September 13, 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@CHW 4 CLE 4
BOS 1 DET 13
BAL 2 WSH 8
@KCA 5 CIN 9
CHC 2 MLN 8
STL 2 SFG 6
@PHI 5 PIT 9
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 14,259

Saturday, September 13, 1958
Time of Game: 0:00

Dodgers

66-76

Lost 1

6th, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  9  2
Pirates         3  0  2   2  2  0   0  0  X    9 13  1

W: V Law (13-11), L: R Mauriello (0-1), S: B Porterfield (5)

Pirates

79-65

Won 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .698   13    3   2   
J Roseboro C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .751   15    5   0   CS
D Snider CF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .307  .859   19    1   0   
G Hodges 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .770   23    8   0   
R Fairly LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .754   14    3   0   
G Cimoli RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .675    8    0   0   GDP
D Zimmer 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .743   12    0   2   GDP
B Lillis SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .559   14    4   4   
R Mauriello P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Birrer P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .571 1.339    1    0   0   
  D Bessent P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Larker PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .279  .785    2    0   0   2B
  J Podres PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .121  .264         0   0   
  S Koufax P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .315         0   0   
  E Valo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .647    2    0   0   
  C Erskine P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .037  .108         0   0   
  D Miles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    3   1              126   24   8

BATTING

2B: N Larker (16, off V Law).

TB: N Larker 2; G Cimoli; J Gilliam; J Roseboro; R Fairly; B Birrer; B Lillis; G Hodges; D Zimmer.

GIDP: G Cimoli (14); D Zimmer (16).

RBI: N Larker 2 (28); G Cimoli (24); D Snider (54).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Zimmer (24); G Hodges (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Roseboro (7, 2nd base by V Law/D Kravitz).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .269  .723   15    2   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .287  .733   12    2   0   
D Stuart 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .825   22    7   1   2B
  R Stevens 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .880         1   0   
B Skinner LF                  5   1   2   3    0   0  .316  .862   14    1   0   2B
F Thomas 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .287  .884   20    3   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                5   2   2   2    0   0  .275  .751   14    2   2   HR
D Groat SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .294  .723    9    7   2   2B
D Kravitz C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .627   12    1   1   IW
V Law P                       2   0   0   1    0   0  .207  .691    3    0   1   
  H Bright PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .584    3    0   0   
  B Porterfield P             1   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .311    6    1   1   
Totals                       39   9  13   8    3   5              130   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Skinner (31, off S Koufax); D Groat (34, off B Birrer); D Stuart (10, off C Erskine).

HR: B Mazeroski (18, off B Birrer; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

IBB: D Kravitz (5, by B Birrer).

TB: B Mazeroski 5; D Groat 4; B Skinner 3; R Clemente 2; F Thomas 2; D Stuart 2; B Virdon.

RBI: B Skinner 3 (64); B Mazeroski 2 (66); F Thomas (107); D Groat (63); V Law (12).

2-out RBI: B Skinner 2; B Mazeroski 2; D Groat.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Stuart; B Mazeroski-D Stuart.

E: D Kravitz (4).

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
R Mauriello, L (0-1)           0.1   3   3   3    1   1   0  81.00    5   29-15    9· 1· 5    0· 0· 3· 0     33    -     1.37  -0.22
B Birrer                       3.1   8   4   3    1   2   1   4.94   20   53-35   26· 3· 6   10· 4· 3· 0          2-1    0.82  -0.15
D Bessent                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.80    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.12   0.00
S Koufax                       1     1   2   0    1   0   0   4.72    6   21-11    8· 1· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.53  -0.07
C Erskine                      3     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.23   10   25-16   13· 2· 1    3· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         8    13   9   6    3   5   1          42  130-79   58· 7·14   17·11· 6· 0          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Law, W (13-11)               5     9   4   4    1   0   0   4.04   22   62-43   34· 1· 8    7· 7· 6· 1     32    -     0.97   0.02
B Porterfield, S (5)           4     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.45   14   56-32   17· 2·13    4· 6· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.05
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   1   0          36  118-75   51· 3·21   11·13· 7· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Birrer (3; D Kravitz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 14,259.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Gilliam            2B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. J Roseboro           C     2. R Clemente           RF 
3. D Snider             CF    3. D Stuart             1B 
4. G Hodges             1B    4. B Skinner            LF 
5. R Fairly             LF    5. F Thomas             3B 
6. G Cimoli             RF    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. D Zimmer             3B    7. D Groat              SS 
8. B Lillis             SS    8. D Kravitz            C  
9. R Mauriello          P     9. V Law                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  6    9%  71% B Skinner       R Mauriello     Single to LF (Line Drive); Virdon Scores; Clemente to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  67% R Clemente      R Mauriello     Single to CF (Line Drive); Virdon to 3B
   b 1   2  0-2  12-  2    8%  82% D Groat         B Birrer        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Skinner Scores; Thomas to 3B
   t 2   1  3-0  -2-  2   -7%  70% G Cimoli        V Law           Single to CF (Line Drive); Hodges Scores
   b 5   2  4-7  -23  4    7%  96% B Skinner       S Koufax        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores/unER; Clemente Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Gilliam       Flyball: SS
          ---  6   50%  J Roseboro      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      54%  D Snider        Roseboro Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ralph Mauriello facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  B Virdon        Walk
          1--  4   67%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Line Drive); Virdon to 3B
   O      1-3  8   61%  D Stuart        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  6   71%  B Skinner       Single to LF (Line Drive); Virdon Scores; Clemente to 3B
   R      1-3  6   77%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive); Clemente Scores; Skinner to 2B
                  Babe Birrer replaces Ralph Mauriello pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   74%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: SS
   R      12-  2   82%  D Groat         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Skinner Scores; Thomas to 3B
          -23  4   83%  D Kravitz       Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   79%  V Law           Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   75%  G Hodges        Walk
   O      1--  2   77%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hodges to 2B
   R      -2-  2   70%  G Cimoli        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hodges Scores
   OO     1--  1   75%  D Zimmer        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Babe Birrer facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   78%  B Virdon        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   82%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Line Drive); Virdon to 2B
   O      12-  7   78%  D Stuart        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   75%  B Skinner       Flyball: SS
   O      12-  3   72%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Vern Law facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   75%  B Lillis        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   72%  B Birrer        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   75%  J Gilliam       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  1   77%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Babe Birrer facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   80%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   86%  D Groat         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mazeroski to 3B
   O      1-3  4   82%  D Kravitz       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  1   84%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B; Mazeroski Scores; Groat to 2B
   R      -2-  1   89%  B Virdon        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Groat Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  2   89%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   90%  D Snider        Flyball: 3B
          ---  7   88%  G Hodges        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   85%  R Fairly        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hodges to 2B
   OO     12-  1   92%  G Cimoli        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Babe Birrer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   91%  D Stuart        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  B Skinner       Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   91%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4   97%  B Mazeroski     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Thomas Scores
          ---  2   97%  D Groat         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Don Bessent replaces Babe Birrer pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   97%  D Kravitz       Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-7, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   95%  D Zimmer        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   93%  B Lillis        Single to RF (Line Drive); Zimmer to 2B
                  Norm Larker pinch hits for Don Bessent batting 9th
   RR     12-  2   86%  N Larker        Double to RF (Line Drive); Zimmer Scores; Lillis Scores
                  Johnny Podres pinch runs for Norm Larker batting 9th
          -2-  3   80%  J Gilliam       Single to P; Podres to 3B
   O      1-3  4   86%  J Roseboro      Flyball: SS
   RO     1-3  1   86%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Podres Scores; Gilliam to 2B
          -2-      86%  G Hodges        E2 on Foul Ball
   O      -2-  6   89%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Sandy Koufax facing 9-1-2
                  Sandy Koufax replaces Johnny Podres pitching and batting 9th; Harry Bright pinch hits for Vern Law batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  H Bright        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   89%  B Virdon        Walk
          1--  3   91%  R Clemente      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Virdon to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  D Stuart        Groundout: 3B-1B; Virdon to 3B; Clemente to 2B
   RR     -23  4   96%  B Skinner       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Virdon Scores/unER; Clemente Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   96%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Bob Porterfield facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Porterfield replaces Harry Bright pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  R Fairly        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  G Cimoli        Lineout: LF
          ---  6   97%  D Zimmer        Walk
          1--  4   96%  B Lillis        Walk; Zimmer to 2B
                  Elmer Valo pinch hits for Sandy Koufax batting 9th
   O      12-  2   98%  E Valo          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Carl Erskine facing 6-7-8
                  Carl Erskine replaces Elmer Valo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   97%  D Groat         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  2   97%  D Kravitz       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Bob Porterfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   98%  J Gilliam       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  J Roseboro      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  5   99%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Carl Erskine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   99%  B Porterfield   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   98%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Bob Porterfield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  G Hodges        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  R Fairly        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  G Cimoli        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Carl Erskine facing 3-4-5
          ---  1  100%  D Stuart        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1  100%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stuart to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   99%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Bob Porterfield facing 7-8-9
                  R.C. Stevens replaces Dick Stuart playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  D Zimmer        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  6  100%  B Lillis        Flyball: 1B
                  Don Miles pinch hits for Carl Erskine batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Miles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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