April 23, 1960 Milwaukee Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
CHW 2 KCA 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
BAL 2 BOS 8
@WSH 3 SFG 18
@CHC 2 PHI 3
CIN 2
(13) PIT 5
MLN 4 STL 9
LAD 5

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 15,502

Saturday, April 23, 1960
Time of Game: 2:39

Braves

4-4

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

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

W: J Gibbon (2-0), L: L Burdette (1-1)

Pirates

7-3

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .323  .796    0    3   0   
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .988    0    2   3   
  C Cottier PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   3   
  S Lopata PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  L Maye PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Mathews 3B                  3   2   2   2    2   0  .367 1.286    0    0   1   HR,2B
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .303  .973    0    5   0   2B
J Adcock 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .276  .817    0    5   0   
A Spangler LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .618    0    0   1   
  M Krsnich PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Logan SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .679    0    2   1   3B
  F Mantilla PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
D Crandall C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    6   0   
L Burdette P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    0   1   
  R Boone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4   9   4    3   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (1, off B Daniels); E Mathews (2, off B Daniels).

3B: J Logan (1, off B Daniels).

HR: E Mathews (3, off B Daniels; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: E Mathews 6; J Logan 4; H Aaron 2; B Bruton; J Adcock; S Lopata; R Schoendienst.

RBI: E Mathews 2 (6); H Aaron (11); J Adcock (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Mathews-R Schoendienst-J Adcock.

E: H Aaron (1); J Logan 2 (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hoak 3B                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .233  .829    0    1   4   
D Groat SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .368  .889    0    0   2   SH
B Skinner LF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .361 1.267    0    1   0   IW
D Stuart 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .316  .725    0   12   0   GDP
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .341  .918    0    2   0   
S Burgess C                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .333  .915    0    4   0   HR
  B Oldis C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Virdon CF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .733    0    5   0   SB
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .108  .321    0    1   5   
B Daniels P                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  P Giel P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Kravitz PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Gibbon P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   5  10   4    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

HR: S Burgess (1, off L Burdette; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: D Groat (3, off L Burdette).

IBB: B Skinner (2, by L Burdette).

TB: S Burgess 6; B Virdon 3; D Stuart 2; R Clemente; B Daniels.

GIDP: D Stuart (2).

RBI: S Burgess 2 (3); D Stuart (6); B Daniels (1).

2-out RBI: B Daniels; S Burgess.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Virdon (3, 2nd base off L Burdette/D Crandall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Burdette, L (1-1)            8    10   5   3    2   4   1   3.38   36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2·10     48    -     1.21  -0.36
Totals                         8    10   5   3    2   4   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2·10           -

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 Daniels                      5.1   6   4   4    2   3   1   8.59   24     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 6     41    -     1.17  -0.31
P Giel                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.99   0.09
J Gibbon, W (2-0)              3     3   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.87   0.36
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Daniels 2 (2).

IBB: L Burdette (1; B Skinner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 15,502.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Bruton             CF    1. D Hoak               3B 
2. R Schoendienst       2B    2. D Groat              SS 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. H Aaron              RF    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. J Adcock             1B    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. A Spangler           LF    6. S Burgess            C  
7. J Logan              SS    7. B Virdon             CF 
8. D Crandall           C     8. B Mazeroski          2B 
9. L Burdette           P     9. B Daniels            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  12-      22%  65% B Daniels       L Burdette      Single to RF; Burgess Scores; Virdon Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Daniels to 2B
   b 6   1  4-3  ---      20%  54% S Burgess       L Burdette      Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 6   1  3-2  1--     -19%  47% H Aaron         B Daniels       Double to LF (Deep LF); Mathews Scores
   b 7   1  4-4  12-      18%  82% D Stuart        L Burdette      Single to LF; Hoak Scores/unER; Skinner to 2B
   t 5   0  3-2  ---     -13%  51% J Logan         B Daniels       Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bennie Daniels facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Bruton        Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B; Bruton to 2B
   R      -2-      38%  E Mathews       Double to RF (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
   O      -2-      41%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      44%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  D Groat         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  B Skinner       Walk; Groat to 2B
   OO     12-      39%  D Stuart        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bennie Daniels facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  J Logan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  D Crandall      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  R Clemente      Strikeout
          ---      44%  S Burgess       Single to CF
          1--      48%  B Virdon        Single to RF; Burgess to 2B
   O      12-      43%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   RR     12-      65%  B Daniels       Single to RF; Burgess Scores; Virdon Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Daniels to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Bennie Daniels facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  L Burdette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      67%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  D Groat         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      64%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      65%  D Stuart        Single to LF
          1--      67%  R Clemente      Single to RF; Stuart to 2B
   RO     12-      74%  S Burgess       Single to LF; Stuart Scores; Clemente out at Hm/LF-2B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Bennie Daniels facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      63%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      66%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  J Adcock        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  A Spangler      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lew Burdette facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  B Virdon        Single to P
   O      1--      69%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
          1--      71%  B Daniels       Virdon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      65%  D Hoak          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Bennie Daniels facing 7-8-9
          ---      51%  J Logan         Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3      58%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      66%  L Burdette      Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      71%  B Bruton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  D Groat         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      68%  B Skinner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Stuart        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Bennie Daniels facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  E Mathews       Walk
   R      1--      47%  H Aaron         Double to LF (Deep LF); Mathews Scores
          -2-      42%  J Adcock        Wild Pitch; Aaron to 3B
   R      --3      33%  " "             Single to LF; Aaron Scores
          1--      31%  A Spangler      Wild Pitch; Adcock to 2B
          -2-      29%  " "             Walk
                  Paul Giel replaces Bennie Daniels pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      34%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      38%  D Crandall      Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   R      ---      54%  S Burgess       Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      58%  B Virdon        Single to RF
   O      1--      54%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
                  Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Paul Giel batting 9th
   O      1--      50%  D Kravitz       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Danny Kravitz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  L Burdette      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  R Schoendienst  Single to CF
                  Chuck Cottier pinch runs for Red Schoendienst batting 2nd
          1--      51%  E Mathews       Walk; Cottier to 2B
   O      12-      59%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
                  Chuck Cottier moves to 2B
          ---      64%  D Hoak          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      62%  D Groat         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hoak to 2B
          -2-      64%  B Skinner       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      82%  D Stuart        Single to LF; Hoak Scores/unER; Skinner to 2B
   O      12-      80%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Skinner to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  S Burgess       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Gibbon facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Oldis replaces Smoky Burgess playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      81%  J Adcock        Strikeout
                  Mike Krsnich pinch hits for Al Spangler batting 6th
   O      ---      85%  M Krsnich       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      82%  J Logan         Single to CF
                  Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Johnny Logan batting 7th
   O      1--      87%  D Crandall      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Lew Burdette facing 7-8-9
                  Felix Mantilla moves to SS; Mike Krsnich moves to LF
   O      ---      86%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Mazeroski     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      84%  J Gibbon        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Boone pinch hits for Lew Burdette batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  R Boone         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Stan Lopata pinch hits for Chuck Cottier batting 2nd
          ---      92%  S Lopata        Single to RF
                  Lee Maye pinch runs for Stan Lopata batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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