Sunday, August 28, 2022

Braves Start Season With 2-0 Sweep of Pirates

GAME 1: 
GWRBI-Schoendienst
Game MVP:Red Schoendienst

County Stadium    (08-28-2022 11:10:41)       Time 2:09, 48ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out to LF  Day Game
Apr 15, 1958           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1958 Pittsburgh        0 0 0   0 0 2   0 1 0      3 11  3
1958 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   4 2 -      6 10  0


Recap

Pit 6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Pit      Bob Skinner doubled scoring Virdon to take the lead.  Pit  1 MBr 0.
Pit      Frank Thomas hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  2 MBr 0.
MBr 7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, and 2 errors.
MBr      Harry Hanebrink singled scoring Aaron.  Pit  2 MBr 1.
MBr      Frank Torre scored on a WP by Friend to tie the score.  Pit  2 MBr 2.
MBr      Red Schoendienst singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Pit  2 MBr 4.
Pit 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Pit      Frank Thomas doubled  scoring 1.  Pit  3 MBr 4.
MBr 8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits, and an error.
MBr      Wes Covington singled scoring Aaron.  Pit  3 MBr 5.
MBr      Del Crandall singled scoring 1.  Pit  3 MBr 6.

Pit  Ted Kluszewski: 3 for 4.

MBr  Warren Spahn threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 11 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 1-0 on the year.
Pit  Bob Friend threw a complete game but took the loss: 4 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.
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GAME 2:
GWRBI-Logan
Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (08-28-2022 11:24:46)       Time 2:34, 58ø, Wind: 1 MPH Right to Left  Day Game
Apr 17, 1958           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10    R  H  E
1958 Pittsburgh        0 1 0   0 0 1   0 1 0    0    3  9  0
1958 Milwaukee         0 1 0   1 0 0   0 0 1    1    4 11  3


Recap

Pit 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Pit      Gene Baker singled scoring Thomas to take the lead.  Pit  1 MBr 0.
MBr 2nd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
MBr      Johnny Logan hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  1 MBr 1.
MBr 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.
MBr      Red Schoendienst singled scoring Pafko to take the lead.  Pit  1 MBr 2.
Pit 6th: Scored 1 run on an error.
Pit      Gene Baker hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  2 MBr 2.
Pit 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
Pit      Hank Foiles hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  3 MBr 2.
MBr 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  3 MBr 3.
MBr 0th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
MBr      Johnny Logan hit a solo HR(1) to win the game.  Pit  3 MBr 4.

Pit  Bob Skinner: 3 for 5, double.
MBr  Del Crandall: 3 for 4.
MBr  Eddie Mathews: 0 for 2, 2 W, 2 errors.

MBr  Humberto Robinson pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.
Pit  Ron Blackburn pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

Saturday, August 27, 2022

1958 Season Starting Now!

 The 1958 Major League Baseball season was played from April 14 to October 15, 1958. It was the first season of play in California for both the Los Angeles Dodgers (formerly of Brooklyn) and the San Francisco Giants (formerly of New York City); this marked the first teams to be played on the West Coast. Three teams had relocated earlier in the decade: the Milwaukee BravesBaltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Athletics. New York went without a National League team for four seasons, until the expansion New York Mets began play in 1962.


Awards and honors


MLB statistical leaders

 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGTed Williams BOS.328Richie Ashburn PHI.350
HRMickey Mantle NY42Ernie Banks CHC47
RBIsJackie Jensen BOS122Ernie Banks CHC129
WinsBob Turley NY21Bob Friend PIT
Warren Spahn MIL
22
ERAWhitey Ford NY2.01Stu Miller SF2.47
SOEarly Wynn CHW179Sam Jones STL225
SVRyne Duren NY20Roy Face PIT20
SBLuis Aparicio CHW29Willie Mays SF31