July 17, 1959 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
DET 2 CLE 8
@BOS 7 CHW 2
@NYY 0 KCA 7
@WSH 4 CHC 1
CIN 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 SFG 4
@PIT 1 STL 4
MLN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 33,220

Friday, July 17, 1959
Time of Game: 2:51

Giants

51-38

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    4 10  0
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

W: S Jones (13-9), L: R Kline (7-8)

Pirates

48-43

Lost 2

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .619    0    1   2   
W Kirkland RF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .882    0    1   0   2B
W Mays CF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .303  .887    0    5   0   2B
O Cepeda 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .330  .931    0    4   1   2B,2·SB
D Spencer 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .747    0    3   1   
J Brandt LF                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .265  .718    0    4   0   
H Landrith C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .708    0    7   0   SH
E Bressoud SS                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .258  .704    0    1   1   2B
S Jones P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .093  .218    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (23, off R Kline); E Bressoud (6, off R Kline); W Mays (24, off R Kline); W Kirkland (13, off R Kline).

SH: H Landrith (2, off R Face); S Jones (5, off R Kline).

TB: E Bressoud 4; O Cepeda 3; W Kirkland 2; W Mays 2; H Landrith; J Davenport; D Spencer.

RBI: H Landrith (18); E Bressoud (5); O Cepeda (68); W Kirkland (41).

2-out RBI: W Kirkland; O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Davenport-O Cepeda.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Cepeda 2 (15, 2nd base off R Face/D Kravitz, 3rd base off R Face/D Kravitz).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .601    0    2   0   
D Groat SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .715    0    2   2   
B Skinner LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .787    0    2   0   
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .956    0    7   0   
D Kravitz C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .802    0    7   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .685    0    3   1   GDP
D Hoak 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .299  .808    0    3   1   SB
R Clemente RF                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .262  .661    0    1   1   
R Kline P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .171  .342    0    0   1   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .818    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   7                    27   6

BATTING

TB: R Clemente 2; B Skinner; B Virdon; D Groat; D Kravitz; D Hoak.

GIDP: B Mazeroski (11).

RBI: R Clemente (16).

2-out RBI: R Clemente.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: D Stuart (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Hoak (7, 2nd base off S Jones/H Landrith).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones, W (13-9)              9     7   1   1    1   7   0   3.09   34     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 7     75    -     1.07   0.44
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      6·13· 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
R Kline, L (7-8)               7     7   2   2    2   4   0   3.77   30     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7     57    -     1.18   0.10
R Face                         2     3   2   2    1   2   0   1.57   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.94  -0.16
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 33,220.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Davenport          3B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. W Kirkland           RF    2. D Groat              SS 
3. W Mays               CF    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. D Spencer            2B    5. D Kravitz            C  
6. J Brandt             LF    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. H Landrith           C     7. D Hoak               3B 
8. E Bressoud           SS    8. R Clemente           RF 
9. S Jones              P     9. R Kline              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-1  --3      20%  68% W Kirkland      R Kline         Double to RF; Bressoud Scores
   b 6   1  1-1  12-      13%  50% B Mazeroski     S Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 7   1  1-1  --3     -11%  48% J Davenport     R Kline         Groundout: SS-1B
   t 7   0  1-1  ---      11%  61% E Bressoud      R Kline         Double to LF
   b 2   2  1-0  -2-     -10%  48% R Clemente      S Jones         Single to LF; Hoak Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Davenport     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  W Kirkland      Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  W Mays          Double to CF
   R      -2-      59%  O Cepeda        Double to LF; Mays Scores
   O      -2-      56%  D Spencer       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Cepeda out at 3B/3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Virdon        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  B Skinner       Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  D Stuart        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Kline facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  J Brandt        Walk
   O      1--      61%  H Landrith      Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      67%  E Bressoud      Single to RF; Brandt to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  S Jones         Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      56%  J Davenport     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  D Kravitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      60%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
          ---      59%  D Hoak          Single (LF-CF)
          1--      58%  R Clemente      Hoak Steals 2B
   R      -2-      48%  " "             Single to LF; Hoak Scores
   O      1--      50%  R Kline         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      48%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  W Mays          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  D Groat         Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  D Stuart        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Spencer       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  J Brandt        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      47%  H Landrith      Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  E Bressoud      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Kravitz       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Hoak          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  S Jones         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  J Davenport     Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  R Kline         Strikeout
          ---      47%  B Virdon        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Groat         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  W Mays          Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      46%  D Spencer       Single to RF
          1--      49%  J Brandt        Walk; Spencer to 2B
   O      12-      43%  H Landrith      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  B Skinner       Walk
   O      1--      42%  D Stuart        Flyball: CF
          1--      37%  D Kravitz       Single; Skinner to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  B Mazeroski     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  E Bressoud      Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  S Jones         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bressoud to 3B
   O      --3      48%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      68%  W Kirkland      Double to RF; Bressoud Scores
   O      -2-      64%  W Mays          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Sam Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  D Hoak          Strikeout
          ---      64%  R Clemente      Single
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ron Kline batting 9th
   O      1--      70%  T Kluszewski    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      75%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Face facing 4-5-6
                  Roy Face replaces Ted Kluszewski pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  O Cepeda        Single
   O      1--      75%  D Spencer       Strikeout Looking
          1--      77%  J Brandt        Cepeda Steals 2B
          -2-      79%  " "             Walk
          12-      82%  H Landrith      Cepeda Steals 3B
   R      1-3      89%  " "             Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Brandt to 2B; Cepeda Scores
   RO     12-      93%  E Bressoud      Single to RF; Brandt Scores; Landrith to 3B; Bressoud out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      --3      92%  S Jones         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  D Groat         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  B Skinner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Stuart        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Roy Face facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  J Davenport     Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      97%  W Kirkland      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  D Kravitz       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.

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