June 27, 1961 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 8
@CLE 5 CHW 6
@DET 5 CHW 11
@DET 1 BAL 5
@KCA 3 BAL 7
@KCA 2 LAA 7
NYY 6 MIN 6
BOS 5 MIN 6
BOS 3 CIN 10
@CHC 8 SFG 12
@PHI 5 LAD 9
@PIT 5 MLN 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,849

Tuesday, June 27, 1961
Time of Game: 3:15

Reds

44-25

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  1  1   0  1  0   5  0  1   10 17  1
Cubs            0  1  0   3  2  0   0  1  1    8 12  0

W: J Hook (1-2), L: B Anderson (4-6), S: S Jones (1)

Cubs

25-41

Lost 1

7th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .674    0    2   5   
E Kasko SS                    5   1   0   0    0   0  .298  .717    0    1   2   
V Pinson CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .809    0    2   0   
F Robinson RF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .312 1.002    0    2   0   
G Freese 3B                   5   2   3   1    0   1  .303  .878    0    1   1   2B
W Post LF                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .910    0    2   0   2B
  G Bell PH-LF                2   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .659    0    0   0   
D Gernert 1B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .259  .734    0    6   0   
  G Coleman PH-1B             2   2   2   1    0   0  .276  .836    0    3   0   2B
J Zimmerman C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .559    0    6   1   
  J Edwards PH-C              1   1   1   1    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    2   0   
K Hunt P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .138  .366    0    0   1   
  J Hook P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   1   3    0   0  .333 1.133    0    0   0   3B
  S Jones P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       44  10  17   9    1   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: W Post (7, off B Anderson); G Freese (16, off D Ellsworth); G Coleman (17, off J Schaffernoth).

3B: J Lynch (1, off B Schultz).

TB: G Freese 4; G Coleman 3; J Lynch 3; W Post 3; D Gernert 2; F Robinson 2; G Bell; V Pinson; J Edwards; J Zimmerman; D Blasingame.

RBI: J Lynch 3 (19); J Edwards (1); D Gernert (4); G Bell (21); G Freese (52); G Coleman (41); W Post (26).

2-out RBI: J Lynch 3; G Freese; J Edwards; W Post; D Gernert; G Bell; G Coleman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Zimmerman-D Blasingame.

E: K Hunt (5).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Heist CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .186  .547    0    3   0   
  B Will PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .663    0    0   0   
D Zimmer 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .276  .730    0    2   1   HR
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .798    0    1   3   
G Altman RF-CF                4   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .978    0    6   0   
B Williams LF                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .293  .798    0    0   0   HR
E Bouchee 1B                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .246  .820    0    8   0   HBP
S Taylor C                    4   3   4   3    1   0  .216  .720    0    6   0   2·HR
J Kindall SS                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .247  .772    0    1   2   
D Ellsworth P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .080    0    0   0   
  B Anderson P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .398    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Ashburn PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .601    0    0   0   
  J Schaffernoth P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39   8  12   6    4   8                    27   6

BATTING

HR: B Williams (7, off K Hunt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); D Zimmer (6, off S Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); S Taylor 2 (4, off J Hook, off S Jones; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: E Bouchee (3, by K Hunt).

TB: S Taylor 10; D Zimmer 6; B Williams 4; E Bouchee; G Altman; J Kindall; A Heist.

RBI: S Taylor 3 (9); B Williams (24); D Zimmer (21); J Kindall (13).

2-out RBI: S Taylor.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Hunt                         3     7   4   3    2   3   1   2.93   19     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 7     32    -     1.31  -0.43
J Hook, W (1-2)                3     3   2   2    1   3   1   6.44   13     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          2-0    0.95  -0.02
S Jones, S (1)                 3     2   2   2    1   2   2   6.00   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.88   0.11
Totals                         9    12   8   7    4   8   4          44     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·12          2-0

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                    2.2   8   3   3    0   2   0   5.23   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 8     32    -     1.07  -0.20
B Anderson, L (4-6)            4     5   4   4    0   3   0   4.81   17     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 5          2-0    1.24  -0.06
B Schultz, BS (2)              0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   2.30    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.92  -0.56
J Schaffernoth                 2     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.63    8     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.27  -0.02
Totals                         9    17  10  10    1   6   0          45     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0·17          4-2

K Hunt faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Hunt (1); D Ellsworth (3); B Anderson (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Hunt (4; E Bouchee).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 7,849.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 83° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. A Heist              CF 
2. E Kasko              SS    2. D Zimmer             2B 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. R Santo              3B 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. G Altman             RF 
5. G Freese             3B    5. B Williams           LF 
6. W Post               LF    6. E Bouchee            1B 
7. D Gernert            1B    7. S Taylor             C  
8. J Zimmerman          C     8. J Kindall            SS 
9. K Hunt               P     9. D Ellsworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  6-6  123      36%  89% J Lynch         B Schultz       Triple to RF (RF Line); Bell Scores; Coleman Scores; Edwards Scores
   b 5   1  4-4  1--     -23%  20% S Taylor        J Hook          Home Run (Deep RF); Bouchee Scores
   t 7   2  6-5  1-3      18%  49% G Coleman       B Schultz       Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Bell to 2B
   b 4   0  3-2  12-     -16%  29% B Anderson      K Hunt          Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Taylor Scores/No RBI; Kindall to 3B
   t 5   2  4-3  1--      15%  48% W Post          B Anderson      Double to LF (Deep LF-CF); Freese Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D Blasingame    Single to RF (2B-1B)
   O      1--      50%  E Kasko         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  F Robinson      Single to LF; Kasko to 2B
   R      12-      61%  G Freese        Double to RF (Short RF Line); Kasko Scores; Robinson to 3B
   O      -23      55%  W Post          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hunt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  A Heist         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  D Zimmer        Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      57%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B; Zimmer to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  G Altman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  D Gernert       Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      72%  J Zimmerman     Single to RF (2B-1B); Gernert to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  K Hunt          Wild Pitch; Gernert Scores/No RBI; Zimmerman to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      69%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      66%  E Kasko         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Hunt facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      56%  B Williams      Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      52%  E Bouchee       Single to RF (2B-1B)
          1--      42%  S Taylor        Single to RF; Bouchee to 3B
   OO     1-3      57%  J Kindall       Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Taylor out at 2B/C-2B
   O      --3      61%  D Ellsworth     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dick Ellsworth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  V Pinson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  G Freese        Single to 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--      61%  W Post          Single to LF; Freese to 2B
   R      12-      71%  D Gernert       Single to LF; Freese Scores; Post to 2B
                  Bob Anderson replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
          12-      72%  J Zimmerman     Wild Pitch; Post to 3B; Gernert to 2B
   O      -23      67%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Ken Hunt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  A Heist         Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  D Zimmer        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      70%  R Santo         Walk
          1--      68%  G Altman        Walk; Santo to 2B
   O      12-      73%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  K Hunt          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  E Kasko         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Ken Hunt facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  E Bouchee       Hit By Pitch
          1--      57%  S Taylor        Single to LF (Short LF); Bouchee to 2B
   R      12-      45%  J Kindall       Single to LF; Bouchee Scores; Taylor to 2B
   R      12-      29%  B Anderson      Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Taylor Scores/No RBI; Kindall to 3B
   R      1-3      26%  A Heist         Wild Pitch; Kindall Scores/No RBI/unER; Anderson to 2B
          -2-      20%  " "             Single to LF (Short LF); Anderson to 3B
                  Jay Hook replaces Ken Hunt pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      25%  D Zimmer        Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3      31%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      1-3      36%  G Altman        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cubs 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF
          ---      32%  G Freese        Single to SS (Weak SS-2B)
   R      1--      48%  W Post          Double to LF (Deep LF-CF); Freese Scores
   O      -2-      43%  D Gernert       Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Jay Hook facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  E Bouchee       Walk
   RR     1--      20%  S Taylor        Home Run (Deep RF); Bouchee Scores
   O      ---      21%  J Kindall       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      22%  B Anderson      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  J Zimmerman     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      17%  J Hook          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jay Hook facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  A Heist         Strikeout Looking
          ---      15%  D Zimmer        Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      17%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
          1--      15%  G Altman        Single to RF (2B-1B); Zimmer to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Anderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      15%  E Kasko         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      19%  V Pinson        Single to RF
          1--      28%  F Robinson      Single to RF; Pinson to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  G Freese        Strikeout
                  Gus Bell pinch hits for Wally Post batting 6th
   R      1-3      31%  G Bell          Single to RF; Pinson Scores; Robinson to 3B
                  Barney Schultz replaces Bob Anderson pitching and batting 9th; Gordy Coleman pinch hits for Dick Gernert batting 7th
   R      1-3      49%  G Coleman       Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Bell to 2B
                  Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman batting 8th
          12-      53%  J Edwards       Walk; Bell to 3B; Coleman to 2B
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Jay Hook batting 9th
   RRR    123      89%  J Lynch         Triple to RF (RF Line); Bell Scores; Coleman Scores; Edwards Scores
   O      --3      87%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-9, Sherman Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Sherman Jones replaces Jerry Lynch pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Edwards moves to C; Gordy Coleman moves to 1B; Gus Bell moves to LF
   O      ---      90%  E Bouchee       Strikeout Looking
          ---      87%  S Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      90%  J Kindall       Strikeout
                  Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Barney Schultz batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-6, Joe Schaffernoth facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Schaffernoth replaces Richie Ashburn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  E Kasko         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-9, Sherman Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Will pinch hits for Al Heist batting 1st
   O      ---      94%  B Will          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      88%  D Zimmer        Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---      91%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  G Altman        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-7, Joe Schaffernoth facing 5-6-7
                  George Altman moves to CF; Bob Will moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  G Freese        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---      91%  G Bell          Popfly: 3B
          ---      92%  G Coleman       Double to CF
   R      -2-      96%  J Edwards       Single to CF (SS-2B); Coleman Scores
   O      1--      96%  S Jones         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-10, Sherman Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  S Taylor        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---     100%  J Kindall       Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation