April 19, 1958 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 9
CLE 1 NYY 4
BAL 3 WSH 4
BOS 3 CHC 6
STL 3 SFG 11
@LAD 4 MLN 5
@PHI 0 CIN 9
@PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 17,993

Saturday, April 19, 1958, 1:47
Time of Game: 2:27

Cardinals

0-4

Lost 4

8th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  8  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  5  X    6 11  1

W: E Mayer (1-0), L: L Jackson (0-1)

Cubs

4-0

Won 4

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               2   0   0   1    3   0  .333  .900    0    2   2   
A Dark SS                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    0   4   
S Musial 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .421 1.210    0   11   0   HR
D Ennis LF                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .250  .743    0    1   0   2B
K Boyer 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .167  .445    0    0   2   3B,GDP
G Green RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .200    0    2   0   
  W Moon PH-RF                1   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .810    0    1   0   
H Smith C                     1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500    0    2   0   
  I Noren PH-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667    0    0   0   HBP
B Smith CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    4   0   
  H Landrith PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .444    0    0   0   
V Mizell P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   2·SH
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Muffett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    7   5                    24  11

BATTING

2B: D Ennis (2, off T Phillips).

3B: K Boyer (1, off T Phillips).

HR: S Musial (2, off T Phillips; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: V Mizell 2 (2, off T Phillips, off D Nichols).

HBP: I Noren (1, by D Elston).

TB: S Musial 5; K Boyer 4; D Ennis 3; A Dark; B Smith.

GIDP: K Boyer (2).

RBI: D Ennis (4); S Musial (3); D Blasingame (2).

2-out RBI: D Ennis; D Blasingame.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Mizell-D Blasingame-S Musial; V Mizell-S Musial.

E: D Blasingame (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: K Boyer (1st base by T Phillips).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .754    0    6   3   
L Walls RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    0   0   
E Banks SS                    3   2   3   1    1   0  .467 1.233    0    3   1   HR
W Moryn LF                    3   1   1   3    1   0  .357 1.224    0    1   0   HR
B Thomson CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .698    0    2   0   
D Long 1B                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .333  .995    0    8   3   HR
J Goryl 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .385 1.390    0    2   4   2B,GDP
C Neeman C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .908    0    5   0   
T Phillips P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   4   
  F Ernaga PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Nichols P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Bolger PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  E Mayer P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   6  11   6    4   2                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Goryl (2, off B Muffett); J Bolger (1, off V Mizell).

HR: E Banks (1, off V Mizell; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Moryn (2, off L Jackson; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); D Long (1, off B Muffett; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: E Banks 6; D Long 4; W Moryn 4; J Goryl 3; J Bolger 2; B Thomson; L Walls; T Taylor.

GIDP: J Goryl (3).

RBI: W Moryn 3 (6); D Long 2 (6); E Banks (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Goryl-T Taylor.

E: J Goryl (1).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Mizell                       7     6   1   1    3   2   1   3.60   28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 6     60    -     1.14   0.34
L Jackson, BS (1), L (0-1)     0     2   3   3    1   0   1  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.03  -0.72
B Muffett                      1     3   2   2    0   0   1   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.34  -0.10
Totals                         8    11   6   6    4   2   3          37     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1·11           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Phillips                     5     5   2   2    5   3   1   3.60   24     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 1· 5     47    -     1.01  -0.01
D Nichols                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.79   0.09
T Lown                         0     1   1   1    1   0   0    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.21  -0.08
D Elston                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.57  -0.01
E Mayer, W (1-0)               1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          3-1    1.82   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    7   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 2· 8          5-1

L Jackson faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
T Lown faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Phillips (1; K Boyer, 1st base).

HBP: D Elston (1; I Noren).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 17,993.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Rain.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. T Taylor             2B 
2. A Dark               SS    2. L Walls              RF 
3. S Musial             1B    3. E Banks              SS 
4. D Ennis              LF    4. W Moryn              LF 
5. K Boyer              3B    5. B Thomson            CF 
6. G Green              RF    6. D Long               1B 
7. H Smith              C     7. J Goryl              3B 
8. B Smith              CF    8. C Neeman             C  
9. V Mizell             P     9. T Phillips           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-1  12-      52%  87% W Moryn         L Jackson       Home Run (LF-CF); Walls Scores; Banks Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  ---      14%  39% E Banks         V Mizell        Home Run
   t 9   0  6-3  12-      13%  99% K Boyer         E Mayer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 8   0  3-1  1--      12%  36% E Banks         L Jackson       Walk; Walls to 2B
   t 8   2  1-2  123     -11%  12% D Blasingame    E Mayer         Walk; Boyer Scores; Moon to 3B; Noren to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Taylor Phillips facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  A Dark          Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dark to 2B
   R      -2-      41%  D Ennis         Double to CF; Dark Scores
   O      -2-      44%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  L Walls         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      41%  E Banks         Single to 3B
          1--      44%  W Moryn         Walk; Banks to 2B
   O      12-      39%  B Thomson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Taylor Phillips facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  G Green         Strikeout
          ---      39%  H Smith         Walk
          1--      36%  B Smith         Single to CF; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      40%  V Mizell        Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Smith to 2B
          12-      37%  D Blasingame    Walk; Smith to 3B; Mizell to 2B
   O      123      44%  A Dark          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  D Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  J Goryl         Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  C Neeman        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      38%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Taylor Phillips facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      28%  S Musial        Home Run
          ---      25%  D Ennis         Walk
   O      1--      28%  K Boyer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      31%  G Green         Boyer Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      32%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  T Taylor        Walk
   OO     1--      27%  L Walls         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
          ---      29%  E Banks         Single to CF
   O      1--      26%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Taylor Phillips facing 7-8-9
          ---      23%  H Smith         Walk
   O      1--      26%  B Smith         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      27%  V Mizell        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
          -2-      27%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      12-      30%  A Dark          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  B Thomson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      30%  D Long          Walk
   OO     1--      24%  J Goryl         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Taylor Phillips facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      26%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      27%  D Ennis         Flyball: 2B
          ---      25%  K Boyer         Triple
   O      --3      28%  G Green         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  C Neeman        Flyball: RF
                  Frank Ernaga pinch hits for Taylor Phillips batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  F Ernaga        Flyball: 1B
          ---      25%  T Taylor        Single to 2B; Taylor to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      21%  L Walls         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dolan Nichols facing 7-8-9
                  Dolan Nichols replaces Frank Ernaga pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      21%  B Smith         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      22%  V Mizell        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      25%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      39%  E Banks         Home Run
   O      ---      35%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  B Thomson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      30%  D Long          Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dolan Nichols facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  A Dark          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  S Musial        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      35%  D Ennis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      30%  J Goryl         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  C Neeman        Strikeout
                  Jim Bolger pinch hits for Dolan Nichols batting 9th
          ---      32%  J Bolger        Double to CF
   O      -2-      25%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Turk Lown facing 5-6-7
                  Turk Lown replaces Jim Bolger pitching and batting 9th
          ---      21%  K Boyer         Single to LF
                  Wally Moon pinch hits for Gene Green batting 6th
          1--      17%  W Moon          Walk; Boyer to 2B
                  Don Elston replaces Turk Lown pitching and batting 9th; Irv Noren pinch hits for Hal Smith batting 7th
          12-      11%  I Noren         Hit By Pitch; Boyer to 3B; Moon to 2B
                  Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Bobby Gene Smith batting 8th
   O      123      16%  H Landrith      Strikeout
                  Ed Mayer replaces Don Elston pitching and batting 9th; Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell batting 9th
   O      123      23%  J Cunningham    Strikeout Looking
   R      123      12%  D Blasingame    Walk; Boyer Scores; Moon to 3B; Noren to 2B
   O      123      16%  A Dark          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Jackson replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th; Hobie Landrith moves to C; Irv Noren moves to CF; Wally Moon moves to RF
          ---      23%  L Walls         Single to 3B
          1--      36%  E Banks         Walk; Walls to 2B
   RRR    12-      87%  W Moryn         Home Run (LF-CF); Walls Scores; Banks Scores
                  Billy Muffett replaces Larry Jackson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  B Thomson       Single to LF
   RR     1--      97%  D Long          Home Run; Thomson Scores
          ---      98%  J Goryl         Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  C Neeman        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      97%  E Mayer         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      97%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Mayer facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  S Musial        Single to LF
          1--      86%  D Ennis         Single to 3B; Musial to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  K Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
   O      1--     100%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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