April 9, 1963 Milwaukee Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@DET 5 NYY 8
@KCA 2 LAA 4
BOS 1 CLE 5
@MIN 4 LAD 5
@CHC 1 SFG 9
@HOU 2 STL 7
@NYM 0 PHI 2
CIN 1 PIT 3
MLN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 29,615

Tuesday, April 9, 1963
Time of Game: 2:30

Braves

0-1

Lost 1

7th, 1 GB

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

W: R Face (1-0), L: B Hendley (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

1-1

Won 1

5th, ½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   SB
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   3   
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   3   
M Jones LF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.167    0    0   0   2B,HBP
N Larker 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    8   1   
  T Aaron PH-1B               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    1   0   IW
D Crandall C                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   5   
  G Bell PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Samuel SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Burdette P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Hendley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1   2                    26  13

BATTING

2B: M Jones (1, off B Veale).

IBB: T Aaron (1, by R Face).

HBP: M Jones (1, by B Friend).

TB: M Jones 2; E Mathews 2; T Cline 2; N Larker; H Aaron.

RBI: M Jones (1); D Crandall (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R McMillan-F Bolling-N Larker; F Bolling-R McMillan-N Larker.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Cline (1, 2nd base off B Friend/S Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    4   3   
B Skinner LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    2   0   GDP
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    4   0   GDP
S Burgess C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .200 1.000    0    3   0   HR
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .375 1.375    0   12   0   3B
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .679    0    1   5   3B
B Virdon CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    1   0   CS
B Bailey 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.125    0    0   1   HR
B Friend P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Veale P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Savage PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3  10   3    3   3                    27  10

BATTING

3B: D Clendenon (1, off L Burdette); B Mazeroski (1, off L Burdette).

HR: B Bailey (1, off L Burdette; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); S Burgess (1, off L Burdette; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: B Bailey 5; S Burgess 4; D Clendenon 3; B Mazeroski 3; B Virdon 2; R Clemente; T Savage; D Schofield.

GIDP: R Clemente (3); B Skinner (1).

RBI: T Savage (1); B Bailey (1); S Burgess (1).

2-out RBI: T Savage; S Burgess.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mazeroski-D Schofield.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Virdon (1, 2nd base by L Burdette/D Crandall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Burdette                     7     7   2   2    3   1   2   2.57   28     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 7     53    -     1.12  -0.03
B Hendley, L (0-1)             1.2   3   1   1    0   2   0   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.73  -0.35
Totals                         8.2  10   3   3    3   3   2          36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·10           -

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 Friend                       8     6   2   2    0   2   0   2.25   31     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 4· 5     64    -     1.27  -0.06
B Veale, BS (1)                0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    4.19  -0.28
R Face, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    3.67   0.45
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 5· 6          4-1

B Friend faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
B Veale faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: B Friend 2 (2).

WP: None.

IBB: R Face (1; T Aaron).

HBP: B Friend (1; M Jones).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 29,615.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Cline              CF    1. D Schofield          SS 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. B Skinner            LF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. S Burgess            C  
5. M Jones              LF    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. N Larker             1B    6. B Mazeroski          2B 
7. D Crandall           C     7. B Virdon             CF 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. B Bailey             3B 
9. L Burdette           P     9. B Friend             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  12-      40% 100% T Savage        B Hendley       Single to LF; Bailey to 2B; Virdon Scores
   t 9   1  2-2  123      34%  62% G Bell          R Face          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 9   0  2-1  1--     -29%  45% E Mathews       B Friend        Single to CF; Aaron to 3B
   t 9   0  2-1  1-3     -28%  17% M Jones         B Veale         Double to LF; Mathews to 3B; Aaron Scores
   b 7   1  1-1  ---      24%  79% B Bailey        L Burdette      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Cline         Single (Deep SS)
          1--      44%  F Bolling       Balk; Cline to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: RF; Cline to 3B
   O      --3      51%  H Aaron         Lineout: SS
   O      --3      55%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Schofield     Walk
   OO     1--      51%  B Skinner       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      52%  R Clemente      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  S Burgess       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  M Jones         Hit By Pitch
          1--      40%  N Larker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
          12-      34%  D Crandall      Balk; Larker to 2B; Jones to 3B
   RO     -23      36%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Jones Scores
   O      -2-      40%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      43%  L Burdette      Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  B Mazeroski     Triple (LF-CF)
   O      --3      41%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      37%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  T Cline         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      41%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  H Aaron         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  B Friend        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  D Schofield     Single to P
          1--      47%  B Skinner       Walk; Schofield to 2B
   OO     12-      36%  R Clemente      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
          ---      33%  E Mathews       Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  M Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      37%  N Larker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Mathews to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  D Crandall      Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      38%  S Burgess       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  D Clendenon     Flyball: CF
          ---      37%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   O      1--      34%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      38%  L Burdette      Strikeout Looking
          ---      37%  T Cline         Single to CF
          1--      36%  F Bolling       Cline Steals 2B
   O      -2-      39%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  B Friend        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  D Schofield     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  H Aaron         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      36%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  B Skinner       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      30%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      52%  S Burgess       Home Run
          ---      56%  D Clendenon     Triple to CF
   O      --3      50%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Friend facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  N Larker        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      56%  D Crandall      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Lew Burdette facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  B Virdon        Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  B Bailey        Virdon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---      79%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      78%  B Friend        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      77%  D Schofield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Friend facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for Lew Burdette batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  L Maye          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  T Cline         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Hendley facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Hendley replaces Lee Maye pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Skinner       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---      86%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      85%  S Burgess       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  H Aaron         Single to SS
          1--      45%  E Mathews       Single to CF; Aaron to 3B
                  Bob Veale replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      17%  M Jones         Double to LF; Mathews to 3B; Aaron Scores
                  Roy Face replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Norm Larker batting 6th
          -23      16%  T Aaron         Intentional Walk
   O      123      28%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Gus Bell pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 8th
   OO     123      62%  G Bell          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Hendley facing 5-6-7
                  Tommie Aaron moves to 1B; Amado Samuel replaces Gus Bell playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      57%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  B Virdon        Single to RF
          1--      60%  B Bailey        Single to 3B; Virdon to 2B
                  Ted Savage pinch hits for Roy Face batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  T Savage        Single to LF; Bailey to 2B; Virdon Scores
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

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