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Friday, May 12, 1961
, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 17,122, Time of Game: 2:41
Cubs
2
9-15
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
7th, 6 GB
 at Dodgers
4
17-11
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Sandy Koufax (3-1)
L: Don Cardwell (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  5  1
Dodgers         1  0  1   1  1  0   0  0  X    4  5  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Will RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .250 .583 0.018 1.15 0.080 -0.062 0.5 0 0
Don Zimmer 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .260 .744 -0.162 1.63 0.029 -0.191 -0.9 2 2
Billy Williams LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .232 .597 -0.009 0.84 0.053 -0.062 -0.2 2 0 2B
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .953 -0.093 0.83 0.000 -0.093 -1.2 1 1
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .306 .903 0.029 0.64 0.070 -0.041 0.8 4 0 3B
Mel Roach 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .130 .422 -0.097 0.71 0.000 -0.097 -1.7 8 0
Al Heist CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .173 .497 -0.050 1.12 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 1 0
   Richie Ashburn PH-CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .164 .420 -0.008 0.38 0.007 -0.014 -0.1 1 0
Dick Bertell C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 .619 -0.007 0.63 0.042 -0.049 0.0 5 3
Don Cardwell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .385 -0.013 0.47 0.000 -0.013 -0.1 0 0
   Andre Rodgers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .558 -0.018 0.68 0.000 -0.018 -0.3
   Dick Drott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   George Freese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 -0.018 0.67 0.000 -0.018 -0.3
   Joe Schaffernoth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Sammy Taylor PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .125 .583 0.043 1.40 0.043 0.000 1.0
   Jerry Kindall PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 33 2 5 2 5 11 .152 .506 -0.385 0.92 0.324 -0.708 -2.9 24 7
2B: B Williams (3, off S Koufax).
3B: R Santo (3, off S Koufax).
TB: R Santo 3; B Will 2; B Williams 2; D Bertell.
RBI: B Will (1); S Taylor (3).
2-out RBI: S Taylor; B Will.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: M Roach (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills SS 3 2 1 1 2 0 .310 .795 0.155 0.57 0.158 -0.003 1.8 2 5 SB
Jim Gilliam 2B-3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .619 -0.068 0.84 0.000 -0.068 -1.2 1 1 SH
Willie Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .824 -0.072 0.71 0.000 -0.072 -1.3 1 0
Wally Moon LF 2 1 2 2 2 0 .375 1.249 0.145 0.68 0.145 0.000 2.1 1 0 HR
Norm Larker 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .316 .781 0.111 0.67 0.122 -0.011 0.7 6 0
Tommy Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .894 -0.083 0.98 0.000 -0.083 -1.2 2 0
   Charlie Neal 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .665 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 2
John Roseboro C 2 0 0 0 2 1 .260 .875 -0.003 0.58 0.055 -0.058 -0.3 11 0
Ron Fairly RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1.407 -0.041 0.43 0.001 -0.042 -0.6 3 0
Sandy Koufax P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .322 -0.025 0.34 0.001 -0.026 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Turk Farrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 27 4 5 4 8 4 .185 .668 0.118 0.61 0.482 -0.364 -0.4 27 10
HR: W Moon (10, off D Cardwell; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: S Koufax (1, off D Cardwell); J Gilliam (2, off D Drott).
TB: W Moon 5; N Larker 2; M Wills.
RBI: W Moon 2 (22); N Larker (10); M Wills (5).
2-out RBI: M Wills; W Moon; N Larker.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Wills 2 (4).
Baserunning
SB: M Wills (3, 2nd base off D Cardwell/D Bertell).
Pickoffs: J Roseboro (1st base by D Bertell).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Cardwell, L (3-2) 5 5 4 4 5 3 1 4.13 24 39 -0.139 0.86 -1.3
Dick Drott 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.69 8 0 0 0.019 0.14 1.1
Joe Schaffernoth 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.27 5 0 0 0.003 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 4 4 8 4 1 4.50 37 39 0 0 -0.117 0.92 0.4

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sandy Koufax, W (3-1) 8.2 4 2 2 5 11 0 3.78 36 74 0.302 0.72 3.1
Turk Farrell, S (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71 2 3 1 0.082 4.40 -0.2
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 5 11 0 2.00 38 74 3 1 0.384 0.61 2.9
Balks: D Cardwell (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Shag Crawford, LF - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 17,122.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Bob Will RF 1 Maury Wills SS
2 Don Zimmer 2B 2 Jim Gilliam 2B
3 Billy Williams LF 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Ernie Banks SS 4 Wally Moon LF
5 Ron Santo 3B 5 Norm Larker 1B
6 Mel Roach 1B 6 Tommy Davis 3B
7 Al Heist CF 7 John Roseboro C
8 Dick Bertell C 8 Ron Fairly RF
9 Don Cardwell P 9 Sandy Koufax P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-4 2 123 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Zimmer T. Farrell 15% 100% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R LAD N. Larker D. Cardwell 11% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Moon to 3B; Larker to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R LAD W. Moon D. Cardwell 8% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wills Scores
b4 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R LAD M. Wills D. Cardwell 7% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Fairly Scores
t9 1-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  R CHC B. Will T. Farrell -7% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ashburn Scores; Bertell to 3B; Kindall to 2B

Play By Play

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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, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. Will S. Koufax 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Zimmer S. Koufax 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Williams S. Koufax 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD M. Wills D. Cardwell 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O LAD J. Gilliam D. Cardwell -2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wills to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O LAD W. Davis D. Cardwell -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R LAD W. Moon D. Cardwell 8% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wills Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD N. Larker D. Cardwell 2% 64% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Moon to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O LAD T. Davis D. Cardwell -4% 60% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC E. Banks S. Koufax 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC R. Santo S. Koufax 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Roach S. Koufax 1% 65% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  LAD J. Roseboro D. Cardwell 3% 68% Walk
b2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  O LAD R. Fairly D. Cardwell -5% 63% Roseboro Picked off 1B (C-1B)
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O LAD R. Fairly D. Cardwell -1% 62% Foul Flyball: C
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD S. Koufax D. Cardwell -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC A. Heist S. Koufax 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHC D. Bertell S. Koufax 2% 65% Popfly: SS
t3 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Cardwell S. Koufax 1% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  LAD M. Wills D. Cardwell 3% 70% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD J. Gilliam D. Cardwell -3% 67% Lineout: LF
b3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD W. Davis D. Cardwell -3% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  LAD W. Moon D. Cardwell 1% 65% Wills Steals 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  LAD W. Moon D. Cardwell 1% 66% Walk
b3 1-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R LAD N. Larker D. Cardwell 11% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Moon to 3B; Larker to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 2-0 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O LAD T. Davis D. Cardwell -4% 72% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC B. Will S. Koufax 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Zimmer S. Koufax 2% 77% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC B. Williams S. Koufax -1% 75% Walk
t4 0-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Banks S. Koufax 3% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  LAD J. Roseboro D. Cardwell 2% 80% Walk
b4 2-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O LAD R. Fairly D. Cardwell -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD S. Koufax D. Cardwell -1% 77% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Fairly to 2B
b4 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R LAD M. Wills D. Cardwell 7% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Fairly Scores
b4 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD J. Gilliam D. Cardwell 1% 85% Balk; Wills to 2B
b4 3-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O LAD J. Gilliam D. Cardwell -2% 83% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC R. Santo S. Koufax -6% 77% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Santo to 2B
t5 0-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Roach S. Koufax 6% 83% Fielder's Choice SS; Santo out at 3B/SS-3B
t5 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Heist S. Koufax 2% 85% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Heist to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t5 0-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Bertell S. Koufax 3% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD W. Davis D. Cardwell -1% 87% Lineout: CF
b5 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R LAD W. Moon D. Cardwell 5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD N. Larker D. Cardwell -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O LAD T. Davis D. Cardwell -0% 91% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 9-1-2
Andre Rodgers pinch hits for Don Cardwell (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Rodgers S. Koufax 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t6 0-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC B. Will S. Koufax 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Zimmer S. Koufax 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 7-8-9
Dick Drott replaces Andre Rodgers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O LAD J. Roseboro D. Drott -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Fairly D. Drott -0% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD S. Koufax D. Drott -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 3-4-5
t7 0-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC B. Williams S. Koufax -4% 90% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t7 0-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC E. Banks S. Koufax 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-4 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CHC R. Santo S. Koufax 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-4 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CHC M. Roach S. Koufax 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
b7 4-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  LAD M. Wills D. Drott 0% 97% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b7 4-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O LAD J. Gilliam D. Drott -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
b7 4-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O LAD W. Davis D. Drott -1% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 4-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  LAD W. Moon D. Drott 0% 97% Walk
b7 4-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O LAD N. Larker D. Drott -1% 96% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 7-8-9
Charlie Neal replaces Tommy Davis (3B) playing 2B batting 6th
Jim Gilliam moves from 2B to 3B
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Al Heist (CF) batting 7th
t8 0-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Ashburn S. Koufax 1% 97% Flyball: RF
t8 0-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  CHC D. Bertell S. Koufax -2% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
George Freese pinch hits for Dick Drott (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Freese S. Koufax 2% 98% Flyball: CF
t8 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC B. Will S. Koufax -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Bertell to 2B
t8 0-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Zimmer S. Koufax -3% 94% Walk; Bertell to 3B; Will to 2B
t8 0-4 2 123 5,(0-2)  O CHC B. Williams S. Koufax 5% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Joe Schaffernoth facing 6-7-8
Joe Schaffernoth replaces George Freese (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Richie Ashburn moves from PH to CF
b8 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD C. Neal J. Schaffernoth -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 4-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O LAD J. Roseboro J. Schaffernoth -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b8 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD R. Fairly J. Schaffernoth 0% 99% Walk
b8 4-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  LAD S. Koufax J. Schaffernoth 0% 99% Walk; Fairly to 2B
b8 4-0 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O LAD M. Wills J. Schaffernoth -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 4-5-6
t9 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC E. Banks S. Koufax 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Santo S. Koufax -1% 98% Triple to RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 0-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Roach S. Koufax 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Ashburn S. Koufax -1% 99% Walk
t9 0-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Bertell S. Koufax -3% 96% Walk; Ashburn to 2B
Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Joe Schaffernoth (P) batting 9th
t9 0-4 2 123 6,(3-2)  R CHC S. Taylor S. Koufax -4% 92% Walk; Santo Scores; Ashburn to 3B; Bertell to 2B
Turk Farrell replaces Sandy Koufax pitching and batting 9th
Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Sammy Taylor (PH) batting 9th
t9 1-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  R CHC B. Will T. Farrell -7% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ashburn Scores; Bertell to 3B; Kindall to 2B
t9 2-4 2 123 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. Zimmer T. Farrell 15% 100% Groundout: P-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Dodgers 4.

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