September 23, 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 2
BAL 0 KCA 2
CLE 0 MIN 12
DET 4 BOS 2
@NYY 1 WSA 5
CHW 4 PIT 3
@ATL 0 LAD 4
@CHC 0 LAD 4
@CHC 2 CIN 7
NYM 0 PHI 5
STL 4
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, September 23, 1966
Time of Game: 2:28

Dodgers

90-62

Won 1

1st

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

W: D Drysdale (12-16), L: C Simmons (5-8)

Cubs

56-98

Lost 1

10th, 36 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .275  .629    0    4   2   
W Davis CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .722    0    1   0   
L Johnson RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .745    0    1   0   
  R Fairly RF                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .805    0    1   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .808    0    1   5   
T Davis LF                    3   1   3   0    1   0  .318  .743    0    1   0   CS,IW
  T Hutton 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
W Parker 1B-LF                3   1   2   1    1   0  .257  .747    0    8   1   2·2B,SH
D Schofield 3B                5   2   2   1    0   0  .177  .461    0    3   3   SB
J Torborg C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .562    0    5   0   
D Drysdale P                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .198  .498    0    0   1   
Totals                       39   4  11   4    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: W Parker 2 (17, off C Simmons, off A Earley).

SH: W Parker (12, off B Hands).

IBB: T Davis (4, by C Simmons).

TB: W Parker 4; T Davis 3; D Schofield 2; D Drysdale; M Wills; L Johnson; W Davis.

RBI: M Wills (37); D Drysdale (8); W Parker (50); D Schofield (3).

2-out RBI: D Drysdale.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Schofield (1, 2nd base off C Simmons/R Hundley).

CS: T Davis (3, 2nd base by A Earley/R Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                3   0   2   0    1   0  .274  .606    0    1   3   
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .290  .671    0    2   2   
B Williams RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .827    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .311  .950    0    0   3   
E Banks 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .763    0    7   3   
G Altman LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .634    0    2   0   
R Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .698    0    7   1   
A Phillips CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .802    0    3   0   
C Simmons P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .361         1   0   
  B Hands P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .041  .157    0    1   1   
  L Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .599    0    0   0   
  A Earley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Stewart PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .145  .451    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
Totals                       34   0   8   0    1   5                    27  13

BATTING

TB: G Beckert 2; D Kessinger 2; G Altman; A Phillips; R Hundley; J Stewart.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: R Hundley (16).

E: G Beckert (24); D Kessinger (34).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Hundley (2nd base by D Drysdale).

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, W (12-16)          9     8   0   0    1   5   0   3.49   35     -       ·  ·     16·13· 0· 0     75    -     0.83   0.31
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     16·13· 0· 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 (5-8)             2.1   6   4   4    1   2   0   4.23   16     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 1     30    -     1.36  -0.21
B Hands                        2.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.64   11     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.51  -0.01
A Earley                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.63    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
C Hartenstein                  2     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.57    8     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   4   0          43     -       ·  ·     16·19· 0· 1          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: C Simmons (1).

IBB: C Simmons (5; T Davis).

PO: D Drysdale (7; R Hundley, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Wills              SS    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. W Davis              CF    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. L Johnson            RF    3. B Williams           RF 
4. J Lefebvre           2B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. T Davis              LF    5. E Banks              1B 
6. W Parker             1B    6. G Altman             LF 
7. D Schofield          3B    7. R Hundley            C  
8. J Torborg            C     8. A Phillips           CF 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. C Simmons            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1--      12%  74% W Parker        C Simmons       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Davis Scores
   b 5   0  4-0  12-       9%  89% L Thomas        D Drysdale      Hundley Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   t 1   2  0-0  123      -7%  45% W Parker        C Simmons       Popfly: 1B
   t 3   1  0-2  -2-       7%  81% D Schofield     C Simmons       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Parker Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  -2-       6%  86% D Drysdale      B Hands         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Schofield Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Bunt Popfly: P
          ---      50%  W Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      54%  L Johnson       Single to 3B; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      51%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 3B; Johnson to 2B
          -23      53%  T Davis         Intentional Walk
   O      123      45%  W Parker        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Kessinger     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      43%  G Beckert       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kessinger to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  D Schofield     Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--      57%  J Torborg       Schofield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      54%  D Drysdale      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Schofield stays at 2B
          12-      59%  M Wills         Wild Pitch; Schofield to 3B; Drysdale to 2B
   R      -23      65%  " "             Fielder's Choice ; Schofield Scores; Drysdale stays at 2B; Wills to 1B
   O      12-      61%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      57%  L Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  G Altman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Simmons facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
          ---      62%  T Davis         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      1--      74%  W Parker        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Davis Scores
   R      -2-      81%  D Schofield     Single to RF (Fly Ball); Parker Scores
                  Bill Hands replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      80%  J Torborg       Groundout: 3B-1B; Schofield to 2B
   R      -2-      86%  D Drysdale      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Schofield Scores
   O      1--      85%  M Wills         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  A Phillips      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      88%  B Hands         Strikeout
          ---      87%  D Kessinger     Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      86%  G Beckert       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kessinger to 2B
   O      12-      89%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Fairly replaces Lou Johnson playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      89%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  G Altman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  T Davis         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      94%  W Parker        Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to P); Davis to 2B
   O      12-      94%  D Schofield     Groundout: 1B-P; Davis to 3B; Parker to 2B
   O      -23      91%  J Torborg       Fielder's Choice 2B; Davis out at Hm/2B-C; Parker to 3B; Torborg to 1B
   O      1-3      89%  D Drysdale      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  R Hundley       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      81%  A Phillips      Single to LF (Fly Ball); Hundley to 2B
                  Lee Thomas pinch hits for Bill Hands batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  L Thomas        Hundley Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      1--      91%  " "             Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  D Kessinger     Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      93%  G Beckert       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Arnold Earley facing 1-2-3
                  Arnold Earley replaces Lee Thomas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Davis         Strikeout
          ---      92%  R Fairly        Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Santo         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      95%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Arnold Earley facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  T Davis         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      95%  W Parker        Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      95%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-      95%  D Schofield     Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      94%  J Torborg       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Hutton replaces Tommy Davis playing 1B batting 5th; Wes Parker moves to LF
          ---      91%  G Altman        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      94%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  A Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Arnold Earley batting 9th
          1--      94%  J Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Altman to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  D Kessinger     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Jimmy Stewart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Drysdale      Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  M Wills         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      97%  W Davis         Passed Ball; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Wills to 3B
   O      --3      96%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  G Beckert       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Hutton        Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  W Parker        Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Schofield     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Drysdale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hundley       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  A Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation