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Standings
DET
@BAL		8
3
PHA
@BOS		6
4
PHA
@BOS		3
4		 
(13)
CHW
@CLE		6
2		 
(6)
WSH
@NYY		9
3
NYG
@BRO		6
3
STL
@CHC		6
4
CIN
@MLN		6
4
CIN
@MLN		5
3
PIT
@PHI		0
6
PIT
@PHI		1
7
Sunday, April 18, 1954
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:04
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
0
1-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
8th, 3 GB
 at Phillies
6
3-1
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Robin Roberts (1-1)
L: Bob Friend (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Phillies        3  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  X    6  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curt Roberts 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .650 -0.049 0.48 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 0 5
Dick Smith 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .500 1.600 0.057 0.31 0.058 -0.001 0.7 0 2 3B
Jerry Lynch RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .250 -0.074 0.71 0.000 -0.074 -1.2 0 0
Hal Rice LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .077 .297 -0.054 0.50 0.000 -0.054 -0.9 2 0
Frank Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .813 0.029 0.45 0.053 -0.024 0.3 3 0
Preston Ward 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .063 .125 -0.034 0.45 0.000 -0.034 -0.7 14 1
Gair Allie SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .154 .368 -0.055 0.56 0.004 -0.059 -0.7 1 3
Toby Atwell C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .650 -0.044 0.53 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 2 0
Bob Friend P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.022 0.84 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 1
   Gail Henley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   George O'Donnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Bill Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
   Bob Purkey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 4 0 1 8 .125 .339 -0.254 0.49 0.115 -0.369 -4.6 24 12
3B: D Smith (1, off R Roberts).
TB: D Smith 4; F Thomas; G Allie.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: P Ward (1).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .667 1.817 0.028 0.41 0.042 -0.015 0.8 2 2
Richie Ashburn CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .067 .133 0.042 0.47 0.053 -0.012 0.1 2 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .133 .588 0.163 0.53 0.171 -0.007 2.4 8 0 HR,2B
Del Ennis LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .732 0.001 0.25 0.016 -0.015 -0.5 2 0
Granny Hamner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .750 0.013 0.27 0.023 -0.011 -0.1 1 3
Johnny Wyrostek RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .286 0.041 0.27 0.049 -0.008 0.8 2 0
Ted Kazanski SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.30 0.001 -0.013 -0.7 2 1
Stan Lopata C 2 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1.017 -0.014 0.21 0.002 -0.015 -0.3 8 0
Robin Roberts P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 -0.014 0.17 0.000 -0.014 -0.6 0 0 SH
Team Totals 31 6 7 6 1 2 .226 .605 0.248 0.33 0.357 -0.110 1.9 27 6
2B: E Torgeson (1, off B Purkey).
HR: E Torgeson (1, off B Friend; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: R Roberts (1, off G O'Donnell).
TB: E Torgeson 6; W Jones 2; J Wyrostek; D Ennis; G Hamner.
RBI: E Torgeson 3 (3); T Kazanski (2); J Wyrostek (1); W Jones (4).
2-out RBI: W Jones.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: D Ennis (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend, L (0-1) 4 5 5 4 0 2 1 5.40 18 36 -0.255 0.55 -3.0
George O'Donnell 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 11 0 0 0.007 0.08 0.5
Bob Purkey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 5 1 2 1 5.62 33 36 0 0 -0.247 0.49 -1.9

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Robin Roberts, W (1-1) 9 4 0 0 1 8 0 2.20 33 86 0.253 0.49 4.6
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 33 86 0.253 0.33 4.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Engeln, 1B - Bill Stewart, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Curt Roberts 2B 1 Willie Jones 3B
2 Dick Smith 3B 2 Richie Ashburn CF
3 Jerry Lynch RF 3 Earl Torgeson 1B
4 Hal Rice LF 4 Del Ennis LF
5 Frank Thomas CF 5 Granny Hamner 2B
6 Preston Ward 1B 6 Johnny Wyrostek RF
7 Gair Allie SS 7 Ted Kazanski SS
8 Toby Atwell C 8 Stan Lopata C
9 Bob Friend P 9 Robin Roberts P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- RRR PHI E. Torgeson B. Friend 17% 81% Home Run; Jones Scores; Ashburn Scores/unER
b1 0-0 0 1-- PHI R. Ashburn B. Friend 5% 64% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
t2 0-3 0 --- PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts -5% 73% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Thomas to 2B
b4 3-0 0 12- R PHI J. Wyrostek B. Friend 5% 95% Single to RF; Ennis Scores; Hamner to 3B
t2 0-3 1 --3 O PIT G. Allie R. Roberts 5% 79% Flyball: 3B

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, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT C. Roberts R. Roberts 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Smith R. Roberts -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT J. Lynch R. Roberts 3% 53% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT H. Rice R. Roberts 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PHI W. Jones B. Friend 3% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- PHI R. Ashburn B. Friend 5% 64% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- RRR PHI E. Torgeson B. Friend 17% 81% Home Run; Jones Scores; Ashburn Scores/unER
b1 3-0 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis B. Friend -1% 79% Flyball: CF
b1 3-0 1 --- O PHI G. Hamner B. Friend -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 3-0 2 --- O PHI J. Wyrostek B. Friend -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts -5% 73% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Thomas to 2B
t2 0-3 0 -2- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 2% 75% Flyball: RF; Thomas to 3B
t2 0-3 1 --3 O PIT G. Allie R. Roberts 5% 79% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-3 2 --3 O PIT T. Atwell R. Roberts 3% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- O PHI T. Kazanski B. Friend -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 3-0 1 --- O PHI S. Lopata B. Friend -1% 80% Strikeout
b2 3-0 2 --- O PHI R. Roberts B. Friend -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- O PIT B. Friend R. Roberts 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- O PIT C. Roberts R. Roberts 1% 83% Strikeout
t3 0-3 2 --- PIT D. Smith R. Roberts -2% 81% Triple to CF
t3 0-3 2 --3 O PIT J. Lynch R. Roberts 3% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b3 3-0 0 --- O PHI W. Jones B. Friend -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- O PHI R. Ashburn B. Friend -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O PHI E. Torgeson B. Friend -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O PIT H. Rice R. Roberts 2% 84% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 1 --- O PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts 1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
b4 3-0 0 --- PHI D. Ennis B. Friend 2% 88% Single to CF
b4 3-0 0 1-- PHI G. Hamner B. Friend 2% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ennis to 2B
b4 3-0 0 12- R PHI J. Wyrostek B. Friend 5% 95% Single to RF; Ennis Scores; Hamner to 3B
b4 4-0 0 1-3 RO PHI T. Kazanski B. Friend 0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hamner Scores; Wyrostek to 2B
b4 5-0 1 -2- O PHI S. Lopata B. Friend -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b4 5-0 2 -2- O PHI R. Roberts B. Friend -1% 94% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 5.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
t5 0-5 0 --- O PIT G. Allie R. Roberts 1% 95% Strikeout
t5 0-5 1 --- O PIT T. Atwell R. Roberts 1% 96% Strikeout
Gail Henley pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
t5 0-5 2 --- O PIT G. Henley R. Roberts 0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' George O'Donnell facing 1-2-3
George O'Donnell replaces Gail Henley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-0 0 --- O PHI W. Jones G. O'Donnell -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-0 1 --- O PHI R. Ashburn G. O'Donnell -0% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 5-0 2 --- O PHI E. Torgeson G. O'Donnell -0% 95% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
t6 0-5 0 --- O PIT C. Roberts R. Roberts 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-5 1 --- PIT D. Smith R. Roberts -1% 95% Walk
t6 0-5 1 1-- O PIT J. Lynch R. Roberts 1% 97% Strikeout
t6 0-5 2 1-- O PIT H. Rice R. Roberts 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' George O'Donnell facing 4-5-6
b6 5-0 0 --- O PHI D. Ennis G. O'Donnell -0% 97% Flyball: SS
b6 5-0 1 --- O PHI G. Hamner G. O'Donnell -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 5-0 2 --- O PHI J. Wyrostek G. O'Donnell -0% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
t7 0-5 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 0-5 1 --- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 1% 98% Flyball: 3B
t7 0-5 2 --- PIT G. Allie R. Roberts -0% 98% Single to CF
t7 0-5 2 1-- O PIT T. Atwell R. Roberts 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' George O'Donnell facing 7-8-9
b7 5-0 0 --- O PHI T. Kazanski G. O'Donnell -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-0 1 --- PHI S. Lopata G. O'Donnell 0% 99% Walk
b7 5-0 1 1-- O PHI R. Roberts G. O'Donnell -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Lopata to 2B
b7 5-0 2 -2- R PHI W. Jones G. O'Donnell 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lopata Scores
b7 6-0 2 1-- O PHI R. Ashburn G. O'Donnell -0% 99% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 9-1-2
Bill Hall pinch hits for George O'Donnell (P) batting 9th
t8 0-6 0 --- O PIT B. Hall R. Roberts 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 0-6 1 --- O PIT C. Roberts R. Roberts 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 0-6 2 --- O PIT D. Smith R. Roberts 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-0, Pirates' Bob Purkey facing 3-4-5
Bob Purkey replaces Bill Hall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-0 0 --- PHI E. Torgeson B. Purkey 0% 100% Double to CF
b8 6-0 0 -2- O PHI D. Ennis B. Purkey -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-0 1 -2- O PHI G. Hamner B. Purkey -0% 100% Flyball: 1B
b8 6-0 2 -2- O PHI J. Wyrostek B. Purkey -0% 100% Flyball: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 3-4-5
t9 0-6 0 --- O PIT J. Lynch R. Roberts 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-6 1 --- O PIT H. Rice R. Roberts 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-6 2 --- PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 0-6 2 1-- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 6.

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