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@BOS
2
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@BOS
7
4
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@CLE
4
0
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@CLE
3
6
 
(10)
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@DET
5
0
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@DET
5
4
 
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@WSH
11
2
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6
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0
4
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14
3
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@CIN
1
5
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@MLN
6
4
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@MLN
2
4
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@SFG
0
2
Sunday, May 15, 1960 1:00PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:45
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
6
10-15
 Won 1 
7th, 8½ GB
at Cubs
1
8-14
 Lost 1 
6th, 8 GB
W: Larry Jackson (2-5)
L: Dick Drott (0-4)
                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

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Boyer 3B 3 2 2 3 2 0 .230 .900 0.179 0.81 0.204 -0.025 2.6 0 2 2·HR,SB
Curt Flood CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .378 -0.080 0.56 0.000 -0.080 -1.2 0 0
Bill White 1B 5 0 4 0 0 0 .347 .913 -0.022 0.53 0.044 -0.066 -0.3 14 0 2B,CS
Leon Wagner LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .802 -0.079 0.57 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 3 0
Joe Cunningham RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .317 .825 0.034 0.54 0.063 -0.029 0.2 2 0
Daryl Spencer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1.001 -0.019 0.85 0.036 -0.056 -0.1 1 1
Hal Smith C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .175 .475 0.046 0.75 0.075 -0.029 1.0 5 1 2B
Alex Grammas SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .227 .529 -0.005 0.89 0.036 -0.042 -0.2 2 3 SF
Larry Jackson P 4 1 2 2 0 1 .167 .488 0.124 0.83 0.176 -0.053 0.9 0 4 3B
Team Totals 35 6 12 6 5 6 .343 1.043 0.178 0.69 0.634 -0.459 1.8 27 11
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, 1 off D Drott, 1 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).
Pickoffs: L Jackson (1st base by S Taylor).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Richie Ashburn CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .313 .805 0.001 0.71 0.070 -0.069 0.4 4 0
Bob Will RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .668 -0.066 0.79 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 3 0
Ed Bouchee 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .260 .668 0.006 0.54 0.035 -0.029 0.8 8 1
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .839 -0.079 0.82 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 3 3
Frank Thomas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .780 0.039 0.74 0.083 -0.045 -0.2 2 1
Walt Moryn LF 2 0 2 0 2 0 .333 .877 0.104 0.74 0.104 0.000 1.3 0 0 SB
Sammy Taylor C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .641 0.056 1.34 0.114 -0.058 0.0 7 3 SH
Jerry Kindall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .191 -0.143 1.32 0.000 -0.143 -1.5 0 3
Dick Drott P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.017 0.71 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 0
   George Altman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .570 -0.213 4.03 0.000 -0.213 -1.5 GDP
   Bob Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .727 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Elston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Earl Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.500 -0.009 0.31 0.000 -0.009 -0.3
   Art Ceccarelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Irv Noren PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.3
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 5 4 .133 .390 -0.323 0.91 0.406 -0.730 -3.2 27 11
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).
Pickoffs: R Ashburn (1st base by L Jackson).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Jackson, W (2-5) 9 4 1 1 5 4 0 3.60 36 74 0.323 0.91 3.2
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 5 4 0 1.00 36 74 0.323 0.69 3.2

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drott, L (0-4) 5 7 2 2 2 3 1 5.40 22 46 -0.020 1.02 0.3
Bob Anderson 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 6.18 3 0 0 -0.106 0.95 -1.8
Don Elston 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.24 7 3 3 -0.047 0.34 -0.2
Art Ceccarelli 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 7.20 9 0 0 -0.003 0.04 -0.1
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 5 6 2 6.00 41 46 3 3 -0.176 0.91 -1.8
B Anderson faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: L Jackson (4; R Ashburn, 1st base).

Other Info

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

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Ken Boyer 3B 1 Richie Ashburn CF
2 Curt Flood CF 2 Bob Will RF
3 Bill White 1B 3 Ed Bouchee 1B
4 Leon Wagner LF 4 Ernie Banks SS
5 Joe Cunningham RF 5 Frank Thomas 3B
6 Daryl Spencer 2B 6 Walt Moryn LF
7 Hal Smith C 7 Sammy Taylor C
8 Alex Grammas SS 8 Jerry Kindall 2B
9 Larry Jackson P 9 Dick Drott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-2 1 123 OO CHC G. Altman L. Jackson 21% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
t5 0-0 0 --3 RR STL K. Boyer D. Drott 13% 76% Home Run (Deep LF); Jackson Scores
t5 0-0 0 --- STL L. Jackson D. Drott 13% 63% Triple
b5 0-2 0 12- CHC S. Taylor L. Jackson -11% 48% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Thomas to 3B; Moryn to 2B; Taylor to 1B
b5 0-2 0 123 O CHC J. Kindall L. Jackson 10% 58% Strikeout

Play By Play

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' Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL K. Boyer D. Drott 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood D. Drott 2% 56% Boyer Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL C. Flood D. Drott -4% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL B. White D. Drott -3% 49% Single to P; Boyer out at Hm/C-SS-3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL L. Wagner D. Drott -3% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC R. Ashburn L. Jackson -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHC B. Will L. Jackson 6% 48% Ashburn Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC B. Will L. Jackson 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHC E. Bouchee L. Jackson 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- STL J. Cunningham D. Drott 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL D. Spencer D. Drott -4% 50% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL H. Smith D. Drott -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- STL A. Grammas D. Drott 2% 49% Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O STL L. Jackson D. Drott -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 2% 47% Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHC F. Thomas L. Jackson 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 2 --- CHC W. Moryn L. Jackson -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- CHC S. Taylor L. Jackson -1% 47% Moryn Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O CHC S. Taylor L. Jackson 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Boyer D. Drott -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood D. Drott -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- STL B. White D. Drott 3% 48% Double to LF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O STL L. Wagner D. Drott -4% 45% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHC J. Kindall L. Jackson 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHC D. Drott L. Jackson 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Ashburn L. Jackson 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham D. Drott -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Spencer D. Drott -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- STL H. Smith D. Drott 3% 48% Double to CF
t4 0-0 2 -2- O STL A. Grammas D. Drott -4% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O CHC B. Will L. Jackson 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- O CHC E. Bouchee L. Jackson 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- STL L. Jackson D. Drott 13% 63% Triple
t5 0-0 0 --3 RR STL K. Boyer D. Drott 13% 76% Home Run (Deep LF); Jackson Scores
t5 2-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood D. Drott -2% 75% Lineout: CF
t5 2-0 1 --- STL B. White D. Drott 2% 77% Single to CF
t5 2-0 1 1-- O STL L. Wagner D. Drott -3% 74% White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 2-0 2 --- O STL L. Wagner D. Drott -1% 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, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- CHC F. Thomas L. Jackson -8% 64% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B
b5 0-2 0 -2- CHC W. Moryn L. Jackson -5% 59% Walk
b5 0-2 0 12- CHC S. Taylor L. Jackson -11% 48% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Thomas to 3B; Moryn to 2B; Taylor to 1B
b5 0-2 0 123 O CHC J. Kindall L. Jackson 10% 58% Strikeout
George Altman pinch hits for Dick Drott (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 1 123 OO CHC G. Altman L. Jackson 21% 79% 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, Cubs' Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
Bob Anderson replaces George Altman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- STL J. Cunningham B. Anderson 2% 82% Single to CF
t6 2-0 0 1-- STL D. Spencer B. Anderson 4% 85% Single to LF; Cunningham to 2B
t6 2-0 0 12- STL H. Smith B. Anderson 5% 90% Walk; Cunningham to 3B; Spencer to 2B
Don Elston replaces Bob Anderson pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 123 RO STL A. Grammas D. Elston 2% 91% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cunningham Scores; Spencer to 3B; Smith to 2B
t6 3-0 1 -23 RR STL L. Jackson D. Elston 5% 96% Single to CF; Spencer Scores; Smith Scores
t6 5-0 1 1-- O STL K. Boyer D. Elston -1% 95% Jackson Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t6 5-0 2 --- STL K. Boyer D. Elston 0% 96% Walk
t6 5-0 2 1-- O STL C. Flood D. Elston -0% 95% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
b6 0-5 0 --- CHC R. Ashburn L. Jackson -2% 93% Single to CF
b6 0-5 0 1-- O CHC B. Will L. Jackson 1% 95% Groundout: P-1B; Ashburn to 2B
b6 0-5 1 -2- CHC E. Bouchee L. Jackson -2% 93% Walk
b6 0-5 1 12- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 3% 95% Lineout: LF
b6 0-5 2 12- O CHC F. Thomas L. Jackson 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Don Elston facing 3-4-5
t7 5-0 0 --- O STL B. White D. Elston -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-0 1 --- O STL L. Wagner D. Elston -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-0 2 --- O STL J. Cunningham D. Elston -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
b7 0-5 0 --- CHC W. Moryn L. Jackson -2% 95% Single to LF
b7 0-5 0 1-- O CHC S. Taylor L. Jackson 2% 97% Flyball: LF
b7 0-5 1 1-- O CHC J. Kindall L. Jackson 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Moryn to 2B
Earl Averill pinch hits for Don Elston (P) batting 9th
b7 0-5 2 -2- O CHC E. Averill L. Jackson 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 6-7-8
Art Ceccarelli replaces Earl Averill (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-0 0 --- O STL D. Spencer A. Ceccarelli -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-0 1 --- STL H. Smith A. Ceccarelli 0% 99% Walk
t8 5-0 1 1-- O STL A. Grammas A. Ceccarelli -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 2B
t8 5-0 2 -2- O STL L. Jackson A. Ceccarelli -0% 98% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- CHC R. Ashburn L. Jackson -1% 97% Walk
b8 0-5 0 1-- O CHC B. Will L. Jackson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ashburn to 2B
b8 0-5 1 -2- R CHC E. Bouchee L. Jackson -2% 96% Single to CF; Ashburn Scores
b8 1-5 1 1-- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 2% 98% Flyball: SS
b8 1-5 2 1-- O CHC F. Thomas L. Jackson 1% 99% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 1-2-3
t9 5-1 0 --- R STL K. Boyer A. Ceccarelli 1% 99% Home Run (Deep LF)
t9 6-1 0 --- O STL C. Flood A. Ceccarelli -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 6-1 1 --- STL B. White A. Ceccarelli 0% 99% Single to LF
t9 6-1 1 1-- O STL L. Wagner A. Ceccarelli -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 6-1 2 1-- O STL J. Cunningham A. Ceccarelli -0% 99% 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, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
b9 1-6 0 --- CHC W. Moryn L. Jackson -1% 99% Single to RF
b9 1-6 0 1-- O CHC S. Taylor L. Jackson 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moryn to 2B
b9 1-6 1 -2- O CHC J. Kindall L. Jackson 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Irv Noren pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli (P) batting 9th
b9 1-6 2 -2- O CHC I. Noren L. Jackson 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.

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