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@KCA
8
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@LAA
5
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@LAA
5
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@MIN
0
3
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@WSA
6
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2
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3
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3
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Tuesday, August 29, 1961 9:36PM
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: 8,592, Time of Game: 2:39
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
3
66-60
 Lost 1 
5th, 10½ GB
at Phillies
4
36-91
 Won 1 
8th, 41 GB
W: Chris Short (5-10)
L: Al Cicotte (2-5)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  3
Phillies        0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  X    4  9  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julian Javier 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 .288 .693 -0.022 1.76 0.141 -0.163 1.0 4 3 SB
Joe Cunningham RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .838 0.009 1.44 0.094 -0.085 0.0 1 0
   Don Taussig RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .838 -0.045 1.61 0.000 -0.045 -0.2 0 0
Bill White 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .306 .874 -0.028 1.70 0.131 -0.159 0.1 6 3 GDP
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .321 .914 0.023 1.05 0.075 -0.052 0.4 1 0
Carl Sawatski C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .304 .925 -0.038 1.21 0.014 -0.053 -0.3 3 0
   Jimmie Schaffer PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .668 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.1 2 0
Charlie James LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .652 0.104 1.52 0.198 -0.094 -0.6 1 1 GDP
Curt Flood CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .781 -0.218 1.72 0.000 -0.218 -1.2 2 1
Alex Grammas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .177 .527 -0.141 1.77 0.021 -0.162 -0.3 3 0
Bob Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1.005 -0.009 0.85 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Al Cicotte P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .579 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.1 1 2
   Ed Olivares PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .267 -0.031 1.25 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .267 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Red Schoendienst PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 .780 0.037 4.58 0.037 0.000 0.1
   Bob Lillis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .474 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 32 3 7 2 4 3 .219 .524 -0.398 1.56 0.711 -1.110 -1.5 24 12
SH: B Miller (2, off J Owens).
TB: J Javier 2; B White; J Cunningham; K Boyer; C Sawatski; A Grammas.
GIDP: B White (9); C James (7).
RBI: B White (73); C Sawatski (25).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: B White (15); A Grammas (8); J Javier (12).
Outfield Assists: C Flood (R Amaro at 2nd base); C James (C Dalrymple at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Javier (10, 2nd base off C Short/C Dalrymple).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .255 .643 0.093 1.15 0.127 -0.034 1.1 6 4
Johnny Callison LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 .268 .768 0.138 1.57 0.222 -0.085 1.1 1 0 HR,SH
Tony Gonzalez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .801 -0.027 1.12 0.059 -0.086 -0.3 0 0 SB
Wes Covington RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .750 -0.110 1.07 0.000 -0.110 -1.1 4 0
   Ken Walters RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Clay Dalrymple C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .212 .552 0.062 0.84 0.077 -0.015 0.9 4 0
Charley Smith 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .698 -0.012 1.50 0.079 -0.090 -0.5 0 0 SH
Pancho Herrera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .761 -0.117 1.46 0.007 -0.124 -0.9 11 2 IW
Ruben Amaro SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .239 .644 0.029 1.19 0.102 -0.073 -0.5 1 7
Jim Owens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .105 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Short P 4 1 2 0 0 0 .194 .412 0.045 0.91 0.082 -0.037 0.2 0 2 SB
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 2 3 .281 .699 0.101 1.19 0.755 -0.654 0.0 27 15
HR: J Callison (7, off B Miller; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: C Smith (8, off L McDaniel); J Callison (6, off L McDaniel).
IBB: P Herrera (4, by L McDaniel).
TB: J Callison 4; C Short 2; T Taylor 2; R Amaro; T Gonzalez; C Dalrymple; C Smith.
RBI: J Callison 3 (39); R Amaro (23).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Herrera-R Amaro-P Herrera; R Amaro-T Taylor-P Herrera.
E: C Smith (23).
Baserunning
SB: C Short (1, 2nd base off A Cicotte/C Sawatski); T Gonzalez (12, 2nd base off B Miller/C Sawatski).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Miller 2.1 5 3 2 1 1 1 4.14 14 37 -0.276 1.23 -2.4
Al Cicotte, L (2-5) 3.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.48 13 2 0 0.102 1.34 1.4
Lindy McDaniel 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.90 9 0 0 0.073 0.91 1.0
Team Totals 8 9 4 3 2 3 1 3.38 36 37 2 0 -0.101 1.56 -0.0

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Owens 1.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.90 10 31 -0.279 0.99 -3.2
Chris Short, W (5-10) 7.2 2 0 0 3 3 0 6.09 27 2 0 0.678 1.78 4.7
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 4 3 0 3.00 37 31 2 0 0.399 1.19 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: A Cicotte (3); J Owens (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: L McDaniel (10; P Herrera).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 8,592.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Julian Javier 2B 1 Tony Taylor 2B
2 Joe Cunningham RF 2 Johnny Callison LF
3 Bill White 1B 3 Tony Gonzalez CF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Wes Covington RF
5 Carl Sawatski C 5 Clay Dalrymple C
6 Charlie James LF 6 Charley Smith 3B
7 Curt Flood CF 7 Pancho Herrera 1B
8 Alex Grammas SS 8 Ruben Amaro SS
9 Bob Miller P 9 Jim Owens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-3 0 12- RRR PHI J. Callison B. Miller 22% 55% Home Run (Deep RF); Short Scores/unER; Taylor Scores
t9 3-4 0 --- STL C. James C. Short -20% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); James to 2B
t9 3-4 2 1-3 O STL J. Javier C. Short 16% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-4 0 -2- O STL C. Flood C. Short 13% 77% Strikeout
t1 0-0 0 12- R STL B. White J. Owens -13% 28% Single to CF; Javier Scores; Cunningham to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL J. Javier J. Owens -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL J. Cunningham J. Owens -5% 41% Single to 3B; Javier to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- R STL B. White J. Owens -13% 28% Single to CF; Javier Scores; Cunningham to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 1-0 0 -23 R STL K. Boyer J. Owens -4% 24% Wild Pitch; Cunningham Scores/No RBI; White to 3B
t1 2-0 0 --3 STL K. Boyer J. Owens -2% 22% Walk
t1 2-0 0 1-3 RO STL C. Sawatski J. Owens 0% 22% Groundout: SS-1B; White Scores; Boyer to 2B
t1 3-0 1 -2- O STL C. James J. Owens 2% 24% Flyball: RF
t1 3-0 2 -2- O STL C. Flood J. Owens 2% 26% Foul Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- PHI T. Taylor B. Miller 4% 30% Single to CF
b1 0-3 0 1-- O PHI J. Callison B. Miller -3% 26% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-3 1 1-- O PHI T. Gonzalez B. Miller -3% 24% Flyball: LF
b1 0-3 2 1-- O PHI W. Covington B. Miller -2% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- STL A. Grammas J. Owens -2% 20% Single to CF
t2 3-0 0 1-- O STL B. Miller J. Owens 1% 21% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Grammas to 2B
t2 3-0 1 -2- STL J. Javier J. Owens -3% 18% Single to 3B; Grammas to 3B
Chris Short replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
t2 3-0 1 1-3 O STL J. Cunningham C. Short 4% 22% Foul Flyball: 2B
t2 3-0 2 1-3 STL B. White C. Short -1% 21% Javier Steals 2B
t2 3-0 2 -23 O STL B. White C. Short 4% 25% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- PHI C. Dalrymple B. Miller 4% 28% Single to CF
b2 0-3 0 1-- O PHI C. Smith B. Miller -3% 25% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-3 1 1-- O PHI P. Herrera B. Miller -3% 22% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-3 2 1-- O PHI R. Amaro B. Miller -2% 20% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- O STL K. Boyer C. Short 1% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- STL C. Sawatski C. Short -1% 20% Single to CF
t3 3-0 1 1-- OO STL C. James C. Short 3% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- PHI C. Short B. Miller 4% 27% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-3 0 1-- PHI T. Taylor B. Miller 6% 33% Single to RF; Short to 2B
b3 0-3 0 12- RRR PHI J. Callison B. Miller 22% 55% Home Run (Deep RF); Short Scores/unER; Taylor Scores
b3 3-3 0 --- PHI T. Gonzalez B. Miller 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 3-3 0 1-- O PHI W. Covington B. Miller -4% 56% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-3 1 1-- PHI C. Dalrymple B. Miller 2% 58% Gonzalez Steals 2B
b3 3-3 1 -2- PHI C. Dalrymple B. Miller 2% 60% Walk
Al Cicotte replaces Bob Miller pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-3 1 12- O PHI C. Smith A. Cicotte -5% 55% Popfly: C
b3 3-3 2 12- O PHI P. Herrera A. Cicotte -5% 50% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 7-8-9
t4 3-3 0 --- O STL C. Flood C. Short 3% 53% Popfly: 2B
t4 3-3 1 --- O STL A. Grammas C. Short 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t4 3-3 2 --- O STL A. Cicotte C. Short 1% 56% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Al Cicotte facing 8-9-1
b4 3-3 0 --- O PHI R. Amaro A. Cicotte -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b4 3-3 1 --- PHI C. Short A. Cicotte 3% 56% Single to RF
b4 3-3 1 1-- O PHI T. Taylor A. Cicotte -2% 54% Strikeout, Short Steals 2B
b4 3-3 2 -2- O PHI J. Callison A. Cicotte -4% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 1-2-3
t5 3-3 0 --- STL J. Javier C. Short -5% 45% Walk
t5 3-3 0 1-- O STL J. Cunningham C. Short 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 3-3 1 1-- OO STL B. White C. Short 7% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Al Cicotte facing 3-4-5
b5 3-3 0 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez A. Cicotte -3% 54% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-3 1 --- O PHI W. Covington A. Cicotte -2% 51% Popfly: 3B
b5 3-3 2 --- O PHI C. Dalrymple A. Cicotte -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phillies' Chris Short facing 4-5-6
t6 3-3 0 --- STL K. Boyer C. Short -5% 45% Single to LF
t6 3-3 0 1-- O STL C. Sawatski C. Short 5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Jimmie Schaffer pinch runs for Carl Sawatski (C) batting 5th
t6 3-3 1 1-- O STL C. James C. Short 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t6 3-3 2 1-- O STL C. Flood C. Short 4% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Al Cicotte facing 6-7-8
Jimmie Schaffer moves from PR to C
Don Taussig replaces Joe Cunningham playing RF batting 2nd
b6 3-3 0 --- PHI C. Smith A. Cicotte 5% 63% Single to SS
b6 3-3 0 1-- O PHI P. Herrera A. Cicotte -5% 58% Flyball: CF
b6 3-3 1 1-- PHI R. Amaro A. Cicotte 3% 61% Wild Pitch; Smith to 2B
b6 3-3 1 -2- RO PHI R. Amaro A. Cicotte 10% 71% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Amaro out at 2B/CF-2B
b6 4-3 2 --- O PHI C. Short A. Cicotte -1% 70% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies' Chris Short facing 8-9-1
t7 3-4 0 --- O STL A. Grammas C. Short 4% 74% Flyball: RF
Ed Olivares pinch hits for Al Cicotte (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 1 --- O STL E. Olivares C. Short 3% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-4 2 --- STL J. Javier C. Short -2% 75% Walk
t7 3-4 2 1-- O STL D. Taussig C. Short 5% 79% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
Lindy McDaniel replaces Ed Olivares (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 0 --- PHI T. Taylor L. McDaniel 3% 82% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 4-3 0 1-- O PHI J. Callison L. McDaniel -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Taylor to 2B
b7 4-3 1 -2- O PHI T. Gonzalez L. McDaniel -3% 78% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-3 2 -2- O PHI W. Covington L. McDaniel -3% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies' Chris Short facing 3-4-5
Ken Walters replaces Wes Covington playing RF batting 4th
t8 3-4 0 --- O STL B. White C. Short 5% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-4 1 --- O STL K. Boyer C. Short 4% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-4 2 --- O STL J. Schaffer C. Short 3% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 5-6-7
b8 4-3 0 --- PHI C. Dalrymple L. McDaniel 2% 89% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b8 4-3 0 1-- O PHI C. Smith L. McDaniel -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dalrymple to 2B
b8 4-3 1 -2- PHI P. Herrera L. McDaniel 1% 89% Intentional Walk
b8 4-3 1 12- O PHI R. Amaro L. McDaniel -2% 86% Popfly: 2B
b8 4-3 2 12- O PHI C. Short L. McDaniel -3% 84% Single to LF; Dalrymple out at Hm/LF-C; Herrera to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies' Chris Short facing 6-7-8
t9 3-4 0 --- STL C. James C. Short -20% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); James to 2B
t9 3-4 0 -2- O STL C. Flood C. Short 13% 77% Strikeout
t9 3-4 1 -2- O STL A. Grammas C. Short 10% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; James to 3B
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 --3 STL R. Schoendienst C. Short -4% 84% Walk
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Red Schoendienst (PH) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 1-3 O STL J. Javier C. Short 16% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.

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