April 24, 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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KCA 17
CLE 6 NYY 3
BAL 2 BOS 4
@WSH 3
(10) BRO 4
NYG 3 CIN 9
CHC 5 MLN 8
STL 7 PHI 8
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 15,849

Wednesday, April 24, 1957
Time of Game: 2:48

Pirates

2-6

Lost 4

8th, 4½ GB

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

W: C Simmons (1-1), L: B Friend (1-2), S: B Miller (2)

Phillies

3-4

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clemente RF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .500    0    2   0   
B Virdon CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .546    0    1   0   SH
  C Churn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
F Thomas 3B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .882    0    0   1   
D Long 1B                     5   0   1   0    0   3  .200  .511    0   10   1   GDP
G Freese LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    2   0   
  B Skinner PH-LF             1   1   0   0    1   0  .308 1.009    0    0   0   
D Groat SS                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .313  .884    0    2   3   
H Foiles C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .836    0    3   1   
  D Kravitz PH-C              1   1   0   0    1   0  .100  .282    0    2   1   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    1   3   
  P Smith PH-CF               0   0   0   1    1   0  .125  .535    0    0   0   
B Friend P                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    1   1   
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Powers PH-2B              0   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .917    0    0   0   SF
Totals                       37   5  11   5    4   4                    24  11

BATTING

SF: J Powers (1, off B Miller).

SH: B Virdon (1, off C Simmons).

TB: D Groat 3; B Virdon 2; F Thomas 2; B Friend 2; R Clemente; D Long.

GIDP: D Long (1).

RBI: D Groat 2 (4); J Powers (2); R Clemente (1); P Smith (2).

2-out RBI: D Groat 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kravitz-D Long; B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Long.

E: D Groat (1).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .656    0    3   0   
S Hemus 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .770    0    0   1   GDP
  B Morgan 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
S Lopata C                    3   2   1   1    0   0  .182  .855    0    4   0   HR,HBP
E Bouchee 1B                  3   1   2   3    0   0  .345 1.183    0    9   0   3B,2B,HBP
W Jones 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .308  .849    0    1   2   
R Repulski LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .174  .391    0    1   0   
B Bowman RF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .321  .809    0    5   0   HR
C Fernandez SS                2   1   0   0    2   0  .269  .656    0    3   4   
C Simmons P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  H Anderson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .872    0    0   0   
  J Kennedy PR                1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Cardwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   8   8   8    3   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: E Bouchee (3, off B Friend).

3B: E Bouchee (3, off B Friend).

HR: B Bowman (1, off B Friend; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); S Lopata (1, off D Hall; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: E Bouchee (1, by D Hall); S Lopata (1, by B Friend).

TB: E Bouchee 5; B Bowman 4; S Lopata 4; S Hemus; W Jones; H Anderson; R Ashburn.

GIDP: S Hemus (2).

RBI: E Bouchee 3 (7); B Bowman 2 (4); W Jones (7); S Lopata (3); S Hemus (1).

2-out RBI: B Bowman 2; S Lopata.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Hemus-C Fernandez-E Bouchee.

E: S Hemus (1); C Fernandez (2).

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, L (1-2)              6     7   7   7    1   3   1   4.50   27     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 5     32    -     1.28  -0.46
D Hall                         1     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.00
C Churn                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.40    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8     8   8   8    3   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2· 6           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Simmons, W (1-1)             6     9   2   2    0   4   0   6.55   28     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7     50    -     1.46   0.02
D Cardwell                     1     1   3   2    4   0   0   6.75    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.48  -0.08
B Miller, S (2)                2     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.42    8     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          3-2    1.40   0.10
Totals                         9    11   5   4    4   4   0          43     -       ·  ·     13·13· 1· 8          3-2

D Cardwell faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Hall (1; E Bouchee); B Friend (1; S Lopata).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 15,849.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. R Clemente           RF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. B Virdon             CF    2. S Hemus              2B 
3. F Thomas             3B    3. S Lopata             C  
4. D Long               1B    4. E Bouchee            1B 
5. G Freese             LF    5. W Jones              3B 
6. D Groat              SS    6. R Repulski           LF 
7. H Foiles             C     7. B Bowman             RF 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. C Fernandez          SS 
9. B Friend             P     9. C Simmons            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  123      33%  89% E Bouchee       B Friend        Triple to RF; Kennedy Scores; Hemus Scores; Lopata Scores
   t 5   2  0-0  -23     -24%  25% D Groat         C Simmons       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores; Thomas Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   1  2-0  12-      20%  50% S Hemus         B Friend        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Fernandez Scores; Kennedy to 3B
   b 6   0  2-0  1--       9%  40% H Anderson      B Friend        Single to LF; Fernandez to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--      -9%  51% S Hemus         B Friend        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  B Virdon        Single to P
          1--      46%  F Thomas        Single to CF; Virdon to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Long          Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  G Freese        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Ashburn       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      51%  S Hemus         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      50%  S Lopata        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Mazeroski     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  E Bouchee       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  W Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  R Repulski      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  B Friend        Single to RF
          1--      40%  R Clemente      Single to 3B; Friend to 2B
          12-      31%  B Virdon        Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to 3B); Friend to 3B; Clemente to 2B; Virdon to 1B
   O      123      39%  F Thomas        Popfly: SS
   O      123      47%  D Long          Strikeout
   O      123      55%  G Freese        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Bowman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  C Fernandez     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  C Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  D Groat         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--      53%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
          1--      51%  B Friend        Single to CF; Groat to 2B
   O      12-      56%  R Clemente      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  R Ashburn       Single to CF
   OO     1--      51%  S Hemus         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Lopata        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  B Virdon        Single to CF
          1--      38%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Virdon to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Long          Strikeout
   O      12-      49%  G Freese        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Virdon to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   RR     -23      25%  D Groat         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores; Thomas Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      27%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
          ---      36%  E Bouchee       Double to CF
   O      -2-      33%  W Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bouchee to 3B
   O      --3      25%  R Repulski      Strikeout
   O      --3      21%  B Bowman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  B Friend        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
          ---      30%  C Fernandez     Walk
                  Harry Anderson pinch hits for Curt Simmons batting 9th
          1--      40%  H Anderson      Single to LF; Fernandez to 2B
                  John Kennedy pinch runs for Harry Anderson batting 9th
   O      12-      31%  R Ashburn       Popfly: SS
   R      12-      50%  S Hemus         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Fernandez Scores; Kennedy to 3B
          1-3      56%  S Lopata        Hit By Pitch; Hemus to 2B
   RRR    123      89%  E Bouchee       Triple to RF; Kennedy Scores; Hemus Scores; Lopata Scores
   R      --3      92%  W Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bouchee Scores
   O      1--      91%  R Repulski      Strikeout
   RR     1--      97%  B Bowman        Home Run; Jones Scores
          ---      97%  C Fernandez     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Fernandez to 1B
   O      1--      97%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 7.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Don Cardwell facing 2-3-4
                  Don Cardwell replaces John Kennedy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Virdon        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  F Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--      99%  D Long          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dick Hall facing 1-2-3
                  Dick Hall replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Hemus         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      99%  S Lopata        Home Run
          ---      99%  E Bouchee       Hit By Pitch
          1--      99%  W Jones         Walk; Bouchee to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Repulski      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Don Cardwell facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Morgan replaces Solly Hemus playing 2B batting 2nd; Bob Skinner pinch hits for Gene Freese batting 5th
          ---      99%  B Skinner       Walk
          1--      98%  D Groat         Single to RF; Skinner to 2B
                  Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Hank Foiles batting 7th
          12-      95%  D Kravitz       Walk; Skinner to 3B; Groat to 2B
                  Paul Smith pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski batting 8th
   R      123      90%  P Smith         Walk; Skinner Scores; Groat to 3B; Kravitz to 2B
                  Bob Miller replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th; John Powers pinch hits for Dick Hall batting 9th
   RO     123      92%  J Powers        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Groat Scores; Kravitz to 3B; Smith to 2B
   R      -23      89%  R Clemente      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kravitz Scores/unER; Clemente to 1B
   O      12-      94%  B Virdon        Lineout: CF
   O      12-      98%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-5, Chuck Churn facing 7-8-9
                  Chuck Churn replaces Bill Virdon pitching and batting 2nd; Danny Kravitz moves to C; John Powers moves to 2B; Bob Skinner moves to LF; Paul Smith moves to CF
   O      ---      97%  B Bowman        Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  C Fernandez     Walk
   OO     1--      97%  B Miller        Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  D Long          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Long to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  D Groat         Flyball: CF; Long to 3B
   O      --3     100%  D Kravitz       Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation