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Standings
WSH
@BAL		0
4
NYY
@BOS		3
1
DET
@CHW		3
4
KCA
@CLE		2
3
PIT
@MLN		1
6
LAD
@SFG		4
7
CHC
@STL		4
3
Thursday, April 17, 1958
, County Stadium
Attendance: 12,854, Time of Game: 1:51
Pirates
1
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
 at Braves
6
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
W: Lew Burdette (1-0)
L: Vern Law (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Braves          0  0  1   0  3  0   2  0  X    6 13  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .727 0.093 0.75 0.105 -0.013 0.8 3 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .636 -0.189 1.32 0.000 -0.189 -1.9 3 1 GDP
Bob Skinner LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .818 -0.013 0.77 0.036 -0.049 -0.3 4 0
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .222 -0.118 0.84 0.001 -0.119 -1.0 7 0 GDP
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.069 0.70 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 0 3
Roberto Clemente RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .556 1.444 0.138 0.61 0.138 0.000 1.0 4 2 3B
Gene Baker 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .365 -0.039 1.33 0.032 -0.070 -0.5 3 3 SF,GDP
Hank Foiles C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 -0.038 0.77 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 1
   Gene Freese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Danny Kravitz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Vern Law P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.017 0.70 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 1
   Paul Smith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.040 0.87 0.040 0.000 0.4
   Bennie Daniels P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Powers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   George Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 7 1 0 1 .226 .509 -0.221 0.84 0.352 -0.573 -3.1 24 11
3B: R Clemente (1, off L Burdette).
SF: G Baker (1, off L Burdette).
TB: R Clemente 4; B Virdon 2; P Smith; B Skinner; T Kluszewski.
GIDP: D Groat (1); G Baker (1); T Kluszewski (1).
RBI: G Baker (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: R Clemente (D Crandall at 2nd base); R Clemente (H Aaron at 2nd base).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.031 0.65 0.053 -0.021 0.5 1 5
Bob Hazle RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .300 -0.033 0.93 0.026 -0.059 -0.7 2 0
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 2 2 5 0 0 .400 2.000 0.322 1.11 0.370 -0.048 4.1 0 3 2·HR
Hank Aaron CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.039 0.46 0.004 -0.043 -0.4 4 0
Frank Torre 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.003 0.39 0.022 -0.025 -0.3 11 3
Andy Pafko LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.042 0.45 0.000 -0.042 -0.7 2 0
Johnny Logan SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.100 0.045 0.48 0.071 -0.025 0.4 3 3 2B
Del Crandall C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .944 -0.044 0.68 0.000 -0.044 -0.3 1 1
Lew Burdette P 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 0.042 0.69 0.068 -0.026 -0.2 3 1
Team Totals 35 6 13 6 1 0 .371 .960 0.279 0.65 0.614 -0.333 2.4 27 16
2B: J Logan (1, off V Law).
HR: E Mathews 2 (4, 1 off B Daniels, 1 off V Law; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: E Mathews 8; R Schoendienst 3; J Logan 3; D Crandall 2; F Torre 2; L Burdette; H Aaron.
RBI: E Mathews 5 (7); L Burdette (1).
2-out RBI: E Mathews 5.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Schoendienst-J Logan-F Torre 2; J Logan-R Schoendienst-F Torre.
E: E Mathews (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law, L (0-1) 5 9 4 4 1 0 1 7.20 23 32 -0.259 0.95 -1.7
Bennie Daniels 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 8 0 0 -0.022 0.18 -1.1
George Perez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 6 6 1 0 2 6.75 36 32 0 0 -0.280 0.84 -2.4

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lew Burdette, W (1-0) 9 7 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 32 70 0.220 0.84 3.1
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 32 70 0.220 0.65 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 1:51.
Attendance: 12,854.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Milwaukee Braves
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Red Schoendienst 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Bob Hazle RF
3 Bob Skinner LF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 Hank Aaron CF
5 Frank Thomas 3B 5 Frank Torre 1B
6 Roberto Clemente RF 6 Andy Pafko LF
7 Gene Baker 2B 7 Johnny Logan SS
8 Hank Foiles C 8 Del Crandall C
9 Vern Law P 9 Lew Burdette P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 12- RRR MLN E. Mathews V. Law 33% 88% Home Run; Schoendienst Scores; Hazle Scores
t6 1-4 0 12- OO PIT D. Groat L. Burdette 12% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Smith to 3B
t5 0-1 1 --- PIT R. Clemente L. Burdette -10% 58% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 1 12- OO PIT T. Kluszewski L. Burdette 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 0-0 0 --- MLN J. Logan V. Law 7% 62% Double to LF

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, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Virdon L. Burdette -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Groat L. Burdette 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- PIT B. Skinner L. Burdette -4% 46% Single to LF; Groat to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- OO PIT T. Kluszewski L. Burdette 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MLN R. Schoendienst V. Law -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O MLN B. Hazle V. Law -1% 51% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews V. Law -1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas L. Burdette 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente L. Burdette -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO PIT G. Baker L. Burdette 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron V. Law -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O MLN F. Torre V. Law -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O MLN A. Pafko V. Law -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT H. Foiles L. Burdette 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT V. Law L. Burdette 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon L. Burdette 1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- MLN J. Logan V. Law 7% 62% Double to LF
b3 0-0 0 -2- O MLN D. Crandall V. Law -1% 61% Single to RF; Logan to 3B; Crandall out at 2B/RF-C-2B
b3 0-0 1 --3 R MLN L. Burdette V. Law 7% 68% Single (Short RF); Logan Scores
b3 1-0 1 1-- MLN R. Schoendienst V. Law 3% 71% Single to RF; Burdette to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- O MLN B. Hazle V. Law -4% 67% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 12- O MLN E. Mathews V. Law -4% 63% Flyball: RF
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. Groat L. Burdette 3% 66% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner L. Burdette 2% 68% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski L. Burdette 1% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron V. Law -2% 67% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 1 --- MLN F. Torre V. Law 2% 70% Single to 1B
b4 1-0 1 1-- O MLN A. Pafko V. Law -3% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 2 1-- O MLN J. Logan V. Law -2% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas L. Burdette 3% 68% Popfly: 1B
t5 0-1 1 --- PIT R. Clemente L. Burdette -10% 58% Triple to CF
t5 0-1 1 --3 RO PIT G. Baker L. Burdette -3% 55% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
t5 1-1 2 --- O PIT H. Foiles L. Burdette 1% 56% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O MLN D. Crandall V. Law -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- O MLN L. Burdette V. Law -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- MLN R. Schoendienst V. Law 2% 53% Single to RF
b5 1-1 2 1-- MLN B. Hazle V. Law 3% 56% Walk; Schoendienst to 2B
b5 1-1 2 12- RRR MLN E. Mathews V. Law 33% 88% Home Run; Schoendienst Scores; Hazle Scores
b5 4-1 2 --- MLN H. Aaron V. Law 0% 89% Single to CF
b5 4-1 2 1-- O MLN F. Torre V. Law -1% 88% Single to RF; Aaron out at 2B/RF-2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 9-1-2
Paul Smith pinch hits for Vern Law (P) batting 9th
t6 1-4 0 --- PIT P. Smith L. Burdette -4% 84% Single to RF
t6 1-4 0 1-- PIT B. Virdon L. Burdette -7% 77% Single to SS; Smith to 2B
t6 1-4 0 12- OO PIT D. Groat L. Burdette 12% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Smith to 3B
t6 1-4 2 --3 O PIT B. Skinner L. Burdette 3% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Bennie Daniels facing 6-7-8
Bennie Daniels replaces Paul Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-1 0 --- O MLN A. Pafko B. Daniels -1% 92% Flyball: LF
b6 4-1 1 --- O MLN J. Logan B. Daniels -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 2 --- O MLN D. Crandall B. Daniels -0% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 4-5-6
t7 1-4 0 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski L. Burdette 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-4 1 --- O PIT F. Thomas L. Burdette 1% 94% Groundout: C-1B
t7 1-4 2 --- PIT R. Clemente L. Burdette -1% 93% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t7 1-4 2 1-- O PIT G. Baker L. Burdette 2% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Bennie Daniels facing 9-1-2
b7 4-1 0 --- O MLN L. Burdette B. Daniels -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- MLN R. Schoendienst B. Daniels 0% 95% Single to CF
b7 4-1 1 1-- O MLN B. Hazle B. Daniels -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 4-1 2 1-- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Daniels 4% 99% Home Run; Schoendienst Scores
b7 6-1 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Daniels -0% 99% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
Gene Freese pinch hits for Hank Foiles (C) batting 8th
t8 1-6 0 --- O PIT G. Freese L. Burdette 1% 99% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
John Powers pinch hits for Bennie Daniels (P) batting 9th
t8 1-6 1 --- O PIT J. Powers L. Burdette 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 1-6 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon L. Burdette 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' George Perez facing 5-6-7
George Perez replaces John Powers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Danny Kravitz replaces Gene Freese (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 6-1 0 --- O MLN F. Torre G. Perez -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 6-1 1 --- O MLN A. Pafko G. Perez -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-1 2 --- MLN J. Logan G. Perez 0% 100% Single (Deep SS)
b8 6-1 2 1-- MLN D. Crandall G. Perez 0% 100% Single to CF; Logan to 2B
b8 6-1 2 12- O MLN L. Burdette G. Perez -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
t9 1-6 0 --- O PIT D. Groat L. Burdette 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 1-6 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner L. Burdette 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1-6 2 --- PIT T. Kluszewski L. Burdette -0% 100% Single to RF
t9 1-6 2 1-- O PIT F. Thomas L. Burdette 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.

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