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Standings
NYY
@BOS		4
8
KCA
@CHW		1
7
CLE
@DET		5
3
CHC
@CIN		6
4		 
(10)
BRO
@NYG		10
8
PHI
@PIT		4
3
MLN
@STL		7
8		 
(11)
Thursday, April 14, 1955
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 23,540, Time of Game: 2:31
Phillies
4
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Pirates
3
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  3  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  0
Pirates         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  6  3

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Peanuts Lowrey CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 -0.039 0.53 0.016 -0.055 -0.5 0 0
Mel Clark RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .347 -0.009 0.45 0.028 -0.038 -0.1 0 1
Granny Hamner SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .708 0.076 0.72 0.118 -0.042 0.6 1 4 2B
Stan Lopata C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .542 -0.053 0.97 0.031 -0.084 -0.6 5 0 GDP,IW
Bobby Morgan 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .875 -0.150 1.06 0.035 -0.185 -1.6 5 2 2B,2·GDP
Willie Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .167 1.042 0.073 0.84 0.105 -0.032 0.6 2 4 HR,HBP
Stan Palys LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1.125 0.141 0.89 0.153 -0.012 1.4 3 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .857 0.096 1.04 0.162 -0.066 0.6 10 0
Herm Wehmeier P 3 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 -0.051 0.68 0.000 -0.051 -0.9 0 1 SF
Team Totals 33 4 8 3 4 3 .242 .727 0.084 0.78 0.648 -0.565 -0.5 * 12
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: B Morgan (1, off B Friend); G Hamner (1, off D Littlefield).
HR: W Jones (1, off D Littlefield; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: H Wehmeier (1, off B Friend).
IBB: S Lopata (1, by D Littlefield).
HBP: W Jones (1, by B Friend).
TB: W Jones 4; B Morgan 3; S Palys 2; G Hamner 2; E Torgeson; S Lopata.
GIDP: B Morgan 2 (2); S Lopata (1).
RBI: H Wehmeier (1); S Palys (1); W Jones (1).
2-out RBI: S Palys.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Morgan-M Clark-E Torgeson; W Jones-B Morgan-E Torgeson.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Earl Smith CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.015 1.24 0.078 -0.093 -0.5 2 0
Curt Roberts 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .333 1.000 0.000 1.41 0.069 -0.069 0.3 2 4
Roman Mejias RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .286 1.089 -0.013 1.74 0.170 -0.183 0.5 0 0 HR
Frank Thomas LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .542 -0.004 1.40 0.091 -0.096 -0.4 5 0
Sid Gordon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .750 -0.151 1.46 0.048 -0.199 -0.7 3 4 GDP
Preston Ward 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .143 .821 -0.052 1.01 0.032 -0.084 0.3 9 1 HR
Toby Atwell C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.139 1.39 0.000 -0.139 -0.8 3 0
Dick Groat SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.066 0.84 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 1 1
Dick Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Friend P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Freese PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.500 0.070 1.05 0.070 0.000 0.6 2B
   Nellie King P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.032 1.25 0.000 -0.032 -0.2 1 1
   Jack Shepard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.62 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
   Ben Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 3 5 .194 .684 -0.418 1.30 0.558 -0.977 -1.5 * 12
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: G Freese (1, off H Wehmeier).
HR: P Ward (1, off H Wehmeier; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); R Mejias (1, off H Wehmeier; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: R Mejias 4; P Ward 4; G Freese 2; F Thomas; S Gordon; C Roberts.
GIDP: S Gordon (2).
RBI: R Mejias 2 (2); P Ward (1).
2-out RBI: P Ward.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 3. S Gordon-P Ward; N King-D Groat-P Ward; S Gordon-C Roberts-P Ward.
E: D Groat 2 (2); R Mejias (1).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Herm Wehmeier, W (1-0) 9 6 3 3 3 5 2 3.00 34 65 0.418 1.30 1.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 3 5 2 3.00 34 65 0.418 0.78 1.5

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Littlefield, L (0-1) 1 3 3 1 3 0 1 9.00 8 36 -0.250 1.27 -2.4
Bob Friend 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 9 1 1 -0.027 0.98 -0.1
Nellie King 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 13 0 0 0.149 0.58 2.0
Ben Wade 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.045 0.43 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 4 2 4 3 1 2.00 39 36 1 1 -0.083 1.30 0.5
D Littlefield faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Friend (1; W Jones).
IBB: D Littlefield (1; S Lopata).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Engeln, 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 23,540.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Peanuts Lowrey CF 1 Earl Smith CF
2 Mel Clark RF 2 Curt Roberts 2B
3 Granny Hamner SS 3 Roman Mejias RF
4 Stan Lopata C 4 Frank Thomas LF
5 Bobby Morgan 2B 5 Sid Gordon 3B
6 Willie Jones 3B 6 Preston Ward 1B
7 Stan Palys LF 7 Toby Atwell C
8 Earl Torgeson 1B 8 Dick Groat SS
9 Herm Wehmeier P 9 Dick Littlefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR PIT R. Mejias H. Wehmeier -17% 28% Home Run; Roberts Scores
b9 2-4 0 1-- OO PIT S. Gordon H. Wehmeier 17% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 1-2 0 1-- R PHI E. Torgeson D. Littlefield 16% 60% Single to RF; Palys Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Torgeson to 3B
t1 0-0 1 123 OO PHI B. Morgan D. Littlefield -14% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t3 3-2 2 12- R PHI S. Palys B. Friend 10% 71% Single; Morgan Scores; Jones to 2B

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, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dick Littlefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Lowrey D. Littlefield -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- PHI M. Clark D. Littlefield 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- PHI G. Hamner D. Littlefield 8% 59% Double; Clark to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 PHI S. Lopata D. Littlefield 1% 60% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 OO PHI B. Morgan D. Littlefield -14% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT E. Smith H. Wehmeier 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT C. Roberts H. Wehmeier -2% 45% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR PIT R. Mejias H. Wehmeier -17% 28% Home Run; Roberts Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- O PIT F. Thomas H. Wehmeier 1% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2-0 2 --- O PIT S. Gordon H. Wehmeier 1% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Dick Littlefield facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- R PHI W. Jones D. Littlefield 10% 39% Home Run
t2 1-2 0 --- PHI S. Palys D. Littlefield 4% 43% Walk
t2 1-2 0 1-- R PHI E. Torgeson D. Littlefield 16% 60% Single to RF; Palys Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Torgeson to 3B
Bob Friend replaces Dick Littlefield pitching and batting 9th
t2 2-2 0 --3 RO PHI H. Wehmeier B. Friend -1% 58% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Torgeson Scores/unER
t2 3-2 1 --- O PHI P. Lowrey B. Friend -1% 57% Strikeout
t2 3-2 2 --- O PHI M. Clark B. Friend -1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 6-7-8
b2 2-3 0 --- O PIT P. Ward H. Wehmeier 3% 59% Flyball: LF
b2 2-3 1 --- O PIT T. Atwell H. Wehmeier 2% 60% Popfly: 3B
b2 2-3 2 --- O PIT D. Groat H. Wehmeier 1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
t3 3-2 0 --- PHI G. Hamner B. Friend 3% 65% Walk
t3 3-2 0 1-- OO PHI S. Lopata B. Friend -7% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 3-2 2 --- PHI B. Morgan B. Friend 2% 60% Double
t3 3-2 2 -2- PHI W. Jones B. Friend 1% 61% Hit By Pitch
t3 3-2 2 12- R PHI S. Palys B. Friend 10% 71% Single; Morgan Scores; Jones to 2B
t3 4-2 2 12- O PHI E. Torgeson B. Friend -3% 68% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 9-1-2
Gene Freese pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
b3 2-4 0 --- PIT G. Freese H. Wehmeier -7% 61% Double
b3 2-4 0 -2- O PIT E. Smith H. Wehmeier 5% 66% Strikeout
b3 2-4 1 -2- PIT C. Roberts H. Wehmeier -3% 63% Walk
b3 2-4 1 12- O PIT R. Mejias H. Wehmeier 5% 68% Popfly: SS
b3 2-4 2 12- O PIT F. Thomas H. Wehmeier 5% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Nellie King facing 9-1-2
Nellie King replaces Gene Freese (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-2 0 --- O PHI H. Wehmeier N. King -2% 72% Flyball: LF
t4 4-2 1 --- O PHI P. Lowrey N. King -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-2 2 --- O PHI M. Clark N. King -1% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 5-6-7
b4 2-4 0 --- PIT S. Gordon H. Wehmeier -5% 65% Single
b4 2-4 0 1-- O PIT P. Ward H. Wehmeier 4% 69% Strikeout
b4 2-4 1 1-- O PIT T. Atwell H. Wehmeier 4% 73% Popfly: 2B
b4 2-4 2 1-- O PIT D. Groat H. Wehmeier 3% 76% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Nellie King facing 3-4-5
t5 4-2 0 --- O PHI G. Hamner N. King -2% 74% Flyball: CF
t5 4-2 1 --- PHI S. Lopata N. King 2% 76% Single
t5 4-2 1 1-- OO PHI B. Morgan N. King -4% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 9-1-2
b5 2-4 0 --- O PIT N. King H. Wehmeier 3% 75% Strikeout
b5 2-4 1 --- O PIT E. Smith H. Wehmeier 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-4 2 --- PIT C. Roberts H. Wehmeier -2% 75% Walk
b5 2-4 2 1-- O PIT R. Mejias H. Wehmeier 3% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Nellie King facing 6-7-8
t6 4-2 0 --- O PHI W. Jones N. King -2% 77% Popfly: 3B
t6 4-2 1 --- O PHI S. Palys N. King -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-2 2 --- O PHI E. Torgeson N. King -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 4-5-6
b6 2-4 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas H. Wehmeier 3% 78% Popfly: 3B
b6 2-4 1 --- O PIT S. Gordon H. Wehmeier 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-4 2 --- O PIT P. Ward H. Wehmeier 1% 82% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Nellie King facing 9-1-2
t7 4-2 0 --- O PHI H. Wehmeier N. King -2% 80% Strikeout
t7 4-2 1 --- PHI P. Lowrey N. King 2% 82% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t7 4-2 1 1-- O PHI M. Clark N. King -2% 80% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t7 4-2 2 1-- O PHI G. Hamner N. King -2% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 7-8-9
b7 2-4 0 --- O PIT T. Atwell H. Wehmeier 4% 82% Flyball: LF
b7 2-4 1 --- O PIT D. Groat H. Wehmeier 3% 85% Flyball: 1B
Jack Shepard pinch hits for Nellie King (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 2 --- O PIT J. Shepard H. Wehmeier 2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Ben Wade facing 4-5-6
Ben Wade replaces Jack Shepard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- O PHI S. Lopata B. Wade -1% 85% Flyball: LF
t8 4-2 1 --- PHI B. Morgan B. Wade 1% 87% Single
t8 4-2 1 1-- O PHI W. Jones B. Wade -2% 85% Flyball: CF
t8 4-2 2 1-- PHI S. Palys B. Wade 1% 86% Single; Morgan to 2B
t8 4-2 2 12- O PHI E. Torgeson B. Wade -2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 1-2-3
b8 2-4 0 --- PIT E. Smith H. Wehmeier -8% 76% Walk
b8 2-4 0 1-- O PIT C. Roberts H. Wehmeier 7% 83% Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
b8 2-4 1 1-- OO PIT R. Mejias H. Wehmeier 10% 93% Double Play: Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF); Roberts out at 1B/2B-RF-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Ben Wade facing 9-1-2
t9 4-2 0 --- O PHI H. Wehmeier B. Wade -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 4-2 1 --- O PHI P. Lowrey B. Wade -1% 91% Popfly: 3B
t9 4-2 2 --- PHI M. Clark B. Wade 0% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t9 4-2 2 1-- O PHI G. Hamner B. Wade -1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Phillies' Herm Wehmeier facing 4-5-6
b9 2-4 0 --- PIT F. Thomas H. Wehmeier -9% 82% Single
b9 2-4 0 1-- OO PIT S. Gordon H. Wehmeier 17% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b9 2-4 2 --- R PIT P. Ward H. Wehmeier -3% 95% Home Run
b9 3-4 2 --- O PIT T. Atwell H. Wehmeier 5% 100% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 3.

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