September 6, 1959 Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 39,432

Sunday, September 6, 1959, 5:27PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Cubs

65-69

Won 3

5th, 10 GB

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

W: D Elston (7-7), L: D Drysdale (15-12)

Dodgers

73-63

Lost 3

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .288  .741    8    3   5   
G Altman CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .249  .702   24    1   0   GDP
J Marshall 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .258  .748   18    9   1   
E Banks SS                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .961   15    1   3   HR
W Moryn LF                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .240  .712   16    3   0   HR,2B
I Noren RF                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .336  .891   22    3   0   2B
  L Walls RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .719         0   0   
S Taylor C                    1   0   0   0    3   1  .252  .704   24    6   1   IW
R Jackson 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .642    9    0   2   
  E Averill PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .752    4    0   0   
  A Dark 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .687         0   0   
M Drabowsky P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .119  .302         0   0   
  B Johnson P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   0   
  D Long PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .787    4    0   0   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .399         0   0   
  B Thomson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .709    7    0   0   
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .422         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  11   5    6  10              157   27  12

BATTING

2B: W Moryn (12, off L Sherry); I Noren (7, off L Sherry).

HR: E Banks (40, off L Sherry; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); W Moryn (11, off D Drysdale; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: S Taylor (13, by D Drysdale).

TB: W Moryn 7; E Banks 4; I Noren 3; T Taylor 3; R Jackson; J Marshall.

GIDP: G Altman (7).

RBI: W Moryn 3 (37); E Banks (128); R Jackson (10).

2-out RBI: W Moryn 3; R Jackson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Jackson-T Taylor-J Marshall.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .753   13    0   2   
W Moon RF-LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .858   10    2   0   SH
N Larker LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .751    8    1   0   
  D Demeter CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .728         0   0   
  R Fairly PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .681    6    0   0   
D Snider CF-RF                2   0   0   1    2   0  .319  .961   23    0   0   IW
G Hodges 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .285  .922   17    9   0   GDP
C Neal 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .784   14    2   4   
J Roseboro C                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .240  .708   12   11   0   HR
M Wills SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .481   10    2   2   
  C Furillo PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .670    6    0   0   
L Sherry P                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .240  .720   11    0   0   HR
  D Drysdale P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .546         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    4   6              130   27   8

BATTING

HR: J Roseboro (8, off B Henry; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); L Sherry (2, off B Johnson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: W Moon (8, off D Elston).

IBB: D Snider (12, by D Elston).

TB: L Sherry 4; J Roseboro 4; J Gilliam; W Moon; N Larker.

GIDP: G Hodges (7).

RBI: L Sherry (5); J Roseboro (30); D Snider (80).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Neal-M Wills-G Hodges; G Hodges.

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
M Drabowsky                    0.1   2   1   1    2   0   0   4.18    5   23-8     4· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0     41    -     1.47  -0.18
B Johnson                      5.2   1   1   1    1   2   1   1.59   18   64-40   22· 3·15    8· 5· 2· 0          3-0    0.85   0.26
B Henry                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.67    4   10-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.07
D Elston, W (7-7)              2     1   0   0    1   4   0   3.42    8   33-21    8· 6· 7    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.01   0.13
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   6   2          35  130-77   38·11·28   13· 6· 6· 0          3-0

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
L Sherry                       7.1   8   2   2    5   6   1   2.55   33  113-70   43·13·14    8· 9· 5· 0     55    -     1.32   0.04
D Drysdale, BS (2), L (15-12)  1.2   3   3   3    1   4   1   3.54    9   39-27   16· 8· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          2-0    4.32  -0.40
Totals                         9    11   5   5    6  10   2          42  152-97   59·21·17    8·12· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: L Sherry (1).

IBB: D Elston (7; D Snider); D Drysdale (9; S Taylor).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 39,432.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. T Taylor             2B    1. J Gilliam            3B 
2. G Altman             CF    2. W Moon               RF 
3. J Marshall           1B    3. N Larker             LF 
4. E Banks              SS    4. D Snider             CF 
5. W Moryn              LF    5. G Hodges             1B 
6. I Noren              RF    6. C Neal               2B 
7. S Taylor             C     7. J Roseboro           C  
8. R Jackson            3B    8. M Wills              SS 
9. M Drabowsky          P     9. L Sherry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-2  12-  8   76%  91% W Moryn         D Drysdale      Home Run (Fly Ball); Taylor Scores; Marshall Scores
   t 8   1  3-2  1--  3   20%  47% I Noren         L Sherry        Double to RF (Line Drive); Moryn to 3B
   t 8   2  3-2  123  7  -18%  14% B Thomson       D Drysdale      Strikeout Looking
   t 8   1  3-2  123  4  -17%  31% E Averill       D Drysdale      Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   1  3-2  12-  2  -14%  14% E Banks         D Drysdale      Foul Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Sherry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  T Taylor        Single to P/Bunt
   OO     1--  8   46%  G Altman        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   45%  J Marshall      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  J Gilliam       Walk
          1--  4   36%  W Moon          Single to LF (Line Drive); Gilliam to 2B
          12-  4   30%  N Larker        Single/Bunt; Gilliam to 3B; Moon to 2B
   RO     123  6   30%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gilliam Scores; Moon to 3B
          1-3  5   27%  G Hodges        Walk; Snider to 2B
                  Ben Johnson replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   34%  C Neal          Flyball: 2B
   O      123  3   40%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Sherry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  E Banks         Flyball: 2B
          ---  1   40%  W Moryn         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  9   44%  I Noren         Walk; Moryn to 2B
   O      12-  5   39%  S Taylor        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  4   49%  R Jackson       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Moryn Scores; Noren to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ben Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  M Wills         Lineout: LF
   R      ---  1   37%  L Sherry        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  4   38%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   39%  W Moon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Sherry facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   43%  T Taylor        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  2   34%  G Altman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   33%  J Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   35%  N Larker        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   33%  D Snider        Walk
   OO     1--  5   38%  G Hodges        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Sherry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   35%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   33%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   35%  I Noren         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--      36%  S Taylor        Wild Pitch; Noren to 2B
          -2-  6   37%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   32%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   34%  C Neal          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   35%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   36%  M Wills         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Sherry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   33%  B Johnson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   31%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
          ---  6   33%  G Altman        Walk
   O      1--  2   29%  J Marshall      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   32%  L Sherry        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   33%  J Gilliam       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   34%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Sherry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   31%  E Banks         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   37%  W Moryn         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   32%  I Noren         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   33%  S Taylor        Walk
   O      12-  2   26%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   28%  N Larker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   30%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   31%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Sherry facing 9-1-2
                  Dale Long pinch hits for Ben Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---  4   27%  D Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   24%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   21%  G Altman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Henry replaces Dale Long pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   23%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   13%  J Roseboro      Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  2   13%  M Wills         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   14%  L Sherry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Sherry facing 3-4-5
                  Wally Moon moves to LF; Don Demeter replaces Norm Larker playing CF batting 3rd; Duke Snider moves to RF
   O      ---  2   10%  J Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6   20%  E Banks         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  4   26%  W Moryn         Walk
          1--  3   47%  I Noren         Double to RF (Line Drive); Moryn to 3B
                  Don Drysdale replaces Larry Sherry pitching and batting 9th
          -23  4   48%  S Taylor        Intentional Walk
                  Earl Averill pinch hits for Randy Jackson batting 8th
   O      123  4   31%  E Averill       Strikeout Swinging
                  Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 9th
   O      123  7   14%  B Thomson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Elston facing 1-2-3
                  Don Elston replaces Bobby Thomson pitching and batting 9th; Alvin Dark replaces Earl Averill playing 3B batting 8th
          ---  1   12%  J Gilliam       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   12%  W Moon          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Gilliam to 2B
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Don Demeter batting 3rd
   O      -2-  6   14%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   14%  D Snider        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   17%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Fairly moves to CF
          ---  1   28%  T Taylor        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   18%  G Altman        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   29%  J Marshall      Single to RF (Line Drive); Taylor to 2B
   O      12-  2   14%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 1B
   RRR    12-  8   91%  W Moryn         Home Run (Fly Ball); Taylor Scores; Marshall Scores
   O      ---  4   90%  I Noren         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Don Elston facing 6-7-8
                  Lee Walls replaces Irv Noren playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   95%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Swinging
                  Carl Furillo pinch hits for Maury Wills batting 8th
   O      ---  6  100%  C Furillo       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Dodgers 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation