April 29, 1956 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Redlegs Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 1
CLE 0
(10) CLE 8
@DET 4 BAL 8
@WSH 6 WSH 5
BAL 4 PIT 10
@BRO 1 PIT 11
@BRO 3 CIN 5
CHC 4 CIN 8
CHC 4 PHI 5
@NYG 4
(10) NYG 8
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Crosley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 29, 1956, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Cubs

3-6

Lost 4

8th, 3½ GB

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

W: H Freeman (1-0), L: T Lown (0-1)

Reds

4-5

Won 3

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .184  .449    0    2   2   2B
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
E Miksis CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .429  .929    0    3   0   
F Kellert 1B                  2   0   1   2    1   1  .176  .494    0    6   0   SF
  D Fondy PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .800    0    0   0   
E Banks SS                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .216  .734    0    2   2   HR,IW
M Irvin LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .799    0    5   0   
W Moryn RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .827    0    3   0   
G Baker 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .600    0    1   3   
H Chiti C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .856    0    2   0   HR
B Rush P                      2   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   
  C McCullough PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Lown P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4   2                    24   8

BATTING

2B: D Hoak (1, off J Nuxhall).

HR: E Banks (3, off J Nuxhall; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); H Chiti (1, off J Nuxhall; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: F Kellert (1, off J Nuxhall).

IBB: E Banks (1, by J Nuxhall).

TB: E Banks 5; H Chiti 5; D Hoak 2; F Kellert; E Miksis; B Rush.

RBI: F Kellert 2 (2); E Banks (4); H Chiti (1).

2-out RBI: F Kellert.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Banks-G Baker-F Kellert.

E: G Baker (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .317  .758    0    1   0   SB
F Robinson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .653    0    5   1   
G Bell CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .821    0    5   0   
R Jablonski 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .306 1.173    0    2   2   GDP
G Crowe 1B                    4   2   1   0    0   0  .316 1.053    0    8   0   
  C Harmon 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
W Post RF                     4   2   2   4    0   0  .227  .795    0    1   0   2·HR
E Bailey C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .429 1.458    0    2   0   HR,2B
R McMillan SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .343  .781    0    2   6   
J Nuxhall P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Freeman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   5   6   5    5   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: E Bailey (1, off B Rush).

HR: W Post 2 (5, 2 off B Rush; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); E Bailey (2, off T Lown; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: W Post 8; E Bailey 6; R McMillan; G Crowe.

GIDP: R Jablonski (2).

RBI: W Post 4 (9); E Bailey (5).

2-out RBI: E Bailey.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R McMillan (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Temple (1, 2nd base off B Rush/H Chiti).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Rush                         6     5   4   3    3   2   2   4.34   27     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 5     47    -     1.12  -0.26
T Lown, L (0-1)                2     1   1   1    2   0   1   3.60    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.68  -0.14
Totals                         8     6   5   4    5   2   3          35     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 6           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Nuxhall                      6.2   6   4   3    4   1   2   3.66   30     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 6     45    -     1.03  -0.25
H Freeman, W (1-0)             2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          2-0    2.27   0.34
Totals                         9     8   4   3    4   2   2          39     -       ·  ·     10·15· 0· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Nuxhall (1; E Banks).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. D Hoak               3B    1. J Temple             2B 
2. E Miksis             CF    2. F Robinson           LF 
3. F Kellert            1B    3. G Bell               CF 
4. E Banks              SS    4. R Jablonski          3B 
5. M Irvin              LF    5. G Crowe              1B 
6. W Moryn              RF    6. W Post               RF 
7. G Baker              2B    7. E Bailey             C  
8. H Chiti              C     8. R McMillan           SS 
9. B Rush               P     9. J Nuxhall            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  1--      32%  72% W Post          B Rush          Home Run; Crowe Scores
   b 8   2  4-4  ---      32%  85% E Bailey        T Lown          Home Run
   b 4   0  2-0  1--      21%  56% W Post          B Rush          Home Run; Crowe Scores/unER
   t 7   0  4-3  ---     -20%  50% H Chiti         J Nuxhall       Home Run
   b 7   1  4-4  12-     -14%  50% R Jablonski     T Lown          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  E Miksis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  F Kellert       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Temple        Walk
          1--      61%  F Robinson      Temple Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      53%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
          -2-      54%  R Jablonski     Walk
   O      12-      50%  G Crowe         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      40%  E Banks         Home Run
   O      ---      42%  M Irvin         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  W Moryn         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      44%  G Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Rush facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  W Post          Flyball: LF
          ---      46%  E Bailey        Double to CF
          -2-      51%  R McMillan      Single to P; Bailey to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  J Nuxhall       Flyball: LF
   O      1-3      39%  J Temple        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  H Chiti         Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  B Rush          Single to CF
          1--      35%  D Hoak          Walk; Rush to 2B
          12-      29%  E Miksis        Walk; Rush to 3B; Hoak to 2B
   RO     123      29%  F Kellert       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Rush Scores
          12-      27%  E Banks         Intentional Walk; Hoak to 3B; Miksis to 2B
   O      123      32%  M Irvin         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Rush facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      30%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      27%  R Jablonski     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      28%  W Moryn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      30%  G Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  H Chiti         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Rush facing 5-6-7
          ---      35%  G Crowe         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Crowe to 1B
   RR     1--      56%  W Post          Home Run; Crowe Scores/unER
   O      ---      53%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  R McMillan      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  J Nuxhall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Nuxhall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Rush          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Hoak          Double to LF; Hoak out at 3B/LF-3B
          ---      52%  E Miksis        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Miksis to 2B
   R      -2-      39%  F Kellert       Single to CF; Miksis Scores/unER
   O      1--      41%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      38%  J Temple        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Nuxhall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  M Irvin         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  W Moryn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  G Baker         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Rush facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      35%  R Jablonski     Strikeout Looking
          ---      40%  G Crowe         Single to RF
   RR     1--      72%  W Post          Home Run; Crowe Scores
   O      ---      71%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
          ---      72%  R McMillan      Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Nuxhall       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      50%  H Chiti         Home Run
                  Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bob Rush batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  C McCullough    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  D Hoak          Flyball: SS
          ---      55%  E Miksis        Single to LF
          1--      51%  F Kellert       Walk; Miksis to 2B
                  Hersh Freeman replaces Joe Nuxhall pitching and batting 9th
          12-      47%  E Banks         Single to P; Miksis to 3B; Kellert to 2B
   O      123      59%  M Irvin         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Turk Lown facing 1-2-3
                  Turk Lown replaces Clyde McCullough pitching and batting 9th
          ---      64%  J Temple        Walk
   O      1--      59%  F Robinson      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      64%  G Bell          Walk; Robinson to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  R Jablonski     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Hersh Freeman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  G Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  H Chiti         Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  T Lown          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Turk Lown facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      56%  G Crowe         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      53%  W Post          Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      85%  E Bailey        Home Run
   O      ---      84%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Hersh Freeman facing 1-2-3
                  Chuck Harmon replaces George Crowe playing 1B batting 5th; Jim King pinch hits for Don Hoak batting 1st
   O      ---      91%  J King          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  E Miksis        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dee Fondy pinch hits for Frank Kellert batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Fondy         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation