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CHW 11
WSH  6

DET  6
BOS  0

NYY  8
@KCA  5

BRO  6
STL  0

CIN 11
@NYG 10

PHI  9
CHC  6

MLN  8
@PIT  7

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 16,621

Friday, May 3, 1957
Time of Game: 3:47
Braves
8
12-2
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  6   0  0  0   0  1    8 13  0
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  3   0  0    7 16  1
W: R Murff (2-0), L: R Face (0-3), S: W Spahn (1)
Pirates
7
4-11
Lost 4
7th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 2B                6   1   0   0    0   1  .254  .738    0    5   3   
H Aaron RF                    6   2   3   4    0   1  .391 1.145    0    3   0   HR,3B,2B
E Mathews 3B                  2   0   0   0    4   0  .259  .792    0    2   3   2·IW
J Adcock 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .360 1.089    0    6   0   
  F Torre 1B                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .750 2.833    0    4   0   
B Thomson LF                  5   1   2   2    1   1  .179  .537    0    1   0   3B
J Logan SS                    6   0   1   0    0   3  .236  .682    0    3   1   
B Bruton CF                   6   1   2   1    0   1  .278  .668    0    3   0   3B,GDP
D Crandall C                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .327  .971    0    5   2   
G Conley P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   4   2B,SH
  T Phillips P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
  R Murff P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  W Spahn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       45   8  13   8    6  10                    33  15
BATTING
2B: H Aaron (4, off B Friend); G Conley (1, off B Friend).
3B: H Aaron (1, off R Face); B Bruton (1, off B Friend); B Thomson (2, off B Friend).
HR: H Aaron (5, off B Friend; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: G Conley (1, off B Friend).
IBB: E Mathews 2 (2, by R Face, by B Friend).
TB: H Aaron 9; B Thomson 4; B Bruton 4; D Crandall 2; J Adcock 2; G Conley 2; J Logan.
GIDP: B Bruton (1).
RBI: H Aaron 4 (13); B Thomson 2 (7); B Bruton (6); D Crandall (7).
2-out RBI: H Aaron 4.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Fondy 1B                    6   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .693    0    9   1   
B Virdon CF                   6   1   3   0    0   0  .306  .731    0    1   0   
D Groat 3B-SS                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .310  .802    0    1   2   CS,SH
F Thomas LF                   5   0   1   1    1   1  .339  .877    0    2   0   
R Clemente RF                 6   0   1   1    0   1  .310  .736    0    5   0   2B
G Baker SS-2B                 5   2   2   1    1   0  .264  .805    0    3   3   
B Mazeroski 2B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .191  .538    0    2   1   SH
  G Freese PH-2B-3B           1   1   1   0    2   0  .235  .762    0    0   0   2B
H Foiles C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .740    0    7   0   SB
  J Pendleton PH              1   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.056    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Purkey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .444         0   0   
  J Powers PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.629    0    0   0   
B Friend P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .517    0    0   1   
  B Kuzava P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J O'Brien P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Smith PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .523    0    0   0   
  R Swanson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Pritchard PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Skinner PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .345  .907    0    0   0   
  D Rand C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
  D Kravitz PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .358    0    0   0   
Totals                       45   7  16   7    7   4                    33   8
BATTING
2B: G Freese (1, off R Murff); R Clemente (4, off G Conley).
SH: B Mazeroski (3, off G Conley); D Groat (3, off G Conley).
TB: B Virdon 3; R Clemente 2; G Freese 2; G Baker 2; F Thomas; D Fondy; P Smith; B Skinner; D Groat; B Friend; J Pendleton; B Mazeroski; H Foiles.
RBI: J Pendleton 2 (3); G Baker (11); R Clemente (3); F Thomas (8); B Skinner (4); H Foiles (3).
2-out RBI: J Pendleton 2; B Skinner; G Baker.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Mazeroski-G Baker-D Fondy.
E: D Groat (4).
BASERUNNING
SB: H Foiles (1, 3rd base off G Conley/D Crandall).
CS: D Groat (1, 2nd base by G Conley/D Crandall).
PO: H Foiles (3rd base by D Crandall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Conley                       6.2  13   4   4    2   2   0   5.19   33     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0·12     32    -     0.98   0.07
T Phillips, H (1)              2     1   3   3    4   1   0   5.40   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 1          2-0    1.70  -0.03
R Murff, BS (1), W (2-0)       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.93    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          2-1    3.38  -0.18
W Spahn, S (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.21    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    6.80   0.17
Totals                        11    16   7   7    7   4   0          54     -       ·  ·     15·11· 2·15          6-1 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Friend                       5.2  10   7   4    2   5   1   3.68   29     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0·10     30    -     1.05  -0.32
B Kuzava                       0     1   0   0    2   0   0   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.12  -0.00
J O'Brien                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.12   0.01
R Swanson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
R Kline                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.71    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
R Face, L (0-3)                1.1   1   1   1    2   2   0   2.03    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.74  -0.09
B Purkey                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-1    3.22  -0.09
Totals                        11    13   8   5    6  10   1          52     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1·13          6-1 
B Kuzava faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: R Face (1; E Mathews); B Friend (2; E Mathews).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Hal Dixon.
Time of Game: 3:47.
Attendance: 16,621.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D O'Connell          2B    1. D Fondy              1B 
2. H Aaron              RF    2. B Virdon             CF 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. D Groat              3B 
4. J Adcock             1B    4. F Thomas             LF 
5. B Thomson            LF    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. J Logan              SS    6. G Baker              SS 
7. B Bruton             CF    7. B Mazeroski          2B 
8. D Crandall           C     8. H Foiles             C  
9. G Conley             P     9. B Friend             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-6  12-     -44%  39% B Skinner       R Murff         Single to CF; Freese Scores; Pendleton to 2B
   t11   1  7-7  ---      23%  68% H Aaron         R Face          Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF)
   t 6   0  1-1  1--      22%  78% B Thomson       B Friend        Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF); Adcock Scores
   t11   1  7-7  123      19%  91% B Thomson       B Purkey        Single to LF; Aaron Scores; Mathews to 3B; Torre to 2B
   b11   2  8-7  12-      16% 100% D Kravitz       W Spahn         Popfly: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D O'Connell     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Aaron         Strikeout
          ---      48%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      1--      45%  J Adcock        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Fondy         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      45%  B Virdon        Single to CF
          1--      42%  D Groat         Single to CF; Virdon to 2B
   O      12-      46%  F Thomas        Groat Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Virdon to 3B
          --3      45%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      50%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Thomson       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  J Logan         Single to LF
   OO     1--      45%  B Bruton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  G Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  B Mazeroski     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Baker to 2B
   R      -2-      32%  H Foiles        Single to LF; Baker Scores; Foiles to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      29%  B Friend        Foiles Steals 3B
   O      --3      37%  " "             Foiles Picked off 3B (C-3B)
          ---      36%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  D Fondy         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      40%  G Conley        Double to RF
   O      -2-      36%  D O'Connell     Strikeout
   R      -2-      48%  H Aaron         Double to LF; Conley Scores
          -2-      49%  E Mathews       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      45%  J Adcock        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Gene Conley facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  B Virdon        Single to RF
   O      1--      42%  D Groat         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  F Thomas        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      50%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Thomson       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      45%  J Logan         Strikeout
          ---      47%  B Bruton        Single to RF
          1--      50%  D Crandall      Single to CF; Bruton to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  G Conley        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  G Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Foiles        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D O'Connell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  H Aaron         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Friend        Strikeout Looking
          ---      43%  D Fondy         Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  J Adcock        Single to LF
   R      1--      78%  B Thomson       Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF); Adcock Scores
   O      --3      73%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B; Thomson stays at 3B
   R      --3      83%  B Bruton        Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF); Thomson Scores
   R      --3      88%  D Crandall      Single to LF; Bruton Scores
   O      1--      87%  G Conley        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Crandall to 2B
          -2-      88%  D O'Connell     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Crandall to 3B; O'Connell to 1B
   RRR    1-3      97%  H Aaron         Home Run (Deep RF); Crandall Scores/unER; O'Connell Scores/unER; Aaron Scores/unER
                  Bob Kuzava replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--      98%  J Adcock        Single to LF; Mathews to 2B
          12-      98%  B Thomson       Walk; Mathews to 3B; Adcock to 2B
                  Johnny O'Brien replaces Bob Kuzava pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      97%  J Logan         Strikeout
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Gene Conley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  R Clemente      Double to RF
   O      -2-      98%  G Baker         Flyball: RF
          -2-      97%  B Mazeroski     Single to P; Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  H Foiles        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Johnny O'Brien facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  B Bruton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  G Conley        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Torre replaces Joe Adcock playing 1B batting 4th; Paul Smith pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien batting 9th
          ---      97%  P Smith         Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--      98%  D Fondy         Popfly: SS
          1--      97%  B Virdon        Single to CF; Smith to 2B
          12-      95%  D Groat         Walk; Smith to 3B; Virdon to 2B
   R      123      91%  F Thomas        Single to LF; Smith Scores; Virdon to 3B; Groat to 2B
   RO     123      93%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B; Virdon Scores; Groat to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   R      -23      88%  G Baker         Single to LF; Groat Scores; Thomas to 3B
                  Taylor Phillips replaces Gene Conley pitching and batting 9th; Gene Freese pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski batting 7th
          1-3      84%  G Freese        Walk; Baker to 2B
   O      123      94%  H Foiles        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Red Swanson facing 1-2-3
                  Red Swanson replaces Paul Smith pitching and batting 9th; Gene Freese moves to 2B
   O      ---      93%  D O'Connell     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      93%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Taylor Phillips facing 9-1-2
                  Buddy Pritchard pinch hits for Red Swanson batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  B Pritchard     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  D Fondy         Lineout: P
   O      ---      97%  B Virdon        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Kline replaces Buddy Pritchard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  F Torre         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      96%  B Thomson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  J Logan         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Taylor Phillips facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  D Groat         Walk
   O      1--      96%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
          1--      96%  G Baker         Walk; Groat to 2B
          12-      91%  G Freese        Walk; Groat to 3B; Baker to 2B
                  Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Hank Foiles batting 8th
   RR     123      84%  J Pendleton     Single to LF; Groat Scores; Baker Scores; Freese to 2B
                  Red Murff replaces Taylor Phillips pitching and batting 9th; Bob Skinner pinch hits for Ron Kline batting 9th
   R      12-      39%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Freese Scores; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Fondy         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 7.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 7-7, Roy Face facing 7-8-9
                  Roy Face replaces Jim Pendleton pitching and batting 8th; Dick Rand replaces Bob Skinner playing C batting 9th; Gene Baker moves to 2B; Gene Freese moves to 3B; Dick Groat moves to SS
   O      ---      44%  B Bruton        Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  D Crandall      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      37%  R Murff         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 7-7, Red Murff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      42%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      47%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  F Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 7.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 7-7, Roy Face facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      44%  D O'Connell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  H Aaron         Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF)
          --3      69%  E Mathews       Intentional Walk
          1-3      72%  F Torre         Walk; Mathews to 2B
                  Bob Purkey replaces Roy Face pitching and batting 8th
   R      123      91%  B Thomson       Single to LF; Aaron Scores; Mathews to 3B; Torre to 2B
   O      123      86%  J Logan         Strikeout
   O      123      81%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Red Murff facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  G Baker         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      86%  G Freese        Double to LF
                  John Powers pinch hits for Bob Purkey batting 8th
          -2-      84%  J Powers        Walk
                  Warren Spahn replaces Red Murff pitching and batting 9th; Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Dick Rand batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  D Kravitz       Popfly: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT195705030

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