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BAL  2
@BOS  1

BAL  7
@BOS  4

CHW  4
@CLE  0

CLE  6
CHW  3

(10)
KCA  5
@DET  0

KCA  5
@DET  4

(10)
NYY 11
@WSH  2

STL  6
@CHC  1

CHC  4
STL  0

PHI 14
@CIN  3

CIN  5
PHI  1

PIT  6
@MLN  4

MLN  4
PIT  2

SFG  2
LAD  0

Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, May 15, 1960, 1:00PM
Time of Game: 2:45
Cardinals
6
10-15
Won 1
7th, 8½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  1    6 12  2
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  0
W: L Jackson (2-5), L: D Drott (0-4)
Cubs
1
8-14
Lost 1
6th, 8 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Boyer 3B                    3   2   2   3    2   0  .230  .900    0    0   2   2·HR,SB
C Flood CF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .378    0    0   0   
B White 1B                    5   0   4   0    0   0  .347  .913    0   14   0   2B,CS
L Wagner LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .802    0    3   0   
J Cunningham RF               4   1   1   0    1   0  .317  .825    0    2   0   
D Spencer 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.002    0    1   1   
H Smith C                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .175  .475    0    5   1   2B
A Grammas SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .530    0    2   3   SF
L Jackson P                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .167  .489    0    0   4   3B
Totals                       35   6  12   6    5   6                    27  11
BATTING
2B: H Smith (2, off D Drott); B White (4, off D Drott).
3B: L Jackson (1, off D Drott).
HR: K Boyer 2 (8, off D Drott, off A Ceccarelli; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: A Grammas (1, off D Elston).
TB: K Boyer 8; B White 5; L Jackson 4; H Smith 2; J Cunningham; D Spencer; A Grammas.
RBI: K Boyer 3 (19); L Jackson 2 (2); A Grammas (5).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. L Jackson-H Smith-B White.
E: B White (3); A Grammas (6).
BASERUNNING
SB: K Boyer (1, 2nd base off D Drott/S Taylor).
CS: B White (1, 2nd base by D Drott/S Taylor).
PO: L Jackson (1st base by S Taylor).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .313  .805    0    4   0   
B Will RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .669    0    3   0   
E Bouchee 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .260  .668    0    8   1   
E Banks SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .839    0    3   3   
F Thomas 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .780    0    2   1   
W Moryn LF                    2   0   2   0    2   0  .333  .877    0    0   0   SB
S Taylor C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .641    0    7   3   SH
J Kindall 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .191    0    0   3   
D Drott P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  G Altman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .570    0    0   0   GDP
  B Anderson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .728         0   0   
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Averill PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.500    0    0   0   
  A Ceccarelli P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .322    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    5   4                    27  11
BATTING
SH: S Taylor (1, off L Jackson).
TB: W Moryn 2; E Bouchee; R Ashburn.
GIDP: G Altman (2).
RBI: E Bouchee (9).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
BASERUNNING
SB: W Moryn (1, 2nd base off L Jackson/H Smith).
PO: R Ashburn (1st base by L Jackson).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Jackson, W (2-5)             9     4   1   1    5   4   0   3.60   36     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4     74    -     0.92   0.32
Totals                         9     4   1   1    5   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4           -  
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 (0-4)               5     7   2   2    2   3   1   5.40   22     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 7     46    -     1.01  -0.02
B Anderson                     0     2   3   3    1   0   0   6.18    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.02  -0.11
D Elston                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.24    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          3-3    0.35  -0.05
A Ceccarelli                   2     2   1   1    1   2   1   7.20    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.06  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    5   6   2          41     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2·12          3-3 
B Anderson faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: L Jackson (4; R Ashburn, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. K Boyer              3B    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. C Flood              CF    2. B Will               RF 
3. B White              1B    3. E Bouchee            1B 
4. L Wagner             LF    4. E Banks              SS 
5. J Cunningham         RF    5. F Thomas             3B 
6. D Spencer            2B    6. W Moryn              LF 
7. H Smith              C     7. S Taylor             C  
8. A Grammas            SS    8. J Kindall            2B 
9. L Jackson            P     9. D Drott              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-0  123      21%  79% G Altman        L Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   t 5   0  0-0  --3      13%  76% K Boyer         D Drott         Home Run (Deep LF); Jackson Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  ---      13%  63% L Jackson       D Drott         Triple
   b 5   0  2-0  12-     -11%  48% S Taylor        L Jackson       Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Thomas to 3B; Moryn to 2B; Taylor to 1B
   b 5   0  2-0  123      10%  58% J Kindall       L Jackson       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  K Boyer         Walk
          1--      56%  C Flood         Boyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      49%  B White         Single to P; Boyer out at Hm/C-SS-3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      45%  L Wagner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Ashburn       Walk
   O      1--      48%  B Will          Ashburn Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Bouchee       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Cunningham    Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  H Smith         Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  A Grammas       Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
   O      12-      45%  L Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  E Banks         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  F Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  W Moryn         Walk
          1--      47%  S Taylor        Moryn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  K Boyer         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  C Flood         Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  B White         Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  L Wagner        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Kindall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Drott         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  H Smith         Double to CF
   O      -2-      44%  A Grammas       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  B Will          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  E Bouchee       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  E Banks         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 9-1-2
          ---      63%  L Jackson       Triple
   RR     --3      76%  K Boyer         Home Run (Deep LF); Jackson Scores
   O      ---      75%  C Flood         Lineout: CF
          ---      77%  B White         Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  L Wagner        White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      73%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  F Thomas        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B
          -2-      59%  W Moryn         Walk
          12-      48%  S Taylor        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Thomas to 3B; Moryn to 2B; Taylor to 1B
   O      123      58%  J Kindall       Strikeout
                  George Altman pinch hits for Dick Drott batting 9th
   OO     123      79%  G Altman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Anderson replaces George Altman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  J Cunningham    Single to CF
          1--      85%  D Spencer       Single to LF; Cunningham to 2B
          12-      90%  H Smith         Walk; Cunningham to 3B; Spencer to 2B
                  Don Elston replaces Bob Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      91%  A Grammas       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cunningham Scores; Spencer to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RR     -23      96%  L Jackson       Single to CF; Spencer Scores; Smith Scores
   O      1--      95%  K Boyer         Jackson Picked off 1B (C-1B)
          ---      96%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      95%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  R Ashburn       Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  B Will          Groundout: P-1B; Ashburn to 2B
          -2-      93%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      12-      95%  E Banks         Lineout: LF
   O      12-      97%  F Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Elston facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  B White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  L Wagner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  J Cunningham    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  W Moryn         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  S Taylor        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  J Kindall       Groundout: 3B-1B; Moryn to 2B
                  Earl Averill pinch hits for Don Elston batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  E Averill       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Art Ceccarelli facing 6-7-8
                  Art Ceccarelli replaces Earl Averill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Spencer       Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  H Smith         Walk
   O      1--      98%  A Grammas       Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  L Jackson       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  R Ashburn       Walk
   O      1--      98%  B Will          Groundout: 2B-1B; Ashburn to 2B
   R      -2-      96%  E Bouchee       Single to CF; Ashburn Scores
   O      1--      98%  E Banks         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      99%  F Thomas        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Art Ceccarelli facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      99%  K Boyer         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      99%  C Flood         Strikeout
          ---      99%  B White         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  L Wagner        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  W Moryn         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  S Taylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moryn to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Kindall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  I Noren         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN196005151

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