September 15, 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 1,886

Wednesday, September 15, 1965
Time of Game: 2:45

Dodgers

82-64

Lost 3

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         3  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    6 13  3
Cubs            0  1  1   0  3  2   0  1  X    8 11  2

W: D Ellsworth (14-14), L: H Reed (6-5), S: B Hoeft (1)

Cubs

67-81

Won 2

8th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .288  .663    0    2   6   2B,SB
J Gilliam 3B                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .282  .760    0    0   1   2B
W Parker 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .240  .692    0    4   1   GDP
L Johnson LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .705    0    1   0   
A Ferrara RF                  3   0   2   3    0   0  .203  .584    0    2   0   2B
  R Fairly PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .745    0    0   0   
J Torborg C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .643    0    6   0   
  J Roseboro PH-C             1   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .617    0    1   0   
W Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .623    0    3   0   
D Tracewski 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .574    0    4   0   
  J Lefebvre PH-2B            1   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .687    0    1   1   
D Drysdale P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .831    0    0   0   GDP
  N Willhite P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.038         0   1   
  H Reed P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  B Singer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
  J Werhas PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  J Purdin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Griffith PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .382         0   0   
  D LeJohn PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .571    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .059         0   0   
Totals                       38   6  13   6    1   3                    24  10

BATTING

2B: M Wills (13, off D Ellsworth); J Gilliam (16, off D Ellsworth); A Ferrara (2, off D Ellsworth).

TB: J Gilliam 4; A Ferrara 3; M Wills 3; W Parker 2; D Tracewski; J Roseboro; J Lefebvre; L Johnson.

GIDP: W Parker (6); D Drysdale (6).

RBI: A Ferrara 3 (10); J Gilliam (36); J Lefebvre (59); M Wills (28).

2-out RBI: J Gilliam; M Wills; J Lefebvre.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wills-J Lefebvre-W Parker.

E: D Tracewski (12); H Reed (2); A Ferrara (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wills (85, 3rd base off D Ellsworth/E Bailey).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Landrum CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .639    0    0   0   
  J Boccabella PH             0   0   0   1    1   0  .500 2.071    0    0   0   
  D Young CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .318    0    1   0   
G Beckert 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .554    0    4   4   
B Williams RF                 3   2   1   1    2   0  .313  .929    0    4   0   HR
R Santo 3B                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .283  .877    0    0   4   
E Banks 1B                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .269  .785    0   12   0   2B,CS
G Altman LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .655         0   0   
  H Kuenn PH-LF               4   2   2   1    1   0  .230  .613    0    0   0   GDP
  D Clemens LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .605         0   0   
E Bailey C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .234  .729    0    3   0   IW
D Kessinger SS                2   0   0   1    1   1  .211  .501    0    2   2   SF
D Ellsworth P                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .103  .285    0    0   2   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .301    0    1   2   
  B Hoeft P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
Totals                       33   8  11   7    8   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: E Banks (25, off B Singer).

HR: B Williams (32, off B Miller; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: D Kessinger (2, off H Reed).

IBB: E Bailey (7, by H Reed).

TB: B Williams 4; E Banks 4; R Santo 2; H Kuenn 2; E Bailey; G Beckert; D Ellsworth.

GIDP: H Kuenn (5).

RBI: E Banks 2 (97); D Kessinger (14); R Santo (87); H Kuenn (12); J Boccabella (3); B Williams (99).

2-out RBI: J Boccabella.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 4. D Kessinger-G Beckert-E Banks 2; T Abernathy-E Banks; D Kessinger.

E: G Beckert 2 (20).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Banks (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by N Willhite).

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
D Drysdale                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.06    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0     51    -     0.69   0.00
N Willhite                     0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   5.70    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.12   0.01
H Reed, BS (1), L (6-5)        3.2   6   6   3    4   2   0   3.21   22     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 5· 1          3-1    1.57  -0.47
B Singer                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0  undef    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.35  -0.04
R Perranoski                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.38   0.01
J Purdin                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.40    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
B Miller                       1     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.09    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   8   5    8   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 4·10· 2          7-2

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, W (14-14)         6.2   9   5   4    1   1   0   3.86   29     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 4· 1     38    -     1.07  -0.13
T Abernathy, H (1)             1     3   1   0    0   0   0   2.31    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.70  -0.08
B Hoeft, S (1)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.63    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.76   0.19
Totals                         9    13   6   4    1   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     21· 7· 6· 1          3-0

D Drysdale faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.
B Singer faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Ellsworth (15).

IBB: H Reed (6; E Bailey).

PO: N Willhite (3; E Banks, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 1,886.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Wills              SS    1. D Landrum            CF 
2. J Gilliam            3B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. W Parker             1B    3. B Williams           RF 
4. L Johnson            LF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. A Ferrara            RF    5. E Banks              1B 
6. J Torborg            C     6. G Altman             LF 
7. W Davis              CF    7. E Bailey             C  
8. D Tracewski          2B    8. D Kessinger          SS 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. D Ellsworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-2  12-      22%  68% H Kuenn         H Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo Scores/unER; Banks to 3B/Adv on E9; Kuenn to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  123     -19%  21% A Ferrara       D Ellsworth     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gilliam Scores; Parker Scores; Johnson Scores/unER
   t 6   0  5-3  1--     -13%  61% W Parker        D Ellsworth     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gilliam to 3B
   t 8   2  7-5  12-     -12%  76% J Lefebvre      T Abernathy     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Roseboro Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
   t 8   0  7-5  1--      12%  93% R Fairly        T Abernathy     Line Drive Double Play: P-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Wills         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  J Gilliam       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      46%  W Parker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Gilliam to 2B
          12-      40%  L Johnson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gilliam to 3B; Parker to 2B; Johnson to 1B
   RRR    123      21%  A Ferrara       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gilliam Scores; Parker Scores; Johnson Scores/unER
   O      -2-      23%  J Torborg       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      25%  W Davis         Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  D Landrum       Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      22%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--      20%  R Santo         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
          ---      19%  D Tracewski     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      23%  D Drysdale      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
          ---      27%  E Banks         Single to P (Line Drive)
                  Nick Willhite replaces Don Drysdale pitching and batting 9th; Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for George Altman batting 6th
   O      1--      21%  H Kuenn         Banks Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      24%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      21%  E Bailey        Strikeout
          1--      23%  D Kessinger     Walk; Kuenn to 2B
          12-      26%  D Ellsworth     Walk; Kuenn to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
                  Howie Reed replaces Nick Willhite pitching and batting 9th; John Boccabella pinch hits for Don Landrum batting 1st
   R      123      36%  J Boccabella    Walk; Kuenn Scores; Kessinger to 3B; Ellsworth to 2B
   O      123      27%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Ellsworth facing 2-3-4
                  Harvey Kuenn moves to LF; Don Young replaces John Boccabella playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      29%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  W Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      31%  L Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Howie Reed facing 3-4-5
          ---      35%  B Williams      Walk
          1--      47%  R Santo         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Williams to 3B
   RO     1-3      43%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams Scores
   O      1--      39%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      43%  E Bailey        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kuenn to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
          ---      33%  A Ferrara       Single to RF (Pop Fly)
          1--      30%  J Torborg       Wild Pitch; Ferrara to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   OO     -2-      41%  W Davis         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Howie Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  D Ellsworth     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  D Young         Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  D Tracewski     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  H Reed          Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Howie Reed facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      37%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---      40%  R Santo         Walk
          1--      46%  E Banks         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Santo to 2B; Banks to 1B
   R      12-      68%  H Kuenn         Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo Scores/unER; Banks to 3B/Adv on E9; Kuenn to 2B
          -23      69%  E Bailey        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      71%  D Kessinger     Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores/unER
   R      12-      83%  D Ellsworth     Single to P; Kuenn Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; Bailey to 3B; Ellsworth to 2B
   O      -23      80%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  J Gilliam       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  W Parker        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gilliam to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      79%  A Ferrara       Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      86%  J Torborg       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Howie Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  G Beckert       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      87%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Beckert to 2B
   R      -2-      92%  R Santo         Single to CF (Line Drive); Beckert Scores
                  Bill Singer replaces Howie Reed pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--      96%  E Banks         Double to CF; Santo Scores
          -2-      96%  H Kuenn         Walk
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Bill Singer pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      96%  E Bailey        Lineout: SS
   O      12-      95%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cubs 7.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Dick Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  W Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  D Tracewski     Flyball: CF
                  Johnny Werhas pinch hits for Ron Perranoski batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Werhas        Walk
   R      1--      92%  M Wills         Double to LF; Werhas Scores
          -2-      92%  J Gilliam       Wills Steals 3B
   R      --3      86%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Wills Scores
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      90%  W Parker        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, John Purdin facing 9-1-2
                  John Purdin replaces Johnny Werhas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  T Abernathy     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  D Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 5-7, Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Al Ferrara batting 5th
   OO     1--      93%  R Fairly        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  Johnny Roseboro pinch hits for Jeff Torborg batting 6th
          ---      91%  J Roseboro      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      88%  W Davis         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Roseboro to 2B; Davis to 1B
                  Jim Lefebvre pinch hits for Dick Tracewski batting 8th
   R      12-      76%  J Lefebvre      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Roseboro Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
                  Billy Hoeft replaces Ted Abernathy pitching and batting 9th; Derrell Griffith pinch hits for John Purdin batting 9th; Don LeJohn pinch hits for Derrell Griffith batting 9th
   O      1-3      88%  D LeJohn        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-6, Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Miller replaces Don LeJohn pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Roseboro moves to C; Jim Lefebvre moves to 2B; Ron Fairly moves to RF
   R      ---      95%  B Williams      Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---      94%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  E Banks         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      93%  H Kuenn         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 8.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-8, Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Clemens replaces Harvey Kuenn playing LF batting 6th
          ---      86%  M Wills         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      92%  J Gilliam       Strikeout
   OO     1--     100%  W Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Cubs 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation