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@BOS		9
5
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@CHW		4
5
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@KCA		5
4
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@NYY		5
4
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@WSA		2
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@CIN		1
2
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17
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10
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@STL		11
8
Friday, May 25, 1962 8:05PM
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 10,429, Time of Game: 2:25
Cubs
1
14-27
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
10th, 14½ GB
 at Reds
2
22-16
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
W: Moe Drabowsky (1-3)
L: Cal Koonce (2-1)
S: Bill Henry (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Reds            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    2  2  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .822 -0.139 1.33 0.000 -0.139 -1.0 1 0
Ken Hubbs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .686 -0.098 1.44 0.030 -0.128 -0.4 1 1
Billy Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .348 1.037 0.065 1.26 0.136 -0.072 -0.2 4 0 2B
Ernie Banks 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .806 -0.014 1.66 0.056 -0.070 -0.4 6 2 HBP
   Elder White PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .515 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
George Altman RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .937 -0.090 2.40 0.113 -0.203 0.1 2 0 HR
Ron Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .704 -0.218 2.11 0.000 -0.218 -1.0 1 1
Dick Bertell C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .641 -0.070 1.10 0.036 -0.106 -0.5 6 0 CS
Andre Rodgers SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 .258 .669 -0.056 1.15 0.018 -0.074 -0.3 1 2
Cal Koonce P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.016 0.81 0.028 -0.012 0.1 1 1
   Bob Will PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .696 -0.040 1.59 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   Don Elston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 1 5 .161 .502 -0.644 1.52 0.417 -1.062 -3.7 24 7
2B: B Williams (9, off M Drabowsky).
HR: G Altman (10, off M Drabowsky; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
HBP: E Banks (2, by M Drabowsky).
TB: G Altman 4; B Williams 2; C Koonce; D Bertell; K Hubbs.
RBI: G Altman (27).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Baserunning
CS: D Bertell (1, 2nd base by M Drabowsky/J Edwards).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 .676 -0.014 0.69 0.035 -0.048 -0.2 1 1
Don Zimmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .449 -0.067 0.68 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 2 1
Vada Pinson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .329 1.027 -0.004 0.93 0.059 -0.063 -0.0 4 0
Gordy Coleman 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .289 .767 -0.033 0.87 0.030 -0.063 -0.4 5 2
Wally Post LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .884 -0.092 1.17 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 3 0
   Marty Keough LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Johnny Edwards C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .292 .792 -0.028 0.95 0.023 -0.051 -0.3 6 1
Frank Robinson RF 2 0 1 2 1 0 .250 .775 0.215 1.07 0.235 -0.020 1.8 0 0 2B
Don Blasingame 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .744 -0.063 0.76 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 4 2
Moe Drabowsky P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .100 -0.058 0.75 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 2 1
   Bill Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 26 2 2 2 4 5 .077 .315 -0.144 0.87 0.382 -0.525 -2.2 27 8
2B: F Robinson (13, off C Koonce).
TB: F Robinson 2; J Edwards.
RBI: F Robinson 2 (24).
2-out RBI: F Robinson 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cal Koonce, L (2-1) 7 2 2 2 4 5 0 4.53 27 66 0.112 0.92 1.7
Don Elston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.45 3 0 0 0.033 0.42 0.5
Team Totals 8 2 2 2 4 5 0 2.25 30 66 0 0 0.145 1.52 2.2

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Moe Drabowsky, W (1-3) 8.1 5 1 1 1 4 1 5.40 31 72 0.360 1.26 2.8
Bill Henry, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 2 2 0 0.285 5.79 0.9
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 5 1 1.00 33 72 2 0 0.645 0.87 3.7
Balks: C Koonce (1).
WP: None.
HBP: M Drabowsky (4; E Banks).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Walsh, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 10,429.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Cincinnati Reds
1 Lou Brock CF 1 Leo Cardenas SS
2 Ken Hubbs 2B 2 Don Zimmer 3B
3 Billy Williams LF 3 Vada Pinson CF
4 Ernie Banks 1B 4 Gordy Coleman 1B
5 George Altman RF 5 Wally Post LF
6 Ron Santo 3B 6 Johnny Edwards C
7 Dick Bertell C 7 Frank Robinson RF
8 Andre Rodgers SS 8 Don Blasingame 2B
9 Cal Koonce P 9 Moe Drabowsky P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 2 12- RR CIN F. Robinson C. Koonce 22% 77% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Post Scores; Edwards Scores
t9 1-2 2 12- O CHC R. Santo B. Henry 14% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-2 1 12- O CHC G. Altman B. Henry 14% 86% Strikeout
t9 1-2 1 --- CHC B. Williams M. Drabowsky -14% 77% Double to LF
t5 0-2 0 --- R CHC G. Altman M. Drabowsky -11% 64% Home Run (Deep CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC L. Brock M. Drabowsky 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC K. Hubbs M. Drabowsky 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC B. Williams M. Drabowsky 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CIN L. Cardenas C. Koonce 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CIN D. Zimmer C. Koonce -3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cardenas stays at 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CIN V. Pinson C. Koonce -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN G. Coleman C. Koonce -2% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks M. Drabowsky 2% 52% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Altman M. Drabowsky 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Santo M. Drabowsky 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN W. Post C. Koonce -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Edwards C. Koonce -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- CIN F. Robinson C. Koonce 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Blasingame C. Koonce -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Bertell M. Drabowsky 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CHC A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- O CHC C. Koonce M. Drabowsky 1% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O CIN M. Drabowsky C. Koonce -3% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O CIN L. Cardenas C. Koonce -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O CIN D. Zimmer C. Koonce -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O CHC L. Brock M. Drabowsky 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- CHC K. Hubbs M. Drabowsky -3% 50% Single to CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams M. Drabowsky 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks M. Drabowsky 3% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O CIN V. Pinson C. Koonce -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 1 --- CIN G. Coleman C. Koonce 3% 56% Walk
b4 0-0 1 1-- O CIN W. Post C. Koonce -3% 53% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-0 2 1-- CIN J. Edwards C. Koonce 2% 55% Single to RF; Post to 2B
b4 0-0 2 12- RR CIN F. Robinson C. Koonce 22% 77% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Post Scores; Edwards Scores
b4 2-0 2 -2- O CIN D. Blasingame C. Koonce -2% 75% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- R CHC G. Altman M. Drabowsky -11% 64% Home Run (Deep CF)
t5 1-2 0 --- O CHC R. Santo M. Drabowsky 3% 67% Flyball: LF
t5 1-2 1 --- CHC D. Bertell M. Drabowsky -4% 63% Single to LF
t5 1-2 1 1-- O CHC A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky 6% 69% Bertell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 1-2 2 --- CHC A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky -2% 67% Walk
t5 1-2 2 1-- CHC C. Koonce M. Drabowsky -3% 65% Single to RF; Rodgers to 2B
t5 1-2 2 12- O CHC L. Brock M. Drabowsky 6% 71% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- O CIN M. Drabowsky C. Koonce -2% 69% Strikeout
b5 2-1 1 --- O CIN L. Cardenas C. Koonce -2% 67% Flyball: LF
b5 2-1 2 --- O CIN D. Zimmer C. Koonce -1% 66% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O CHC K. Hubbs M. Drabowsky 4% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- O CHC B. Williams M. Drabowsky 3% 72% Flyball: LF
t6 1-2 2 --- O CHC E. Banks M. Drabowsky 2% 74% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- CIN V. Pinson C. Koonce 3% 77% Walk
b6 2-1 0 1-- CIN G. Coleman C. Koonce 3% 80% Balk; Pinson to 2B
b6 2-1 0 -2- O CIN G. Coleman C. Koonce -4% 76% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-1 1 -2- O CIN W. Post C. Koonce -3% 72% Popfly: 1B
b6 2-1 2 -2- O CIN J. Edwards C. Koonce -3% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- O CHC G. Altman M. Drabowsky 4% 73% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-2 1 --- O CHC R. Santo M. Drabowsky 3% 77% Flyball: 2B
t7 1-2 2 --- O CHC D. Bertell M. Drabowsky 2% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Cal Koonce facing 7-8-9
b7 2-1 0 --- O CIN F. Robinson C. Koonce -2% 77% Flyball: C
b7 2-1 1 --- O CIN D. Blasingame C. Koonce -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2-1 2 --- O CIN M. Drabowsky C. Koonce -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 8-9-1
Marty Keough replaces Wally Post playing LF batting 5th
t8 1-2 0 --- O CHC A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky 6% 80% Strikeout
Bob Will pinch hits for Cal Koonce (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 --- O CHC B. Will M. Drabowsky 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 1-2 2 --- O CHC L. Brock M. Drabowsky 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Don Elston facing 1-2-3
Don Elston replaces Bob Will (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-1 0 --- O CIN L. Cardenas D. Elston -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- O CIN D. Zimmer D. Elston -1% 84% Flyball: RF
b8 2-1 2 --- O CIN V. Pinson D. Elston -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Moe Drabowsky facing 2-3-4
t9 1-2 0 --- O CHC K. Hubbs M. Drabowsky 7% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-2 1 --- CHC B. Williams M. Drabowsky -14% 77% Double to LF
t9 1-2 1 -2- CHC E. Banks M. Drabowsky -6% 72% Hit By Pitch
Bill Henry replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
Elder White pinch runs for Ernie Banks (1B) batting 4th
t9 1-2 1 12- O CHC G. Altman B. Henry 14% 86% Strikeout
t9 1-2 2 12- O CHC R. Santo B. Henry 14% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.

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