September 1, 1958 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@CHW 5 CLE 7
@CHW 1 DET 7
@KCA 4 DET 5
@KCA 1 BOS 4
@NYY 2 NYY 4
BOS 2 BAL 2
@WSH 0 BAL 10
@WSH 1 MLN 2
CHC 1 CHC 9
@MLN 3 PIT 5
PHI 2 PHI 9
@PIT 0 SFG 8
LAD 6 SFG 6
LAD 5
(16) STL 1
CIN 0 CIN 9
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Forbes Field, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 1, 1958
Time of Game: 2:02

Phillies

58-70

Lost 6

7th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  2
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  3   1  0  X    5 10  1

W: V Law (11-11), L: J Sanford (8-12)

Pirates

71-61

Won 1

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .341  .871    0    3   0   
S Hemus 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .838    0    4   2   GDP
E Bouchee 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .739    0    7   0   2B
W Post RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .825    0    1   0   
H Anderson LF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .292  .870    0    2   0   HR
W Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .793    0    0   2   
C Fernandez SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .562    0    5   5   SB
C Sawatski C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .592    0    2   0   
J Sanford P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .440    0    0   0   
  D Philley PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .769    0    0   0   2B
  D Erickson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Philley (9, off V Law); E Bouchee (7, off V Law).

HR: H Anderson (19, off V Law; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: H Anderson 5; E Bouchee 2; D Philley 2; C Fernandez; W Post.

GIDP: S Hemus (3).

RBI: H Anderson 2 (82).

2-out RBI: H Anderson 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Hemus-C Fernandez-E Bouchee.

E: C Fernandez (13); R Ashburn (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Fernandez (8, 2nd base off V Law/B Hall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .736    0    3   0   2B
R Clemente RF                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .726    0    6   0   SF
T Kluszewski 1B               4   1   2   0    0   0  .293  .762    0    8   0   3B
B Skinner LF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .316  .864    0    0   1   
  R Mejias LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .750         3   0   
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .908    0    0   3   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .743    0    3   2   
D Groat SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .293  .720    0    1   2   
B Hall C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .737    0    3   0   GDP
V Law P                       2   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .751    0    0   2   
Totals                       33   5  10   5    1   0                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Virdon (22, off J Sanford).

3B: T Kluszewski (3, off J Sanford).

SF: R Clemente (3, off J Sanford).

TB: T Kluszewski 4; D Groat 3; B Virdon 2; B Skinner 2; R Clemente; B Hall.

GIDP: B Hall (2).

RBI: B Skinner 2 (58); D Groat (57); R Clemente (46); B Hall (10).

2-out RBI: D Groat; B Hall.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Thomas-B Mazeroski-T Kluszewski.

E: D Groat (20).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sanford, L (8-12)            7     9   5   4    1   0   0   4.64   31     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 8     40    -     0.74  -0.09
D Erickson                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   4    1   0   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·12· 2· 8           -

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, W (11-11)               9     6   2   2    1   3   1   4.09   33     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 5     69    -     0.70   0.41
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Ashburn            CF    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. S Hemus              2B    2. R Clemente           RF 
3. E Bouchee            1B    3. T Kluszewski         1B 
4. W Post               RF    4. B Skinner            LF 
5. H Anderson           LF    5. F Thomas             3B 
6. W Jones              3B    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. C Fernandez          SS    7. D Groat              SS 
8. C Sawatski           C     8. B Hall               C  
9. J Sanford            P     9. V Law                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  0-1  ---       9%  84% T Kluszewski    J Sanford       Triple to RF
   t 6   1  1-0  1--       8%  75% S Hemus         V Law           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       7%  68% B Skinner       J Sanford       Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Kluszewski to 2B
   b 6   2  0-2  -2-       7%  91% D Groat         J Sanford       Single to RF; Skinner Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   1  0-0  1--       6%  61% T Kluszewski    J Sanford       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Ashburn       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  S Hemus         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  E Bouchee       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  R Clemente      Single to LF
          1--      61%  T Kluszewski    Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Kluszewski to 2B
   O      12-      64%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      61%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  W Post          Single to LF; Post out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      65%  H Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  W Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  D Groat         Single to LF
   OO     1--      63%  B Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      64%  V Law           Walk
   O      1--      62%  B Virdon        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  C Fernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  C Sawatski      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      65%  J Sanford       Strikeout Looking
          1--      64%  R Ashburn       Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Skinner       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Law facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  S Hemus         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  E Bouchee       Popfly: SS
          ---      66%  W Post          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Post to 1B
   O      1--      69%  H Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---      65%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Law facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  W Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  C Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  C Sawatski      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  B Hall          Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  V Law           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Law to 1B
   O      1--      69%  B Virdon        Lineout: RF
   O      1--      67%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  J Sanford       Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  R Ashburn       Walk
   OO     1--      75%  S Hemus         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  T Kluszewski    Triple to RF
   R      --3      87%  B Skinner       Single to RF; Kluszewski Scores
   O      1--      85%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      85%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B; Skinner to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  D Groat         Single to RF; Skinner Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-      95%  B Hall          Single to RF; Groat Scores
   O      1--      95%  V Law           Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  E Bouchee       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      97%  W Post          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  H Anderson      Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  W Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  B Virdon        Double to CF; Virdon to 3B/Adv on E8
   RO     --3      99%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Virdon Scores/unER
   O      ---      99%  T Kluszewski    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      98%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
                  Roman Mejias replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  C Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---      99%  C Sawatski      Popfly: 2B
                  Dave Philley pinch hits for Jack Sanford batting 9th
          ---      99%  D Philley       Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  R Ashburn       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Erickson facing 5-6-7
                  Don Erickson replaces Dave Philley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Thomas        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      99%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Groat         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  B Hall          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Vern Law facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  S Hemus         Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  E Bouchee       Double to RF (Deep RF)
   O      -2-     100%  W Post          Lineout: LF
   RR     -2-     100%  H Anderson      Home Run; Bouchee Scores
   O      ---     100%  W Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation