April 24, 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
BAL 3
(10) CLE 6
CHW 4 KCA 7
DET 2 MLN 6
@CIN 2 CHC 15
@LAD 2 PIT 7
@PHI 4 SFG 6
STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 7,456

Thursday, April 24, 1958
Time of Game: 2:32

Pirates

3-5

Won 1

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  4   0  0  1   0  0  0    7 12  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  4    4 13  3

W: B Friend (2-0), L: C Simmons (0-2), S: R Face (1)

Phillies

3-4

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .371  .865    0    0   0   
D Groat SS                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .342  .868    0    4   7   2·2B
B Skinner LF                  4   1   3   2    1   0  .314  .768    0    2   0   2B
T Kluszewski 1B               4   1   1   0    1   0  .194  .512    0    8   0   GDP
  R Stevens 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .800 2.800         2   0   
F Thomas 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .303  .788    0    0   2   2B,HBP
R Clemente RF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .344  .820    0    0   0   SB,IW
B Mazeroski 2B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .553    0    3   5   
H Foiles C                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .192  .414    0    8   0   
B Friend P                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       40   7  12   4    3   6                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Skinner (3, off T Qualters); D Groat 2 (7, off C Simmons, off T Qualters); F Thomas (2, off C Simmons).

IBB: R Clemente (1, by J Gray).

HBP: F Thomas (1, by A Lipetri).

TB: D Groat 5; B Skinner 4; R Clemente 2; F Thomas 2; B Mazeroski; T Kluszewski; H Foiles.

GIDP: T Kluszewski (3).

RBI: B Skinner 2 (3); F Thomas (5); H Foiles (2).

2-out RBI: F Thomas; B Skinner.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Groat-B Mazeroski-R Stevens; D Groat-B Mazeroski-T Kluszewski; B Mazeroski-D Groat-T Kluszewski.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clemente (1, 2nd base off B Miller/S Lopata).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   1   1   2    1   0  .375 1.017    0    2   0   3B,GDP
B Bowman RF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .400 1.100    0    2   0   HR,GDP
R Repulski LF                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .300 1.033    0    0   0   2B
H Anderson 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .487    0    6   1   
G Hamner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .233  .558    0    3   5   GDP
S Lopata C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .174  .623    0    7   0   
T Kazanski 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .346  .856    0    4   1   
C Fernandez SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .227  .643    0    2   4   2B
C Simmons P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Gray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Essegian PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .673    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Herrera PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Qualters P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  A Lipetri P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  D Philley PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  13   4    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: C Fernandez (1, off B Friend); R Repulski (1, off B Friend).

3B: R Ashburn (1, off B Friend).

HR: B Bowman (1, off B Friend; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: B Bowman 5; C Fernandez 3; R Repulski 3; R Ashburn 3; S Lopata 2; W Jones; H Anderson; G Hamner; T Kazanski.

GIDP: B Bowman (2); R Ashburn (2); G Hamner (3).

RBI: R Ashburn 2 (3); B Bowman 2 (3).

2-out RBI: B Bowman 2; R Ashburn 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Simmons-C Fernandez-H Anderson.

E: C Fernandez 2 (4); H Anderson (1).

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 (2-0)              8.2  13   4   4    3   4   1   3.42   39     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·11     43    -     0.47   0.16
R Face, S (1)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.55   0.01
Totals                         9    13   4   4    3   4   1          40     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·11          1-0

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, L (0-2)             2.2   7   5   3    0   3   0   4.15   14     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 6     31    -     0.87  -0.21
J Gray                         0.1   1   1   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.91  -0.13
B Miller                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
T Qualters                     2     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.07  -0.01
A Lipetri                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   4    3   6   0          44     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 3·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Gray (1; R Clemente).

HBP: A Lipetri (1; F Thomas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Hal Dixon.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 7,456.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. B Virdon             CF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. D Groat              SS    2. B Bowman             RF 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. R Repulski           LF 
4. T Kluszewski         1B    4. H Anderson           1B 
5. F Thomas             3B    5. G Hamner             3B 
6. R Clemente           RF    6. S Lopata             C  
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. T Kazanski           2B 
8. H Foiles             C     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
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-3  123      13%  94% B Mazeroski     J Gray          Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Kluszewski Scores/No RBI/unER; Thomas Scores/No RBI/unER; Clemente Scores/No RBI/unER; Mazeroski to 2B
   t 3   2  0-2  12-       9%  81% F Thomas        C Simmons       Double to RF; Skinner Scores; Kluszewski to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       8%  60% B Skinner       C Simmons       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Groat Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% B Bowman        B Friend        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-1  1--       6%  67% B Mazeroski     C Simmons       Single to RF; Clemente to 3B

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      ---      48%  B Virdon        Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  D Groat         Double to LF
   R      -2-      60%  B Skinner       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Groat Scores
   OO     1--      56%  T Kluszewski    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R Ashburn       Walk
   OO     1--      60%  B Bowman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Repulski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
          ---      61%  R Clemente      Single to CF
          1--      67%  B Mazeroski     Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
   RO     1-3      68%  H Foiles        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Clemente Scores
   O      1--      67%  B Friend        Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  H Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      66%  G Hamner        Strikeout
          1--      62%  S Lopata        Single to LF; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-      67%  T Kazanski      Popfly: SS
   O      12-      72%  C Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  B Skinner       Single to SS
          1--      71%  T Kluszewski    Single to CF; Skinner to 2B
   R      12-      81%  F Thomas        Double to RF; Skinner Scores; Kluszewski to 3B
                  Johnny Gray replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th
          -23      82%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      94%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Kluszewski Scores/No RBI/unER; Thomas Scores/No RBI/unER; Clemente Scores/No RBI/unER; Mazeroski to 2B
          -2-      94%  H Foiles        Single to CF; Mazeroski to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  B Friend        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Johnny Gray batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Essegian      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Ashburn       Popfly: 2B
          ---      95%  B Bowman        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  R Repulski      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Miller replaces Chuck Essegian pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  B Virdon        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      95%  D Groat         Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  B Skinner       Walk
   O      1--      95%  T Kluszewski    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  H Anderson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---      95%  G Hamner        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  S Lopata        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      97%  T Kazanski      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  R Clemente      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  B Mazeroski     Clemente Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      96%  H Foiles        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  C Fernandez     Single to CF
                  Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  P Herrera       Groundout: SS-1B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  R Ashburn       Fielder's Choice P; Fernandez out at 3B/P-SS-3B-2B-SS; Ashburn to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  B Bowman        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tom Qualters facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Qualters replaces Pancho Herrera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Friend        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---      97%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  D Groat         Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  B Skinner       Double to LF; Groat Scores
          -2-      99%  T Kluszewski    Walk
   O      12-      98%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  R Repulski      Walk
   O      1--      98%  H Anderson      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--      99%  G Hamner        Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  S Lopata        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Repulski to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T Kazanski      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Qualters facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  H Foiles        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Foiles to 1B
   O      1--      99%  B Friend        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  C Fernandez     Popfly: C
                  Willie Jones pinch hits for Tom Qualters batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Jones         Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  R Ashburn       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Angelo Lipetri facing 1-2-3
                  Angelo Lipetri replaces Willie Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Virdon        Popfly: 3B
          ---     100%  D Groat         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  T Kluszewski    Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
                  R.C. Stevens replaces Ted Kluszewski playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  B Bowman        Strikeout
          ---     100%  R Repulski      Double to LF
          -2-      99%  H Anderson      Single to LF; Repulski to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  G Hamner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Angelo Lipetri facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  F Thomas        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clemente out at 3B/1B-3B; Mazeroski to 1B
   O      1--     100%  H Foiles        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  S Lopata        Foul Flyball: C
          ---     100%  T Kazanski      Single to LF
          1--     100%  C Fernandez     Double to LF (LF-CF); Kazanski to 3B
                  Dave Philley pinch hits for Angelo Lipetri batting 9th
   O      -23     100%  D Philley       Fielder's Choice SS; Kazanski out at Hm/SS-C; Philley to 1B; Fernandez stays at 2B
   RR     12-     100%  R Ashburn       Triple to LF; Fernandez Scores; Philley Scores
   RR     --3     100%  B Bowman        Home Run (LF-CF); Ashburn Scores
          ---      99%  R Repulski      Single to LF
                  Roy Face replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  H Anderson      Groundout: P-1B
        4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation