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5
Sunday, April 16, 1961,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 23,594, Time of Game: 2:30
Phillies
2
2-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
5
4-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Sam Jones (1-0)
L: Robin Roberts (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  5  2
Giants          3  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  X    5 10  3

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Sadowski 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .133 .411 -0.074 1.09 0.041 -0.114 -0.8 2 2 GDP
   Bobby Del Greco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.163 4.13 0.000 -0.163 -1.6 GDP
Tony Taylor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .458 0.003 0.91 0.037 -0.033 0.3 3 2 GDP
Johnny Callison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .857 -0.004 0.86 0.053 -0.057 -0.2 2 0
Tony Curry LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .588 -0.107 1.10 0.000 -0.107 -1.0 2 0
Tony Gonzalez CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .467 1.396 -0.008 0.76 0.045 -0.052 0.4 3 1
Pancho Herrera 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .238 .654 -0.011 0.81 0.046 -0.057 0.4 4 1
Clay Dalrymple C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .056 .111 0.051 0.95 0.095 -0.043 0.4 4 2
   Joe Koppe PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ruben Amaro SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .675 -0.060 1.18 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 3 1
   Bobby Malkmus PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 -0.054 1.73 0.000 -0.054 -0.2 0 1
Robin Roberts P 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 0.061 0.71 0.061 0.000 0.6 1 0 HBP
   Bobby Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Short P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Choo-Choo Coleman PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.058 2.22 0.058 0.000 0.2 HBP
Team Totals 33 2 5 1 2 9 .152 .395 -0.316 1.07 0.436 -0.748 -2.4 24 10
HBP: C Coleman (1, by S Jones); R Roberts (1, by S Jones).
TB: P Herrera 2; C Dalrymple; T Taylor; J Callison.
GIDP: B Del Greco (1); B Sadowski (1); T Taylor (2).
RBI: P Herrera (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: B Sadowski (1); R Amaro (2).
Outfield Assists: T Gonzalez (O Cepeda at 3rd base).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .320 .810 -0.006 0.59 0.035 -0.041 -0.6 0 0
Harvey Kuenn 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .208 .588 0.121 0.71 0.129 -0.008 1.4 1 1 2B
Willie Mays CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .318 .923 -0.023 0.64 0.030 -0.053 -0.7 1 0 CS,IW
Willie McCovey 1B 4 3 3 0 0 0 .273 .788 0.020 0.63 0.038 -0.019 0.8 11 1
Orlando Cepeda RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .304 .838 0.123 0.70 0.146 -0.023 2.3 0 0 2B,CS
Tom Haller C 3 0 0 2 0 0 .188 .708 -0.020 0.34 0.001 -0.021 -0.9 9 1 SF
Chuck Hiller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .048 .139 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -1.1 1 5
Eddie Bressoud SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .345 -0.029 0.29 0.000 -0.029 -0.9 3 3
Sam Jones P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.031 0.26 0.037 -0.006 0.7 1 3 2·2B
   Billy O'Dell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 2 4 .312 .780 0.184 0.52 0.416 -0.233 1.1 27 15
2B: O Cepeda (1, off R Roberts); H Kuenn (2, off R Roberts); S Jones 2 (2, 1 off J Buzhardt, 1 off R Roberts).
SF: T Haller (1, off R Roberts).
IBB: W Mays (1, by R Roberts).
TB: S Jones 4; W McCovey 3; O Cepeda 3; H Kuenn 2; W Mays; F Alou.
RBI: T Haller 2 (3); O Cepeda 2 (6); H Kuenn (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. C Hiller-E Bressoud-W McCovey; B O'Dell-T Haller-W McCovey; C Hiller-W McCovey-E Bressoud-S Jones.
E: E Bressoud (1); H Kuenn (1); S Jones (1).
Baserunning
CS: O Cepeda (2, 2nd base by R Roberts/C Dalrymple); W Mays (1, 2nd base by R Roberts/C Dalrymple).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Robin Roberts, L (0-2) 6 8 4 4 1 2 0 6.23 25 41 -0.184 0.64 -1.1
John Buzhardt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 8.10 5 0 0 0.012 0.27 0.5
Chris Short 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.86 5 0 0 -0.012 0.09 -0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 2 4 0 4.50 35 41 0 0 -0.184 1.07 -1.1

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam Jones, W (1-0) 8.1 5 2 2 2 9 0 4.73 36 72 0.153 0.99 0.8
Billy O'Dell, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 1 3 0 0.163 4.13 1.6
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 2 9 0 2.00 37 72 3 0 0.316 0.52 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: S Jones 2 (2).
HBP: S Jones 2 (2; R Roberts, C Coleman).
IBB: R Roberts (1; W Mays).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 23,594.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         San Francisco Giants
1 Bob Sadowski 3B 1 Felipe Alou LF
2 Tony Taylor 2B 2 Harvey Kuenn 3B
3 Johnny Callison RF 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Tony Curry LF 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Tony Gonzalez CF 5 Orlando Cepeda RF
6 Pancho Herrera 1B 6 Tom Haller C
7 Clay Dalrymple C 7 Chuck Hiller 2B
8 Ruben Amaro SS 8 Eddie Bressoud SS
9 Robin Roberts P 9 Sam Jones P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-5 1 123 OO PHI B. Del Greco B. O'Dell 16% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
b1 0-0 0 1-- R SFG H. Kuenn R. Roberts 12% 70% Double to LF; Alou Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RRO SFG O. Cepeda R. Roberts 9% 79% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Kuenn Scores; McCovey Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
t9 2-5 0 1-- PHI C. Dalrymple S. Jones -8% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herrera to 2B
t3 0-3 0 1-- OO PHI B. Sadowski S. Jones 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Sadowski S. Jones 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI T. Taylor S. Jones 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI J. Callison S. Jones 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG F. Alou R. Roberts 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- R SFG H. Kuenn R. Roberts 12% 70% Double to LF; Alou Scores
b1 1-0 0 -2- SFG W. Mays R. Roberts 2% 72% Intentional Walk
b1 1-0 0 12- O SFG W. McCovey R. Roberts -2% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kuenn to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RRO SFG O. Cepeda R. Roberts 9% 79% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Kuenn Scores; McCovey Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
b1 3-0 2 --- O SFG T. Haller R. Roberts -1% 79% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O PHI T. Curry S. Jones 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez S. Jones 1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-3 2 --- PHI P. Herrera S. Jones -1% 81% Single to LF
t2 0-3 2 1-- PHI C. Dalrymple S. Jones -2% 79% Single to LF; Herrera to 2B
t2 0-3 2 12- O PHI R. Amaro S. Jones 4% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- O SFG C. Hiller R. Roberts -1% 82% Flyball: LF
b2 3-0 1 --- O SFG E. Bressoud R. Roberts -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b2 3-0 2 --- O SFG S. Jones R. Roberts -1% 80% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- PHI R. Roberts S. Jones -4% 77% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t3 0-3 0 1-- OO PHI B. Sadowski S. Jones 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- PHI T. Taylor S. Jones -1% 83% Single to RF
t3 0-3 2 1-- O PHI J. Callison S. Jones 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
b3 3-0 0 --- O SFG F. Alou R. Roberts -1% 83% Strikeout
b3 3-0 1 --- O SFG H. Kuenn R. Roberts -1% 83% Flyball: LF
b3 3-0 2 --- SFG W. Mays R. Roberts 1% 83% Single to CF
b3 3-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey R. Roberts -1% 82% Mays Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O PHI T. Curry S. Jones 2% 84% Strikeout
t4 0-3 1 --- PHI T. Gonzalez S. Jones -2% 82% Walk
t4 0-3 1 1-- O PHI P. Herrera S. Jones 3% 85% Popfly: 1B
t4 0-3 2 1-- O PHI C. Dalrymple S. Jones 2% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
b4 3-0 0 --- SFG W. McCovey R. Roberts 2% 88% Single to RF
b4 3-0 0 1-- O SFG O. Cepeda R. Roberts -1% 87% Strikeout
b4 3-0 1 1-- O SFG T. Haller R. Roberts -1% 85% Popfly: SS
b4 3-0 2 1-- O SFG C. Hiller R. Roberts -1% 84% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
t5 0-3 0 --- O PHI R. Amaro S. Jones 2% 87% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-3 1 --- PHI R. Roberts S. Jones -3% 84% Hit By Pitch
t5 0-3 1 1-- PHI B. Sadowski S. Jones -4% 80% Walk; Roberts to 2B
t5 0-3 1 12- ROO PHI T. Taylor S. Jones 2% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-P; Roberts Scores/No RBI
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
b5 3-1 0 --- O SFG E. Bressoud R. Roberts -1% 80% Popfly: 2B
b5 3-1 1 --- SFG S. Jones R. Roberts 3% 83% Double to RF
b5 3-1 1 -2- O SFG F. Alou R. Roberts -2% 81% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 2 -2- SFG H. Kuenn R. Roberts 1% 82% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Kuenn to 1B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 O SFG W. Mays R. Roberts -3% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- PHI J. Callison S. Jones -5% 73% Single to RF
t6 1-3 0 1-- O PHI T. Curry S. Jones 5% 78% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 1-- O PHI T. Gonzalez S. Jones 4% 82% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 1-3 2 1-- O PHI P. Herrera S. Jones 3% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phillies' Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
b6 3-1 0 --- SFG W. McCovey R. Roberts 2% 87% Single to RF
b6 3-1 0 1-- SFG O. Cepeda R. Roberts 5% 92% Single to LF; McCovey to 3B
b6 3-1 0 1-3 RO SFG T. Haller R. Roberts -0% 92% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McCovey Scores
b6 4-1 1 1-- O SFG C. Hiller R. Roberts -1% 91% Flyball: CF
b6 4-1 2 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud R. Roberts -1% 90% Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Sam Jones facing 7-8-9
t7 1-4 0 --- O PHI C. Dalrymple S. Jones 2% 92% Strikeout
Bobby Malkmus pinch hits for Ruben Amaro (SS) batting 8th
t7 1-4 1 --- O PHI B. Malkmus S. Jones 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
Bobby Smith pinch hits for Robin Roberts (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 2 --- O PHI B. Smith S. Jones 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Phillies' John Buzhardt facing 8-9-1
John Buzhardt replaces Bobby Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bobby Malkmus moves from PH to SS
b7 4-1 0 --- O SFG E. Bressoud J. Buzhardt -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- SFG S. Jones J. Buzhardt 1% 95% Double to CF
b7 4-1 1 -2- O SFG F. Alou J. Buzhardt -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-1 2 -2- SFG H. Kuenn J. Buzhardt 0% 94% Walk
b7 4-1 2 12- O SFG W. Mays J. Buzhardt -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t8 1-4 0 --- O PHI B. Sadowski S. Jones 2% 95% Popfly: SS
t8 1-4 1 --- PHI T. Taylor S. Jones -3% 93% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t8 1-4 1 1-- O PHI J. Callison S. Jones 3% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-4 2 1-- O PHI T. Curry S. Jones 2% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
Chris Short replaces John Buzhardt pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- SFG W. McCovey C. Short 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 4-1 0 1-- SFG O. Cepeda C. Short 1% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 3B
b8 4-1 0 1-3 RO SFG T. Haller C. Short 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; McCovey Scores/unER; Cepeda to 2B
b8 5-1 1 -2- O SFG C. Hiller C. Short -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-1 2 -2- O SFG E. Bressoud C. Short -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 5.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
t9 1-5 0 --- PHI T. Gonzalez S. Jones -2% 97% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 1B
t9 1-5 0 1-- PHI P. Herrera S. Jones -0% 97% Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
t9 1-5 0 -2- R PHI P. Herrera S. Jones -4% 93% Single to RF; Gonzalez Scores
t9 2-5 0 1-- PHI C. Dalrymple S. Jones -8% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herrera to 2B
Joe Koppe pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple (C) batting 7th
t9 2-5 0 12- O PHI B. Malkmus S. Jones 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B; Herrera to 3B; Koppe to 2B
Choo-Choo Coleman pinch hits for Chris Short (P) batting 9th
t9 2-5 1 -23 PHI C. Coleman S. Jones -6% 84% Hit By Pitch
Billy O'Dell replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Bob Sadowski (3B) batting 1st
t9 2-5 1 123 OO PHI B. Del Greco B. O'Dell 16% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Giants 5.

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