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BOS  8
BAL  1
 CHW  2
CLE  1
 KCA  2
@DET  1
 NYY 10
@WSH  4
 PHI  8
@BRO  6
 STL  4
@CIN  2
 MLN  6
CHC  0
 NYG  4
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 12,790

 Tuesday, April 17, 1956
Time of Game: 2:15
Pirates
3
0-1
Lost 1
5th, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  1    3  6  3
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   1  2  X    4  5  2
W: Johnny Antonelli (1-0), L: Bob Friend (0-1)
 Giants
4
1-0
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J O'Brien 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   3   
D Groat SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   2   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
F Thomas LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              1   0   
D Long 1B                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .500 2.500             10   2   2·HR
G Freese 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000              3   2   
B Del Greco CF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              3   0   SH
D Kravitz C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              3   1   
  D Cole PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
B Friend P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .667              1   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   0    1   4                         24  10
Batting Events
HR: D Long 2 (2, 2 off J Antonelli; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Del Greco (1, off J Antonelli).
TB: D Long 8; G Freese 2; B Del Greco; B Friend.
RBI: D Long 2 (2); B Friend (1).
2-out RBI: B Friend.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: D Kravitz 2 (2); J O'Brien (1).
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Mueller RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
A Dark SS                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833              1   3   
W Mays CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750              2   0   2B
D Rhodes LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167              0   0   2B,IW
  W Lockman PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
H Thompson 3B                 1   0   0   1    2   0  .000  .500              1   5   SF
D Spencer 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500              5   3   
G Harris 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000             11   2   
W Westrum C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              4   0   
J Antonelli P                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.667              1   2   HR
Totals                       29   4   5   0    4   4                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: D Rhodes (1, off B Friend); W Mays (1, off B Friend).
HR: J Antonelli (1, off B Friend; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: H Thompson (1, off B Friend).
IBB: D Rhodes (1, by B Friend).
TB: J Antonelli 4; D Rhodes 2; W Mays 2; A Dark; D Spencer.
RBI: J Antonelli (1); D Spencer (1); H Thompson (1).
2-out RBI: J Antonelli.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Spencer-G Harris.
E: H Thompson (1); D Spencer (1).

Pitching Stats

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, L (0-1)              8     5   4   2    4   4   1   0.00   34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 5     64    -     1.27  -0.26
Totals                         8     5   4   2    4   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 5           -  
New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Antonelli, W (1-0)           9     6   3   3    1   4   2   0.00   35     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 2· 6     72    -     1.26   0.24
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   4   2          35     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 2· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: J Antonelli (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Friend (1; D Rhodes).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 12,790.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        New York Giants                              
1. Johnny O'Brien               2B       1. Don Mueller                  RF
2. Dick Groat                   SS       2. Alvin Dark                   SS
3. Roberto Clemente             RF       3. Willie Mays                  CF
4. Frank Thomas                 LF       4. Dusty Rhodes                 LF
5. Dale Long                    1B       5. Hank Thompson                3B
6. Gene Freese                  3B       6. Daryl Spencer                2B
7. Bobby Del Greco              CF       7. Gail Harris                  1B
8. Danny Kravitz                 C       8. Wes Westrum                   C
9. Bob Friend                    P       9. Johnny Antonelli              P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 2 --- R 25% 52% 1-2 NYG J. Antonelli B. Friend Home Run; Antonelli Scores/unER
t7 2 --3 R -19% 32% 1-1 PIT B. Friend J. Antonelli Single to CF; Freese Scores
b8 0 1-- 19% 86% 2-2 NYG W. Mays B. Friend Double to LF; Dark to 3B
t4 1 --- R -13% 53% 0-1 PIT D. Long J. Antonelli Home Run
t7 1 --3 O 11% 51% 1-1 PIT D. Kravitz J. Antonelli Popfly: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT J. O'Brien J. Antonelli Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT D. Groat J. Antonelli Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente J. Antonelli Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 NYG D. Mueller B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 NYG A. Dark B. Friend Strikeout Looking
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 NYG W. Mays B. Friend Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 PIT F. Thomas J. Antonelli Walk
t2 0 1-- OO 8% 54% 0-0 PIT D. Long J. Antonelli Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 PIT G. Freese J. Antonelli Single to LF
t2 2 1-- -4% 49% 0-0 PIT B. Del Greco J. Antonelli Single to CF; Freese to 3B; Del Greco to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 2 -23 O 6% 55% 0-0 PIT D. Kravitz J. Antonelli Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 6% 62% 0-0 NYG D. Rhodes B. Friend Double (CF-RF)
b2 0 -2- 3% 64% 0-0 NYG H. Thompson B. Friend Walk
b2 0 12- R 9% 74% 0-0 NYG D. Spencer B. Friend Single to LF; Thompson to 2B; Rhodes Scores
b2 0 12- O -4% 69% 1-0 NYG G. Harris B. Friend Popfly: 1B
b2 1 12- O -4% 66% 1-0 NYG W. Westrum B. Friend Flyball: CF
b2 2 12- O -4% 62% 1-0 NYG J. Antonelli B. Friend Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 PIT B. Friend J. Antonelli Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 PIT J. O'Brien J. Antonelli Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- -1% 65% 0-1 PIT D. Groat J. Antonelli Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t3 2 1-- O 3% 67% 0-1 PIT R. Clemente J. Antonelli Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 3% 71% 1-0 NYG D. Mueller B. Friend Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b3 0 1-- 5% 75% 1-0 NYG A. Dark B. Friend Single to RF; Mueller to 2B
b3 0 12- O -5% 71% 1-0 NYG W. Mays B. Friend Lineout: 3B
b3 1 12- O -3% 68% 1-0 NYG D. Rhodes B. Friend Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mueller to 3B
b3 2 1-3 2% 69% 1-0 NYG H. Thompson B. Friend Walk; Rhodes to 2B
b3 2 123 O -6% 63% 1-0 NYG D. Spencer B. Friend Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 0-1 PIT F. Thomas J. Antonelli Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- R -13% 53% 0-1 PIT D. Long J. Antonelli Home Run
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 1-1 PIT G. Freese J. Antonelli Strikeout
t4 2 --- -1% 53% 1-1 PIT B. Del Greco J. Antonelli Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t4 2 1-- O 3% 56% 1-1 PIT D. Kravitz J. Antonelli Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 1-1 NYG G. Harris B. Friend Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 NYG W. Westrum B. Friend Flyball: RF
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 NYG J. Antonelli B. Friend Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 PIT B. Friend J. Antonelli Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 1-1 PIT J. O'Brien J. Antonelli Lineout: 2B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 1-1 PIT D. Groat J. Antonelli Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O -3% 54% 1-1 NYG D. Mueller B. Friend Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 NYG A. Dark B. Friend Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 NYG W. Mays B. Friend Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 PIT R. Clemente J. Antonelli Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- O 2% 56% 1-1 PIT F. Thomas J. Antonelli Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 2% 57% 1-1 PIT D. Long J. Antonelli Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 1-1 NYG D. Rhodes B. Friend Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -2% 52% 1-1 NYG H. Thompson B. Friend Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O -2% 50% 1-1 NYG D. Spencer B. Friend Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- -6% 44% 1-1 PIT G. Freese J. Antonelli Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O 2% 46% 1-1 PIT B. Del Greco J. Antonelli Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Freese to 2B
t7 1 -2- -6% 40% 1-1 PIT D. Kravitz J. Antonelli Wild Pitch; Freese to 3B
t7 1 --3 O 11% 51% 1-1 PIT D. Kravitz J. Antonelli Popfly: SS
t7 2 --3 R -19% 32% 1-1 PIT B. Friend J. Antonelli Single to CF; Freese Scores
t7 2 1-- O 3% 35% 2-1 PIT J. O'Brien J. Antonelli Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O -5% 30% 1-2 NYG G. Harris B. Friend Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 1 --- O -3% 27% 1-2 NYG W. Westrum B. Friend Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 2 --- 0% 27% 1-2 NYG J. Antonelli B. Friend E2 on Foul Ball
b7 2 --- R 25% 52% 1-2 NYG J. Antonelli B. Friend Home Run; Antonelli Scores/unER
b7 2 --- O -2% 50% 2-2 NYG D. Mueller B. Friend Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 5% 55% 2-2 PIT D. Groat J. Antonelli Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 --- O 3% 58% 2-2 PIT R. Clemente J. Antonelli Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 2% 60% 2-2 PIT F. Thomas J. Antonelli Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- 6% 67% 2-2 NYG A. Dark B. Friend Walk
b8 0 1-- 19% 86% 2-2 NYG W. Mays B. Friend Double to LF; Dark to 3B
b8 0 -23 2% 87% 2-2 NYG D. Rhodes B. Friend Intentional Walk
Whitey Lockman pinch runs for Dusty Rhodes (LF) batting 4th
b8 0 123 RO 4% 91% 2-2 NYG H. Thompson B. Friend Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mays to 3B; Dark Scores
b8 1 1-3 RO 3% 94% 3-2 NYG D. Spencer B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B; Lockman to 3B; Mays Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER
b8 2 --3 O -1% 93% 4-2 NYG G. Harris B. Friend Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 5-6-7
Whitey Lockman moves from PR to LF
t9 0 --- R -9% 85% 2-4 PIT D. Long J. Antonelli Home Run
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 3-4 PIT G. Freese J. Antonelli Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 5% 96% 3-4 PIT B. Del Greco J. Antonelli Groundout: P-1B
Dick Cole pinch hits for Danny Kravitz (C) batting 8th
t9 2 --- O 4% 100% 3-4 PIT D. Cole J. Antonelli Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 4.

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