April 23, 1960 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
CHW 2 KCA 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
BAL 2 BOS 8
@WSH 3 SFG 18
@CHC 2 PHI 3
CIN 2
(13) PIT 5
MLN 4 STL 9
LAD 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 24,703

Saturday, April 23, 1960
Time of Game: 2:50

Giants

7-2

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          4  0  0   3  6  0   4  1  0   18 18  0
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  5  2

W: J Sanford (1-0), L: D Drott (0-2)

Cubs

2-6

Lost 5

8th, 4½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   2   2   2    2   0  .243  .661    0    0   2   
J Davenport 3B                3   1   1   1    0   0  .303  .846    0    0   0   HBP,GDP
  J Amalfitano PR-3B          2   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .857    0    0   3   3B
W Mays CF                     4   3   3   1    1   1  .472 1.148    0    0   0   2·SB
  F Alou CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
W McCovey 1B                  5   3   2   4    1   0  .161  .882    0   14   2   HR,2B,SB
O Cepeda LF                   6   2   2   4    0   0  .333 1.017    0    3   0   HR,2B
W Kirkland RF                 4   2   4   1    1   0  .394 1.184    0    0   0   2B,CS
E Bressoud SS                 4   1   0   1    0   1  .333  .936    0    2   5   SH,GDP
B Schmidt C                   4   2   1   3    1   2  .167  .651    0    6   0   HR
J Sanford P                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    1   1   
Totals                       42  18  18  18    6   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (2, off M Drabowsky); W McCovey (2, off D Drott); W Kirkland (4, off A Ceccarelli).

3B: J Amalfitano (1, off J Goetz).

HR: O Cepeda (3, off D Drott; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); W McCovey (3, off J Goetz; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); B Schmidt (1, off D Drott; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: E Bressoud (1, off A Ceccarelli).

HBP: J Davenport (2, by D Drott).

TB: O Cepeda 6; W McCovey 6; W Kirkland 5; B Schmidt 4; W Mays 3; J Amalfitano 3; D Blasingame 2; J Sanford 2; J Davenport.

GIDP: E Bressoud (3); J Davenport (1).

RBI: O Cepeda 4 (12); W McCovey 4 (9); B Schmidt 3 (3); D Blasingame 2 (3); J Amalfitano (1); J Davenport (6); E Bressoud (3); W Kirkland (6); W Mays (6).

2-out RBI: D Blasingame 2; W McCovey 2; J Davenport; W Mays; J Amalfitano.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 9 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Blasingame-E Bressoud-W McCovey; W McCovey-E Bressoud-W McCovey.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Mays 2 (5, 3rd base off M Drabowsky/C Neeman, 2nd base off D Drott/C Neeman); W McCovey (1, 2nd base off M Drabowsky/C Neeman).

CS: W Kirkland (1, 2nd base by D Drott/C Neeman).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .803    0    1   0   
T Taylor 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .161  .580    0    4   5   
E Banks SS                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .241  .973    0    2   5   
F Thomas LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .802    0    0   0   
G Altman 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .564    0   12   0   2B
W Moryn RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .375 1.319    0    0   0   GDP
D Zimmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .637    0    2   2   
C Neeman C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   1   
  S Taylor PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  M Thacker C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
D Drott P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Ceccarelli P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Goetz P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   GDP
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    4   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Altman (1, off J Sanford).

TB: G Altman 2; F Thomas; W Moryn; T Taylor; D Zimmer.

GIDP: I Noren (1); W Moryn (1).

RBI: F Thomas (8); W Moryn (4).

2-out RBI: W Moryn.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Banks-T Taylor-G Altman 2.

E: E Banks (1); F Thomas (2).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sanford, W (1-0)             9     5   2   2    4   5   0   3.00   34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5     70    -     0.22   0.11
Totals                         9     5   2   2    4   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drott, L (0-2)               4     6   7   6    2   2   2  10.50   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 5     24    -     0.55  -0.36
M Drabowsky                    0     1   3   3    2   0   0  18.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.02
A Ceccarelli                   0.2   4   3   3    0   0   0  13.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          1-1    0.02  -0.01
J Goetz                        2.1   4   4   4    1   3   1   7.20   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          1-0    0.00   0.00
B Johnson                      2     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.76    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  18  17    6   6   3          50     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1·17          2-1

M Drabowsky faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Ceccarelli 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Drott (2; J Davenport).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 24,703.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. J Davenport          3B    2. T Taylor             2B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. E Banks              SS 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. F Thomas             LF 
5. O Cepeda             LF    5. G Altman             1B 
6. W Kirkland           RF    6. W Moryn              RF 
7. E Bressoud           SS    7. D Zimmer             3B 
8. B Schmidt            C     8. C Neeman             C  
9. J Sanford            P     9. D Drott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      17%  71% W McCovey       D Drott         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Mays Scores; Davenport Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  -2-      12%  83% O Cepeda        D Drott         Home Run (Deep LF); McCovey Scores
   t 4   0  0-4  -23       4%  98% B Schmidt       D Drott         Home Run (LF-CF); Kirkland Scores; Bressoud Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       4%  54% W Mays          D Drott         Single to RF; Davenport to 2B
   t 4   0  0-4  1--       4%  94% E Bressoud      D Drott         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kirkland to 3B; Bressoud to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Blasingame    Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  J Davenport     Hit By Pitch
          1--      54%  W Mays          Single to RF; Davenport to 2B
   RR     12-      71%  W McCovey       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Mays Scores; Davenport Scores
   RR     -2-      83%  O Cepeda        Home Run (Deep LF); McCovey Scores
          ---      84%  W Kirkland      Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
   O      1--      82%  B Schmidt       Kirkland Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  T Taylor        Strikeout
          ---      84%  E Banks         Walk
   O      1--      86%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Drott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  B Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  J Sanford       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Sanford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  W Moryn         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      85%  D Zimmer        Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  C Neeman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  W Mays          Single to CF
          1--      88%  W McCovey       Mays Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      85%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Sanford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  D Drott         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  T Taylor        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Drott facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  W Kirkland      Walk
          1--      94%  E Bressoud      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kirkland to 3B; Bressoud to 2B
   RRR    -23      98%  B Schmidt       Home Run (LF-CF); Kirkland Scores; Bressoud Scores/unER
   O      ---      97%  J Sanford       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  D Blasingame    Walk
   OO     1--      97%  J Davenport     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Sanford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  F Thomas        Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  G Altman        Double to LF
   R      -2-      96%  W Moryn         Single to CF; Altman Scores
   O      1--      97%  D Zimmer        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Dick Drott pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  W Mays          Walk
          1--      98%  W McCovey       Walk; Mays to 2B
          12-      98%  O Cepeda        Mays Steals 3B; McCovey Steals 2B
   RR     -23      99%  " "             Double to CF; McCovey Scores; Mays Scores
                  Art Ceccarelli replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-     100%  W Kirkland      Double to RF; Cepeda Scores
          -2-     100%  E Bressoud      Wild Pitch; Kirkland to 3B
   RO     --3     100%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Kirkland Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Schmidt       Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  J Sanford       Single (LF-CF)
          1--     100%  D Blasingame    Wild Pitch; Sanford to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Single to LF; Sanford Scores; Blasingame to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   R      --3     100%  J Davenport     Single to LF; Blasingame Scores
                  John Goetz replaces Art Ceccarelli pitching and batting 9th; Joey Amalfitano pinch runs for Jim Davenport batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  W Mays          Strikeout
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 13, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-13, Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
                  Joey Amalfitano moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Goetz         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 13, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 13-1, John Goetz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  W Kirkland      Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  E Bressoud      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 13, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-13, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  T Taylor        Single to RF
          1--     100%  E Banks         Walk; Taylor to 2B
   R      12-     100%  F Thomas        Single (CF-RF); Taylor Scores; Banks to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Altman        Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-     100%  W Moryn         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 13, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 13-2, John Goetz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Sanford       Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Blasingame    Walk
   R      1--     100%  J Amalfitano    Triple to RF; Blasingame Scores
   R      --3     100%  W Mays          Single to LF; Amalfitano Scores
   RR     1--     100%  W McCovey       Home Run (Deep CF); Mays Scores
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 17, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-17, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
                  Felipe Alou replaces Willie Mays playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Cal Neeman batting 8th
          ---     100%  S Taylor        Walk
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for John Goetz batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  I Noren         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 17, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 17-2, Ben Johnson facing 6-7-8
                  Ben Johnson replaces Irv Noren pitching and batting 9th; Moe Thacker replaces Sammy Taylor playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  W Kirkland      Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  E Bressoud      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---     100%  B Schmidt       Walk
          1--     100%  J Sanford       Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
   R      12-     100%  D Blasingame    Single to RF; Schmidt Scores; Sanford to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Amalfitano    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 18, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-18, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Ashburn       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  E Banks         Walk
          1--     100%  F Thomas        Defensive Indifference; Banks to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 18, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 18-2, Ben Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 18, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-18, Jack Sanford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  G Altman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  W Moryn         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 18, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation