April 17, 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
WSH 0 NYY 3
@BOS 1 CHW 4
DET 3 CLE 3
KCA 2 MLN 6
PIT 1 SFG 7
LAD 4 CHC 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,854

Thursday, April 17, 1958
Time of Game: 1:51

Pirates

1-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

                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

W: L Burdette (1-0), L: V Law (0-1)

Braves

1-1

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .364  .728    0    3   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .637    0    3   1   GDP
B Skinner LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .819    0    4   0   
T Kluszewski 1B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    7   0   GDP
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    0   3   
R Clemente RF                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .556 1.445    0    4   2   3B
G Baker 2B                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .365    0    3   3   SF,GDP
H Foiles C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   1   
  G Freese PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Kravitz C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Law P                       1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  P Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Daniels P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Powers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    0   1                    24  11

BATTING

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.

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   2   3   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   5   
B Hazle RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .300    0    2   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   2   2   5    0   0  .400 2.000    0    0   3   2·HR
H Aaron CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    4   0   
F Torre 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0   11   3   
A Pafko LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Logan SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.100    0    3   3   2B
D Crandall C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .444  .944    0    1   1   
L Burdette P                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   1   
Totals                       35   6  13   6    1   0                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Logan (1, off V Law).

HR: E Mathews 2 (4, off B Daniels, 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).

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, L (0-1)                 5     9   4   4    1   0   1   7.20   23     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 9     32    -     0.96  -0.26
B Daniels                      2     2   2   2    0   0   1   9.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 2          0-0    0.23  -0.02
G Perez                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   6    1   0   2          36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1·13           -

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Burdette, W (1-0)            9     7   1   1    0   1   0   1.00   32     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 7     70    -     0.85   0.22
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   1   0          32     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 1:51.

Attendance: 12,854.

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. A Pafko              LF 
7. G Baker              2B    7. J Logan              SS 
8. H Foiles             C     8. D Crandall           C  
9. V Law                P     9. L Burdette           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  12-      33%  88% E Mathews       V Law           Home Run; Schoendienst Scores; Hazle Scores
   t 6   0  4-1  12-      12%  89% D Groat         L Burdette      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   t 5   1  1-0  ---     -10%  58% R Clemente      L Burdette      Triple to CF
   t 1   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% T Kluszewski    L Burdette      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---       7%  62% J Logan         V Law           Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Virdon        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  B Skinner       Single to LF; Groat to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  T Kluszewski    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, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  B Hazle         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  E Mathews       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  R Clemente      Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  G Baker         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, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  F Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Pafko         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  H Foiles        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
          ---      62%  J Logan         Double to LF
   O      -2-      61%  D Crandall      Single to RF; Logan to 3B; Crandall out at 2B/RF-C-2B
   R      --3      68%  L Burdette      Single (Short RF); Logan Scores
          1--      71%  R Schoendienst  Single to RF; Burdette to 2B
   O      12-      67%  B Hazle         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      63%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  B Skinner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  F Torre         Single to 1B
   O      1--      67%  A Pafko         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      65%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  F Thomas        Popfly: 1B
          ---      58%  R Clemente      Triple to CF
   RO     --3      55%  G Baker         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
   O      ---      56%  H Foiles        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Burdette      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  R Schoendienst  Single to RF
          1--      56%  B Hazle         Walk; Schoendienst to 2B
   RRR    12-      88%  E Mathews       Home Run; Schoendienst Scores; Hazle Scores
          ---      89%  H Aaron         Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  F Torre         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, Lew Burdette facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Smith pinch hits for Vern Law batting 9th
          ---      84%  P Smith         Single to RF
          1--      77%  B Virdon        Single to SS; Smith to 2B
   OO     12-      89%  D Groat         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      92%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bennie Daniels facing 6-7-8
                  Bennie Daniels replaces Paul Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  A Pafko         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  J Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Lew Burdette facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  F Thomas        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      93%  R Clemente      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  G Baker         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, Bennie Daniels facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  L Burdette      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  R Schoendienst  Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  B Hazle         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   RR     1--      99%  E Mathews       Home Run; Schoendienst Scores
   O      ---      99%  H Aaron         Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
                  Gene Freese pinch hits for Hank Foiles batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  G Freese        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  John Powers pinch hits for Bennie Daniels batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Powers        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, George Perez facing 5-6-7
                  George Perez replaces John Powers pitching and batting 9th; Danny Kravitz replaces Gene Freese playing C batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  F Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  A Pafko         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  J Logan         Single (Deep SS)
          1--     100%  D Crandall      Single to CF; Logan to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Burdette      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D Groat         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  T Kluszewski    Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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