September 25, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
WSH 4 CLE 8
KCA 2 CLE 8
KCA 7 DET 6
CHW 5 NYY 5
BAL 2 LAD 5
@CHC 4
(11) PHI 6
@MLN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,195

Friday, September 25, 1959
Time of Game: 3:12

Dodgers

85-67

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0   0  1    5  9  2
Cubs            1  0  0   0  1  0   1  1  0   0  0    4  8  0

W: L Sherry (6-2), L: B Henry (9-8)

Cubs

73-79

Lost 1

5th, 12 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .741   14    3   1   SH
C Neal 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .788   22    2   6   
W Moon RF-LF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .298  .889   18    2   0   HR,2B
D Snider CF                   1   1   0   0    2   1  .309  .942   16    1   0   SB
  D Demeter PH-CF             2   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .736    7    0   0   
N Larker LF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .743    9    2   0   
  F Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .598    4    0   0   
  R Fairly RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .678    5    0   0   
G Hodges 1B                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .276  .889   18   13   2   HR,2B
J Roseboro C                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .235  .698   11    3   0   SB
  C Essegian PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .701    6    0   0   
  J Pignatano C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .635    4    4   0   
M Wills SS                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .614   22    2   3   
D Drysdale P                  2   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .533    9    0   0   SF
  D McDevitt P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .263    4    0   3   
  L Sherry P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .666    2    1   1   
Totals                       39   5   9   5    5   7              171   33  16

BATTING

2B: G Hodges (19, off G Hobbie); W Moon (25, off B Henry).

HR: G Hodges (25, off B Henry; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); W Moon (19, off G Hobbie; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: D Drysdale (1, off G Hobbie).

SH: J Gilliam (3, off G Hobbie).

TB: W Moon 6; G Hodges 6; M Wills 2; L Sherry; D Drysdale; D Demeter.

RBI: G Hodges 3 (79); W Moon (72); D Drysdale (12).

2-out RBI: G Hodges 2; W Moon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wills-C Neal-J Gilliam.

E: D McDevitt (4); G Hodges (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Snider (1, 2nd base off G Hobbie/S Taylor); J Roseboro (7, 2nd base off G Hobbie/S Taylor).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .719   18    3   2   2B,GDP
G Altman CF                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .707   13    6   1   
J Marshall 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .734   13    7   1   
  A Schult PH-1B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .674    5    1   0   
E Banks SS                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .305  .973   17    3   5   HR
W Moryn LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .697   22    0   0   
I Noren RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .831    8    2   0   
  L Walls PH-RF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .738    6    1   0   
S Taylor C                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .768    8    7   0   HR
  C Neeman PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .509    3    0   0   SH
A Dark 3B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .260  .708   15    2   1   
G Hobbie P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .263    5    1   0   
  B Williams PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .388         0   0   
  R Jackson PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .684    1    0   0   SH
  D Eaddy PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Henry P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .413    5    0   0   
  D Long PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .741    8    0   0   
Totals                       40   4   8   4    3   7              147   33  10

BATTING

2B: T Taylor (29, off D Drysdale).

HR: E Banks (45, off D McDevitt; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); S Taylor (13, off D Drysdale; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: R Jackson (6, off D McDevitt); C Neeman (1, off L Sherry).

TB: E Banks 5; S Taylor 5; T Taylor 2; A Dark; G Altman; A Schult.

GIDP: T Taylor (8).

RBI: E Banks 2 (143); G Altman (47); S Taylor (44).

2-out RBI: E Banks; G Altman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drysdale                     6     6   3   3    2   3   1   3.41   26   87-55   34·10·11    9· 6· 6· 0     49    -     1.30  -0.13
D McDevitt, BS (1)             3.1   2   1   1    0   2   1   3.95   13   34-25   17· 5· 3    8· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.16   0.05
L Sherry, W (6-2)              1.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.39    6   26-15    9· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.64   0.40
Totals                        11     8   4   4    3   7   2          45  147-95   60·17·18   19· 9· 7· 0          3-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Hobbie                       7     4   4   4    5   5   1   3.76   30  111-63   38· 6·19    8·11· 0· 1     53    -     1.01  -0.20
B Henry, L (9-8)               4     5   1   1    0   2   1   2.71   16   57-38   22· 7· 9    2· 7· 5· 0          0-0    1.55   0.02
Totals                        11     9   5   5    5   7   2          46  168-101  60·13·28   10·18· 5· 1           -

D Drysdale faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 7,195.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Gilliam            3B    1. T Taylor             2B 
2. C Neal               2B    2. G Altman             CF 
3. W Moon               RF    3. J Marshall           1B 
4. D Snider             CF    4. E Banks              SS 
5. N Larker             LF    5. W Moryn              LF 
6. G Hodges             1B    6. I Noren              RF 
7. J Roseboro           C     7. S Taylor             C  
8. M Wills              SS    8. A Dark               3B 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. G Hobbie             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   1  4-4  ---  6   38%  82% G Hodges        B Henry         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   b 8   1  4-3  ---  4  -32%  44% E Banks         D McDevitt      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   2  2-2  12-  3   28%  78% G Hodges        G Hobbie        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Snider Scores; Larker Scores
   b 7   0  4-3  12-  4   24%  70% T Taylor        D McDevitt      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-3B
   b 5   2  2-1  12-  1  -17%  43% G Altman        D Drysdale      Single to RF (Line Drive); Dark Scores; Hobbie to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Gilliam       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  3   46%  C Neal          Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---  7   57%  W Moon          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   58%  D Snider        Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  N Larker        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   49%  T Taylor        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   54%  G Altman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   57%  J Marshall      Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   48%  E Banks         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Taylor Scores
          1--  5   46%  W Moryn         Walk; Banks to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  I Noren         Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Glen Hobbie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  G Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  J Roseboro      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   45%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  S Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  A Dark          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  G Hobbie        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Glen Hobbie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   48%  D Drysdale      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   46%  J Gilliam       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  6   47%  C Neal          Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   49%  G Altman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  J Marshall      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  D Snider        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   45%  N Larker        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4   44%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  E Banks         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  6   49%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  I Noren         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Glen Hobbie facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   55%  J Roseboro      Walk
          1--      58%  M Wills         Roseboro Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   57%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Roseboro to 3B
   RO     --3  3   60%  D Drysdale      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Roseboro Scores
   O      ---  4   59%  J Gilliam       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   54%  S Taylor        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   45%  A Dark          Walk; Taylor to 2B
   O      12-  2   53%  G Hobbie        Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Dark to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  T Taylor        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   R      12-  1   43%  G Altman        Single to RF (Line Drive); Dark Scores; Hobbie to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Glen Hobbie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  W Moon          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   46%  D Snider        Walk
          1--      48%  N Larker        Snider Steals 2B
          -2-  5   49%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-  3   78%  G Hodges        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Snider Scores; Larker Scores
   O      -2-  3   75%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   78%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   81%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  I Noren         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   84%  M Wills         Single to 3B
          1--  1   88%  D Drysdale      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wills to 2B
   O      12-  1   88%  J Gilliam       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Wills to 3B; Drysdale to 2B
   O      -23  7   83%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   79%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   64%  S Taylor        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  1   57%  A Dark          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Danny McDevitt replaces Don Drysdale pitching and batting 9th; Randy Jackson pinch hits for Billy Williams batting 9th; Billy Williams pinch hits for Glen Hobbie batting 9th
          1--  1   45%  R Jackson       Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Dark to 2B
                  Don Eaddy pinch runs for Randy Jackson batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   70%  T Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-3B
   O      1--  1   75%  G Altman        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Henry facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Henry replaces Don Eaddy pitching and batting 9th; Don Demeter pinch hits for Duke Snider batting 4th
   O      ---  3   73%  D Demeter       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Demeter out at 2B/CF-2B-SS
                  Frank Howard pinch hits for Norm Larker batting 5th
   O      ---  4   71%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  G Hodges        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny McDevitt facing 3-4-5
                  Wally Moon moves to LF; Don Demeter moves to CF; Ron Fairly replaces Frank Howard playing RF batting 5th; Art Schult pinch hits for Jim Marshall batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   76%  A Schult        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   44%  E Banks         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   47%  W Moryn         Groundout: P-1B
                  Lee Walls pinch hits for Irv Noren batting 6th
   O      ---  1   50%  L Walls         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Henry facing 7-8-9
                  Art Schult moves to 1B; Lee Walls moves to RF; Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Johnny Roseboro batting 7th
   O      ---  6   44%  C Essegian      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   40%  M Wills         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   37%  D McDevitt      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Danny McDevitt facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Pignatano replaces Chuck Essegian playing C batting 7th; Cal Neeman pinch hits for Sammy Taylor batting 7th
   O      ---  1   42%  C Neeman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   47%  A Dark          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Henry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Henry facing 1-2-3
                  Cal Neeman moves to C
   O      ---  1   44%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   40%  C Neal          Flyball: 3B
          ---  5   47%  W Moon          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   37%  D Demeter       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Danny McDevitt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  T Taylor        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   37%  G Altman        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   29%  A Schult        Single to RF (Line Drive); Altman to 2B
                  Larry Sherry replaces Danny McDevitt pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   39%  E Banks         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   50%  W Moryn         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 11th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Henry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   44%  R Fairly        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  6   82%  G Hodges        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   81%  J Pignatano     Flyball: 2B
          ---  6   82%  M Wills         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   84%  L Sherry        Single to RF (Line Drive); Wills to 3B
   O      1-3  2   80%  J Gilliam       Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Larry Sherry facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   67%  L Walls         Walk
   O      1--  2   72%  C Neeman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Walls to 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  A Dark          Popfly: 1B
                  Dale Long pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 9th
   O      -2-  8  100%  D Long          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation