April 25, 1957 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Redlegs Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
DET 4 CLE 5
@KCA 3 BOS 12
@WSH 7 CIN 6
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 3,458

Thursday, April 25, 1957
Time of Game: 2:31

Cubs

3-5

Lost 2

6th, 3½ GB

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

W: B Lawrence (1-1), L: D Drott (0-2)

Reds

4-4

Won 4

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Wise 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .438    0    4   4   
D Fondy 1B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .324  .765    0    6   0   
E Banks SS                    4   1   0   1    0   0  .161  .580    0    1   1   
W Moryn RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .241  .609    0    0   0   
G Baker 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .310  .895    0    1   1   
B Speake LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267 1.020    0    3   0   
B Del Greco CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .722    0    6   0   GDP
C Neeman C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .791    0    3   0   
D Drott P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
  D Hillman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Winceniak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  J Collum P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    1   2                    24   9

BATTING

TB: D Fondy 3; W Moryn 2; B Speake; D Drott; C Wise; G Baker.

GIDP: B Del Greco (1).

RBI: G Baker (8); E Banks (3); W Moryn (2).

2-out RBI: W Moryn; G Baker.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Banks-C Wise-D Fondy.

E: E Banks 2 (3); D Fondy (1); C Wise (2).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Grammas 2B                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SF
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  R Bridges 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         1   0   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   1    0   0  .111  .333    0    0   0   
  J Temple PR-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .832    0    2   1   
B Thurman LF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .222 1.189    0    3   0   
  P Whisenant LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
G Bell CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .568    0    7   1   
W Post RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .785    0    1   1   GDP
G Crowe 1B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .250  .812    0    7   0   
E Bailey C                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .429 1.122    0    2   0   2B
D Hoak 3B                     2   1   1   3    2   0  .400 1.171    0    2   3   2B
R McMillan SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .048  .307    0    2   5   HBP,2·SH
B Lawrence P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   1   2·SH
Totals                       28   6   6   5    3   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Bailey (2, off D Drott); D Hoak (4, off D Drott).

SF: A Grammas (1, off D Drott).

SH: R McMillan 2 (3, off D Drott, off J Collum); B Lawrence 2 (2, 2 off D Drott).

HBP: R McMillan (1, by D Drott).

TB: E Bailey 3; D Hoak 2; G Crowe 2; G Bell.

GIDP: W Post (1).

RBI: D Hoak 3 (5); A Grammas (1); T Kluszewski (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R McMillan-J Temple-G Crowe.

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
D Drott, L (0-2)               5.1   6   6   4    2   1   0   5.06   27     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 6     35    -     0.61  -0.31
D Hillman                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.63   0.00
J Collum                       2     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.23    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8     6   6   4    3   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0· 6          3-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Lawrence, W (1-1)            9     9   3   3    1   2   0   7.50   34     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 9     58    -     0.80   0.21
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   2   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Drott (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Drott (1; R McMillan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Baker, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 3,458.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. C Wise               2B    1. A Grammas            2B 
2. D Fondy              1B    2. B Thurman            LF 
3. E Banks              SS    3. G Bell               CF 
4. W Moryn              RF    4. W Post               RF 
5. G Baker              3B    5. G Crowe              1B 
6. B Speake             LF    6. E Bailey             C  
7. B Del Greco          CF    7. D Hoak               3B 
8. C Neeman             C     8. R McMillan           SS 
9. D Drott              P     9. B Lawrence           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--       9%  78% E Bailey        D Drott         Double to LF; Crowe to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-       8%  65% G Bell          D Drott         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thurman Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 6   2  4-1  12-      -8%  79% G Baker         B Lawrence      Single to LF; Banks Scores; Moryn to 2B
   b 2   0  0-1  -23       8%  85% D Hoak          D Drott         Double to LF; Crowe Scores; Bailey Scores
   t 6   2  4-2  12-       6%  85% B Speake        B Lawrence      Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Wise          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Fondy         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Grammas       Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  B Thurman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thurman to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  G Bell          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thurman Scores/No RBI/unER
   OO     1--      60%  W Post          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  W Moryn         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  G Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  B Speake        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  G Crowe         Single to RF
          1--      78%  E Bailey        Double to LF; Crowe to 3B
   RR     -23      85%  D Hoak          Double to LF; Crowe Scores; Bailey Scores
          -2-      87%  R McMillan      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      87%  B Lawrence      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hoak to 3B; McMillan to 2B
   RO     -23      87%  A Grammas       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hoak Scores
   O      -2-      86%  B Thurman       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Brooks Lawrence facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  B Del Greco     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Drott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Drott facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  G Bell          Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  W Post          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      89%  G Crowe         Flyball: CF
          1--      89%  E Bailey        Wild Pitch; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  C Wise          Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  D Fondy         Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  W Moryn         Single to CF (CF-RF); Fondy to 3B; Moryn out at 2B/CF-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Drott facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      1--      91%  R McMillan      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  B Lawrence      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; McMillan to 2B
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Alex Grammas batting 1st
   O      -2-      90%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Brooks Lawrence facing 5-6-7
                  Rocky Bridges replaces Jerry Lynch playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      87%  G Baker         Walk
   O      1--      90%  B Speake        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  B Del Greco     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      93%  C Neeman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  B Thurman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Post          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Brooks Lawrence facing 9-1-2
          ---      89%  D Drott         Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  C Wise          Flyball: CF
          1--      89%  D Fondy         Single to CF; Drott to 2B
   O      12-      92%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Drott to 3B
   R      1-3      87%  W Moryn         Single; Drott Scores; Banks to 2B
   R      12-      79%  G Baker         Single to LF; Banks Scores; Moryn to 2B
   O      12-      85%  B Speake        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  G Crowe         Single to RF
          1--      92%  E Bailey        Single to RF; Crowe to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  D Hoak          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Crowe Scores; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R McMillan      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bailey to 3B; Hoak to 2B
          -23      94%  B Lawrence      Walk
                  Dave Hillman replaces Dick Drott pitching and batting 9th; Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Rocky Bridges batting 1st
   R      123      97%  T Kluszewski    Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores/unER; Hoak to 3B; Lawrence to 2B
                  Johnny Temple pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski batting 1st
   O      123      95%  B Thurman       Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm; Lawrence to 3B; Temple to 2B
   O      123      94%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Brooks Lawrence facing 7-8-9
                  Johnny Temple moves to 2B
   O      ---      96%  B Del Greco     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  C Neeman        Flyball: 2B
                  Ed Winceniak pinch hits for Dave Hillman batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  E Winceniak     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jackie Collum facing 4-5-6
                  Jackie Collum replaces Ed Winceniak pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  W Post          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  G Crowe         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  E Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Brooks Lawrence facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  C Wise          Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  D Fondy         Single to RF; Wise to 3B; Fondy out at 2B/RF-3B-SS
   RO     --3      97%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B; Wise Scores
   O      ---      97%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jackie Collum facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      1--      98%  R McMillan      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hoak to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  B Lawrence      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      97%  J Temple        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Brooks Lawrence facing 5-6-7
                  Pete Whisenant replaces Bob Thurman playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  G Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  B Speake        Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  B Del Greco     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Reds 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation