September 18, 1962 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
@CHW 5 KCA 6
CLE 1 BAL 5
@LAA 2 DET 2
@MIN 1 NYY 7
@WSA 1 CHC 4
STL 3 MLN 10
LAD 5 HOU 6
@NYM 2 HOU 8
@NYM 6 CIN 7
@PIT 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 2,004

Tuesday, September 18, 1962, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 1:59

Cardinals

77-74

Lost 7

6th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  6  0
Cubs            0  1  1   0  1  0   1  0  X    4  7  0

W: P Toth (2-1), L: H Branch (0-1), S: B Schultz (4)

Cubs

55-96

Won 3

9th, 42½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .684    0    2   2   
C Flood CF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .762    0    3   0   
S Musial LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .326  .924    0    1   0   HR
B White 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .864    0   10   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .848    0    0   1   
C Sawatski C                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .847    0    3   0   HR
  J Schaffer C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .604         1   0   
G Kolb RF                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    1   0   
J Gotay SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .625    0    2   6   GDP
H Branch P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  R Schoendienst PH           1   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .723    0    0   0   
  B Duliba P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .782    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    0   3                    24  12

BATTING

HR: C Sawatski (13, off P Toth; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); S Musial (18, off P Toth; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: C Sawatski 4; S Musial 4; G Kolb 2; B White; J Javier.

GIDP: J Gotay (14).

RBI: S Musial 2 (71); C Sawatski (41).

2-out RBI: S Musial 2; C Sawatski.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Javier-J Gotay-B White; J Gotay-B White.

PB: C Sawatski (12).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Ott RF                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .568    0    0   0   
  D Landrum PR-RF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .288  .707         0   0   
K Hubbs 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .264  .650    0    3   4   
D Murphy LF                   3   1   3   1    1   0  .235  .690    0    0   0   3B
E Banks 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .276  .827    0   11   1   
N Mathews CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .529    0    3   0   GDP
R Santo 3B                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .230  .672    0    1   4   HR
A Rodgers SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .724    0    4   3   
M Thacker C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .194  .540    0    4   0   
P Toth P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .855    0    1   0   GDP
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
Totals                       29   4   7   4    6   4                    27  12

BATTING

3B: D Murphy (1, off H Branch).

HR: R Santo (17, off H Branch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: D Murphy 5; R Santo 4; A Rodgers; E Banks; B Ott.

GIDP: P Toth (1); N Mathews (1).

RBI: R Santo 2 (82); D Murphy (2); E Banks (99).

2-out RBI: R Santo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santo-K Hubbs-E Banks.

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
H Branch, L (0-1)              5     5   3   3    5   2   1   5.40   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     42    -     1.10  -0.09
B Duliba                       3     2   1   1    1   2   0   1.70   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.39  -0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    6   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 7           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Toth, W (2-1)                8.2   6   3   3    0   3   2   6.06   31     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1· 6     63    -     0.82   0.32
B Schultz, S (4)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.91    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.88   0.08
Totals                         9     6   3   3    0   3   2          32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 2,004.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Javier             2B    1. B Ott                RF 
2. C Flood              CF    2. K Hubbs              2B 
3. S Musial             LF    3. D Murphy             LF 
4. B White              1B    4. E Banks              1B 
5. K Boyer              3B    5. N Mathews            CF 
6. C Sawatski           C     6. R Santo              3B 
7. G Kolb               RF    7. A Rodgers            SS 
8. J Gotay              SS    8. M Thacker            C  
9. H Branch             P     9. P Toth               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-0  ---      11%  53% R Santo         H Branch        Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 3   2  1-1  123      11%  69% R Santo         H Branch        Walk; Hubbs Scores; Murphy to 3B; Banks to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% C Sawatski      P Toth          Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 5   0  1-2  ---       9%  80% D Murphy        H Branch        Triple to LF
   t 9   2  4-3  1--       8% 100% K Boyer         B Schultz       Popfly: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Toth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Harvey Branch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Ott           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Hubbs         Strikeout
          ---      52%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      50%  E Banks         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Toth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  B White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      43%  C Sawatski      Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      44%  G Kolb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Harvey Branch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  N Mathews       Flyball: CF
   R      ---      53%  R Santo         Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      55%  A Rodgers       Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  M Thacker       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  P Toth          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Toth facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Gotay         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  H Branch        Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Harvey Branch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Ott           Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      56%  K Hubbs         Walk
          1--      60%  D Murphy        Single to CF; Hubbs to 2B
          12-      66%  E Banks         Walk; Hubbs to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      123      58%  N Mathews       Popfly: 2B
   R      123      69%  R Santo         Walk; Hubbs Scores; Murphy to 3B; Banks to 2B
   O      123      62%  A Rodgers       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Toth facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      69%  B White         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Harvey Branch facing 8-9-1
          ---      72%  M Thacker       Walk
   OO     1--      65%  P Toth          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      66%  B Ott           Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  K Hubbs         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Toth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  C Sawatski      Flyball: 3B
          ---      67%  G Kolb          Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  J Gotay         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Harvey Branch facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  D Murphy        Triple to LF
   RO     --3      80%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B; Murphy Scores
   O      ---      78%  N Mathews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul Toth facing 9-1-2
                  Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Harvey Branch batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  J Javier        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      84%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Duliba facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Duliba replaces Red Schoendienst pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  M Thacker       Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  P Toth          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul Toth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      87%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Duliba facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  B Ott           Walk
                  Don Landrum pinch runs for Billy Ott batting 1st
          1--      92%  K Hubbs         Passed Ball; Landrum to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Landrum stays at 2B
   R      -2-      94%  D Murphy        Single to CF; Landrum Scores
          1--      96%  E Banks         Single to RF; Murphy to 3B
   OO     1-3      93%  N Mathews       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Toth facing 6-7-8
                  Don Landrum moves to RF
   O      ---      95%  C Sawatski      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      92%  G Kolb          Single to CF
   OO     1--      97%  J Gotay         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Duliba facing 6-7-8
                  Jimmie Schaffer replaces Carl Sawatski playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  A Rodgers       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  M Thacker       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Toth facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Bob Duliba batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  J Javier        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  C Flood         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      96%  S Musial        Home Run (Deep RF); Flood Scores
          ---      92%  B White         Single to RF
                  Barney Schultz replaces Paul Toth pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  K Boyer         Popfly: SS
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.

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