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Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
0
CLE
@CHW		4
1
KCA
@DET		5
3		 
(13)
BAL
@WSH		9
1
CIN
@MLN		6
0
PIT
@NYG		1
0
BRO
@PHI		8
4
CHC
@STL		6
4
Saturday, September 28, 1957,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:49
Pirates
1
61-92
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Giants
0
69-84
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Ron Kline (9-16)
L: Ruben Gomez (15-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gene Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .722 -0.082 0.81 0.000 -0.082 -0.6 0 1
John Powers RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219 .708 -0.051 1.00 0.025 -0.076 -0.5 4 0
Dick Groat SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 .319 .795 0.063 0.58 0.063 0.000 0.5 1 0 2B
   Gene Baker SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .687 -0.074 1.38 0.000 -0.074 -0.4 2 3
Bob Skinner LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .838 0.022 1.31 0.102 -0.080 0.4 2 0
Frank Thomas 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .289 .790 0.398 1.46 0.433 -0.035 1.3 11 3 HR,IW
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .722 -0.176 1.67 0.000 -0.176 -1.5 1 5
Roberto Clemente CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .627 -0.177 1.56 0.000 -0.177 -1.5 2 0 GDP
Danny Kravitz C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .146 .357 -0.075 0.98 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 3 0
Ron Kline P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .061 .135 -0.085 1.14 0.000 -0.085 -0.5 1 1
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 3 5 .161 .526 -0.237 1.20 0.623 -0.860 -3.4 27 13
2B: D Groat (30, off R Gomez).
HR: F Thomas (22, off R Gomez; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
IBB: F Thomas (9, by R Gomez).
TB: F Thomas 5; D Groat 2; B Skinner 2.
GIDP: R Clemente (15).
RBI: F Thomas (88).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Thomas-G Baker-F Thomas; G Baker-B Mazeroski-F Thomas.
E: G Freese (18).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .693 0.010 1.22 0.043 -0.033 -0.0 2 2 SH
   Gail Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .723 -0.164 3.19 0.000 -0.164 -0.8
   Eddie Bressoud SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .726 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Mueller RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .598 -0.265 2.15 0.000 -0.265 -1.7 1 0
Willie Mays CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .332 1.034 -0.115 1.87 0.042 -0.157 -0.3 1 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .775 0.002 1.83 0.096 -0.094 -0.5 0 6
   Ozzie Virgil PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .580 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Hank Sauer LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .851 -0.156 2.21 0.040 -0.196 -0.8 0 0
Whitey Lockman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .643 -0.129 1.20 0.000 -0.129 -0.8 12 1 GDP
   Dusty Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .582 -0.095 3.43 0.000 -0.095 -0.2
Daryl Spencer SS-2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .694 0.072 1.22 0.097 -0.025 0.4 2 3
Valmy Thomas C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .686 -0.149 1.66 0.000 -0.149 -1.0 8 0 GDP
Ruben Gomez P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .184 .478 0.253 1.39 0.265 -0.012 1.4 1 2 2·2B
Team Totals 30 0 6 0 2 2 .200 .517 -0.736 1.83 0.583 -1.319 -4.3 27 14
2B: R Gomez 2 (2, 2 off R Kline).
SH: D O'Connell (7, off R Kline).
TB: R Gomez 4; H Sauer; D O'Connell; D Spencer; W Mays.
GIDP: V Thomas (5); W Lockman (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Spencer-D O'Connell-W Lockman.
E: V Thomas (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Kline, W (9-16) 9 6 0 0 2 2 0 4.04 33 75 0.735 1.83 4.3
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 33 75 0.735 1.20 4.3

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ruben Gomez, L (15-13) 9 5 1 1 3 5 1 3.78 34 75 0.235 1.20 3.3
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 3 5 1 1.00 34 75 0.235 1.83 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Gomez (10; F Thomas).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Augie Donatelli, LF - Vinnie Smith.
Time of Game: 1:49.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Gene Freese 3B 1 Danny O'Connell 2B
2 John Powers RF 2 Don Mueller RF
3 Dick Groat SS 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Bob Skinner LF 4 Ray Jablonski 3B
5 Frank Thomas 1B 5 Hank Sauer LF
6 Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 Whitey Lockman 1B
7 Roberto Clemente CF 7 Daryl Spencer SS
8 Danny Kravitz C 8 Valmy Thomas C
9 Ron Kline P 9 Ruben Gomez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-0 1 --- R PIT F. Thomas R. Gomez 38% 83% Home Run (Deep LF)
b8 0-0 1 1-- NYG R. Gomez R. Kline -17% 22% Double to LF (LF Line); Thomas to 3B
b8 0-0 1 -23 O NYG G. Harris R. Kline 16% 39% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 0-0 2 -23 O NYG D. Mueller R. Kline 11% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-1 1 1-- O NYG H. Sauer R. Kline 11% 90% Flyball: 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, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT G. Freese R. Gomez -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT J. Powers R. Gomez -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat R. Gomez 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Skinner R. Gomez -2% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYG D. O'Connell R. Kline 2% 47% Lineout: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYG D. Mueller R. Kline 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYG W. Mays R. Kline 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT F. Thomas R. Gomez 4% 54% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Gomez -4% 50% Lineout: SS
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYG R. Jablonski R. Kline 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O NYG H. Sauer R. Kline 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O NYG W. Lockman R. Kline 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Kravitz R. Gomez -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Kline R. Gomez -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-0 2 --- O PIT G. Freese R. Gomez -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYG D. Spencer R. Kline 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYG V. Thomas R. Kline 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- O NYG R. Gomez R. Kline 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Powers R. Gomez -3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Groat R. Gomez 5% 52% Double
t4 0-0 1 -2- PIT B. Skinner R. Gomez 8% 61% Single to LF; Groat to 3B; Skinner to 2B/Adv on throw
t4 0-0 1 -23 PIT F. Thomas R. Gomez 1% 62% Intentional Walk
t4 0-0 1 123 O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Gomez -9% 53% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Skinner to 3B; Thomas to 2B
t4 0-0 2 123 O PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez -9% 44% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Thomas to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
Gene Baker replaces Dick Groat playing SS batting 3rd
b4 0-0 0 --- NYG D. O'Connell R. Kline -4% 40% Single
b4 0-0 0 1-- O NYG D. Mueller R. Kline 4% 44% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- NYG W. Mays R. Kline -4% 40% Single to CF; O'Connell to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- O NYG R. Jablonski R. Kline 3% 43% Groundout: 1B-P; O'Connell to 3B; Mays to 2B
b4 0-0 2 -23 O NYG H. Sauer R. Kline 7% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Kravitz R. Gomez -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Kline R. Gomez -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O PIT G. Freese R. Gomez -1% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman R. Kline 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- NYG D. Spencer R. Kline -3% 43% Single
b5 0-0 1 1-- OO NYG V. Thomas R. Kline 7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Powers R. Gomez -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-0 1 --- O PIT G. Baker R. Gomez -2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- PIT B. Skinner R. Gomez 2% 46% Single
t6 0-0 2 1-- O PIT F. Thomas R. Gomez -4% 43% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- NYG R. Gomez R. Kline -9% 33% Double
b6 0-0 0 -2- O NYG D. O'Connell R. Kline 1% 34% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gomez to 3B
b6 0-0 1 --3 O NYG D. Mueller R. Kline 10% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-0 2 --3 O NYG W. Mays R. Kline 6% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
t7 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Gomez -4% 46% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez -3% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Kravitz R. Gomez -2% 41% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- O NYG R. Jablonski R. Kline 4% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-0 1 --- NYG H. Sauer R. Kline -4% 41% Single
b7 0-0 1 1-- OO NYG W. Lockman R. Kline 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 9-1-2
t8 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Kline R. Gomez -5% 45% Strikeout
t8 0-0 1 --- O PIT G. Freese R. Gomez -3% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-0 2 --- PIT J. Powers R. Gomez 2% 44% Walk
t8 0-0 2 1-- O PIT G. Baker R. Gomez -5% 40% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
b8 0-0 0 --- NYG D. Spencer R. Kline -6% 33% Walk
b8 0-0 0 1-- O NYG V. Thomas R. Kline 6% 39% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 0-0 1 1-- NYG R. Gomez R. Kline -17% 22% Double to LF (LF Line); Thomas to 3B
Gail Harris pinch hits for Danny O'Connell (2B) batting 1st
b8 0-0 1 -23 O NYG G. Harris R. Kline 16% 39% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 0-0 2 -23 O NYG D. Mueller R. Kline 11% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 4-5-6
Daryl Spencer moves from SS to 2B
Eddie Bressoud replaces Gail Harris (PH) playing SS batting 1st
t9 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner R. Gomez -6% 44% Foul Flyball: C
t9 0-0 1 --- R PIT F. Thomas R. Gomez 38% 83% Home Run (Deep LF)
t9 1-0 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Gomez -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-0 2 --- PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez 0% 81% E2 on Foul Ball
t9 1-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez -1% 81% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 3-4-5
b9 0-1 0 --- O NYG W. Mays R. Kline 9% 89% Flyball: CF
b9 0-1 1 --- NYG R. Jablonski R. Kline -10% 80% Walk
Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Ray Jablonski (3B) batting 4th
b9 0-1 1 1-- O NYG H. Sauer R. Kline 11% 90% Flyball: LF
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Whitey Lockman (1B) batting 6th
b9 0-1 2 1-- NYG D. Rhodes R. Kline 0% 90% E5 on Foul Ball
b9 0-1 2 1-- O NYG D. Rhodes R. Kline 10% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

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