April 25, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
@CLE 6 KCA 8
DET 7 BAL 2
@NYY 1
(11) WSH 8
BOS 4 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 7
MLN 6 PIT 4
@PHI 2 STL 6
LAD 5

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 6,678

Saturday, April 25, 1959
Time of Game: 2:03

Pirates

4-6

Won 2

6th, 3 GB

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

W: H Haddix (1-0), L: S Morehead (0-1)

Phillies

4-6

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .182  .477    0    5   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .277  .668    0    2   0   
S Burgess C                   5   0   4   1    0   0  .423 1.233    0    6   0   3B
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .286 1.025    0    4   0   
  R Nelson 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    3   0   
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .306  .830    0    2   2   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   2   2   1    0   1  .302  .713    0    0   3   HR
D Groat SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .179  .512    0    4   2   
R Mejias LF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .182  .490    0    1   0   
H Haddix P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   4  11   3    2   8                    27   7

BATTING

3B: S Burgess (1, off S Morehead).

HR: B Mazeroski (1, off S Morehead; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: S Burgess 6; B Mazeroski 5; R Mejias 2; B Virdon; R Clemente; D Hoak.

RBI: S Burgess (6); R Mejias (4); B Mazeroski (6).

2-out RBI: R Mejias.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .237  .620    0    3   0   
G Hamner SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .635    0    1   3   GDP
E Bouchee 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .876    0    8   1   
W Post RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .306  .880    0    2   0   3B
H Anderson LF                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .596    0    1   0   
W Jones 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.125    0    1   2   HR
S Anderson 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .528    0    2   3   
J Hegan C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    7   0   
  B Bowman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .487    0    0   0   
  V Thomas C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661         1   0   
S Morehead P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  G Freese PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.600    0    0   0   
  J Meyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    0   6                    27  10

BATTING

3B: W Post (2, off H Haddix).

HR: W Jones (2, off H Haddix; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: W Jones 5; W Post 4; R Ashburn 2; E Bouchee.

GIDP: G Hamner (1).

RBI: W Jones (3); H Anderson (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 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
H Haddix, W (1-0)              9     7   2   2    0   6   1   2.40   33     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1· 4     71    -     1.17   0.44
Totals                         9     7   2   2    0   6   1          33     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1· 4           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Morehead, L (0-1)            8    10   4   4    2   7   1   6.30   36     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 6     51    -     1.01  -0.08
J Meyer                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   8   1          40     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 6,678.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. B Virdon             CF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. R Clemente           RF    2. G Hamner             SS 
3. S Burgess            C     3. E Bouchee            1B 
4. D Stuart             1B    4. W Post               RF 
5. D Hoak               3B    5. H Anderson           LF 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. W Jones              3B 
7. D Groat              SS    7. S Anderson           2B 
8. R Mejias             LF    8. J Hegan              C  
9. H Haddix             P     9. S Morehead           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  12-      17%  50% S Burgess       S Morehead      Single to RF; Virdon Scores; Clemente Scores/No RBI
   t 6   1  2-2  ---      17%  64% B Mazeroski     S Morehead      Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 8   2  2-3  12-      13%  87% R Mejias        S Morehead      Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores; Groat to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  ---     -10%  27% W Jones         H Haddix        Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  35% W Post          H Haddix        Triple to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Seth Morehead facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  S Burgess       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  D Stuart        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  G Hamner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  E Bouchee       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Seth Morehead facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  D Hoak          Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hoak to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  D Groat         Fielder's Choice SS; Hoak out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      45%  R Mejias        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  W Post          Triple to CF
   RO     --3      36%  H Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Post Scores
   R      ---      27%  W Jones         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      28%  S Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      28%  J Hegan         Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Seth Morehead facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  H Haddix        Strikeout
          ---      29%  B Virdon        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      33%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Virdon to 2B
   RR     12-      50%  S Burgess       Single to RF; Virdon Scores; Clemente Scores/No RBI
   O      1--      47%  D Stuart        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      49%  D Hoak          Walk; Burgess to 2B
   O      12-      45%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Harvey Haddix facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  S Morehead      Strikeout Looking
          ---      44%  R Ashburn       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      50%  G Hamner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Seth Morehead facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  D Groat         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---      45%  R Mejias        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  H Haddix        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Harvey Haddix facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  W Post          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  H Anderson      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Seth Morehead facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Clemente      Popfly: 2B
          ---      49%  S Burgess       Triple to CF
   O      --3      43%  D Stuart        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Harvey Haddix facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  W Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      43%  S Anderson      Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  J Hegan         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  S Morehead      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Seth Morehead facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Hoak          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      64%  B Mazeroski     Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      62%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      63%  R Mejias        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  H Haddix        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  R Ashburn       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  G Hamner        Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  E Bouchee       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      70%  W Post          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Seth Morehead facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Clemente      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      64%  S Burgess       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Harvey Haddix facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  H Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  W Jones         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      75%  S Anderson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Seth Morehead facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  D Stuart        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      74%  D Groat         Walk; Mazeroski to 2B
   R      12-      87%  R Mejias        Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores; Groat to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  H Haddix        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Harvey Haddix facing 8-9-1
                  Rocky Nelson replaces Dick Stuart playing 1B batting 4th; Bob Bowman pinch hits for Jim Hegan batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  B Bowman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Gene Freese pinch hits for Seth Morehead batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  G Freese        Popfly: 3B
          ---      88%  R Ashburn       Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  G Hamner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jack Meyer facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Meyer replaces Gene Freese pitching and batting 9th; Valmy Thomas replaces Bob Bowman playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  S Burgess       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      91%  R Nelson        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Harvey Haddix facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  E Bouchee       Popfly: 1B
          ---      89%  W Post          Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  H Anderson      Lineout: CF
   O      1--     100%  W Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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