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CHW
@DET		9
7		 
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@KCA		6
4
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@PHI		1
2
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@PIT		8
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@STL		6
5
Friday, April 10, 1959,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 33,317, Time of Game: 2:16
Braves
8
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
0
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Warren Spahn (1-0)
L: Bob Friend (0-1)
 
                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

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Bruton CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .600 1.200 0.148 0.81 0.170 -0.022 1.4 5 0
Eddie Mathews 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .200 1.000 0.200 0.90 0.268 -0.069 0.5 0 4 HR
Hank Aaron RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .600 1.600 0.003 0.42 0.040 -0.037 1.1 3 0 2·2B
Wes Covington LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.056 0.56 0.008 -0.064 -0.3 1 0
Frank Torre 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .400 -0.053 0.47 0.005 -0.059 -0.3 8 0
Del Crandall C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.000 -0.048 0.46 0.007 -0.055 1.1 6 0 2B
Johnny Logan SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .400 -0.030 0.46 0.016 -0.046 -0.2 1 3
Felix Mantilla 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.016 0.68 0.050 -0.034 -0.3 3 2 SB
Warren Spahn P 3 0 1 2 1 1 .333 .833 -0.062 0.79 0.017 -0.079 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 40 8 13 8 3 2 .325 .847 0.118 0.60 0.581 -0.465 3.6 27 9
2B: H Aaron 2 (2, 1 off D Gross, 1 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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.165 1.69 0.000 -0.165 -1.7 5 0
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .875 0.043 0.90 0.093 -0.050 0.3 4 0 2B
Bob Skinner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.090 0.78 0.000 -0.090 -1.1 3 0
Dick Stuart 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .536 -0.094 0.89 0.001 -0.095 -0.4 8 0 2B
Don Hoak 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.030 0.81 0.018 -0.048 -0.6 3 1
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .714 -0.045 0.82 0.026 -0.070 -0.7 0 3
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.045 0.74 0.089 -0.044 0.2 2 1
Hank Foiles C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .929 0.018 0.69 0.037 -0.019 0.3 2 0 2B,IW
Bob Friend P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.090 1.58 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 0 1
   Ted Kluszewski PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.026 0.90 0.026 0.000 0.2
   Dick Schofield PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Don Gross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Porterfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Harry Bright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Team Totals 34 0 7 0 2 6 .206 .544 -0.382 0.93 0.290 -0.671 -4.4 27 6
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.

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (1-0) 9 7 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 36 77 0.383 0.93 4.4
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 36 77 0.383 0.60 4.4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend, L (0-1) 7 6 4 4 2 2 1 5.14 29 49 -0.086 0.86 -0.6
Don Gross 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 -0.023 0.16 -2.0
Bob Porterfield 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 11 2 2 -0.008 0.03 -1.0
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 3 2 1 8.00 43 49 2 2 -0.117 0.93 -3.6
D Gross faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: W Spahn (1; H Foiles).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 33,317.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 50° F.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Bill Bruton CF 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Eddie Mathews 3B 2 Roberto Clemente RF
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Bob Skinner LF
4 Wes Covington LF 4 Dick Stuart 1B
5 Frank Torre 1B 5 Don Hoak 3B
6 Del Crandall C 6 Bill Mazeroski 2B
7 Johnny Logan SS 7 Dick Groat SS
8 Felix Mantilla 2B 8 Hank Foiles C
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Bob Friend P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-0 1 1-- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Friend 27% 77% Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
t7 2-0 2 -23 RR MLN B. Bruton B. Friend 11% 94% Single to CF; Logan Scores; Mantilla Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Groat W. Spahn -9% 36% Single to CF; Mazeroski to 3B; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 0-0 1 123 O PIT B. Friend W. Spahn 8% 42% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b2 0-0 2 123 O PIT B. Virdon W. Spahn 8% 50% Strikeout

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MLN B. Bruton B. Friend -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Friend -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Friend -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon W. Spahn 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn -2% 45% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 3% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MLN W. Covington B. Friend -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O MLN F. Torre B. Friend -2% 46% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- O MLN D. Crandall B. Friend -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn -3% 45% Single to RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Groat W. Spahn -9% 36% Single to CF; Mazeroski to 3B; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 0-0 1 -23 PIT H. Foiles W. Spahn -1% 35% Intentional Walk
b2 0-0 1 123 O PIT B. Friend W. Spahn 8% 42% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b2 0-0 2 123 O PIT B. Virdon W. Spahn 8% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O MLN J. Logan B. Friend -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O MLN F. Mantilla B. Friend -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- MLN W. Spahn B. Friend 1% 47% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- MLN B. Bruton B. Friend 2% 49% Single to RF; Spahn to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- O MLN E. Mathews B. Friend -5% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn -7% 38% Double to LF
b3 0-0 0 -2- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 5% 42% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn 4% 46% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 -2- PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn -2% 44% Single to 3B; Clemente to 3B
b3 0-0 2 1-3 O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn 6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Friend -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 --- O MLN W. Covington B. Friend -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 --- O MLN F. Torre B. Friend -1% 44% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b4 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Groat W. Spahn 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- O PIT H. Foiles W. Spahn 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Friend W. Spahn 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O MLN D. Crandall B. Friend -3% 47% Popfly: SS
t5 0-0 1 --- O MLN J. Logan B. Friend -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O MLN F. Mantilla B. Friend -1% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b5 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon W. Spahn 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O MLN W. Spahn B. Friend -3% 47% Lineout: LF
t6 0-0 1 --- MLN B. Bruton B. Friend 4% 50% Single to CF
t6 0-0 1 1-- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Friend 27% 77% Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
t6 2-0 1 --- MLN H. Aaron B. Friend 3% 80% Double to LF
t6 2-0 1 -2- O MLN W. Covington B. Friend -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B; Aaron to 3B
t6 2-0 2 --3 O MLN F. Torre B. Friend -3% 75% 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, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b6 0-2 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn 3% 79% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 0-2 1 --- O PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O MLN D. Crandall B. Friend -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- MLN J. Logan B. Friend 2% 82% Walk
t7 2-0 1 1-- MLN F. Mantilla B. Friend 4% 87% Single to LF; Logan to 3B
t7 2-0 1 1-3 O MLN W. Spahn B. Friend -4% 83% Strikeout, Mantilla Steals 2B
t7 2-0 2 -23 RR MLN B. Bruton B. Friend 11% 94% Single to CF; Logan Scores; Mantilla Scores
t7 4-0 2 1-- O MLN E. Mathews B. Friend -1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- O PIT D. Groat W. Spahn 2% 95% Popfly: SS
b7 0-4 1 --- PIT H. Foiles W. Spahn -3% 93% Double to LF
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
b7 0-4 1 -2- PIT T. Kluszewski W. Spahn -3% 90% Walk
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski (PH) batting 9th
b7 0-4 1 12- O PIT B. Virdon W. Spahn 4% 94% Popfly: 2B
b7 0-4 2 12- O PIT R. Clemente W. Spahn 3% 97% 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, Pirates' Don Gross facing 3-4-5
Don Gross replaces Dick Schofield (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 0 --- MLN H. Aaron D. Gross 1% 98% Double to LF
t8 4-0 0 -2- MLN W. Covington D. Gross 1% 98% Single to 2B; Aaron to 3B
t8 4-0 0 1-3 R MLN F. Torre D. Gross 1% 99% Single to RF; Aaron Scores; Covington to 2B
Bob Porterfield replaces Don Gross pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-0 0 12- R MLN D. Crandall B. Porterfield 1% 100% Double to CF; Covington Scores; Torre to 3B
t8 6-0 0 -23 MLN J. Logan B. Porterfield 0% 100% Walk
t8 6-0 0 123 O MLN F. Mantilla B. Porterfield -0% 100% Lineout: 3B
t8 6-0 1 123 RR MLN W. Spahn B. Porterfield 0% 100% Single to 1B; Torre Scores; Crandall Scores; Logan to 2B
t8 8-0 1 12- O MLN B. Bruton B. Porterfield -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 8-0 2 12- O MLN E. Mathews B. Porterfield -0% 100% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
b8 0-8 0 --- O PIT B. Skinner W. Spahn 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 0-8 1 --- PIT D. Stuart W. Spahn -0% 100% Double to CF
b8 0-8 1 -2- O PIT D. Hoak W. Spahn 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-8 2 -2- O PIT B. Mazeroski W. Spahn 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pirates' Bob Porterfield facing 3-4-5
t9 8-0 0 --- MLN H. Aaron B. Porterfield 0% 100% Single to SS
t9 8-0 0 1-- O MLN W. Covington B. Porterfield 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 8-0 1 1-- O MLN F. Torre B. Porterfield -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 8-0 2 1-- MLN D. Crandall B. Porterfield 0% 100% Single to LF; Aaron to 2B
t9 8-0 2 12- O MLN J. Logan B. Porterfield -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b9 0-8 0 --- O PIT D. Groat W. Spahn 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-8 1 --- O PIT H. Foiles W. Spahn 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Harry Bright pinch hits for Bob Porterfield (P) batting 9th
b9 0-8 2 --- O PIT H. Bright W. Spahn 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 0.

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