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Standings
WSH
@BAL		8
4
DET
@CLE		7
6
CHW
@KCA		1
15
BOS
@NYY		10
14
CIN
@CHC		2
3		 
(11)
BRO
@PIT		1
3
MLN
@STL		5
6
Saturday, April 21, 1956
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 8,603, Time of Game: 1:57
Dodgers
1
2-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Pirates
3
2-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 1½ GB
W: Bob Friend (1-1)
L: Ken Lehman (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  3
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    3  8  1

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Gilliam LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1.056 -0.073 0.74 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 0 0
Pee Wee Reese SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .646 -0.052 0.74 0.012 -0.064 -0.3 3 6
Duke Snider CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .458 0.001 0.91 0.069 -0.067 -0.1 3 0 2B
Roy Campanella C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .313 1.014 0.022 1.26 0.095 -0.073 0.1 4 0
Gil Hodges 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .662 -0.103 1.71 0.026 -0.129 -0.6 11 0
Jackie Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .129 -0.139 1.45 0.000 -0.139 -1.0 0 4
Carl Furillo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .598 -0.105 1.31 0.000 -0.105 -0.8 1 0
Charlie Neal 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .267 .733 0.069 1.02 0.120 -0.052 0.7 2 1 HR
Ken Lehman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 4
   Sandy Amoros PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.022 0.90 0.000 -0.022 -0.1
   Ed Roebuck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Randy Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.035 1.40 0.000 -0.035 -0.2
   Jim Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 3 1 2 3 .097 .377 -0.458 1.13 0.322 -0.780 -3.2 24 16
2B: D Snider (1, off B Friend).
HR: C Neal (1, off B Friend; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Neal 4; D Snider 2; G Hodges.
RBI: C Neal (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: C Neal 2 (3); D Snider (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Clemente CF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .616 -0.092 1.00 0.036 -0.128 -0.9 0 0
Dick Groat SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .269 -0.076 0.97 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 1 6 SH
Dale Long 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .350 1.331 0.237 0.53 0.237 0.000 2.1 18 0 HR,2B
Frank Thomas LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .368 1.323 0.178 1.06 0.243 -0.065 1.3 2 0 HR
Lee Walls RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.063 1.24 0.022 -0.085 -0.6 2 0
   Bobby Del Greco CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
Gene Freese 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .357 .857 0.013 0.99 0.038 -0.025 0.1 0 2
   Dick Cole 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 0.47 0.000 -0.024 -0.4 0 2
Jack Shepard C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .400 1.000 0.113 0.75 0.137 -0.023 1.1 3 0 2B
Johnny O'Brien 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .368 -0.115 1.25 0.000 -0.115 -1.2 0 2
   Preston Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.031 1.14 0.000 -0.031 -0.3
   Curt Roberts 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Bob Friend P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.092 1.26 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 0 6
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 2 3 .258 .819 0.043 0.93 0.713 -0.669 -0.7 27 19
2B: J Shepard (1, off E Roebuck); D Long (1, off K Lehman).
HR: D Long (3, off E Roebuck; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); F Thomas (3, off K Lehman; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: D Groat (2, off K Lehman).
TB: D Long 7; F Thomas 5; J Shepard 3; L Walls.
RBI: F Thomas 2 (5); D Long (3).
2-out RBI: D Long.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: G Freese (2).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: R Clemente (2nd base by K Lehman).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Lehman, L (0-1) 4 5 2 1 2 2 1 2.25 19 46 -0.067 1.12 -0.2
Ed Roebuck 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.79 12 0 0 0.011 0.81 0.4
Jim Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.012 0.16 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 3 2 2 3 2 2.25 34 46 0 0 -0.044 1.13 0.7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend, W (1-1) 9 3 1 1 2 3 1 1.59 33 78 0.457 1.13 3.2
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 2 3 1 1.00 33 78 0.457 0.93 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: K Lehman (1; R Clemente, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Engeln.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 8,603.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Jim Gilliam LF 1 Roberto Clemente CF
2 Pee Wee Reese SS 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Duke Snider CF 3 Dale Long 1B
4 Roy Campanella C 4 Frank Thomas LF
5 Gil Hodges 1B 5 Lee Walls RF
6 Jackie Robinson 3B 6 Gene Freese 3B
7 Carl Furillo RF 7 Jack Shepard C
8 Charlie Neal 2B 8 Johnny O'Brien 2B
9 Ken Lehman P 9 Bob Friend P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT F. Thomas K. Lehman 23% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball); Long Scores/unER
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R BRO C. Neal B. Friend -12% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT D. Long E. Roebuck 11% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Shepard K. Lehman 10% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Freese to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. O'Brien K. Lehman -9% 59% Fielder's Choice P; Freese out at Hm/P-C; Shepard 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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BRO J. Gilliam B. Friend 2% 52% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BRO P. Reese B. Friend 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO D. Snider B. Friend 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Ken Lehman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Clemente K. Lehman 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Groat K. Lehman -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Clemente to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT D. Long K. Lehman -6% 51% Clemente Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT D. Long K. Lehman 2% 53% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  PIT F. Thomas K. Lehman 2% 55% Single to P; Long to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT L. Walls K. Lehman -5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BRO R. Campanella B. Friend 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  BRO G. Hodges B. Friend -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BRO J. Robinson B. Friend 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B; Hodges to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BRO C. Furillo B. Friend 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Ken Lehman facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT G. Freese K. Lehman 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Shepard K. Lehman 10% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Freese to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. O'Brien K. Lehman -9% 59% Fielder's Choice P; Freese out at Hm/P-C; Shepard to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Friend K. Lehman -5% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Clemente K. Lehman -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R BRO C. Neal B. Friend -12% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BRO K. Lehman B. Friend 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BRO J. Gilliam B. Friend 1% 42% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BRO P. Reese B. Friend -1% 40% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BRO D. Snider B. Friend 2% 43% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Ken Lehman facing 2-3-4
b3 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Groat K. Lehman -3% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT D. Long K. Lehman 3% 43% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT F. Thomas K. Lehman 23% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball); Long Scores/unER
b3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT L. Walls K. Lehman 2% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 2-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT G. Freese K. Lehman -2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Shepard K. Lehman -2% 63% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BRO R. Campanella B. Friend -5% 58% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
Dick Cole replaces Gene Freese playing 3B batting 6th
t4 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BRO G. Hodges B. Friend 2% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Campanella to 2B
t4 1-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BRO J. Robinson B. Friend 4% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BRO C. Furillo B. Friend 4% 69% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Ken Lehman facing 8-9-1
b4 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. O'Brien K. Lehman -2% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Friend K. Lehman -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT R. Clemente K. Lehman -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BRO C. Neal B. Friend 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Ken Lehman (P) batting 9th
t5 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BRO S. Amoros B. Friend 2% 70% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BRO J. Gilliam B. Friend 1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Ed Roebuck facing 2-3-4
Ed Roebuck replaces Sandy Amoros (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Groat E. Roebuck -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT D. Long E. Roebuck 7% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Long to 3B/Adv on E8
b5 2-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Thomas E. Roebuck -6% 71% Lineout: SS
b5 2-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O PIT L. Walls E. Roebuck -4% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BRO P. Reese B. Friend 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  BRO D. Snider B. Friend -7% 64% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 1-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BRO R. Campanella B. Friend 5% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Snider to 3B
t6 1-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O BRO G. Hodges B. Friend 6% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Ed Roebuck facing 6-7-8
b6 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Cole E. Roebuck -2% 73% Flyball: RF
b6 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Shepard E. Roebuck 4% 77% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
Preston Ward pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien (2B) batting 8th
b6 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT P. Ward E. Roebuck -3% 74% Fielder's Choice P; Shepard out at 3B/P-3B-SS; Ward to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
b6 2-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Friend E. Roebuck -3% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
Curt Roberts replaces Preston Ward (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t7 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BRO J. Robinson B. Friend 4% 75% Lineout: SS
t7 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BRO C. Furillo B. Friend 3% 78% Groundout: P-1B
t7 1-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O BRO C. Neal B. Friend 2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Ed Roebuck facing 1-2-3
b7 2-1 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O PIT R. Clemente E. Roebuck -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Groat E. Roebuck -1% 77% Lineout: CF
b7 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT D. Long E. Roebuck 11% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Thomas E. Roebuck -0% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
Bobby Del Greco replaces Lee Walls (RF) playing CF batting 5th
Roberto Clemente moves from CF to RF
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Ed Roebuck (P) batting 9th
t8 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BRO R. Jackson B. Friend 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BRO J. Gilliam B. Friend 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t8 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BRO P. Reese B. Friend 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Jim Hughes facing 5-6-7
Jim Hughes replaces Randy Jackson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Del Greco J. Hughes -1% 94% Flyball: 1B
b8 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Cole J. Hughes -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Shepard J. Hughes -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
t9 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BRO D. Snider B. Friend 4% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BRO R. Campanella B. Friend -5% 92% Walk
t9 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BRO G. Hodges B. Friend 5% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1-3 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O BRO J. Robinson B. Friend 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

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