April 20, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
WSH 2 CLE 3
DET 1 CHW 6
@KCA 3 NYY 7
BOS 1 CHC 12
CIN 1 PHI 2
NYG 1
(10) BRO 5
@PIT 0 MLN 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 23,357

Friday, April 20, 1956
Time of Game: 0:00

Dodgers

2-1

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: R Craig (1-0), L: D Hall (0-1)

Pirates

1-3

Lost 1

8th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam LF                  3   2   2   4    1   0  .364 1.409   11    3   0   HR,SB
  G Cimoli LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    2   0   
P Reese SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .742   17    3   0   
D Snider CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .368   13    2   0   
R Campanella C                4   0   1   1    0   0  .385 1.198   17    9   0   2B
G Hodges 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .712   14    6   0   
J Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .174   11    0   4   GDP
C Furillo RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .749    9    1   0   
C Neal 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    1   1   
R Craig P                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   16    0   1   
Totals                       34   5   7   5    3   4              123   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Campanella (2, off D Hall).

HR: J Gilliam (2, off D Hall; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Gilliam 5; C Neal 2; R Campanella 2; C Furillo; D Snider.

GIDP: J Robinson (1).

RBI: J Gilliam 4 (5); R Campanella (4).

2-out RBI: J Gilliam 2; R Campanella.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Robinson-C Neal-G Hodges.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gilliam (1, 2nd base off D Hall/T Atwell).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clemente CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .698   11    7   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .321    9    1   1   
D Long 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.044   13    8   0   
F Thomas LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.212   16    2   0   2B,GDP
P Ward RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .453   12    1   0   
G Freese 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .385  .885   19    0   3   
T Atwell C                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    4   0   
  C Roberts 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Cole PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   1   
J O'Brien 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    1    2   1   
  D Kravitz PH-C              1   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .946    7    2   0   2B
D Hall P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  B Skinner PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Donoso P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Walls PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
  N King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    1   8              113   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Kravitz (2, off R Craig); F Thomas (1, off R Craig).

TB: F Thomas 2; D Kravitz 2; D Groat; R Clemente.

GIDP: F Thomas (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Groat-J O'Brien-D Long.

E: R Clemente (1); D Kravitz (3).

PITCHING

Brooklyn Dodgers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Craig, W (1-0)               9     4   0   0    1   8   0   0.00   31  113-76   45·10·21    5·12· 3· 2     86    -     0.65   0.36
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   8   0          31  113-76   45·10·21    5·12· 3· 2           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Hall, L (0-1)                6     4   3   3    2   1   1   4.50   23   75-47   33· 2·12    3·12· 3· 2     51    -     0.81  -0.08
R Face                         0.1   2   2   2    1   1   0  54.00    4   15-9     5· 2· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.03
L Donoso                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   23-18   13· 1· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          3-2    0.26  -0.03
N King                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    3   4   1          37  122-82   54· 7·21    7·15· 6· 2          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Engeln, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 23,357.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Brooklyn Dodgers              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Gilliam            LF    1. R Clemente           CF 
2. P Reese              SS    2. D Groat              SS 
3. D Snider             CF    3. D Long               1B 
4. R Campanella         C     4. F Thomas             LF 
5. G Hodges             1B    5. P Ward               RF 
6. J Robinson           3B    6. G Freese             3B 
7. C Furillo            RF    7. T Atwell             C  
8. C Neal               2B    8. J O'Brien            2B 
9. R Craig              P     9. D Hall               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  1--  1   22%  70% J Gilliam       D Hall          Home Run; Neal Scores
   t 6   2  0-2  -2-  2    9%  87% R Campanella    D Hall          Double to LF; Gilliam Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  2   -5%  45% J Robinson      D Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   0  0-2  ---  1    5%  79% D Snider        D Hall          Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Snider to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 7   1  0-3  123  1    4%  98% J Gilliam       L Donoso        Single to LF (Line Drive); Furillo Scores; Neal Scores; Craig to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Hall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Gilliam       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  P Reese         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   45%  D Snider        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Long          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Hall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  R Campanella    Flyball: 2B
          ---  6   50%  G Hodges        Walk
   OO     1--  2   45%  J Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Craig facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  F Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  P Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   50%  G Freese        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  C Furillo       Foul Flyball: C
          ---  5   50%  C Neal          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   47%  R Craig         Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  1   70%  J Gilliam       Home Run; Neal Scores
   O      ---  4   69%  P Reese         Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Craig facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   71%  T Atwell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   73%  J O'Brien       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   74%  D Hall          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Hall facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   79%  D Snider        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Snider to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-  2   76%  R Campanella    Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   73%  G Hodges        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   71%  J Robinson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   73%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   75%  D Groat         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   76%  D Long          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   75%  C Furillo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   74%  C Neal          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  1   73%  R Craig         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Craig facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   76%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  P Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  G Freese        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Hall facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   82%  J Gilliam       Walk
   O      1--  3   79%  P Reese         Popfly: C
   O      1--  6   78%  D Snider        Flyball: SS
          1--      78%  R Campanella    Gilliam Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   87%  " "             Double to LF; Gilliam Scores
   O      -2-  4   85%  G Hodges        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Craig facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   88%  T Atwell        Strikeout Swinging
                  Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien batting 8th
          ---  5   85%  D Kravitz       Walk
                  Bob Skinner pinch hits for Dick Hall batting 9th
   O      1--  6   88%  B Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   90%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Roy Face facing 6-7-8
                  Roy Face replaces Bob Skinner pitching and batting 9th; Danny Kravitz moves to C; Curt Roberts replaces Toby Atwell playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---  4   90%  J Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   90%  C Furillo       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   92%  C Neal          Single to CF (Line Drive); Furillo to 2B
          12-  4   94%  R Craig         Walk; Furillo to 3B; Neal to 2B
                  Lino Donoso replaces Roy Face pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  1   98%  J Gilliam       Single to LF (Line Drive); Furillo Scores; Neal Scores; Craig to 2B
   O      12-  8   97%  P Reese         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   97%  D Snider        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Craig facing 2-3-4
                  Gino Cimoli replaces Jim Gilliam playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  1   98%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   98%  D Long          Flyball: SS (Short CF)
          ---  6   98%  F Thomas        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   99%  P Ward          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Lino Donoso facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   98%  R Campanella    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  G Hodges        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   98%  J Robinson      Strikeout Swinging, E2; Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  C Furillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Craig facing 6-7-8
   O      --- 10   99%  G Freese        Flyball: LF
                  Dick Cole pinch hits for Curt Roberts batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  D Cole          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  D Kravitz       Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Lee Walls pinch hits for Lino Donoso batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   99%  L Walls         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nellie King facing 8-9-1
                  Nellie King replaces Lee Walls pitching and batting 9th; Dick Cole moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   99%  C Neal          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  R Craig         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  G Cimoli        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   98%  R Clemente      Single to LF
          1--  1   96%  D Groat         Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  D Long          Flyball: SS
   OO     1-3  6  100%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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