September 16, 1958 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 25,977

Tuesday, September 16, 1958
Time of Game: 2:09

Cardinals

69-75

Lost 2

5th, 17½ GB

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

W: R Kline (13-15), L: B Mabe (2-7)

Pirates

82-65

Won 4

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .705    0    3   1   
I Noren LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .261  .707    0    4   0   HR
J Cunningham 1B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .956    0    7   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .865    0    2   4   2B,CS
W Moon RF                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .239  .713    0    1   0   IW
G Green C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .750    0    5   1   
B Smith CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .588    0    1   1   
E Kasko SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .542    0    0   2   
  H Landrith PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .640    0    0   0   
B Mabe P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  R Katt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .507    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1   8   1    2   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (20, off R Kline).

HR: I Noren (4, off R Kline; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: W Moon (5, by R Kline).

TB: I Noren 5; K Boyer 3; B Smith; G Green; W Moon; D Blasingame.

RBI: I Noren (19).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-D Blasingame-J Cunningham.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Boyer (6, 2nd base by R Kline/B Hall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .715    0    4   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .734    0    3   0   2B
D Stuart 1B                   4   2   3   1    0   1  .266  .854    0   10   0   3B,2·2B
  R Stevens 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .880         0   0   
B Skinner LF                  4   0   3   2    0   1  .323  .883    0    0   0   2B
F Thomas 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .882    0    0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .753    0    0   7   GDP
D Groat SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .734    0    3   1   
B Hall C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .730    0    7   1   
R Kline P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .029  .138    0    0   3   
Totals                       30   3   8   3    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (23, off B Mabe); B Skinner (32, off B Mabe); D Stuart 2 (12, 2 off B Mabe).

3B: D Stuart (5, off B Mabe).

TB: D Stuart 7; B Skinner 4; R Clemente 2; D Groat.

GIDP: B Mazeroski (15).

RBI: B Skinner 2 (69); D Stuart (47).

2-out RBI: B Skinner.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

E: F Thomas (28); D Stuart (15).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Mabe, L (2-7)                8     8   3   3    2   4   0   4.37   32     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 8     56    -     0.92  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   3   3    2   4   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 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
R Kline, W (13-15)             9     8   1   1    2   6   1   3.62   37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 8     71    -     1.49   0.44
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Kline (11; W Moon).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 25,977.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Rain.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. I Noren              LF    2. R Clemente           RF 
3. J Cunningham         1B    3. D Stuart             1B 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. B Skinner            LF 
5. W Moon               RF    5. F Thomas             3B 
6. G Green              C     6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. B Smith              CF    7. D Groat              SS 
8. E Kasko              SS    8. B Hall               C  
9. B Mabe               P     9. R Kline              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-0  -2-      19%  61% D Stuart        B Mabe          Double to CF; Clemente Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  ---     -17%  33% I Noren         R Kline         Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 6   1  1-1  -2-      11%  71% B Skinner       B Mabe          Single to CF; Stuart Scores; Skinner out at 2B/CF-2B
   t 4   1  0-0  1--     -10%  39% K Boyer         R Kline         Double to LF; Noren to 3B
   t 8   2  2-1  12-      10%  87% G Green         R Kline         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  D Blasingame    Single to 3B; Blasingame to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      48%  I Noren         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      51%  J Cunningham    Flyball: CF; Blasingame to 3B
   O      --3      55%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Mabe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      53%  D Stuart        Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      50%  B Skinner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Green         Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Mabe facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  F Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--      51%  B Mazeroski     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Groat         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  E Kasko         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  B Mabe          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Mabe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  B Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  R Kline         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Virdon        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  I Noren         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Cunningham    Strikeout Looking
          1--      39%  K Boyer         Double to LF; Noren to 3B
          -23      38%  W Moon          Intentional Walk
   O      123      47%  G Green         Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Boyer to 3B; Moon to 2B
   O      123      56%  B Smith         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Mabe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Stuart        Strikeout Looking
          ---      54%  B Skinner       Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  E Kasko         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Mabe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Mabe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
          ---      57%  D Groat         Walk
   O      1--      53%  B Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  R Kline         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      33%  I Noren         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      36%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      33%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      37%  W Moon          Boyer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      36%  " "             Single to RF
          1--      34%  G Green         Single to LF; Moon to 2B
   O      12-      38%  B Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Mabe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  R Clemente      Double (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      61%  D Stuart        Double to CF; Clemente Scores
   RO     -2-      71%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Stuart Scores; Skinner out at 2B/CF-2B
   O      ---      70%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  E Kasko         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Mabe          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Mabe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  D Groat         Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  B Hall          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  R Kline         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  I Noren         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  J Cunningham    Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cunningham to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
          -2-      77%  W Moon          Walk
   O      12-      87%  G Green         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Mabe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  B Virdon        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      85%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      87%  D Stuart        Triple (CF-RF)
   R      --3      94%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Stuart Scores
   O      1--      93%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
                  R.C. Stevens replaces Dick Stuart playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---      86%  B Smith         Single to LF
                  Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Eddie Kasko batting 8th
   O      1--      92%  H Landrith      Flyball: CF
                  Ray Katt pinch hits for Bob Mabe batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  R Katt          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D Blasingame    Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation