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Standings
PHI
@CIN		4
9
CHC
@LAD		2
3		 
(11)
PIT
@MLN		3
4
STL
@SFG		1
3
Tuesday, April 12, 1960,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 39,888, Time of Game: 2:37
Pirates
3
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Braves
4
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Don McMahon (1-0)
L: Roy Face (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    3 11  2
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  X    4  9  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Skinner LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 .600 -0.059 1.91 0.141 -0.200 -0.0 1 0 2B
Dick Groat SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.092 1.47 0.144 -0.052 0.4 1 4
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 1.000 0.080 2.03 0.145 -0.065 0.3 1 0 GDP
Dick Stuart 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 .750 1.500 0.023 1.50 0.089 -0.065 0.2 8 1
Don Hoak 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 -0.037 1.90 0.065 -0.102 -0.1 1 2
Gino Cimoli CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 -0.177 1.95 0.084 -0.260 -1.2 1 0 2B,GDP
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.100 1.31 0.000 -0.100 -0.6 2 2
   Smoky Burgess PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.061 2.54 0.000 -0.061 -0.4
Hal Smith C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .667 2.083 0.226 1.25 0.247 -0.021 1.7 7 0 2·2B
   Dick Schofield PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Bob Friend P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.035 0.99 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 2 0 SH
   Joe Christopher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.063 2.31 0.000 -0.063 -0.4
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Rocky Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.109 4.05 0.000 -0.109 -0.3
Team Totals 33 3 11 3 3 3 .333 .843 -0.220 1.76 0.915 -1.133 -0.9 24 10
2B: B Skinner (1, off W Spahn); G Cimoli (1, off D McMahon); H Smith 2 (2, 1 off W Spahn, 1 off D McMahon).
SH: B Friend (1, off W Spahn).
TB: H Smith 4; D Stuart 3; G Cimoli 2; R Clemente 2; D Groat 2; B Skinner 2.
GIDP: G Cimoli (1); R Clemente (1).
RBI: H Smith (1); B Skinner (1); R Clemente (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: H Smith (1); D Hoak (1).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.027 0.64 0.022 -0.048 -0.4 0 1
Red Schoendienst 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.019 0.62 0.024 -0.044 -0.3 5 3
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.022 0.61 0.047 -0.025 0.2 2 4
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 0.057 1.31 0.138 -0.082 -0.2 0 1
Joe Adcock 1B 4 1 3 3 0 1 .750 2.250 0.322 1.30 0.341 -0.019 2.4 13 0 HR
Al Spangler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.062 0.79 0.015 -0.077 -0.9 3 0 SB
Johnny Logan SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 -0.003 0.66 0.019 -0.022 -0.1 1 7
Del Crandall C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.079 0.76 0.000 -0.079 -0.9 3 0
Warren Spahn P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1.667 0.069 0.61 0.097 -0.028 0.7 0 1 HR
   Don McMahon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lew Burdette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 4 9 4 2 7 .273 .769 0.280 0.81 0.703 -0.424 0.5 27 18
HR: W Spahn (1, off B Friend; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Adcock (1, off R Face; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J Adcock 6; W Spahn 4; E Mathews 2; B Bruton; H Aaron; J Logan.
RBI: J Adcock 3 (3); W Spahn (1).
2-out RBI: J Adcock.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Logan-R Schoendienst-J Adcock 2.
E: W Spahn (1).
Outfield Assists: B Bruton (D Stuart at 2nd base); H Aaron (D Groat at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Spangler (1, 2nd base off B Friend/H Smith).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend 7 7 2 2 2 7 1 2.57 30 60 0.058 0.81 1.0
Roy Face, L (0-1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 18.00 5 0 0 -0.338 0.88 -1.6
Team Totals 8 9 4 4 2 7 2 4.50 35 60 0 0 -0.280 1.76 -0.5

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn 7.1 7 2 2 3 2 0 2.45 29 55 0.154 1.43 1.4
Don McMahon, BS (1), W (1-0) 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6 2 1 -0.149 2.67 -1.1
Lew Burdette, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 0.215 3.98 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 3 3 0 3.00 37 55 3 1 0.220 0.81 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 39,888.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Milwaukee Braves
1 Bob Skinner LF 1 Bill Bruton CF
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Dick Stuart 1B 4 Hank Aaron RF
5 Don Hoak 3B 5 Joe Adcock 1B
6 Gino Cimoli CF 6 Al Spangler LF
7 Bill Mazeroski 2B 7 Johnny Logan SS
8 Hal Smith C 8 Del Crandall C
9 Bob Friend P 9 Warren Spahn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-2 0 -2- RR MLN J. Adcock R. Face 21% 95% Home Run (Deep RF); Aaron Scores
t4 0-1 1 123 OO PIT G. Cimoli W. Spahn 20% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 0-2 1 -2- R PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn -14% 72% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores
b8 2-2 0 --- MLN H. Aaron R. Face 14% 74% Single to 3B; Aaron to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
t9 2-4 1 -2- R PIT H. Smith D. McMahon -13% 79% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Cimoli Scores

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' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Groat W. Spahn -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MLN B. Bruton B. Friend -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- MLN R. Schoendienst B. Friend 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- MLN E. Mathews B. Friend 4% 58% Single to RF; Schoendienst to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O MLN H. Aaron B. Friend -4% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 2 12- R MLN J. Adcock B. Friend 11% 65% Single to CF; Schoendienst Scores; Mathews to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O MLN A. Spangler B. Friend -4% 62% Groundout: P unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O PIT G. Cimoli W. Spahn 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O MLN J. Logan B. Friend -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O MLN D. Crandall B. Friend -1% 63% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- O MLN W. Spahn B. Friend -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- PIT H. Smith W. Spahn -3% 62% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- O PIT B. Friend W. Spahn 2% 64% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 4% 68% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O MLN B. Bruton B. Friend -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O MLN R. Schoendienst B. Friend -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- MLN E. Mathews B. Friend 1% 66% Single to 1B (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 2 1-- O MLN H. Aaron B. Friend -2% 64% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. Groat W. Spahn 3% 67% Popfly: SS
t4 0-1 1 --- PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn -3% 63% Single to 1B
t4 0-1 1 1-- PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn -5% 58% Single to LF; Clemente to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn -7% 52% Stuart Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Clemente to 3B; Stuart to 2B
t4 0-1 1 -23 PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn -2% 50% Walk
t4 0-1 1 123 OO PIT G. Cimoli W. Spahn 20% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O MLN J. Adcock B. Friend -2% 68% Strikeout
b4 1-0 1 --- O MLN A. Spangler B. Friend -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- MLN J. Logan B. Friend 1% 68% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b4 1-0 2 1-- O MLN D. Crandall B. Friend -2% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn 3% 69% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 1 --- O PIT H. Smith W. Spahn 2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O PIT B. Friend W. Spahn 1% 72% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O MLN W. Spahn B. Friend -2% 70% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- MLN B. Bruton B. Friend 2% 72% Single to CF
b5 1-0 1 1-- O MLN R. Schoendienst B. Friend -2% 70% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 1-- O MLN E. Mathews B. Friend -2% 68% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 4% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O PIT D. Groat W. Spahn 2% 74% Lineout: LF
t6 0-1 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn 2% 75% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Friend -2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-0 1 --- MLN J. Adcock B. Friend 2% 76% Single to RF
b6 1-0 1 1-- O MLN A. Spangler B. Friend -2% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 1-0 2 1-- MLN J. Logan B. Friend 2% 75% Spangler Steals 2B; Spangler to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b6 1-0 2 --3 MLN J. Logan B. Friend 1% 76% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-3 O MLN D. Crandall B. Friend -4% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn 4% 76% Single to CF; Stuart out at 2B/CF-SS-2B
t7 0-1 1 --- PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn -5% 71% Walk
t7 0-1 1 1-- O PIT G. Cimoli W. Spahn 5% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-1 2 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn 4% 80% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
b7 1-0 0 --- R MLN W. Spahn B. Friend 10% 90% Home Run (Deep RF)
b7 2-0 0 --- O MLN B. Bruton B. Friend -1% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 2-0 1 --- O MLN R. Schoendienst B. Friend -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b7 2-0 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Friend -0% 88% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
t8 0-2 0 --- PIT H. Smith W. Spahn -9% 79% Double to RF
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 0 -2- O PIT J. Christopher W. Spahn 6% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-2 1 -2- R PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn -14% 72% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores
t8 1-2 1 -2- PIT D. Groat W. Spahn -12% 60% Single to LF; Skinner to 3B
Don McMahon replaces Warren Spahn pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 1-3 RO PIT R. Clemente D. McMahon -4% 55% Single to RF; Skinner Scores; Groat out at 3B/RF-3B
t8 2-2 2 1-- PIT D. Stuart D. McMahon -4% 51% Single to LF; Clemente to 2B
t8 2-2 2 12- O PIT D. Hoak D. McMahon 9% 60% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Roy Face facing 4-5-6
Roy Face replaces Joe Christopher (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-2 0 --- MLN H. Aaron R. Face 14% 74% Single to 3B; Aaron to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b8 2-2 0 -2- RR MLN J. Adcock R. Face 21% 95% Home Run (Deep RF); Aaron Scores
b8 4-2 0 --- O MLN A. Spangler R. Face -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-2 1 --- O MLN J. Logan R. Face -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-2 2 --- O MLN D. Crandall R. Face -0% 94% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Don McMahon facing 6-7-8
t9 2-4 0 --- PIT G. Cimoli D. McMahon -8% 85% Double to RF
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski (2B) batting 7th
t9 2-4 0 -2- O PIT S. Burgess D. McMahon 6% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-4 1 -2- R PIT H. Smith D. McMahon -13% 79% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Cimoli Scores
Lew Burdette replaces Don McMahon pitching and batting 9th
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Roy Face (P) batting 9th
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Hal Smith (C) batting 8th
t9 3-4 1 -2- O PIT R. Nelson L. Burdette 11% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-4 2 -2- O PIT B. Skinner L. Burdette 11% 100% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4.

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