May 17, 1960 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 11
BOS 6 CLE 7
NYY 6 DET 3
WSH 1 KCA 4
BAL 2 SFG 9
@CIN 3 LAD 6
@MLN 4 PIT 11
CHC 6

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 16,102

Tuesday, May 17, 1960
Time of Game: 2:35

Cubs

9-15

Lost 1

7th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            3  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    6 11  3
Pirates         4  1  3   0  1  2   0  0  X   11 13  0

W: B Friend (5-1), L: G Hobbie (3-4), S: R Face (5)

Pirates

19-10

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .318  .819    0    0   1   
B Will RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .658    0    7   6   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Bouchee 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .629    0    5   1   
E Banks SS                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .227  .878    0    0   2   HR
W Moryn LF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .326  .842    0    2   0   
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .764    0    0   0   
S Taylor C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .657    0    3   2   2B
J Kindall 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .235  .634    0    4   1   3B,2B
G Hobbie P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .377    0    0   0   
  A Ceccarelli P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Schult PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Altman PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .180  .601    0    3   3   2B
Totals                       37   6  11   6    0   3                    24  16

BATTING

2B: G Altman (4, off B Friend); J Kindall (1, off B Friend); S Taylor (3, off B Friend).

3B: J Kindall (1, off B Friend).

HR: E Banks (8, off B Friend; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Kindall 5; E Banks 4; W Moryn 2; S Taylor 2; G Altman 2; F Thomas; E Bouchee; B Will; R Ashburn.

RBI: E Banks 3 (27); W Moryn (7); R Ashburn (6); J Kindall (5).

2-out RBI: W Moryn.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

E: E Banks 2 (6); W Moryn (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Kindall (3rd base by H Smith).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hoak 3B                     4   1   3   3    1   0  .220  .687    0    1   0   3B
D Groat SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .737    0    0   1   
B Skinner LF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .339 1.110    0    2   0   2B
D Stuart 1B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .273  .719    0    5   0   2B
R Clemente RF                 5   1   0   1    0   1  .358  .980    0   14  13   2·SB
H Smith C                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .310  .977    0    5   1   
G Cimoli CF                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .316  .821    0    0   0   2B
B Mazeroski 2B                4   2   1   1    0   0  .232  .734    0    0   2   2B
B Friend P                    2   2   1   1    1   1  .091  .258    0    0   2   SH
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37  11  13  10    4   3                    27  19

BATTING

2B: B Skinner (8, off G Hobbie); B Mazeroski (3, off A Ceccarelli); D Stuart (4, off M Drabowsky); G Cimoli (6, off G Hobbie).

3B: D Hoak (2, off G Hobbie).

SH: B Friend (2, off M Drabowsky).

TB: D Hoak 5; D Stuart 4; B Skinner 3; G Cimoli 2; H Smith 2; B Mazeroski 2; B Friend.

RBI: D Hoak 3 (10); H Smith 2 (16); G Cimoli (8); D Stuart (17); R Clemente (28); B Mazeroski (26); B Friend (1).

2-out RBI: H Smith 2; D Hoak 2; B Mazeroski; G Cimoli; B Friend.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clemente 2 (2, 2nd base off G Hobbie/S Taylor, 2nd base off B Johnson/S Taylor).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Hobbie, L (3-4)              1     4   5   2    2   0   0   5.82   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4     29    -     1.12  -0.52
A Ceccarelli                   3     4   3   0    0   2   0   5.54   14     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 4          1-0    0.49  -0.05
M Drabowsky                    2     4   3   3    2   0   0  20.25   11     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.13  -0.03
B Johnson                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.78    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    13  11   5    4   3   0          42     -       ·  ·     17· 5· 0·13          1-0

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 (5-1)              8    11   6   6    0   3   1   2.22   34     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0·11     39    -     0.55  -0.09
R Face, S (5)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    11   6   6    0   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 0·11           -

G Hobbie faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 16,102.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Ashburn            CF    1. D Hoak               3B 
2. B Will               RF    2. D Groat              SS 
3. E Bouchee            1B    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. E Banks              SS    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. W Moryn              LF    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. F Thomas             3B    6. H Smith              C  
7. S Taylor             C     7. G Cimoli             CF 
8. J Kindall            2B    8. B Mazeroski          2B 
9. G Hobbie             P     9. B Friend             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-     -22%  24% E Banks         B Friend        Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Ashburn Scores; Bouchee Scores
   b 2   0  3-4  1--      13%  82% D Hoak          G Hobbie        Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF); Friend Scores
   b 1   2  3-3  1--      12%  64% G Cimoli        G Hobbie        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores/unER
   b 1   2  3-2  -2-      10%  52% H Smith         G Hobbie        Single to CF; Clemente Scores/unER
   t 2   1  4-3  --3       9%  65% G Hobbie        B Friend        Kindall Picked off 3B (C-3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Ashburn       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Will          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      46%  E Bouchee       Single to LF; Ashburn to 2B
   RRR    12-      24%  E Banks         Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Ashburn Scores; Bouchee Scores
   O      ---      25%  W Moryn         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      25%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      1--      26%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
          1--      34%  B Skinner       Double to LF; Hoak to 3B
   R      -23      41%  D Stuart        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hoak Scores/No RBI; Skinner to 3B; Stuart to 1B
   RO     1-3      41%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Skinner Scores/unER
          1--      42%  H Smith         Clemente Steals 2B
   R      -2-      52%  " "             Single to CF; Clemente Scores/unER
   R      1--      64%  G Cimoli        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores/unER
   O      -2-      61%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  S Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      56%  J Kindall       Triple to LF (Deep LF)
   O      --3      65%  G Hobbie        Kindall Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      66%  " "             Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Glen Hobbie facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  B Friend        Walk
   R      1--      82%  D Hoak          Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF); Friend Scores
                  Art Ceccarelli replaces Glen Hobbie pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      79%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B; Hoak stays at 3B
   O      --3      75%  B Skinner       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      72%  D Stuart        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  R Ashburn       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Will          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Art Ceccarelli facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---      76%  G Cimoli        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      84%  B Mazeroski     Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Cimoli Scores/unER
   R      -2-      90%  B Friend        Single to LF; Mazeroski Scores/unER; Friend to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -2-      93%  D Hoak          Single to CF; Friend Scores/unER
   O      1--      93%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  E Banks         Strikeout
          ---      93%  W Moryn         Single
   O      1--      94%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  S Taylor        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Art Ceccarelli facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  B Skinner       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      95%  D Stuart        Single
   O      1--      95%  R Clemente      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      94%  H Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Kindall       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  Art Schult pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  A Schult        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  R Ashburn       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Moe Drabowsky facing 7-8-9
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Art Schult pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  G Cimoli        Walk
   O      1--      96%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  B Friend        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 2B
   RO     -2-      98%  D Hoak          Single to CF; Mazeroski Scores; Hoak out at 2B/CF-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 9.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  B Will          Single
   O      1--      98%  E Bouchee       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      98%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B; Will to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  W Moryn         Single; Will Scores
   O      1--      98%  F Thomas        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Moe Drabowsky facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  D Groat         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      98%  B Skinner       Single
   R      1--      99%  D Stuart        Double; Skinner Scores
   O      -2-      99%  R Clemente      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   R      -2-      99%  H Smith         Single; Stuart Scores
          1--      99%  G Cimoli        Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Mazeroski     Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 11.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-11, Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  S Taylor        Double
   R      -2-      97%  J Kindall       Double; Taylor Scores
                  George Altman pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky batting 9th
          -2-      95%  G Altman        Double; Kindall to 3B
   RO     -23      96%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kindall Scores; Altman to 3B
   O      --3      98%  B Will          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      --3      99%  E Bouchee       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-6, Ben Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Ben Johnson replaces Bob Will pitching and batting 2nd; George Altman moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  B Friend        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Hoak          Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Groat         Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 11.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-11, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  E Banks         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      99%  W Moryn         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      99%  F Thomas        Single
   O      1--     100%  S Taylor        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-6, Ben Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  B Skinner       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---     100%  D Stuart        Single
   O      1--     100%  R Clemente      Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  H Smith         Clemente Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 11.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-11, Roy Face facing 8-9-1
                  Roy Face replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Kindall       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---     100%  G Altman        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---     100%  R Ashburn       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation