April 18, 1965 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
BAL 4 DET 4
@CAL 1
(13) CHW 5
WSA 1 WSA 4
@CHW 1 NYY 10
@KCA 4 MIN 6
CLE 3 MLN 9
CHC 6 SFG 4
@NYM 1 NYM 7
SFG 1
(7) LAD 6
@PHI 2 HOU 3
@PIT 1 PIT 5
HOU 4 CIN 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Forbes Field, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 18, 1965
Time of Game: 2:11

Astros

2-3

Won 1

8th, 2 GB

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

W: B Bruce (1-1), L: V Law (0-1)

Pirates

3-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .798    0    1   4   2B
A Spangler LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .788    0    2   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    1   0   
W Bond 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .476    0    7   2   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .349    0    1   3   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .881    0    2   0   
J Bateman C                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .500 1.700    0    9   0   2·HR,GDP
B Lillis SS                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .190  .465    0    3   2   2B
B Bruce P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Lillis (1, off V Law); J Morgan (2, off V Law).

HR: J Bateman 2 (2, off R Face, off V Law; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Bateman 8; B Lillis 4; J Morgan 2; A Spangler 2; J Wynn 2.

GIDP: J Bateman (2).

RBI: J Bateman 3 (4).

2-out RBI: J Bateman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Aspromonte-J Morgan-W Bond-B Aspromonte.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .438  .909    0    1   0   
D Schofield SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .739    0    3   4   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .200  .438    0    3   1   
W Stargell 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .056  .272    0   11   0   
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .750    0    2   1   
J Lynch LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Pagliaroni C                3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .846    0    3   0   
  A Rodgers PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Crandall C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
G Alley 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .059    0    1   7   
V Law P                       2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   3   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   9                    27  16

BATTING

TB: R Clemente 2; M Mota; J Pagliaroni; B Virdon; V Law.

RBI: B Bailey (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Alley-D Schofield-W Stargell.

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
B Bruce, W (1-1)               9     6   1   1    1   9   0   1.69   33     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 6     79    -     1.45   0.58
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   9   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 6           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Law, L (0-1)                 8     8   2   2    1   3   1   2.25   31     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8     60    -     0.91   0.15
R Face                         1     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.45  -0.07
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Morgan             2B    1. B Virdon             CF 
2. A Spangler           LF    2. D Schofield          SS 
3. R Staub              RF    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. W Bond               1B    4. W Stargell           1B 
5. B Aspromonte         3B    5. B Bailey             3B 
6. J Wynn               CF    6. J Lynch              LF 
7. J Bateman            C     7. J Pagliaroni         C  
8. B Lillis             SS    8. G Alley              2B 
9. B Bruce              P     9. V Law                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  1-0  1--      20%  59% J Bateman       V Law           Home Run; Wynn Scores
   t 9   2  1-2  ---      10%  92% J Bateman       R Face          Home Run
   b 8   0  2-1  ---     -10%  62% M Mota          B Bruce         Single
   b 8   0  2-1  1--       9%  71% B Virdon        B Bruce         Flyball: LF
   b 8   1  2-1  1--       8%  78% D Schofield     B Bruce         Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  J Morgan        Double
   O      -2-      52%  A Spangler      Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      49%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      45%  W Bond          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Virdon        Single
   O      1--      45%  D Schofield     Strikeout
          1--      42%  R Clemente      Single; Virdon to 2B
          12-      35%  W Stargell      Walk; Virdon to 3B; Clemente to 2B
   ROO    123      39%  B Bailey        Double Play: Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Virdon Scores; Clemente out at 3B/2B-1B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: RF
          ---      39%  J Wynn          Single
   RR     1--      59%  J Bateman       Home Run; Wynn Scores
          ---      63%  B Lillis        Double
   O      -2-      60%  B Bruce         Strikeout
          -2-      61%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      12-      57%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  J Lynch         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  W Bond          Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      58%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 9-1-2
          ---      53%  V Law           Single
   O      1--      57%  B Virdon        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      59%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B; Law to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  J Wynn          Single
   OO     1--      60%  J Bateman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  B Lillis        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  W Stargell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  B Bruce         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  A Spangler      Single to RF; Spangler out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  J Pagliaroni    Popfly: SS
   O      ---      66%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  V Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  W Bond          Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  B Virdon        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      69%  D Schofield     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      67%  R Clemente      Single
   O      1--      71%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  J Wynn          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      67%  J Bateman       Strikeout Looking
          ---      68%  B Lillis        Single
   O      1--      66%  B Bruce         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Lynch         Strikeout
          ---      71%  J Pagliaroni    Single
                  Andre Rodgers pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni batting 7th
   O      1--      76%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
                  Del Crandall replaces Andre Rodgers playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      74%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  A Spangler      Single
   O      1--      74%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      72%  W Bond          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Bruce facing 9-1-2
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Vern Law batting 9th
          ---      62%  M Mota          Single
   O      1--      71%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      78%  D Schofield     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      85%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Face facing 5-6-7
                  Roy Face replaces Manny Mota pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
   R      ---      92%  J Bateman       Home Run
          ---      93%  B Lillis        Single
   O      1--      92%  B Bruce         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Bruce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Bailey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Lynch         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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