August 2, 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
CHW 2 KCA 10
@BOS 4 NYY 3
DET 2
(14) NYY 3
DET 2
(10) WSH 9
CLE 0 CHC 5
CIN 3 PHI 7
SFG 3 PHI 6
SFG 5 PIT 3
LAD 0 STL 4
MLN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 25,876

Tuesday, August 2, 1960
Time of Game: 2:16

Dodgers

52-43

Lost 1

4th, 5 GB

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

W: V Law (14-5), L: S Williams (11-3)

Pirates

58-39

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .685   12    0   2   GDP
J Gilliam 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .704   12    0   2   SH
T Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .666   11    3   0   
N Larker 1B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .346  .854    8    2   1   
  D Snider RF                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .901   10    1   0   IW
F Howard RF-1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .866   10    7   2   2B,GDP
W Moon LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .801   10    0   1   
C Neal 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .707    6    4   1   
J Pignatano C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .833   16    4   1   
  L Sherry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .575         0   0   
S Williams P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .426    9    2   2   
  J Roseboro PH-C             1   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .704    2    1   0   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    1   4              106   24  12

BATTING

2B: F Howard (8, off V Law).

SH: J Gilliam (5, off V Law).

IBB: D Snider (5, by V Law).

TB: F Howard 2; T Davis; J Roseboro; M Wills; N Larker.

GIDP: F Howard (6); M Wills (9).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: C Neal (11); M Wills (17); S Williams (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .767   13    3   1   
D Groat SS                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .309  .728    8    2   5   2B,SH
B Skinner LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .843   18    2   0   
  G Cimoli LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .687         0   0   
R Nelson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .314  .933   18   10   2   IW
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .789   17    0   1   
S Burgess C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .771    9    6   0   
  J Christopher PR            0   1   0   0    0   0  .176  .457         0   0   
  H Smith C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .908    1    0   0   
D Hoak 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .773   16    2   0   SH
B Mazeroski 2B                3   1   2   1    0   0  .240  .658    8    1   4   
V Law P                       2   1   1   0    0   0  .190  .532   10    1   3   SH
Totals                       28   3   5   3    2   4              118   27  16

BATTING

2B: D Groat (21, off S Williams).

SH: V Law (5, off S Williams); D Groat (8, off S Williams); D Hoak (4, off S Williams).

IBB: R Nelson (3, by S Williams).

TB: D Groat 2; B Mazeroski 2; R Clemente; V Law.

RBI: D Groat 2 (33); B Mazeroski (43).

2-out RBI: D Groat 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Mazeroski-D Groat-R Nelson; V Law-B Mazeroski-R Nelson.

E: V Law 2 (2); D Hoak (18).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Williams, L (11-3)           7     4   3   1    2   3   0   2.37   29  104-67   48· 9·10   15· 8· 0· 1     62    -     1.19  -0.00
L Sherry                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.29    4   14-8     5· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8     5   3   1    2   4   0          33  118-75   53·11·11   18· 8· 0· 1           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Law, W (14-5)                9     5   0   0    1   4   0   2.65   32  106-72   45·14·13   14· 7· 4· 2     80    -     1.18   0.50
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   4   0          32  106-72   45·14·13   14· 7· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: V Law (2; D Snider); S Williams (1; R Nelson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 25,876.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Wills              SS    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. J Gilliam            3B    2. D Groat              SS 
3. T Davis              CF    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. N Larker             1B    4. R Nelson             1B 
5. F Howard             RF    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. W Moon               LF    6. S Burgess            C  
7. C Neal               2B    7. D Hoak               3B 
8. J Pignatano          C     8. B Mazeroski          2B 
9. S Williams           P     9. V Law                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  0-0  -2-  2   17%  80% B Mazeroski     S Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Christopher Scores
   b 7   2  0-1  12-  1   14%  93% D Groat         S Williams      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mazeroski Scores/unER; Law Scores/unER; Groat out at 3B/LF-3B-2B
   t 8   0  3-0  1--  2    7%  97% M Wills         V Law           Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   t 4   1  0-0  --3  2    7%  51% F Howard        V Law           Groundout: P-1B
   t 6   2  0-0  12-  4    6%  57% F Howard        V Law           Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Gilliam       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4   55%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  1   51%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  B Skinner       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  N Larker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   54%  F Howard        Double to CF (Line Drive); Howard out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---  5   55%  W Moon          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  R Nelson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  R Clemente      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  S Burgess       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   52%  C Neal          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   50%  J Pignatano     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
   O      1--  4   53%  S Williams      Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   51%  M Wills         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pignatano to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  D Hoak          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   51%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   53%  V Law           Single to 3B
          1--  1   55%  B Virdon        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Law to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   46%  T Davis         Single to SS
   O      1--  7   44%  N Larker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Davis to 3B; Larker out at 1B/RF-1B
   O      --3  2   51%  F Howard        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3  4   56%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Howard moves to 1B; Duke Snider replaces Norm Larker playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   53%  B Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   51%  R Nelson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   50%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  J Pignatano     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   56%  S Williams      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   54%  S Burgess       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   51%  D Hoak          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   53%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  V Law           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   45%  M Wills         Single to SS
   O      1--  1   47%  J Gilliam       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-  2   52%  T Davis         Flyball: C
          -2-  4   51%  D Snider        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   57%  F Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   62%  B Virdon        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   61%  D Groat         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  B Skinner       Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   56%  R Nelson        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  R Clemente      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   54%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   57%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   59%  J Pignatano     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   64%  S Burgess       Walk
                  Joe Christopher pinch runs for Smoky Burgess batting 6th
   O      1--  5   62%  D Hoak          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Christopher to 2B
   R      -2-  2   80%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Christopher Scores
          1--  2   82%  V Law           Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Mazeroski to 2B; Law to 1B
   O      12-  2   79%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
   RRO    12-  1   93%  D Groat         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mazeroski Scores/unER; Law Scores/unER; Groat out at 3B/LF-3B-2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
                  Hal Smith replaces Joe Christopher playing C batting 6th; Johnny Roseboro pinch hits for Stan Williams batting 9th
          ---  2   89%  J Roseboro      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   97%  M Wills         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Sherry facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Sherry replaces Joe Pignatano pitching and batting 8th; Johnny Roseboro moves to C
   O      ---  5   97%  B Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  R Nelson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   97%  R Clemente      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
                  Gino Cimoli replaces Bob Skinner playing LF batting 3rd
          ---  2   93%  T Davis         Reached on E1/Bunt
   O      1--  6   97%  D Snider        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  3  100%  F Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation