April 17, 1965 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 12
BAL 9 CAL 3
DET 1 CHW 2
WSA 1
(10) NYY 5
@KCA 2 MIN 3
CLE 0 CHC 9
@MLN 4 SFG 4
@NYM 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 PIT 3
HOU 2
(10) STL 8
CIN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 6,129

Saturday, April 17, 1965
Time of Game: 2:36

Astros

1-3

Lost 2

8th, 2 GB

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

W: R Face (1-0), L: J Owens (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Pirates

3-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Lillis SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .170    0    0   1   SH
J Morgan 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .235  .728    0    4   1   3B
J Wynn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .214  .853    0    2   0   
W Bond 1B                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .294  .588    0    8   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .437    0    0   2   GDP
J Beauchamp LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
J Gaines RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    3   0   
R Brand C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0   10   2   GDP
D Nottebart P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   5   SH
  M White PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  A Spangler PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .629         0   0   
  J Owens P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

3B: J Morgan (1, off B Veale).

SH: B Lillis (1, off B Veale); D Nottebart (1, off B Veale).

TB: J Morgan 4; W Bond 3; R Brand.

GIDP: B Aspromonte (1); R Brand (1).

RBI: J Morgan (1); W Bond (1).

2-out RBI: W Bond.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.038    0    3   0   
D Schofield SS                3   1   2   1    1   1  .357  .938    0    3   5   2B,SH
R Clemente RF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .301    0    0   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .067  .267    0    1   0   
B Bailey 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .214  .956    0    1   2   
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .077  .277    0    9   1   CS
G Alley 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .071    0    7   2   
J Pagliaroni C                3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .899    0    6   0   IW
B Veale P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
  A McBean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   3    6   9                    30  13

BATTING

2B: D Schofield (2, off J Owens).

SH: D Schofield (1, off D Nottebart); B Veale (1, off D Nottebart).

IBB: J Pagliaroni (1, by D Nottebart).

TB: D Schofield 3; B Virdon 3; J Pagliaroni; R Clemente.

RBI: R Clemente (2); B Virdon (2); D Schofield (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Alley-D Schofield-D Clendenon 2.

E: D Schofield (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Clendenon (1, 2nd base by D Nottebart/R Brand).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Nottebart                    7     5   2   2    4   6   0   2.57   29     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 5     61    -     1.02   0.06
J Owens, L (0-1)               2     2   1   1    2   3   0   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    2.18  -0.14
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   9   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 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
B Veale                        7.1   6   2   2    3   4   0   1.04   31     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 6     59    -     1.50  -0.13
A McBean                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.57   0.41
R Face, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        10     6   2   2    3   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 6          3-0

Balks: D Nottebart (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Nottebart (1; J Pagliaroni).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 6,129.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 21mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Lillis             SS    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. D Schofield          SS 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. W Bond               1B    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. B Aspromonte         3B    5. B Bailey             3B 
6. J Beauchamp          LF    6. D Clendenon          1B 
7. J Gaines             RF    7. G Alley              2B 
8. R Brand              C     8. J Pagliaroni         C  
9. D Nottebart          P     9. B Veale              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-2  123      29%  60% B Aspromonte    A McBean        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   1  2-1  -2-     -22%  50% J Morgan        B Veale         Single; Spangler Scores
   b10   0  2-2  -2-      20% 100% R Clemente      J Owens         Single; Schofield Scores
   b10   0  2-2  ---      17%  80% D Schofield     J Owens         Double
   b 3   1  1-0  -2-      13%  58% B Virdon        D Nottebart     Single; Pagliaroni Scores; Virdon to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Lillis        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      45%  J Morgan        Triple
   O      --3      51%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      42%  W Bond          Single; Morgan Scores
   O      1--      44%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Nottebart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
          ---      44%  D Schofield     Walk
   O      1--      41%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      39%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  J Beauchamp     Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  J Gaines        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gaines to 1B
   O      1--      41%  R Brand         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      43%  D Nottebart     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Nottebart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  B Bailey        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      43%  D Clendenon     Walk
   O      1--      40%  G Alley         Strikeout
   O      1--      38%  J Pagliaroni    Clendenon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  B Lillis        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      42%  J Wynn          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Nottebart facing 8-9-1
          ---      47%  J Pagliaroni    Single
   O      1--      45%  B Veale         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pagliaroni to 2B
   R      -2-      58%  B Virdon        Single; Pagliaroni Scores; Virdon to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-      68%  D Schofield     Single; Virdon Scores
   O      1--      66%  R Clemente      Groundout: C-1B; Schofield to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  W Stargell      Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  W Bond          Single
   O      1--      63%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      69%  J Gaines        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      71%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B; Bailey to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  G Alley         Strikeout
          -2-      69%  J Pagliaroni    Intentional Walk
   O      12-      65%  B Veale         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  R Brand         Single
   O      1--      62%  D Nottebart     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brand to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  B Lillis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      72%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  B Virdon        Single
   O      1--      74%  D Schofield     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      67%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  W Bond          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      75%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Clendenon     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Veale facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  J Beauchamp     Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Gaines        Strikeout
   OO     1--      80%  R Brand         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Nottebart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  J Pagliaroni    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Veale         Strikeout
          ---      78%  B Virdon        Single
          1--      79%  D Schofield     Balk; Virdon to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
                  Mike White pinch hits for Don Nottebart batting 9th
          ---      67%  M White         Walk
                  Al Spangler pinch runs for Mike White batting 9th
   O      1--      71%  B Lillis        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Spangler to 2B
   R      -2-      50%  J Morgan        Single; Spangler Scores
          1--      43%  J Wynn          Walk; Morgan to 2B
          12-      31%  W Bond          Single; Morgan to 3B; Wynn to 2B
                  Al McBean replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      60%  B Aspromonte    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Owens facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Owens replaces Al Spangler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          ---      55%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Al McBean facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Gaines        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Brand         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Owens facing 7-8-9
          ---      70%  G Alley         Walk
   O      1--      63%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout Looking
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Al McBean batting 9th
   O      1--      56%  J Lynch         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  B Virdon        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Roy Face facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Face replaces Jerry Lynch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  J Owens         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      60%  B Lillis        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  J Morgan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Owens facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  D Schofield     Double
   R      -2-     100%  R Clemente      Single; Schofield Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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