July 7, 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
MIN 3
(10) CHW 4
@BOS 1
(12) CLE 11
NYY 3 NYY 7
@CLE 4
(10) DET 5
KCA 1 KCA 8
@DET 7 WSA 7
LAA 3 WSA 6
LAA 4 PHI 3
@CHC 2 MLN 4
@HOU 0 LAD 4
CIN 0 LAD 3
CIN 1 PIT 11
@NYM 5 SFG 4
STL 3
(15) STL 5
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 9,741

Sunday, July 7, 1963
Time of Game: 2:28

Pirates

41-42

Won 3

7th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  5  0   2  0  0   0  4  0   11 15  1
Mets            0  0  0   2  0  3   0  0  0    5  7  0

W: V Law (3-3), L: J Hook (3-10), S: A McBean (6)

Mets

29-55

Lost 10

10th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield 2B                5   0   0   0    1   2  .239  .632    0    1   3   
B Virdon CF                   4   2   1   0    2   0  .243  .642    0    3   0   
R Clemente RF                 6   2   3   1    0   0  .319  .838    0    6   0   2B
J Lynch LF                    4   1   2   3    1   0  .250  .804    0    1   0   
  T Savage PR-LF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .209  .626         0   0   
S Burgess C                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .290  .765    0    5   0   HR
D Clendenon 1B                5   2   3   3    0   0  .292  .830    0    8   1   HR
B Bailey 3B                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .235  .674    0    1   1   HR
J Logan SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .525    0    1   3   
V Law P                       3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  A McBean P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .481    0    1   2   
Totals                       42  11  15  11    6   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (12, off R Craig).

HR: D Clendenon (9, off R Craig; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Bailey (8, off J Hook; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); S Burgess (5, off J Hook; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: S Burgess 6; D Clendenon 6; R Clemente 4; B Bailey 4; J Lynch 2; B Virdon; A McBean; V Law.

RBI: J Lynch 3 (22); D Clendenon 3 (34); S Burgess 2 (29); B Bailey 2 (31); R Clemente (35).

2-out RBI: D Clendenon 3; J Lynch; R Clemente; S Burgess.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bailey-D Schofield-D Clendenon.

E: J Logan (7).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hickman 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .711    0    1   1   
R Hunt 2B                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .717    0    3   5   
D Snider RF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .230  .794    0    3   0   
J Gonder C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .359 1.057    0    4   0   2B
F Thomas LF                   4   1   2   4    0   0  .250  .691    0    1   0   HR,GDP
T Harkness 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .202  .652    0   11   0   
J Piersall CF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .227  .568    0    2   0   SF
L Burright SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .543    0    2   6   
  C Cook PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .144  .466    0    0   0   
J Hook P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .422         0   0   
  D Rowe P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   
  G Cisco P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .220    0    0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .526    0    0   0   
  R Craig P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .243         0   0   
Totals                       33   5   7   5    1   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Gonder (3, off V Law).

HR: F Thomas (6, off V Law; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: J Piersall (4, off V Law).

TB: F Thomas 5; J Gonder 3; D Snider 2; T Harkness.

GIDP: F Thomas (12).

RBI: F Thomas 4 (28); J Piersall (15).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: J Gonder (4).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Law, W (3-3)                 5     6   5   4    1   5   1   5.43   23     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 6     41    -     0.67  -0.09
A McBean, S (6)                4     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.91   12     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 1          0-0    0.59   0.14
Totals                         9     7   5   4    1   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 7           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Hook, L (3-10)               1.2   6   5   5    1   3   2   6.45   12     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 6     25    -     0.76  -0.32
D Rowe                         2     3   2   2    3   1   0   4.14   12     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 3          2-1    0.42  -0.06
G Cisco                        3.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.55   12     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 1          2-0    0.26   0.04
R Craig                        2     5   4   4    1   0   1   3.79   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.26  -0.11
Totals                         9    15  11  11    6   4   3          48     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1·15          4-1

V Law faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 9,741.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. D Schofield          2B    1. J Hickman            3B 
2. B Virdon             CF    2. R Hunt               2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. D Snider             RF 
4. J Lynch              LF    4. J Gonder             C  
5. S Burgess            C     5. F Thomas             LF 
6. D Clendenon          1B    6. T Harkness           1B 
7. B Bailey             3B    7. J Piersall           CF 
8. J Logan              SS    8. L Burright           SS 
9. V Law                P     9. J Hook               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-1  1--      15%  81% B Bailey        J Hook          Home Run; Clendenon Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      12%  62% S Burgess       J Hook          Home Run
   b 6   0  7-2  -23     -11%  78% F Thomas        V Law           Home Run; Snider Scores; Gonder Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  12-       7%  87% R Clemente      J Hook          Single to RF; Law Scores; Virdon to 3B
   b 6   0  7-2  1--      -6%  88% J Gonder        V Law           Double to CF; Snider to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Hook facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  J Lynch         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  D Snider        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Gonder        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Hook facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      62%  S Burgess       Home Run
          ---      65%  D Clendenon     Single to RF
   RR     1--      81%  B Bailey        Home Run; Clendenon Scores
   O      ---      79%  J Logan         Strikeout Looking
          ---      81%  V Law           Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  D Schofield     Strikeout
          1--      80%  B Virdon        Walk; Law to 2B
   R      12-      87%  R Clemente      Single to RF; Law Scores; Virdon to 3B
                  Don Rowe replaces Jay Hook pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      91%  J Lynch         Single to LF; Virdon Scores; Clemente to 2B
          12-      92%  S Burgess       Walk; Clemente to 3B; Lynch to 2B
   O      123      90%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  T Harkness      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Rowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  B Bailey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  J Logan         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Vern Law facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  L Burright      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  D Rowe          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Hickman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Rowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  B Virdon        Walk
   O      1--      93%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      94%  J Lynch         Passed Ball; Clemente to 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      96%  S Burgess       Single to RF; Clemente Scores; Lynch to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  D Clendenon     Single to LF; Lynch Scores; Burgess to 2B
                  Galen Cisco replaces Don Rowe pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Vern Law facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  R Hunt          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hunt to 1B
          1--      95%  D Snider        Single to LF; Hunt to 2B
   O      12-      96%  J Gonder        Flyball: RF; Hunt to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  F Thomas        Single to LF; Hunt Scores/unER; Snider to 2B
          12-      91%  T Harkness      Single to CF; Snider to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   RO     123      93%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Snider Scores
   O      12-      95%  L Burright      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Galen Cisco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  D Schofield     Walk
   O      1--      95%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  G Cisco         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Galen Cisco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  J Lynch         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      96%  S Burgess       Single to SS
   O      1--      96%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  D Snider        Walk
          1--      88%  J Gonder        Double to CF; Snider to 3B
   RRR    -23      78%  F Thomas        Home Run; Snider Scores; Gonder Scores
                  Al McBean replaces Vern Law pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  T Harkness      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  L Burright      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Galen Cisco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  B Bailey        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      82%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  A McBean        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-7, Al McBean facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Galen Cisco batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  E Kranepool     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      87%  J Hickman       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  R Hunt          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
                  Roger Craig replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  B Virdon        Single to 2B
          1--      93%  R Clemente      Double to RF; Virdon to 3B
   RR     -23      97%  J Lynch         Single to CF; Virdon Scores; Clemente Scores
                  Ted Savage pinch runs for Jerry Lynch batting 4th
   O      1--      97%  S Burgess       Popfly: 1B
   RR     1--      99%  D Clendenon     Home Run; Savage Scores
          ---      99%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Logan         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-11, Al McBean facing 3-4-5
                  Ted Savage moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  D Snider        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  J Gonder        Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-5, Roger Craig facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  A McBean        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-11, Al McBean facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  T Harkness      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  J Piersall      Groundout: P-1B
                  Cliff Cook pinch hits for Larry Burright batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  C Cook          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Mets 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation