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Standings
MIL
@BOS		10
4
MIL
@BOS		0
3
CHW
@CLE		5
6
BAL
@KCR		9
3
DET
@MIN		3
4
OAK
@NYY		3
0
CAL
@WSA		5
3
HOU
@CHC		5
11
NYM
@LAD		0
1
ATL
@PIT		7
8
PHI
@SDP		1
0
MON
@SFG		7
3
CIN
@STL		3
2
Saturday, April 25, 1970 2:15PM
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 7,125, Time of Game: 2:37
Braves
7
6-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 7 GB
 at Pirates
8
10-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Dave Giusti (1-0)
L: Hoyt Wilhelm (0-1)
S: Al McBean (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  2   0  1  0   3  0  0    7 13  1
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  3   4  0  X    8 11  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sonny Jackson SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .314 .841 -0.003 0.58 0.047 -0.050 -0.2 0 6 SB
Felix Millan 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .310 .732 0.009 1.12 0.115 -0.107 -0.7 2 0 GDP
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .359 1.102 0.134 1.46 0.188 -0.054 0.4 2 0
Rico Carty LF 5 3 3 1 0 1 .403 1.212 0.029 1.80 0.296 -0.267 1.0 2 0 HR,2B,GDP
Orlando Cepeda 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .385 1.175 0.129 1.68 0.238 -0.108 1.8 9 0 2B,HBP,IW
Tony Gonzalez CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 .338 .867 0.120 1.39 0.192 -0.072 1.9 1 0 IW
Clete Boyer 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .148 .463 0.145 1.27 0.204 -0.059 0.8 0 1 2B
Hal King C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .983 -0.017 0.77 0.010 -0.028 -0.3 6 1 IW
   Bob Aspromonte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .308 -0.101 1.03 0.000 -0.101 -1.9
   Bob Didier C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .513 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Mike Lum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.091 3.85 0.000 -0.091 -0.3
George Stone P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.064 0.85 0.000 -0.064 -0.7 0 1
   Bob Priddy P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1.000 0.079 1.12 0.079 0.000 1.0 0 0
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ralph Garr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.078 2.78 0.000 -0.078 -0.2
Team Totals 37 7 13 6 7 3 .351 .980 0.291 1.32 1.369 -1.079 2.6 24 9
2B: O Cepeda (7, off D Ellis); R Carty (5, off D Ellis); C Boyer (2, off D Ellis).
HR: R Carty (5, off D Ellis; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
IBB: O Cepeda (4, by J Gibbon); H King (1, by D Ellis); T Gonzalez (1, by D Ellis).
HBP: O Cepeda (2, by D Ellis).
TB: R Carty 7; T Gonzalez 3; F Millan 2; O Cepeda 2; C Boyer 2; B Priddy; S Jackson; H Aaron.
GIDP: F Millan (3); R Carty (5).
RBI: T Gonzalez 2 (15); R Carty (17); B Priddy (1); C Boyer (8); O Cepeda (13).
2-out RBI: C Boyer; R Carty; B Priddy; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
E: S Jackson (3).
Baserunning
SB: S Jackson (1, 2nd base off D Ellis/M Sanguillen).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matty Alou CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .222 .557 0.010 0.99 0.082 -0.072 0.3 2 0 SF
Richie Hebner 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .316 .866 0.271 1.27 0.289 -0.018 2.3 2 2 2·2B
Roberto Clemente RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 .429 1.146 0.369 1.64 0.380 -0.011 3.0 1 0 2·2B
Bob Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .940 -0.132 1.77 0.000 -0.132 -1.2 8 1
   Al Oliver 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .643 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .085 .398 0.247 1.82 0.439 -0.192 0.3 1 0 HR
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .391 1.000 0.143 1.26 0.205 -0.062 0.5 3 2 2B
Gene Alley SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .114 .375 -0.068 1.23 0.011 -0.079 -0.7 4 5
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .566 -0.110 1.09 0.000 -0.110 -1.0 4 4
Dock Ellis P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.021 0.41 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 1 1
   Joe Gibbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Freddie Patek PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364 1.189 0.091 1.05 0.091 0.000 0.9 3B
   Al McBean P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 2 7 .324 .969 0.790 1.28 1.497 -0.707 4.1 27 15
2B: R Clemente 2 (5, 2 off G Stone); M Sanguillen (2, off G Stone); R Hebner 2 (7, 1 off B Priddy, 1 off G Stone).
3B: F Patek (2, off B Priddy).
HR: W Stargell (2, off H Wilhelm; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: M Alou (2, off B Priddy).
TB: R Clemente 5; R Hebner 5; W Stargell 4; F Patek 3; M Sanguillen 3; M Alou.
RBI: R Clemente 4 (14); W Stargell 2 (7); M Sanguillen (5); M Alou (6).
2-out RBI: W Stargell 2; M Sanguillen.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Hebner-M Sanguillen-R Hebner; D Ellis-G Alley-B Robertson; G Alley-B Mazeroski-B Robertson.
E: R Clemente (2).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
George Stone 5.2 6 4 4 1 6 0 3.14 24 46 -0.241 1.22 -1.4
Bob Priddy 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 5.79 6 1 0 -0.188 1.72 -1.7
Hoyt Wilhelm, BS (1), L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.63 7 1 1 -0.361 1.13 -1.0
Team Totals 8 11 8 8 2 7 1 9.00 37 46 2 1 -0.790 1.32 -4.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dock Ellis 6 9 6 5 4 2 1 3.12 31 30 -0.419 0.87 -2.6
Joe Gibbon 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 13.50 3 2 2 -0.188 1.92 -2.4
Dave Giusti, W (1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.90 3 3 1 0.039 0.94 1.3
Al McBean, S (1) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 8 0 0 0.278 3.12 1.0
Team Totals 9 13 7 6 7 3 1 6.00 45 30 5 3 -0.290 1.28 -2.6
D Ellis faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Gibbon faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Ellis (1).
HBP: D Ellis (1; O Cepeda).
IBB: J Gibbon (1; O Cepeda); D Ellis 2 (3; H King, T Gonzalez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 7,125.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Sonny Jackson SS 1 Matty Alou CF
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Richie Hebner 3B
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Roberto Clemente RF
4 Rico Carty LF 4 Bob Robertson 1B
5 Orlando Cepeda 1B 5 Willie Stargell LF
6 Tony Gonzalez CF 6 Manny Sanguillen C
7 Clete Boyer 3B 7 Gene Alley SS
8 Hal King C 8 Bill Mazeroski 2B
9 George Stone P 9 Dock Ellis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 6-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT W. Stargell H. Wilhelm 44% 76% Home Run; Clemente Scores
t8 7-8 0 12- 2,(1-0)  OO ATL R. Carty A. McBean 24% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Millan to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis -21% 29% Double to RF (Line Drive); Millan Scores; Carty Scores/Adv on E9/unER
b6 3-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT M. Sanguillen G. Stone 18% 55% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Clemente Scores
t7 4-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL R. Carty D. Ellis -17% 27% Double to RF (Deep RF); Aaron to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis -4% 46% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO ATL F. Millan D. Ellis 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' George Stone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT M. Alou G. Stone 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Hebner G. Stone 9% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  R PIT R. Clemente G. Stone 9% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Hebner to 3B
b1 1-0 0 -23 7,(3-2)  O PIT B. Robertson G. Stone -4% 72% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O PIT W. Stargell G. Stone -7% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O PIT M. Sanguillen G. Stone -5% 61% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL R. Carty D. Ellis 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis 2% 65% Flyball: SS
t2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  ATL T. Gonzalez D. Ellis -1% 63% Single to LF
t2 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Boyer D. Ellis -1% 62% Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
t2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ATL C. Boyer D. Ellis -11% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
t2 1-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL H. King D. Ellis -1% 51% Intentional Walk
t2 1-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O ATL G. Stone D. Ellis 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' George Stone facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT G. Alley G. Stone -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Mazeroski G. Stone -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Ellis G. Stone -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL F. Millan D. Ellis -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL R. Carty D. Ellis -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive); Millan to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis -21% 29% Double to RF (Line Drive); Millan Scores; Carty Scores/Adv on E9/unER
t3 3-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL T. Gonzalez D. Ellis -1% 29% Intentional Walk
t3 3-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Boyer D. Ellis 3% 32% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' George Stone facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Alou G. Stone -3% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Hebner G. Stone -2% 27% Flyball: CF
b3 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Clemente G. Stone -1% 26% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
t4 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL H. King D. Ellis 2% 28% Flyball: SS
t4 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Stone D. Ellis 1% 29% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis 1% 30% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' George Stone facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Robertson G. Stone -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT W. Stargell G. Stone -2% 25% Groundout: C-1B
b4 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Sanguillen G. Stone -1% 24% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL F. Millan D. Ellis 2% 26% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R ATL R. Carty D. Ellis -9% 18% Home Run
t5 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis -1% 17% Hit By Pitch
t5 4-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL T. Gonzalez D. Ellis -1% 16% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cepeda to 3B
t5 4-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Boyer D. Ellis 3% 18% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' George Stone facing 7-8-9
b5 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT G. Alley G. Stone -3% 16% Flyball: RF
b5 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Mazeroski G. Stone -2% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Ellis G. Stone -1% 13% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
t6 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL H. King D. Ellis 1% 14% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O ATL G. Stone D. Ellis 1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis -1% 14% Walk
t6 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL F. Millan D. Ellis -1% 14% Jackson Steals 2B
t6 4-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ATL F. Millan D. Ellis 2% 15% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' George Stone facing 1-2-3
b6 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT M. Alou G. Stone 5% 20% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 1-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Hebner G. Stone 13% 33% Double to RF; Alou to 3B
b6 1-4 0 -23 4,(2-1)  RR PIT R. Clemente G. Stone 16% 50% Double to LF; Alou Scores; Hebner Scores
b6 3-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Robertson G. Stone -2% 48% Flyball: RF; Clemente to 3B
b6 3-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Stargell G. Stone -11% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT M. Sanguillen G. Stone 18% 55% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Clemente Scores
Bob Priddy replaces George Stone pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT G. Alley B. Priddy 1% 56% Walk
b6 4-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Priddy -6% 50% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
t7 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis -6% 44% Walk
t7 4-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL R. Carty D. Ellis -17% 27% Double to RF (Deep RF); Aaron to 3B
Joe Gibbon replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-4 0 -23 4,(3-0)  ATL O. Cepeda J. Gibbon -3% 24% Intentional Walk
t7 4-4 0 123 2,(1-0)  RR ATL T. Gonzalez J. Gibbon -15% 10% Single to RF; Aaron Scores; Carty Scores; Cepeda to 3B
t7 6-4 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  ATL C. Boyer J. Gibbon -1% 8% Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
Dave Giusti replaces Joe Gibbon pitching and batting 9th
Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Hal King (C) batting 8th
t7 6-4 0 123 5,(3-1)  OO ATL B. Aspromonte D. Giusti 10% 18% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-C-3B; Boyer to 2B; Aspromonte to 1B
t7 6-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R ATL B. Priddy D. Giusti -8% 10% Single to LF (Line Drive); Boyer Scores; Aspromonte to 2B
t7 7-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL S. Jackson D. Giusti 2% 12% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Braves' Bob Priddy facing 9-1-2
Bob Didier replaces Bob Aspromonte (PH) playing C batting 8th
Freddie Patek pinch hits for Dave Giusti (P) batting 9th
b7 4-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT F. Patek B. Priddy 9% 21% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
b7 4-7 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT M. Alou B. Priddy -4% 17% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Patek Scores
b7 5-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Hebner B. Priddy 7% 24% Double to LF
b7 5-7 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R PIT R. Clemente B. Priddy 12% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hebner Scores
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Bob Priddy pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-7 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT B. Robertson H. Wilhelm -4% 32% Foul Flyball: C; Clemente to 2B
b7 6-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT W. Stargell H. Wilhelm 44% 76% Home Run; Clemente Scores
b7 8-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT M. Sanguillen H. Wilhelm 2% 78% Single to SS; Sanguillen to 2B/Adv on E6
b7 8-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT G. Alley H. Wilhelm -3% 75% Flyball: 2B
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 8.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-8, Pirates' Al McBean facing 2-3-4
Al McBean replaces Freddie Patek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL F. Millan A. McBean -9% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 7-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  ATL H. Aaron A. McBean -13% 54% Single to LF; Millan to 2B
t8 7-8 0 12- 2,(1-0)  OO ATL R. Carty A. McBean 24% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Millan to 3B
t8 7-8 2 --3 6,(1-2)  O ATL O. Cepeda A. McBean 9% 87% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-7, Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 8-9-1
b8 8-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Mazeroski H. Wilhelm -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. McBean H. Wilhelm -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Alou H. Wilhelm -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 8.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-8, Pirates' Al McBean facing 6-7-8
Al Oliver replaces Bob Robertson playing 1B batting 4th
t9 7-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL T. Gonzalez A. McBean 7% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL C. Boyer A. McBean -8% 83% Walk
Mike Lum pinch hits for Bob Didier (C) batting 8th
t9 7-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Lum A. McBean 9% 92% Flyball: SS
Ralph Garr pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm (P) batting 9th
t9 7-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL R. Garr A. McBean 8% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 8.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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