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Standings
NYY
@CHW		1
3
BOS
@CLE		3
4
BAL
@DET		2
11
WSH
@KCA		1
4
STL
@CIN		1
0
PIT
@LAD		5
4		 
(12)
CHC
@MLN		2
6
PHI
@SFG		2
7
Thursday, July 30, 1959
, County Stadium
Attendance: 29,170, Time of Game: 2:12
Cubs
2
50-50
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Braves
6
54-44
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Warren Spahn (14-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  5  2
Braves          1  0  2   1  2  0   0  0  X    6 10  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 .695 -0.007 0.46 0.026 -0.033 0.3 1 3
Al Dark 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .657 -0.025 0.65 0.026 -0.051 -0.0 0 3
Art Schult 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .618 -0.057 0.56 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 8 0 GDP
Ernie Banks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .966 -0.049 0.49 0.000 -0.049 -0.7 3 3
Bobby Thomson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .260 .749 0.033 0.53 0.057 -0.024 0.7 3 0 HR
Earl Averill C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .818 -0.012 0.48 0.013 -0.025 -0.2 7 0
Lee Walls RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .720 -0.049 0.62 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 2 0
George Altman CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .649 -0.040 0.53 0.000 -0.040 -0.5 0 0
Art Ceccarelli P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .133 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.1 0 0
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 .235 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cal Neeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 .418 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .354 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .688 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Don Elston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 5 1 0 4 .161 .419 -0.236 0.53 0.122 -0.358 -2.1 24 9
HR: B Thomson (9, off W Spahn; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
TB: B Thomson 4; T Taylor 2; A Dark; E Averill.
GIDP: A Schult (1).
RBI: B Thomson (37).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Dark-T Taylor-A Schult; T Taylor-E Banks-A Schult.
E: T Taylor (15); A Dark (13).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Avila 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .203 .609 0.073 0.58 0.087 -0.014 1.4 0 2
Felix Mantilla 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .163 .462 0.146 0.66 0.165 -0.019 0.7 1 0 HR,GDP
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .361 1.082 0.051 0.66 0.083 -0.033 0.3 2 0 HR
Joe Adcock 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .295 .843 0.068 0.58 0.075 -0.007 0.5 12 1
Johnny Logan SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .313 .884 -0.034 0.60 0.050 -0.084 -0.2 0 4 HR,GDP
Andy Pafko LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .242 .655 0.001 0.34 0.030 -0.029 0.4 3 0 HR
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .295 .755 -0.017 0.22 0.003 -0.020 0.1 3 0
Del Crandall C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .254 .683 -0.008 0.17 0.005 -0.013 -0.5 5 1
Warren Spahn P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .235 .584 -0.013 0.33 0.011 -0.024 -0.4 1 5
Team Totals 34 6 10 5 2 5 .294 .980 0.267 0.46 0.509 -0.243 2.4 27 13
HR: H Aaron (27, off A Ceccarelli; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); F Mantilla (2, off A Ceccarelli; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Logan (13, off A Ceccarelli; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); A Pafko (1, off A Ceccarelli; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: H Aaron 4; J Logan 4; A Pafko 4; F Mantilla 4; J Adcock 2; B Bruton 2; B Avila; W Spahn.
GIDP: F Mantilla (6); J Logan (7).
RBI: F Mantilla (7); A Pafko (11); J Logan (35); J Adcock (38); H Aaron (83).
2-out RBI: F Mantilla; A Pafko; H Aaron; J Logan.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Avila-J Adcock-J Logan-W Spahn.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Art Ceccarelli, L (4-1) 4.2 8 6 4 2 2 4 3.26 25 28 -0.285 0.62 -3.9
John Buzhardt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 1 1 0 0.003 0.11 0.2
Moe Drabowsky 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.29 6 0 0 0.013 0.12 0.9
Don Elston 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.15 4 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 6 4 2 5 4 4.50 36 28 1 0 -0.267 0.53 -2.4

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (14-10) 9 5 2 2 0 4 1 2.82 31 73 0.233 0.53 2.1
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 0 4 1 2.00 31 73 0.233 0.46 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Vic Delmore.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 29,170.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Milwaukee Braves
1 Tony Taylor 2B 1 Bobby Avila 2B
2 Al Dark 3B 2 Felix Mantilla 3B
3 Art Schult 1B 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Ernie Banks SS 4 Joe Adcock 1B
5 Bobby Thomson LF 5 Johnny Logan SS
6 Earl Averill C 6 Andy Pafko LF
7 Lee Walls RF 7 Bill Bruton CF
8 George Altman CF 8 Del Crandall C
9 Art Ceccarelli P 9 Warren Spahn P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 --- R MLN F. Mantilla A. Ceccarelli 11% 75% Home Run (Deep LF)
b3 2-0 2 --- R MLN H. Aaron A. Ceccarelli 8% 84% Home Run (Deep CF)
b1 1-0 1 12- OO MLN J. Logan A. Ceccarelli -7% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R MLN J. Adcock A. Ceccarelli 7% 68% Single to LF; Avila Scores/unER; Mantilla to 2B
t5 0-4 0 --- R CHC B. Thomson W. Spahn -6% 85% Home Run (Deep CF)

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, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC T. Taylor W. Spahn 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC A. Dark W. Spahn 1% 54% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC A. Schult W. Spahn 1% 55% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MLN B. Avila A. Ceccarelli 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- MLN F. Mantilla A. Ceccarelli 6% 64% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Avila to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O MLN H. Aaron A. Ceccarelli -2% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Avila to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R MLN J. Adcock A. Ceccarelli 7% 68% Single to LF; Avila Scores/unER; Mantilla to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- OO MLN J. Logan A. Ceccarelli -7% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHC E. Banks W. Spahn 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHC B. Thomson W. Spahn 2% 65% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-1 2 --- CHC E. Averill W. Spahn -1% 64% Single to LF
t2 0-1 2 1-- O CHC L. Walls W. Spahn 2% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O MLN A. Pafko A. Ceccarelli -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O MLN B. Bruton A. Ceccarelli -1% 63% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- O MLN D. Crandall A. Ceccarelli -1% 62% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHC G. Altman W. Spahn 3% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-1 1 --- O CHC A. Ceccarelli W. Spahn 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 --- O CHC T. Taylor W. Spahn 1% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O MLN W. Spahn A. Ceccarelli -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O MLN B. Avila A. Ceccarelli -1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- R MLN F. Mantilla A. Ceccarelli 11% 75% Home Run (Deep LF)
b3 2-0 2 --- R MLN H. Aaron A. Ceccarelli 8% 84% Home Run (Deep CF)
b3 3-0 2 --- MLN J. Adcock A. Ceccarelli 1% 84% Single to LF
b3 3-0 2 1-- O MLN J. Logan A. Ceccarelli -1% 83% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O CHC A. Dark W. Spahn 2% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- O CHC A. Schult W. Spahn 1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- O CHC E. Banks W. Spahn 1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- O MLN A. Pafko A. Ceccarelli -1% 86% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 3-0 1 --- O MLN B. Bruton A. Ceccarelli -1% 86% Strikeout
b4 3-0 2 --- MLN D. Crandall A. Ceccarelli 1% 86% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-- MLN W. Spahn A. Ceccarelli 1% 87% Single to RF; Crandall to 3B
b4 3-0 2 1-3 R MLN B. Avila A. Ceccarelli 5% 92% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Crandall Scores/No RBI/unER; Spahn to 2B
b4 4-0 2 12- O MLN F. Mantilla A. Ceccarelli -1% 91% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- R CHC B. Thomson W. Spahn -6% 85% Home Run (Deep CF)
t5 1-4 0 --- O CHC E. Averill W. Spahn 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-4 1 --- O CHC L. Walls W. Spahn 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- O CHC G. Altman W. Spahn 1% 90% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Art Ceccarelli facing 3-4-5
b5 4-1 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron A. Ceccarelli -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- O MLN J. Adcock A. Ceccarelli -1% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 4-1 2 --- R MLN J. Logan A. Ceccarelli 5% 93% Home Run (Deep LF)
b5 5-1 2 --- R MLN A. Pafko A. Ceccarelli 3% 96% Home Run (Deep LF)
b5 6-1 2 --- MLN B. Bruton A. Ceccarelli 0% 96% Single to RF
John Buzhardt replaces Art Ceccarelli pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 2 1-- O MLN D. Crandall J. Buzhardt -0% 96% Popfly: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 6.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
Cal Neeman pinch hits for John Buzhardt (P) batting 9th
t6 1-6 0 --- O CHC C. Neeman W. Spahn 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- CHC T. Taylor W. Spahn -1% 96% Single to CF
t6 1-6 1 1-- CHC A. Dark W. Spahn -3% 93% Single to LF; Taylor to 3B
t6 1-6 1 1-3 ROO CHC A. Schult W. Spahn 2% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-P; Taylor Scores/No RBI
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
Moe Drabowsky replaces Cal Neeman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-2 0 --- O MLN W. Spahn M. Drabowsky -0% 95% Strikeout
b6 6-2 1 --- MLN B. Avila M. Drabowsky 0% 96% Single
b6 6-2 1 1-- OO MLN F. Mantilla M. Drabowsky -1% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
t7 2-6 0 --- O CHC E. Banks W. Spahn 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 2-6 1 --- O CHC B. Thomson W. Spahn 1% 97% Groundout: C-1B
t7 2-6 2 --- O CHC E. Averill W. Spahn 0% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
b7 6-2 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron M. Drabowsky -0% 97% Flyball: 1B
b7 6-2 1 --- O MLN J. Adcock M. Drabowsky -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 6-2 2 --- O MLN J. Logan M. Drabowsky -0% 97% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
t8 2-6 0 --- O CHC L. Walls W. Spahn 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-6 1 --- O CHC G. Altman W. Spahn 1% 99% Strikeout
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky (P) batting 9th
t8 2-6 2 --- O CHC R. Jackson W. Spahn 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Cubs' Don Elston facing 6-7-8
Don Elston replaces Randy Jackson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-2 0 --- O MLN A. Pafko D. Elston -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-2 1 --- MLN B. Bruton D. Elston 0% 99% Single to LF
b8 6-2 1 1-- O MLN D. Crandall D. Elston -0% 99% Flyball: C
b8 6-2 2 1-- O MLN W. Spahn D. Elston -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t9 2-6 0 --- CHC T. Taylor W. Spahn -2% 97% Single to SS
t9 2-6 0 1-- O CHC A. Dark W. Spahn 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 2-6 1 1-- O CHC A. Schult W. Spahn 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 2-6 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks W. Spahn 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.

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