April 30, 1958 Milwaukee Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CHW 2 KCA 11
@BOS 4 DET 10
@NYY 1 WSH 3
CLE 2 CHC 8
MLN 2 CIN 5
STL 4
(10) PIT 3
@LAD 1 SFG 10
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,914

Wednesday, April 30, 1958
Time of Game: 2:12

Braves

8-5

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: J Brosnan (2-2), L: B Buhl (3-1)

Cubs

8-5

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .744    0    1   4   2B
B Hazle RF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .423    0    0   0   
  C Sawatski PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .939    0    0   1   
H Aaron CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .863    0    5   0   
J Adcock 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .303  .974    0    9   0   
H Hanebrink LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .125  .566    0    1   0   
J Logan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .682    0    1   3   
D Rice C                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .553    0    7   1   GDP
B Buhl P                      1   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    0   2   
  C Wise PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Jay P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Willey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Torre PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .873    0    0   0   2B
  A Pafko RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .417    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   5   1    3   3                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Schoendienst (1, off J Brosnan); F Torre (2, off J Brosnan).

TB: F Torre 2; R Schoendienst 2; H Hanebrink; B Buhl; J Logan.

GIDP: D Rice (1).

RBI: B Hazle (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Logan-R Schoendienst-J Adcock.

PB: D Rice (1).

E: B Buhl (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .484    0    0   5   
L Walls RF                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .327 1.133    0    3   0   HR
E Banks SS                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .327 1.107    0    1   2   2·HR
W Moryn LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .805    0    3   0   2B
D Long 1B                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .186  .674    0   11   1   IW
J Goryl 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .928    0    3   3   GDP
B Thomson CF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .286  .854    0    3   0   2B
S Taylor C                    2   1   1   2    2   0  .500 2.000    0    3   1   HR,IW
J Brosnan P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   8   7   8    6   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Moryn (2, off J Jay); B Thomson (5, off J Jay).

HR: E Banks 2 (5, off J Jay, off B Buhl; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); L Walls (8, off J Jay; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Taylor (1, off B Buhl; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: S Taylor (1, by J Jay); D Long (2, by J Jay).

TB: E Banks 8; S Taylor 4; L Walls 4; B Thomson 3; W Moryn 2.

GIDP: J Goryl (5).

RBI: E Banks 3 (12); B Thomson 2 (6); S Taylor 2 (2); L Walls (16).

2-out RBI: E Banks 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Goryl-D Long.

E: E Banks (3); W Moryn (2).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Buhl, L (3-1)                4     3   4   4    1   1   2   2.05   16     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 3     40    -     0.80  -0.27
J Jay                          2     4   4   4    4   3   2  18.00   14     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.40  -0.05
C Willey                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
H Robinson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     7   8   8    6   6   4          37     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 7           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Brosnan, W (2-2)             9     5   2   1    3   3   0   2.52   36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 5     71    -     0.60   0.18
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 5           -

J Jay faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Jay 2 (2; D Long, S Taylor).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 7,914.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Schoendienst       2B    1. T Taylor             2B 
2. B Hazle              RF    2. L Walls              RF 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. E Banks              SS 
4. H Aaron              CF    4. W Moryn              LF 
5. J Adcock             1B    5. D Long               1B 
6. H Hanebrink          LF    6. J Goryl              3B 
7. J Logan              SS    7. B Thomson            CF 
8. D Rice               C     8. S Taylor             C  
9. B Buhl               P     9. J Brosnan            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-2  1--      18%  83% E Banks         B Buhl          Home Run (LF-CF); Walls Scores
   b 3   0  1-0  -2-      17%  67% S Taylor        B Buhl          Home Run; Thomson Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--     -12%  34% R Schoendienst  J Brosnan       Double to RF; Buhl to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% D Rice          J Brosnan       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 3   1  0-1  --3       6%  40% E Mathews       J Brosnan       Fielder's Choice 1B; Schoendienst out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Mathews to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Brosnan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Hazle         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      1--      55%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Taylor        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Walls         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Brosnan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Adcock        Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  H Hanebrink     Single to RF
          1--      46%  J Logan         Single to LF; Hanebrink to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  D Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  W Moryn         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  D Long          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  J Goryl         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Brosnan facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  B Buhl          Single to CF
          1--      34%  R Schoendienst  Double to RF; Buhl to 3B
   RO     -23      33%  B Hazle         Groundout: 2B-1B; Schoendienst to 3B; Buhl Scores
   O      --3      40%  E Mathews       Fielder's Choice 1B; Schoendienst out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Mathews to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      43%  H Aaron         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Buhl facing 7-8-9
          ---      47%  B Thomson       Single to CF
          1--      50%  S Taylor        Passed Ball; Thomson to 2B
   RR     -2-      67%  " "             Home Run; Thomson Scores
   O      ---      65%  J Brosnan       Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  L Walls         Walk
   RR     1--      83%  E Banks         Home Run (LF-CF); Walls Scores
   O      ---      82%  W Moryn         Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Brosnan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  J Adcock        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  H Hanebrink     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  D Long          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  J Goryl         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  B Thomson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Brosnan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  D Rice          Flyball: LF
                  Casey Wise pinch hits for Bob Buhl batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  C Wise          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joey Jay facing 8-9-1
                  Joey Jay replaces Casey Wise pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  S Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      89%  J Brosnan       Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  T Taylor        Groundout: C-1B; Taylor to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  L Walls         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Brosnan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  B Hazle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  E Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joey Jay facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  E Banks         Walk
          1--      96%  W Moryn         Double to RF; Banks to 3B
          -23      96%  D Long          Intentional Walk
   O      123      95%  J Goryl         Fielder's Choice 2B; Banks out at Hm/2B-C; Long to 2B; Moryn to 3B
   RR     123      99%  B Thomson       Double to LF; Goryl to 3B; Long Scores; Moryn Scores
          -23      99%  S Taylor        Intentional Walk
   O      123      98%  J Brosnan       Strikeout
   O      123      97%  T Taylor        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Brosnan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Adcock        Strikeout
          ---      97%  H Hanebrink     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      98%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  D Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joey Jay facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      99%  L Walls         Home Run
   R      ---     100%  E Banks         Home Run
                  Carl Willey replaces Joey Jay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Moryn         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Long          Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Goryl         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  B Thomson       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 8.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Brosnan facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Torre pinch hits for Carl Willey batting 9th
          ---      99%  F Torre         Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: P-1B
                  Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Bob Hazle batting 2nd
   O      -2-     100%  C Sawatski      Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Humberto Robinson facing 8-9-1
                  Humberto Robinson replaces Carl Sawatski pitching and batting 2nd; Andy Pafko replaces Frank Torre playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Taylor        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Brosnan       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Brosnan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  H Aaron         Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Adcock        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  H Hanebrink     Walk
   R      1--     100%  J Logan         Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Hanebrink Scores/No RBI/unER; Logan to 2B
          -2-     100%  D Rice          Walk
   O      12-     100%  A Pafko         Foul Flyball: 3B
        1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation