September 16, 1962 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
NYY 3 KCA 12
BAL 5 DET 4
@LAA 2 MIN 4
CLE 3 CHW 7
@WSA 4 CHC 5
LAD 0 MLN 5
HOU 4 NYM 8
CIN 2 PHI 3
STL 1 PIT 6
SFG 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 14,216

Sunday, September 16, 1962
Time of Game: 3:19

Giants

94-56

Lost 5

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  3  0   0    4  9  1
Pirates         0  0  1   2  1  0   0  0  0   2    6 11  0

W: J Gibbon (3-4), L: S Miller (4-7)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

87-62

Won 3

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou RF                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .247  .630    0    3   0   
H Kuenn LF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .311  .827    0    1   0   GDP
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .963    0    9   0   
  O Cepeda PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .874    0    1   0   
W Mays CF                     3   1   1   3    1   1  .297  .984    0    2   0   HR
E Bailey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .782    0    5   1   2B
  C Boles PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .391  .782         0   0   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .640         0   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343         0   2   
J Davenport 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .818    0    1   1   
C Hiller 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .668    0    2   1   
J Pagan SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .665    0    1   4   
G Perry P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  T Haller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .846    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .500         0   1   
  F Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .882    0    0   0   
  J Orsino C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .625    0    4   0   
Totals                       38   4   9   4    1   6                    29  10

BATTING

2B: E Bailey (8, off R Face).

HR: W Mays (44, off R Face; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: W Mays 4; M Alou 3; E Bailey 2; H Kuenn 2; C Hiller; G Perry.

GIDP: H Kuenn (9).

RBI: W Mays 3 (126); M Alou (10).

2-out RBI: W Mays 3; M Alou.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Perry (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .242  .620    0    3   0   SH
D Groat SS                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .301  .703    0    1   4   SF,SH
B Skinner LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .918    0    1   0   
  H Goss PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .656    0    0   0   
R Clemente RF                 3   1   2   0    2   1  .313  .805    0    3   0   2·IW
D Clendenon 1B                5   0   1   1    0   1  .299  .855    0   12   2   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   2   2   1    1   0  .281  .763    0    2   6   3B
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .182  .614    0    0   1   SH
C Neeman C                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .796    0    5   0   
  J Marshall PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .781    0    0   0   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .352         0   0   
  W Stargell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A McBean P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .446    0    2   0   SH
  D Olivo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553         0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         0   0   
  S Burgess PH-C              2   1   1   2    0   0  .329  .877    0    1   0   HR
Totals                       36   6  11   6    4   9                    30  13

BATTING

3B: B Mazeroski (9, off G Perry).

HR: S Burgess (13, off S Miller; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: D Groat (6, off G Perry).

SH: B Virdon (1, off G Perry); B Bailey (1, off S Miller); D Groat (4, off S Miller); A McBean (4, off G Perry).

IBB: R Clemente 2 (9, by D Larsen, by S Miller).

TB: B Mazeroski 4; S Burgess 4; R Clemente 2; B Virdon 2; C Neeman; B Bailey; B Skinner; D Clendenon.

RBI: S Burgess 2 (61); D Groat (57); B Bailey (4); D Clendenon (21); B Mazeroski (80).

2-out RBI: S Burgess 2; D Clendenon.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

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

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry                        4     5   3   2    0   4   0   5.56   18     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     46    -     0.94  -0.12
D Larsen                       3     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.57   12     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.54  -0.02
B Bolin                        0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.68    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.27  -0.06
S Miller, L (4-7)              2.1   3   2   2    2   4   1   4.23   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          2-0    3.62  -0.05
Totals                         9.2  11   6   5    4   9   1          45     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0·11          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A McBean                       7.1   7   3   3    1   5   0   3.49   29     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 7     56    -     0.96   0.22
D Olivo, H (11)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.28   0.06
R Face, BS (7)                 0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   1.89    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    1.79  -0.32
J Gibbon, W (3-4)              2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.69    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.28
Totals                        10     9   4   4    1   6   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 9          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: G Perry (3); S Miller (5); A McBean (4).

IBB: D Larsen (4; R Clemente); S Miller (6; R Clemente).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 14,216.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Alou               RF    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. H Kuenn              LF    2. D Groat              SS 
3. W McCovey            1B    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. W Mays               CF    4. R Clemente           RF 
5. E Bailey             C     5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. J Davenport          3B    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. C Hiller             2B    7. B Bailey             3B 
8. J Pagan              SS    8. C Neeman             C  
9. G Perry              P     9. A McBean             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  4-4  --3      37% 100% S Burgess       S Miller        Home Run; Mazeroski Scores
   t 8   2  4-1  1-3     -35%  58% W Mays          R Face          Home Run; Alou Scores; Kuenn Scores
   b10   1  4-4  --3     -20%  63% W Stargell      S Miller        Strikeout
   b 4   1  0-1  1--      14%  82% B Mazeroski     G Perry         Triple to LF; Clemente Scores
   b 8   2  4-4  123     -13%  50% S Burgess       S Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Al McBean facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  H Kuenn         Single
   O      1--      53%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  W Mays          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  B Skinner       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Al McBean facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Davenport     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  C Hiller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Al McBean facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  G Perry         Single to RF
          1--      46%  M Alou          Single to CF; Perry to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  H Kuenn         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  C Neeman        Single to LF
          1--      65%  A McBean        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Neeman to 2B
   O      12-      65%  B Virdon        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; McBean to 2B; Neeman to 3B
   RO     -23      66%  D Groat         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Neeman Scores/unER
   O      -2-      62%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Al McBean facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      62%  W Mays          Walk
   O      1--      66%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      69%  J Davenport     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  R Clemente      Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
   R      1--      82%  B Mazeroski     Triple to LF; Clemente Scores
   R      --3      86%  B Bailey        Single (LF-CF); Mazeroski Scores
   O      1--      85%  C Neeman        Strikeout Looking
          1--      86%  A McBean        Wild Pitch; Bailey to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Al McBean facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  C Hiller        Single
          1--      78%  J Pagan         Wild Pitch; Hiller to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Tom Haller pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th
   O      -2-      86%  T Haller        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      79%  M Alou          Single to CF; Hiller Scores
   O      1--      81%  H Kuenn         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
                  Don Larsen replaces Tom Haller pitching and batting 9th
          ---      84%  B Virdon        Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  B Skinner       Flyball: RF
          -2-      81%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   R      12-      88%  D Clendenon     Single to LF; Clemente to 2B; Virdon Scores
   O      12-      87%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Al McBean facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  E Bailey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  A McBean        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Al McBean facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  C Hiller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      94%  J Pagan         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Al McBean facing 9-1-2
                  Felipe Alou pinch hits for Don Larsen batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  M Alou          Single to RF
          1--      87%  H Kuenn         Single to RF; Alou to 3B
                  Diomedes Olivo replaces Al McBean pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Willie McCovey batting 3rd
   O      1-3      93%  O Cepeda        Flyball: 2B
                  Roy Face replaces Diomedes Olivo pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3      58%  W Mays          Home Run; Alou Scores; Kuenn Scores
          ---      53%  E Bailey        Double to RF
                  Carl Boles pinch runs for Ed Bailey batting 5th
   O      -2-      61%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Bobby Bolin facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Carl Boles pitching and batting 5th; John Orsino replaces Felipe Alou playing C batting 9th; Orlando Cepeda moves to 1B
          ---      67%  R Clemente      Single to RF
   O      1--      61%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
          1--      67%  B Mazeroski     Walk; Clemente to 2B
                  Stu Miller replaces Bobby Bolin pitching and batting 5th
   O      12-      59%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Cal Neeman batting 8th
          12-      63%  J Marshall      Walk; Clemente to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
                  Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roy Face batting 9th
   O      123      50%  S Burgess       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Gibbon facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Jim Marshall pitching and batting 8th; Smoky Burgess moves to C
   O      ---      56%  C Hiller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  J Pagan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  J Orsino        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Stu Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  B Virdon        Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  D Groat         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Virdon to 2B
                  Howie Goss pinch hits for Bob Skinner batting 3rd
   O      -2-      61%  H Goss          Strikeout
          -2-      61%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
                  Howie Goss moves to LF
   O      ---      56%  M Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Stu Miller facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  B Mazeroski     Single
   O      1--      70%  B Bailey        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 2B
                  Willie Stargell pinch hits for Joe Gibbon batting 8th
          -2-      83%  W Stargell      Wild Pitch; Mazeroski to 3B
   O      --3      63%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     --3     100%  S Burgess       Home Run; Mazeroski Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation