September 20, 1962 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
BOS 4 CLE 5
@KCA 2 DET 5
@MIN 1 HOU 7
@NYM 2 HOU 5
@NYM 4
(12) PHI 3
CHC 1 CHC 4
@PHI 1 PIT 4
CIN 3 STL 5
SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 3,957

Thursday, September 20, 1962
Time of Game: 2:44

Reds

94-61

Lost 2

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: B Priddy (1-0), L: B Henry (4-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

90-63

Won 2

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   2  .279  .686    0    0   0   
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .282  .705    0    1   5   SH
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .293  .749    0    3   7   
F Robinson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .342 1.046    0    1   0   CS
W Post LF                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .251  .819    0    1   0   
R Alvarez 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .238  .511    0   10   1   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .823    0    0   0   
  M Keough 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .781         1   0   
V Pinson CF                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .290  .818    0    0   1   IW
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .724    0    9   0   
B Purkey P                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .106  .321    0    0   2   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   2    6  13                    26  16

BATTING

SH: D Blasingame (9, off B Veale).

IBB: V Pinson (6, by T Butters).

TB: E Kasko 2; F Robinson; L Cardenas; W Post; J Edwards; D Blasingame.

RBI: R Alvarez (2); D Blasingame (34).

2-out RBI: D Blasingame.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Purkey-D Blasingame-L Cardenas-R Alvarez.

E: E Kasko (23).

BASERUNNING

CS: F Robinson (8, Home by B Veale/C Neeman).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .616    0    2   0   GDP
D Groat SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .691    0    1   3   
B Skinner LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .308  .911    0    2   0   2B
  D Hoak PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .243  .677         0   0   
W Stargell RF                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .762    0    0   0   3B
  H Goss PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .650    0    0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .763    0    2   1   HBP
D Clendenon 1B                4   1   0   0    0   0  .292  .839    0    5   0   
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .174  .573    0    0   2   2B
C Neeman C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .710    0   14   1   
  E Plaskett PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .200 1.133    0    1   0   
B Veale P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   1   
  T Butters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .776    0    0   0   
  B Priddy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   3    1   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Skinner (28, off B Purkey); B Bailey (1, off B Henry).

3B: W Stargell (1, off B Purkey).

HBP: B Mazeroski (2, by B Purkey).

TB: W Stargell 3; B Bailey 2; B Skinner 2; B Virdon; D Groat; B Veale; B Mazeroski.

GIDP: B Virdon (11).

RBI: B Bailey 2 (6); W Stargell (1).

2-out RBI: B Bailey 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: C Neeman (1).

E: W Stargell (1).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Purkey                       8     6   3   1    1   6   0   2.87   30     -       ·  ·     14· 2· 0· 6     67    -     1.14   0.16
B Henry, BS (4), L (4-2)       0.2   1   1   0    0   2   0   4.54    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    5.13  -0.67
Totals                         8.2   7   4   1    1   8   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 0· 7          2-2

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 Veale                        6     4   3   2    5   9   0   4.54   26     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 2· 4     58    -     1.14  -0.17
T Butters                      2     2   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          2-0    1.04   0.15
B Priddy, W (1-0)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         9     7   3   2    6  13   0          39     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 2· 7          2-0

B Purkey faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
B Veale faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Priddy (1).

IBB: T Butters (1; V Pinson).

HBP: B Purkey (14; B Mazeroski).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 3,957.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Kasko              3B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. D Blasingame         2B    2. D Groat              SS 
3. L Cardenas           SS    3. B Skinner            LF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. W Stargell           RF 
5. W Post               LF    5. B Mazeroski          2B 
6. R Alvarez            1B    6. D Clendenon          1B 
7. V Pinson             CF    7. B Bailey             3B 
8. J Edwards            C     8. C Neeman             C  
9. B Purkey             P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-2  12-      83% 100% B Bailey        B Henry         Double; Hoak Scores/unER; Clendenon Scores/unER
   t 6   1  1-1  12-     -20%  24% F Robinson      B Veale         Single; Kasko Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Cardenas to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   b 9   0  3-1  1--      14%  33% B Skinner       B Purkey        Walk; Groat to 2B
   t 3   2  0-0  12-     -13%  38% D Blasingame    B Veale         Single; Purkey Scores; Kasko to 3B; Blasingame to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 9   0  3-1  12-     -13%  20% H Goss          B Henry         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Kasko         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Cardenas      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Virdon        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Groat         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Skinner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  W Post          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Alvarez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Purkey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  B Mazeroski     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      52%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  V Pinson        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Edwards       Lineout: SS
          ---      53%  B Purkey        Walk
          1--      51%  E Kasko         Single; Purkey to 2B
   R      12-      38%  D Blasingame    Single; Purkey Scores; Kasko to 3B; Blasingame to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      44%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Veale         Strikeout Looking
          ---      40%  B Virdon        Single
   O      1--      38%  D Groat         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  W Post          Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  R Alvarez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Purkey facing 3-4-5
          ---      51%  B Skinner       Double
   RO     -2-      53%  W Stargell      Triple; Skinner Scores; Stargell out at Hm/CF-SS-C
          ---      56%  B Mazeroski     Single
   O      1--      53%  D Clendenon     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  V Pinson        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Purkey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Purkey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  B Veale         Single
   OO     1--      50%  B Virdon        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  E Kasko         Walk
   O      1--      47%  D Blasingame    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kasko to 2B
          -2-      45%  L Cardenas      Walk
   R      12-      24%  F Robinson      Single; Kasko Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Cardenas to 3B; Robinson to 2B
          -23      24%  W Post          Walk
   RO     123      22%  R Alvarez       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Cardenas Scores; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3      26%  V Pinson        Robinson Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-C)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      22%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      18%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
          ---      16%  V Pinson        Walk
          1--      10%  J Edwards       Single; Pinson to 3B
                  Tom Butters replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      14%  B Purkey        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      18%  E Kasko         Strikeout
   O      1-3      22%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Purkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      18%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      15%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      14%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Butters facing 3-4-5
          ---      12%  L Cardenas      Single
   O      1--      13%  F Robinson      Strikeout Looking
          1--      12%  W Post          Single; Cardenas to 2B
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Rogelio Alvarez batting 6th
          12-       9%  J Lynch         Passed Ball; Cardenas to 3B; Post to 2B
   O      -23      13%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      13%  V Pinson        Intentional Walk
   O      123      16%  J Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Purkey facing 8-9-1
                  Marty Keough replaces Jerry Lynch playing 1B batting 6th; Elmo Plaskett pinch hits for Cal Neeman batting 8th
   O      ---      12%  E Plaskett      Strikeout
                  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Tom Butters batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  J Marshall      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       8%  B Virdon        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Priddy facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Priddy replaces Jim Marshall pitching and batting 9th; Elmo Plaskett moves to C
   O      ---       8%  B Purkey        Flyball: LF
          ---       7%  E Kasko         Single
          1--       5%  D Blasingame    Wild Pitch; Kasko to 3B
   O      --3       8%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Kasko stays at 3B
   O      --3       9%  L Cardenas      Fielder's Choice 3B; Kasko out at Hm/3B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Purkey facing 2-3-4
          ---      19%  D Groat         Single
          1--      33%  B Skinner       Walk; Groat to 2B
                  Bill Henry replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 9th; Howie Goss pinch hits for Willie Stargell batting 4th; Don Hoak pinch runs for Bob Skinner batting 3rd
   O      12-      20%  H Goss          Strikeout
   O      12-       9%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
   R      12-      17%  D Clendenon     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Groat Scores/No RBI/unER; Hoak to 2B; Clendenon to 1B
   RR     12-     100%  B Bailey        Double; Hoak Scores/unER; Clendenon Scores/unER
        3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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