August 23, 1962 Houston Colt .45's at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 8
CLE 5 BOS 8
@KCA 2 LAA 5
NYY 4
(13) WSA 6
@MIN 4 WSA 6
@MIN 0 CIN 14
@CHC 3 MLN 3
STL 2 SFG 2
@NYM 1
(10) LAD 4
@PHI 2 PIT 4
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 10,742

Thursday, August 23, 1962
Time of Game: 1:52

Colts

45-82

Lost 7

9th, 37½ GB

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

W: V Law (10-6), L: K Johnson (6-14)

Pirates

74-53

Won 2

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Warwick RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .712    0    1   0   
A Spangler LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .780    0    0   1   SB
J Temple 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .663    0    3   5   
N Larker 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .736    0   13   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .738    0    0   2   
A Heist CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .499    0    1   0   GDP
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .599    0    5   2   
J Hartman SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .525    0    1   4   
K Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .089  .220    0    0   2   
  B Goodman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .591    0    0   0   
  R Kemmerer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    1   5                    24  16

BATTING

TB: J Temple; A Spangler; N Larker; A Heist.

GIDP: A Heist (3).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hartman-J Temple-N Larker.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Spangler (5, 2nd base off V Law/S Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .248  .638    0    3   0   HR
D Groat SS                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .305  .701    0    0   3   GDP
B Skinner LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .319  .938    0    7   0   
S Burgess C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .920    0    5   0   
R Clemente RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .815    0    1   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .785    0    7   0   
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .684    0    0   1   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .712    0    3   2   
V Law P                       3   2   1   0    0   0  .293  .734    0    1   2   
Totals                       29   4   7   4    1   5                    27   8

BATTING

HR: B Virdon (4, off K Johnson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: B Virdon 5; D Groat 2; B Mazeroski; D Clendenon; V Law.

GIDP: D Groat (10).

RBI: B Virdon 2 (40); D Clendenon (15); D Groat (49).

2-out RBI: B Virdon 2; D Clendenon; D Groat.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.

PITCHING

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson, L (6-14)            7     5   3   3    1   4   1   3.92   25     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 5     58    -     0.61  -0.08
R Kemmerer                     1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.66    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.13  -0.01
Totals                         8     7   4   4    1   5   1          30     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 7           -

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 (10-6)                9     4   0   0    1   5   0   3.36   31     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 4     83    -     0.75   0.41
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   5   0          31     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Johnson (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Frank Walsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 1:52.

Attendance: 10,742.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Colts                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Warwick            RF    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. A Spangler           LF    2. D Groat              SS 
3. J Temple             2B    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. N Larker             1B    4. S Burgess            C  
5. B Aspromonte         3B    5. R Clemente           RF 
6. A Heist              CF    6. D Clendenon          1B 
7. H Smith              C     7. D Hoak               3B 
8. J Hartman            SS    8. B Mazeroski          2B 
9. K Johnson            P     9. V Law                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  1--      21%  74% B Virdon        K Johnson       Home Run; Law Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -7%  51% D Groat         K Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  0-2  -2-       6%  84% D Clendenon     K Johnson       Single to LF; Skinner Scores; Clendenon out at 2B/LF-C-1B
   t 4   1  2-0  1--       6%  79% A Heist         V Law           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   0  2-0  ---      -4%  69% N Larker        V Law           Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Warwick       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      54%  A Spangler      Popfly: 2B
          ---      53%  J Temple        Single
   O      1--      55%  N Larker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Virdon        Single
   OO     1--      51%  D Groat         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Skinner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  A Heist         Single
   O      1--      53%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  J Hartman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  S Burgess       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  K Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      54%  C Warwick       Lineout: LF
          ---      53%  A Spangler      Single
          1--      52%  J Temple        Spangler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B Mazeroski     Single
   O      1--      53%  V Law           Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      74%  B Virdon        Home Run; Law Scores
   O      ---      73%  D Groat         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Law facing 4-5-6
          ---      69%  N Larker        Single
   O      1--      73%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      79%  A Heist         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  B Skinner       Walk
          1--      83%  S Burgess       Wild Pitch; Skinner to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      78%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
   RO     -2-      84%  D Clendenon     Single to LF; Skinner Scores; Clendenon out at 2B/LF-C-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  H Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  J Hartman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  K Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  D Hoak          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  V Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  C Warwick       Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  J Temple        Walk
   O      1--      91%  N Larker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  D Groat         Single
   O      1--      90%  B Skinner       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      90%  S Burgess       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  A Heist         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  H Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  D Hoak          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-3, Vern Law facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Hartman       Flyball: CF
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Ken Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Goodman       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  C Warwick       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Kemmerer replaces Billy Goodman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  V Law           Single
   O      1--      97%  B Virdon        Groundout: C-1B; Law to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  D Groat         Single; Law Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Skinner       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-4, Vern Law facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  A Spangler      Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---     100%  J Temple        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  N Larker        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Colts 0, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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