April 10, 1959 Milwaukee Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
@DET 7
(14) CLE 6
@KCA 4 PHI 2
CIN 1 MLN 8
@PIT 0 SFG 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 33,317

Friday, April 10, 1959
Time of Game: 2:16

Braves

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: W Spahn (1-0), L: B Friend (0-1)

Pirates

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .600 1.200    0    5   0   
E Mathews 3B                  5   1   1   2    0   0  .200 1.000    0    0   4   HR
H Aaron RF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .600 1.600    0    3   0   2·2B
W Covington LF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   
F Torre 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    0    8   0   
D Crandall C                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.000    0    6   0   2B
J Logan SS                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .400    0    1   3   
F Mantilla 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   2   SB
W Spahn P                     3   0   1   2    1   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   8  13   8    3   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: H Aaron 2 (2, off D Gross, off B Friend); D Crandall (1, off B Porterfield).

HR: E Mathews (1, off B Friend; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: H Aaron 5; E Mathews 4; D Crandall 3; B Bruton 3; F Mantilla; W Covington; F Torre; W Spahn.

RBI: B Bruton 2 (2); W Spahn 2 (2); E Mathews 2 (2); D Crandall (1); F Torre (1).

2-out RBI: B Bruton 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Mantilla (1, 2nd base off B Friend/H Foiles).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    5   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .875    0    4   0   2B
B Skinner LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .536    0    8   0   2B
D Hoak 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   1   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .715    0    0   3   
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    2   1   
H Foiles C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .929    0    2   0   2B,IW
B Friend P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Kluszewski PH             0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  D Schofield PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gross P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Porterfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Bright PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   0   7   0    2   6                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Clemente (1, off W Spahn); H Foiles (1, off W Spahn); D Stuart (1, off W Spahn).

IBB: H Foiles (1, by W Spahn).

TB: R Clemente 3; D Stuart 2; H Foiles 2; D Groat; B Mazeroski; D Hoak.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Spahn, W (1-0)               9     7   0   0    2   6   0   0.00   36     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0· 7     77    -     0.93   0.39
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0· 7           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Friend, L (0-1)              7     6   4   4    2   2   1   5.14   29     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 6     49    -     0.89  -0.08
D Gross                        0     3   3   3    0   0   0    inf    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.17  -0.02
B Porterfield                  2     4   1   1    1   0   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 1· 4          2-2    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   8    3   2   1          43     -       ·  ·      7·16· 2·13          2-2

D Gross faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Spahn (1; H Foiles).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 33,317.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Bruton             CF    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. E Mathews            3B    2. R Clemente           RF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. W Covington          LF    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. F Torre              1B    5. D Hoak               3B 
6. D Crandall           C     6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. J Logan              SS    7. D Groat              SS 
8. F Mantilla           2B    8. H Foiles             C  
9. W Spahn              P     9. B Friend             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  1--      27%  77% E Mathews       B Friend        Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
   t 7   2  0-2  -23      11%  94% B Bruton        B Friend        Single to CF; Logan Scores; Mantilla Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      -9%  36% D Groat         W Spahn         Single to CF; Mazeroski to 3B; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   1  0-0  123       8%  43% B Friend        W Spahn         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   b 2   2  0-0  123       7%  50% B Virdon        W Spahn         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Virdon        Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Clemente      Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  B Skinner       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  D Stuart        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W Covington     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  F Torre         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Hoak          Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  B Mazeroski     Single to RF
          1--      36%  D Groat         Single to CF; Mazeroski to 3B; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      35%  H Foiles        Intentional Walk
   O      123      43%  B Friend        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      123      50%  B Virdon        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  F Mantilla      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  W Spahn         Walk
          1--      49%  B Bruton        Single to RF; Spahn to 2B
   O      12-      45%  E Mathews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
          ---      38%  R Clemente      Double to LF
   O      -2-      42%  B Skinner       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      46%  D Stuart        Strikeout
          -2-      44%  D Hoak          Single to 3B; Clemente to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  W Covington     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  F Torre         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  H Foiles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Friend        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Crandall      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  F Mantilla      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Skinner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  W Spahn         Lineout: LF
          ---      50%  B Bruton        Single to CF
   RR     1--      77%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
          ---      80%  H Aaron         Double to LF
   O      -2-      78%  W Covington     Groundout: 2B-1B; Aaron to 3B
   O      --3      75%  F Torre         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  D Stuart        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---      81%  D Hoak          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  D Crandall      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  J Logan         Walk
          1--      87%  F Mantilla      Single to LF; Logan to 3B
   O      1-3      83%  W Spahn         Strikeout, Mantilla Steals 2B
   RR     -23      94%  B Bruton        Single to CF; Logan Scores; Mantilla Scores
   O      1--      93%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  D Groat         Popfly: SS
          ---      92%  H Foiles        Double to LF
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Friend batting 9th
          -2-      90%  T Kluszewski    Walk
                  Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  B Virdon        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Gross facing 3-4-5
                  Don Gross replaces Dick Schofield pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  H Aaron         Double to LF
          -2-      98%  W Covington     Single to 2B; Aaron to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  F Torre         Single to RF; Aaron Scores; Covington to 2B
                  Bob Porterfield replaces Don Gross pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  D Crandall      Double to CF; Covington Scores; Torre to 3B
          -23     100%  J Logan         Walk
   O      123     100%  F Mantilla      Lineout: 3B
   RR     123     100%  W Spahn         Single to 1B; Torre Scores; Crandall Scores; Logan to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  E Mathews       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  B Skinner       Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Stuart        Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  D Hoak          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bob Porterfield facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  H Aaron         Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  W Covington     Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  F Torre         Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  D Crandall      Single to LF; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Logan         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
                  Harry Bright pinch hits for Bob Porterfield batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  H Bright        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation