September 16, 1966 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 4
@BAL 0 BOS 5
CAL 4 DET 3
CLE 1 MIN 2
@NYY 1 KCA 3
@WSA 0 ATL 7
CIN 0 STL 3
@CHC 1 STL 4
@CHC 0 HOU 6
PHI 4 LAD 5
PIT 1 NYM 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, September 16, 1966, 12:17PM
Time of Game: 2:04

Cardinals

77-70

Won 5

5th, 10 GB

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

W: B Gibson (20-10), L: C Simmons (5-7)

Cubs

53-94

Lost 1

10th, 35 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .233  .609    0    3   3   2B
L Brock LF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .291  .763    0    0   0   3·SB
C Flood CF                    4   0   2   3    1   0  .268  .663    0    6   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .848    0    7   1   
M Shannon RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .808    0    2   0   
E Spiezio 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .576    0    0   1   
  C Smith 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .694         0   1   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .650    0    3   3   2B
P Corrales C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .397    0    6   2   
B Gibson P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .527    0    0   1   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Maxvill (14, off C Simmons); J Javier (12, off C Simmons).

TB: J Javier 3; L Brock 3; O Cepeda 2; C Flood 2; D Maxvill 2.

RBI: C Flood 3 (75).

2-out RBI: C Flood.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Javier-D Maxvill-O Cepeda; E Spiezio-J Javier-O Cepeda; D Maxvill-J Javier-O Cepeda.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Brock 3 (69, 2nd base off C Hartenstein/D Bryant, 2nd base off C Simmons/D Bryant 2).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   3   0    0   0  .270  .599    0    3   4   CS
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .678    0    1   6   GDP
B Williams RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .827    0    4   0   GDP
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .950    0    1   2   
L Thomas 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .218  .604    0   11   0   
B Raudman LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .546    0    0   0   
D Bryant C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .770    0    4   1   GDP
  G Altman PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .225  .621    0    0   0   CS
  R Hundley C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .719         1   0   
A Phillips CF                 1   0   0   0    2   0  .263  .798    0    2   0   
C Simmons P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .361    0    0   0   
  J Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .455    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Keough PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .466    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .336         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   8   1    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

TB: D Kessinger 3; L Thomas 2; G Altman; B Raudman; R Santo.

GIDP: B Williams (11); D Bryant (1); G Beckert (7).

RBI: G Altman (17).

2-out RBI: G Altman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Beckert-L Thomas; G Beckert-L Thomas-D Kessinger-R Santo-D Bryant-R Santo.

E: G Beckert (21); R Santo (22); D Bryant (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Altman (2, 2nd base by B Gibson/P Corrales); D Kessinger (7, 2nd base by B Gibson/P Corrales).

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
B Gibson, W (20-10)            9     8   1   1    2   5   0   2.27   32     -       ·  ·     12·10· 3· 0     70    -     1.44   0.51
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     12·10· 3· 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
C Simmons, L (5-7)             6     7   2   2    1   2   0   3.99   26     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 4· 0     51    -     0.99   0.03
C Hartenstein                  2     3   1   1    1   1   0   3.60   10     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.66  -0.03
C Koonce                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.71    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     18·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Chicago Cubs                         
1. J Javier             2B    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. L Brock              LF    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. C Flood              CF    3. B Williams           RF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. M Shannon            RF    5. L Thomas             1B 
6. E Spiezio            3B    6. B Raudman            LF 
7. D Maxvill            SS    7. D Bryant             C  
8. P Corrales           C     8. A Phillips           CF 
9. B Gibson             P     9. C Simmons            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-1  12-      17%  93% G Beckert       B Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3     -11%  58% O Cepeda        C Simmons       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--     -11%  42% L Thomas        B Gibson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1-3      10%  52% B Raudman       B Gibson        Fielder's Choice 1B; Santo out at Hm/1B-C; Thomas to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  62% C Flood         C Simmons       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brock Scores; Flood to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Javier        Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Brock         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      62%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brock Scores; Flood to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      64%  O Cepeda        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Flood stays at 2B
   OO     12-      56%  M Shannon       Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B; Flood out at 3B/SS-3B-C-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  D Kessinger     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      56%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      61%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  E Spiezio       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      58%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  P Corrales      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  B Gibson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  R Santo         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      42%  L Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo to 3B
   O      1-3      52%  B Raudman       Fielder's Choice 1B; Santo out at Hm/1B-C; Thomas to 2B
   OO     12-      62%  D Bryant        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  J Javier        Popfly: C
          ---      62%  L Brock         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      67%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B; Brock to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      69%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3      58%  O Cepeda        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Simmons       Strikeout Looking
          ---      61%  D Kessinger     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      63%  G Beckert       Kessinger Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  E Spiezio       Flyball: RF
          ---      62%  D Maxvill       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      59%  P Corrales      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  G Beckert       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  B Gibson        Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  J Javier        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      72%  L Brock         Single to P (Ground Ball); Javier to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  C Flood         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Javier Scores; Brock to 2B
   O      12-      77%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF; Brock to 3B
   O      1-3      73%  M Shannon       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  L Thomas        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      78%  B Raudman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  D Bryant        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Simmons facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  E Spiezio       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      77%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  P Corrales      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  A Phillips      Walk
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Curt Simmons batting 9th
   O      1--      76%  J Stewart       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      80%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      83%  G Beckert       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Jimmy Stewart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  B Gibson        Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  J Javier        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      81%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      82%  C Flood         Brock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      90%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brock Scores
          1--      90%  O Cepeda        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Flood to 2B
          12-      91%  M Shannon       Walk; Flood to 3B; Cepeda to 2B
   O      123      89%  E Spiezio       Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
                  Charley Smith replaces Ed Spiezio playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      91%  B Williams      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      93%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
          ---      92%  L Thomas        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      89%  B Raudman       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B
                  George Altman pinch hits for Don Bryant batting 7th
   R      12-      80%  G Altman        Single to RF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Raudman to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  A Phillips      Altman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chuck Hartenstein facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Hundley replaces George Altman playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      86%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  P Corrales      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Gibson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  A Phillips      Walk
                  Marty Keough pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  M Keough        Strikeout Looking
          1--      76%  D Kessinger     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Phillips to 2B
   OO     12-      93%  G Beckert       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cal Koonce facing 1-2-3
                  Cal Koonce replaces Marty Keough pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  C Flood         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation