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BAL  3
CLE  2

(10)
DET  3
@BOS  0

BOS  5
DET  2

NYY  3
KCA  1

(10)
NYY  8
KCA  0

CHW  4
@WSH  2

WSH  5
CHW  4

MLN  4
@CHC  2

STL  3
@CIN  1

LAD  6
PHI  0

SFG  7
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 22,814

Sunday, July 20, 1958
Time of Game: 2:30
Pirates
3
41-47
Lost 4
6th, 8½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    3 10  0
Giants          5  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    7 11  0
W: Paul Giel (2-3), L: Bob Friend (11-11), S: Ruben Gomez (1)
Giants
7
50-39
Won 6
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .746              1   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .686              5   1   
D Stuart 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .170  .682             11   0   HR
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .290  .932              1   4   2B
B Skinner LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .846              0   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .761              4   2   
D Groat SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .667              0   3   
H Foiles C                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .196  .622              1   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .268              0   1   
  J Powers PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .228  .621              0   0   
  D Gross P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237              0   1   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .766              0   0   
  B Porterfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111              0   0   
B Friend P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .321              0   0   
  R Blackburn P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.200              0   1   
  D Kravitz PH-C              3   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .627              1   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   0    2   4                         24  13
Batting Events
2B: F Thomas (15, off P Giel).
HR: D Stuart (4, off P Giel; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Stuart 5; F Thomas 3; R Clemente 2; B Virdon; J Powers; D Kravitz; T Kluszewski.
RBI: B Virdon (30); D Stuart (12); F Thomas (74).
2-out RBI: F Thomas.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 2B                2   0   0   1    2   0  .255  .706              1   4   SH
J Davenport 3B                5   2   3   1    0   0  .256  .708              1   1   HR
W Mays CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .345  .999              3   0   
L Wagner LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .342  .872              0   0   
  F Alou LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .737              1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .312  .875              6   2   
W Kirkland RF                 2   1   1   0    2   1  .257  .757              3   0   IW
D Spencer SS                  4   0   1   3    0   1  .284  .807              4   0   2B
V Thomas C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .725              6   0   
P Giel P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237              2   0   2·SH
  R Gomez P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .495              0   0   
Totals                       31   7  11   0    4   2                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: D Spencer (16, off B Friend).
HR: J Davenport (4, off R Blackburn; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: D O'Connell (6, off R Blackburn); P Giel 2 (3, 1 off R Blackburn, 1 off B Smith).
IBB: W Kirkland (4, by B Friend).
TB: J Davenport 6; V Thomas 2; D Spencer 2; W Mays 2; W Kirkland; L Wagner; O Cepeda.
RBI: D Spencer 3 (56); D O'Connell (15); O Cepeda (60); J Davenport (24); L Wagner (6).
2-out RBI: J Davenport.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.

Pitching Stats

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, L (11-11)            0.1   5   5   5    1   0   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 5     20    -     1.21  -0.37
R Blackburn                    3.2   4   2   2    0   1   1   3.26   14     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 4          1-0    0.23   0.01
B Smith                        2     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.86    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.07   0.01
D Gross                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.92    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.11   0.01
B Porterfield                  1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.27    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    4   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·11          1-0 
San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Giel, W (2-3)                6     8   3   3    2   4   1   3.35   28     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 8     46    -     0.53   0.06
R Gomez, S (1)                 3     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.22   11     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 2          2-1    0.59   0.09
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   4   1          39     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0·10          2-1 
P Giel faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: P Giel (1).
WP: B Smith (3); R Gomez (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Friend (7; W Kirkland).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 22,814.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        San Francisco Giants                         
1. Bill Virdon                  CF       1. Danny O'Connell              2B
2. Roberto Clemente             RF       2. Jim Davenport                3B
3. Dick Stuart                  1B       3. Willie Mays                  CF
4. Frank Thomas                 3B       4. Leon Wagner                  LF
5. Bob Skinner                  LF       5. Orlando Cepeda               1B
6. Bill Mazeroski               2B       6. Willie Kirkland              RF
7. Dick Groat                   SS       7. Daryl Spencer                SS
8. Hank Foiles                   C       8. Valmy Thomas                  C
9. Bob Friend                    P       9. Paul Giel                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 123 RRR 11% 92% 2-0 SFG D. Spencer B. Friend Double to LF; Kirkland Scores; Cepeda Scores; Wagner Scores
b1 1 1-3 R 9% 71% 0-0 SFG L. Wagner B. Friend Single to RF; Mays to 3B; Davenport Scores
b1 1 1-3 R 9% 80% 1-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Single to CF; Mays Scores; Wagner to 3B; Cepeda to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 1 1-- 6% 61% 0-0 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Single to CF; Davenport to 3B
t1 1 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 PIT F. Thomas P. Giel Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Paul Giel facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT B. Virdon P. Giel Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente P. Giel Single to RF
t1 1 1-- -4% 46% 0-0 PIT D. Stuart P. Giel Single to CF; Clemente to 2B
t1 1 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 PIT F. Thomas P. Giel Flyball: CF
t1 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 PIT B. Skinner P. Giel Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 SFG D. O'Connell B. Friend Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 SFG J. Davenport B. Friend Single to RF
b1 1 1-- 6% 61% 0-0 SFG W. Mays B. Friend Single to CF; Davenport to 3B
b1 1 1-3 R 9% 71% 0-0 SFG L. Wagner B. Friend Single to RF; Mays to 3B; Davenport Scores
b1 1 1-3 R 9% 80% 1-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Friend Single to CF; Mays Scores; Wagner to 3B; Cepeda to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 1 -23 1% 81% 2-0 SFG W. Kirkland B. Friend Intentional Walk
b1 1 123 RRR 11% 92% 2-0 SFG D. Spencer B. Friend Double to LF; Kirkland Scores; Cepeda Scores; Wagner Scores
Ron Blackburn replaces Bob Friend pitching and batting 9th
b1 1 -2- O -1% 91% 5-0 SFG V. Thomas R. Blackburn Flyball: CF
b1 2 -2- O -1% 90% 5-0 SFG P. Giel R. Blackburn Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Paul Giel facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 1% 91% 0-5 PIT B. Mazeroski P. Giel Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 92% 0-5 PIT D. Groat P. Giel Flyball: RF
t2 2 --- -1% 91% 0-5 PIT H. Foiles P. Giel Walk
t2 2 1-- -0% 91% 0-5 PIT R. Blackburn P. Giel Balk; Foiles to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 2% 93% 0-5 PIT R. Blackburn P. Giel Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Ron Blackburn facing 1-2-3
b2 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-0 SFG D. O'Connell R. Blackburn Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- 1% 93% 5-0 SFG J. Davenport R. Blackburn Single to LF
b2 1 1-- O -1% 92% 5-0 SFG W. Mays R. Blackburn Single to RF; Davenport out at 3B/RF-3B
b2 2 1-- O -1% 91% 5-0 SFG L. Wagner R. Blackburn Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Paul Giel facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 PIT B. Virdon P. Giel Groundout: 1B-P
t3 1 --- -1% 91% 0-5 PIT R. Clemente P. Giel Single to RF
t3 1 1-- O 2% 93% 0-5 PIT D. Stuart P. Giel Strikeout
t3 2 1-- O 1% 94% 0-5 PIT F. Thomas P. Giel Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Ron Blackburn facing 5-6-7
b3 0 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 SFG O. Cepeda R. Blackburn Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 SFG W. Kirkland R. Blackburn Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 SFG D. Spencer R. Blackburn Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Paul Giel facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 PIT B. Skinner P. Giel Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 PIT B. Mazeroski P. Giel Strikeout
t4 2 --- O 0% 95% 0-5 PIT D. Groat P. Giel Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Ron Blackburn facing 8-9-1
b4 0 --- 0% 96% 5-0 SFG V. Thomas R. Blackburn Single
b4 0 1-- O 0% 96% 5-0 SFG P. Giel R. Blackburn Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 3B
b4 1 --3 RO 1% 97% 5-0 SFG D. O'Connell R. Blackburn Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomas Scores
b4 2 --- R 1% 98% 6-0 SFG J. Davenport R. Blackburn Home Run
b4 2 --- O -0% 98% 7-0 SFG W. Mays R. Blackburn Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Giants' Paul Giel facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 PIT H. Foiles P. Giel Foul Flyball: C
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Ron Blackburn (P) batting 9th
t5 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 PIT D. Kravitz P. Giel Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 PIT B. Virdon P. Giel Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-0, Pirates' Bob Smith facing 4-5-6
Bob Smith replaces Hank Foiles (C) pitching and batting 8th; Danny Kravitz moves from PH to C
b5 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 SFG L. Wagner B. Smith Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 SFG O. Cepeda B. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- 0% 99% 7-0 SFG W. Kirkland B. Smith Walk
b5 2 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 SFG D. Spencer B. Smith Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 7.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Giants' Paul Giel facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 PIT R. Clemente P. Giel Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- R -1% 98% 0-7 PIT D. Stuart P. Giel Home Run
t6 1 --- -1% 97% 1-7 PIT F. Thomas P. Giel Double to LF
t6 1 -2- -1% 96% 1-7 PIT B. Skinner P. Giel Walk
t6 1 12- O 1% 98% 1-7 PIT B. Mazeroski P. Giel Foul Flyball: C
t6 2 12- O 1% 99% 1-7 PIT D. Groat P. Giel Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pirates' Bob Smith facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- 0% 99% 7-1 SFG V. Thomas B. Smith Single
b6 0 1-- O -0% 99% 7-1 SFG P. Giel B. Smith Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
b6 1 -2- 0% 99% 7-1 SFG D. O'Connell B. Smith Walk
b6 1 12- 0% 99% 7-1 SFG J. Davenport B. Smith Wild Pitch; O'Connell to 2B; Thomas to 3B
b6 1 -23 O -0% 99% 7-1 SFG J. Davenport B. Smith Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 2 -23 O -0% 99% 7-1 SFG W. Mays B. Smith Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 7.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Paul Giel facing 8-9-1
John Powers pinch hits for Bob Smith (P) batting 8th
t7 0 --- -1% 98% 1-7 PIT J. Powers P. Giel Single to RF
t7 0 1-- -2% 95% 1-7 PIT D. Kravitz P. Giel Single to CF; Powers to 3B
t7 0 1-3 R -4% 91% 1-7 PIT B. Virdon P. Giel Single (CF-RF); Powers Scores; Kravitz to 3B
Ruben Gomez replaces Paul Giel pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 1-3 -0% 91% 2-7 PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez Wild Pitch; Virdon to 2B
t7 0 -23 O 3% 94% 2-7 PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 1 -23 O 3% 97% 2-7 PIT D. Stuart R. Gomez Flyball: SS
t7 2 -23 R -2% 95% 2-7 PIT F. Thomas R. Gomez Single; Virdon to 3B; Kravitz Scores
t7 2 1-3 O 3% 97% 3-7 PIT B. Skinner R. Gomez Flyball: SS
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Pirates' Don Gross facing 4-5-6
Don Gross replaces John Powers (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b7 0 --- O -0% 97% 7-3 SFG L. Wagner D. Gross Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O -0% 97% 7-3 SFG O. Cepeda D. Gross Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- 0% 97% 7-3 SFG W. Kirkland D. Gross Single to RF
b7 2 1-- O -0% 97% 7-3 SFG D. Spencer D. Gross Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 6-7-8
Felipe Alou replaces Leon Wagner playing LF batting 4th
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 3-7 PIT B. Mazeroski R. Gomez Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O 1% 99% 3-7 PIT D. Groat R. Gomez Flyball: 2B
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Don Gross (P) batting 8th
t8 2 --- -0% 98% 3-7 PIT T. Kluszewski R. Gomez Single to CF
t8 2 1-- O 1% 99% 3-7 PIT D. Kravitz R. Gomez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Pirates' Bob Porterfield facing 8-9-1
Bob Porterfield replaces Ted Kluszewski (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-3 SFG V. Thomas B. Porterfield Flyball: 2B
b8 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-3 SFG R. Gomez B. Porterfield Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- 0% 99% 7-3 SFG D. O'Connell B. Porterfield Walk
b8 2 1-- O -0% 99% 7-3 SFG J. Davenport B. Porterfield Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Ruben Gomez facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 3-7 PIT B. Virdon R. Gomez Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 3-7 PIT R. Clemente R. Gomez Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 3-7 PIT D. Stuart R. Gomez Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 7.

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