April 18, 1957 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 6
KCA 2 CLE 8
@DET 3
(11) WSH 6
BAL 4 BRO 6
PIT 1 MLN 1
CIN 0 NYG 6
PHI 2 CHC 10
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 8,585

Thursday, April 18, 1957
Time of Game: 2:08

Phillies

0-2

Lost 2

7th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  0
Giants          0  0  0   4  0  2   0  0  X    6  7  1

W: R Gomez (1-0), L: C Simmons (0-1)

Giants

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .300  .664    0    2   0   
C Fernandez SS                5   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .546    0    1   8   GDP
E Bouchee 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .856    0   12   0   2B
R Repulski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    1   0   
W Jones 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .700    0    1   1   
S Lopata C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
B Bowman RF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .556 1.223    0    4   0   2B
T Kazanski 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    2   5   
C Simmons P                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Farrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Blaylock PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    3   1                    24  14

BATTING

2B: B Bowman (1, off R Gomez); E Bouchee (1, off R Gomez).

TB: B Bowman 4; E Bouchee 2; R Ashburn 2; C Fernandez; W Jones.

GIDP: C Fernandez (1).

RBI: C Simmons (1); R Ashburn (1).

2-out RBI: R Ashburn.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Jones-T Kazanski-E Bouchee; T Kazanski-C Fernandez-E Bouchee.

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .889    0    0   3   GDP
D Mueller RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .555    0    4   0   2B
W Mays CF                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .375  .819    0    3   0   
H Sauer LF                    3   2   2   3    0   0  .429 1.286    0    2   0   HR
  W Lockman LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
G Harris 1B                   3   1   1   3    1   0  .333 1.333    0    9   1   HR
A Rodgers SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    3   1   
D Spencer 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    5   2   GDP
W Westrum C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    1   0   
R Gomez P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
Totals                       29   6   7   6    3   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Mueller (1, off C Simmons).

HR: H Sauer (1, off C Simmons; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); G Harris (1, off C Simmons; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: H Sauer 5; G Harris 4; D Mueller 2; R Gomez; D Spencer; W Mays.

GIDP: D Spencer (1); R Schoendienst (1).

RBI: H Sauer 3 (3); G Harris 3 (3).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gomez-A Rodgers-G Harris.

E: A Rodgers (1).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Simmons, L (0-1)             5     6   6   6    3   1   2  10.80   22     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     29    -     0.83  -0.31
T Farrell                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.09   0.00
B Miller                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    3   1   2          32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 7           -

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
R Gomez, W (1-0)               9     8   2   1    3   1   0   1.00   38     -       ·  ·      9·17· 1· 7     63    -     0.76   0.20
Totals                         9     8   2   1    3   1   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·17· 1· 7           -

C Simmons faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Lee Ballanfant.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 8,585.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         New York Giants                      
1. R Ashburn            CF    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. C Fernandez          SS    2. D Mueller            RF 
3. E Bouchee            1B    3. W Mays               CF 
4. R Repulski           LF    4. H Sauer              LF 
5. W Jones              3B    5. G Harris             1B 
6. S Lopata             C     6. A Rodgers            SS 
7. B Bowman             RF    7. D Spencer            3B 
8. T Kazanski           2B    8. W Westrum            C  
9. C Simmons            P     9. R Gomez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-      17%  71% H Sauer         C Simmons       Single to LF; Mays to 3B; Mueller Scores
   b 4   0  1-1  1-3      16%  87% G Harris        C Simmons       Home Run; Mays Scores; Sauer Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      -9%  41% B Bowman        R Gomez         Double to LF; Jones to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  ---       8%  50% D Mueller       C Simmons       Double (LF-CF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% C Fernandez     R Gomez         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Ashburn       Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  C Fernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      52%  E Bouchee       Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  R Repulski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Schoendienst  Lineout: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Mueller       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ruben Gomez facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  W Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  S Lopata        Flyball: LF
          1--      41%  B Bowman        Double to LF; Jones to 3B
          -23      40%  T Kazanski      Walk
   RO     123      39%  C Simmons       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bowman to 3B; Jones Scores
   O      1-3      44%  R Ashburn       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Simmons facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  H Sauer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  G Harris        Walk
   O      1--      41%  A Rodgers       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      38%  D Spencer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ruben Gomez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      40%  C Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  R Repulski      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  W Westrum       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  R Gomez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      37%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ruben Gomez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  W Jones         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      41%  S Lopata        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      40%  B Bowman        Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  T Kazanski      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
          ---      50%  D Mueller       Double (LF-CF)
          -2-      54%  W Mays          Walk
   R      12-      71%  H Sauer         Single to LF; Mays to 3B; Mueller Scores
   RRR    1-3      87%  G Harris        Home Run; Mays Scores; Sauer Scores
          ---      88%  A Rodgers       Walk
   OO     1--      85%  D Spencer       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  W Westrum       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Ruben Gomez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  C Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  R Ashburn       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  C Fernandez     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
          ---      90%  R Gomez         Single to CF
   OO     1--      88%  R Schoendienst  Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Mueller       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Ruben Gomez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  E Bouchee       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      91%  R Repulski      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Jones         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Curt Simmons facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  W Mays          Single to LF
   RR     1--      98%  H Sauer         Home Run; Mays Scores
                  Turk Farrell replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  G Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  D Spencer       Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  W Westrum       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
                  Whitey Lockman replaces Hank Sauer playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  S Lopata        Popfly: 3B
          ---      97%  B Bowman        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      98%  T Kazanski      Popfly: 1B
                  Harry Anderson pinch hits for Turk Farrell batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  H Anderson      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Miller replaces Harry Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  R Ashburn       Walk
          1--      95%  C Fernandez     Single to LF; Ashburn to 2B
   O      12-      96%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-1B; Fernandez to 2B; Ashburn to 3B
   O      -23      98%  R Repulski      Flyball: CF
   O      -23     100%  W Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  W Lockman       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  G Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  S Lopata        Walk
          1--      97%  B Bowman        Fielder's Choice 2B; Lopata to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch)
   O      12-      99%  T Kazanski      Flyball: RF; Lopata to 3B
                  Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  M Blaylock      Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3      99%  R Ashburn       Single to CF; Bowman to 2B; Lopata Scores/unER
   O      12-     100%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Giants 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation