April 22, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
WSH 3 WSH 4
@BAL 1 DET 6
@CLE 4 CLE 5
DET 2 CHW 3
@KCA 0 NYY 13
BOS 6 CHC 5
CIN 4 CIN 1
@CHC 1
(7) PHI 3
NYG 1 NYG 9
@PHI 7 BRO 4
@PIT 1
(6) STL 10
MLN 4 MLN 13
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 15,264

Sunday, April 22, 1956, 3:09PM
Time of Game: 1:34

Dodgers

3-2

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: D Newcombe (1-1), L: V Law (0-2)

Pirates

2-4

Lost 1

7th, 2 GB

BATTING

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam LF                  3   2   1   0    0   0  .278  .992    9    0   0   
P Reese SS                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .714   11    1   2   
  D Zimmer SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Snider CF                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .586    8    3   0   
R Campanella C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .859    9    1   1   GDP
G Hodges 1B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .733    6    9   2   2B
J Robinson 3B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .167  .436   13    1   1   3B
C Furillo RF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .566    6    0   0   
C Neal 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .611   11    2   2   
D Newcombe P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    5    1   2   GDP
Totals                       25   4   7   3    2   1               78   18  10

BATTING

2B: G Hodges (2, off V Law).

3B: J Robinson (1, off N King).

TB: J Robinson 4; G Hodges 2; D Snider 2; P Reese; J Gilliam.

GIDP: D Newcombe (1); R Campanella (2).

RBI: G Hodges 2 (5); D Snider (1).

2-out RBI: G Hodges 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clemente CF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .675   10    1   0   2B
D Groat SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .231    6    0   3   
D Long 1B                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .391 1.330   11    7   1   
F Thomas LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .318 1.148    9    2   0   
P Ward RF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    7    0   0   
T Atwell C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Kravitz C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .744    7    3   0   
D Cole 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   2   
J O'Brien 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    8    4   3   
V Law P                       0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   2   
  L Walls PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .661    6    0   0   
  N King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       21   1   3   1    1   2               71   18  11

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (1, off D Newcombe).

TB: R Clemente 2; D Long 2.

RBI: D Long (4).

2-out RBI: D Long.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Groat-J O'Brien-D Long; D Cole-J O'Brien-D Long.

E: J O'Brien (2); D Cole (1); D Groat (2).

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
D Newcombe, W (1-1)            6     3   1   1    1   2   0   6.48   22   71-50   33· 4·13   10· 6· 3· 0     63    -     0.72   0.30
Totals                         6     3   1   1    1   2   0          22   71-50   33· 4·13   10· 6· 3· 0           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Law, L (0-2)                 3     4   3   3    1   0   0   6.43   13   37-26   20· 1· 5    6· 4· 2· 0     38    -     0.88  -0.19
N King                         3     3   1   0    1   1   0   0.00   14   41-29   22· 2· 5    7· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.53  -0.00
Totals                         6     7   4   3    2   1   0          27   78-55   42· 3·10   13· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:34.

Attendance: 15,264.

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. T Atwell             C  
7. C Furillo            RF    7. D Cole               3B 
8. C Neal               2B    8. J O'Brien            2B 
9. D Newcombe           P     9. V Law                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  2   25%  76% G Hodges        V Law           Double to LF (Line Drive); Gilliam Scores; Reese Scores; Hodges Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)
   b 6   2  4-1  1--  3   12% 100% F Thomas        D Newcombe      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 5   1  0-3  12-  2    6%  93% D Snider        N King          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gilliam Scores/unER; Reese to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  59% P Reese         V Law           Walk; Gilliam to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  5   -5%  54% D Snider        V Law           Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  J Gilliam       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   59%  P Reese         Walk; Gilliam to 2B
                  Danny Kravitz replaces Toby Atwell playing C batting 6th
   O      12-  5   54%  D Snider        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   50%  R Campanella    Flyball: CF; Gilliam to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   76%  G Hodges        Double to LF (Line Drive); Gilliam Scores; Reese Scores; Hodges Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)
          ---  4   76%  J Robinson      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   75%  C Furillo       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   78%  D Groat         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  2   77%  D Long          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   79%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vern Law facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  C Neal          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  D Newcombe      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Newcombe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   79%  P Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  D Kravitz       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   81%  D Cole          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vern Law facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   80%  P Reese         Flyball: 2B
          ---  1   81%  D Snider        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  5   78%  R Campanella    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Newcombe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  J O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  Lee Walls pinch hits for Vern Law batting 9th
          ---  6   78%  L Walls         Walk
   O      1--  3   81%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   83%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nellie King facing 5-6-7
                  Nellie King replaces Lee Walls pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   82%  G Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  J Robinson      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   81%  C Furillo       Walk
   O      1--  4   80%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Newcombe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   83%  D Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   84%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  1   85%  P Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nellie King facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   84%  D Newcombe      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   85%  J Gilliam       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   87%  P Reese         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gilliam to 2B
   R      12-  2   93%  D Snider        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gilliam Scores/unER; Reese to 3B
   O      1-3  2   91%  R Campanella    Foul Flyball: C
   O      1-3  2   89%  G Hodges        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Newcombe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   91%  D Kravitz       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   92%  D Cole          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  J O'Brien       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Nellie King facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   96%  J Robinson      Triple to CF (Line Drive)
          --3  1   96%  C Furillo       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Furillo to 1B
   O      1-3  5   95%  C Neal          Foul Flyball: C
   OO     1-3  1   91%  D Newcombe      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Newcombe facing 9-1-2
                  Don Zimmer replaces Pee Wee Reese playing SS batting 2nd; Curt Roberts pinch hits for Nellie King batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  C Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   90%  R Clemente      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   93%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-  8   88%  D Long          Single to LF (Line Drive); Clemente Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT195604220

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation