April 23, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
@BOS 7 CLE 10
@DET 4 WSH 3
NYY 2 CHC 6
STL 1 PHI 4
MLN 3 CIN 5
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 18,819

Thursday, April 23, 1959
Time of Game: 2:32

Reds

5-5

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

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

W: B Lawrence (1-1), L: G Witt (0-2)

Pirates

2-6

Lost 1

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .317  .796    0    2   1   2B,SB
V Pinson CF                   2   1   1   0    3   0  .366 1.081    0    5   0   
J Lynch LF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .857    0    1   0   SF,2·GDP
  E Kasko 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
F Robinson 1B                 3   1   1   1    1   2  .278  .992    0   10   0   2B
G Bell RF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .573    0    1   0   2B
F Thomas 3B-LF                3   0   2   1    1   0  .324  .744    0    2   1   
E Bailey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .788    0    5   2   
R McMillan SS                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .258  .862    0    1   5   
B Lawrence P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       29   5   7   5    7   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: F Robinson (1, off B Smith); J Temple (6, off G Witt); G Bell (2, off G Witt).

SF: J Lynch (1, off B Smith).

SH: B Lawrence (1, off G Witt).

TB: G Bell 2; F Thomas 2; J Temple 2; F Robinson 2; E Bailey; V Pinson.

GIDP: J Lynch 2 (3).

RBI: J Lynch (8); F Thomas (6); J Temple (5); G Bell (5); F Robinson (11).

2-out RBI: F Thomas; F Robinson; G Bell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Temple (2, 3rd base off B Smith/S Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .500    0    1   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .686    0    2   1   
R Mejias LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .437    0    2   0   
D Stuart 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .316 1.124    0   10   1   2B
D Hoak 3B                     2   0   0   1    1   1  .258  .738    0    1   2   CS,SF
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .507    0    2   5   
D Groat SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .516    0    2   4   
S Burgess C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.194    0    7   0   IW
G Witt P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Nelson PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    0   0   2B
  B Porterfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   2   5   2    3   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Stuart (3, off B Lawrence); R Nelson (1, off B Lawrence).

SF: D Hoak (1, off B Lawrence).

IBB: S Burgess (1, by B Lawrence).

TB: R Nelson 2; D Stuart 2; D Groat; R Clemente; B Mazeroski.

RBI: D Groat (3); D Hoak (5).

2-out RBI: D Groat.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

CS: D Hoak (1, 2nd base by B Lawrence/E Bailey).

PO: B Mazeroski (2nd base by E Bailey).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Lawrence, W (1-1)            9     5   2   2    3   5   0   5.73   33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 5     71    -     0.83   0.28
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 5           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Witt, L (0-2)                6.1   6   4   4    6   5   0   5.11   28     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 6     44    -     1.27  -0.13
B Smith                        1.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   1.17    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.55  -0.09
B Porterfield                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    7   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 7          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Lawrence (1; S Burgess).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Hal Dixon.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 18,819.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Temple             2B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. V Pinson             CF    2. R Clemente           RF 
3. J Lynch              LF    3. R Mejias             LF 
4. F Robinson           1B    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. G Bell               RF    5. D Hoak               3B 
6. F Thomas             3B    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. E Bailey             C     7. D Groat              SS 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. S Burgess            C  
9. B Lawrence           P     9. G Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-0  1--      18%  48% G Bell          G Witt          Double to RF; Robinson Scores
   t 6   2  1-1  -2-      16%  64% F Thomas        G Witt          Single to LF; Bell Scores
   t 6   0  1-0  1--     -12%  27% J Lynch         G Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 7   1  1-2  -2-      12%  84% J Temple        G Witt          Double to LF; McMillan Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  --3     -10%  36% D Groat         B Lawrence      Single to CF; Stuart Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, George Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  V Pinson        Single to CF
   OO     1--      45%  J Lynch         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Mejias        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, George Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  G Bell          Strikeout
          ---      47%  F Thomas        Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  E Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  D Stuart        Walk
   O      1--      43%  D Hoak          Groundout: 2B-1B; Stuart to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: P-1B; Stuart to 3B
   R      --3      36%  D Groat         Single to CF; Stuart Scores
   O      1--      38%  S Burgess       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, George Witt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      34%  B Lawrence      Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brooks Lawrence facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  G Witt          Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, George Witt facing 2-3-4
          ---      42%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      38%  J Lynch         Lineout: CF
   O      1--      34%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      1--      31%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brooks Lawrence facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  R Mejias        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  D Stuart        Flyball: CF
          ---      34%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      1--      36%  B Mazeroski     Hoak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, George Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      36%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      41%  R McMillan      Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      35%  B Lawrence      Strikeout
   O      12-      29%  J Temple        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brooks Lawrence facing 6-7-8
          ---      26%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF
   O      1--      27%  D Groat         Groundout: 3B-1B; Mazeroski to 2B
          -2-      25%  S Burgess       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      31%  G Witt          Mazeroski Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--      33%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, George Witt facing 2-3-4
          ---      39%  V Pinson        Walk
   OO     1--      27%  J Lynch         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      29%  F Robinson      Walk
   R      1--      48%  G Bell          Double to RF; Robinson Scores
   R      -2-      64%  F Thomas        Single to LF; Bell Scores
   O      1--      61%  E Bailey        Single to RF; Thomas out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  R Mejias        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, George Witt facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  R McMillan      Walk
   O      1--      72%  B Lawrence      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McMillan to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  J Temple        Double to LF; McMillan Scores
                  Bob Smith replaces George Witt pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      86%  V Pinson        Temple Steals 3B
          --3      87%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      89%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Temple Scores
   R      1--      94%  F Robinson      Double to LF; Pinson Scores
   O      -2-      93%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
                  Eddie Kasko replaces Jerry Lynch playing 3B batting 3rd; Frank Thomas moves to LF
   O      ---      95%  D Stuart        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  D Hoak          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Bailey        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      96%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Brooks Lawrence facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  S Burgess       Flyball: RF
                  Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Smith batting 9th
          ---      97%  R Nelson        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      99%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Porterfield facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Porterfield replaces Rocky Nelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Lawrence      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Brooks Lawrence facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  R Clemente      Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  R Mejias        Strikeout
          1--      94%  D Stuart        Double; Clemente to 3B
   RO     -23      98%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation