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CHW  6
BAL  1

CLE  5
WSH  1

DET  2
NYY  1

(10)
BOS  3
@KCA  1

BRO 10
CHC  9

(10)
NYG  4
MLN  0

CIN  6
@PHI  3

STL  6
@PIT  5

(13)
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 19,291

Tuesday, April 30, 1957, 8:19PM
Time of Game: 3:16
Cardinals
6
5-5
Won 3
4th, 3½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  2   1  0  1   0  0  0   1    6  9  3
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5   0  0  0   0    5 13  2
W: L Jackson (1-1), L: R Face (0-1)
Pirates
5
4-8
Lost 1
7th, 5½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               6   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .622    0    5   7   CS
A Dark SS                     6   1   1   0    0   0  .356  .852    0    3   6   
S Musial 1B                   6   1   2   1    0   1  .476 1.189    0   11   2   HR
  J Cunningham 1B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         2   0   
D Ennis RF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .231  .769    0    0   0   HR
  C Harmon RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J King PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
K Boyer 3B                    6   0   0   0    0   3  .220  .624    0    1   3   
W Moon LF                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .902    0    0   0   HR
H Smith C                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    9   0   
B Smith CF                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .278  .774    0    4   0   
S Jones P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .650    0    2   1   SH
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Jackson P                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   1   
Totals                       47   6   9   5    2   9                    39  20
BATTING
HR: W Moon (3, off D Hall; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Ennis (3, off L Arroyo; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); S Musial (2, off R Face; 13th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: S Jones (2, off L Arroyo).
TB: S Musial 5; D Ennis 4; W Moon 4; D Blasingame 2; A Dark; S Jones; B Smith.
RBI: D Ennis 2 (10); D Blasingame (5); S Musial (10); W Moon (5).
2-out RBI: D Ennis 2; D Blasingame.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 2. K Boyer-D Blasingame-S Musial; A Dark-D Blasingame-S Musial.
E: B Smith (1); A Dark (2); S Jones (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: D Blasingame (1, 2nd base by L Arroyo/D Kravitz).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Skinner LF-1B               6   1   3   0    0   1  .348  .966    0    9   1   2B
B Virdon CF                   6   1   2   1    0   2  .292  .704    0    5   0   2·2B
D Long 1B                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .182  .523    0    8   1   
  L Walls PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .499    0    0   0   
D Kravitz C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181    0    6   1   
  J Pendleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.071    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   2   0    1   1  .302  .713    0    0   0   3B
D Groat SS                    6   1   1   0    0   0  .319  .822    0    3   4   GDP
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .378  .998    0    2   2   
  B Pritchard PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Foiles C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .738    0    4   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                6   0   1   0    0   0  .162  .475    0    2   3   GDP
L Arroyo P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  P Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .527    0    0   0   
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Freese PH-3B              3   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .624    0    0   1   
Totals                       51   5  13   1    3   8                    39  13
BATTING
2B: B Virdon 2 (5, off L Jackson, off H Wilhelm); B Skinner (1, off S Jones).
3B: R Clemente (1, off S Jones).
TB: R Clemente 4; B Virdon 4; B Skinner 4; F Thomas 2; D Groat; L Arroyo; B Mazeroski; G Freese.
GIDP: B Mazeroski (1); D Groat (2).
RBI: B Virdon (7).
2-out RBI: B Virdon.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Long-D Groat.
E: D Groat (3); F Thomas (3).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones                        8     8   2   2    3   5   0   2.12   34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 8     60    -     0.86   0.31
H Wilhelm, H (1)               0.2   3   3   2    0   0   0  12.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          2-1    1.15  -0.04
B Smith, BS (1)                0     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    5.17  -0.42
L Jackson, W (1-1)             4.1   2   0   0    0   3   0   1.35   15     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 1          1-0    2.39   0.64
Totals                        13    13   5   4    3   8   0          54     -       ·  ·     22· 8· 1·12          4-2 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Arroyo                       8     6   4   1    1   5   1   3.12   31     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 3· 6     64    -     0.81  -0.09
D Hall                         1     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.91    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.01
R Face, L (0-1)                4     2   1   1    1   3   1   2.00   15     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 2          0-0    2.19   0.08
Totals                        13     9   6   3    2   9   3          50     -       ·  ·     17·10· 3· 9           -  
S Jones faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
B Smith faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 19,291.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. B Skinner            LF 
2. A Dark               SS    2. B Virdon             CF 
3. S Musial             1B    3. D Long               1B 
4. D Ennis              RF    4. D Kravitz            C  
5. K Boyer              3B    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. W Moon               LF    6. D Groat              SS 
7. H Smith              C     7. F Thomas             3B 
8. B Smith              CF    8. B Mazeroski          2B 
9. S Jones              P     9. L Arroyo             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  -2-     -42%  44% L Walls         B Smith         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores/No RBI/unER
   t13   1  5-5  ---      39%  83% S Musial        R Face          Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 6   2  0-1  1--      22%  86% D Ennis         L Arroyo        Home Run (Deep RF); Dark Scores/unER; Ennis Scores/unER
   b12   0  5-5  -2-      18%  37% L Walls         L Jackson       Fielder's Choice P; Virdon out at 3B/P-3B
   b12   0  5-5  ---     -17%  19% B Virdon        L Jackson       Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Arroyo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  A Dark          Single to SS
   OO     1--      45%  S Musial        Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Skinner       Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  B Virdon        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      48%  D Long          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  D Kravitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Arroyo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Ennis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  W Moon          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Arroyo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  H Smith         Lineout: LF
          ---      50%  B Smith         Walk
          1--      54%  S Jones         Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Smith to 2B; Jones to 1B
   O      12-      50%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      61%  A Dark          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI/unER; Blasingame to 2B
   O      12-      57%  S Musial        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  L Arroyo        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  D Ennis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      59%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  D Long          Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  D Kravitz       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  R Clemente      Triple to RF
   O      --3      65%  D Groat         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  B Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  S Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  L Arroyo        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  D Blasingame    Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  A Dark          Blasingame Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      67%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     1--      86%  D Ennis         Home Run (Deep RF); Dark Scores/unER; Ennis Scores/unER
   O      ---      85%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  B Skinner       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Virdon        Strikeout
          ---      88%  D Long          Walk
   O      1--      90%  D Kravitz       Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Arroyo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  H Smith         Strikeout
          ---      89%  B Smith         Single to LF
          1--      90%  S Jones         Single to RF; Smith to 3B
   RO     1-3      94%  D Blasingame    Single to LF; Smith Scores; Jones out at 3B/LF-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  R Clemente      Walk
   OO     1--      96%  D Groat         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      96%  F Thomas        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Arroyo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  A Dark          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      96%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  D Ennis         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Harmon replaces Del Ennis playing RF batting 4th; Paul Smith pinch hits for Luis Arroyo batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  P Smith         Lineout: RF
          ---      95%  B Skinner       Double to RF
   O      -2-      98%  B Virdon        Strikeout
          -2-      96%  D Long          Walk
   O      12-      99%  D Kravitz       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Hall facing 5-6-7
                  Dick Hall replaces Paul Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      99%  W Moon          Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      99%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Smith         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  R Clemente      Single to LF
          1--      97%  D Groat         Single to LF; Clemente to 2B
   R      12-      91%  F Thomas        Single to P; Clemente Scores/Adv on E1; Groat to 3B
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th; Buddy Pritchard pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 7th
   ROO    1-3     100%  B Mazeroski     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Groat Scores/No RBI
                  Gene Freese pinch hits for Dick Hall batting 9th
          ---      99%  G Freese        Single to LF
   R      1--      96%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Freese Scores/Adv on E8; Skinner to 2B
   R      -2-      86%  B Virdon        Double to RF; Skinner Scores
                  Bob Smith replaces Hoyt Wilhelm pitching and batting 9th; Lee Walls pinch hits for Dale Long batting 3rd
   R      -2-      44%  L Walls         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores/No RBI/unER
                  Larry Jackson replaces Bob Smith pitching and batting 9th; Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Danny Kravitz batting 4th
   O      1--      50%  J Pendleton     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roy Face facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Face replaces Jim Pendleton pitching and batting 4th; Hank Foiles replaces Buddy Pritchard playing C batting 7th; Bob Skinner moves to 1B; Gene Freese moves to 3B; Lee Walls moves to LF
          ---      58%  L Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Blasingame    Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      43%  A Dark          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      50%  S Musial        Single to RF; Dark to 3B
                  Jim King pinch hits for Chuck Harmon batting 4th
   O      1-3      37%  J King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Jim King moves to RF
   O      ---      42%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      47%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Foiles        Flyball: C/Interference called
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roy Face facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      42%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      47%  G Freese        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Skinner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roy Face facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  B Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  L Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  D Blasingame    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---      19%  B Virdon        Double to RF
   O      -2-      37%  L Walls         Fielder's Choice P; Virdon out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--      44%  R Face          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      50%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 5.

Top of the 13th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roy Face facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      44%  A Dark          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      83%  S Musial        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      82%  J King          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 13th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Cunningham replaces Stan Musial playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      89%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
          ---      91%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  G Freese        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

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