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BAL
@CHW		9
8		 
(11)
BAL
@CHW		3
6
BOS
@CLE		0
2
BOS
@CLE		1
2
NYY
@DET		6
1
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@KCA		10
16
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@BRO		4
5
CIN
@NYG		1
2		 
(16)
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@PHI		8
7
CHC
@PHI		4
2
STL
@PIT		4
3
STL
@PIT		0
7
Sunday, May 1, 1955,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 13,213, Time of Game: 1:56
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
0
8-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
7
4-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ron Kline (1-2)
L: Gordon Jones (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  2   0  4  X    7 10  2

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .389 .949 0.014 1.21 0.101 -0.086 0.3 0 0 2B
Wally Moon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .382 .969 -0.040 1.41 0.076 -0.115 -0.4 0 0
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .939 0.012 1.54 0.114 -0.102 -0.1 2 0 2B
Rip Repulski RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .939 -0.069 1.84 0.078 -0.147 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .878 -0.257 1.39 0.000 -0.257 -2.0 2 2 GDP
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 .683 -0.016 0.76 0.042 -0.057 -0.3 0 1
Del Rice C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .720 -0.043 0.84 0.000 -0.043 -0.3 5 0
   Joe Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .651 -0.038 1.69 0.000 -0.038 -0.4
   Bill Sarni C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .690 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Alex Grammas SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .657 0.079 0.97 0.079 0.000 0.6 0 0
   Solly Hemus PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 1.22 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
Gordon Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.049 1.71 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 0 1 2·SH
   Harry Elliott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .746 -0.026 0.90 0.000 -0.026 -0.3
   Herb Moford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 0 1 .219 .500 -0.457 1.28 0.490 -0.944 -4.5 * 4
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: B Virdon (2, off R Kline); S Musial (3, off R Kline).
SH: G Jones 2 (2, 2 off R Kline).
TB: S Musial 3; B Virdon 3; K Boyer; W Moon; A Grammas.
GIDP: R Schoendienst (1); R Repulski (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Boyer-R Schoendienst-S Musial; G Jones-R Schoendienst-S Musial.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Clemente RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .353 .888 -0.031 0.76 0.045 -0.075 -0.9 0 0 CS
Dick Groat SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 .538 -0.036 0.55 0.004 -0.040 -0.1 1 2
Felipe Montemayor CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 .231 .831 0.200 0.65 0.210 -0.010 2.7 0 0 HR
Frank Thomas LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .140 .403 -0.035 0.59 0.038 -0.073 -0.6 0 0 SH,GDP
Dale Long 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .303 .793 0.091 0.54 0.101 -0.010 1.4 2 1 IW
George Freese 3B 3 1 1 4 0 1 .300 .964 -0.070 0.77 0.015 -0.085 1.6 0 0 HR,SH
Jack Shepard C 3 0 0 1 1 0 .297 .760 0.038 0.71 0.047 -0.008 -0.1 1 0
Gene Freese 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .308 .797 -0.077 0.62 0.002 -0.079 -0.6 1 1 GDP,IW
Ron Kline P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .200 .400 -0.036 0.51 0.006 -0.042 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 29 7 10 7 5 5 .345 .993 0.044 0.64 0.468 -0.422 3.0 * 4
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
HR: G Freese (2, off H Moford; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out); F Montemayor (2, off G Jones; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: F Thomas (1, off H Moford); G Freese (1, off H Moford).
IBB: G Freese (2, by H Moford); D Long (1, by H Moford).
TB: F Montemayor 5; G Freese 4; R Clemente 2; D Long 2; F Thomas; D Groat; R Kline.
GIDP: G Freese (2); F Thomas (2).
RBI: G Freese 4 (7); F Montemayor 2 (6); J Shepard (2).
2-out RBI: F Montemayor 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Long-D Groat-D Long; D Groat-G Freese-D Long.
E: D Groat (3); D Long (3).
Baserunning
CS: R Clemente (1, 2nd base by G Jones/D Rice).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gordon Jones, L (0-1) 6 6 3 3 1 5 1 4.97 22 52 -0.031 0.90 -0.0
Herb Moford 2 4 4 4 4 0 1 5.87 14 0 0 -0.013 0.20 -3.0
Team Totals 8 10 7 7 5 5 2 7.88 36 52 0 0 -0.044 1.28 -3.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Kline, W (1-2) 9 7 0 0 0 1 0 1.62 34 74 0.456 1.28 4.5
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 34 74 0.456 0.64 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: H Moford 2 (2; G Freese, D Long).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Engeln.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 13,213.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Roberto Clemente RF
2 Wally Moon LF 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Felipe Montemayor CF
4 Rip Repulski RF 4 Frank Thomas LF
5 Red Schoendienst 2B 5 Dale Long 1B
6 Ken Boyer 3B 6 George Freese 3B
7 Del Rice C 7 Jack Shepard C
8 Alex Grammas SS 8 Gene Freese 2B
9 Gordon Jones P 9 Ron Kline P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 1-3 OO STL R. Schoendienst R. Kline 19% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b6 1-0 2 -2- RR PIT F. Montemayor G. Jones 17% 90% Home Run; Clemente Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- PIT D. Long G. Jones 9% 68% Single (LF-CF); Thomas to 3B
t8 0-3 1 12- OO STL R. Repulski R. Kline 9% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 0-1 1 -2- STL R. Repulski R. Kline -8% 55% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Musial to 3B

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, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL B. Virdon R. Kline -6% 44% Double
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL W. Moon R. Kline 4% 48% Groundout: Unknown out on play
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL S. Musial R. Kline 3% 52% Groundout: Unknown out on play
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL R. Repulski R. Kline 3% 55% Flyball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Gordon Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente G. Jones -2% 53% Groundout: Unknown out on play
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat G. Jones -2% 51% Groundout: Unknown out on play
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT F. Montemayor G. Jones -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Schoendienst R. Kline 2% 52% Groundout: Unknown out on play
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Boyer R. Kline 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Rice R. Kline 1% 55% Flyball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Gordon Jones facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- PIT F. Thomas G. Jones 4% 59% Single/Bunt
b2 0-0 0 1-- PIT D. Long G. Jones 9% 68% Single (LF-CF); Thomas to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 O PIT G. Freese G. Jones -6% 62% Flyball: Unknown out on play
b2 0-0 1 1-3 RO PIT J. Shepard G. Jones 2% 64% Groundout: Unknown out on play; Thomas Scores; Long to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O PIT G. Freese G. Jones -3% 61% Groundout: Unknown out on play
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- STL A. Grammas R. Kline -4% 57% Single
t3 0-1 0 1-- O STL G. Jones R. Kline 2% 59% Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Grammas to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- O STL B. Virdon R. Kline 4% 63% Flyball: Unknown out on play
t3 0-1 2 -2- O STL W. Moon R. Kline 4% 67% Flyball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gordon Jones facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O PIT R. Kline G. Jones -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente G. Jones 2% 67% Single
b3 1-0 1 1-- O PIT D. Groat G. Jones -4% 64% Clemente Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
b3 1-0 2 --- O PIT D. Groat G. Jones -1% 63% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- STL S. Musial R. Kline -5% 58% Single
t4 0-1 0 1-- O STL R. Repulski R. Kline 2% 60% Groundout: Unknown out on play; Musial to 2B
t4 0-1 1 -2- O STL R. Schoendienst R. Kline 4% 65% Groundout: Unknown out on play
t4 0-1 2 -2- O STL K. Boyer R. Kline 4% 69% Groundout: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gordon Jones facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- PIT F. Montemayor G. Jones 3% 72% Single
b4 1-0 0 1-- OO PIT F. Thomas G. Jones -7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- O PIT D. Long G. Jones -1% 64% Groundout: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Rice R. Kline 3% 67% Groundout: Unknown out on play
t5 0-1 1 --- STL A. Grammas R. Kline -4% 64% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t5 0-1 1 1-- O STL G. Jones R. Kline 3% 66% Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Grammas to 2B
t5 0-1 2 -2- O STL B. Virdon R. Kline 5% 71% Groundout: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gordon Jones facing 6-7-8
b5 1-0 0 --- O PIT G. Freese G. Jones -2% 69% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- PIT J. Shepard G. Jones 2% 71% Walk
b5 1-0 1 1-- OO PIT G. Freese G. Jones -5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- O STL W. Moon R. Kline 4% 70% Flyball: Unknown out on play
t6 0-1 1 --- STL S. Musial R. Kline -7% 63% Double
t6 0-1 1 -2- STL R. Repulski R. Kline -8% 55% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Musial to 3B
t6 0-1 1 1-3 OO STL R. Schoendienst R. Kline 19% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gordon Jones facing 9-1-2
b6 1-0 0 --- O PIT R. Kline G. Jones -2% 72% Strikeout
b6 1-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente G. Jones 2% 74% Single to CF
b6 1-0 1 1-- O PIT D. Groat G. Jones -2% 73% Groundout: Unknown out on play; Clemente to 2B
b6 1-0 2 -2- RR PIT F. Montemayor G. Jones 17% 90% Home Run; Clemente Scores
b6 3-0 2 --- O PIT F. Thomas G. Jones -0% 90% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 6-7-8
t7 0-3 0 --- STL K. Boyer R. Kline -4% 86% Single
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Del Rice (C) batting 7th
t7 0-3 0 1-- O STL J. Frazier R. Kline 4% 89% Flyball: Unknown out on play
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 8th
t7 0-3 1 1-- O STL S. Hemus R. Kline 2% 92% Groundout: Unknown out on play; Boyer to 2B
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Gordon Jones (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 2 -2- O STL H. Elliott R. Kline 3% 94% Flyball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Herb Moford facing 5-6-7
Herb Moford replaces Harry Elliott (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bill Sarni replaces Joe Frazier (PH) playing C batting 7th
Solly Hemus moves from PH to SS
b7 3-0 0 --- PIT D. Long H. Moford 1% 95% Single
b7 3-0 0 1-- O PIT G. Freese H. Moford -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Long to 2B
b7 3-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Shepard H. Moford -1% 94% Flyball: Unknown out on play
b7 3-0 2 -2- PIT G. Freese H. Moford 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b7 3-0 2 12- PIT R. Kline H. Moford 1% 95% Single; Long to 3B; Freese to 2B
b7 3-0 2 123 O PIT R. Clemente H. Moford -2% 93% Groundout: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
t8 0-3 0 --- STL B. Virdon R. Kline -4% 89% Single/Bunt
t8 0-3 0 1-- STL W. Moon R. Kline -8% 81% Single/Bunt; Virdon to 2B
t8 0-3 0 12- O STL S. Musial R. Kline 7% 88% Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
t8 0-3 1 12- OO STL R. Repulski R. Kline 9% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Herb Moford facing 2-3-4
b8 3-0 0 --- PIT D. Groat H. Moford 0% 98% Single to SS
b8 3-0 0 1-- PIT F. Montemayor H. Moford 1% 98% Walk; Groat to 2B
b8 3-0 0 12- O PIT F. Thomas H. Moford 0% 98% Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Groat to 3B; Montemayor to 2B
b8 3-0 1 -23 PIT D. Long H. Moford 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b8 3-0 1 123 RRRR PIT G. Freese H. Moford 2% 100% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Groat Scores; Montemayor Scores; Long Scores
b8 7-0 1 --- O PIT J. Shepard H. Moford -0% 100% Groundout: Unknown out on play
b8 7-0 2 --- PIT G. Freese H. Moford 0% 100% Walk
b8 7-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Kline H. Moford -0% 100% Groundout: Unknown out on play
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
t9 0-7 0 --- O STL R. Schoendienst R. Kline 0% 100% Flyball: Unknown out on play
t9 0-7 1 --- O STL K. Boyer R. Kline 0% 100% Flyball: Unknown out on play
t9 0-7 2 --- O STL B. Sarni R. Kline 0% 100% Groundout: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

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