July 23, 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
@CHW 4 CLE 5
WSH 3 NYY 16
@DET 4 KCA 3
BOS 1 CIN 6
CHC 5
(10) MLN 6
STL 0 PHI 2
SFG 0 PIT 11
LAD 3 PIT 6
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Forbes Field, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, July 23, 1958
Time of Game: 2:28

Dodgers

41-48

Lost 1

8th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  4  1
Pirates         1  0  3   4  0  0   2  1  X   11 14  1

W: R Kline (10-9), L: S Williams (6-4)

Pirates

42-47

Won 1

6th, 8 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .703   13    2   0   
J Roseboro C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .763   16    9   0   
D Snider CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .779   17    1   1   2B
N Larker LF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .342  .918    7    3   1   2B
S Bilko 1B                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .264  .860   18    4   0   HR
D Zimmer SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .771   17    1   3   
C Neal 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .828    9    1   1   
D Gray 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .840   16    3   1   
S Williams P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .038  .076    7    0   0   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .112         0   0   
  F Kipp P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .559    1    0   1   
  E Valo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .577    4    0   0   GDP
  B Giallombardo P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       28   3   4   3    2   5              125   24   9

BATTING

2B: N Larker (6, off R Kline); D Snider (7, off R Kline).

HR: S Bilko (9, off R Kline; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: S Bilko 4; N Larker 3; D Snider 2.

GIDP: E Valo (2).

RBI: S Bilko 2 (30); N Larker (16).

2-out RBI: S Bilko 2; N Larker.

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Neal-D Zimmer-S Bilko.

E: J Roseboro (7).

BASERUNNING

PO: N Larker (2nd base by R Kline).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   4   3   0    1   0  .278  .762   16    2   0   3B
R Clemente RF                 5   2   2   4    0   1  .279  .698   21    4   0   HR
D Stuart 1B                   5   2   4   2    0   1  .231  .844   18    9   0   2·3B
F Thomas 3B                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .295  .949   20    0   2   HR,2B,SF
B Skinner LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .314  .849   14    1   1   2B,IW
  R Mejias LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .683         0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .752   13    4   5   
D Groat SS                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .267  .669   16    1   1   
B Hall C                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .231  .721   12    6   0   GDP
R Kline P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .042  .178   13    0   1   
Totals                       35  11  14  10    4   6              143   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Skinner (21, off J Klippstein); F Thomas (16, off F Kipp).

3B: B Virdon (10, off S Williams); D Stuart 2 (2, off B Giallombardo, off S Williams).

HR: R Clemente (3, off J Klippstein; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); F Thomas (27, off J Klippstein; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: F Thomas (4, off J Klippstein).

IBB: B Skinner (2, by F Kipp).

TB: D Stuart 8; F Thomas 7; R Clemente 5; B Virdon 5; B Skinner 2; D Groat.

GIDP: B Hall (1).

RBI: R Clemente 4 (29); D Groat 2 (34); F Thomas 2 (76); D Stuart 2 (14).

2-out RBI: F Thomas; D Stuart.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Skinner-B Hall; F Thomas-B Mazeroski-D Stuart; B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

E: B Hall (2).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Williams, L (6-4)            2     5   4   3    1   3   0   3.33   12   47-30   14· 4·12    0· 6· 1· 1     34    -     1.25  -0.33
J Klippstein                   1.2   4   4   4    1   2   2   5.30   10   39-21   14· 4· 3    1· 3· 3· 0          1-1    0.94  -0.22
F Kipp                         3.1   3   2   2    2   0   0   4.81   13   41-23   18· 0· 5    4· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
B Giallombardo                 1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.79    5   15-11    9· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  11  10    4   6   2          40  142-85   55· 8·22    6·15· 8· 1          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Kline, W (10-9)              9     4   3   3    2   5   1   3.67   30  121-79   48·11·20    9· 9· 5· 0     70    -     0.52  -0.05
Totals                         9     4   3   3    2   5   1          30  121-79   48·11·20    9· 9· 5· 0           -

S Williams faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Giallombardo (3).

IBB: F Kipp (2; B Skinner).

PO: R Kline (0; N Larker, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Gilliam            RF    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. J Roseboro           C     2. R Clemente           RF 
3. D Snider             CF    3. D Stuart             1B 
4. N Larker             LF    4. F Thomas             3B 
5. S Bilko              1B    5. B Skinner            LF 
6. D Zimmer             SS    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. C Neal               2B    7. D Groat              SS 
8. D Gray               3B    8. B Hall               C  
9. S Williams           P     9. R Kline              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  3-2  1--  4   19%  66% D Stuart        S Williams      Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Clemente Scores
   b 4   1  3-4  12-  5   19%  91% R Clemente      J Klippstein    Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Line Drive); Hall Scores; Virdon Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  1--  6  -17%  25% S Bilko         R Kline         Home Run (Fly Ball); Larker Scores
   t 4   1  4-3  --3  8   12%  69% D Zimmer        R Kline         Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
   b 3   0  3-1  ---  2   11%  42% B Virdon        S Williams      Triple to RF (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Gilliam       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   54%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   52%  D Snider        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  1   42%  N Larker        Single to CF (Line Drive); Snider Scores
   RR     1--  6   25%  S Bilko         Home Run (Fly Ball); Larker Scores
   O      ---  5   25%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   29%  B Virdon        Walk
   O      1--  4   26%  R Clemente      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   29%  D Stuart        Single to LF (Line Drive); Virdon to 2B
   R      12-  5   38%  F Thomas        Single to LF; Virdon Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Stuart to 2B
   O      12-  1   34%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  7   29%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   31%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   32%  D Gray          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   33%  S Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   31%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   29%  B Hall          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   28%  R Kline         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   30%  J Gilliam       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4   31%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  D Snider        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  B Virdon        Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   R      --3  2   47%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Virdon Scores
   R      1--  4   66%  D Stuart        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Clemente Scores
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  5   65%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stuart Scores
          ---  5   69%  B Skinner       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   66%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   63%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   55%  N Larker        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      51%  S Bilko         Larker Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Larker to 3B
   O      --3  7   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   OO     --3  8   69%  D Zimmer        Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Johnny Klippstein facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   72%  B Hall          Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  R Kline         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
          1--  3   73%  B Virdon        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hall to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   91%  R Clemente      Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Line Drive); Hall Scores; Virdon Scores
   O      ---  6   91%  D Stuart        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   95%  F Thomas        Home Run (Line Drive)
                  Fred Kipp replaces Johnny Klippstein pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  B Skinner       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 8.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   95%  C Neal          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   96%  D Gray          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  F Kipp          Bunt Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Fred Kipp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   96%  B Mazeroski     Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   96%  D Groat         Walk
   OO     1--  2   96%  B Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 8.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   94%  J Gilliam       Walk
   OO     1--  8   97%  J Roseboro      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  D Snider        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Fred Kipp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   98%  R Kline         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  4   97%  R Clemente      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   98%  N Larker        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  S Bilko         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Fred Kipp facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   99%  D Stuart        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   99%  F Thomas        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Stuart to 3B
          -23  4  100%  B Skinner       Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   99%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 3B
   RRO    123  4  100%  D Groat         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stuart Scores; Thomas Scores; Skinner to 3B; Groat out at 2B/CF-SS-2B
   O      --3  2  100%  B Hall          Fielder's Choice P; Skinner out at Hm/P-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 10.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-10, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
                  Roman Mejias replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Neal          Flyball: CF
          ---  6  100%  D Gray          Walk
                  Elmer Valo pinch hits for Fred Kipp batting 9th
   OO     1--  4  100%  E Valo          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-3, Bob Giallombardo facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Giallombardo replaces Elmer Valo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Kline         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2  100%  B Virdon        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  R Clemente      Wild Pitch; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Virdon to 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  D Stuart        Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Virdon Scores
   O      --3  3  100%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 11.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-11, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  D Snider        Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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