April 25, 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 2 WSH 4
@BOS 1 CLE 5
@KCA 2 BRO 7
@NYG 2 PIT 6
@PHI 5 STL 6
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 5,347

Wednesday, April 25, 1956
Time of Game: 2:36

Pirates

3-4

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

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

W: V Law (1-2), L: J Owens (0-1), S: N King (1)

Phillies

3-4

Lost 3

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clemente CF-RF              4   2   1   0    1   1  .250  .754    0    3   0   3B
D Groat SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .125  .359    0    4   6   2B,SH
D Long 1B                     5   2   3   2    0   2  .429 1.377    0   10   0   2·2B
F Thomas LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .346 1.124    0    1   0   
D Kravitz C                   4   0   2   2    0   2  .308  .819    0    2   0   SB
  E O'Brien RF-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Ward RF-3B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .250  .607    0    1   0   
  B Del Greco CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
D Cole 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   GDP
  B Skinner PH-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   HBP
  N King P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J O'Brien 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .285    0    2   3   
  T Atwell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  C Roberts 2B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   2   SB
B Friend P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   0   
  L Walls PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    0   0   
  V Law P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Shepard PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .715    0    4   0   
Totals                       33   6  11   6    4  11                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Groat (1, off J Owens); D Long 2 (3, 2 off J Owens).

3B: R Clemente (1, off J Owens).

SH: D Groat (3, off J Owens).

HBP: B Skinner (1, by J Owens).

TB: D Long 5; R Clemente 3; P Ward 2; F Thomas 2; D Groat 2; D Kravitz 2.

GIDP: T Atwell (1); D Cole (1).

RBI: D Kravitz 2 (2); D Long 2 (6); F Thomas (6); P Ward (3).

2-out RBI: D Kravitz 2; F Thomas.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Groat-D Long.

E: D Kravitz (4); D Long 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Roberts (1, 2nd base off J Meyer/A Seminick); D Kravitz (1, 2nd base off J Owens/A Seminick).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .233  .536    0    2   0   
T Kazanski 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .207  .568    0    1   1   
G Hamner SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .595    0    2   4   GDP
D Ennis LF                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .250  .586    0    0   1   
J Greengrass RF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .160  .676    0    0   0   
S Lopata 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .584    0    5   2   
W Jones 3B                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .429 1.127    0    2   2   2B
A Seminick C                  2   1   1   2    1   0  .412 1.271    0   13   1   HR,IW
J Owens P                     2   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   2   SH
  J Meyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  F Baumholtz PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  A Lipetri P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   5   7   4    4   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Jones (1, off B Friend).

HR: A Seminick (1, off B Friend; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Owens (1, off V Law).

IBB: A Seminick (3, by B Friend).

TB: A Seminick 4; W Jones 3; D Ennis 2; J Owens; T Kazanski.

GIDP: G Hamner (2).

RBI: A Seminick 2 (3); J Owens 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Owens 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Owens-G Hamner-S Lopata; S Lopata-G Hamner-J Owens.

BASERUNNING

PO: T Kazanski (1st base by B Friend).

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                       4     6   5   4    4   0   1   3.00   21     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 6     28    -     1.23  -0.42
V Law, W (1-2)                 2     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.26   0.07
N King, S (1)                  3     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.04   0.43
Totals                         9     7   5   4    4   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 7           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Owens, L (0-1)               6.2  10   6   6    3   5   0   8.10   30     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0·10     32    -     1.37  -0.33
J Meyer                        1.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.16  -0.12
A Lipetri                      1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4  11   0          39     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0·11          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Friend (2; A Seminick).

PO: B Friend (0; T Kazanski, 1st base).

HBP: J Owens (1; B Skinner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Engeln, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 5,347.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. R Clemente           CF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. T Kazanski           2B 
3. D Long               1B    3. G Hamner             SS 
4. F Thomas             LF    4. D Ennis              LF 
5. D Kravitz            C     5. J Greengrass         RF 
6. P Ward               RF    6. S Lopata             1B 
7. D Cole               3B    7. W Jones              3B 
8. J O'Brien            2B    8. A Seminick           C  
9. B Friend             P     9. J Owens              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  5-4  123     -24%  25% T Atwell        J Owens         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   b 4   0  3-2  1--     -23%  31% A Seminick      B Friend        Home Run; Jones Scores
   t 7   2  5-5  --3      19%  68% F Thomas        J Meyer         Single to LF; Long Scores
   b 2   2  2-0  123     -19%  46% J Owens         B Friend        Single (LF-CF); Ennis Scores; Jones Scores; Seminick to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  -23      17%  68% D Kravitz       J Owens         Single to RF; Clemente Scores; Long Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Clemente      Walk
   O      1--      52%  D Groat         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Clemente to 2B
          -2-      59%  D Long          Double to CF (Short CF); Clemente to 3B
   O      -23      51%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
   RR     -23      68%  D Kravitz       Single to RF; Clemente Scores; Long Scores
          1--      69%  P Ward          Kravitz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Walk, Baserunner Out Advancing; Kravitz out at 3B/C-3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  T Kazanski      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      71%  G Hamner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Owens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  D Cole          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  J O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  B Friend        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  D Ennis         Single to CF (SS-2B)
   O      1--      67%  J Greengrass    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      70%  S Lopata        Flyball: RF
          1--      66%  W Jones         Double to LF; Ennis to 3B
          -23      64%  A Seminick      Intentional Walk
   RR     123      46%  J Owens         Single (LF-CF); Ennis Scores; Jones Scores; Seminick to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Groat         Double (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      64%  D Long          Single (LF-CF); Groat Scores; Long to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      61%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      -2-      57%  D Kravitz       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  T Kazanski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Hamner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  D Ennis         Single to CF
          1--      58%  J Greengrass    Walk; Ennis to 2B
   O      12-      63%  S Lopata        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Owens facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  P Ward          Single (LF-CF)
   OO     1--      59%  D Cole          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  J O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  W Jones         Walk
   RR     1--      31%  A Seminick      Home Run; Jones Scores
   O      ---      33%  J Owens         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      31%  R Ashburn       Walk
          1--      24%  T Kazanski      Single to CF; Ashburn to 3B
   R      1-3      20%  G Hamner        Kazanski Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Ashburn Scores/unER
   OO     1--      24%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Owens facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Walls pinch hits for Bob Friend batting 9th
   O      ---      21%  L Walls         Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  R Clemente      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      18%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
                  Vern Law replaces Lee Walls pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  D Ennis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      20%  J Greengrass    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      21%  S Lopata        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Owens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      18%  D Long          Strikeout Looking
          ---      21%  F Thomas        Single to LF
          1--      30%  D Kravitz       Single (LF-CF); Thomas to 3B
   R      1-3      39%  P Ward          Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Kravitz to 2B
                  Bob Skinner pinch hits for Dick Cole batting 7th
          12-      50%  B Skinner       Hit By Pitch; Kravitz to 3B; Ward to 2B
                  Toby Atwell pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien batting 8th
   OO     123      25%  T Atwell        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
                  Curt Roberts replaces Toby Atwell playing 2B batting 8th; Preston Ward moves to 3B; Bob Skinner moves to RF
          ---      22%  W Jones         Single (LF-CF)
          1--      17%  A Seminick      Reached on Interference on C; Jones to 2B; Seminick to 1B
          12-      12%  J Owens         Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Jones to 3B; Seminick to 2B; Owens to 1B
   O      123      17%  R Ashburn       Strikeout
   O      123      23%  T Kazanski      Flyball: SS
   O      123      30%  G Hamner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Owens facing 9-1-2
                  Jack Shepard pinch hits for Vern Law batting 9th
   O      ---      25%  J Shepard       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  R Clemente      Triple to LF
          --3      43%  D Groat         Walk
   RO     1-3      49%  D Long          Double to LF; Clemente Scores; Groat out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Long to 3B/Adv on throw
                  Jack Meyer replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      68%  F Thomas        Single to LF; Long Scores
   O      1--      65%  D Kravitz       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-6, Nellie King facing 4-5-6
                  Nellie King replaces Bob Skinner pitching and batting 7th; Jack Shepard moves to C; Eddie O'Brien replaces Danny Kravitz playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      70%  D Ennis         Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  J Greengrass    Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  S Lopata        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jack Meyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  P Ward          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      72%  N King          Strikeout
          ---      73%  C Roberts       Walk
          1--      74%  J Shepard       Roberts Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-6, Nellie King facing 7-8-9
                  Eddie O'Brien moves to 3B; Bobby Del Greco replaces Preston Ward playing CF batting 6th; Roberto Clemente moves to RF
   O      ---      77%  W Jones         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  A Seminick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Jack Meyer batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  F Baumholtz     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-5, Angelo Lipetri facing 1-2-3
                  Angelo Lipetri replaces Frank Baumholtz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  D Groat         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  D Long          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 5-6, Nellie King facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Kazanski      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Hamner        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation