April 29, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 9
BOS 5 KCA 13
CHW 9 LAA 4
MIN 1 NYY 4
CLE 2 BAL 5
@WSA 0 LAD 9
@CHC 4 PIT 6
@CIN 3 SFG 7
@MLN 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 9,842

Saturday, April 29, 1961
Time of Game: 2:20

Dodgers

9-7

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

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

W: J Podres (3-0), L: D Ellsworth (0-2)

Cubs

7-7

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .302  .786   15    2   4   3B
C Neal 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .815   27    2   2   
W Moon LF                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .442 1.489   18    1   0   SH
  C Warwick CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .476         1   0   
T Davis CF-LF                 4   0   0   1    1   1  .288  .839   17    3   0   SB
D Demeter RF                  4   2   0   0    1   1  .217  .656   30    5   1   
F Howard 1B                   4   2   3   6    0   0  .303  .900   14    3   1   2·HR
  N Larker 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .685         4   0   
C Smith 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .250 1.083   16    0   0   HR,2B
  J Gilliam 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .757         0   0   
D Camilli C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    5   0   
  J Roseboro PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .976    3    0   0   
J Podres P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .872   14    1   0   
Totals                       36   9  10   8    4  10              163   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Smith (1, off J Schaffernoth).

3B: M Wills (2, off M Wright).

HR: C Smith (2, off D Ellsworth; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); F Howard 2 (3, 2 off D Ellsworth; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: W Moon (2, off D Ellsworth).

TB: F Howard 9; C Smith 6; M Wills 5; J Podres; C Neal.

RBI: F Howard 6 (8); C Smith (3); T Davis (11).

2-out RBI: F Howard 4; C Smith.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Demeter-M Wills-C Neal.

E: D Demeter (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Davis (2, 2nd base off M Wright/D Bertell).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Heist CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .598   12    1   0   
D Zimmer 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .896   13    3   4   
E Banks SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .226  .746   18    1   3   HR
R Santo 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .906   16    1   3   3B
F Thomas LF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .929   13    0   1   
B Williams RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .204  .480    8    0   0   2B
A Rodgers 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .583   16    9   1   
D Bertell C                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .281  .632    9   11   0   SF
D Ellsworth P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  J Schaffernoth P            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  R Ashburn PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .245    4    0   0   
  M Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   3    0   5              119   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Williams (2, off J Podres).

3B: R Santo (1, off J Podres).

HR: E Banks (3, off J Podres; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: D Bertell (1, off J Podres).

TB: E Banks 4; B Williams 3; R Santo 3; F Thomas 2; D Zimmer.

RBI: D Bertell (3); F Thomas (5); E Banks (4).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

PB: D Bertell 2 (4).

E: D Zimmer (1); A Rodgers (2).

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
J Podres, W (3-0)              9     7   4   3    0   5   1   2.23   33  119-76   43· 5·28   10·11· 6· 1     64    -     0.55  -0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   3    0   5   1          33  119-76   43· 5·28   10·11· 6· 1           -

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 Ellsworth, L (0-2)           4.2   8   8   7    3   5   3   4.56   25   85-48   23·13·12   10· 4· 3· 0     20    -     1.35  -0.54
J Schaffernoth                 3.1   1   0   0    0   5   0   3.18   11   48-31   14· 6·11    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.11   0.03
M Wright                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   7.36    5   25-15    9· 1· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   9   8    4  10   3          41  158-94   46·20·28   15· 6· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Wright (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 9,842.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 56° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Wills              SS    1. A Heist              CF 
2. C Neal               2B    2. D Zimmer             2B 
3. W Moon               LF    3. E Banks              SS 
4. T Davis              CF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. D Demeter            RF    5. F Thomas             LF 
6. F Howard             1B    6. B Williams           RF 
7. C Smith              3B    7. A Rodgers            1B 
8. D Camilli            C     8. D Bertell            C  
9. J Podres             P     9. D Ellsworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-3  123  5   35%  88% F Howard        D Ellsworth     Home Run (Fly Ball); Neal Scores; Moon Scores; Demeter Scores
   b 2   0  2-1  1--  1  -16%  35% B Williams      J Podres        Double to RF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores/Adv on E9; Williams to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  5   16%  70% F Howard        D Ellsworth     Home Run (Line Drive); Demeter Scores/unER
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  5   -9%  56% R Santo         J Podres        Triple to LF (Deep LF-CF)
   t 5   1  3-3  12-  1   -6%  49% T Davis         D Ellsworth     Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  M Wills         Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  6   52%  C Neal          Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  W Moon          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   45%  T Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  A Heist         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   49%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  E Banks         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  D Demeter       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  5   70%  F Howard        Home Run (Line Drive); Demeter Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   68%  C Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  D Camilli       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   66%  J Podres        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   56%  R Santo         Triple to LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  1   52%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Santo Scores
   R      1--  1   35%  B Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores/Adv on E9; Williams to 3B
   O      --3  5   40%  A Rodgers       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  1   38%  D Bertell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   39%  D Ellsworth     Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   43%  M Wills         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  C Neal          Passed Ball; Wills to 2B
          -2-  6   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   49%  W Moon          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Wills to 3B; Neal to 2B
   RO     -23  2   47%  T Davis         Groundout: SS--1B; Wills Scores; Neal out at 3B/1B-2B-3B; Davis to 1B
   O      1--  3   44%  D Demeter       Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  A Heist         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  D Zimmer        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Ellsworth facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   54%  F Howard        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   52%  C Smith         Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Howard to 2B
   O      -2-  1   48%  D Camilli       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   44%  J Podres        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Howard out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   50%  B Williams      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  C Neal          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   55%  W Moon          Walk; Neal to 2B
   O      12-  1   49%  T Davis         Flyball: 2B
          12-  5   53%  D Demeter       Walk; Neal to 3B; Moon to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   88%  F Howard        Home Run (Fly Ball); Neal Scores; Moon Scores; Demeter Scores
   R      ---  4   93%  C Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
                  Joe Schaffernoth replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  D Camilli       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Johnny Podres facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   94%  A Rodgers       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  D Bertell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   95%  J Schaffernoth  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Joe Schaffernoth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   95%  J Podres        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   95%  M Wills         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   94%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   96%  A Heist         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   94%  D Zimmer        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   97%  E Banks         Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Joe Schaffernoth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   97%  W Moon          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9   96%  D Demeter       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   97%  R Santo         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   98%  F Thomas        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   97%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   98%  A Rodgers       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Joe Schaffernoth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  F Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   98%  C Smith         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
                  Johnny Roseboro pinch hits for Doug Camilli batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   98%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Podres        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Johnny Podres facing 8-9-1
                  Johnny Roseboro moves to C; Norm Larker replaces Frank Howard playing 1B batting 6th; Jim Gilliam replaces Charley Smith playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  4   99%  D Bertell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   99%  A Heist         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mel Wright facing 1-2-3
                  Mel Wright replaces Richie Ashburn pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  M Wills         Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  8  100%  C Neal          Flyball: 2B
   R      --3     100%  W Moon          Wild Pitch; Wills Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  " "             Groundout: P unassisted
          ---  5  100%  T Davis         Walk
          1--     100%  D Demeter       Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 9, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Johnny Podres facing 2-3-4
                  Tommy Davis moves to LF; Carl Warwick replaces Wally Moon playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2  100%  D Zimmer        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  5  100%  E Banks         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Santo         Flyball: SS
          ---  1  100%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 9, Cubs 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation