April 23, 1961 Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Shibe Park, Attendance: 16,027

Sunday, April 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:16

Cubs

5-6

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

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

W: A Mahaffey (1-1), L: B Anderson (0-2)

Phillies

4-7

Won 2

8th, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Heist CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .701    0    0   0   
D Zimmer 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .341  .919    0    3   8   
B Will RF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .111  .311    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .302  .775    0    0   0   
E Banks SS                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .220  .728    0    4   4   
F Thomas LF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .318  .818    0    0   0   
E Bouchee 1B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .316  .826    0   11   2   2B
S Taylor C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .582    0    2   0   
  M Thacker C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  R Ashburn PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .254    0    0   0   
  D Bertell C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .592         1   1   
B Anderson P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   3   
  S Drake PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Drott P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    1  17                    24  18

BATTING

2B: E Bouchee (1, off A Mahaffey).

TB: E Bouchee 2; B Anderson; B Will; D Zimmer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Zimmer-E Banks; E Banks-D Zimmer-E Bouchee; D Zimmer-E Banks-E Bouchee.

E: R Santo 2 (2).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sadowski 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .077  .249    0    0   0   
T Taylor 2B                   2   2   1   0    1   0  .267  .616    0    2   1   SH
J Callison RF                 2   1   1   4    1   1  .263  .815    0    3   0   HR,SF
B Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .686    0    1   0   
T Gonzalez CF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .394 1.050    0    1   0   
P Herrera 1B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .243  .754    0    4   0   2B,GDP
C Dalrymple C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .516    0   16   1   GDP
R Amaro SS                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .259  .727    0    0   1   3B
A Mahaffey P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       26   6   7   5    3   4                    27   4

BATTING

2B: P Herrera (1, off B Anderson).

3B: R Amaro (1, off B Anderson).

HR: J Callison (2, off B Anderson; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Callison (1, off B Anderson).

SH: T Taylor (2, off B Anderson); A Mahaffey (2, off B Anderson).

TB: R Amaro 4; J Callison 4; P Herrera 2; T Gonzalez 2; T Taylor.

GIDP: P Herrera (1); C Dalrymple (1).

RBI: J Callison 4 (8); T Gonzalez (7).

2-out RBI: J Callison 3; T Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: P Herrera (2).

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 (0-2)            7     5   5   3    3   3   1   3.52   28     -       ·  ·     15· 0· 2· 5     51    -     0.61  -0.18
D Drott                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   4    3   4   1          32     -       ·  ·     16· 0· 2· 7           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Mahaffey, W (1-1)            9     4   0   0    1  17   0   1.06   32     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 2· 4     95    -     0.67   0.32
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1  17   0          32     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 16,027.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Philadelphia Phillies                
1. A Heist              CF    1. B Sadowski           3B 
2. D Zimmer             2B    2. T Taylor             2B 
3. B Will               RF    3. J Callison           RF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. B Smith              LF 
5. E Banks              SS    5. T Gonzalez           CF 
6. F Thomas             LF    6. P Herrera            1B 
7. E Bouchee            1B    7. C Dalrymple          C  
8. S Taylor             C     8. R Amaro              SS 
9. B Anderson           P     9. A Mahaffey           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-2  1-3      14%  96% J Callison      B Anderson      Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Amaro Scores; Taylor Scores
   b 2   2  0-1  --3       8%  73% R Amaro         B Anderson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herrera Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 3   0  2-0  ---      -6%  65% E Bouchee       A Mahaffey      Double to CF
   b 5   0  0-2  ---       6%  88% R Amaro         B Anderson      Triple to RF
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% B Sadowski      B Anderson      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sadowski to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Heist         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Will          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Sadowski      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sadowski to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  T Taylor        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Sadowski to 3B
   RO     --3      61%  J Callison      Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sadowski Scores/unER
   O      ---      61%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Art Mahaffey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  E Banks         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      66%  F Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  P Herrera       Double to RF
   O      -2-      65%  C Dalrymple     Groundout: 1B-P; Herrera to 3B
   R      --3      73%  R Amaro         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herrera Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      72%  A Mahaffey      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Art Mahaffey facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  E Bouchee       Double to CF
   O      -2-      70%  S Taylor        Strikeout
   O      -2-      73%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      77%  A Heist         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  B Sadowski      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  T Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  J Callison      Walk
   O      1--      73%  B Smith         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Art Mahaffey facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  D Zimmer        Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  B Will          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Zimmer to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      -2-      79%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  P Herrera       Walk
   OO     1--      76%  C Dalrymple     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Art Mahaffey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
          ---      75%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--      79%  S Taylor        Lineout: RF
          1--      76%  B Anderson      Single to LF; Bouchee to 2B
   O      12-      82%  A Heist         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Anderson facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  R Amaro         Triple to RF
   O      --3      85%  A Mahaffey      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      81%  B Sadowski      Groundout: P-1B
          --3      82%  T Taylor        Walk
   RRR    1-3      96%  J Callison      Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Amaro Scores; Taylor Scores
   O      ---      96%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Art Mahaffey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Will          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  R Santo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
                  Moe Thacker replaces Sammy Taylor playing C batting 8th
          ---      98%  T Gonzalez      Single to SS
   OO     1--      97%  P Herrera       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Dalrymple     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Art Mahaffey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  E Banks         Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  F Thomas        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  E Bouchee       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob Anderson facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  R Amaro         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  A Mahaffey      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Amaro to 2B
   OO     -2-      98%  B Sadowski      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Art Mahaffey facing 8-9-1
                  Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Moe Thacker batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Ashburn       Lineout: RF
                  Sammy Drake pinch hits for Bob Anderson batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  S Drake         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  A Heist         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
                  Dick Drott replaces Sammy Drake pitching and batting 9th; Dick Bertell replaces Richie Ashburn playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  T Taylor        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  J Callison      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  B Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Taylor to 2B
   RO     -2-     100%  T Gonzalez      Single to 2B; Taylor Scores; Gonzalez out at 2B/2B-C-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Art Mahaffey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Will          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  E Banks         Defensive Indifference; Will to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Defensive Indifference; Will to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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