September 28, 1958 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 11
KCA 4 CLE 6
DET 2 NYY 7
BAL 0 NYY 6
BAL 3 BOS 6
@WSH 4 CIN 4
@MLN 0 PHI 6
@PIT 4
(10) SFG 7
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, September 28, 1958
Time of Game: 0:00

Cardinals

72-82

Lost 1

5th, 20 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2 11  3
Giants          1  2  0   1  0  2   1  0  X    7 12  0

W: D Zanni (1-0), L: S Jones (14-13), S: A Worthington (6)

Giants

80-74

Won 1

3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burton LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .824    0    3   0   
L Tate SS                     3   0   0   0    2   1  .200  .539    0    2   3   
S Musial 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .337  .953    0    7   0   2B,GDP
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .307  .856    0    0   1   
G Green C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .756    0    6   0   
B Smith CF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .284  .690    0    1   0   HR
J Cunningham RF               4   1   3   1    0   0  .312  .945    0    2   0   HR
E Kasko 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .220  .559    0    3   3   
  D Blasingame PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .699    0    0   0   
S Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .218    0    0   0   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .720    0    0   0   
  N Chittum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  W Moon PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .708    0    0   0   GDP
  C Stobbs P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
  H Landrith PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .641    0    0   0   
  G Freese PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .697         0   0   
Totals                       35   2  11   2    3   6                    24   7

BATTING

2B: S Musial (36, off A Worthington).

HR: B Smith (2, off D Zanni; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); J Cunningham (12, off J Fitzgerald; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Cunningham 6; B Smith 4; S Musial 3; K Boyer 2; E Kasko 2; G Green.

GIDP: S Musial (19); W Moon (9).

RBI: B Smith (5); J Cunningham (57).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Kasko-S Musial.

E: G Green (9); K Boyer (20); S Musial (13).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Mays CF                     5   3   3   1    0   0  .347 1.002    0    4   0   HR,2B
J Davenport 3B                5   1   3   1    0   0  .256  .720    0    0   2   2·2B
W Kirkland RF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .258  .779    0    1   0   
  J Brandt PH-RF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .597    0    0   0   
L Wagner LF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .317  .907    0    0   0   2B
  F Alou LF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .715    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .312  .853    0    9   1   2·SB,GDP
A Rodgers SS                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .206  .635    0    2   5   3B
B Schmidt C                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .718    0    6   0   HBP
D O'Connell 2B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .232  .654    0    3   3   
J Fitzgerald P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Zanni P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  H Sauer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .783    0    0   0   
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .413         0   0   
Totals                       35   7  12   5    5   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Davenport 2 (22, off N Chittum, off S Jones); W Mays (33, off S Jones); L Wagner (9, off N Chittum).

3B: A Rodgers (1, off C Stobbs).

HR: W Mays (29, off S Jones; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: B Schmidt (3, by S Jones).

TB: W Mays 7; J Davenport 5; A Rodgers 3; L Wagner 2; D O'Connell; F Alou; J Brandt; B Schmidt.

GIDP: O Cepeda (20).

RBI: W Mays (96); B Schmidt (54); D O'Connell (23); L Wagner (35); J Davenport (41).

2-out RBI: L Wagner.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D O'Connell-A Rodgers-O Cepeda; A Rodgers-D O'Connell-O Cepeda; D O'Connell-O Cepeda.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Cepeda 2 (15, 2nd base off S Jones/G Green, 3rd base off S Jones/G Green).

PO: A Rodgers (1st base by S Jones).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones, L (14-13)             4     5   4   3    5   5   1   2.88   23     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 5     38    -     0.90  -0.22
N Chittum                      2     3   2   2    0   1   0   6.44    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.48  -0.06
C Stobbs                       2     4   1   1    0   0   0   5.04    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 4          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   6    5   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·12           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fitzgerald                   3     1   1   1    1   3   1   3.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1     55    -     0.77   0.07
D Zanni, W (1-0)               4     7   1   1    1   3   1   2.25   18     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 7          0-0    1.57   0.12
A Worthington, S (6)           2     3   0   0    1   0   0   3.63   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 3· 3          0-0    0.34   0.02
Totals                         9    11   2   2    3   6   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 4·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Jones 2 (7); C Stobbs (4).

IBB: None.

PO: S Jones (1; A Rodgers, 1st base).

HBP: S Jones (6; B Schmidt).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. E Burton             LF    1. W Mays               CF 
2. L Tate               SS    2. J Davenport          3B 
3. S Musial             1B    3. W Kirkland           RF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. L Wagner             LF 
5. G Green              C     5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. B Smith              CF    6. A Rodgers            SS 
7. J Cunningham         RF    7. B Schmidt            C  
8. E Kasko              2B    8. D O'Connell          2B 
9. S Jones              P     9. J Fitzgerald         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-2  123      11%  75% B Smith         D Zanni         Strikeout
   t 6   2  4-2  123      11%  85% J Cunningham    D Zanni         Groundout: 1B-P
   t 6   1  4-2  12-      -9%  64% G Green         D Zanni         Single to RF; Boyer to 2B; Musial to 3B
   t 4   0  3-1  1--       9%  78% S Musial        D Zanni         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   2  0-2  12-       8%  83% J Davenport     S Jones         Single to CF; Schmidt Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; O'Connell to 3B; Davenport to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Fitzgerald facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Burton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Tate          Walk
   OO     1--      55%  S Musial        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  W Mays          Double to LF
   O      -2-      59%  J Davenport     Groundout: 2B-1B; Mays to 3B
   R      --3      63%  W Kirkland      Wild Pitch; Mays Scores
   O      ---      62%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      63%  L Wagner        Walk
   O      1--      61%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Fitzgerald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  G Green         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  B Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  A Rodgers       Walk
          1--      71%  B Schmidt       Rodgers Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Rodgers to 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Wild Pitch; Rodgers to 3B
          --3      77%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      81%  D O'Connell     Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B; Rodgers Scores
   O      12-      78%  J Fitzgerald    Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      75%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
   R      12-      83%  J Davenport     Single to CF; Schmidt Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; O'Connell to 3B; Davenport to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      84%  W Kirkland      Walk
   O      123      80%  L Wagner        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Fitzgerald facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      72%  J Cunningham    Home Run
   O      ---      74%  E Kasko         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  S Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  E Burton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      80%  O Cepeda        Walk
          1--      81%  A Rodgers       Cepeda Steals 2B
          -2-      84%  " "             Cepeda Steals 3B
   O      --3      81%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      --3      76%  B Schmidt       Strikeout
   O      --3      74%  D O'Connell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dom Zanni facing 2-3-4
                  Dom Zanni replaces John Fitzgerald pitching and batting 9th
          ---      69%  L Tate          Walk
   OO     1--      78%  S Musial        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  D Zanni         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      86%  W Mays          Home Run
          ---      88%  J Davenport     Double to LF
          -2-      88%  W Kirkland      Walk
   O      12-      87%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Davenport to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Dom Zanni facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  G Green         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      79%  B Smith         Home Run
          ---      76%  J Cunningham    Single to RF
          1--      71%  E Kasko         Single to CF; Cunningham to 2B
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Sam Jones batting 9th
   O      12-      77%  I Noren         Popfly: SS
   O      12-      82%  E Burton        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Nelson Chittum facing 6-7-8
                  Nelson Chittum replaces Irv Noren pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Schmidt       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      79%  D O'Connell     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dom Zanni facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  L Tate          Strikeout Looking
          ---      78%  S Musial        Single to RF
          1--      73%  K Boyer         Single to RF; Musial to 2B
          12-      64%  G Green         Single to RF; Boyer to 2B; Musial to 3B
   O      123      75%  B Smith         Strikeout
   O      123      85%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Nelson Chittum facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  D Zanni         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  W Mays          Single to 3B; Mays to 2B/Adv on E5
   R      -2-      92%  J Davenport     Double to LF; Mays Scores
   O      -2-      91%  W Kirkland      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      95%  L Wagner        Double to RF; Davenport Scores
   O      -2-      95%  O Cepeda        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Dom Zanni facing 8-9-1
                  Felipe Alou replaces Leon Wagner playing LF batting 4th
          ---      92%  E Kasko         Single to LF
                  Wally Moon pinch hits for Nelson Chittum batting 9th
   OO     1--      97%  W Moon          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Burton        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Chuck Stobbs facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Stobbs replaces Wally Moon pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  A Rodgers       Triple to RF
   R      --3      99%  B Schmidt       Single to LF; Rodgers Scores
   O      1--      99%  D O'Connell     Popfly: 2B
                  Hank Sauer pinch hits for Dom Zanni batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  H Sauer         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  W Mays          Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Al Worthington facing 2-3-4
                  Al Worthington replaces Hank Sauer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Tate          Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  S Musial        Double to LF
          -2-      97%  K Boyer         Single to SS; Musial stays at 2B
   O      12-      99%  G Green         Lineout: CF
   O      12-     100%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-2, Chuck Stobbs facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Willie Kirkland batting 3rd
          ---     100%  J Brandt        Single to CF
          1--     100%  F Alou          Wild Pitch; Brandt to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Single to SS; Brandt to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Al Worthington facing 7-8-9
                  Jackie Brandt moves to RF
          ---      99%  J Cunningham    Single to SS
                  Don Blasingame pinch hits for Eddie Kasko batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  D Blasingame    Lineout: CF
                  Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs batting 9th
          1--      99%  H Landrith      Walk; Cunningham to 2B
                  Gene Freese pinch runs for Hobie Landrith batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  E Burton        Lineout: CF
   O      12-     100%  L Tate          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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