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DET
@BAL
11
8
 
(11)
CLE
@BOS
7
3
MIN
@KCA
9
3
CHW
@LAA
6
4
WSA
@NYY
6
7
STL
@CHC
1
13
CIN
@MLN
1
5
LAD
@PHI
5
2
SFG
@PIT
4
3
Saturday, July 1, 1961
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 12,333, Time of Game: 2:53
Cardinals
1
31-39
 Lost 1 
6th, 12 GB
at Cubs
13
29-42
 Won 1 
7th, 14½ GB
L: Bob Miller (1-2)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  1
Cubs            1  1  0   1  7  3   0  0  X   13 16  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carl Warwick CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .656 0.029 0.94 0.076 -0.047 0.0 2 0
Bill White 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .798 -0.045 1.05 0.043 -0.087 -0.6 9 0
Charlie James RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .749 -0.081 1.08 0.012 -0.093 -0.8 1 0
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .313 .885 -0.056 1.05 0.035 -0.091 -0.3 0 5 2B
Stan Musial LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302 .912 -0.086 0.76 0.000 -0.086 -1.3 2 0
   Don Taussig LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .392 1.026 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jimmie Schaffer C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .667 0.084 0.62 0.085 -0.001 0.4 8 0
Jerry Buchek SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .125 -0.122 0.76 0.000 -0.122 -1.4 0 0 GDP
Bob Lillis 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .198 .481 0.078 0.42 0.078 0.000 0.5 2 3
Bob Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.306 -0.024 0.86 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 1
   Curt Flood PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .733 0.048 1.13 0.048 0.000 0.4
   Larry Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .573 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mickey McDermott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Craig Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 1 6 .265 .580 -0.175 0.82 0.377 -0.551 -3.6 24 9
2B: K Boyer (13, off D Ellsworth).
TB: K Boyer 2; J Schaffer 2; B Lillis 2; B White; C Flood; C James; C Warwick.
GIDP: J Buchek (1).
RBI: B Lillis (14).
2-out RBI: B Lillis.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Lillis-B White; K Boyer-B Lillis-B White.
E: J Buchek (1).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Heist CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .213 .629 0.044 0.51 0.069 -0.024 0.9 6 0
Jerry Kindall 2B 4 0 2 2 1 2 .248 .820 0.116 0.61 0.131 -0.015 2.8 2 1 3B
Ernie Banks SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .830 -0.001 0.63 0.068 -0.068 -0.8 1 5 GDP
George Altman RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .350 1.070 0.017 0.66 0.102 -0.086 1.2 2 0 HR,3B,GDP
Billy Williams LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .300 .864 -0.029 0.61 0.039 -0.068 1.0 0 1 HR,3B
Ron Santo 3B 3 2 0 0 2 0 .293 .821 -0.038 0.33 0.003 -0.041 0.2 1 3
Sammy Taylor C 5 2 4 1 0 0 .278 .853 0.042 0.33 0.056 -0.014 2.4 6 0 2·2B
Ed Bouchee 1B 5 2 3 3 0 1 .255 .836 0.212 0.36 0.212 0.000 2.5 8 1 HR,2B
Dick Ellsworth P 4 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .100 -0.038 0.27 0.000 -0.038 -1.3 1 0
Team Totals 39 13 16 12 6 7 .410 1.361 0.325 0.48 0.680 -0.354 8.9 27 11
2B: S Taylor 2 (4, 1 off C Anderson, 1 off B Miller); E Bouchee (8, off B Miller).
3B: J Kindall (2, off M McDermott); G Altman (7, off L Jackson); B Williams (1, off L Jackson).
HR: G Altman (13, off M McDermott; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); B Williams (10, off M McDermott; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); E Bouchee (6, off B Miller; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: E Bouchee 7; G Altman 7; B Williams 7; S Taylor 6; J Kindall 4; E Banks 2; A Heist.
GIDP: G Altman (2); E Banks (6).
RBI: E Bouchee 3 (21); G Altman 2 (43); J Kindall 2 (21); B Williams 2 (33); E Banks (35); A Heist (19); S Taylor (11).
2-out RBI: J Kindall 2; E Bouchee; A Heist.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Banks-J Kindall-E Bouchee.
Outfield Assists: B Williams (B Lillis at 2nd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Miller, L (1-2) 4 5 3 3 3 2 1 3.11 19 39 -0.141 0.94 -0.9
Larry Jackson 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 5.45 5 0 0 -0.136 0.56 -2.7
Mickey McDermott 0.2 7 6 6 1 1 2 4.79 10 2 2 -0.048 0.13 -7.1
Craig Anderson 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.08 11 2 1 0.000 0.00 1.9
Team Totals 8 16 13 13 6 7 3 14.62 45 39 4 3 -0.325 0.82 -8.9
M McDermott faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ellsworth, W (3-5) 9 9 1 1 1 6 0 4.78 35 70 0.174 0.82 3.6
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 1 6 0 1.00 35 70 0.174 0.48 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: C Anderson (1); D Ellsworth 2 (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Tony Venzon.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 12,333.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Chicago Cubs
1 Carl Warwick CF 1 Al Heist CF
2 Bill White 1B 2 Jerry Kindall 2B
3 Charlie James RF 3 Ernie Banks SS
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 George Altman RF
5 Stan Musial LF 5 Billy Williams LF
6 Jimmie Schaffer C 6 Ron Santo 3B
7 Jerry Buchek SS 7 Sammy Taylor C
8 Bob Lillis 2B 8 Ed Bouchee 1B
9 Bob Miller P 9 Dick Ellsworth P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 2 --- R CHC E. Bouchee B. Miller 10% 72% Home Run (Deep LF)
b4 2-1 1 -2- R CHC E. Bouchee B. Miller 10% 80% Double to RF; Taylor Scores
b5 3-1 1 1-- R CHC G. Altman L. Jackson 9% 91% Triple to RF (Deep RF Line); Banks Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHC J. Kindall B. Miller 9% 67% Single to CF (Short CF); Heist to 3B
b1 1-0 0 12- OO CHC G. Altman B. Miller -9% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Kindall to 3B

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 Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL C. Warwick D. Ellsworth 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL B. White D. Ellsworth 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- STL C. James D. Ellsworth -1% 53% Single to 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- STL K. Boyer D. Ellsworth -4% 49% Double to LF; James to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -23 O STL S. Musial D. Ellsworth 6% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC A. Heist B. Miller 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHC J. Kindall B. Miller 9% 67% Single to CF (Short CF); Heist to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 R CHC E. Banks B. Miller 5% 72% Single to LF (SS-3B Hole); Heist Scores; Kindall to 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- OO CHC G. Altman B. Miller -9% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Kindall to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 O CHC B. Williams B. Miller -3% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- STL J. Schaffer D. Ellsworth -4% 56% Single to CF
t2 0-1 0 1-- OO STL J. Buchek D. Ellsworth 8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- STL B. Lillis D. Ellsworth -1% 63% Single to C
t2 0-1 2 1-- O STL B. Miller D. Ellsworth 2% 66% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O CHC R. Santo B. Miller -2% 64% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 1 --- O CHC S. Taylor B. Miller -1% 62% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 --- R CHC E. Bouchee B. Miller 10% 72% Home Run (Deep LF)
b2 2-0 2 --- O CHC D. Ellsworth B. Miller -1% 71% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- O STL C. Warwick D. Ellsworth 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- STL B. White D. Ellsworth -3% 71% Single to RF (2B-1B)
t3 0-2 1 1-- STL C. James D. Ellsworth -2% 69% Wild Pitch; White to 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- O STL C. James D. Ellsworth 3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B; White to 3B
t3 0-2 2 --3 O STL K. Boyer D. Ellsworth 4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- CHC A. Heist B. Miller 2% 79% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b3 2-0 0 1-- CHC J. Kindall B. Miller 4% 83% Walk; Heist to 2B
b3 2-0 0 12- OO CHC E. Banks B. Miller -7% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Heist to 3B
b3 2-0 2 --3 CHC G. Altman B. Miller 1% 77% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-3 O CHC B. Williams B. Miller -4% 73% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
t4 0-2 0 --- O STL S. Musial D. Ellsworth 3% 76% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- STL J. Schaffer D. Ellsworth -3% 73% Single to CF
t4 0-2 1 1-- STL J. Buchek D. Ellsworth -2% 71% Wild Pitch; Schaffer to 2B
t4 0-2 1 -2- O STL J. Buchek D. Ellsworth 4% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 2 -2- RO STL B. Lillis D. Ellsworth -6% 69% Single to LF; Schaffer Scores; Lillis out at 2B/LF-3B-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O CHC R. Santo B. Miller -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- CHC S. Taylor B. Miller 4% 70% Double to CF
b4 2-1 1 -2- R CHC E. Bouchee B. Miller 10% 80% Double to RF; Taylor Scores
b4 3-1 1 -2- O CHC D. Ellsworth B. Miller -2% 78% Strikeout
b4 3-1 2 -2- O CHC A. Heist B. Miller -2% 75% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 9-1-2
Curt Flood pinch hits for Bob Miller (P) batting 9th
t5 1-3 0 --- STL C. Flood D. Ellsworth -5% 70% Single to RF (2B-1B)
t5 1-3 0 1-- STL C. Warwick D. Ellsworth -8% 63% Single to LF (SS-3B Hole); Flood to 2B
t5 1-3 0 12- O STL B. White D. Ellsworth 7% 70% Flyball: CF
t5 1-3 1 12- O STL C. James D. Ellsworth 6% 76% Strikeout
t5 1-3 2 12- O STL K. Boyer D. Ellsworth 5% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
Larry Jackson replaces Curt Flood (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-1 0 --- O CHC J. Kindall L. Jackson -1% 80% Strikeout
b5 3-1 1 --- CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 2% 81% Single to LF
b5 3-1 1 1-- R CHC G. Altman L. Jackson 9% 91% Triple to RF (Deep RF Line); Banks Scores
b5 4-1 1 --3 R CHC B. Williams L. Jackson 4% 95% Triple to RF (Deep RF Line); Altman Scores
b5 5-1 1 --3 CHC R. Santo L. Jackson 0% 95% Walk
Mickey McDermott replaces Larry Jackson pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 1 1-3 R CHC S. Taylor M. McDermott 2% 97% Single to 1B (Weak 1B); Williams Scores; Santo to 2B
b5 6-1 1 12- R CHC E. Bouchee M. McDermott 2% 98% Single to RF; Santo Scores; Taylor to 3B
b5 7-1 1 1-3 O CHC D. Ellsworth M. McDermott -1% 98% Strikeout
b5 7-1 2 1-3 R CHC A. Heist M. McDermott 1% 99% Single to CF; Taylor Scores; Bouchee to 2B
b5 8-1 2 12- RR CHC J. Kindall M. McDermott 1% 100% Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF); Bouchee Scores; Heist Scores
b5 10-1 2 --3 O CHC E. Banks M. McDermott -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 10.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
t6 1-10 0 --- O STL S. Musial D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-10 1 --- O STL J. Schaffer D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t6 1-10 2 --- O STL J. Buchek D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-1, Cardinals' Mickey McDermott facing 4-5-6
b6 10-1 0 --- R CHC G. Altman M. McDermott 0% 100% Home Run (Deep CF)
b6 11-1 0 --- R CHC B. Williams M. McDermott 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF)
b6 12-1 0 --- CHC R. Santo M. McDermott 0% 100% Walk
b6 12-1 0 1-- CHC S. Taylor M. McDermott 0% 100% Single to RF; Santo to 3B
Craig Anderson replaces Mickey McDermott pitching and batting 9th
b6 12-1 0 1-3 R CHC E. Bouchee C. Anderson 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Santo Scores/No RBI; Taylor to 2B
b6 13-1 0 -2- O CHC E. Bouchee C. Anderson 0% 100% Strikeout
b6 13-1 1 -2- CHC D. Ellsworth C. Anderson 0% 100% Walk
b6 13-1 1 12- O CHC A. Heist C. Anderson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b6 13-1 2 12- O CHC J. Kindall C. Anderson 0% 100% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 13.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-13, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
t7 1-13 0 --- O STL B. Lillis D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-13 1 --- O STL C. Anderson D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 1-13 2 --- O STL C. Warwick D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 13.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-1, Cardinals' Craig Anderson facing 3-4-5
b7 13-1 0 --- O CHC E. Banks C. Anderson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 13-1 1 --- O CHC G. Altman C. Anderson 0% 100% Lineout: CF
b7 13-1 2 --- O CHC B. Williams C. Anderson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 13.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-13, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 2-3-4
t8 1-13 0 --- O STL B. White D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 1-13 1 --- O STL C. James D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-13 2 --- STL K. Boyer D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Walk
t8 1-13 2 1-- O STL S. Musial D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 13.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-1, Cardinals' Craig Anderson facing 6-7-8
Don Taussig replaces Stan Musial playing LF batting 5th
b8 13-1 0 --- O CHC R. Santo C. Anderson 0% 100% Popfly: C
b8 13-1 1 --- CHC S. Taylor C. Anderson 0% 100% Double to LF
b8 13-1 1 -2- O CHC E. Bouchee C. Anderson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Taylor to 3B
b8 13-1 2 --3 O CHC D. Ellsworth C. Anderson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 13.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-13, Cubs' Dick Ellsworth facing 6-7-8
t9 1-13 0 --- O STL J. Schaffer D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-13 1 --- O STL J. Buchek D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-13 2 --- O STL B. Lillis D. Ellsworth 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 13.

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