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Standings
WSH
@BAL		1
2		 
(10)
WSH
@BAL		5
2
DET
@CLE		6
4
CHW
@KCA		0
5
BOS
@NYY		1
0
NYG
@BRO		11
10		 
(10)
CIN
@CHC		1
2
PIT
@PHI		6
1
PIT
@PHI		0
3
Sunday, April 24, 1955,
, Connie Mack Stadium
Game was suspended in the top of the 8th with the score 0-2 and was completed June 28, 1955.
Attendance: 8,224, Time of Game: 2:04
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
0
1-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Phillies
3
7-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jack Meyer (1-1)
L: Nellie King (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  5  3
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  X    3  5  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Clemente CF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .360 1.010 -0.090 1.09 0.014 -0.104 -0.7 2 0
Dick Groat SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .679 -0.030 0.96 0.044 -0.075 -0.4 5 3
Felipe Montemayor RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .455 -0.021 1.24 0.064 -0.085 -0.2 1 0 SB
   Tom Saffell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roman Mejias LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .535 -0.081 1.20 0.030 -0.111 -0.6 3 0
George Freese 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .844 0.021 1.31 0.056 -0.034 0.2 1 0 2B
   Dick Cole 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .556 0.038 0.75 0.038 0.000 0.4 0 1
Dale Long 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .829 -0.048 1.59 0.077 -0.125 -0.4 6 0
Jack Shepard C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.100 -0.030 1.37 0.047 -0.077 -0.2 4 0
   Toby Atwell C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .473 -0.066 2.89 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 0 0
Curt Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .387 -0.098 1.36 0.000 -0.098 -0.8 1 2
   Johnny O'Brien 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Preston Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .506 -0.048 2.18 0.000 -0.048 -0.5
Nellie King P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.061 1.03 0.000 -0.061 -0.5 1 0 SH
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .377 -0.033 1.28 0.000 -0.033 -0.4
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 4 4 .161 .451 -0.547 1.29 0.370 -0.917 -4.5 24 6
2B: G Freese (1, off J Meyer).
SH: N King (1, off J Meyer).
TB: G Freese 2; D Cole; R Clemente; D Long; J Shepard.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Roberts (2); J Shepard (1); D Long (1).
Baserunning
SB: F Montemayor (1, 2nd base off J Meyer/S Burgess).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .283 .738 -0.043 0.97 0.035 -0.078 -0.4 4 3
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .326 .838 0.041 0.74 0.092 -0.050 0.8 6 1 2B,SB
   Peanuts Lowrey PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .361 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Marv Blaylock 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Granny Hamner SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .367 .947 -0.094 0.93 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 4 1
Smoky Burgess C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .720 -0.112 1.36 0.000 -0.112 -0.9 5 1
   Richie Ashburn PH-CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .667 0.017 0.43 0.017 0.000 0.6 0 0
Del Ennis LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .689 0.097 0.83 0.120 -0.023 0.6 1 0 2B
Willie Jones 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .817 0.096 1.06 0.112 -0.016 0.6 1 1 SH
Bob Bowman RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.165 1.92 0.000 -0.165 -1.4 3 0
   Glen Gorbous RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Stan Palys CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .718 0.074 2.00 0.124 -0.051 -0.1 2 0
   Andy Seminick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .467 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jack Meyer P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .250 1.000 0.041 1.13 0.117 -0.076 0.4 1 1 3B
   Robin Roberts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .542 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 5 2 3 4 .172 .560 -0.048 1.13 0.617 -0.665 -1.0 27 8
2B: E Torgeson (1, off N King); D Ennis (1, off N King).
3B: J Meyer (1, off N King).
SH: W Jones (2, off N King).
TB: D Ennis 3; J Meyer 3; E Torgeson 2; R Ashburn.
RBI: J Meyer (1); R Ashburn (1).
2-out RBI: J Meyer.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: E Torgeson (1, 2nd base off N King/J Shepard).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nellie King, L (0-1) 7.1 4 3 2 3 4 0 1.42 30 61 0.059 1.22 1.0
Roy Face 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 1 1 -0.010 0.23 -0.1
Team Totals 8 5 3 2 3 4 0 2.25 33 61 1 1 0.049 1.29 1.0

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Meyer, W (1-1) 8 3 0 0 4 4 0 2.31 31 76 0.516 1.23 4.0
Robin Roberts, S (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.82 5 0 0 0.033 1.73 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 0.00 36 76 0 0 0.549 1.13 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 8,224.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Roberto Clemente CF 1 Bobby Morgan 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Earl Torgeson 1B
3 Felipe Montemayor RF 3 Granny Hamner SS
4 Roman Mejias LF 4 Smoky Burgess C
5 George Freese 3B 5 Del Ennis LF
6 Dale Long 1B 6 Willie Jones 3B
7 Jack Shepard C 7 Bob Bowman RF
8 Curt Roberts 2B 8 Stan Palys CF
9 Nellie King P 9 Jack Meyer P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 1 12- RO PHI S. Palys N. King 12% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ennis Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI
b7 1-0 2 1-- R PHI J. Meyer N. King 12% 89% Triple; Palys Scores/unER
b7 0-0 0 1-- PHI W. Jones N. King 8% 73% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Ennis to 2B
b7 0-0 0 12- O PHI B. Bowman N. King -8% 64% Flyball: P
t9 0-3 0 1-- PIT D. Long R. Roberts -8% 85% Single; Cole to 2B

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' Jack Meyer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Meyer 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat J. Meyer 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT F. Montemayor J. Meyer 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PHI B. Morgan N. King 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O PHI E. Torgeson N. King -3% 55% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 1-- O PHI G. Hamner N. King -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B; Morgan to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O PHI S. Burgess N. King -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Mejias J. Meyer 2% 52% Groundout: C-P
t2 0-0 1 --- PIT G. Freese J. Meyer -4% 48% Double
t2 0-0 1 -2- O PIT D. Long J. Meyer 3% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Freese to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 O PIT J. Shepard J. Meyer 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- PHI D. Ennis N. King 6% 61% Double
b2 0-0 0 -2- PHI W. Jones N. King 3% 64% Walk
b2 0-0 0 12- O PHI B. Bowman N. King -5% 59% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Jones to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O PHI S. Palys N. King -3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B; Bowman to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -23 O PHI J. Meyer N. King -6% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT C. Roberts J. Meyer 3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT N. King J. Meyer 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- PIT R. Clemente J. Meyer -1% 53% Single
t3 0-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Groat J. Meyer 3% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Morgan N. King -3% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O PHI E. Torgeson N. King -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Hamner N. King -1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Montemayor J. Meyer 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Mejias J. Meyer -3% 50% Walk
t4 0-0 1 1-- O PIT G. Freese J. Meyer 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Long J. Meyer 3% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O PHI S. Burgess N. King -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-0 1 --- O PHI D. Ennis N. King -2% 51% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 2 --- O PHI W. Jones N. King -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- PIT J. Shepard J. Meyer -5% 45% Single
t5 0-0 0 1-- O PIT C. Roberts J. Meyer 4% 50% Flyball: SS
t5 0-0 1 1-- O PIT N. King J. Meyer 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Shepard to 2B
t5 0-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Clemente J. Meyer 5% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Bowman N. King -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- O PHI S. Palys N. King -2% 51% Flyball: SS
b5 0-0 2 --- O PHI J. Meyer N. King -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Groat J. Meyer 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- PIT F. Montemayor J. Meyer -4% 50% Walk
t6 0-0 1 1-- PIT R. Mejias J. Meyer -3% 47% Montemayor Steals 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O PIT R. Mejias J. Meyer 5% 52% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-0 2 -2- PIT G. Freese J. Meyer -1% 51% Walk
t6 0-0 2 12- O PIT D. Long J. Meyer 6% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Morgan N. King -3% 54% Flyball: LF
b6 0-0 1 --- PHI E. Torgeson N. King 6% 61% Double
b6 0-0 1 -2- O PHI G. Hamner N. King -5% 55% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 2 -2- O PHI S. Burgess N. King -5% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 7-8-9
t7 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Shepard J. Meyer 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-0 1 --- O PIT C. Roberts J. Meyer 3% 57% Flyball: SS
t7 0-0 2 --- O PIT N. King J. Meyer 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 5-6-7
b7 0-0 0 --- PHI D. Ennis N. King 6% 64% Single
b7 0-0 0 1-- PHI W. Jones N. King 8% 73% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Ennis to 2B
b7 0-0 0 12- O PHI B. Bowman N. King -8% 64% Flyball: P
b7 0-0 1 12- RO PHI S. Palys N. King 12% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ennis Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI
b7 1-0 2 1-- R PHI J. Meyer N. King 12% 89% Triple; Palys Scores/unER
b7 2-0 2 --3 O PHI B. Morgan N. King -2% 87% Flyball: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jack Meyer facing 1-2-3
t8 0-2 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Meyer 4% 90% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-2 1 --- PIT D. Groat J. Meyer -4% 86% Walk
t8 0-2 1 1-- O PIT F. Montemayor J. Meyer 5% 91% Flyball: RF
t8 0-2 2 1-- O PIT R. Mejias J. Meyer 3% 94% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Nellie King facing 2-3-4
b8 2-0 0 --- PHI E. Torgeson N. King 1% 95% Walk
b8 2-0 0 1-- PHI G. Hamner N. King 2% 97% Torgeson Steals 2B; Torgeson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b8 2-0 0 --3 O PHI G. Hamner N. King -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
Roy Face replaces Nellie King pitching and batting 9th
Toby Atwell replaces Jack Shepard playing C batting 7th
Johnny O'Brien replaces Curt Roberts playing 2B batting 8th
Dick Cole replaces George Freese playing 3B batting 5th
Tom Saffell replaces Felipe Montemayor (RF) playing CF batting 3rd
Roberto Clemente moves from CF to RF
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Smoky Burgess (C) batting 4th
Peanuts Lowrey pinch runs for Earl Torgeson (1B) batting 2nd
b8 2-0 1 --3 R PHI R. Ashburn R. Face 2% 97% Single; Lowrey Scores
b8 3-0 1 1-- O PHI D. Ennis R. Face -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 3-0 2 1-- O PHI W. Jones R. Face -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
Robin Roberts replaces Jack Meyer pitching and batting 9th
Andy Seminick replaces Stan Palys (CF) playing C batting 8th
Marv Blaylock replaces Peanuts Lowrey (PR) playing 1B batting 2nd
Richie Ashburn moves from PH to CF
Glen Gorbous replaces Bob Bowman playing RF batting 7th
t9 0-3 0 --- PIT D. Cole R. Roberts -4% 93% Single
t9 0-3 0 1-- PIT D. Long R. Roberts -8% 85% Single; Cole to 2B
t9 0-3 0 12- O PIT T. Atwell R. Roberts 7% 92% Flyball: SS
Preston Ward pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien (2B) batting 8th
t9 0-3 1 12- O PIT P. Ward R. Roberts 5% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Roy Face (P) batting 9th
t9 0-3 2 12- O PIT F. Thomas R. Roberts 3% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 3.

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