April 17, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
WSH 3 BOS 4
NYY 0 CHW 6
DET 5 CLE 4
KCA 3 PHI 5
@CIN 1 CHC 9
@LAD 4 PIT 2
@MLN 2 STL 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 19,945

Friday, April 17, 1959
Time of Game: 2:46

Cardinals

2-5

Won 1

7th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    4 10  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  1

W: V Mizell (1-1), L: M McCormick (0-1)

Giants

4-3

Lost 2

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   2   2   0    0   0  .393 1.056    0    2   2   2B
G Cimoli RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .407  .948    0    0   0   
S Musial 1B                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .167  .477    0    5   1   
  B White PR-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .243    0    2   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .842    0    1   3   2B
C Essegian LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .643    0    4   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .444    0    5   0   
H Smith C                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .822    0    6   0   HR
A Grammas SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .559    0    1   2   
V Mizell P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    1   2   CS
Totals                       37   4  10   4    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (1, off M McCormick); D Blasingame (3, off A Worthington).

HR: H Smith (2, off S Miller; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: H Smith 5; D Blasingame 3; K Boyer 3; G Cimoli 2; S Musial; V Mizell.

RBI: H Smith (3); G Cimoli (5); S Musial (3); K Boyer (5).

2-out RBI: G Cimoli.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-D Blasingame-S Musial.

E: K Boyer (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: V Mizell (1, 2nd base by D Zanni/B Schmidt).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .550    0    0   1   
J Brandt LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .603    0    2   0   
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .634    0    2   0   2B
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .355 1.258    0    9   2   HR
F Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.279    0    1   0   GDP
D Spencer 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .725    0    0   2   
A Rodgers SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .520    0    3   4   
B Schmidt C                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .400 1.170    0    8   1   
M McCormick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  S Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  H Sauer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Zanni P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Bressoud PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: W Mays (1, off V Mizell).

HR: O Cepeda (4, off V Mizell; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: O Cepeda 5; W Mays 2; B Schmidt.

GIDP: F Alou (1).

RBI: O Cepeda (10).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: D Spencer (5).

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
V Mizell, W (1-1)              9     4   1   1    2   5   1   2.50   33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 4     78    -     0.84   0.43
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 4           -

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
M McCormick, L (0-1)           0     4   2   2    0   0   0   5.14    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4     34    -     1.33  -0.30
S Miller                       5     1   1   1    2   4   1   1.29   18     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 1          2-0    0.65   0.18
D Zanni                        3     3   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.42   0.06
A Worthington                  1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.60    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.15  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10          2-0

M McCormick faced 4 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 19,945.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. J Davenport          3B 
2. G Cimoli             RF    2. J Brandt             LF 
3. S Musial             1B    3. W Mays               CF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. C Essegian           LF    5. F Alou               RF 
6. C Flood              CF    6. D Spencer            2B 
7. H Smith              C     7. A Rodgers            SS 
8. A Grammas            SS    8. B Schmidt            C  
9. V Mizell             P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-1  12-      12%  80% K Boyer         M McCormick     Double to RF; Musial to 3B; Cimoli Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% G Cimoli        M McCormick     Single to CF; Blasingame to 3B
   t 4   1  0-2  ---       9%  81% H Smith         S Miller        Home Run
   b 2   0  2-0  1--       8%  71% F Alou          V Mizell        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-2  -23      -6%  70% C Flood         S Miller        Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
          1--      63%  G Cimoli        Single to CF; Blasingame to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  S Musial        Single to LF; Cimoli to 2B; Blasingame Scores
   R      12-      80%  K Boyer         Double to RF; Musial to 3B; Cimoli Scores
                  Stu Miller replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      76%  C Essegian      Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      70%  C Flood         Flyball: SS
   O      -23      66%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  J Davenport     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Brandt        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Stu Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  A Grammas       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  V Mizell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  O Cepeda        Single to LF
   OO     1--      71%  F Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Spencer       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Stu Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  G Cimoli        Flyball: SS
          ---      72%  S Musial        Walk
   O      1--      70%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      68%  C Essegian      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  A Rodgers       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  B Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      71%  S Miller        Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  J Davenport     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Stu Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  C Flood         Strikeout
   R      ---      81%  H Smith         Home Run
   O      ---      80%  A Grammas       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  V Mizell        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  J Brandt        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  W Mays          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      84%  O Cepeda        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Stu Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Cimoli        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      83%  S Musial        Walk
   O      1--      82%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  D Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  A Rodgers       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      82%  B Schmidt       Single to LF; Rodgers to 2B
                  Hank Sauer pinch hits for Stu Miller batting 9th
   O      12-      87%  H Sauer         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dom Zanni facing 5-6-7
                  Dom Zanni replaces Hank Sauer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  C Essegian      Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  H Smith         Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  A Grammas       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  J Brandt        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      87%  W Mays          Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dom Zanni facing 9-1-2
          ---      91%  V Mizell        Single to RF
   O      1--      89%  D Blasingame    Mizell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      89%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      88%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      88%  D Spencer       Walk
   O      1--      91%  A Rodgers       Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  B Schmidt       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dom Zanni facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  S Musial        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Bill White pinch runs for Stan Musial batting 3rd
          1--      96%  K Boyer         Single to LF; White to 2B
   O      12-      94%  C Essegian      Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      93%  C Flood         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      92%  H Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 9-1-2
                  Bill White moves to 1B; Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Dom Zanni batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  E Bressoud      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Brandt        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Al Worthington facing 8-9-1
                  Al Worthington replaces Eddie Bressoud pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  A Grammas       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  V Mizell        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  D Blasingame    Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-      99%  G Cimoli        Single to RF; Blasingame Scores; Cimoli to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      98%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  W Mays          Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      98%  O Cepeda        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  F Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Spencer       Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN195904170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation