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BAL  2
BOS  1

(12)
CHW  4
KCA  3

NYY  3
@DET  1

LAA  5
@MIN  0

LAD  8
CHC  1

MLN  5
@NYM  2

SFG  4
PIT  1

CIN  4
@STL  3

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 24,737

Monday, September 10, 1962
Time of Game: 2:24
Cubs
1
52-93
Lost 7
9th, 42 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  1
Dodgers         1  0  4   3  0  0   0  0  X    8 11  1
W: D Drysdale (24-7), L: D Ellsworth (8-18), S: J Smith (1)
Dodgers
8
94-51
Won 3
1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Landrum CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .717   15    2   0   
K Hubbs 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .637   11    3   2   
E Banks 1B-3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .825   17    6   2   
B Williams LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .309  .872   19    1   0   SB
B Ott RF                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .133  .266   12    3   0   
  N Mathews PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
A Rodgers SS                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .281  .729   16    0   2   
R Santo 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .666    7    1   2   
  G Altman PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .902    8    2   0   
M Thacker C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .561    1    3   1   
  D Bertell C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .703    6    3   0   
D Ellsworth P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .394    6    0   1   
  P Toth P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Steevens P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Murphy PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  F Burdette P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .742    6    0   0   
  J Brewer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3   9              129   24  11
BATTING
TB: K Hubbs; E Banks; L Brock; B Williams.
RBI: N Mathews (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Santo-K Hubbs-E Banks; E Banks-K Hubbs-G Altman.
E: P Toth (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Williams (8, 2nd base off D Drysdale/D Camilli).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   3   4   1    0   0  .298  .717   12    2   3   3·SB,GDP
  D Tracewski SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
J Gilliam 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .718   16    2   1   SB
W Davis CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .830    9    1   0   
T Davis LF                    3   1   1   5    0   0  .339  .902   12    3   0   HR,SF,GDP
F Howard RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .309  .943   17    2   0   
D Camilli C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .943   15   10   0   
R Fairly 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .299  .872   13    6   0   
  T Harkness 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .778         0   0   
A Carey 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .732   18    1   1   
D Drysdale P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .537    4    0   1   SH
  L Walls PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .655    7    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   8  11   7    3   5              123   27   7
BATTING
HR: T Davis (24, off D Ellsworth; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: T Davis (6, off M Steevens).
SH: D Drysdale (7, off P Toth).
TB: T Davis 4; M Wills 4; W Davis 2; D Drysdale; J Gilliam; R Fairly; L Walls.
GIDP: M Wills (7); T Davis (14).
RBI: T Davis 5 (137); W Davis (85); M Wills (44).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
FIELDING
E: D Camilli (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: M Wills 3 (89, 3rd base off F Burdette/D Bertell, 2nd base off F Burdette/D Bertell, 2nd base off D Ellsworth/M Thacker); J Gilliam (15, 2nd base off F Burdette/D Bertell).

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 Ellsworth, L (8-18)          2.1   6   5   5    1   0   1   5.24   13   33-21   15· 0· 6    6· 3· 3· 0     24    -     1.11  -0.28
P Toth                         0.2   3   3   3    1   1   0   8.44    7   22-14    6· 3· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.03
M Steevens                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   22-15    5· 6· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          3-1    0.07   0.00
F Burdette                     2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8   25-15   10· 1· 4    1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Brewer                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.36    3   16-10    5· 0· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   5   1          37  118-75   41·10·24   16· 4· 8· 1          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
D Drysdale, W (24-7)           8     3   0   0    1   9   0   2.92   28  107-74   34·16·24    8· 8· 1· 1     84    -     0.44   0.19
J Smith, S (1)                 1     1   1   1    2   0   0   9.00    6   20-9     4· 1· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   9   0          34  127-83   38·17·28   10·10· 1· 1           -  
P Toth faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Al Forman.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 24,737.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Landrum            CF    1. M Wills              SS 
2. K Hubbs              2B    2. J Gilliam            2B 
3. E Banks              1B    3. W Davis              CF 
4. B Williams           LF    4. T Davis              LF 
5. B Ott                RF    5. F Howard             RF 
6. A Rodgers            SS    6. D Camilli            C  
7. R Santo              3B    7. R Fairly             1B 
8. M Thacker            C     8. A Carey              3B 
9. D Ellsworth          P     9. D Drysdale           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-1  123  2   18%  94% T Davis         D Ellsworth     Home Run (Fly Ball); Wills Scores; Gilliam Scores; Davis Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  2    9%  65% W Davis         D Ellsworth     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wills Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  --3  4    6%  62% A Rodgers       D Drysdale      Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   1  0-1  12-  2    5%  76% W Davis         D Ellsworth     Single to 3B/Bunt; Wills to 3B; Gilliam to 2B
   b 3   0  0-1  1--  3    5%  75% M Wills         D Ellsworth     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Drysdale to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Landrum       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  K Hubbs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  E Banks         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  M Wills         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  J Gilliam       Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-  2   65%  W Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wills Scores
   OO     1--  2   61%  T Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   57%  B Williams      Single to 2B
   O      1--  4   61%  B Ott           Strikeout Swinging
          1--      56%  A Rodgers       Williams Steals 2B; Williams to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  4   62%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   66%  R Santo         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   64%  F Howard        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   63%  D Camilli       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   64%  R Fairly        Walk
   O      1--  2   62%  A Carey         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Drysdale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   65%  M Thacker       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   66%  D Ellsworth     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   68%  D Landrum       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   71%  D Drysdale      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   75%  M Wills         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Drysdale to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  J Gilliam       Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Wills to 2B
          12-  2   76%  W Davis         Single to 3B/Bunt; Wills to 3B; Gilliam to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   94%  T Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball); Wills Scores; Gilliam Scores; Davis Scores
                  Paul Toth replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  F Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  D Camilli       Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Drysdale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   94%  K Hubbs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   95%  E Banks         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   95%  B Williams      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Paul Toth facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   96%  R Fairly        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   97%  A Carey         Walk; Fairly to 2B
   R      12-  2   99%  D Drysdale      Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Fairly Scores/No RBI; Carey to 3B
   R      1-3  1   99%  M Wills         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Carey Scores; Drysdale to 2B
          12-  1   99%  J Gilliam       Single to C/Bunt; Drysdale to 3B; Wills to 2B
                  Morrie Steevens replaces Paul Toth pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2   99%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Wills to 3B; Gilliam to 2B
   RO     123  6   99%  T Davis         Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wills Scores
   O      12-  4   99%  F Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  B Ott           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Santo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Morrie Steevens facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Bertell replaces Moe Thacker playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  D Camilli       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  A Carey         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Drysdale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  100%  D Bertell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Danny Murphy pinch hits for Morrie Steevens batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  D Landrum       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Freddie Burdette facing 9-1-2
                  Freddie Burdette replaces Danny Murphy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Drysdale      Flyball: RF
          ---  2  100%  M Wills         Single to SS
          1--     100%  J Gilliam       Wills Steals 2B
          -2-  6  100%  " "             Walk
          12-     100%  W Davis         Wills Steals 3B; Gilliam Steals 2B
   O      -23  2  100%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   O      -23  2  100%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Drysdale facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   99%  K Hubbs         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6  100%  E Banks         Flyball: SS
          1--  5   99%  B Williams      Walk; Hubbs to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  B Ott           Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  A Rodgers       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Freddie Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  F Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  D Camilli       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  R Fairly        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Harkness replaces Ron Fairly playing 1B batting 7th; George Altman pinch hits for Ron Santo batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  G Altman        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  5  100%  D Bertell       Strikeout Swinging
                  Lou Brock pinch hits for Freddie Burdette batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  L Brock         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  D Landrum       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jim Brewer facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Brewer replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 9th; George Altman moves to 1B; Ernie Banks moves to 3B
   O      ---  6  100%  A Carey         Groundout: P-1B
                  Lee Walls pinch hits for Don Drysdale batting 9th
          ---  7  100%  L Walls         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3  100%  M Wills         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Jack Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Jack Smith replaces Lee Walls pitching and batting 9th; Dick Tracewski replaces Maury Wills playing SS batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  K Hubbs         Walk
          1--  3  100%  E Banks         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hubbs to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  Nelson Mathews pinch hits for Billy Ott batting 5th
   RO     1-3  1  100%  N Mathews       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hubbs Scores
          1--  4  100%  A Rodgers       Walk; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  G Altman        Foul Flyball: 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Dodgers 8.

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