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Standings
WSA
@BAL		3
4
DET
@BOS		3
4		 
(10)
NYY
@CLE		3
4
KCA
@MIN		0
2
STL
@CHC		0
1
MLN
@CIN		9
5
PIT
@PHI		4
3
LAD
@SFG		4
3
Saturday, May 20, 1961 8:06PM
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: 12,547, Time of Game: 2:11
Pirates
4
17-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Phillies
3
9-22
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 11 GB
W: Joe Gibbon (3-2)
L: Robin Roberts (0-6)
S: Roy Face (6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   1  0  1   0  1  0    4 10  1
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    3  8  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .924 0.022 0.50 0.069 -0.047 -0.0 4 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 .320 .723 0.057 0.55 0.061 -0.004 0.7 0 3
Bob Skinner LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .646 -0.127 1.03 0.006 -0.133 -1.3 4 0 GDP
Dick Stuart 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .304 .913 -0.067 1.02 0.025 -0.092 -0.8 6 0
Roberto Clemente RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .342 .838 -0.070 0.71 0.000 -0.070 -1.0 1 0
Smoky Burgess C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .345 .933 0.083 0.55 0.100 -0.016 1.6 9 0 HR
Don Hoak 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 .302 .778 0.111 0.69 0.137 -0.026 0.7 0 2 HR,SF
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .212 .577 0.092 0.45 0.114 -0.022 0.6 3 1 HR
Joe Gibbon P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .067 -0.048 0.64 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 0 0
   Clem Labine P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 1
   Bobby Shantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 1 5 .278 .817 0.046 0.67 0.512 -0.465 -0.5 27 7
HR: S Burgess (1, off R Roberts; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B Mazeroski (3, off R Roberts; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Hoak (2, off R Roberts; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: D Hoak (1, off R Roberts).
TB: S Burgess 6; D Hoak 4; B Mazeroski 4; D Groat 2; B Skinner; B Virdon; D Stuart.
GIDP: B Skinner (3).
RBI: D Hoak 2 (11); S Burgess (9); B Mazeroski (10).
2-out RBI: D Hoak.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Groat (9).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Malkmus 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .160 .368 -0.007 0.90 0.054 -0.061 0.0 4 1
   Clay Dalrymple PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 .478 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Pancho Herrera PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 .718 -0.159 7.38 0.000 -0.159 -0.1 SF
Johnny Callison LF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .324 .899 0.187 2.23 0.248 -0.061 1.3 3 0
Don Demeter CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .501 0.012 0.53 0.032 -0.020 0.1 2 0
   Tony Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329 .889 -0.083 2.98 0.000 -0.083 -0.6
   Jack Baldschun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .571 -0.271 10.83 0.000 -0.271 -0.8
Bobby Smith RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .244 .632 -0.066 1.52 0.048 -0.114 -0.2 5 0
Charley Smith SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 .711 -0.053 1.45 0.057 -0.111 -0.3 1 2
Jim Woods 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .160 .534 -0.164 1.64 0.000 -0.164 -1.3 0 2
Ken Walters 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .513 0.037 1.03 0.093 -0.056 0.1 5 1
Cal Neeman C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .606 -0.049 0.97 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 5 0
   Lee Walls PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .282 -0.056 2.00 0.000 -0.056 -0.5
   Choo Choo Coleman C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .564 0.092 2.58 0.092 0.000 0.4 1 0
Robin Roberts P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .154 -0.033 0.65 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 1 1
   Bobby Del Greco PH-CF 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 .878 0.160 2.65 0.160 0.000 1.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 3 9 .229 .511 -0.453 1.88 0.784 -1.238 -1.5 27 7
SF: P Herrera (1, off B Shantz).
TB: C Smith 2; K Walters; B Smith; B Malkmus; C Coleman; D Demeter; J Callison.
RBI: B Smith (9); J Callison (18); P Herrera (14).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Smith-B Malkmus-K Walters.
E: B Smith (2); J Callison (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Gibbon, W (3-2) 7 7 2 2 1 9 0 3.83 29 63 0.165 1.06 1.0
Clem Labine, H (1) 1.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.69 7 2 1 -0.040 2.52 -0.1
Bobby Shantz, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.19 2 3 1 0.058 7.01 -0.2
Roy Face, S (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.01 1 3 0 0.271 10.83 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 3 2 3 9 0 2.00 39 63 8 2 0.454 0.67 1.5
J Gibbon faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Robin Roberts, L (0-6) 8 10 4 4 1 4 3 5.32 35 49 -0.064 0.70 -0.0
Jack Baldschun 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 3 0 0 0.017 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 1 5 3 4.00 38 49 0 0 -0.047 1.88 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Al Barlick, LF - Al Forman.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 12,547.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Bobby Malkmus 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Johnny Callison LF
3 Bob Skinner LF 3 Don Demeter CF
4 Dick Stuart 1B 4 Bobby Smith RF
5 Roberto Clemente RF 5 Charley Smith SS
6 Smoky Burgess C 6 Jim Woods 3B
7 Don Hoak 3B 7 Ken Walters 1B
8 Bill Mazeroski 2B 8 Cal Neeman C
9 Joe Gibbon P 9 Robin Roberts P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 2 123 O PHI T. Taylor R. Face 27% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b9 2-4 1 123 RO PHI P. Herrera B. Shantz 16% 83% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Walters Scores/unER
b8 0-4 0 12- R PHI J. Callison J. Gibbon -15% 73% Single to RF; Del Greco Scores; Malkmus to 3B; Callison to 2B/Adv on throw
b9 2-4 1 12- PHI B. Del Greco C. Labine -13% 67% Walk; Walters to 3B; Coleman to 2B
t4 1-0 2 --- R PIT D. Hoak R. Roberts 12% 70% Home Run (Deep LF)

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' Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon R. Roberts -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Groat R. Roberts 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO PIT B. Skinner R. Roberts -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Malkmus J. Gibbon 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O PHI J. Callison J. Gibbon 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O PHI D. Demeter J. Gibbon 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart R. Roberts -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Roberts -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- PIT S. Burgess R. Roberts 1% 47% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Hoak R. Roberts -2% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Smith J. Gibbon 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- PHI C. Smith J. Gibbon -3% 45% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O PHI J. Woods J. Gibbon 3% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- O PHI K. Walters J. Gibbon 2% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- R PIT B. Mazeroski R. Roberts 11% 61% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t3 1-0 0 --- O PIT J. Gibbon R. Roberts -2% 59% Popfly: 2B
t3 1-0 1 --- PIT B. Virdon R. Roberts 7% 66% Single to RF; Virdon to 3B/Adv on E9
t3 1-0 1 --3 PIT D. Groat R. Roberts 2% 68% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-3 O PIT B. Skinner R. Roberts -6% 61% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O PIT D. Stuart R. Roberts -5% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O PHI C. Neeman J. Gibbon 3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O PHI R. Roberts J. Gibbon 2% 61% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- O PHI B. Malkmus J. Gibbon 1% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Roberts -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 1 --- O PIT S. Burgess R. Roberts -2% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-0 2 --- R PIT D. Hoak R. Roberts 12% 70% Home Run (Deep LF)
t4 2-0 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Roberts -1% 69% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O PHI J. Callison J. Gibbon 3% 72% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- PHI D. Demeter J. Gibbon -3% 69% Single to RF
b4 0-2 1 1-- PHI B. Smith J. Gibbon -5% 64% Single to CF; Demeter to 2B
b4 0-2 1 12- O PHI C. Smith J. Gibbon 6% 70% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-2 2 12- O PHI J. Woods J. Gibbon 5% 76% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- O PIT J. Gibbon R. Roberts -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon R. Roberts -1% 73% Lineout: RF
t5 2-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat R. Roberts 1% 74% Single to LF
t5 2-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Skinner R. Roberts -2% 72% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O PHI K. Walters J. Gibbon 3% 75% Flyball: LF
b5 0-2 1 --- O PHI C. Neeman J. Gibbon 2% 77% Strikeout
b5 0-2 2 --- O PHI R. Roberts J. Gibbon 1% 78% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- PIT D. Stuart R. Roberts 3% 81% Single to LF
t6 2-0 0 1-- O PIT R. Clemente R. Roberts -2% 78% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-0 1 1-- PIT S. Burgess R. Roberts 5% 83% Single to CF; Clemente to 3B
t6 2-0 1 1-3 RO PIT D. Hoak R. Roberts 2% 85% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
t6 3-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Roberts -1% 84% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- O PHI B. Malkmus J. Gibbon 3% 87% Strikeout
b6 0-3 1 --- O PHI J. Callison J. Gibbon 2% 89% Strikeout
b6 0-3 2 --- O PHI D. Demeter J. Gibbon 1% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 9-1-2
t7 3-0 0 --- O PIT J. Gibbon R. Roberts -1% 89% Popfly: SS
t7 3-0 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon R. Roberts -1% 88% Lineout: LF
t7 3-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat R. Roberts 1% 89% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Groat to 2B
t7 3-0 2 -2- PIT B. Skinner R. Roberts 1% 90% Single to 2B; Groat to 3B
t7 3-0 2 1-3 O PIT D. Stuart R. Roberts -2% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 4-5-6
b7 0-3 0 --- O PHI B. Smith J. Gibbon 3% 90% Flyball: CF
b7 0-3 1 --- PHI C. Smith J. Gibbon -3% 87% Single to LF
b7 0-3 1 1-- O PHI J. Woods J. Gibbon 3% 91% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-3 2 1-- PHI K. Walters J. Gibbon -3% 88% Single to CF; Smith to 3B
Lee Walls pinch hits for Cal Neeman (C) batting 8th
b7 0-3 2 1-3 O PHI L. Walls J. Gibbon 6% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
Choo Choo Coleman replaces Lee Walls (PH) playing C batting 8th
t8 3-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente R. Roberts -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-0 1 --- R PIT S. Burgess R. Roberts 4% 96% Home Run (Deep RF)
t8 4-0 1 --- O PIT D. Hoak R. Roberts -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 4-0 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski R. Roberts -0% 96% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Robin Roberts (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 0 --- PHI B. Del Greco J. Gibbon -3% 93% Walk
b8 0-4 0 1-- PHI B. Malkmus J. Gibbon -5% 88% Single to RF; Del Greco to 2B
b8 0-4 0 12- R PHI J. Callison J. Gibbon -15% 73% Single to RF; Del Greco Scores; Malkmus to 3B; Callison to 2B/Adv on throw
Clem Labine replaces Joe Gibbon pitching and batting 9th
Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Don Demeter (CF) batting 3rd
b8 1-4 0 -23 O PHI T. Gonzalez C. Labine 8% 81% Flyball: LF
b8 1-4 1 -23 RO PHI B. Smith C. Labine 6% 87% Groundout: SS-1B; Malkmus Scores
b8 2-4 2 -2- O PHI C. Smith C. Labine 5% 93% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Phillies' Jack Baldschun facing 9-1-2
Jack Baldschun replaces Tony Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
Bobby Del Greco moves from PH to CF
t9 4-2 0 --- O PIT C. Labine J. Baldschun -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 4-2 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon J. Baldschun -1% 91% Lineout: 1B
t9 4-2 2 --- O PIT D. Groat J. Baldschun -0% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Clem Labine facing 6-7-8
b9 2-4 0 --- O PHI J. Woods C. Labine 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-4 1 --- PHI K. Walters C. Labine -6% 89% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b9 2-4 1 1-- PHI C. Coleman C. Labine -9% 80% Single to RF; Walters to 2B
b9 2-4 1 12- PHI B. Del Greco C. Labine -13% 67% Walk; Walters to 3B; Coleman to 2B
Bobby Shantz replaces Clem Labine pitching and batting 9th
Pancho Herrera pinch hits for Clay Dalrymple batting 1st
Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Bobby Malkmus (2B) batting 1st
b9 2-4 1 123 RO PHI P. Herrera B. Shantz 16% 83% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Walters Scores/unER
b9 3-4 2 12- PHI J. Callison B. Shantz -10% 73% Walk; Coleman to 3B; Del Greco to 2B
Roy Face replaces Bobby Shantz pitching and batting 9th
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Jack Baldschun (P) batting 3rd
b9 3-4 2 123 O PHI T. Taylor R. Face 27% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 3.

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