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CHW  4
NYY  2
 BAL 11
@DET  0
 CHC  3
@MLN  0
 LAD  8
@PHI  2
 PIT  6
SFG  0
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 23,617

 Monday, August 24, 1959
Time of Game: 2:47
Giants
0
71-53
Lost 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 12  0
Pirates         0  1  2   1  1  0   1  0  X    6 13  1
W: Bob Friend (7-15), L: Sam Jones (16-12)
 Pirates
6
65-61
Won 4
4th, 7 GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Brandt 3B                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .275  .747              0   2   
W Mays CF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .896              3   1   GDP
W McCovey 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .384 1.151             10   1   
O Cepeda LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .909              1   0   
W Kirkland RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .806              1   0   
D Spencer 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .709              0   3   
H Landrith C                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .249  .685              6   0   
  J Pagan PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
E Bressoud SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .737              2   3   
S Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .113  .262              0   0   
  M McCormick P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .313              0   0   
  D Rhodes PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .648              0   0   
  J Antonelli PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .361              0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125              0   1   
  L Wagner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .796              0   0   
  B Byerly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
  F Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .781              0   0   
Totals                       38   0  12   0    1   8                         24  11
Batting Events
TB: J Brandt 2; H Landrith 2; W Mays 2; W Kirkland; W McCovey; D Rhodes; D Spencer; E Bressoud; O Cepeda.
GIDP: W Mays (11).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Spencer-E Bressoud-W McCovey.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Skinner LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .747              3   0   
D Groat SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .273  .685              3   5   3B
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .739              0   0   
R Nelson 1B                   4   3   3   3    0   0  .295  .884              5   0   2·HR
S Burgess C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .306  .852              9   0   
D Hoak 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .777              1   0   2B,GDP
D Schofield 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .614              3   4   
B Virdon CF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .247  .652              2   0   SB
B Friend P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .327              1   0   
Totals                       35   6  13   0    1   5                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: D Hoak (25, off S Jones).
3B: D Groat (7, off M McCormick).
HR: R Nelson 2 (5, 1 off S Jones, 1 off B Byerly; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: R Nelson 9; D Groat 5; B Virdon 2; D Hoak 2; S Burgess 2; R Clemente; D Schofield.
GIDP: D Hoak (18).
RBI: R Nelson 3 (28); B Virdon (35); D Groat (47).
2-out RBI: R Nelson; D Groat.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Groat-R Nelson.
E: B Virdon (8).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Virdon (7, 2nd base off S Jones/H Landrith).

Pitching Stats

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, L (16-12)             3     8   3   3    0   2   1   3.13   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 8     33    -     1.02  -0.17
M McCormick                    1     2   1   1    0   2   0   4.19    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.53  -0.04
E Fisher                       2     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.56    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.18  -0.01
B Byerly                       2     1   1   1    1   0   1   2.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    13   6   6    1   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·12           -  
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, W (7-15)             9    12   0   0    1   8   0   3.99   39     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·12     70    -     0.74   0.28
Totals                         9    12   0   0    1   8   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·12           -
Balks: None.
WP: S Jones (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Vinnie Smith.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 23,617.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   San Francisco Giants                      Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Jackie Brandt                3B       1. Bob Skinner                  LF
2. Willie Mays                  CF       2. Dick Groat                   SS
3. Willie McCovey               1B       3. Roberto Clemente             RF
4. Orlando Cepeda               LF       4. Rocky Nelson                 1B
5. Willie Kirkland              RF       5. Smoky Burgess                 C
6. Daryl Spencer                2B       6. Don Hoak                     3B
7. Hobie Landrith                C       7. Dick Schofield               2B
8. Eddie Bressoud               SS       8. Bill Virdon                  CF
9. Sam Jones                     P       9. Bob Friend                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 1-- RR 16% 83% 1-0 PIT R. Nelson S. Jones Home Run; Groat Scores
t3 0 1-- OO 9% 66% 0-1 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b2 0 --- 6% 61% 0-0 PIT D. Hoak S. Jones Double to CF
b4 2 1-- R 6% 91% 3-0 PIT D. Groat M. McCormick Triple to RF; Virdon Scores
b2 1 --3 R 6% 66% 0-0 PIT B. Virdon S. Jones Single to CF; Hoak Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 SFG J. Brandt B. Friend Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- -4% 48% 0-0 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Single to CF; Mays to 2B/Adv on E8
t1 1 -2- O 3% 52% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 PIT B. Skinner S. Jones Flyball: SS
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 PIT D. Groat S. Jones Single to RF
b1 1 1-- 3% 58% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente S. Jones Single to LF; Groat to 2B
b1 1 12- O -3% 56% 0-0 PIT R. Nelson S. Jones Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clemente to 2B; Groat to 3B
b1 2 -23 O -6% 50% 0-0 PIT S. Burgess S. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 SFG W. Kirkland B. Friend Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 SFG D. Spencer B. Friend Single to CF
t2 1 1-- -4% 46% 0-0 SFG H. Landrith B. Friend Single to CF; Spencer to 2B
t2 1 12- O 5% 51% 0-0 SFG E. Bressoud B. Friend Strikeout
t2 2 12- O 5% 55% 0-0 SFG S. Jones B. Friend Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- 6% 61% 0-0 PIT D. Hoak S. Jones Double to CF
b2 0 -2- O -1% 60% 0-0 PIT D. Schofield S. Jones Groundout: SS-1B; Hoak to 3B
b2 1 --3 R 6% 66% 0-0 PIT B. Virdon S. Jones Single to CF; Hoak Scores
b2 1 1-- 1% 68% 1-0 PIT B. Friend S. Jones Virdon Steals 2B
b2 1 -2- O -3% 64% 1-0 PIT B. Friend S. Jones Strikeout
b2 2 -2- O -3% 62% 1-0 PIT B. Skinner S. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- -4% 57% 0-1 SFG J. Brandt B. Friend Single to CF
t3 0 1-- OO 9% 66% 0-1 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t3 2 --- -2% 64% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Single to CF
t3 2 1-- O 3% 67% 0-1 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- 3% 70% 1-0 PIT D. Groat S. Jones Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O -3% 67% 1-0 PIT R. Clemente S. Jones Strikeout
b3 1 1-- RR 16% 83% 1-0 PIT R. Nelson S. Jones Home Run; Groat Scores
b3 1 --- 1% 85% 3-0 PIT S. Burgess S. Jones Single
b3 1 1-- O -1% 83% 3-0 PIT D. Hoak S. Jones Flyball: RF
b3 2 1-- 0% 84% 3-0 PIT D. Schofield S. Jones Wild Pitch; Burgess to 2B
b3 2 -2- O -2% 82% 3-0 PIT D. Schofield S. Jones Single to CF; Burgess out at Hm/CF-C
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- -4% 78% 0-3 SFG W. Kirkland B. Friend Single to RF
t4 0 1-- O 4% 82% 0-3 SFG D. Spencer B. Friend Strikeout Looking
t4 1 1-- O 3% 85% 0-3 SFG H. Landrith B. Friend Strikeout Looking
t4 2 1-- O 2% 87% 0-3 SFG E. Bressoud B. Friend Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
Mike McCormick replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th
b4 0 --- 1% 88% 3-0 PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O -1% 87% 3-0 PIT B. Friend M. McCormick Strikeout (foul bunt)
b4 1 1-- O -1% 85% 3-0 PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick Strikeout Looking
b4 2 1-- R 6% 91% 3-0 PIT D. Groat M. McCormick Triple to RF; Virdon Scores
b4 2 --3 O -1% 90% 4-0 PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Mike McCormick (P) batting 9th
t5 0 --- -3% 87% 0-4 SFG D. Rhodes B. Friend Single to LF
Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Dusty Rhodes (PH) batting 9th
t5 0 1-- -5% 82% 0-4 SFG J. Brandt B. Friend Walk; Antonelli to 2B
t5 0 12- O 3% 86% 0-4 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Flyball: CF; Antonelli to 3B
t5 1 1-3 O 5% 90% 0-4 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Strikeout
t5 2 1-3 O 3% 94% 0-4 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Eddie Fisher facing 4-5-6
Eddie Fisher replaces Johnny Antonelli (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b5 0 --- 1% 94% 4-0 PIT R. Nelson E. Fisher Single
b5 0 1-- 2% 96% 4-0 PIT S. Burgess E. Fisher Single to RF; Nelson to 3B
b5 0 1-3 ROO -1% 96% 4-0 PIT D. Hoak E. Fisher Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Nelson Scores/No RBI
b5 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 PIT D. Schofield E. Fisher Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 SFG W. Kirkland B. Friend Groundout: 2B-P
t6 1 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 SFG D. Spencer B. Friend Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-5 SFG H. Landrith B. Friend Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Eddie Fisher facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 PIT B. Virdon E. Fisher Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 PIT B. Friend E. Fisher Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 PIT B. Skinner E. Fisher Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- -2% 95% 0-5 SFG E. Bressoud B. Friend Single to CF
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Eddie Fisher (P) batting 9th
t7 0 1-- O 2% 97% 0-5 SFG L. Wagner B. Friend Flyball: 3B
t7 1 1-- O 1% 98% 0-5 SFG J. Brandt B. Friend Flyball: LF
t7 2 1-- O 1% 99% 0-5 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Bud Byerly facing 2-3-4
Bud Byerly replaces Leon Wagner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 PIT D. Groat B. Byerly Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 PIT R. Clemente B. Byerly Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- R 1% 99% 5-0 PIT R. Nelson B. Byerly Home Run
b7 2 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 PIT S. Burgess B. Byerly Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Strikeout
t8 1 --- -0% 99% 0-6 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Single to LF
t8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 SFG W. Kirkland B. Friend Strikeout
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 SFG D. Spencer B. Friend Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Giants' Bud Byerly facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 PIT D. Hoak B. Byerly Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 PIT D. Schofield B. Byerly Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 6-0 PIT B. Virdon B. Byerly Walk
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 6-0 PIT B. Friend B. Byerly Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- -0% 100% 0-6 SFG H. Landrith B. Friend Single to CF
Jose Pagan pinch runs for Hobie Landrith (C) batting 7th
t9 0 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 SFG E. Bressoud B. Friend Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Bud Byerly (P) batting 9th
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 SFG F. Alou B. Friend Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 2 1-- -0% 100% 0-6 SFG J. Brandt B. Friend Single to LF; Alou to 2B
t9 2 12- -0% 100% 0-6 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Single; Brandt to 2B; Alou to 3B
t9 2 123 O 0% 100% 0-6 SFG W. McCovey B. Friend Strikeout
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 6.

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