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Standings
BAL
@BOS		5
2
CLE
@DET		14
1
CHW
@KCA		3
8
NYY
@WSH		11
4
STL
@CHC		0
1
SFG
@LAD		7
9		 
(11)
CIN
@MLN		4
7
Tuesday, April 21, 1959
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 2,501, Time of Game: 1:45
Cardinals
0
2-8
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
8th, 5 GB
 at Cubs
1
5-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Glen Hobbie (2-0)
L: Gary Blaylock (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  5  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .788 -0.186 1.90 0.000 -0.186 -1.0 2 3
Gino Cimoli RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .783 -0.004 1.36 0.062 -0.066 -0.3 1 0 HBP
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .558 -0.119 1.79 0.044 -0.163 -0.4 8 0 2B
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .807 -0.120 1.49 0.000 -0.120 -0.8 0 2
Joe Cunningham LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .694 -0.093 1.24 0.000 -0.093 -0.5 1 0
Bill White CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .053 .189 -0.064 0.85 0.000 -0.064 -0.4 3 0
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .640 -0.089 1.17 0.000 -0.089 -0.6 6 2
Alex Grammas SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .491 -0.044 0.89 0.000 -0.044 -0.3 2 3
   Solly Hemus PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .600 0.115 2.85 0.115 0.000 0.4
   Curt Flood PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Gary Blaylock P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.029 0.56 0.000 -0.029 -0.2 1 1
   George Crowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.106 4.62 0.000 -0.106 -0.4
Team Totals 28 0 1 0 1 4 .036 .171 -0.739 1.49 0.221 -0.960 -4.4 24 11
2B: S Musial (1, off G Hobbie).
HBP: G Cimoli (1, by G Hobbie).
TB: S Musial 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Smith-A Grammas.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297 .693 -0.073 0.96 0.055 -0.127 -0.8 1 2 2·CS
Al Dark 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .360 .807 -0.069 0.71 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 0 4
George Altman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .638 -0.051 0.50 0.000 -0.051 -0.6 5 0
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .343 1.171 0.013 0.66 0.058 -0.045 0.1 1 3 2B
Walt Moryn LF 1 1 1 0 2 0 .286 .912 0.060 0.73 0.060 0.000 0.7 3 0
Jim Marshall 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 -0.031 1.21 0.037 -0.069 -0.4 12 0
Lee Walls RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .360 1.073 -0.026 1.51 0.053 -0.079 -0.3 1 0 2B
Sammy Taylor C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .273 .652 0.026 1.45 0.102 -0.076 0.1 4 1
Glen Hobbie P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.088 1.11 0.000 -0.088 -1.0 0 3
Team Totals 27 1 5 1 4 5 .185 .550 -0.239 0.94 0.365 -0.604 -2.9 27 13
2B: E Banks (1, off G Blaylock); L Walls (1, off G Blaylock).
TB: L Walls 2; E Banks 2; S Taylor; W Moryn; T Taylor.
RBI: S Taylor (6).
2-out RBI: S Taylor.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Baserunning
CS: T Taylor 2 (4, 2nd base by G Blaylock/H Smith 2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Blaylock, L (0-1) 8 5 1 1 4 5 0 0.90 31 69 0.238 0.94 2.9
Team Totals 8 5 1 1 4 5 0 1.12 31 69 0.238 1.49 2.9

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glen Hobbie, W (2-0) 9 1 0 0 1 4 0 1.06 30 88 0.738 1.49 4.4
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 30 88 0.738 0.94 4.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Hobbie (1; G Cimoli).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 1:45.
Attendance: 2,501.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Tony Taylor 2B
2 Gino Cimoli RF 2 Al Dark 3B
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 George Altman CF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Joe Cunningham LF 5 Walt Moryn LF
6 Bill White CF 6 Jim Marshall 1B
7 Hal Smith C 7 Lee Walls RF
8 Alex Grammas SS 8 Sammy Taylor C
9 Gary Blaylock P 9 Glen Hobbie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-1 2 12- O STL S. Musial G. Hobbie 14% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 0-1 0 --- STL S. Hemus G. Hobbie -12% 73% Walk
t9 0-1 0 1-- O STL G. Crowe G. Hobbie 11% 83% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-3 R CHC S. Taylor G. Blaylock 10% 65% Single to RF; Moryn Scores; Walls to 2B
t9 0-1 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 9% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

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' Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Cimoli G. Hobbie 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial G. Hobbie 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC T. Taylor G. Blaylock -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC A. Dark G. Blaylock -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHC G. Altman G. Blaylock -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Cunningham G. Hobbie 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL B. White G. Hobbie 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks G. Blaylock -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- CHC W. Moryn G. Blaylock 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- CHC J. Marshall G. Blaylock 4% 59% Walk; Moryn to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O CHC L. Walls G. Blaylock -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Moryn to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 R CHC S. Taylor G. Blaylock 10% 65% Single to RF; Moryn Scores; Walls to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- O CHC G. Hobbie G. Blaylock -4% 62% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O STL H. Smith G. Hobbie 3% 64% Lineout: CF
t3 0-1 1 --- O STL A. Grammas G. Hobbie 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O STL G. Blaylock G. Hobbie 1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- CHC T. Taylor G. Blaylock 3% 70% Single to RF
b3 1-0 0 1-- O CHC A. Dark G. Blaylock -5% 65% Taylor Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-0 1 --- O CHC A. Dark G. Blaylock -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O CHC G. Altman G. Blaylock -1% 63% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 3% 66% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 1 --- O STL G. Cimoli G. Hobbie 2% 68% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O STL S. Musial G. Hobbie 1% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- CHC E. Banks G. Blaylock 6% 75% Double to LF
b4 1-0 0 -2- CHC W. Moryn G. Blaylock 2% 77% Walk
b4 1-0 0 12- O CHC J. Marshall G. Blaylock -5% 72% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 12- O CHC L. Walls G. Blaylock -4% 68% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 12- O CHC S. Taylor G. Blaylock -4% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
t5 0-1 0 --- O STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 3% 67% Groundout: C-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O STL J. Cunningham G. Hobbie 2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O STL B. White G. Hobbie 1% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O CHC G. Hobbie G. Blaylock -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- CHC T. Taylor G. Blaylock 2% 71% Walk
b5 1-0 1 1-- OO CHC A. Dark G. Blaylock -5% 67% Double Play: Strikeout, Taylor Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 7-8-9
t6 0-1 0 --- O STL H. Smith G. Hobbie 4% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O STL A. Grammas G. Hobbie 3% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 2 --- O STL G. Blaylock G. Hobbie 2% 74% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- O CHC G. Altman G. Blaylock -2% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- O CHC E. Banks G. Blaylock -1% 71% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 2 --- CHC W. Moryn G. Blaylock 1% 72% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-- O CHC J. Marshall G. Blaylock -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
t7 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 4% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O STL G. Cimoli G. Hobbie 3% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- STL S. Musial G. Hobbie -4% 73% Double to LF
t7 0-1 2 -2- O STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 6% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- CHC L. Walls G. Blaylock 5% 85% Double to LF
b7 1-0 0 -2- O CHC S. Taylor G. Blaylock -4% 81% Strikeout
b7 1-0 1 -2- O CHC G. Hobbie G. Blaylock -3% 78% Strikeout
b7 1-0 2 -2- O CHC T. Taylor G. Blaylock -3% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 5-6-7
t8 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham G. Hobbie 5% 81% Flyball: CF
t8 0-1 1 --- O STL B. White G. Hobbie 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-1 2 --- O STL H. Smith G. Hobbie 3% 87% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Gary Blaylock facing 2-3-4
b8 1-0 0 --- O CHC A. Dark G. Blaylock -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 1-0 1 --- O CHC G. Altman G. Blaylock -1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b8 1-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks G. Blaylock -1% 84% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 8th
t9 0-1 0 --- STL S. Hemus G. Hobbie -12% 73% Walk
George Crowe pinch hits for Gary Blaylock (P) batting 9th
Curt Flood pinch runs for Solly Hemus (PH) batting 8th
t9 0-1 0 1-- O STL G. Crowe G. Hobbie 11% 83% Strikeout
t9 0-1 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 9% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 0-1 2 1-- STL G. Cimoli G. Hobbie -6% 86% Hit By Pitch; Blasingame to 2B
t9 0-1 2 12- O STL S. Musial G. Hobbie 14% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

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