October 5, 1952 World Series Game 5, Dodgers at Yankees

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1952 World Series Game 5

Game 1
BRO  4
NYY  2
Game 2
NYY  7
@BRO  1
Game 3
BRO  5
@NYY  3
Game 4
NYY  2
BRO  0
Game 5
BRO  6
@NYY  5
(11) Game 6
NYY  3
@BRO  2
Game 7
NYY  4
@BRO  2

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 70,536

Sunday, October 5, 1952
Time of Game: 3:00

Dodgers

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  3  0   1  0  0   0  1    6 10  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0  0   0  0    5  5  1

W: Carl Erskine (1-1), L: Johnny Sain (0-1)

Yankees

Batting Stats

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Cox 3B                      5   2   3   0    0   0  .235  .585              2   2   SH
P Reese SS                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .429 1.026              1   1   SH
D Snider CF                   5   1   3   4    0   1  .318 1.030              4   0   HR,2B,HBP,GDP
J Robinson 2B                 2   1   0   0    4   1  .200  .855              2   1   SB,2·IW
G Shuba LF                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .667              4   0   
  C Furillo RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .516              3   0   2B,GDP
R Campanella C                5   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .340              6   1   
A Pafko RF-LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .211  .421              3   0   
  T Holmes LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
G Hodges 1B                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .263              6   0   
C Erskine P                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   SH
Totals                       40   6  10   6    6   7                         33   6

Batting Events

2B: D Snider (2, off J Sain); C Furillo (2, off J Sain).

HR: D Snider (2, off E Blackwell; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: B Cox (1, off E Blackwell); C Erskine (1, off E Blackwell); P Reese (1, off J Sain).

IBB: J Robinson 2 (2, 2 by J Sain).

HBP: D Snider (1, by J Sain).

TB: D Snider 7; B Cox 3; C Furillo 2; P Reese; A Pafko; G Shuba.

GIDP: D Snider (1); C Furillo (1).

RBI: D Snider 4 (6); A Pafko (2); P Reese (3).

2-out RBI: D Snider 3.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

Baserunning Events

SB: J Robinson (2, 3rd base off E Blackwell/Y Berra).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G McDougald 3B                4   1   0   1    1   0  .125  .613              0   2   
P Rizzuto SS                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .105  .366              1   4   
M Mantle CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .840              1   0   
J Mize 1B                     5   1   1   3    0   1  .444 2.056              9   1   HR
Y Berra C                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .807             10   1   
G Woodling LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .771              5   0   
H Bauer RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .059  .259              1   0   
B Martin 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .856              6   3   
E Blackwell P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .650              0   0   
  J Sain P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   
Totals                       38   5   5   5    3   6                         33  14

Batting Events

HR: J Mize (3, off C Erskine; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Mize 4; M Mantle; P Rizzuto; B Martin; I Noren.

RBI: J Mize 3 (5); G McDougald (3); I Noren (1).

2-out RBI: J Mize 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

Fielding Events

DP: 2. B Martin-P Rizzuto-J Mize; G McDougald-Y Berra-J Mize.

E: P Rizzuto (1).

Pitching Stats

Brooklyn Dodgers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Erskine, W (1-1)            11     5   5   5    3   6   1   5.06   41     -       ·  ·      7·21· 2· 4     70    -     1.41   0.29
Totals                        11     5   5   5    3   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      7·21· 2· 4           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Blackwell                    5     4   4   4    3   4   1   7.20   22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 3     44    -     1.24  -0.18
J Sain, BS (1), L (0-1)        6     6   2   2    3   3   0   3.00   28     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 6          0-0    2.12  -0.03
Totals                        11    10   6   6    6   7   1          50     -       ·  ·     15·12· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: J Sain (1; D Snider).

IBB: J Sain 2 (2; J Robinson, J Robinson).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Art Passarella, 2B - Larry Goetz, 3B - Bill McKinley, LF - Dusty Boggess, RF - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 70,536.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Brooklyn Dodgers                          New York Yankees                             
1. Billy Cox                    3B       1. Gil McDougald                3B
2. Pee Wee Reese                SS       2. Phil Rizzuto                 SS
3. Duke Snider                  CF       3. Mickey Mantle                CF
4. Jackie Robinson              2B       4. Johnny Mize                  1B
5. George Shuba                 LF       5. Yogi Berra                    C
6. Roy Campanella                C       6. Gene Woodling                LF
7. Andy Pafko                   RF       7. Hank Bauer                   RF
8. Gil Hodges                   1B       8. Billy Martin                 2B
9. Carl Erskine                  P       9. Ewell Blackwell               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b5	2	1-3	RRR	-42%	31%	2-4	NYY	J. Mize	C. Erskine	Home Run (Deep RF); McDougald Scores; Rizzuto Scores
t7	2	-2-	R	22%	48%	4-5	BRO	D. Snider	J. Sain	Single to CF; Cox Scores; Snider to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t11	1	1-3	R	22%	91%	5-5	BRO	D. Snider	J. Sain	Double; Cox Scores; Reese to 3B
t11	1	1--		19%	69%	5-5	BRO	P. Reese	J. Sain	Single to CF; Cox to 3B
t5	2	-2-	RR	14%	90%	2-0	BRO	D. Snider	E. Blackwell	Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Erskine Scores

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ewell Blackwell facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---		4%	54%	0-0	BRO	B. Cox	E. Blackwell	Single
t1	0	1--	O	-3%	50%	0-0	BRO	P. Reese	E. Blackwell	Flyball: LF
t1	1	1--	OO	-5%	45%	0-0	BRO	D. Snider	E. Blackwell	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	NYY	G. McDougald	C. Erskine	Flyball: LF
b1	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	NYY	P. Rizzuto	C. Erskine	Lineout: LF
b1	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	NYY	M. Mantle	C. Erskine	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ewell Blackwell facing 4-5-6
t2	0	---		4%	54%	0-0	BRO	J. Robinson	E. Blackwell	Walk
t2	0	1--		6%	60%	0-0	BRO	G. Shuba	E. Blackwell	Single (Ground Ball); Robinson to 2B
t2	0	12-		4%	64%	0-0	BRO	R. Campanella	E. Blackwell	Robinson Steals 3B
t2	0	1-3	O	-7%	57%	0-0	BRO	R. Campanella	E. Blackwell	Strikeout
t2	1	1-3	R	8%	65%	0-0	BRO	A. Pafko	E. Blackwell	Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Shuba to 2B
t2	1	12-		6%	71%	1-0	BRO	G. Hodges	E. Blackwell	Walk; Shuba to 3B; Pafko to 2B
t2	1	123	O	-7%	64%	1-0	BRO	C. Erskine	E. Blackwell	Bunt Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Pafko to 3B; Hodges to 2B
t2	2	123	O	-7%	57%	1-0	BRO	B. Cox	E. Blackwell	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 4-5-6
b2	0	---	O	2%	60%	0-1	NYY	J. Mize	C. Erskine	Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2	1	---		-3%	57%	0-1	NYY	Y. Berra	C. Erskine	Walk
b2	1	1--	O	3%	60%	0-1	NYY	G. Woodling	C. Erskine	Flyball: RF
b2	2	1--	O	2%	62%	0-1	NYY	H. Bauer	C. Erskine	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ewell Blackwell facing 2-3-4
t3	0	---	O	-2%	60%	1-0	BRO	P. Reese	E. Blackwell	Flyball: LF
t3	1	---	O	-1%	59%	1-0	BRO	D. Snider	E. Blackwell	Strikeout Looking
t3	2	---	O	-1%	58%	1-0	BRO	J. Robinson	E. Blackwell	Foul Flyball: C
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 8-9-1
b3	0	---	O	3%	61%	0-1	NYY	B. Martin	C. Erskine	Flyball: RF
b3	1	---	O	2%	63%	0-1	NYY	E. Blackwell	C. Erskine	Flyball: CF
b3	2	---		-2%	61%	0-1	NYY	G. McDougald	C. Erskine	Walk
b3	2	1--	O	3%	64%	0-1	NYY	P. Rizzuto	C. Erskine	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ewell Blackwell facing 5-6-7
t4	0	---	O	-2%	62%	1-0	BRO	G. Shuba	E. Blackwell	Strikeout
t4	1	---	O	-1%	60%	1-0	BRO	R. Campanella	E. Blackwell	Lineout: 2B
t4	2	---	O	-1%	59%	1-0	BRO	A. Pafko	E. Blackwell	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 3-4-5
b4	0	---		-5%	54%	0-1	NYY	M. Mantle	C. Erskine	Single to 2B/Bunt
b4	0	1--	O	5%	59%	0-1	NYY	J. Mize	C. Erskine	Strikeout
b4	1	1--	O	4%	62%	0-1	NYY	Y. Berra	C. Erskine	Strikeout
b4	2	1--	O	3%	65%	0-1	NYY	G. Woodling	C. Erskine	Lineout: RF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ewell Blackwell facing 8-9-1
t5	0	---		4%	69%	1-0	BRO	G. Hodges	E. Blackwell	Walk
t5	0	1--		5%	75%	1-0	BRO	C. Erskine	E. Blackwell	Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Hodges to 2B; Erskine to 1B
t5	0	12-	O	0%	75%	1-0	BRO	B. Cox	E. Blackwell	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hodges to 3B; Erskine to 2B
t5	1	-23	RO	2%	76%	1-0	BRO	P. Reese	E. Blackwell	Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Hodges Scores
t5	2	-2-	RR	14%	90%	2-0	BRO	D. Snider	E. Blackwell	Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Erskine Scores
t5	2	---	O	-0%	90%	4-0	BRO	J. Robinson	E. Blackwell	Strikeout
								3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 7-8-9
								Andy Pafko moves from RF to LF; Andy Pafko moves from RF to LF; Carl Furillo replaces George Shuba (LF) playing RF batting 5th; Carl Furillo replaces George Shuba (LF) playing RF batting 5th
b5	0	---		-3%	87%	0-4	NYY	H. Bauer	C. Erskine	Walk
b5	0	1--		-5%	81%	0-4	NYY	B. Martin	C. Erskine	Single to CF; Bauer to 2B
								Irv Noren pinch hits for Ewell Blackwell (P) batting 9th; Irv Noren pinch hits for Ewell Blackwell (P) batting 9th
b5	0	12-	R	-13%	68%	0-4	NYY	I. Noren	C. Erskine	Single to CF; Bauer Scores; Martin to 3B
b5	0	1-3	RO	5%	73%	1-4	NYY	G. McDougald	C. Erskine	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martin Scores
b5	1	1--		-9%	64%	2-4	NYY	P. Rizzuto	C. Erskine	Single to RF; McDougald to 3B
b5	1	1-3	O	9%	74%	2-4	NYY	M. Mantle	C. Erskine	Foul Flyball: 3B
b5	2	1-3	RRR	-42%	31%	2-4	NYY	J. Mize	C. Erskine	Home Run (Deep RF); McDougald Scores; Rizzuto Scores
b5	2	---	O	1%	32%	5-4	NYY	Y. Berra	C. Erskine	Flyball: CF
								5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Yankees 5.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Johnny Sain facing 5-6-7
								Johnny Sain replaces Irv Noren (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Sain replaces Irv Noren (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6	0	---		10%	43%	4-5	BRO	C. Furillo	J. Sain	Double to LF (Deep LF Line)
t6	0	-2-	O	-7%	36%	4-5	BRO	R. Campanella	J. Sain	Popfly: 2B
t6	1	-2-	O	-6%	30%	4-5	BRO	A. Pafko	J. Sain	Popfly: 1B
t6	2	-2-	O	-5%	25%	4-5	BRO	G. Hodges	J. Sain	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 6-7-8
b6	0	---	O	2%	26%	5-4	NYY	G. Woodling	C. Erskine	Strikeout Looking
b6	1	---	O	1%	28%	5-4	NYY	H. Bauer	C. Erskine	Flyball: CF
b6	2	---	O	1%	29%	5-4	NYY	B. Martin	C. Erskine	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Yankees 5.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Johnny Sain facing 9-1-2
t7	0	---	O	-4%	24%	4-5	BRO	C. Erskine	J. Sain	Flyball: CF
t7	1	---		5%	29%	4-5	BRO	B. Cox	J. Sain	Single to 3B
t7	1	1--	O	-3%	26%	4-5	BRO	P. Reese	J. Sain	Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cox to 2B
t7	2	-2-	R	22%	48%	4-5	BRO	D. Snider	J. Sain	Single to CF; Cox Scores; Snider to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7	2	-2-		1%	49%	5-5	BRO	J. Robinson	J. Sain	Intentional Walk
t7	2	12-	O	-7%	42%	5-5	BRO	C. Furillo	J. Sain	Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 9-1-2
b7	0	---	O	4%	45%	5-5	NYY	J. Sain	C. Erskine	Popfly: 2B
b7	1	---	O	3%	48%	5-5	NYY	G. McDougald	C. Erskine	Foul Flyball: C
b7	2	---	O	2%	50%	5-5	NYY	P. Rizzuto	C. Erskine	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Yankees' Johnny Sain facing 6-7-8
t8	0	---	O	-4%	46%	5-5	BRO	R. Campanella	J. Sain	Groundout: SS-1B
t8	1	---	O	-3%	42%	5-5	BRO	A. Pafko	J. Sain	Groundout: SS-1B
t8	2	---		2%	45%	5-5	BRO	G. Hodges	J. Sain	Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Hodges to 1B
t8	2	1--	O	-5%	40%	5-5	BRO	C. Erskine	J. Sain	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 3-4-5
b8	0	---	O	4%	44%	5-5	NYY	M. Mantle	C. Erskine	Flyball: CF
b8	1	---	O	3%	48%	5-5	NYY	J. Mize	C. Erskine	Popfly: SS
b8	2	---	O	2%	50%	5-5	NYY	Y. Berra	C. Erskine	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Yankees' Johnny Sain facing 1-2-3
t9	0	---	O	-5%	45%	5-5	BRO	B. Cox	J. Sain	Popfly: 2B
t9	1	---	O	-4%	41%	5-5	BRO	P. Reese	J. Sain	Groundout: P-1B
t9	2	---		3%	44%	5-5	BRO	D. Snider	J. Sain	Hit By Pitch
t9	2	1--		5%	48%	5-5	BRO	J. Robinson	J. Sain	Walk; Snider to 2B
t9	2	12-	O	-11%	38%	5-5	BRO	C. Furillo	J. Sain	Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 6-7-8
								Tommy Holmes replaces Andy Pafko playing LF batting 7th; Tommy Holmes replaces Andy Pafko playing LF batting 7th
b9	0	---	O	5%	43%	5-5	NYY	G. Woodling	C. Erskine	Flyball: LF
b9	1	---	O	4%	47%	5-5	NYY	H. Bauer	C. Erskine	Foul Flyball: 3B
b9	2	---	O	3%	50%	5-5	NYY	B. Martin	C. Erskine	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Yankees' Johnny Sain facing 6-7-8
t10	0	---	O	-5%	45%	5-5	BRO	R. Campanella	J. Sain	Strikeout
t10	1	---	O	-4%	41%	5-5	BRO	T. Holmes	J. Sain	Groundout: 2B-1B
t10	2	---	O	-3%	38%	5-5	BRO	G. Hodges	J. Sain	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 9-1-2
b10	0	---	O	5%	43%	5-5	NYY	J. Sain	C. Erskine	Groundout: 2B-1B
b10	1	---	O	4%	47%	5-5	NYY	G. McDougald	C. Erskine	Flyball: LF
b10	2	---	O	3%	50%	5-5	NYY	P. Rizzuto	C. Erskine	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Yankees 5.
Top of the 11th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Yankees' Johnny Sain facing 9-1-2
t11	0	---	O	-5%	45%	5-5	BRO	C. Erskine	J. Sain	Strikeout
t11	1	---		6%	50%	5-5	BRO	B. Cox	J. Sain	Single
t11	1	1--		19%	69%	5-5	BRO	P. Reese	J. Sain	Single to CF; Cox to 3B
t11	1	1-3	R	22%	91%	5-5	BRO	D. Snider	J. Sain	Double; Cox Scores; Reese to 3B
t11	1	-23		0%	91%	6-5	BRO	J. Robinson	J. Sain	Intentional Walk
t11	1	123	OO	-9%	82%	6-5	BRO	C. Furillo	J. Sain	Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
								1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 11th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 3-4-5
b11	0	---	O	8%	90%	5-6	NYY	M. Mantle	C. Erskine	Groundout: P-1B
b11	1	---	O	6%	96%	5-6	NYY	J. Mize	C. Erskine	Flyball: RF
b11	2	---	O	4%	100%	5-6	NYY	Y. Berra	C. Erskine	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Yankees 5.

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RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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Win Probability and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball.

Total Zone Rating calculations provided by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com.

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