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CLE
@CHW		6
5
CLE
@CHW		7
1
DET
@KCA		7
4
DET
@KCA		5
1
BOS
@NYY		4
2
BOS
@NYY		2
4
BAL
@WSH		2
0
BAL
@WSH		10
1
CHC
@MLN		1
2
CHC
@MLN		9
3
PHI
@PIT		2
5
PHI
@PIT		9
0
LAD
@SFG		6
8
LAD
@SFG		5
6		 
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CIN
@STL		0
1
CIN
@STL		9
3
Monday, September 1, 1958
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:02
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Phillies
2
58-70
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
7th, 17½ GB
 at Pirates
5
71-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 7½ GB
W: Vern Law (11-11)
L: Jack Sanford (8-12)
 
                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

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Richie Ashburn CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .341 .871 -0.022 0.85 0.041 -0.064 -0.6 3 0
Solly Hemus 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .838 -0.131 0.96 0.000 -0.131 -1.1 4 2 GDP
Ed Bouchee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .739 -0.039 0.46 0.004 -0.044 -0.1 7 0 2B
Wally Post RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .825 -0.021 0.50 0.016 -0.037 -0.6 1 0
Harry Anderson LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .292 .870 -0.037 0.47 0.009 -0.045 1.5 2 0 HR
Willie Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .793 -0.057 0.55 0.000 -0.057 -0.6 0 2
Chico Fernandez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .562 0.026 0.78 0.054 -0.028 0.1 5 5 SB
Carl Sawatski C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .592 -0.058 0.82 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 2 0
Jack Sanford P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .170 .441 -0.069 1.43 0.000 -0.069 -0.5 0 0
   Dave Philley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .769 0.003 0.05 0.003 0.000 0.2 2B
   Don Erickson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 1 3 .188 .556 -0.405 0.70 0.127 -0.533 -2.3 24 9
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 .736 -0.056 0.71 0.012 -0.068 0.2 3 0 2B
Roberto Clemente RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .284 .726 -0.017 0.54 0.025 -0.042 -0.3 6 0 SF
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .293 .762 0.142 0.65 0.157 -0.015 1.3 8 0 3B
Bob Skinner LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .316 .863 0.090 0.79 0.100 -0.010 1.0 0 1
   Roman Mejias LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .908 -0.076 0.81 0.000 -0.076 -1.3 0 3
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .743 -0.059 0.67 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 3 2
Dick Groat SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 .293 .720 0.089 0.47 0.099 -0.010 1.4 1 2
Bill Hall C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .737 -0.048 0.63 0.037 -0.085 -0.3 3 0 GDP
Vern Law P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .751 0.029 0.38 0.033 -0.004 0.2 0 2
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 1 0 .303 .708 0.094 0.63 0.463 -0.369 1.2 27 10
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).
Outfield Assists: B Skinner (W Post at 2nd base).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Sanford, L (8-12) 7 9 5 4 1 0 0 4.64 31 40 -0.096 0.71 -1.7
Don Erickson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 1 0 0 4.50 35 40 0 0 -0.095 0.70 -1.2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law, W (11-11) 9 6 2 2 1 3 1 4.09 33 69 0.405 0.70 2.3
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 1 3 1 2.00 33 69 0.405 0.63 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Richie Ashburn CF 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Solly Hemus 2B 2 Roberto Clemente RF
3 Ed Bouchee 1B 3 Ted Kluszewski 1B
4 Wally Post RF 4 Bob Skinner LF
5 Harry Anderson LF 5 Frank Thomas 3B
6 Willie Jones 3B 6 Bill Mazeroski 2B
7 Chico Fernandez SS 7 Dick Groat SS
8 Carl Sawatski C 8 Bill Hall C
9 Jack Sanford P 9 Vern Law P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 0 --- PIT T. Kluszewski J. Sanford 9% 84% Triple to RF
t6 0-1 1 1-- OO PHI S. Hemus V. Law 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b6 2-0 2 -2- R PIT D. Groat J. Sanford 7% 91% Single to RF; Skinner Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R PIT B. Skinner J. Sanford 7% 68% Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Kluszewski to 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- PIT T. Kluszewski J. Sanford 6% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI R. Ashburn V. Law 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI S. Hemus V. Law 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI E. Bouchee V. Law 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon J. Sanford -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente J. Sanford 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- PIT T. Kluszewski J. Sanford 6% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Clemente to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R PIT B. Skinner J. Sanford 7% 68% Single to CF; Clemente Scores; Kluszewski to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- O PIT F. Thomas J. Sanford -4% 64% Flyball: CF
b1 1-0 2 12- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Sanford -4% 61% 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, Pirates' Vern Law facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O PHI W. Post V. Law 2% 63% Single to LF; Post out at 2B/LF-2B
t2 0-1 1 --- O PHI H. Anderson V. Law 2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O PHI W. Jones V. Law 1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- PIT D. Groat J. Sanford 3% 69% Single to LF
b2 1-0 0 1-- OO PIT B. Hall J. Sanford -6% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- PIT V. Law J. Sanford 1% 64% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Virdon J. Sanford -2% 62% 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, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- PHI C. Fernandez V. Law -4% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t3 0-1 0 1-- O PHI C. Sawatski V. Law 4% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-1 1 1-- O PHI J. Sanford V. Law 3% 65% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 1-- PHI R. Ashburn V. Law -1% 64% Fernandez Steals 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O PHI R. Ashburn V. Law 4% 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, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente J. Sanford -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski J. Sanford -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O PIT B. Skinner J. Sanford -1% 63% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O PHI S. Hemus V. Law 3% 66% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- O PHI E. Bouchee V. Law 2% 68% Popfly: SS
t4 0-1 2 --- PHI W. Post V. Law -2% 66% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Post to 1B
t4 0-1 2 1-- O PHI H. Anderson V. Law 3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas J. Sanford -2% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Sanford -1% 66% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
b4 1-0 2 --- O PIT D. Groat J. Sanford -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O PHI W. Jones V. Law 3% 68% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- O PHI C. Fernandez V. Law 2% 70% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 2 --- O PHI C. Sawatski V. Law 1% 71% 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, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O PIT B. Hall J. Sanford -2% 69% Flyball: LF
b5 1-0 1 --- PIT V. Law J. Sanford 2% 72% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Law to 1B
b5 1-0 1 1-- O PIT B. Virdon J. Sanford -3% 69% Lineout: RF
b5 1-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente J. Sanford -2% 67% 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, Pirates' Vern Law facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O PHI J. Sanford V. Law 4% 70% Flyball: RF
t6 0-1 1 --- PHI R. Ashburn V. Law -4% 66% Walk
t6 0-1 1 1-- OO PHI S. Hemus V. Law 8% 75% 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, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- PIT T. Kluszewski J. Sanford 9% 84% Triple to RF
b6 1-0 0 --3 R PIT B. Skinner J. Sanford 3% 87% Single to RF; Kluszewski Scores
b6 2-0 0 1-- O PIT F. Thomas J. Sanford -2% 85% Foul Flyball: C
b6 2-0 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Sanford -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B; Skinner to 2B
b6 2-0 2 -2- R PIT D. Groat J. Sanford 7% 91% Single to RF; Skinner Scores; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 3-0 2 -2- R PIT B. Hall J. Sanford 4% 95% Single to RF; Groat Scores
b6 4-0 2 1-- O PIT V. Law J. Sanford -0% 95% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Vern Law facing 3-4-5
t7 0-4 0 --- O PHI E. Bouchee V. Law 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 0-4 1 --- O PHI W. Post V. Law 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-4 2 --- PHI H. Anderson V. Law -1% 96% Single to CF
t7 0-4 2 1-- O PHI W. Jones V. Law 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
b7 4-0 0 --- PIT B. Virdon J. Sanford 1% 99% Double to CF; Virdon to 3B/Adv on E8
b7 4-0 0 --3 RO PIT R. Clemente J. Sanford 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Virdon Scores/unER
b7 5-0 1 --- O PIT T. Kluszewski J. Sanford -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
b7 5-0 2 --- O PIT B. Skinner J. Sanford -0% 98% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
Roman Mejias replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 4th
t8 0-5 0 --- O PHI C. Fernandez V. Law 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 0-5 1 --- O PHI C. Sawatski V. Law 0% 99% Popfly: 2B
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jack Sanford (P) batting 9th
t8 0-5 2 --- PHI D. Philley V. Law -0% 99% Double to RF
t8 0-5 2 -2- O PHI R. Ashburn V. Law 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Don Erickson facing 5-6-7
Don Erickson replaces Dave Philley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-0 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas D. Erickson -0% 100% Lineout: SS
b8 5-0 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski D. Erickson -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat D. Erickson 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 5-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Hall D. Erickson -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Vern Law facing 2-3-4
t9 0-5 0 --- O PHI S. Hemus V. Law 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-5 1 --- PHI E. Bouchee V. Law -0% 99% Double to RF (Deep RF)
t9 0-5 1 -2- O PHI W. Post V. Law 0% 100% Lineout: LF
t9 0-5 2 -2- RR PHI H. Anderson V. Law -0% 100% Home Run; Bouchee Scores
t9 2-5 2 --- O PHI W. Jones V. Law 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 5.

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