April 24, 1960 San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 12
CHW 4 CLE 7
@KCA 0 NYY 15
BAL 9 WSH 11
BOS 10 CHC 9
SFG 4 PHI 9
CIN 5 CIN 10
@PHI 4 PIT 7
MLN 3 STL 7
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 20,818

Sunday, April 24, 1960
Time of Game: 2:46

Giants

7-3

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   1  7  X    9 12  1

W: D Elston (2-2), L: B Loes (2-1), S: S Morehead (1)

Cubs

3-6

Won 1

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .601    0    0   2   
J Davenport 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .809    0    1   4   
W Mays CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .475 1.208    0    5   0   HR
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .147  .827    0   10   0   
O Cepeda LF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .310  .960    0    1   0   
W Kirkland RF                 3   1   2   0    1   1  .417 1.234    0    0   0   2B
E Bressoud SS                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .971    0    0   2   3B,SH
B Schmidt C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .182  .626    0    7   1   
B O'Dell P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  B Loes P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Byerly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Amalfitano PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   7   3    3   6                    24  10

BATTING

2B: W Kirkland (5, off B Anderson).

3B: E Bressoud (1, off B Anderson).

HR: W Mays (1, off B Anderson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: B O'Dell (1, off B Anderson); E Bressoud (2, off B Anderson).

TB: W Mays 5; W Kirkland 3; E Bressoud 3; J Davenport; B Schmidt.

RBI: B Schmidt (4); W Mays (7); E Bressoud (4).

2-out RBI: W Mays.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .194  .692    0    1   2   HR
R Ashburn CF                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .351  .820    0    4   0   
L Johnson RF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .222  .611    0    2   1   2B
E Banks SS                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .242  .934    0    1   4   
F Thomas LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .270  .827    0    0   0   2B
G Altman 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .185  .623    0   10   0   
D Zimmer 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .640    0    1   3   
  W Moryn PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.375    0    0   0   
  S Drake PR-3B               1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Rice C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .628    0    7   0   
  S Taylor PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  S Morehead P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
B Anderson P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .375  .750    0    0   2   
  E Averill PH                1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.500    0    0   0   HR
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Will PH                   1   1   1   3    0   0  .100  .243    0    0   0   
  C Neeman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       36   9  12   8    7   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (1, off B O'Dell); F Thomas (2, off B Byerly).

HR: T Taylor (1, off B Loes; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); E Averill (1, off B O'Dell; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: T Taylor 5; E Averill 4; F Thomas 3; L Johnson 3; G Altman; E Banks; B Will; D Zimmer; R Ashburn.

RBI: B Will 3 (3); T Taylor 2 (4); E Banks (10); E Averill (2); F Thomas (9).

2-out RBI: B Will 3; T Taylor 2; F Thomas; E Banks.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Rice (3).

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
B O'Dell                       7     6   2   2    3   7   1   2.65   30     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 5     61    -     1.15   0.18
B Loes, BS (2), L (2-1)        0.2   3   6   6    3   0   1  15.75    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.91  -0.82
S Miller                       0     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.72    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.19  -0.02
B Byerly                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.08  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    7   7   2          43     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·11          3-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Anderson                     7     7   4   3    3   4   1   3.38   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     50    -     0.76  -0.19
D Elston, W (2-2)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.13    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
S Morehead, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   3    3   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 7           -

S Miller faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: B O'Dell (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 20,818.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. T Taylor             2B 
2. J Davenport          3B    2. R Ashburn            CF 
3. W Mays               CF    3. L Johnson            RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. E Banks              SS 
5. O Cepeda             LF    5. F Thomas             LF 
6. W Kirkland           RF    6. G Altman             1B 
7. E Bressoud           SS    7. D Zimmer             3B 
8. B Schmidt            C     8. D Rice               C  
9. B O'Dell             P     9. B Anderson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-2  123      64%  86% B Will          B Loes          Single to LF (Short LF); Taylor Scores; Drake Scores; Altman Scores
   t 2   0  1-1  1--     -16%  30% E Bressoud      B Anderson      Triple to RF; Kirkland Scores
   b 8   2  4-5  1--      11%  97% T Taylor        B Loes          Home Run (Deep RF); Will Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% W Mays          B Anderson      Home Run
   b 1   2  1-0  123       9%  56% G Altman        B O'Dell        Balk; Thomas to 2B; Banks to 3B; Taylor Scores/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      43%  W Mays          Home Run
          ---      42%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      44%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  T Taylor        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      46%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 3B-1B; Taylor to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      43%  E Banks         Walk
          12-      47%  F Thomas        Single; Banks to 2B; Taylor to 3B
   R      123      56%  G Altman        Balk; Thomas to 2B; Banks to 3B; Taylor Scores/No RBI
          -23      57%  " "             Walk
   O      123      50%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Anderson facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  W Kirkland      Walk
   R      1--      30%  E Bressoud      Triple to RF; Kirkland Scores
   O      --3      34%  B Schmidt       Popfly: 1B
   RO     --3      32%  B O'Dell        Foul Bunt Popfly: C; Bressoud Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      33%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  D Rice          Flyball: C
   O      ---      29%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  T Taylor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Anderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Billy O'Dell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  R Ashburn       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      33%  L Johnson       Double to CF
   O      -2-      29%  E Banks         Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      26%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
          ---      23%  O Cepeda        Walk
          1--      16%  W Kirkland      Single to RF; Cepeda to 3B
   O      1-3      21%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
   R      1-3      15%  B Schmidt       Single to LF; Kirkland to 2B; Cepeda Scores
   O      12-      17%  B O'Dell        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Schmidt to 2B; Kirkland to 3B
   O      -23      20%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Billy O'Dell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      17%  G Altman        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      20%  D Zimmer        Single to CF
   O      1--      17%  D Rice          Strikeout
   O      1--      15%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Anderson facing 2-3-4
          ---      13%  J Davenport     Single to CF
   O      1--      12%  W Mays          Single to RF; Davenport to 3B; Mays out at 1B/RF-SS-2B-1B
   O      --3      15%  W McCovey       Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      17%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      15%  T Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      18%  R Ashburn       Walk
   O      1--      15%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      13%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Anderson facing 6-7-8
          ---      10%  W Kirkland      Double to RF
   O      -2-      10%  E Bressoud      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Kirkland to 3B
   O      --3      13%  B Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      --3      15%  B O'Dell        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Billy O'Dell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      12%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      10%  G Altman        Strikeout
   O      ---      10%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      10%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      11%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       9%  D Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Earl Averill pinch hits for Bob Anderson batting 9th
   R      ---      17%  E Averill       Home Run
   O      ---      14%  T Taylor        Strikeout
          ---      16%  R Ashburn       Single to CF
   O      1--      13%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Elston facing 4-5-6
                  Don Elston replaces Earl Averill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      14%  W McCovey       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      15%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      15%  W Kirkland      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Billy Loes facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Loes replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---       8%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      11%  G Altman        Single (CF-RF)
                  Walt Moryn pinch hits for Don Zimmer batting 7th
          1--      15%  W Moryn         Walk; Altman to 2B
                  Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Del Rice batting 8th; Sammy Drake pinch runs for Walt Moryn batting 7th
          12-      22%  S Taylor        Walk; Altman to 3B; Drake to 2B
                  Bob Will pinch hits for Don Elston batting 9th
   RRR    123      86%  B Will          Single to LF (Short LF); Taylor Scores; Drake Scores; Altman Scores
   RR     1--      97%  T Taylor        Home Run (Deep RF); Will Scores
          ---      97%  R Ashburn       Walk
                  Stu Miller replaces Billy Loes pitching and batting 9th
          1--      97%  L Johnson       Single to CF; Ashburn to 2B
   R      12-      99%  E Banks         Single to LF; Johnson to 3B; Ashburn Scores
                  Bud Byerly replaces Stu Miller pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3     100%  F Thomas        Double to LF; Banks to 3B; Johnson Scores
          -23     100%  G Altman        Walk
   O      123      99%  S Drake         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-9, Seth Morehead facing 7-8-9
                  Seth Morehead replaces Sammy Taylor pitching and batting 8th; Cal Neeman replaces Bob Will playing C batting 9th; Sammy Drake moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  E Bressoud      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  B Schmidt       Flyball: RF
                  Joey Amalfitano pinch hits for Bud Byerly batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation