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Standings
NYY
@BAL		13
3
WSH
@BOS		3
7
KCA
@CHW		0
2
DET
@CLE		1
8
PIT
@CIN		2
3
STL
@LAD		6
2
PHI
@MLN		3
4		 
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CHC
@SFG		5
2
Tuesday, April 14, 1959
, Seals Stadium
Attendance: 22,522, Time of Game: 2:37
Cubs
5
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Giants
2
3-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Dave Hillman (1-0)
L: Jack Sanford (0-1)
S: Don Elston (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  1    5  6  1
Giants          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .421 -0.161 0.99 0.003 -0.164 -1.1 3 1 GDP
George Altman CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .500 1.100 0.099 0.94 0.129 -0.030 0.7 2 0
Ernie Banks SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 .417 1.500 0.445 1.32 0.494 -0.050 2.6 3 2 2·HR
Walt Moryn LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .717 -0.086 0.86 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 1 0
Earl Averill 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .667 -0.009 0.61 0.035 -0.044 -0.2 1 3 2B
Dale Long 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .200 .733 0.041 0.76 0.052 -0.011 0.4 8 1 3B
Bobby Thomson RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .091 -0.087 1.41 0.014 -0.102 -0.7 4 0
Sammy Taylor C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .873 -0.038 0.92 0.061 -0.099 0.4 4 1 SB,HBP
Dave Hillman P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.025 0.99 0.048 -0.073 -0.5 1 3
   Don Elston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 6 5 5 8 .182 .762 0.179 0.98 0.836 -0.659 0.6 27 11
2B: E Averill (2, off J Sanford).
3B: D Long (1, off J Sanford).
HR: E Banks 2 (2, 2 off J Sanford; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
HBP: S Taylor (1, by A Worthington).
TB: E Banks 8; D Long 4; E Averill 2; G Altman.
GIDP: T Taylor (1).
RBI: E Banks 4 (6); G Altman (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Averill-T Taylor-D Long; D Hillman-E Banks-D Long.
E: E Averill (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Taylor (1, 2nd base off A Worthington/B Schmidt).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Davenport 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .467 .996 0.096 0.79 0.111 -0.015 0.9 1 0
Jackie Brandt LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .458 -0.224 1.51 0.000 -0.224 -1.9 1 0 2·GDP
Willie Mays CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .859 -0.016 0.77 0.036 -0.052 -0.4 3 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .316 .895 0.006 0.93 0.063 -0.057 0.1 9 0
Felipe Alou RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .444 1.556 0.169 1.25 0.231 -0.062 1.8 0 0 HR
Daryl Spencer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .620 -0.137 1.39 0.000 -0.137 -1.3 1 4
Andre Rodgers SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .837 -0.009 1.00 0.068 -0.077 -0.3 4 4 HBP
Bob Schmidt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .357 1.152 -0.120 1.63 0.024 -0.144 -0.7 8 0
Jack Sanford P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.045 0.84 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 0 2
   Leon Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.042 1.68 0.000 -0.042 -0.2
   Al Worthington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 0 4 .265 .639 -0.322 1.15 0.533 -0.855 -2.4 27 10
HR: F Alou (2, off D Hillman; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: A Rodgers (1, by D Elston).
TB: F Alou 5; O Cepeda 2; J Davenport 2; A Rodgers; W Mays; B Schmidt.
GIDP: J Brandt 2 (2).
RBI: F Alou 2 (4).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Spencer-A Rodgers-O Cepeda.
E: O Cepeda (2); A Rodgers (6).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Hillman, W (1-0) 8.1 8 2 2 0 2 1 2.16 31 61 0.279 1.01 1.8
Don Elston, S (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 1 0 0.043 2.28 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 0 4 1 2.00 35 61 1 0 0.322 0.98 2.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Sanford, L (0-1) 8 6 4 4 4 7 2 4.50 34 57 -0.146 1.10 -0.1
Al Worthington 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2.25 5 0 0 -0.032 0.41 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 5 8 2 5.00 39 57 0 0 -0.178 1.15 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: A Worthington (1).
HBP: A Worthington (1; S Taylor); D Elston (1; A Rodgers).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 22,522.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         San Francisco Giants
1 Tony Taylor 2B 1 Jim Davenport 3B
2 George Altman CF 2 Jackie Brandt LF
3 Ernie Banks SS 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Walt Moryn LF 4 Orlando Cepeda 1B
5 Earl Averill 3B 5 Felipe Alou RF
6 Dale Long 1B 6 Daryl Spencer 2B
7 Bobby Thomson RF 7 Andre Rodgers SS
8 Sammy Taylor C 8 Bob Schmidt C
9 Dave Hillman P 9 Jack Sanford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-2 0 1-- RR CHC E. Banks J. Sanford 30% 87% Home Run (LF-CF); Altman Scores
t4 0-2 0 1-- RR CHC E. Banks J. Sanford 19% 50% Home Run; Altman Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR SFG F. Alou D. Hillman -17% 25% Home Run; Cepeda Scores
t5 2-2 0 1-- OO CHC T. Taylor J. Sanford -10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 2-4 1 1-- OO SFG J. Brandt D. Hillman 10% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC T. Taylor J. Sanford -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Altman J. Sanford -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks J. Sanford -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG J. Davenport D. Hillman -4% 42% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO SFG J. Brandt D. Hillman 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG W. Mays D. Hillman 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC W. Moryn J. Sanford -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC E. Averill J. Sanford -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHC D. Long J. Sanford -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- SFG O. Cepeda D. Hillman -4% 41% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR SFG F. Alou D. Hillman -17% 25% Home Run; Cepeda Scores
b2 2-0 0 --- O SFG D. Spencer D. Hillman 2% 26% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- SFG A. Rodgers D. Hillman -2% 25% Single to LF
b2 2-0 1 1-- SFG B. Schmidt D. Hillman -2% 22% Single to CF; Rodgers to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- O SFG J. Sanford D. Hillman 4% 26% Baserunner Out Advancing; Rodgers out at 3B/C-3B; Schmidt to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- O SFG J. Sanford D. Hillman 2% 28% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O CHC B. Thomson J. Sanford -2% 26% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- CHC S. Taylor J. Sanford 3% 28% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- O CHC D. Hillman J. Sanford -3% 25% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-2 2 1-- O CHC T. Taylor J. Sanford -2% 23% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- SFG J. Davenport D. Hillman -2% 21% Single to CF
b3 2-0 0 1-- O SFG J. Brandt D. Hillman 2% 23% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 2-0 1 1-- O SFG W. Mays D. Hillman 2% 25% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 2 1-- O SFG O. Cepeda D. Hillman 2% 26% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- CHC G. Altman J. Sanford 4% 31% Walk
t4 0-2 0 1-- RR CHC E. Banks J. Sanford 19% 50% Home Run; Altman Scores
t4 2-2 0 --- O CHC W. Moryn J. Sanford -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-2 1 --- O CHC E. Averill J. Sanford -2% 45% Strikeout
t4 2-2 2 --- CHC D. Long J. Sanford 3% 49% Triple to RF
t4 2-2 2 --3 CHC B. Thomson J. Sanford 1% 50% Walk
t4 2-2 2 1-3 O CHC S. Taylor J. Sanford -6% 44% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- O SFG F. Alou D. Hillman 3% 47% Flyball: SS
b4 2-2 1 --- O SFG D. Spencer D. Hillman 2% 49% Flyball: SS
b4 2-2 2 --- O SFG A. Rodgers D. Hillman 1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- CHC D. Hillman J. Sanford 5% 55% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t5 2-2 0 1-- OO CHC T. Taylor J. Sanford -10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- O CHC G. Altman J. Sanford -1% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- O SFG B. Schmidt D. Hillman 3% 46% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- O SFG J. Sanford D. Hillman 2% 49% Flyball: 2B
b5 2-2 2 --- O SFG J. Davenport D. Hillman 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 3-4-5
t6 2-2 0 --- O CHC E. Banks J. Sanford -3% 47% Strikeout
t6 2-2 1 --- O CHC W. Moryn J. Sanford -2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-2 2 --- CHC E. Averill J. Sanford 4% 48% Double to CF
t6 2-2 2 -2- CHC D. Long J. Sanford 1% 49% Walk
t6 2-2 2 12- O CHC B. Thomson J. Sanford -6% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 2-3-4
b6 2-2 0 --- O SFG J. Brandt D. Hillman 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-2 1 --- SFG W. Mays D. Hillman -4% 42% Single (CF-RF)
b6 2-2 1 1-- O SFG O. Cepeda D. Hillman 4% 46% Flyball: 2B
b6 2-2 2 1-- O SFG F. Alou D. Hillman 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
t7 2-2 0 --- O CHC S. Taylor J. Sanford -4% 46% Flyball: LF
t7 2-2 1 --- O CHC D. Hillman J. Sanford -3% 43% Strikeout
t7 2-2 2 --- O CHC T. Taylor J. Sanford -2% 41% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 6-7-8
b7 2-2 0 --- O SFG D. Spencer D. Hillman 4% 45% Flyball: LF
b7 2-2 1 --- O SFG A. Rodgers D. Hillman 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b7 2-2 2 --- O SFG B. Schmidt D. Hillman 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
t8 2-2 0 --- CHC G. Altman J. Sanford 7% 57% Single to RF
t8 2-2 0 1-- RR CHC E. Banks J. Sanford 30% 87% Home Run (LF-CF); Altman Scores
t8 4-2 0 --- O CHC W. Moryn J. Sanford -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-2 1 --- O CHC E. Averill J. Sanford -1% 85% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 4-2 2 --- CHC D. Long J. Sanford 1% 86% Single to RF
t8 4-2 2 1-- O CHC B. Thomson J. Sanford -1% 84% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 9-1-2
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Jack Sanford (P) batting 9th
b8 2-4 0 --- O SFG L. Wagner D. Hillman 4% 89% Flyball: CF
b8 2-4 1 --- SFG J. Davenport D. Hillman -5% 83% Single to RF
b8 2-4 1 1-- OO SFG J. Brandt D. Hillman 10% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Giants' Al Worthington facing 8-9-1
Al Worthington replaces Leon Wagner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-2 0 --- CHC S. Taylor A. Worthington 1% 94% Hit By Pitch
t9 4-2 0 1-- CHC D. Hillman A. Worthington 1% 95% Taylor Steals 2B
t9 4-2 0 -2- O CHC D. Hillman A. Worthington -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-2 1 -2- CHC T. Taylor A. Worthington 1% 95% Wild Pitch; Taylor to 3B
t9 4-2 1 --3 CHC T. Taylor A. Worthington 0% 95% Walk
t9 4-2 1 1-3 RO CHC G. Altman A. Worthington 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Taylor Scores; Taylor to 3B/Adv on E3
t9 5-2 2 --3 O CHC E. Banks A. Worthington -1% 96% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 3-4-5
b9 2-5 0 --- O SFG W. Mays D. Hillman 2% 98% Flyball: CF
b9 2-5 1 --- SFG O. Cepeda D. Hillman -3% 96% Single to LF
Don Elston replaces Dave Hillman pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-5 1 1-- SFG F. Alou D. Elston -7% 89% Single to CF; Cepeda to 3B
b9 2-5 1 1-3 O SFG D. Spencer D. Elston 6% 96% Strikeout
b9 2-5 2 1-3 SFG A. Rodgers D. Elston -5% 91% Hit By Pitch; Alou to 2B
b9 2-5 2 123 O SFG B. Schmidt D. Elston 9% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 2.

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