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NYY  3
@BAL  1
 BOS  7
WSH  3
 KCA 10
@CHW  8
 CLE  2
DET  1
(10)		 CIN 10
PIT  5
 LAD  5
STL  0
 SFG  7
CHC  1
Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 15,479

 Wednesday, April 15, 1959
Time of Game: 2:44
Cubs
1
2-2
Lost 1
4th, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  3
Giants          0  0  0   2  3  0   2  0  X    7  9  1
W: Johnny Antonelli (2-0), L: Moe Drabowsky (0-1)
 Giants
7
4-1
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .176  .440              2   2   
A Dark 1B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833              4   1   
L Walls RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .667              4   0   
E Banks SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .375 1.250              1   5   
E Averill 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .500              2   0   
B Thomson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .067              2   0   
W Moryn LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .661              1   0   
C Neeman C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333              6   1   
M Drabowsky P                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500              1   0   
  E Singleton P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   1   
  B Adams PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Schaffernoth P            0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   0    2   6                         24  10
Batting Events
TB: A Dark; E Banks; L Walls; W Moryn; T Taylor.
RBI: E Banks (7).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Singleton-T Taylor.
E: A Dark (1); E Singleton (1); E Averill (2).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .350  .759              0   0   
J Brandt LF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .238  .590              1   0   
W Mays CF                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .725              4   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .348 1.174              6   0   2·HR
F Alou RF                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .462 1.615              4   0   HR,2·SB
D Spencer 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .596              4   0   SB
A Rodgers SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .725              1   2   
B Schmidt C                   2   0   2   1    2   0  .438 1.300              7   0   IW
J Antonelli P                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286              0   2   
Totals                       34   7   9   0    5   5                         27   4
Batting Events
HR: O Cepeda 2 (2, 2 off M Drabowsky; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); F Alou (3, off M Drabowsky; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: B Schmidt (2, by E Singleton).
TB: O Cepeda 8; F Alou 5; J Brandt 2; B Schmidt 2; D Spencer.
RBI: O Cepeda 3 (8); F Alou 2 (6); B Schmidt (2); D Spencer (2).
2-out RBI: O Cepeda 2; F Alou; B Schmidt.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Rodgers-D Spencer.
E: O Cepeda (3).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Spencer (1, 2nd base off E Singleton/C Neeman); F Alou 2 (2, 3rd base off E Singleton/C Neeman, 3rd base off M Drabowsky/C Neeman).
Pickoffs: J Brandt (1st base by E Singleton); F Alou (3rd base by C Neeman).

Pitching Stats

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Drabowsky, L (0-1)           5     7   5   4    2   1   3   7.20   26     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 7     34    -     0.91  -0.28
E Singleton                    2     1   2   2    3   2   0   9.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.14  -0.01
J Schaffernoth                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   6    5   5   3          39     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 9          1-0
M Drabowsky faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
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 Antonelli, W (2-0)           9     5   1   1    2   6   0   2.65   34     -       ·  ·      5·16· 1· 5     77    -     0.76   0.22
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      5·16· 1· 5           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: E Singleton (1; B Schmidt).
Pickoffs: E Singleton (0; J Brandt, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Vic Delmore.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 15,479.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              San Francisco Giants                         
1. Tony Taylor                  2B       1. Jim Davenport                3B
2. Alvin Dark                   1B       2. Jackie Brandt                LF
3. Lee Walls                    RF       3. Willie Mays                  CF
4. Ernie Banks                  SS       4. Orlando Cepeda               1B
5. Earl Averill                 3B       5. Felipe Alou                  RF
6. Bobby Thomson                CF       6. Daryl Spencer                2B
7. Walt Moryn                   LF       7. Andre Rodgers                SS
8. Cal Neeman                    C       8. Bob Schmidt                   C
9. Moe Drabowsky                 P       9. Johnny Antonelli              P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 2 1-- RR 19% 88% 2-1 SFG O. Cepeda M. Drabowsky Home Run; Brandt Scores
b4 0 --- R 14% 56% 0-1 SFG O. Cepeda M. Drabowsky Home Run
t5 1 12- OO 12% 71% 1-2 CHC A. Dark J. Antonelli Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
b4 2 --3 R 12% 67% 1-1 SFG B. Schmidt M. Drabowsky Single to LF; Alou Scores/unER
t1 1 12- R -9% 37% 0-0 CHC E. Banks J. Antonelli Single to LF; Walls to 2B; Dark Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC T. Taylor J. Antonelli Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 CHC A. Dark J. Antonelli Walk
t1 1 1-- -4% 46% 0-0 CHC L. Walls J. Antonelli Single to LF; Dark to 2B
t1 1 12- R -9% 37% 0-0 CHC E. Banks J. Antonelli Single to LF; Walls to 2B; Dark Scores
t1 1 12- O 4% 40% 1-0 CHC E. Averill J. Antonelli Flyball: RF
t1 2 12- O 4% 44% 1-0 CHC B. Thomson J. Antonelli Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 42% 0-1 SFG J. Davenport M. Drabowsky Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- 3% 44% 0-1 SFG J. Brandt M. Drabowsky Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
b1 1 1-- O -3% 41% 0-1 SFG W. Mays M. Drabowsky Flyball: CF
b1 2 1-- O -2% 39% 0-1 SFG O. Cepeda M. Drabowsky Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- -3% 36% 1-0 CHC W. Moryn J. Antonelli Single to RF
t2 0 1-- O 3% 39% 1-0 CHC C. Neeman J. Antonelli Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1 1-- O 3% 42% 1-0 CHC M. Drabowsky J. Antonelli Flyball: 2B
t2 2 1-- O 2% 44% 1-0 CHC T. Taylor J. Antonelli Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -3% 41% 0-1 SFG F. Alou M. Drabowsky Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 40% 0-1 SFG D. Spencer M. Drabowsky Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- 1% 41% 0-1 SFG A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky Walk
b2 2 1-- 2% 43% 0-1 SFG B. Schmidt M. Drabowsky Single to RF; Rodgers to 2B
b2 2 12- O -5% 38% 0-1 SFG J. Antonelli M. Drabowsky Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 CHC A. Dark J. Antonelli Foul Flyball: C
t3 1 --- O 1% 42% 1-0 CHC L. Walls J. Antonelli Strikeout
t3 2 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 CHC E. Banks J. Antonelli Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -3% 40% 0-1 SFG J. Davenport M. Drabowsky Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- O -2% 38% 0-1 SFG J. Brandt M. Drabowsky Groundout: 1B-P
b3 2 --- O -1% 37% 0-1 SFG W. Mays M. Drabowsky Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 CHC E. Averill J. Antonelli Groundout: P-1B
t4 1 --- O 1% 41% 1-0 CHC B. Thomson J. Antonelli Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 42% 1-0 CHC W. Moryn J. Antonelli Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- R 14% 56% 0-1 SFG O. Cepeda M. Drabowsky Home Run
b4 0 --- 4% 60% 1-1 SFG F. Alou M. Drabowsky Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b4 0 1-- O -2% 58% 1-1 SFG D. Spencer M. Drabowsky Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Alou to 2B
b4 1 -2- 4% 62% 1-1 SFG A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky Alou Steals 3B
b4 1 --3 O -7% 55% 1-1 SFG A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky Flyball: SS
b4 2 --3 R 12% 67% 1-1 SFG B. Schmidt M. Drabowsky Single to LF; Alou Scores/unER
b4 2 1-- O -2% 64% 2-1 SFG J. Antonelli M. Drabowsky Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3% 68% 1-2 CHC C. Neeman J. Antonelli Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- -4% 64% 1-2 CHC M. Drabowsky J. Antonelli Walk
t5 1 1-- -5% 59% 1-2 CHC T. Taylor J. Antonelli Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Drabowsky to 2B
t5 1 12- OO 12% 71% 1-2 CHC A. Dark J. Antonelli Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O -2% 69% 2-1 SFG J. Davenport M. Drabowsky Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- 2% 71% 2-1 SFG J. Brandt M. Drabowsky Single to CF
b5 1 1-- O -3% 69% 2-1 SFG W. Mays M. Drabowsky Flyball: RF
b5 2 1-- RR 19% 88% 2-1 SFG O. Cepeda M. Drabowsky Home Run; Brandt Scores
b5 2 --- R 5% 93% 4-1 SFG F. Alou M. Drabowsky Home Run
b5 2 --- 0% 93% 5-1 SFG D. Spencer M. Drabowsky Single to CF
b5 2 1-- O -1% 92% 5-1 SFG A. Rodgers M. Drabowsky Foul Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 2% 94% 1-5 CHC L. Walls J. Antonelli Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 CHC E. Banks J. Antonelli Flyball: 2B
t6 2 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 CHC E. Averill J. Antonelli Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Moe Drabowsky facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- 1% 96% 5-1 SFG B. Schmidt M. Drabowsky Walk
Elmer Singleton replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 1-- OO -1% 95% 5-1 SFG J. Antonelli E. Singleton Double Play: Flyball: P-2B
b6 2 --- O -0% 95% 5-1 SFG J. Davenport E. Singleton Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 1% 96% 1-5 CHC B. Thomson J. Antonelli Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-5 CHC W. Moryn J. Antonelli Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2 --- O 0% 97% 1-5 CHC C. Neeman J. Antonelli Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Elmer Singleton facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- 0% 98% 5-1 SFG J. Brandt E. Singleton Walk
b7 0 1-- 1% 99% 5-1 SFG W. Mays E. Singleton Brandt Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brandt to 3B
b7 0 --3 0% 99% 5-1 SFG W. Mays E. Singleton Walk
b7 0 1-3 O -1% 98% 5-1 SFG O. Cepeda E. Singleton Strikeout
b7 1 1-3 R 1% 99% 5-1 SFG F. Alou E. Singleton Single to RF; Mays to 3B; Brandt Scores
b7 1 1-3 R 0% 100% 6-1 SFG D. Spencer E. Singleton Fielder's Choice ; Alou to 2B; Mays Scores
b7 1 12- 0% 100% 7-1 SFG A. Rodgers E. Singleton Alou Steals 3B; Spencer Steals 2B
b7 1 -23 O -0% 99% 7-1 SFG A. Rodgers E. Singleton Strikeout
b7 2 -23 0% 99% 7-1 SFG B. Schmidt E. Singleton Intentional Walk
b7 2 123 O -0% 99% 7-1 SFG J. Antonelli E. Singleton Alou Picked off 3B (C-3B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 9-1-2
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Elmer Singleton (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHC B. Adams J. Antonelli Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1 --- -0% 99% 1-7 CHC T. Taylor J. Antonelli Single to CF
t8 1 1-- -1% 99% 1-7 CHC A. Dark J. Antonelli Single to CF; Taylor to 2B
t8 1 12- O 1% 99% 1-7 CHC L. Walls J. Antonelli Flyball: CF
t8 2 12- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHC E. Banks J. Antonelli Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cubs' Joe Schaffernoth facing 9-1-2
Joe Schaffernoth replaces Bobby Adams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 SFG J. Antonelli J. Schaffernoth Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 SFG J. Davenport J. Schaffernoth Strikeout Looking
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 7-1 SFG J. Brandt J. Schaffernoth Single to CF
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 7-1 SFG W. Mays J. Schaffernoth Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Johnny Antonelli facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHC E. Averill J. Antonelli Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHC B. Thomson J. Antonelli Flyball: 2B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHC W. Moryn J. Antonelli Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 7.

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