April 25, 1964 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 5,470

Saturday, April 25, 1964
Time of Game: 2:24

Mets

1-7

Lost 3

9th, 5 GB

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

W: B Veale (1-1), L: J Fisher (0-1)

Pirates

6-3

Won 2

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .389    0   12   0   
R Hunt 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .281  .812    0    1   3   2B
J Christopher RF              4   1   2   1    0   0  .357 1.081    0    1   0   GDP
H Taylor C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .316  .855    0    3   2   2B
F Thomas LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .646    0    4   0   
J Hickman CF                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .308  .779    0    0   0   
  R Kanehl CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.071    0    1   0   
C Smith 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .404    0    1   1   
A Samuel SS                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .631    0    1   4   2B
J Fisher P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    0   4   
  J Gonder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .611    0    0   0   
  L Bearnarth P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  E Bauta P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    2   6                    24  16

BATTING

2B: H Taylor (3, off B Veale); A Samuel (2, off B Veale); R Hunt (3, off B Veale).

TB: J Christopher 2; A Samuel 2; R Hunt 2; H Taylor 2; F Thomas.

GIDP: J Christopher (1).

RBI: J Christopher (2); A Samuel (3); H Taylor (5); J Hickman (3).

2-out RBI: A Samuel.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Samuel-R Hunt-D Smith; J Fisher-A Samuel-D Smith.

E: C Smith (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                4   0   3   0    0   0  .237  .724    0    1   7   CS
B Virdon CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .300  .753    0    2   0   GDP
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .375 1.032    0    1   0   
J Lynch LF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  R Johnston LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         1   0   
D Clendenon 1B                2   1   2   0    0   0  .405 1.060    0   14   0   CS,2·HBP
B Bailey 3B                   2   1   1   4    0   0  .342  .802    0    0   3   HR,SF,SH
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .560    0    1   3   
J Pagliaroni C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .611    0    7   0   GDP,IW
B Veale P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       30   5  11   5    2   3                    27  15

BATTING

HR: B Bailey (1, off J Fisher; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: B Bailey (1, off J Fisher).

SH: B Bailey (1, off L Bearnarth).

IBB: J Pagliaroni (2, by E Bauta).

HBP: D Clendenon 2 (2, by L Bearnarth, by J Fisher).

TB: B Bailey 4; D Schofield 3; D Clendenon 2; J Lynch 2; B Virdon; R Clemente; B Mazeroski.

GIDP: B Virdon (2); J Pagliaroni (3).

RBI: B Bailey 4 (7); J Lynch (1).

2-out RBI: B Bailey 3; J Lynch.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Schofield-D Clendenon.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Schofield (1, 2nd base by L Bearnarth/H Taylor); D Clendenon (3, 3rd base by E Bauta/H Taylor).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fisher, L (0-1)              6     8   5   5    1   3   1   5.68   26     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 6· 1     38    -     0.96  -0.26
L Bearnarth                    1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   9.95    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.84   0.03
E Bauta                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.80    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.97   0.04
Totals                         8    11   5   5    2   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 7· 1          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, W (1-1)               9     6   4   4    2   6   0   4.58   34     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 3· 0     63    -     1.19   0.31
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Fisher (1); B Veale 2 (3).

IBB: E Bauta (1; J Pagliaroni).

HBP: L Bearnarth (1; D Clendenon); J Fisher (1; D Clendenon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 5,470.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Smith              1B    1. D Schofield          SS 
2. R Hunt               2B    2. B Virdon             CF 
3. J Christopher        RF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. H Taylor             C     4. J Lynch              LF 
5. F Thomas             LF    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. J Hickman            CF    6. B Bailey             3B 
7. C Smith              3B    7. B Mazeroski          2B 
8. A Samuel             SS    8. J Pagliaroni         C  
9. J Fisher             P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-      22%  87% B Bailey        J Fisher        Home Run; Lynch Scores; Clendenon Scores
   t 8   0  5-4  1--      18%  85% J Christopher   B Veale         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 3   0  4-2  1--     -14%  55% H Taylor        B Veale         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Christopher Scores
   b 6   0  4-4  1--      14%  76% D Clendenon     J Fisher        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lynch to 3B
   b 5   0  4-4  1--     -10%  51% B Virdon        J Fisher        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Christopher   Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  H Taylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Schofield     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  B Virdon        Walk
          1--      57%  R Clemente      Wild Pitch; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Virdon to 3B
   R      --3      63%  J Lynch         Single to CF (Line Drive); Virdon Scores
          1--      65%  D Clendenon     Hit By Pitch; Lynch to 2B
   RRR    12-      87%  B Bailey        Home Run; Lynch Scores; Clendenon Scores
   O      ---      86%  B Mazeroski     Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  F Thomas        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      86%  J Hickman       Strikeout
          1--      85%  C Smith         Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      81%  A Samuel        Double to LF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores
          -2-      80%  J Fisher        Walk
   O      12-      84%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jack Fisher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  B Veale         Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      81%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
          ---      76%  R Hunt          Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      73%  J Christopher   Wild Pitch; Hunt to 3B
   R      --3      69%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hunt Scores
   R      1--      55%  H Taylor        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Christopher Scores
   O      -2-      57%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B; Taylor to 3B
   RO     --3      54%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B; Taylor Scores
   O      ---      55%  C Smith         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Jack Fisher facing 3-4-5
                  Rod Kanehl replaces Jim Hickman playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      53%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Lynch         Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  D Clendenon     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Samuel        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  J Fisher        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Jack Fisher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Pagliaroni    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      50%  B Veale         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Hunt          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Christopher   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  H Taylor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      51%  B Virdon        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Kanehl        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  C Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
          ---      62%  J Lynch         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      76%  D Clendenon     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lynch to 3B
   RO     1-3      77%  B Bailey        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lynch Scores; Clendenon to 2B
          -2-      78%  B Mazeroski     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Clendenon stays at 2B
   OO     12-      71%  J Pagliaroni    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  A Samuel        Strikeout
                  Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Jack Fisher batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  J Gonder        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Larry Bearnarth facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Bearnarth replaces Jesse Gonder pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  B Veale         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      80%  D Schofield     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      77%  B Virdon        Schofield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
          ---      78%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  R Clemente      Single to CF (Line Drive); Virdon to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
                  Rex Johnston replaces Jerry Lynch playing LF batting 4th
          ---      67%  R Hunt          Walk
   OO     1--      85%  J Christopher   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  H Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Larry Bearnarth facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  D Clendenon     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      89%  B Bailey        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Clendenon to 2B
                  Ed Bauta replaces Larry Bearnarth pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      90%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      12-      87%  J Pagliaroni    Clendenon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Mazeroski to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      87%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      85%  B Veale         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      97%  R Kanehl        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Smith         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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