September 10, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 1 BOS 7
DET 3 NYY 12
KCA 1 WSH 8
CHW 2 CIN 10
@CHC 4 CHC 6
CIN 3 LAD 5
PHI 0 MLN 7
STL 4 PIT 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 14,130

Thursday, September 10, 1959
Time of Game: 2:40

Pirates

72-69

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   4  0  0    5 10  0
Giants          1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    3 11  2

W: V Law (16-9), L: J Antonelli (19-8)

Giants

78-61

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Skinner LF                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .277  .748    0    2   0   
  R Nelson 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .831         0   0   
D Groat SS                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .267  .665    0    2   3   SF
R Clemente RF                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .291  .709    0    1   0   
D Stuart 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   4  .304  .933    0    4   0   
  B Virdon CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .651         0   0   
R Mejias CF-LF                5   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .646    0    6   0   
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .784    0    3   1   2B
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .624    0    4   1   
H Foiles C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .217  .574    0    4   0   
V Law P                       2   2   1   0    1   0  .182  .448    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       34   5  10   4    5   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Hoak (27, off J Antonelli).

SF: D Groat (4, off J Antonelli).

SH: V Law (6, off G Jones).

TB: R Clemente 2; D Hoak 2; R Mejias 2; B Skinner 2; D Groat; H Foiles; V Law.

RBI: R Clemente 2 (40); D Groat (48); B Skinner (55).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Mazeroski-D Groat-D Stuart; V Law-D Stuart.

BASERUNNING

PO: H Foiles (3rd base by H Landrith); R Mejias (1st base by J Antonelli).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .524    0    1   1   
  L Wagner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .790    0    0   0   
  G Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Mays CF                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .299  .922    0    3   0   2·HR
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .381 1.161    0    7   0   
O Cepeda LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .897    0    2   0   
W Kirkland RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .804    0    3   0   HR
D Spencer 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .706    0    2   1   GDP
H Landrith C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .670    0    7   1   2B
E Bressoud SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .727    0    1   4   
J Antonelli P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .155  .409    0    0   3   
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .044  .129         0   0   
  D Rhodes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .572    0    0   0   
  J Pagan 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .272         1   0   
  J Brandt PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .740    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3  11   3    0   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: H Landrith (12, off V Law).

HR: W Mays 2 (29, 2 off V Law; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W Kirkland (22, off V Law; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: W Mays 8; W Kirkland 4; W McCovey 3; H Landrith 3; J Antonelli; D Spencer; O Cepeda.

GIDP: D Spencer (15).

RBI: W Mays 2 (91); W Kirkland (65).

2-out RBI: W Mays.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D O'Connell (2); W Mays (3).

PITCHING

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, W (16-9)                9    11   3   3    0   3   3   3.12   36     -       ·  ·      5·16· 1·11     56    -     1.15   0.17
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0   3   3          36     -       ·  ·      5·16· 1·11           -

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
J Antonelli, L (19-8)          6.1   9   5   5    3   6   0   2.97   30     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 9     38    -     1.39  -0.41
A Worthington                  0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.72    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.95  -0.01
S Miller                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.00   0.05
G Jones                        2     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.64   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   7   0          41     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·10          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Antonelli (5; R Mejias, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 14,130.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. B Skinner            LF    1. D O'Connell          3B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. W Mays               CF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. W McCovey            1B 
4. D Stuart             1B    4. O Cepeda             LF 
5. R Mejias             CF    5. W Kirkland           RF 
6. D Hoak               3B    6. D Spencer            2B 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. H Landrith           C  
8. H Foiles             C     8. E Bressoud           SS 
9. V Law                P     9. J Antonelli          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-2  12-      27%  65% D Groat         J Antonelli     Single to 3B; Law Scores/Adv on E5 (throw); Skinner to 3B; Groat to 2B
   b 8   1  5-3  12-      17%  93% D Spencer       V Law           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   1  3-3  -23      17%  82% R Clemente      J Antonelli     Single to CF; Groat Scores; Skinner Scores
   b 5   2  1-1  ---     -16%  32% W Mays          V Law           Home Run
   t 7   1  3-1  12-      13%  38% B Skinner       J Antonelli     Single (LF-CF); Law to 2B; Foiles Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Antonelli facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Skinner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Clemente to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      45%  D Stuart        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Law facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D O'Connell     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      37%  W Mays          Home Run
          ---      35%  W McCovey       Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      39%  W Kirkland      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Antonelli facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  R Mejias        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  D Hoak          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Law facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  D Spencer       Strikeout
          ---      34%  H Landrith      Single to LF
   O      1--      36%  E Bressoud      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      34%  J Antonelli     Single to CF; Bressoud to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  D O'Connell     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Antonelli facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  H Foiles        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      39%  V Law           Walk
          1--      46%  B Skinner       Single to CF; Law to 3B
   RO     1-3      47%  D Groat         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores
   O      1--      45%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Johnny Antonelli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Stuart        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Mejias        Strikeout
          ---      48%  D Hoak          Double to CF
   O      -2-      44%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  W Kirkland      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      49%  D Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      46%  H Landrith      Double to CF
   O      -2-      50%  E Bressoud      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Johnny Antonelli facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  H Foiles        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  V Law           Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  B Skinner       Strikeout Looking
          1--      49%  D Groat         Walk; Law to 2B
   O      12-      43%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  J Antonelli     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  D O'Connell     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      32%  W Mays          Home Run
          ---      31%  W McCovey       Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Johnny Antonelli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  D Stuart        Strikeout
          ---      34%  R Mejias        Single to RF
   O      1--      27%  D Hoak          Mejias Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      25%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vern Law facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      15%  W Kirkland      Home Run
          ---      13%  D Spencer       Single
   OO     1--      17%  H Landrith      Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  E Bressoud      Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Johnny Antonelli facing 7-8-9
          ---      24%  B Mazeroski     Walk
          1--      33%  H Foiles        Single to LF; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      12-      24%  V Law           Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Foiles to 2B
   R      12-      38%  B Skinner       Single (LF-CF); Law to 2B; Foiles Scores
   R      12-      65%  D Groat         Single to 3B; Law Scores/Adv on E5 (throw); Skinner to 3B; Groat to 2B
   RR     -23      82%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Groat Scores; Skinner Scores
                  Al Worthington replaces Johnny Antonelli pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      81%  D Stuart        Strikeout
          1--      82%  R Mejias        Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
          1-3      84%  D Hoak          Walk; Mejias to 2B
                  Stu Miller replaces Al Worthington pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      79%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Vern Law facing 9-1-2
                  Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Stu Miller batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  D Rhodes        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Leon Wagner pinch hits for Danny O'Connell batting 1st
   O      ---      85%  L Wagner        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gordon Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Gordon Jones replaces Leon Wagner pitching and batting 1st; Jose Pagan replaces Dusty Rhodes playing 3B batting 9th
          ---      89%  H Foiles        Walk
          1--      91%  V Law           Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Foiles to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B Skinner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Foiles to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  D Groat         Foiles Picked off 3B (C-3B); Skinner to 3B
   O      --3      84%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Vern Law facing 3-4-5
          ---      76%  W McCovey       Single to RF
          1--      64%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; McCovey to 2B
   O      12-      75%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
   OO     12-      93%  D Spencer       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gordon Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  D Stuart        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  R Mejias        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Vern Law facing 7-8-9
                  Rocky Nelson replaces Bob Skinner playing 1B batting 1st; Roman Mejias moves to LF; Bill Virdon replaces Dick Stuart playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  H Landrith      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  E Bressoud      Flyball: LF
                  Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Brandt        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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