April 23, 1964 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
@BAL 1 BAL 1
BOS 0 CLE 3
@LAA 2 WSA 5
@MIN 4 CIN 1
@HOU 0 CHC 5
@NYM 1 PHI 6
PIT 5 LAD 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 8,025

Thursday, April 23, 1964
Time of Game: 2:48

Cubs

3-4

Won 1

7th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  4  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    5 15  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  1

W: D Ellsworth (1-1), L: T Stallard (0-2)

Mets

1-5

Lost 1

9th, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Stewart 2B                  6   1   1   0    0   0  .355  .945    0    0   1   
L Brock RF                    6   0   2   1    0   2  .313  .902    0    2   0   3B
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .433 1.533    0    3   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .400 1.520    0    2   3   
E Banks 1B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0   11   0   3B
A Rodgers SS                  4   1   3   1    1   0  .345 1.084    0    1   1   
D Bertell C                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .350  .909    0    6   0   SH
B Cowan CF                    5   0   2   0    0   2  .258  .819    0    2   0   
D Ellsworth P                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .143    0    0   6   
Totals                       42   5  15   3    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

3B: E Banks (1, off B Wakefield); L Brock (1, off B Wakefield).

SH: D Bertell (1, off B Wakefield).

TB: E Banks 5; L Brock 4; A Rodgers 3; D Bertell 2; B Cowan 2; R Santo; B Williams; J Stewart.

RBI: L Brock (4); D Bertell (3); A Rodgers (5).

2-out RBI: L Brock.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .500    0    6   1   
R Hunt 2B                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .320  .890    0    1   2   HR
J Hickman CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .971    0    2   0   
F Thomas LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .612    0    5   0   
H Taylor C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .732    0    9   0   
J Christopher RF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .300 1.117    0    0   0   
R Kanehl 3B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .667 1.445    0    0   4   2B
A Moran SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .490    0    3   0   
  J Gonder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    0   0   
  A Samuel SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .643    0    0   1   
T Stallard P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
  B Wakefield P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  C Cannizzaro PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hinsley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Harkness PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .438  .876    0    0   0   
  R Locke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Kanehl (1, off D Ellsworth).

HR: R Hunt (1, off D Ellsworth; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Kanehl 4; R Hunt 4; F Thomas 2; J Hickman.

RBI: R Hunt (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Hickman (1).

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, W (1-1)           9     7   1   1    2   5   1   3.95   36     -       ·  ·     15·10· 3· 1     72    -     0.63   0.22
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     15·10· 3· 1           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Stallard, L (0-2)            2.1   6   4   1    1   2   0   1.74   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 3· 0     36    -     0.94  -0.33
B Wakefield                    2.2   4   1   1    1   3   0   1.93   13     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.48   0.03
J Hinsley                      2     4   0   0    1   1   0   4.50   11     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
R Locke                        2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9    15   5   2    4   7   0          47     -       ·  ·     17·14· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 8,025.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. J Stewart            2B    1. D Smith              1B 
2. L Brock              RF    2. R Hunt               2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. J Hickman            CF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. F Thomas             LF 
5. E Banks              1B    5. H Taylor             C  
6. A Rodgers            SS    6. J Christopher        RF 
7. D Bertell            C     7. R Kanehl             3B 
8. B Cowan              CF    8. A Moran              SS 
9. D Ellsworth          P     9. T Stallard           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3      18%  80% J Stewart       T Stallard      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Rodgers Scores/No RBI/unER; Bertell Scores/No RBI/unER; Stewart to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% A Rodgers       T Stallard      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Banks to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1-3      10%  74% D Bertell       T Stallard      Single to CF (Line Drive); Banks Scores; Rodgers to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  1-3      -6%  62% D Ellsworth     T Stallard      Flyball: LF
   t 2   2  0-3  --3       6%  86% L Brock         T Stallard      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tracy Stallard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Stewart       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      48%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  R Santo         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  R Hunt          Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  J Hickman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hickman to 2B
   O      12-      50%  H Taylor        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tracy Stallard facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  E Banks         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      64%  A Rodgers       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Banks to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  D Bertell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Banks Scores; Rodgers to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  B Cowan         Strikeout
   O      1-3      62%  D Ellsworth     Flyball: LF
   RR     1-3      80%  J Stewart       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Rodgers Scores/No RBI/unER; Bertell Scores/No RBI/unER; Stewart to 3B
   R      --3      86%  L Brock         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores/unER
   O      1--      85%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Ellsworth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  J Christopher   Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  R Kanehl        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  A Moran         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tracy Stallard facing 4-5-6
          ---      89%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      88%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
          1--      91%  A Rodgers       Single to LF (Line Drive); Santo to 3B
                  Bill Wakefield replaces Tracy Stallard pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      88%  D Bertell       Strikeout
   O      1-3      86%  B Cowan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Ellsworth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  B Wakefield     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      88%  R Hunt          Walk
   O      1--      90%  J Hickman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  D Ellsworth     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      89%  J Stewart       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      89%  L Brock         Triple to LF (Fly Ball)
          --3      90%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1-3      88%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Ellsworth facing 4-5-6
          ---      85%  F Thomas        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  H Taylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      90%  J Christopher   Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  R Kanehl        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Christopher to 2B
   O      12-      92%  A Moran         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  E Banks         Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   R      --3      96%  A Rodgers       Single to LF (Line Drive); Banks Scores
   O      1--      95%  D Bertell       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Rodgers to 2B
          -2-      96%  B Cowan         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Rodgers stays at 2B
   O      12-      95%  D Ellsworth     Strikeout
   O      12-      94%  J Stewart       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Cannizzaro pinch hits for Bill Wakefield batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  C Cannizzaro    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Hunt          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jerry Hinsley facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Hinsley replaces Chris Cannizzaro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  R Santo         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  E Banks         Single to CF (Line Drive); Santo to 2B
   O      12-      96%  A Rodgers       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  J Hickman       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  H Taylor        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jerry Hinsley facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  D Bertell       Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      98%  B Cowan         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bertell to 2B
          12-      99%  D Ellsworth     Walk; Bertell to 3B; Cowan to 2B
   O      123      98%  J Stewart       Fielder's Choice 3B; Bertell out at Hm/3B-C; Cowan to 3B; Ellsworth to 2B; Stewart to 1B
   O      123      98%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      123      97%  B Williams      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  J Christopher   Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  R Kanehl        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Al Moran batting 8th
   O      1--      98%  J Gonder        Flyball: LF
                  Tim Harkness pinch hits for Jerry Hinsley batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  T Harkness      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Locke facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Locke replaces Tim Harkness pitching and batting 9th; Amado Samuel replaces Jesse Gonder playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Santo         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      98%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  A Rodgers       Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Bertell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Smith         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      98%  R Hunt          Home Run
   O      ---      99%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Locke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  B Cowan         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  D Ellsworth     Strikeout
          ---      99%  J Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  H Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Christopher   Strikeout Looking
          1--      95%  R Kanehl        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Taylor to 3B
   O      -23      98%  A Samuel        Flyball: LF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Ron Locke batting 9th
   O      -23     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation