April 17, 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,312

Friday, April 17, 1964
Time of Game: 2:42

Pirates

2-1

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  1  0   1  0  1    4 16  1
Mets            0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  0

W: B Friend (1-0), L: E Bauta (0-1)

Mets

0-3

Lost 3

10th, 3 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                4   0   0   0    1   2  .071  .306    0    3   2   
B Virdon CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .423    0    2   0   GDP
R Clemente RF                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .438  .938    0    1   0   
W Stargell LF                 5   2   4   2    0   0  .500 1.375    0    1   0   HR,2B
D Clendenon 1B                5   0   3   1    0   0  .313  .688    0   13   0   
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .429  .929    0    1   2   
B Mazeroski 2B                5   0   2   1    0   1  .231  .517    0    1   4   
J Pagliaroni C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    3   0   
  O McFarlane C               3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.100    0    2   0   
B Friend P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   5   SH
Totals                       41   4  16   4    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (3, off J Fisher).

HR: W Stargell (1, off J Fisher; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: B Friend (1, off E Bauta).

TB: W Stargell 8; R Clemente 3; D Clendenon 3; B Bailey 2; B Mazeroski 2; B Virdon; O McFarlane.

GIDP: B Virdon (1).

RBI: W Stargell 2 (2); D Clendenon (3); B Mazeroski (2).

2-out RBI: W Stargell; B Mazeroski; D Clendenon.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Mazeroski (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harkness 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0   12   1   
G Altman RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Hunt 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .539    0    1   6   2B
J Gonder C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .444  .888    0    6   1   
F Thomas LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .606    0    1   0   
J Hickman CF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .600    0    0   0   HBP
  L Elliot PR-CF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    1   0   
A Samuel SS                   3   0   1   2    0   1  .364  .819    0    1   1   2B
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  A Moran SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
L Burright 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   4   
  J Stephenson PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Fisher P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  E Bauta P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  H Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   7   3    1   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: A Samuel (1, off B Friend); R Hunt (1, off B Friend).

HBP: J Hickman (1, by B Friend).

TB: J Gonder 2; A Samuel 2; R Hunt 2; F Thomas; T Harkness; L Elliot.

RBI: A Samuel 2 (2); J Gonder (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harkness-A Samuel-T Harkness.

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
B Friend, W (1-0)              9     7   3   3    1   5   0   3.00   37     -       ·  ·     18· 9· 3· 0     65    -     1.21   0.23
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     18· 9· 3· 0           -

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 Fisher                       6.2  11   3   3    1   4   1   4.05   31     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 7· 1     43    -     1.10   0.08
E Bauta, BS (1), L (0-1)       2.1   5   1   1    1   1   0   3.86   13     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 2· 0          2-1    3.08  -0.35
Totals                         9    16   4   4    2   5   1          44     -       ·  ·     20· 7· 9· 1          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Friend (1; J Hickman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 50,312.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. D Schofield          SS    1. T Harkness           1B 
2. B Virdon             CF    2. G Altman             RF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. R Hunt               3B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. J Gonder             C  
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. F Thomas             LF 
6. B Bailey             3B    6. J Hickman            CF 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. A Samuel             SS 
8. J Pagliaroni         C     8. L Burright           2B 
9. B Friend             P     9. J Fisher             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-3  1-3      35%  85% B Mazeroski     E Bauta         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Clendenon to 3B
   t 7   2  3-2  1-3      21%  50% D Clendenon     E Bauta         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores; Stargell to 3B
   t 9   1  3-3  1--      19%  69% D Clendenon     E Bauta         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stargell to 3B
   t 9   1  3-3  1-3     -19%  50% B Bailey        E Bauta         Lineout: 3B
   b 4   0  1-1  123     -14%  11% A Samuel        B Friend        Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonder Scores; Thomas Scores; Elliot to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Schofield     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  B Virdon        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Harkness      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  G Altman        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      62%  W Stargell      Home Run
   O      ---      60%  D Clendenon     Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      62%  B Bailey        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      59%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      57%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  J Gonder        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  F Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      60%  J Hickman       Walk
   O      1--      62%  A Samuel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Fisher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  B Friend        Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  D Schofield     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      60%  B Virdon        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      63%  R Clemente      Single to RF (Line Drive); Virdon to 3B
   O      1-3      58%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  L Burright      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Fisher        Strikeout
          ---      61%  T Harkness      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      64%  G Altman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---      64%  B Bailey        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      71%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF (Line Drive); Bailey to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  J Pagliaroni    Fielder's Choice 3B; Bailey out at Hm/3B-C; Mazeroski to 2B; Pagliaroni to 1B
   O      12-      59%  B Friend        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
          ---      51%  R Hunt          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-      40%  J Gonder        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hunt Scores
          1--      28%  F Thomas        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Gonder to 3B
          1-3      25%  J Hickman       Hit By Pitch; Thomas to 2B
                  Orlando McFarlane replaces Jim Pagliaroni playing C batting 8th; Larry Elliot pinch runs for Jim Hickman batting 6th
   RR     123      11%  A Samuel        Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonder Scores; Thomas Scores; Elliot to 3B
   O      -23      14%  L Burright      Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      19%  J Fisher        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      23%  T Harkness      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Elliot moves to CF
          ---      27%  D Schofield     Walk
   OO     1--      18%  B Virdon        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      20%  R Clemente      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      33%  W Stargell      Double to RF (Line Drive); Clemente Scores
          -2-      35%  D Clendenon     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3      28%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      30%  G Altman        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      31%  R Hunt          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      30%  J Gonder        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      32%  F Thomas        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Fisher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      29%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      26%  O McFarlane     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      25%  B Friend        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
          ---      22%  L Elliot        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      24%  A Samuel        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      27%  L Burright      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      29%  J Fisher        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      24%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      29%  W Stargell      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente to 3B
                  Ed Bauta replaces Jack Fisher pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      50%  D Clendenon     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores; Stargell to 3B
          1-3      54%  B Bailey        Walk; Clendenon to 2B
   O      123      42%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  T Harkness      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  G Altman        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Bauta facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  O McFarlane     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      55%  B Friend        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; McFarlane to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      -2-      40%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  J Gonder        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      48%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  L Elliot        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Amado Samuel batting 7th
   O      1--      50%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Bauta facing 3-4-5
                  Al Moran replaces Ed Kranepool playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      45%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  W Stargell      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      69%  D Clendenon     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Bailey        Lineout: 3B
   R      1-3      85%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stargell Scores; Clendenon to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  O McFarlane     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
                  John Stephenson pinch hits for Larry Burright batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  J Stephenson    Strikeout
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Ed Bauta batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  H Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Harkness      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation