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PHI
@LAD		2
3
PIT
@SFG		1
2
Wednesday, April 12, 1961
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 7,583, Time of Game: 2:22
Pirates
1
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
 at Giants
2
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
W: Billy Loes (1-0)
L: Vern Law (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1 10  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  X    2  7  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Virdon CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .333 1.067 -0.210 1.64 0.036 -0.246 -1.5 3 0 CS
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .733 -0.062 0.94 0.030 -0.092 -0.3 0 3
Bob Skinner LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .889 -0.020 0.91 0.054 -0.074 -0.4 1 0
Rocky Nelson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .347 -0.034 1.30 0.062 -0.096 -0.6 10 0
   Joe Christopher PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Roberto Clemente RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .444 .889 -0.028 2.00 0.135 -0.163 0.2 2 0
Don Hoak 3B 3 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.144 1.68 0.169 -0.024 1.1 0 2 SH
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .250 -0.110 2.26 0.046 -0.156 -1.0 3 4
Smoky Burgess C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .629 -0.055 1.75 0.021 -0.076 -0.4 5 0 2·IW
Vern Law P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 -0.115 1.88 0.030 -0.145 -0.6 0 2 HBP
Team Totals 34 1 10 1 5 2 .294 .694 -0.490 1.57 0.583 -1.072 -3.4 24 11
SH: D Hoak (1, off B Loes).
IBB: S Burgess 2 (2, 2 by B Loes).
HBP: V Law (1, by B Loes).
TB: R Clemente 3; D Hoak 3; B Skinner 2; B Virdon; D Groat.
RBI: B Mazeroski (2).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: R Clemente (1); D Hoak (1).
Baserunning
CS: B Virdon (1, 2nd base by B Loes/T Haller).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.010 1.39 0.109 -0.099 -0.1 0 0 2B
Harvey Kuenn 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.022 1.27 0.071 -0.048 0.1 0 1
   Ernie Bowman PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jim Davenport 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Mays CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .708 0.019 1.58 0.180 -0.161 -0.1 8 0 SB
Willie McCovey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .375 1.319 -0.072 1.89 0.030 -0.101 -0.3 8 1 IW
Orlando Cepeda RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1.089 0.040 2.23 0.146 -0.106 0.2 1 0 HBP
Tom Haller C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .143 .821 0.155 1.11 0.240 -0.086 -0.2 5 2 HR
Chuck Hiller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .393 -0.040 1.08 0.040 -0.081 -0.8 3 2
Eddie Bressoud SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.094 1.29 0.000 -0.094 -0.7 1 3
Billy Loes P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.029 0.93 0.027 -0.056 -0.1 1 2
   Billy O'Dell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Duffalo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 2 4 .226 .649 0.011 1.44 0.843 -0.832 -1.9 27 11
2B: F Alou (1, off V Law).
HR: T Haller (1, off V Law; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
IBB: W McCovey (1, by V Law).
HBP: O Cepeda (1, by V Law).
TB: T Haller 4; F Alou 2; H Kuenn 2; W McCovey; W Mays; B Loes.
RBI: T Haller (1); O Cepeda (4).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: W Mays (1, 2nd base off V Law/S Burgess).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Law, L (0-1) 8 7 2 1 2 4 1 1.13 34 64 -0.012 1.44 1.9
Team Totals 8 7 2 1 2 4 1 1.12 34 64 -0.012 1.57 1.9

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Loes, W (1-0) 8 9 1 1 4 2 0 1.13 36 58 0.328 1.38 2.9
Billy O'Dell, H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.021 2.29 0.1
Jim Duffalo, S (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.140 5.45 0.4
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 5 2 0 1.00 41 58 2 0 0.489 1.44 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Loes (1; V Law); V Law (1; O Cepeda).
IBB: B Loes 2 (2; S Burgess, S Burgess); V Law (1; W McCovey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner, LF - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 7,583.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         San Francisco Giants
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Felipe Alou LF
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Harvey Kuenn 3B
3 Bob Skinner LF 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Rocky Nelson 1B 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Roberto Clemente RF 5 Orlando Cepeda RF
6 Don Hoak 3B 6 Tom Haller C
7 Bill Mazeroski 2B 7 Chuck Hiller 2B
8 Smoky Burgess C 8 Eddie Bressoud SS
9 Vern Law P 9 Billy Loes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-1 1 --- R SFG T. Haller V. Law 24% 55% Home Run (Deep RF); Haller Scores/unER
b8 1-1 1 1-- SFG W. Mays V. Law 17% 78% Single to CF (SS-2B); Kuenn to 3B/Adv on E5; Mays to 2B
b8 1-1 1 123 R SFG O. Cepeda V. Law 15% 92% Hit By Pitch; Bowman Scores; Mays to 3B; McCovey to 2B
t9 1-2 2 12- O PIT R. Clemente J. Duffalo 14% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-1 0 --- SFG F. Alou V. Law 11% 50% Double to LF (Deep 3B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Virdon B. Loes -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT D. Groat B. Loes 6% 52% Virdon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Loes 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- PIT B. Skinner B. Loes -1% 53% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Nelson B. Loes 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG F. Alou V. Law -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- SFG H. Kuenn V. Law 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O SFG W. Mays V. Law -3% 52% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- SFG W. McCovey V. Law 1% 53% Mays Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O SFG W. McCovey V. Law -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Clemente B. Loes 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- PIT D. Hoak B. Loes -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Loes 3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PIT S. Burgess B. Loes 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda V. Law -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Haller V. Law -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- O SFG C. Hiller V. Law -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT V. Law B. Loes 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Loes 2% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat B. Loes -1% 53% Single
t3 0-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Skinner B. Loes 3% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG E. Bressoud V. Law -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- SFG B. Loes V. Law 3% 56% Single
b3 0-0 1 1-- O SFG F. Alou V. Law -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O SFG H. Kuenn V. Law -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Nelson B. Loes 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente B. Loes -3% 50% Single to RF (Deep RF)
t4 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Hoak B. Loes -4% 45% Single to LF; Clemente to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Loes 5% 51% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 12- O PIT S. Burgess B. Loes 5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. Mays V. Law -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- SFG W. McCovey V. Law 3% 56% Single
b4 0-0 1 1-- O SFG O. Cepeda V. Law -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-0 2 1-- O SFG T. Haller V. Law -3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- O PIT V. Law B. Loes 3% 53% Groundout: C-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. Loes 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat B. Loes -2% 53% Walk
t5 0-0 2 1-- O PIT B. Skinner B. Loes 3% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vern Law facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O SFG C. Hiller V. Law -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O SFG E. Bressoud V. Law -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 2 --- O SFG B. Loes V. Law -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 4-5-6
t6 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Nelson B. Loes 3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-0 1 --- PIT R. Clemente B. Loes -4% 50% Single to RF (Deep 2B-1B)
t6 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Hoak B. Loes -10% 40% Single to CF; Clemente to 3B
t6 0-0 1 1-3 RO PIT B. Mazeroski B. Loes -5% 35% Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Clemente Scores; Hoak to 2B
t6 1-0 2 -2- PIT S. Burgess B. Loes -1% 34% Intentional Walk
t6 1-0 2 12- PIT V. Law B. Loes -3% 31% Hit By Pitch; Hoak to 3B; Burgess to 2B
t6 1-0 2 123 O PIT B. Virdon B. Loes 8% 39% Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Law out at 2B/2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- SFG F. Alou V. Law 11% 50% Double to LF (Deep 3B)
b6 0-1 0 -2- O SFG H. Kuenn V. Law -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
b6 0-1 1 --3 O SFG W. Mays V. Law -11% 37% Foul Flyball: C
b6 0-1 2 --3 O SFG W. McCovey V. Law -7% 30% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Billy Loes facing 2-3-4
t7 1-0 0 --- O PIT D. Groat B. Loes 2% 33% Flyball: CF
t7 1-0 1 --- O PIT B. Skinner B. Loes 2% 34% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-0 2 --- O PIT R. Nelson B. Loes 1% 36% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 5-6-7
b7 0-1 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda V. Law -5% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-1 1 --- SFG T. Haller V. Law 0% 31% E9 on Foul Ball
b7 0-1 1 --- R SFG T. Haller V. Law 24% 55% Home Run (Deep RF); Haller Scores/unER
b7 1-1 1 --- SFG C. Hiller V. Law 4% 59% Walk
b7 1-1 1 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud V. Law -5% 54% Flyball: RF
b7 1-1 2 1-- O SFG B. Loes V. Law -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Billy Loes facing 5-6-7
t8 1-1 0 --- PIT R. Clemente B. Loes -7% 43% Single
t8 1-1 0 1-- O PIT D. Hoak B. Loes 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Clemente to 2B
t8 1-1 1 -2- O PIT B. Mazeroski B. Loes 7% 53% Flyball: CF
t8 1-1 2 -2- PIT S. Burgess B. Loes -1% 52% Intentional Walk
t8 1-1 2 12- O PIT V. Law B. Loes 9% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Vern Law facing 1-2-3
b8 1-1 0 --- O SFG F. Alou V. Law -5% 56% Popfly: 2B
b8 1-1 1 --- SFG H. Kuenn V. Law 5% 61% Single to CF
b8 1-1 1 1-- SFG W. Mays V. Law 17% 78% Single to CF (SS-2B); Kuenn to 3B/Adv on E5; Mays to 2B
b8 1-1 1 -23 SFG W. McCovey V. Law -0% 77% Intentional Walk
Ernie Bowman pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn (3B) batting 2nd
b8 1-1 1 123 R SFG O. Cepeda V. Law 15% 92% Hit By Pitch; Bowman Scores; Mays to 3B; McCovey to 2B
b8 2-1 1 123 O SFG T. Haller V. Law -4% 88% Flyball: LF
b8 2-1 2 123 O SFG C. Hiller V. Law -4% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
Billy O'Dell replaces Billy Loes pitching and batting 9th
Jim Davenport replaces Ernie Bowman (PR) playing 3B batting 2nd
t9 1-2 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon B. O'Dell 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 1-2 1 --- O PIT D. Groat B. O'Dell 5% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 1-2 2 --- PIT B. Skinner B. O'Dell -4% 92% Single to CF
t9 1-2 2 1-- PIT R. Nelson B. O'Dell -6% 86% Walk; Skinner to 2B
Jim Duffalo replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th
Joe Christopher pinch runs for Rocky Nelson (1B) batting 4th
t9 1-2 2 12- O PIT R. Clemente J. Duffalo 14% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

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