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CLE
@CHW		8
2		 
(11)
WSA
@DET		1
7
NYY
@KCA		9
4
BOS
@LAA		3
2
BAL
@MIN		6
10
STL
@CIN		2
3
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@MLN		2
3
LAD
@PHI		6
0
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@PIT		3
0
Wednesday, May 10, 1961
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 21,599, Time of Game: 1:55
Giants
3
15-8
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
0
12-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2½ GB
L: Bob Friend (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  3  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  2

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Davenport 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .882 -0.067 0.64 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 2 3
Chuck Hiller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .567 -0.050 0.49 0.000 -0.050 -0.8 0 1
Willie Mays CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 1.009 -0.035 0.34 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 1 0
Willie McCovey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .705 -0.062 0.61 0.000 -0.062 -0.7 9 0
Orlando Cepeda LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .795 -0.048 0.63 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 1 0
Felipe Alou RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .815 0.012 0.42 0.031 -0.018 -0.1 1 0
Ed Bailey C 2 1 0 0 1 1 .278 .747 -0.018 0.92 0.012 -0.030 -0.2 10 0 IW
Jose Pagan SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .204 .587 0.132 1.07 0.157 -0.025 0.8 3 3
Mike McCormick P 3 0 1 2 0 2 .200 .400 0.157 0.92 0.175 -0.017 1.4 0 1
Team Totals 30 3 3 3 1 7 .100 .229 0.021 0.65 0.375 -0.352 -1.6 27 8
IBB: E Bailey (2, by B Friend).
TB: J Pagan; F Alou; M McCormick.
RBI: M McCormick 2 (2); J Pagan (5).
2-out RBI: M McCormick 2; J Pagan.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 2 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Davenport-W McCovey.
E: F Alou (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .352 1.037 -0.041 0.85 0.031 -0.072 -0.5 2 0
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .685 -0.011 0.94 0.049 -0.059 -0.2 1 5
Roberto Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .374 .921 -0.146 0.99 0.000 -0.146 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Dick Stuart 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .768 -0.068 0.82 0.011 -0.078 -0.6 11 0
Bob Skinner LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .658 -0.021 0.65 0.030 -0.050 -0.3 2 0
Don Hoak 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .316 .747 0.049 0.73 0.071 -0.021 0.4 0 3
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .133 .330 -0.127 1.42 0.000 -0.127 -1.2 7 0
Bill Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .492 -0.089 1.11 0.000 -0.089 -0.8 2 0
Bob Friend P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .526 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Joe Christopher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.027 1.06 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Bobby Shantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Baker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .543 0.014 0.32 0.014 0.000 0.1
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 3 10 .103 .291 -0.479 0.90 0.206 -0.681 -4.6 27 8
TB: D Groat; D Stuart; D Hoak.
GIDP: R Clemente (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: B Virdon (1); D Hoak (3).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike McCormick, W (3-1) 9 3 0 0 3 10 0 1.39 32 88 0.478 0.90 4.6
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 3 10 0 0.00 32 88 0.478 0.65 4.6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend, L (4-2) 6 3 3 2 1 5 0 3.49 22 60 -0.068 0.84 0.1
Bobby Shantz 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.38 6 0 0 0.037 0.24 1.0
Roy Face 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 3 2 1 7 0 2.00 31 60 0 0 -0.023 0.90 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Friend (3; E Bailey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Tony Venzon, LF - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 21,599.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Jim Davenport 3B 1 Bill Virdon CF
2 Chuck Hiller 2B 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Willie Mays CF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Dick Stuart 1B
5 Orlando Cepeda LF 5 Bob Skinner LF
6 Felipe Alou RF 6 Don Hoak 3B
7 Ed Bailey C 7 Hal Smith C
8 Jose Pagan SS 8 Bill Mazeroski 2B
9 Mike McCormick P 9 Bob Friend P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 2 -23 RR SFG M. McCormick B. Friend 17% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores; Pagan Scores/unER
t5 0-0 2 12- R SFG J. Pagan B. Friend 16% 65% Single to CF; Alou Scores; Bailey to 3B/Adv on E8; Pagan to 2B
b6 0-3 1 12- OO PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick 11% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
b5 0-3 1 1-3 O PIT H. Smith M. McCormick 7% 81% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 1-- PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick -7% 73% Single to RF; Skinner to 3B/Adv on E9

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Davenport B. Friend -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG C. Hiller B. Friend -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- O SFG W. Mays B. Friend -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat M. McCormick 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Friend -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O SFG F. Alou B. Friend -1% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick 1% 50% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O SFG E. Bailey B. Friend -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O SFG J. Pagan B. Friend -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O SFG M. McCormick B. Friend -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT H. Smith M. McCormick 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski M. McCormick 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Friend M. McCormick 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Davenport B. Friend -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O SFG C. Hiller B. Friend -2% 45% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-0 2 --- O SFG W. Mays B. Friend -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat M. McCormick 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Friend -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- SFG F. Alou B. Friend 3% 48% Single to 3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
t5 0-0 2 -2- SFG E. Bailey B. Friend 1% 49% Intentional Walk
t5 0-0 2 12- R SFG J. Pagan B. Friend 16% 65% Single to CF; Alou Scores; Bailey to 3B/Adv on E8; Pagan to 2B
t5 1-0 2 -23 RR SFG M. McCormick B. Friend 17% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores; Pagan Scores/unER
t5 3-0 2 1-- O SFG J. Davenport B. Friend -1% 81% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
b5 0-3 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick 3% 84% Popfly: SS
b5 0-3 1 --- PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick -3% 81% Walk
b5 0-3 1 1-- PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick -7% 73% Single to RF; Skinner to 3B/Adv on E9
b5 0-3 1 1-3 O PIT H. Smith M. McCormick 7% 81% Strikeout
b5 0-3 2 1-3 O PIT B. Mazeroski M. McCormick 5% 86% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
t6 3-0 0 --- O SFG C. Hiller B. Friend -1% 85% Strikeout
t6 3-0 1 --- O SFG W. Mays B. Friend -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-0 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Friend -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
Joe Christopher pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 --- O PIT J. Christopher M. McCormick 3% 87% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 1 --- PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick -3% 83% Walk
b6 0-3 1 1-- PIT D. Groat M. McCormick -5% 79% Single; Virdon to 2B
b6 0-3 1 12- OO PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick 11% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bobby Shantz facing 5-6-7
Bobby Shantz replaces Joe Christopher (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda B. Shantz -1% 88% Flyball: LF
t7 3-0 1 --- O SFG F. Alou B. Shantz -1% 88% Flyball: LF
t7 3-0 2 --- O SFG E. Bailey B. Shantz -0% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
b7 0-3 0 --- O PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick 3% 90% Strikeout
b7 0-3 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick 2% 92% Popfly: SS
b7 0-3 2 --- O PIT D. Hoak M. McCormick 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bobby Shantz facing 8-9-1
t8 3-0 0 --- O SFG J. Pagan B. Shantz -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-0 1 --- O SFG M. McCormick B. Shantz -1% 92% Strikeout
t8 3-0 2 --- O SFG J. Davenport B. Shantz -0% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
b8 0-3 0 --- O PIT H. Smith M. McCormick 3% 94% Strikeout
b8 0-3 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski M. McCormick 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
Gene Baker pinch hits for Bobby Shantz (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 2 --- PIT G. Baker M. McCormick -1% 94% Walk
b8 0-3 2 1-- O PIT B. Virdon M. McCormick 2% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Roy Face facing 2-3-4
Roy Face replaces Gene Baker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-0 0 --- O SFG C. Hiller R. Face -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-0 1 --- O SFG W. Mays R. Face -0% 96% Popfly: SS
t9 3-0 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Face -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
b9 0-3 0 --- O PIT D. Groat M. McCormick 2% 98% Strikeout
b9 0-3 1 --- O PIT R. Clemente M. McCormick 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-3 2 --- PIT D. Stuart M. McCormick -1% 98% Single
b9 0-3 2 1-- O PIT B. Skinner M. McCormick 2% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

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