April 14, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 13
@BAL 3 BOS 7
WSH 3 CHW 2
KCA 0 CLE 8
DET 1 CIN 3
PIT 2 STL 6
@LAD 2 MLN 4
PHI 3
(10) CHC 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 61,552

Tuesday, April 14, 1959
Time of Game: 2:37

Cardinals

1-3

Won 1

7th, 2½ GB

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

W: L McDaniel (1-0), L: J Podres (0-1)

Dodgers

1-2

Lost 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               3   2   2   0    1   1  .467 1.312   18    1   6   3B,SH
G Cimoli RF                   2   1   1   1    1   1  .429 1.071   16    2   0   2B,2·SH
S Musial 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192   19   11   0   GDP
  B White 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    5    3   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .278  .594   19    0   3   IW
C Essegian LF                 5   1   1   1    0   2  .200  .600   32    1   0   2B
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   19    2   0   
H Smith C                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .214  .643    9    4   0   HR,CS
A Grammas SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .385  .847   14    3   3   
L McDaniel P                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   19    0   3   
Totals                       33   6  10   6    5   5              170   27  15

BATTING

2B: C Essegian (1, off J Podres); G Cimoli (2, off J Klippstein).

3B: D Blasingame (1, off J Podres).

HR: H Smith (1, off J Podres; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Blasingame (1, off J Podres); G Cimoli 2 (3, off A Fowler, off J Podres).

IBB: K Boyer (1, by A Fowler).

TB: H Smith 6; D Blasingame 4; G Cimoli 2; C Essegian 2; K Boyer 2; C Flood.

GIDP: S Musial (2).

RBI: K Boyer 2 (2); H Smith 2 (2); C Essegian (1); G Cimoli (4).

2-out RBI: K Boyer 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: A Grammas (1); S Musial (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: H Smith (1, 2nd base by J Podres/J Roseboro).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Fairly RF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .222  .522   19    1   0   
W Moon LF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .571 1.339   13    0   0   2B
J Roseboro C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   20    6   2   
D Snider CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250   14    2   0   
C Neal 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    8    2   2   
G Hodges 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .364 1.091   13   12   1   HR
D Zimmer SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   12    3   4   
J Baxes 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .899   17    1   3   HBP
J Podres P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   4   
  A Fowler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Demeter PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.166    2    0   0   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gilliam PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   1    1   3              125   27  17

BATTING

2B: W Moon (1, off L McDaniel).

HR: G Hodges (1, off L McDaniel; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: J Baxes (1, by L McDaniel).

TB: G Hodges 5; W Moon 4; D Snider; D Zimmer.

RBI: G Hodges (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Podres-D Zimmer-G Hodges.

PB: J Roseboro (1).

E: G Hodges (1).

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
L McDaniel, W (1-0)            9     7   2   2    1   3   1   2.00   37  120-79   47·15·17   20· 8· 3· 1     67    -     0.84   0.37
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   3   1          37  120-79   47·15·17   20· 8· 3· 1           -

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
J Podres, L (0-1)              6     8   5   4    2   3   1   6.00   27  106-64   40· 9·15   13· 5· 4· 0     39    -     0.89  -0.14
A Fowler                       1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    5   25-11    9· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Klippstein                   2     2   1   1    1   1   0   1.80    9   34-19    9· 7· 3    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   5    5   5   1          41  165-94   58·17·19   17· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: L McDaniel 2 (2).

IBB: A Fowler (1; K Boyer).

HBP: L McDaniel (1; J Baxes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 61,552.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. R Fairly             RF 
2. G Cimoli             RF    2. W Moon               LF 
3. S Musial             1B    3. J Roseboro           C  
4. K Boyer              3B    4. D Snider             CF 
5. C Essegian           LF    5. C Neal               2B 
6. C Flood              CF    6. G Hodges             1B 
7. H Smith              C     7. D Zimmer             SS 
8. A Grammas            SS    8. J Baxes              3B 
9. L McDaniel           P     9. J Podres             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  4  -10%  49% S Musial        J Podres        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Blasingame to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  2    8%  57% K Boyer         J Podres        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Blasingame Scores
   b 4   2  1-0  -23  4    8%  64% J Baxes         L McDaniel      Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   1  0-1  ---  4    8%  69% D Blasingame    J Podres        Triple (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   t 6   1  0-3  --3  2    6%  95% H Smith         J Podres        Home Run (Fly Ball); Essegian Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  D Blasingame    Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   59%  G Cimoli        Walk; Blasingame to 2B
   OO     12-  4   49%  S Musial        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Blasingame to 3B
   R      --3  2   57%  K Boyer         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Blasingame Scores
   O      1--  6   55%  C Essegian      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  R Fairly        Lineout: RF
          ---  3   55%  W Moon          Single to 1B/Bunt
   O      1--  6   57%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moon to 2B
          -2-  4   55%  D Snider        Single to SS; Moon to 3B
   O      1-3  1   60%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny Podres facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   58%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   60%  H Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      56%  A Grammas       Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   58%  G Hodges        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  D Zimmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  J Baxes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny Podres facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   64%  L McDaniel      Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  D Blasingame    Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; McDaniel to 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  G Cimoli        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   56%  S Musial        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   59%  J Podres        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  R Fairly        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   58%  W Moon          Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   62%  J Roseboro      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   60%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   58%  C Essegian      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   59%  C Flood         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   62%  H Smith         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Flood to 3B
   O      1-3  1   57%  A Grammas       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   60%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  C Neal          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   60%  G Hodges        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B)
          1--  3   58%  D Zimmer        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Hodges to 2B
          12-      56%  J Baxes         Wild Pitch; Hodges to 3B; Zimmer to 2B
   O      -23  4   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johnny Podres facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  L McDaniel      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   69%  D Blasingame    Triple (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   RO     --3  1   72%  G Cimoli        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Blasingame Scores
   O      ---  5   71%  S Musial        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   74%  J Podres        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   76%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   82%  K Boyer         Reached on E3 (Pop Fly); Boyer to 2B
          -2-      85%  C Essegian      Passed Ball; Boyer to 3B
   R      --3  9   89%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Boyer Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   89%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B; Essegian to 3B
   RR     --3  2   95%  H Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball); Essegian Scores
   O      ---  3   94%  A Grammas       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  L McDaniel      Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   95%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   96%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  C Neal          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Art Fowler facing 1-2-3
                  Art Fowler replaces Johnny Podres pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   97%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  G Cimoli        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blasingame to 2B
   O      -2-  7   96%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-  4   97%  K Boyer         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   96%  C Essegian      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
                  Bill White replaces Stan Musial playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---  5   94%  G Hodges        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   96%  D Zimmer        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   97%  J Baxes         Foul Flyball: C
                  Don Demeter pinch hits for Art Fowler batting 9th
   O      1--  2   98%  D Demeter       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Johnny Klippstein facing 6-7-8
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Don Demeter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  A Grammas       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   96%  R Fairly        Walk
          1--  6   92%  W Moon          Single to RF (Line Drive); Fairly to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  J Roseboro      Wild Pitch; Fairly Scores; Moon to 2B
   O      -2-  4   94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Moon to 3B
   O      --3  3   97%  D Snider        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  2   98%  C Neal          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Johnny Klippstein facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   99%  L McDaniel      Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  D Blasingame    Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   99%  G Cimoli        Double to RF (Line Drive); McDaniel to 3B
   O      -23  5   98%  B White         Fielder's Choice 1B; McDaniel out at Hm/1B-C; Cimoli to 3B; White to 1B
   R      1-3  4   99%  K Boyer         Single to CF (Line Drive); Cimoli Scores; White to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  C Essegian      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   98%  G Hodges        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Zimmer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   98%  J Baxes         Hit By Pitch
                  Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein batting 9th
   O      1--  3   99%  J Gilliam       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Gilliam to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  3  100%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Dodgers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation