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Thursday, April 23, 1959,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 18,819, Time of Game: 2:32
Reds
5
5-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
2
2-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Red Witt (0-2)
 
                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

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .317 .797 0.044 0.99 0.140 -0.096 0.4 2 1 2B,SB
Vada Pinson CF 2 1 1 0 3 0 .366 1.081 0.139 0.85 0.140 -0.001 1.2 5 0
Jerry Lynch LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .857 -0.194 1.69 0.021 -0.215 -1.6 1 0 SF,2·GDP
   Eddie Kasko 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Frank Robinson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 .278 .992 0.014 0.86 0.073 -0.059 0.7 10 0 2B
Gus Bell RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .188 .572 0.133 0.83 0.186 -0.053 0.4 1 0 2B
Frank Thomas 3B-LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .324 .744 0.223 0.92 0.226 -0.003 1.2 2 1
Ed Bailey C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .788 -0.100 0.99 0.000 -0.100 -1.0 5 2
Roy McMillan SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 .258 .862 0.061 0.94 0.089 -0.028 0.4 1 5
Brooks Lawrence P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.098 1.29 0.000 -0.098 -1.0 0 2 SH
Team Totals 29 5 7 5 7 5 .241 .723 0.222 1.03 0.875 -0.653 0.6 27 12
2B: F Robinson (1, off B Smith); J Temple (6, off R Witt); G Bell (2, off R Witt).
SF: J Lynch (1, off B Smith).
SH: B Lawrence (1, off R 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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .500 -0.088 0.86 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 1 0
Roberto Clemente RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .686 -0.032 0.64 0.021 -0.053 -0.0 2 1
Roman Mejias LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .437 -0.070 0.71 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 2 0
Dick Stuart 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .316 1.124 0.046 0.67 0.078 -0.032 0.9 10 1 2B
Don Hoak 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .258 .738 -0.080 0.89 0.011 -0.092 -0.5 1 2 CS,SF
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .507 -0.078 0.93 0.032 -0.110 -1.0 2 5
Dick Groat SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .188 .517 0.070 1.11 0.098 -0.028 0.4 2 4
Smoky Burgess C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1.194 -0.014 0.74 0.015 -0.028 -0.2 7 0 IW
Red Witt P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.042 0.79 0.000 -0.042 -0.5 0 1
   Bob Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rocky Nelson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 1.667 0.009 0.13 0.009 0.000 0.2 2B
   Bob Porterfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 5 2 3 5 .172 .484 -0.279 0.80 0.264 -0.543 -2.4 27 14
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; R Witt-D Groat-D Stuart.
Outfield Assists: R Clemente (F Thomas at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: D Hoak (1, 2nd base by B Lawrence/E Bailey).
Pickoffs: B Mazeroski (2nd base by E Bailey).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brooks Lawrence, W (1-1) 9 5 2 2 3 5 0 5.73 33 71 0.280 0.80 2.4
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 3 5 0 2.00 33 71 0.280 1.03 2.4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Red Witt, L (0-2) 6.1 6 4 4 6 5 0 5.11 28 44 -0.133 1.29 -0.3
Bob Smith 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.17 7 1 1 -0.090 0.50 -0.8
Bob Porterfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 7 5 0 5.00 38 44 1 1 -0.220 0.80 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Lawrence (1; S Burgess).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Hal Dixon.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 18,819.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Vada Pinson CF 2 Roberto Clemente RF
3 Jerry Lynch LF 3 Roman Mejias LF
4 Frank Robinson 1B 4 Dick Stuart 1B
5 Gus Bell RF 5 Don Hoak 3B
6 Frank Thomas 3B 6 Bill Mazeroski 2B
7 Ed Bailey C 7 Dick Groat SS
8 Roy McMillan SS 8 Smoky Burgess C
9 Brooks Lawrence P 9 Red Witt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 2 1-- R CIN G. Bell R. Witt 19% 48% Double to RF; Robinson Scores
t6 1-1 2 -2- R CIN F. Thomas R. Witt 16% 64% Single to LF; Bell Scores
t6 0-1 0 1-- OO CIN J. Lynch R. Witt -12% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t7 2-1 1 -2- R CIN J. Temple R. Witt 12% 84% Double to LF; McMillan Scores
b2 0-0 2 --3 R PIT D. Groat B. Lawrence -10% 36% Single to CF; Stuart Scores

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Red Witt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Temple R. Witt -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CIN V. Pinson R. Witt 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO CIN J. Lynch R. Witt -5% 45% 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, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Lawrence 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente B. Lawrence 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Mejias B. Lawrence 1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Red Witt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN F. Robinson R. Witt -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CIN G. Bell R. Witt -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- CIN F. Thomas R. Witt 1% 47% Single to LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CIN E. Bailey R. Witt -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- PIT D. Stuart B. Lawrence -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Hoak B. Lawrence 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stuart to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Lawrence 3% 46% Groundout: P-1B; Stuart to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 R PIT D. Groat B. Lawrence -10% 36% Single to CF; Stuart Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- O PIT S. Burgess B. Lawrence 2% 38% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Red Witt facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O CIN R. McMillan R. Witt -3% 36% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 0-1 1 --- O CIN B. Lawrence R. Witt -2% 34% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O CIN J. Temple R. Witt -1% 33% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O PIT R. Witt B. Lawrence 2% 35% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Lawrence 1% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente B. Lawrence 1% 37% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Red Witt facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- CIN V. Pinson R. Witt 5% 42% Walk
t4 0-1 0 1-- O CIN J. Lynch R. Witt -4% 38% Lineout: CF
t4 0-1 1 1-- O CIN F. Robinson R. Witt -4% 34% Strikeout
t4 0-1 2 1-- O CIN G. Bell R. Witt -3% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- O PIT R. Mejias B. Lawrence 2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- O PIT D. Stuart B. Lawrence 1% 35% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- PIT D. Hoak B. Lawrence -1% 33% Walk
b4 1-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Lawrence 2% 36% 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, Pirates' Red Witt facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- CIN F. Thomas R. Witt 5% 41% Walk
t5 0-1 0 1-- O CIN E. Bailey R. Witt -5% 36% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-1 1 1-- CIN R. McMillan R. Witt 5% 41% Walk; Thomas to 2B
t5 0-1 1 12- O CIN B. Lawrence R. Witt -6% 35% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 12- O CIN J. Temple R. Witt -6% 29% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 6-7-8
b5 1-0 0 --- PIT B. Mazeroski B. Lawrence -3% 25% Single to LF
b5 1-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Groat B. Lawrence 1% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B; Mazeroski to 2B
b5 1-0 1 -2- PIT S. Burgess B. Lawrence -1% 25% Intentional Walk
b5 1-0 1 12- O PIT R. Witt B. Lawrence 6% 31% Mazeroski Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b5 1-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Witt B. Lawrence 2% 33% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Red Witt facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- CIN V. Pinson R. Witt 6% 39% Walk
t6 0-1 0 1-- OO CIN J. Lynch R. Witt -12% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- CIN F. Robinson R. Witt 2% 29% Walk
t6 0-1 2 1-- R CIN G. Bell R. Witt 19% 48% Double to RF; Robinson Scores
t6 1-1 2 -2- R CIN F. Thomas R. Witt 16% 64% Single to LF; Bell Scores
t6 2-1 2 1-- O CIN E. Bailey R. Witt -3% 61% 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, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
b6 1-2 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Lawrence 4% 65% Flyball: CF
b6 1-2 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente B. Lawrence 3% 68% Flyball: CF
b6 1-2 2 --- O PIT R. Mejias B. Lawrence 2% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Red Witt facing 8-9-1
t7 2-1 0 --- CIN R. McMillan R. Witt 4% 74% Walk
t7 2-1 0 1-- O CIN B. Lawrence R. Witt -1% 72% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McMillan to 2B
t7 2-1 1 -2- R CIN J. Temple R. Witt 12% 84% Double to LF; McMillan Scores
Bob Smith replaces Red Witt pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-1 1 -2- CIN V. Pinson B. Smith 2% 86% Temple Steals 3B
t7 3-1 1 --3 CIN V. Pinson B. Smith 1% 87% Walk
t7 3-1 1 1-3 RO CIN J. Lynch B. Smith 2% 89% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Temple Scores
t7 4-1 2 1-- R CIN F. Robinson B. Smith 5% 94% Double to LF; Pinson Scores
t7 5-1 2 -2- O CIN G. Bell B. Smith -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
Eddie Kasko replaces Jerry Lynch (LF) playing 3B batting 3rd
Frank Thomas moves from 3B to LF
b7 1-5 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart B. Lawrence 2% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 1-5 1 --- O PIT D. Hoak B. Lawrence 1% 96% Strikeout
b7 1-5 2 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Lawrence 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Bob Smith facing 6-7-8
t8 5-1 0 --- O CIN F. Thomas B. Smith -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-1 1 --- O CIN E. Bailey B. Smith -0% 96% Flyball: 2B
t8 5-1 2 --- O CIN R. McMillan B. Smith -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 7-8-9
b8 1-5 0 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Lawrence 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-5 1 --- O PIT S. Burgess B. Lawrence 1% 98% Flyball: RF
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Smith (P) batting 9th
b8 1-5 2 --- PIT R. Nelson B. Lawrence -1% 97% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 1-5 2 -2- O PIT B. Virdon B. Lawrence 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Bob Porterfield facing 9-1-2
Bob Porterfield replaces Rocky Nelson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-1 0 --- O CIN B. Lawrence B. Porterfield -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 5-1 1 --- O CIN J. Temple B. Porterfield -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-1 2 --- O CIN V. Pinson B. Porterfield -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Reds' Brooks Lawrence facing 2-3-4
b9 1-5 0 --- PIT R. Clemente B. Lawrence -2% 96% Single to LF
b9 1-5 0 1-- O PIT R. Mejias B. Lawrence 2% 98% Strikeout
b9 1-5 1 1-- PIT D. Stuart B. Lawrence -4% 94% Double; Clemente to 3B
b9 1-5 1 -23 RO PIT D. Hoak B. Lawrence 4% 98% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
b9 2-5 2 -2- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Lawrence 2% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

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