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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		3
2
CHW
@NYY		1
3		 
(8)
DET
@PHA		6
10
SLB
@WSH		0
7
PHI
@CHC		2
0
NYG
@CIN		5
3
BSN
@PIT		4
8
BRO
@STL		12
9
Friday, July 27, 1951,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 17,256, Time of Game: 2:20
Braves
4
43-46
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
8
37-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Howie Pollet (4-6)
L: Max Surkont (8-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    4 13  4
Pirates         4  0  1   0  1  0   1  1  X    8 10  0

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roy Hartsfield 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .263 .684 0.120 0.77 0.161 -0.041 1.2 5 4 HR,SH
Sam Jethroe CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .257 .764 -0.112 1.00 0.032 -0.144 -1.3 3 0 GDP
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .809 -0.058 0.81 0.031 -0.089 -0.6 6 1 GDP
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .330 .930 -0.084 0.79 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 1 0
Sid Gordon LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .297 .919 0.139 0.76 0.159 -0.021 2.1 3 0 2·HR
Willard Marshall RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .840 -0.042 1.01 0.060 -0.102 -0.4 0 0 GDP
Walker Cooper C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .330 .937 0.166 0.86 0.172 -0.007 1.9 2 0 HR
Johnny Logan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .612 -0.235 1.30 0.000 -0.235 -2.6 4 2 2·GDP
Max Surkont P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .394 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   George Estock P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .900 -0.042 0.79 0.000 -0.042 -0.5 0 1
   Sibby Sisti PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .322 .793 0.017 0.49 0.017 0.000 0.1
   Dave Cole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .889 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Luis Marquez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .497 0.009 0.29 0.009 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 34 4 13 4 3 6 .382 1.168 -0.122 0.88 0.641 -0.765 -0.6 24 10
HR: S Gordon 2 (17, 2 off H Pollet; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); W Cooper (12, off H Pollet; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Hartsfield (6, off H Pollet; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
SH: R Hartsfield (3, off H Pollet).
TB: S Gordon 8; R Hartsfield 6; W Cooper 6; W Marshall 2; E Torgeson; S Sisti; S Jethroe.
GIDP: J Logan 2 (3); S Jethroe (5); W Marshall (8); E Torgeson (12).
RBI: S Gordon 2 (56); R Hartsfield (20); W Cooper (42).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Torgeson-J Logan.
E: E Torgeson (8); W Cooper (5); S Jethroe (7); J Logan (5).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Castiglione 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 .273 .693 0.017 0.53 0.046 -0.029 0.4 2 2
Rocky Nelson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .276 .686 0.059 0.66 0.108 -0.049 0.0 9 0 2B,SH
George Metkovich CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 .300 .758 0.180 0.62 0.191 -0.011 3.0 0 0
Ralph Kiner LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .321 1.087 0.065 0.47 0.080 -0.015 0.9 0 0
Gus Bell RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .309 .848 0.029 0.54 0.061 -0.032 -0.2 1 0
Joe Garagiola C 3 0 1 2 1 0 .242 .774 0.028 0.59 0.057 -0.030 0.4 7 0 2B,GDP
George Strickland SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .705 -0.024 0.54 0.012 -0.035 -0.5 3 4
Monty Basgall 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .205 .550 0.018 0.42 0.031 -0.013 0.4 4 4
   Bill Howerton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .860 0.050 1.26 0.050 0.000 1.0
   Danny Murtaugh 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .484 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 2
Howie Pollet P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .416 -0.044 0.62 0.000 -0.044 -1.4 0 3 2·SH
Team Totals 32 8 10 7 6 2 .312 .796 0.378 0.57 0.636 -0.258 3.9 27 15
2B: R Nelson (8, off M Surkont); J Garagiola (9, off G Estock).
SH: H Pollet 2 (3, 1 off G Estock, 1 off D Cole); R Nelson (2, off D Cole).
TB: G Metkovich 3; J Garagiola 2; R Kiner 2; R Nelson 2; M Basgall; G Bell; P Castiglione.
GIDP: J Garagiola (5).
RBI: G Metkovich 3 (27); J Garagiola 2 (33); R Kiner (69); G Bell (54).
2-out RBI: J Garagiola.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 5. P Castiglione-M Basgall; G Strickland-M Basgall-R Nelson; P Castiglione-M Basgall-R Nelson; H Pollet-G Strickland-R Nelson; G Strickland-D Murtaugh-R Nelson.

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Max Surkont, L (8-8) 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3.75 3 33 -0.279 1.33 -2.9
George Estock 5 6 3 1 1 1 0 3.32 22 1 1 -0.075 0.54 -0.5
Dave Cole 3 2 2 1 4 1 0 5.18 16 0 0 -0.024 0.49 -0.5
Team Totals 8 10 8 5 6 2 0 5.62 41 33 1 1 -0.378 0.88 -3.9
M Surkont faced 3 batters in the 1st inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Howie Pollet, W (4-6) 9 13 4 4 3 6 4 3.94 38 48 0.122 0.88 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 3 6 4 4.00 38 48 0.122 0.57 0.6
Balks: D Cole (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - (none), 3B - Scotty Robb.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 17,256.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Roy Hartsfield 2B 1 Pete Castiglione 3B
2 Sam Jethroe CF 2 Rocky Nelson 1B
3 Earl Torgeson 1B 3 George Metkovich CF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Ralph Kiner LF
5 Sid Gordon LF 5 Gus Bell RF
6 Willard Marshall RF 6 Joe Garagiola C
7 Walker Cooper C 7 George Strickland SS
8 Johnny Logan SS 8 Monty Basgall 2B
9 Max Surkont P 9 Howie Pollet P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 0 -23 RR PIT G. Metkovich M. Surkont 13% 73% Single to CF; Castiglione Scores; Nelson Scores; Metkovich to 3B/Adv on E2
t4 2-5 0 12- OO BSN J. Logan H. Pollet 12% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
b1 0-1 0 1-- PIT R. Nelson M. Surkont 11% 59% Double; Castiglione to 3B
t1 0-0 0 --- R BSN R. Hartsfield H. Pollet -10% 40% Home Run (Deep LF Line)
t2 1-4 1 12- OO BSN J. Logan H. Pollet 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R BSN R. Hartsfield H. Pollet -10% 40% Home Run (Deep LF Line)
t1 1-0 0 --- BSN S. Jethroe H. Pollet -3% 37% Single
t1 1-0 0 1-- OO BSN E. Torgeson H. Pollet 7% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- O BSN B. Elliott H. Pollet 1% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Max Surkont facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- PIT P. Castiglione M. Surkont 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- PIT R. Nelson M. Surkont 11% 59% Double; Castiglione to 3B
b1 0-1 0 -23 RR PIT G. Metkovich M. Surkont 13% 73% Single to CF; Castiglione Scores; Nelson Scores; Metkovich to 3B/Adv on E2
George Estock replaces Max Surkont pitching and batting 9th
b1 2-1 0 --3 R PIT R. Kiner G. Estock 3% 76% Single; Metkovich Scores
b1 3-1 0 1-- PIT G. Bell G. Estock 6% 82% Single to CF; Kiner to 3B/Adv on E8
b1 3-1 0 1-3 RO PIT J. Garagiola G. Estock -1% 81% Flyball: CF; Kiner Scores/unER
b1 4-1 1 1-- O PIT G. Strickland G. Estock -2% 79% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 4-1 2 1-- O PIT M. Basgall G. Estock -1% 78% Flyball: SS
4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 5-6-7
t2 1-4 0 --- O BSN S. Gordon H. Pollet 2% 80% Flyball: SS
t2 1-4 1 --- BSN W. Marshall H. Pollet -2% 78% Single
t2 1-4 1 1-- BSN W. Cooper H. Pollet -3% 74% Single; Marshall to 2B
t2 1-4 1 12- OO BSN J. Logan H. Pollet 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' George Estock facing 9-1-2
b2 4-1 0 --- O PIT H. Pollet G. Estock -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 4-1 1 --- O PIT P. Castiglione G. Estock -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 4-1 2 --- O PIT R. Nelson G. Estock -1% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- O BSN G. Estock H. Pollet 2% 82% Strikeout
t3 1-4 1 --- BSN R. Hartsfield H. Pollet -2% 79% Single
t3 1-4 1 1-- O BSN S. Jethroe H. Pollet 3% 82% Strikeout
t3 1-4 2 1-- BSN E. Torgeson H. Pollet -2% 80% Single; Hartsfield to 2B
t3 1-4 2 12- O BSN B. Elliott H. Pollet 4% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' George Estock facing 3-4-5
b3 4-1 0 --- PIT G. Metkovich G. Estock 3% 87% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Metkovich to 2B
b3 4-1 0 -2- PIT R. Kiner G. Estock 3% 90% Single; Metkovich to 3B
b3 4-1 0 1-3 RO PIT G. Bell G. Estock -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Metkovich Scores/unER
b3 5-1 1 1-- OO PIT J. Garagiola G. Estock -2% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 5-6-7
t4 1-5 0 --- R BSN S. Gordon H. Pollet -6% 82% Home Run
t4 2-5 0 --- BSN W. Marshall H. Pollet -4% 78% Single
t4 2-5 0 1-- BSN W. Cooper H. Pollet -6% 72% Single; Marshall to 2B
t4 2-5 0 12- OO BSN J. Logan H. Pollet 12% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
t4 2-5 2 1-- O BSN G. Estock H. Pollet 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' George Estock facing 7-8-9
b4 5-2 0 --- O PIT G. Strickland G. Estock -1% 85% Flyball: 2B
b4 5-2 1 --- PIT M. Basgall G. Estock 1% 86% Single
b4 5-2 1 1-- O PIT H. Pollet G. Estock -1% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Basgall to 2B
b4 5-2 2 -2- PIT P. Castiglione G. Estock 0% 86% Walk
b4 5-2 2 12- O PIT R. Nelson G. Estock -2% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 5.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 1-2-3
t5 2-5 0 --- BSN R. Hartsfield H. Pollet -4% 80% Single
t5 2-5 0 1-- OO BSN S. Jethroe H. Pollet 8% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 2-5 2 --- BSN E. Torgeson H. Pollet -1% 86% Walk
t5 2-5 2 1-- O BSN B. Elliott H. Pollet 2% 89% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' George Estock facing 3-4-5
b5 5-2 0 --- PIT G. Metkovich G. Estock 1% 90% Single
b5 5-2 0 1-- O PIT R. Kiner G. Estock -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b5 5-2 1 1-- O PIT G. Bell G. Estock -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 5-2 2 1-- R PIT J. Garagiola G. Estock 5% 93% Double to RF (Deep RF); Bell Scores
b5 6-2 2 -2- O PIT G. Strickland G. Estock -1% 92% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 5-6-7
t6 2-6 0 --- R BSN S. Gordon H. Pollet -5% 86% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 3-6 0 --- O BSN W. Marshall H. Pollet 2% 89% Lineout: 1B
t6 3-6 1 --- R BSN W. Cooper H. Pollet -8% 81% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 4-6 1 --- O BSN J. Logan H. Pollet 2% 83% Flyball: RF
Sibby Sisti pinch hits for George Estock (P) batting 9th
t6 4-6 2 --- BSN S. Sisti H. Pollet -2% 82% Single
t6 4-6 2 1-- O BSN R. Hartsfield H. Pollet 3% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Braves' Dave Cole facing 8-9-1
Dave Cole replaces Sibby Sisti (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-4 0 --- PIT M. Basgall D. Cole 2% 87% Walk
b6 6-4 0 1-- O PIT H. Pollet D. Cole -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Basgall to 2B
b6 6-4 1 -2- O PIT P. Castiglione D. Cole -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; Basgall stays at 2B
b6 6-4 2 -2- O PIT R. Nelson D. Cole -2% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 2-3-4
t7 4-6 0 --- O BSN S. Jethroe H. Pollet 3% 85% Strikeout
t7 4-6 1 --- O BSN E. Torgeson H. Pollet 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-6 2 --- O BSN B. Elliott H. Pollet 1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Braves' Dave Cole facing 3-4-5
b7 6-4 0 --- O PIT G. Metkovich D. Cole -1% 88% Flyball: LF
b7 6-4 1 --- PIT R. Kiner D. Cole 1% 89% Walk
b7 6-4 1 1-- O PIT G. Bell D. Cole -1% 88% Flyball: LF
b7 6-4 2 1-- PIT J. Garagiola D. Cole 1% 88% Balk; Kiner to 2B
b7 6-4 2 -2- PIT J. Garagiola D. Cole 0% 88% Walk
b7 6-4 2 12- PIT G. Strickland D. Cole 1% 90% Walk; Kiner to 3B; Garagiola to 2B
Bill Howerton pinch hits for Monty Basgall (2B) batting 8th
b7 6-4 2 123 R PIT B. Howerton D. Cole 5% 95% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Kiner Scores/No RBI/unER; Garagiola to 3B; Strickland to 2B
b7 7-4 2 123 O PIT H. Pollet D. Cole -2% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 7.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-7, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 5-6-7
Danny Murtaugh replaces Bill Howerton (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 4-7 0 --- BSN S. Gordon H. Pollet -4% 89% Walk
t8 4-7 0 1-- OO BSN W. Marshall H. Pollet 8% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 4-7 2 --- O BSN W. Cooper H. Pollet 1% 97% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Braves' Dave Cole facing 1-2-3
b8 7-4 0 --- PIT P. Castiglione D. Cole 0% 98% Single
b8 7-4 0 1-- O PIT R. Nelson D. Cole -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Castiglione to 2B
b8 7-4 1 -2- R PIT G. Metkovich D. Cole 1% 99% Single; Castiglione Scores
b8 8-4 1 1-- O PIT R. Kiner D. Cole -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 8-4 2 1-- O PIT G. Bell D. Cole -0% 99% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 8.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, Pirates' Howie Pollet facing 8-9-1
t9 4-8 0 --- O BSN J. Logan H. Pollet 1% 99% Strikeout
Luis Marquez pinch hits for Dave Cole (P) batting 9th
t9 4-8 1 --- BSN L. Marquez H. Pollet -1% 98% Walk
t9 4-8 1 1-- O BSN R. Hartsfield H. Pollet 1% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Marquez to 2B
t9 4-8 2 -2- O BSN S. Jethroe H. Pollet 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 8.

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