 13th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  H Foiles        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 13th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Blackburn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      43%  B Hazle         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      47%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  H Aaron         Single
   O      1--      50%  G Conley        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 14th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Smith pinch hits for Ron Blackburn batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  P Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  B Virdon        Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      47%  D Groat         Double (LF-CF)
          -2-      50%  B Skinner       Single to P; Groat to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  R Stevens       Single; Groat Scores; Skinner to 2B
   O      12-      82%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 14th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Curt Raydon facing 6-7-8
                  Curt Raydon replaces Paul Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  A Pafko         Flyball: 1B
          ---      80%  J Logan         Single
   O      1--      96%  D Crandall      Logan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      91%  " "             Walk
   O      1--     100%  M Roach         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3.

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