April 19, 1956 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
BAL 2 CHW 1
CLE 0 KCA 4
@DET 1 WSH 7
NYY 3 BRO 5
PHI 4
(10) CIN 10
STL 9
(10) MLN 3
CHC 1 PIT 3
@NYG 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 9,535

Thursday, April 19, 1956
Time of Game: 2:21

Cubs

0-2

Lost 2

8th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  X    3  6  0

W: B Buhl (1-0), L: W Hacker (0-1), S: D Jolly (1)

Braves

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hoak 3B                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .444    0    1   1   
G Baker 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .125    0    3   4   
G Wade CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
E Banks SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    3   3   
W Moryn RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .429  .858    0    3   0   
M Irvin LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .453    0    2   0   
D Fondy 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .429  .858    0    7   0   
H Landrith C                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .167  .453    0    2   1   IW
W Hacker P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    3   5                    24  11

BATTING

IBB: H Landrith (1, by B Buhl).

TB: W Moryn 2; D Fondy 2; M Irvin; H Landrith; D Hoak.

RBI: H Landrith (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Hacker-H Landrith-D Hoak.

E: G Wade (1).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    4   3   
J Logan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   1   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.357    0    4   1   
B Thomson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   0   
J Adcock 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .286 1.143    0    5   0   
B Bruton CF                   3   2   1   0    0   0  .286  .857    0    4   0   
D Crandall C                  1   1   0   0    2   0  .333 1.047    0    7   1   IW
B Buhl P                      2   0   1   1    0   1  .500 1.500    0    0   1   2B
  W Covington PH              1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Jolly P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    2   1                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Buhl (1, off W Hacker).

IBB: D Crandall (2, by W Hacker).

TB: B Buhl 2; D O'Connell; W Covington; B Bruton; H Aaron; J Logan.

RBI: W Covington (1); B Buhl (1); D O'Connell (1).

2-out RBI: B Buhl.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Aaron-D Crandall.

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
W Hacker, L (0-1)              8     6   3   2    2   1   0   2.25   32     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 6     59    -     1.20  -0.10
Totals                         8     6   3   2    2   1   0          32     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 6           -

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Buhl, W (1-0)                7     7   1   1    2   4   0   1.29   30     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 7     61    -     1.33   0.26
D Jolly, S (1)                 2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.13
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   5   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Hacker (1; D Crandall); B Buhl (1; H Landrith).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Lee Ballanfant.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 9,535.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Milwaukee Braves                     
1. D Hoak               3B    1. D O'Connell          2B 
2. G Baker              2B    2. J Logan              SS 
3. G Wade               CF    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. E Banks              SS    4. H Aaron              RF 
5. W Moryn              RF    5. B Thomson            LF 
6. M Irvin              LF    6. J Adcock             1B 
7. D Fondy              1B    7. B Bruton             CF 
8. H Landrith           C     8. D Crandall           C  
9. W Hacker             P     9. B Buhl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-1  123      22%  57% W Hacker        B Buhl          Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
   b 5   2  1-0  12-      19%  58% B Buhl          W Hacker        Double; Bruton Scores; Crandall to 3B
   b 7   1  1-1  1-3      16%  87% W Covington     W Hacker        Single; Bruton Scores/unER; Crandall to 3B; Covington to 2B
   t 4   1  0-0  12-     -16%  29% H Landrith      B Buhl          Single; Irvin Scores; Fondy to 3B
   b 7   1  1-1  ---      15%  69% B Bruton        W Hacker        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bruton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Hoak          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Wade          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Hacker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D O'Connell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  E Mathews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  W Moryn         Single
   O      1--      53%  M Irvin         Strikeout Looking
          1--      51%  D Fondy         Single; Moryn to 2B
   O      12-      55%  H Landrith      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Hacker facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  H Aaron         Single
   O      1--      55%  B Thomson       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  J Adcock        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      50%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  W Hacker        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      50%  D Hoak          Single
          1--      46%  G Baker         Walk; Hoak to 2B
   O      12-      51%  G Wade          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      55%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Hacker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Buhl          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D O'Connell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Moryn         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  M Irvin         Single to LF
          1--      45%  D Fondy         Fielder's Choice 2B; Irvin to 2B; Fondy to 1B
   R      12-      29%  H Landrith      Single; Irvin Scores; Fondy to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  W Hacker        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fondy stays at 3B
   O      1-3      41%  D Hoak          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Hacker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  E Mathews       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      35%  H Aaron         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Buhl facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      37%  G Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  G Wade          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  E Banks         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Hacker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  B Thomson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      34%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  B Bruton        Single
          1--      39%  D Crandall      Walk; Bruton to 2B
   R      12-      58%  B Buhl          Double; Bruton Scores; Crandall to 3B
   O      -23      50%  D O'Connell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  W Moryn         Single to 1B
   O      1--      47%  M Irvin         Groundout: P-1B; Moryn to 2B
          -2-      36%  D Fondy         Single; Moryn to 3B; Fondy to 2B
          -23      35%  H Landrith      Intentional Walk
   OO     123      57%  W Hacker        Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Hacker facing 2-3-4
          ---      62%  J Logan         Single
   O      1--      58%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B; Mathews to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  B Thomson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  D Hoak          Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  G Baker         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      58%  G Wade          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Hacker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  J Adcock        Flyball: RF
          ---      69%  B Bruton        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bruton to 3B
          --3      71%  D Crandall      Intentional Walk
                  Wes Covington pinch hits for Bob Buhl batting 9th
   R      1-3      87%  W Covington     Single; Bruton Scores/unER; Crandall to 3B; Covington to 2B
   R      -23      93%  D O'Connell     Single; Crandall Scores; Covington to 3B
   OO     1-3      88%  J Logan         Double Play: Bunt Groundout: P-C-3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Jolly facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Jolly replaces Wes Covington pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  W Moryn         Flyball: RF
          ---      91%  M Irvin         Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Fondy         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Warren Hacker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  H Aaron         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Thomson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Jolly facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  H Landrith      Flyball: RF
                  Jim King pinch hits for Warren Hacker batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J King          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Hoak          Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation