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DET
@BAL		6
3
CLE
@BOS		3
5
CHW
@NYY		5
12
CHW
@NYY		3
2
KCA
@WSH		2
0		 
(13)
PHI
@CHC		7
6
CIN
@LAD		8
4
MLN
@SFG		4
5		 
(12)
PIT
@STL		3
4
Thursday, June 5, 1958
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 7,570, Time of Game: 2:00
Pirates
3
23-24
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
22-22
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3  9  1
Cardinals       0  0  2   2  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roman Mejias CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .803 -0.138 1.63 0.095 -0.233 0.1 1 0 GDP
Gene Freese 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .118 .284 -0.021 1.21 0.054 -0.074 -0.2 0 4
Dick Groat SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .316 .806 0.050 1.20 0.114 -0.064 0.5 2 2 GDP
R C Stevens 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .302 1.075 -0.014 1.59 0.118 -0.133 -0.2 10 0 HR
Frank Thomas LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .321 .995 -0.091 1.76 0.026 -0.117 -0.4 3 0 SF
Roberto Clemente RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .287 .717 0.075 1.40 0.129 -0.054 0.5 2 0
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .840 -0.223 1.89 0.000 -0.223 -1.4 2 2 GDP
Hank Foiles C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .206 .616 0.082 1.68 0.130 -0.047 0.2 4 0 IW
Bob Friend P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .086 .246 -0.046 1.39 0.043 -0.089 -0.3 0 2 2B
   Gene Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .435 -0.107 4.60 0.000 -0.107 -0.4
Team Totals 31 3 9 3 5 1 .290 .798 -0.433 1.62 0.709 -1.141 -1.6 24 10
2B: B Friend (1, off V Mizell).
HR: R Stevens (6, off V Mizell; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: F Thomas (3, off V Mizell).
IBB: H Foiles (4, by V Mizell).
TB: R Stevens 4; R Mejias 2; D Groat 2; B Friend 2; R Clemente; B Mazeroski; H Foiles.
GIDP: D Groat (12); R Mejias (3); B Mazeroski (4).
RBI: F Thomas (44); R Stevens (14); D Groat (20).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
E: G Freese (1).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .280 .785 0.107 0.65 0.145 -0.038 0.6 4 3 3B,2B
Eddie Kasko SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .217 .547 0.040 0.78 0.088 -0.048 0.1 2 3
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .426 1.194 -0.052 0.49 0.000 -0.052 -0.7 8 1
   Irv Noren LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .756 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Cunningham LF-1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .329 .966 0.007 0.56 0.038 -0.031 0.3 3 0
Ken Boyer 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .268 .827 -0.069 0.71 0.000 -0.069 -1.1 1 3
Gene Green RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .321 .909 0.047 0.54 0.083 -0.036 0.7 2 0 2B
Curt Flood CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .282 .791 0.016 0.61 0.049 -0.032 0.7 4 1
Hal Smith C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .274 .677 0.006 0.50 0.027 -0.021 -0.3 3 0
Vinegar Bend Mizell P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .160 .320 -0.035 0.67 0.005 -0.039 -0.3 0 2
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 1 3 .219 .586 0.067 0.61 0.435 -0.366 -0.1 27 13
2B: G Green (5, off B Friend); D Blasingame (10, off B Friend).
3B: D Blasingame (6, off B Friend).
TB: D Blasingame 5; G Green 2; J Cunningham; C Flood; E Kasko; V Mizell.
RBI: E Kasko (3); D Blasingame (14); G Green (12); C Flood (9).
2-out RBI: E Kasko; D Blasingame.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. E Kasko-D Blasingame-J Cunningham; D Blasingame-E Kasko-S Musial; S Musial-E Kasko.
Outfield Assists: C Flood (F Thomas at home plate).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Friend, L (8-4) 8 7 4 2 1 3 0 3.55 33 58 -0.067 0.61 0.1
Team Totals 8 7 4 2 1 3 0 2.25 33 58 -0.067 1.62 0.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vinegar Bend Mizell, W (3-5) 9 9 3 3 5 1 1 4.28 37 53 0.434 1.62 1.6
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 5 1 1 3.00 37 53 0.434 0.61 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: V Mizell (6; H Foiles).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 7,570.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Roman Mejias CF 1 Don Blasingame 2B
2 Gene Freese 3B 2 Eddie Kasko SS
3 Dick Groat SS 3 Stan Musial 1B
4 R C Stevens 1B 4 Joe Cunningham LF
5 Frank Thomas LF 5 Ken Boyer 3B
6 Roberto Clemente RF 6 Gene Green RF
7 Bill Mazeroski 2B 7 Curt Flood CF
8 Hank Foiles C 8 Hal Smith C
9 Bob Friend P 9 Vinegar Bend Mizel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-4 1 1-- OO PIT R. Mejias V. Mizell 17% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 1-- R STL D. Blasingame B. Friend 13% 66% Triple to LF; Smith Scores/unER
t8 3-4 1 1-- OO PIT B. Mazeroski V. Mizell 13% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 2-4 0 --- R PIT R. Stevens V. Mizell -12% 75% Home Run (Deep LF)
t9 3-4 0 --- PIT H. Foiles V. Mizell -12% 72% Single to CF

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, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Mejias V. Mizell -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT G. Freese V. Mizell 3% 50% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO PIT D. Groat V. Mizell 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame B. Friend -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL E. Kasko B. Friend -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial B. Friend -1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Stevens V. Mizell 2% 52% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- PIT F. Thomas V. Mizell -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- PIT R. Clemente V. Mizell -4% 46% Walk; Thomas to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O PIT B. Mazeroski V. Mizell 3% 49% Single to CF; Thomas out at Hm/CF-3B-2B-C; Clemente to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0-0 2 -23 PIT H. Foiles V. Mizell -1% 48% Intentional Walk
t2 0-0 2 123 O PIT B. Friend V. Mizell 8% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham B. Friend -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Boyer B. Friend -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL G. Green B. Friend -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O PIT R. Mejias V. Mizell 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O PIT G. Freese V. Mizell 2% 54% Flyball: 3B
t3 0-0 2 --- PIT D. Groat V. Mizell -1% 53% Single to CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O PIT R. Stevens V. Mizell 3% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. Friend -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- STL H. Smith B. Friend 3% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 1 1-- O STL V. Mizell B. Friend -3% 53% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b3 0-0 2 1-- R STL D. Blasingame B. Friend 13% 66% Triple to LF; Smith Scores/unER
b3 1-0 2 --3 R STL E. Kasko B. Friend 9% 75% Single to RF; Blasingame Scores/unER
b3 2-0 2 1-- O STL S. Musial B. Friend -2% 73% Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 5-6-7
t4 0-2 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas V. Mizell 3% 76% Flyball: C/Interference called
t4 0-2 1 --- PIT R. Clemente V. Mizell -3% 73% Walk
t4 0-2 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski V. Mizell 3% 76% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-2 2 1-- O PIT H. Foiles V. Mizell 3% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- STL J. Cunningham B. Friend 2% 81% Single to RF
b4 2-0 0 1-- O STL K. Boyer B. Friend -2% 79% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 2-0 1 1-- R STL G. Green B. Friend 8% 87% Double to LF; Boyer Scores
b4 3-0 1 -2- R STL C. Flood B. Friend 5% 92% Single to CF; Green Scores; Flood to 2B/Adv on throw
b4 4-0 1 -2- O STL H. Smith B. Friend -1% 91% Flyball: LF
b4 4-0 2 -2- STL V. Mizell B. Friend 0% 91% Single to 2B; Flood to 3B
b4 4-0 2 1-3 O STL D. Blasingame B. Friend -2% 90% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 9-1-2
t5 0-4 0 --- PIT B. Friend V. Mizell -4% 85% Double to LF
t5 0-4 0 -2- PIT R. Mejias V. Mizell -6% 79% Single to RF; Friend to 3B
t5 0-4 0 1-3 PIT G. Freese V. Mizell -5% 74% Walk; Mejias to 2B
t5 0-4 0 123 R PIT D. Groat V. Mizell -10% 64% Single to RF; Friend Scores; Mejias to 3B; Freese to 2B
t5 1-4 0 123 O PIT R. Stevens V. Mizell 8% 72% Flyball: 1B
t5 1-4 1 123 RO PIT F. Thomas V. Mizell 4% 76% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mejias Scores
t5 2-4 2 12- O PIT R. Clemente V. Mizell 5% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 2-3-4
b5 4-2 0 --- O STL E. Kasko B. Friend -1% 80% Flyball: C/Interference called
b5 4-2 1 --- O STL S. Musial B. Friend -1% 79% Flyball: LF
b5 4-2 2 --- O STL J. Cunningham B. Friend -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 7-8-9
t6 2-4 0 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski V. Mizell 3% 81% Flyball: LF
t6 2-4 1 --- O PIT H. Foiles V. Mizell 2% 83% Flyball: 2B
t6 2-4 2 --- O PIT B. Friend V. Mizell 1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 5-6-7
b6 4-2 0 --- O STL K. Boyer B. Friend -1% 83% Lineout: LF
b6 4-2 1 --- O STL G. Green B. Friend -1% 82% Strikeout
b6 4-2 2 --- O STL C. Flood B. Friend -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
t7 2-4 0 --- O PIT R. Mejias V. Mizell 3% 85% Flyball: RF
t7 2-4 1 --- O PIT G. Freese V. Mizell 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t7 2-4 2 --- O PIT D. Groat V. Mizell 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 8-9-1
b7 4-2 0 --- O STL H. Smith B. Friend -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-2 1 --- O STL V. Mizell B. Friend -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-2 2 --- STL D. Blasingame B. Friend 1% 88% Double to RF
b7 4-2 2 -2- O STL E. Kasko B. Friend -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
t8 2-4 0 --- R PIT R. Stevens V. Mizell -12% 75% Home Run (Deep LF)
t8 3-4 0 --- O PIT F. Thomas V. Mizell 6% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-4 1 --- PIT R. Clemente V. Mizell -6% 74% Single to 2B
t8 3-4 1 1-- OO PIT B. Mazeroski V. Mizell 13% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Bob Friend facing 3-4-5
b8 4-3 0 --- O STL S. Musial B. Friend -1% 85% Flyball: SS
b8 4-3 1 --- STL J. Cunningham B. Friend 1% 87% Walk
b8 4-3 1 1-- O STL K. Boyer B. Friend -2% 85% Flyball: RF
b8 4-3 2 1-- O STL G. Green B. Friend -2% 84% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
Joe Cunningham moves from LF to 1B
Irv Noren replaces Stan Musial (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
t9 3-4 0 --- PIT H. Foiles V. Mizell -12% 72% Single to CF
Gene Baker pinch hits for Bob Friend (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 0 1-- O PIT G. Baker V. Mizell 11% 83% Strikeout
t9 3-4 1 1-- OO PIT R. Mejias V. Mizell 17% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

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