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KCA
@CLE		4
10
CHW
@DET		2
6
BOS
@NYY		0
2
BAL
@WSH		2
4
STL
@CHC		6
3
SFG
@LAD		3
6
MLN
@PHI		6
7
CIN
@PIT		0
1
Friday, August 8, 1958
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 17,310, Time of Game: 2:44
Cardinals
6
51-55
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
 at Cubs
3
52-57
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
7th, 11 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  5   1  0  0    6  7  1
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  6  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .732 0.003 0.50 0.041 -0.038 -0.4 2 1
Gene Freese SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 .621 0.098 1.24 0.142 -0.044 0.5 0 0
   Eddie Kasko SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .521 0.003 0.04 0.003 0.000 0.2 0 0
Stan Musial 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 .346 .995 0.041 0.96 0.051 -0.010 0.5 5 0 IW
   Joe Cunningham PR-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .921 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.2 2 0
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .289 .837 -0.053 1.44 0.018 -0.071 -1.3 1 4 SF
Wally Moon RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .247 .723 0.032 1.20 0.062 -0.030 0.1 2 0 2B,IW
Del Ennis LF 3 1 1 4 1 0 .275 .690 0.318 1.73 0.383 -0.065 3.1 5 0 HR
Gene Green C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .809 -0.066 0.63 0.000 -0.066 -0.9 7 0
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .281 .750 -0.017 0.46 0.025 -0.042 0.5 3 0 HR
Vinegar Bend Mizell P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .106 .213 -0.060 0.60 0.000 -0.060 -0.8 0 3
Team Totals 34 6 7 6 5 7 .206 .712 0.302 0.90 0.728 -0.426 1.7 27 8
2B: W Moon (6, off D Drott).
HR: C Flood (7, off D Drott; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Ennis (3, off D Drott; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: K Boyer (6, off D Drott).
IBB: W Moon (4, by D Drott); S Musial (25, by D Drott).
TB: C Flood 4; D Ennis 4; W Moon 2; S Musial; E Kasko; G Freese; D Blasingame.
RBI: D Ennis 4 (40); C Flood (33); K Boyer (65).
2-out RBI: D Ennis 4.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Blasingame (20).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Goryl 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .706 -0.061 0.66 0.012 -0.073 -0.7 4 1
Al Dark 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .320 .747 -0.073 0.56 0.000 -0.073 -1.0 0 1
Ernie Banks SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 .305 .951 0.003 0.50 0.030 -0.028 0.1 1 2 SB
Bobby Thomson CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .288 .836 0.111 0.70 0.131 -0.021 1.3 2 0
Lee Walls RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 .872 0.040 0.76 0.074 -0.034 0.3 4 0 2B
Jim Bolger LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .232 .593 -0.061 1.05 0.031 -0.092 0.6 1 0
Cal Neeman C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .273 .892 -0.063 0.92 0.022 -0.085 -0.7 9 0
Dale Long 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .803 -0.077 0.78 0.000 -0.077 -1.0 5 1
Dick Drott P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .563 -0.035 0.67 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 0 1
   Don Elston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .545 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .708 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Bob Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Moe Thacker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .963 0.026 0.48 0.026 0.000 0.3
   Tony Taylor PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .597 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 34 3 6 3 4 6 .176 .469 -0.196 0.70 0.326 -0.524 -1.3 27 7
2B: L Walls (16, off V Mizell).
TB: L Walls 2; B Thomson; J Goryl; E Banks; M Thacker; J Bolger.
RBI: J Bolger 2 (9); B Thomson (57).
2-out RBI: J Bolger 2; B Thomson.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: E Banks (23).
Baserunning
SB: E Banks (3, 2nd base off V Mizell/G Green).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vinegar Bend Mizell, W (8-9) 9 6 3 1 4 6 0 2.99 38 69 0.198 0.70 1.3
Team Totals 9 6 3 1 4 6 0 1.00 38 69 0.198 0.90 1.3

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drott, L (4-9) 6 5 6 6 3 4 2 5.85 26 39 -0.319 1.33 -3.1
Don Elston 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.08 5 0 0 0.006 0.09 0.5
Bob Anderson 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 6.75 9 0 0 0.011 0.09 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 6 6 5 7 2 6.00 40 39 0 0 -0.302 0.70 -1.7
D Drott faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Drott 2 (6; S Musial, W Moon).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 17,310.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Johnny Goryl 2B
2 Gene Freese SS 2 Al Dark 3B
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Ernie Banks SS
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Bobby Thomson CF
5 Wally Moon RF 5 Lee Walls RF
6 Del Ennis LF 6 Jim Bolger LF
7 Gene Green C 7 Cal Neeman C
8 Curt Flood CF 8 Dale Long 1B
9 Vinegar Bend Mizel P 9 Dick Drott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 2 123 RRRR STL D. Ennis D. Drott 38% 91% Home Run (Deep LF); Freese Scores; Musial Scores; Moon Scores
t6 0-1 1 1-- STL G. Freese D. Drott 14% 48% Single to LF; Blasingame to 3B; Freese to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 0-0 2 -2- R CHC B. Thomson V. Mizell -10% 37% Single to LF; Banks Scores
t2 0-1 1 --- STL W. Moon D. Drott 4% 41% Double to RF
t6 0-1 1 --- STL D. Blasingame D. Drott 4% 34% Single to RF

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, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Drott -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Freese D. Drott -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial D. Drott -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC J. Goryl V. Mizell 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC A. Dark V. Mizell 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC E. Banks V. Mizell -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- CHC B. Thomson V. Mizell -1% 47% Banks Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- R CHC B. Thomson V. Mizell -10% 37% Single to LF; Banks Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- O CHC L. Walls V. Mizell 2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O STL K. Boyer D. Drott -2% 37% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-1 1 --- STL W. Moon D. Drott 4% 41% Double to RF
t2 0-1 1 -2- O STL D. Ennis D. Drott -3% 38% Flyball: RF; Moon to 3B
t2 0-1 2 --3 O STL G. Green D. Drott -4% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O CHC J. Bolger V. Mizell 2% 36% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- CHC C. Neeman V. Mizell -2% 34% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- O CHC D. Long V. Mizell 2% 36% Lineout: LF
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CHC D. Drott V. Mizell 2% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O STL C. Flood D. Drott -3% 36% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O STL V. Mizell D. Drott -2% 34% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Drott -1% 33% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHC J. Goryl V. Mizell 2% 35% Lineout: CF
b3 1-0 1 --- O CHC A. Dark V. Mizell 1% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks V. Mizell 1% 37% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O STL G. Freese D. Drott -3% 34% Foul Flyball: C
t4 0-1 1 --- STL S. Musial D. Drott 3% 37% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-- O STL K. Boyer D. Drott -4% 34% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-1 2 1-- O STL W. Moon D. Drott -3% 31% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O CHC B. Thomson V. Mizell 2% 33% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-0 1 --- CHC L. Walls V. Mizell -4% 29% Double to CF
b4 1-0 1 -2- O CHC J. Bolger V. Mizell 3% 32% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 -2- O CHC C. Neeman V. Mizell 3% 36% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Ennis D. Drott -3% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O STL G. Green D. Drott -2% 30% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 --- O STL C. Flood D. Drott -1% 29% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O CHC D. Long V. Mizell 2% 31% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- O CHC D. Drott V. Mizell 1% 32% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-0 2 --- CHC J. Goryl V. Mizell -1% 31% Single to LF
b5 1-0 2 1-- O CHC A. Dark V. Mizell 2% 33% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O STL V. Mizell D. Drott -4% 30% Flyball: RF
t6 0-1 1 --- STL D. Blasingame D. Drott 4% 34% Single to RF
t6 0-1 1 1-- STL G. Freese D. Drott 14% 48% Single to LF; Blasingame to 3B; Freese to 2B/Adv on throw
t6 0-1 1 -23 STL S. Musial D. Drott 2% 50% Intentional Walk
t6 0-1 1 123 RO STL K. Boyer D. Drott 2% 51% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Blasingame Scores; Freese to 3B; Musial to 2B
t6 1-1 2 -23 STL W. Moon D. Drott 2% 53% Intentional Walk
t6 1-1 2 123 RRRR STL D. Ennis D. Drott 38% 91% Home Run (Deep LF); Freese Scores; Musial Scores; Moon Scores
t6 5-1 2 --- O STL G. Green D. Drott -0% 91% Flyball: LF
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 3-4-5
Eddie Kasko replaces Gene Freese playing SS batting 2nd
b6 1-5 0 --- O CHC E. Banks V. Mizell 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b6 1-5 1 --- CHC B. Thomson V. Mizell -2% 91% Walk
b6 1-5 1 1-- CHC L. Walls V. Mizell -3% 87% Walk; Thomson to 2B
b6 1-5 1 12- O CHC J. Bolger V. Mizell 4% 91% Flyball: 2B
b6 1-5 2 12- O CHC C. Neeman V. Mizell 3% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 8-9-1
t7 5-1 0 --- R STL C. Flood D. Drott 3% 97% Home Run (Deep LF)
Don Elston replaces Dick Drott pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-1 0 --- O STL V. Mizell D. Elston -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-1 1 --- O STL D. Blasingame D. Elston -0% 97% Flyball: SS
t7 6-1 2 --- STL E. Kasko D. Elston 0% 97% Single to 3B
t7 6-1 2 1-- STL S. Musial D. Elston 0% 97% Single to CF; Kasko to 2B
Joe Cunningham pinch runs for Stan Musial (1B) batting 3rd
t7 6-1 2 12- O STL K. Boyer D. Elston -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
Joe Cunningham moves from PR to 1B
b7 1-6 0 --- O CHC D. Long V. Mizell 1% 98% Strikeout
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Don Elston (P) batting 9th
b7 1-6 1 --- O CHC B. Adams V. Mizell 1% 98% Lineout: RF
b7 1-6 2 --- O CHC J. Goryl V. Mizell 0% 98% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cubs' Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
Bob Anderson replaces Bobby Adams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-1 0 --- O STL W. Moon B. Anderson -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-2B-P
t8 6-1 1 --- STL D. Ennis B. Anderson 0% 98% Walk
t8 6-1 1 1-- O STL G. Green B. Anderson -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 6-1 2 1-- O STL C. Flood B. Anderson -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 2-3-4
b8 1-6 0 --- O CHC A. Dark V. Mizell 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-6 1 --- CHC E. Banks V. Mizell -1% 98% Single to LF
b8 1-6 1 1-- CHC B. Thomson V. Mizell -2% 96% Fielder's Choice 2B; Banks to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
b8 1-6 1 12- O CHC L. Walls V. Mizell 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Banks to 3B; Thomson to 2B
b8 1-6 2 -23 RR CHC J. Bolger V. Mizell -3% 95% Single to RF; Banks Scores/unER; Thomson Scores/unER
b8 3-6 2 1-- O CHC C. Neeman V. Mizell 2% 97% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cubs' Bob Anderson facing 9-1-2
t9 6-3 0 --- O STL V. Mizell B. Anderson -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-3 1 --- O STL D. Blasingame B. Anderson -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t9 6-3 2 --- STL E. Kasko B. Anderson 0% 96% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t9 6-3 2 1-- STL J. Cunningham B. Anderson 0% 97% Walk; Kasko to 2B
t9 6-3 2 12- O STL K. Boyer B. Anderson -1% 96% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
b9 3-6 0 --- O CHC D. Long V. Mizell 2% 98% Flyball: LF
Moe Thacker pinch hits for Bob Anderson (P) batting 9th
b9 3-6 1 --- CHC M. Thacker V. Mizell -3% 96% Single to LF
Tony Taylor pinch runs for Moe Thacker (PH) batting 9th
b9 3-6 1 1-- O CHC J. Goryl V. Mizell 3% 99% Flyball: 2B
b9 3-6 2 1-- O CHC A. Dark V. Mizell 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 3.

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