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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BAL		1
1		 
(18)
KCA
@BOS		3
4
DET
@NYY		4
0
CLE
@WSH		5
2
PHI
@CHC		2
4
MLN
@SFG		1
7
PIT
@STL		18
2
Thursday, August 6, 1959
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 8,503, Time of Game: 3:02
Pirates
18
52-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 10 GB
 at Cardinals
2
51-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
7th, 11 GB
W: Harvey Haddix (8-9)
L: Larry Jackson (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   0  1  0   0  4 10   18 23  1
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Skinner LF 5 2 4 0 1 0 .279 .780 0.085 0.40 0.086 -0.001 1.1 1 0
   Roman Mejias PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 .638 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dick Groat SS 6 1 3 0 0 0 .266 .671 0.100 0.68 0.136 -0.036 1.4 3 3 2B
Roberto Clemente RF 5 2 2 3 1 0 .279 .689 0.121 0.82 0.161 -0.041 1.4 4 0
Rocky Nelson 1B 4 4 2 2 2 0 .247 .804 -0.129 0.74 0.037 -0.166 1.5 9 1 2·2B,GDP
Smoky Burgess C 6 3 5 6 0 0 .306 .885 0.188 0.60 0.199 -0.011 5.6 5 0 HR,2·2B
Don Hoak 3B 5 2 2 1 1 1 .286 .764 -0.011 0.60 0.056 -0.067 0.9 0 2
Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 1 2 1 0 0 .263 .663 -0.044 0.41 0.019 -0.063 -0.1 0 2
Bill Virdon CF 6 1 2 5 0 1 .243 .624 -0.035 0.31 0.010 -0.045 2.2 3 0 HR
Harvey Haddix P 5 1 1 0 0 0 .161 .410 -0.052 0.41 0.000 -0.052 -0.8 2 2
Team Totals 48 18 23 18 5 2 .479 1.237 0.223 0.55 0.704 -0.482 13.3 27 10
2B: S Burgess 2 (25, 1 off L Jackson, 1 off J Urban); D Groat (17, off L Jackson); R Nelson 2 (8, 1 off H Jeffcoat, 1 off J Urban).
HR: B Virdon (5, off J Urban; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); S Burgess (7, off H Jeffcoat; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: S Burgess 10; B Virdon 5; R Nelson 4; D Groat 4; B Skinner 4; R Clemente 2; D Hoak 2; B Mazeroski 2; H Haddix.
GIDP: R Nelson (1).
RBI: S Burgess 6 (38); B Virdon 5 (30); R Clemente 3 (24); R Nelson 2 (16); B Mazeroski (44); D Hoak (50).
2-out RBI: S Burgess 2; R Nelson 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 10 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Haddix-D Groat-R Nelson.
E: B Virdon (7).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .729 -0.025 1.06 0.052 -0.077 -0.3 3 3
Gino Cimoli CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .782 -0.108 1.02 0.030 -0.138 -0.8 0 0 GDP
Bill White LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .858 -0.063 0.62 0.000 -0.063 -0.8 4 0
Ken Boyer 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 .877 0.023 0.83 0.061 -0.038 0.2 2 1
Joe Cunningham RF 2 1 2 0 2 0 .346 .906 0.138 1.12 0.138 0.000 1.3 2 0
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .783 -0.043 1.87 0.059 -0.102 -0.7 10 1
Alex Grammas SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .259 .651 0.020 1.50 0.123 -0.104 0.3 2 5
Hal Smith C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .718 -0.060 1.10 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 2 0
   Ray Jablonski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .731 -0.067 2.57 0.000 -0.067 -0.5
   Jay Porter C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .582 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Larry Jackson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .260 -0.050 0.90 0.000 -0.050 -0.4 1 1
   Dick Gray PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .609 -0.040 1.56 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 .176 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dean Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jack Urban P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hal Jeffcoat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .900 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Oliver PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .654 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 3 4 .212 .490 -0.275 1.12 0.463 -0.739 -2.7 27 12
TB: J Cunningham 2; G Cimoli; K Boyer; S Musial; D Blasingame; A Grammas.
GIDP: G Cimoli (17).
RBI: A Grammas 2 (19).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Blasingame-A Grammas-S Musial; S Musial.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Harvey Haddix, W (8-9) 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 3.10 36 66 0.277 1.12 2.7
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 2.00 36 66 0.277 0.55 2.7

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Jackson, L (9-10) 7 9 4 4 2 2 0 3.53 30 43 -0.092 0.89 -0.3
Lindy McDaniel 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 3.32 5 0 0 -0.132 0.47 -4.4
Dean Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 3 1 0 0.003 0.05 0.9
Jack Urban 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 1 9.28 6 0 0 -0.003 0.01 -4.8
Hal Jeffcoat 0.2 6 5 5 1 0 1 5.95 9 0 0 0.000 0.00 -4.7
Team Totals 9 23 18 18 5 2 2 18.00 53 43 1 0 -0.224 1.12 -13.3
L McDaniel faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L McDaniel (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 8,503.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Bob Skinner LF 1 Don Blasingame 2B
2 Dick Groat SS 2 Gino Cimoli CF
3 Roberto Clemente RF 3 Bill White LF
4 Rocky Nelson 1B 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Smoky Burgess C 5 Joe Cunningham RF
6 Don Hoak 3B 6 Stan Musial 1B
7 Bill Mazeroski 2B 7 Alex Grammas SS
8 Bill Virdon CF 8 Hal Smith C
9 Harvey Haddix P 9 Larry Jackson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 1 12- RR PIT S. Burgess L. Jackson 14% 77% Double to RF; Groat Scores; Nelson Scores
t5 3-2 1 12- R PIT R. Clemente L. Jackson 13% 80% Single to CF; Skinner Scores; Groat to 3B
b2 0-3 1 -23 RR STL A. Grammas H. Haddix -12% 54% Single to CF; Boyer Scores; Cunningham Scores; Grammas to 2B/Adv on E8
b5 2-4 0 1-- OO STL G. Cimoli H. Haddix 11% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT D. Groat L. Jackson 10% 63% Double to RF; Skinner to 3B

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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' Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Skinner L. Jackson 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT D. Groat L. Jackson 10% 63% Double to RF; Skinner to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 RO PIT R. Clemente L. Jackson -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B; Skinner Scores; Groat stays at 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- PIT R. Nelson L. Jackson 2% 63% Walk
t1 1-0 1 12- RR PIT S. Burgess L. Jackson 14% 77% Double to RF; Groat Scores; Nelson Scores
t1 3-0 1 -2- O PIT D. Hoak L. Jackson -2% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Burgess to 3B
t1 3-0 2 --3 O PIT B. Mazeroski L. Jackson -2% 73% Popfly: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame H. Haddix 2% 75% Flyball: LF
b1 0-3 1 --- O STL G. Cimoli H. Haddix 1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-3 2 --- O STL B. White H. Haddix 1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- O PIT B. Virdon L. Jackson -1% 76% Strikeout
t2 3-0 1 --- O PIT H. Haddix L. Jackson -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-0 2 --- PIT B. Skinner L. Jackson 1% 76% Single to CF
t2 3-0 2 1-- O PIT D. Groat L. Jackson -1% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- STL K. Boyer H. Haddix -4% 71% Single to 2B
b2 0-3 0 1-- STL J. Cunningham H. Haddix -6% 65% Walk; Boyer to 2B
b2 0-3 0 12- O STL S. Musial H. Haddix 1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boyer to 3B; Cunningham to 2B
b2 0-3 1 -23 RR STL A. Grammas H. Haddix -12% 54% Single to CF; Boyer Scores; Cunningham Scores; Grammas to 2B/Adv on E8
b2 2-3 1 -2- O STL H. Smith H. Haddix 4% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-3 2 -2- O STL L. Jackson H. Haddix 4% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 3-4-5
t3 3-2 0 --- PIT R. Clemente L. Jackson 3% 64% Walk
t3 3-2 0 1-- OO PIT R. Nelson L. Jackson -7% 57% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t3 3-2 2 --- O PIT S. Burgess L. Jackson -1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
b3 2-3 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame H. Haddix 3% 59% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-3 1 --- STL G. Cimoli H. Haddix -3% 56% Single to CF
b3 2-3 1 1-- O STL B. White H. Haddix 3% 59% Foul Flyball: C
b3 2-3 2 1-- STL K. Boyer H. Haddix -2% 57% Walk; Cimoli to 2B
b3 2-3 2 12- STL J. Cunningham H. Haddix -4% 53% Walk; Cimoli to 3B; Boyer to 2B
b3 2-3 2 123 O STL S. Musial H. Haddix 9% 62% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- O PIT D. Hoak L. Jackson -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-2 1 --- O PIT B. Mazeroski L. Jackson -2% 58% Lineout: LF
t4 3-2 2 --- O PIT B. Virdon L. Jackson -1% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 7-8-9
b4 2-3 0 --- O STL A. Grammas H. Haddix 3% 60% Lineout: P
b4 2-3 1 --- O STL H. Smith H. Haddix 2% 62% Flyball: CF
b4 2-3 2 --- O STL L. Jackson H. Haddix 1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
t5 3-2 0 --- O PIT H. Haddix L. Jackson -2% 61% Popfly: 3B
t5 3-2 1 --- PIT B. Skinner L. Jackson 3% 64% Single to CF
t5 3-2 1 1-- PIT D. Groat L. Jackson 4% 67% Single to P; Skinner to 2B
t5 3-2 1 12- R PIT R. Clemente L. Jackson 13% 80% Single to CF; Skinner Scores; Groat to 3B
t5 4-2 1 1-3 OO PIT R. Nelson L. Jackson -9% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
b5 2-4 0 --- STL D. Blasingame H. Haddix -5% 66% Single to CF
b5 2-4 0 1-- OO STL G. Cimoli H. Haddix 11% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b5 2-4 2 --- O STL B. White H. Haddix 1% 78% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
t6 4-2 0 --- PIT S. Burgess L. Jackson 3% 80% Single to CF
t6 4-2 0 1-- O PIT D. Hoak L. Jackson -3% 78% Flyball: RF
t6 4-2 1 1-- O PIT B. Mazeroski L. Jackson -2% 76% Flyball: LF
t6 4-2 2 1-- O PIT B. Virdon L. Jackson -2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
b6 2-4 0 --- O STL K. Boyer H. Haddix 4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-4 1 --- STL J. Cunningham H. Haddix -4% 73% Single to CF
b6 2-4 1 1-- STL S. Musial H. Haddix -6% 67% Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
b6 2-4 1 12- O STL A. Grammas H. Haddix 7% 75% Flyball: CF
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Hal Smith (C) batting 8th
b6 2-4 2 12- O STL R. Jablonski H. Haddix 7% 81% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
Jay Porter replaces Ray Jablonski (PH) playing C batting 8th
t7 4-2 0 --- O PIT H. Haddix L. Jackson -2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-2 1 --- PIT B. Skinner L. Jackson 2% 81% Single to CF
t7 4-2 1 1-- O PIT D. Groat L. Jackson -2% 79% Foul Flyball: C
t7 4-2 2 1-- O PIT R. Clemente L. Jackson -2% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 9-1-2
Dick Gray pinch hits for Larry Jackson (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 0 --- O STL D. Gray H. Haddix 4% 82% Flyball: RF
b7 2-4 1 --- O STL D. Blasingame H. Haddix 3% 84% Strikeout
b7 2-4 2 --- O STL G. Cimoli H. Haddix 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
Lindy McDaniel replaces Dick Gray (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- PIT R. Nelson L. McDaniel 2% 88% Walk
t8 4-2 0 1-- PIT S. Burgess L. McDaniel 3% 91% Single to LF; Nelson to 2B
t8 4-2 0 12- R PIT D. Hoak L. McDaniel 6% 96% Single to RF; Nelson Scores; Burgess to 3B
t8 5-2 0 1-3 R PIT B. Mazeroski L. McDaniel 2% 98% Single to LF; Burgess Scores; Hoak to 3B
t8 6-2 0 1-3 PIT B. Virdon L. McDaniel 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Mazeroski to 2B
t8 6-2 0 -23 RR PIT B. Virdon L. McDaniel 1% 99% Single to CF; Hoak Scores; Mazeroski Scores
Dean Stone replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-2 0 1-- O PIT H. Haddix D. Stone -0% 99% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 8-2 1 1-- O PIT B. Skinner D. Stone -0% 99% Popfly: 3B
t8 8-2 2 1-- O PIT D. Groat D. Stone -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 3-4-5
b8 2-8 0 --- O STL B. White H. Haddix 0% 99% Strikeout
b8 2-8 1 --- O STL K. Boyer H. Haddix 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 2-8 2 --- STL J. Cunningham H. Haddix -0% 99% Single to RF
b8 2-8 2 1-- O STL S. Musial H. Haddix 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Cardinals' Jack Urban facing 3-4-5
Jack Urban replaces Dean Stone pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-2 0 --- PIT R. Clemente J. Urban 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 8-2 0 1-- PIT R. Nelson J. Urban 0% 100% Double to RF; Clemente to 3B
t9 8-2 0 -23 RR PIT S. Burgess J. Urban 0% 100% Double to LF; Clemente Scores; Nelson Scores
t9 10-2 0 -2- PIT D. Hoak J. Urban 0% 100% Walk
t9 10-2 0 12- O PIT B. Mazeroski J. Urban -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 10-2 1 12- RRR PIT B. Virdon J. Urban 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF); Burgess Scores; Hoak Scores
Hal Jeffcoat replaces Jack Urban pitching and batting 9th
t9 13-2 1 --- PIT H. Haddix H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Single to 2B
t9 13-2 1 1-- PIT B. Skinner H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Walk; Haddix to 2B
Roman Mejias pinch runs for Bob Skinner (LF) batting 1st
t9 13-2 1 12- PIT D. Groat H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Single to LF; Haddix to 3B; Mejias to 2B
t9 13-2 1 123 RO PIT R. Clemente H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Haddix Scores; Mejias to 3B
t9 14-2 2 1-3 RR PIT R. Nelson H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Double to LF; Mejias Scores; Clemente Scores
t9 16-2 2 -2- RR PIT S. Burgess H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF); Nelson Scores
t9 18-2 2 --- PIT D. Hoak H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 18-2 2 1-- PIT B. Mazeroski H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Single to LF; Hoak to 2B
t9 18-2 2 12- O PIT B. Virdon H. Jeffcoat 0% 100% Flyball: LF
10 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 18, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-18, Pirates' Harvey Haddix facing 7-8-9
Roman Mejias moves from PR to LF
b9 2-18 0 --- O STL A. Grammas H. Haddix 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 2-18 1 --- O STL J. Porter H. Haddix 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat (P) batting 9th
b9 2-18 2 --- O STL G. Oliver H. Haddix 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 18, Cardinals 2.

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