July 14, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@BOS 6 CHW 6
NYY 1 CLE 7
LAA 5 MIN 5
@DET 2 KCA 8
@WSA 3 KCA 9
@WSA 7
(10) CHC 8
@CIN 7
(10) PHI 7
@LAD 5
(10) PIT 6
@SFG 4 STL 2
MLN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 23,177

Friday, July 14, 1961
Time of Game: 3:02

Pirates

43-36

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

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

W: C Labine (2-0), L: D LeMay (1-2), S: R Face (14)

Giants

45-40

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Virdon CF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .288  .793    0    2   1   CS
D Groat SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .707    0    1   6   
B Skinner LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .735    0    0   0   2B,HBP
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   2   
S Burgess C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .875    0    6   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   4    0   0  .357  .970    0    2   0   HR,SB
R Nelson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .738    0   12   0   
D Hoak 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .337  .940    0    2   1   2B
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .230  .590    0    2   2   
J Gibbon P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .455    0    0   2   SH
  C Labine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  D Schofield PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .560    0    0   0   2B
  J Christopher LF            0   1   0   0    1   0  .292  .749    0    0   0   SB
Totals                       33   6   7   6    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Skinner (9, off J Sanford); D Schofield (2, off J Sanford); D Hoak (14, off J Sanford).

HR: R Clemente (13, off D LeMay; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

SH: J Gibbon (7, off J Sanford).

HBP: B Skinner (4, by D LeMay).

TB: R Clemente 4; D Hoak 3; B Skinner 2; D Schofield 2; B Virdon; B Mazeroski.

RBI: R Clemente 4 (56); B Mazeroski (25); B Virdon (40).

2-out RBI: R Clemente 4; B Virdon.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Groat (20); D Hoak (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clemente (3, 2nd base off J Sanford/J Orsino); J Christopher (2, 2nd base off S Miller/E Bailey).

CS: B Virdon (6, 2nd base by S Miller/E Bailey).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Amalfitano 2B               4   0   2   1    1   0  .276  .664    0    2   1   2B,SB
H Kuenn LF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .687    0    5   0   3B
F Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .772    0    0   0   SB
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .317 1.020    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .309  .948    0   13   1   HR
J Davenport 3B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .745    0    1   3   2B,SH
J Orsino C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   2   
  E Bailey PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .764    0    0   1   
J Pagan SS                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .252  .639    0    1   3   2B,IW
  W McCovey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .761    0    0   0   
  E Bowman SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
J Sanford P                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .161  .537    0    1   3   
  D LeMay P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
  M Alou PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .788    0    0   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .489         0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   2    5   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Davenport (8, off J Gibbon); J Pagan (9, off J Gibbon); J Amalfitano (4, off J Gibbon).

3B: H Kuenn (3, off J Gibbon).

HR: O Cepeda (25, off C Labine; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Davenport (6, off J Gibbon).

IBB: J Pagan (5, by J Gibbon).

TB: O Cepeda 5; H Kuenn 4; J Amalfitano 3; J Davenport 2; J Pagan 2; M Alou.

RBI: J Amalfitano (14); O Cepeda (78).

2-out RBI: O Cepeda; J Amalfitano.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: J Orsino (1).

E: J Orsino (1); J Pagan (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Amalfitano (3, 2nd base off J Gibbon/S Burgess); F Alou (6, 2nd base off J Gibbon/S Burgess).

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
J Gibbon                       5.2   5   3   1    5   2   0   3.57   28     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 5     48    -     1.25  -0.03
C Labine, W (2-0)              1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1   3.48    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.62  -0.11
R Face, S (14)                 2     3   0   0    0   0   0   2.24    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    2.27   0.23
Totals                         9     9   4   2    5   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 9          2-1

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 Sanford                      7.1   5   3   3    1   3   0   3.60   29     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5     58    -     1.10   0.24
D LeMay, BS (1), L (1-2)       0.2   1   2   2    0   0   1   3.48    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    2.53  -0.58
S Miller                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   2.76    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.64  -0.07
Totals                         9     7   6   6    2   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 7          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Gibbon (3; J Pagan).

HBP: D LeMay (1; B Skinner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 23,177.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. B Virdon             CF    1. J Amalfitano         2B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. H Kuenn              LF 
3. B Skinner            LF    3. F Alou               RF 
4. S Burgess            C     4. W Mays               CF 
5. R Clemente           RF    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. R Nelson             1B    6. J Davenport          3B 
7. D Hoak               3B    7. J Orsino             C  
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. J Pagan              SS 
9. J Gibbon             P     9. J Sanford            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-1  123      60%  71% R Clemente      D LeMay         Home Run (Deep CF); Schofield Scores; Groat Scores; Skinner Scores
   b 6   2  1-1  12-     -19%  25% J Amalfitano    J Gibbon        Double to LF (LF Line); Pagan Scores; Sanford to 3B
   b 4   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  46% J Orsino        J Gibbon        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Davenport Scores/No RBI/unER; Orsino to 2B
   b 5   1  1-1  ---     -10%  36% H Kuenn         J Gibbon        Triple to RF (RF Line)
   b 9   0  6-4  ---      -9%  82% H Kuenn         R Face          Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Skinner       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  H Kuenn         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  F Alou          Walk
          1--      47%  W Mays          Alou Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  S Burgess       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Clemente      Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Nelson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Gibbon facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  O Cepeda        Single to CF (Short CF)
   O      1--      43%  J Davenport     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cepeda to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  J Orsino        Groundout: SS-1B; Cepeda to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Pagan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  D Hoak          Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-      65%  B Mazeroski     Single to CF; Hoak Scores
   O      1--      63%  J Gibbon        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  B Virdon        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      57%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  J Sanford       Strikeout
          ---      56%  J Amalfitano    Walk
          1--      55%  H Kuenn         Amalfitano Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      63%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  B Skinner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  S Burgess       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      60%  R Clemente      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      62%  R Nelson        Clemente Steals 2B; Clemente to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      58%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Gibbon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  J Davenport     Double to RF
   R      -2-      46%  J Orsino        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Davenport Scores/No RBI/unER; Orsino to 2B
          -2-      45%  J Pagan         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  J Sanford       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  D Hoak          Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout, Passed Ball; Hoak to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  J Gibbon        Groundout: C-1B
   O      -2-      43%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Gibbon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  J Amalfitano    Popfly: 1B
          ---      36%  H Kuenn         Triple to RF (RF Line)
   O      --3      45%  F Alou          Popfly: 2B
          --3      43%  W Mays          Walk
   O      1-3      50%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  B Skinner       Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      48%  S Burgess       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      43%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Gibbon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  J Orsino        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      45%  J Pagan         Double to RF (RF Line)
          -2-      44%  J Sanford       Walk
   R      12-      25%  J Amalfitano    Double to LF (LF Line); Pagan Scores; Sanford to 3B
                  Clem Labine replaces Joe Gibbon pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      18%  H Kuenn         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sanford Scores/No RBI/unER; Amalfitano out at Hm/SS-C; Kuenn to 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Sanford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  R Nelson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  D Hoak          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      11%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Clem Labine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      12%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      13%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---       6%  O Cepeda        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---       7%  J Davenport     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Jack Sanford facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Clem Labine batting 9th
          ---      12%  D Schofield     Double
   O      -2-       8%  B Virdon        Strikeout Looking
          -2-      12%  D Groat         Walk
                  Dick LeMay replaces Jack Sanford pitching and batting 9th
          12-      20%  B Skinner       Hit By Pitch; Schofield to 3B; Groat to 2B
   O      123      11%  S Burgess       Popfly: 1B
   RRRR   123      71%  R Clemente      Home Run (Deep CF); Schofield Scores; Groat Scores; Skinner Scores
   O      ---      70%  R Nelson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Roy Face facing 7-8-9
                  Roy Face replaces Bob Skinner pitching and batting 3rd; Joe Christopher replaces Dick Schofield playing LF batting 9th; Ed Bailey pinch hits for John Orsino batting 7th
   O      ---      76%  E Bailey        Popfly: SS
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 8th
   O      ---      81%  W McCovey       Groundout: P-1B
                  Matty Alou pinch hits for Dick LeMay batting 9th
          ---      77%  M Alou          Single
   O      1--      84%  J Amalfitano    Single to CF; Alou out at Hm/CF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stu Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Stu Miller replaces Matty Alou pitching and batting 9th; Ed Bailey moves to C; Ernie Bowman replaces Willie McCovey playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      82%  D Hoak          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      82%  J Christopher   Walk
          1--      83%  B Virdon        Christopher Steals 2B
   R      -2-      92%  " "             Single; Christopher Scores
   O      1--      91%  D Groat         Virdon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Roy Face facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  H Kuenn         Single
   O      1--      90%  F Alou          Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      96%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Giants 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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