September 1, 1958 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@CHW 5 CLE 7
@CHW 1 DET 7
@KCA 4 DET 5
@KCA 1 BOS 4
@NYY 2 NYY 4
BOS 2 BAL 2
@WSH 0 BAL 10
@WSH 1 MLN 2
CHC 1 CHC 9
@MLN 3 PIT 5
PHI 2 PHI 9
@PIT 0 SFG 8
LAD 6 SFG 6
LAD 5
(16) STL 1
CIN 0 CIN 9
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 1, 1958
Time of Game: 2:06

Cubs

60-72

Lost 1

7th, 17½ GB

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

W: B Buhl (5-2), L: B Anderson (1-1)

Braves

78-53

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .603    0    1   5   
A Dark 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .712    0    1   1   2B
J Marshall 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .652    0   10   1   
E Banks SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .314  .993    0    3   2   
W Moryn LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .835    0    2   0   
L Walls RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .864    0    1   0   
B Thomson CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .819    0    1   0   3B
S Taylor C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .729    0    5   0   
B Anderson P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .846         0   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    1   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: A Dark (16, off B Buhl).

3B: B Thomson (5, off B Buhl).

TB: B Thomson 4; A Dark 2; E Banks 2; S Taylor; L Walls; W Moryn.

RBI: E Banks (111).

2-out RBI: E Banks.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Thomson (5).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .635    0    1   4   
J Logan SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .632    0    2   3   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .258  .845    0    0   2   
H Aaron RF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .339  .972    0    4   2   
W Covington LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .331 1.027    0    4   0   
F Torre 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .797    0    7   1   
B Bruton CF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .652    0    4   0   
  A Pafko PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .630    0    0   0   
  F Mantilla CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .645         0   0   
D Rice C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .547    0    4   0   
B Buhl P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    1   1   
Totals                       33   2   9   2    2   4                    27  13

BATTING

TB: E Mathews 3; H Aaron 3; B Bruton; W Covington; F Torre.

RBI: B Bruton (17); H Aaron (83).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: W Covington 2 (6).

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
B Anderson, L (1-1)            7     9   2   2    1   4   0   3.15   31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 9     54    -     1.10  -0.02
B Henry                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.40    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.18   0.09
Totals                         8     9   2   2    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 9          2-0

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 (5-2)                9     8   1   1    1   3   0   3.15   35     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 8     69    -     1.17   0.57
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 8           -

B Anderson faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Milwaukee Braves                     
1. T Taylor             2B    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. A Dark               3B    2. J Logan              SS 
3. J Marshall           1B    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. E Banks              SS    4. H Aaron              RF 
5. W Moryn              LF    5. W Covington          LF 
6. L Walls              RF    6. F Torre              1B 
7. B Thomson            CF    7. B Bruton             CF 
8. S Taylor             C     8. D Rice               C  
9. B Anderson           P     9. B Buhl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  -2-      12%  56% H Aaron         B Anderson      Single; Mathews Scores
   b 4   1  1-1  123      11%  78% B Bruton        B Anderson      Single; Torre to 2B; Covington to 3B; Aaron Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -10%  42% E Banks         B Buhl          Single; Dark Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  ---      -9%  30% B Thomson       B Buhl          Triple
   b 4   1  1-1  12-       7%  68% F Torre         B Anderson      Walk; Aaron to 3B; Covington to 2B

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%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  A Dark          Double
   O      -2-      51%  J Marshall      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   R      -2-      42%  E Banks         Single; Dark Scores
          1--      40%  W Moryn         Single; Banks to 2B
   O      12-      44%  L Walls         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      41%  E Mathews       Single
   O      1--      39%  H Aaron         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Buhl facing 7-8-9
          ---      30%  B Thomson       Triple
   O      --3      34%  S Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      41%  B Anderson      Fielder's Choice 3B; Thomson out at Hm/3B-C
   O      1--      43%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  W Covington     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  F Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Buhl facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      40%  A Dark          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  J Marshall      Flyball: CF
          ---      40%  E Banks         Single
          1--      40%  W Moryn         E7 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      42%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  D Rice          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      38%  B Buhl          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Buhl facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  L Walls         Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  B Thomson       Single
   O      1--      37%  S Taylor        Single; Taylor out at 2B/RF-2B-SS; Thomson to 3B
   O      --3      41%  B Anderson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Anderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  J Logan         Strikeout
          ---      44%  E Mathews       Single; Mathews to 2B/Adv on E8
   R      -2-      56%  H Aaron         Single; Mathews Scores
          1--      60%  W Covington     Single; Aaron to 2B
          12-      68%  F Torre         Walk; Aaron to 3B; Covington to 2B
   R      123      78%  B Bruton        Single; Torre to 2B; Covington to 3B; Aaron Scores
   O      123      71%  D Rice          Strikeout
   O      123      65%  B Buhl          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  A Dark          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  J Marshall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  J Logan         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  L Walls         Single; Walls to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      75%  B Thomson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Anderson facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  H Aaron         Single
   O      1--      75%  W Covington     Flyball: 3B
          1--      81%  F Torre         Single; Aaron to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  B Bruton        Fielder's Choice 1B; Aaron out at Hm/1B-C; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      71%  D Rice          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Buhl facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  S Taylor        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      78%  B Anderson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  T Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      80%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  B Buhl          Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  J Logan         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Buhl facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  J Marshall      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  W Moryn         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Anderson facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  E Mathews       Single
          1--      94%  H Aaron         Single; Mathews to 3B
                  Bill Henry replaces Bob Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      92%  W Covington     Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      88%  F Torre         Flyball: 1B
                  Andy Pafko pinch hits for Bill Bruton batting 7th
          1-3      89%  A Pafko         Walk; Aaron to 2B
   O      123      85%  D Rice          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Buhl facing 6-7-8
                  Felix Mantilla replaces Andy Pafko playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  L Walls         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Thomson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation