April 19, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
WSH 5 WSH 4
@BAL 2 BOS 5
NYY 4
(12) KCA 4
@CLE 3 CIN 12
PHI 5 LAD 8
CHC 3 SFG 3
STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 22,785

Sunday, April 19, 1959
Time of Game: 2:05

Cardinals

2-7

Lost 2

8th, 4 GB

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

W: J Antonelli (3-0), L: L Jackson (0-2)

Giants

6-3

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .872    0    2   5   
G Cimoli RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .833    0    1   0   
S Musial 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .531    0   10   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .353  .876    0    2   1   
C Essegian LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .579    0    0   0   
J Durham CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  R Jablonski PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  B Gibson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Smith C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .702    0    3   1   SB
A Grammas SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .528    0    2   6   SB
L Jackson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    2   2   
  B Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Brosnan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    0   5                    24  17

BATTING

TB: K Boyer 2; G Cimoli; S Musial; H Smith; R Jablonski; A Grammas; C Essegian.

RBI: C Essegian (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Brosnan-H Smith-S Musial; S Musial-A Grammas-L Jackson; A Grammas-D Blasingame-S Musial.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Smith (1, 3rd base off J Antonelli/B Schmidt); A Grammas (1, 2nd base off J Antonelli/B Schmidt).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                3   2   3   0    0   0  .371  .792    0    0   4   HBP
J Brandt LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .696    0    0   1   GDP
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .243  .641    0    3   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .385 1.349    0    8   1   2B
F Alou RF                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .379 1.090    0    4   0   
D Spencer 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .654    0    2   3   IW
A Rodgers SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .610    0    2   4   
  L Wagner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   GDP
  E Bressoud SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Schmidt C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .346 1.007    0    8   1   
J Antonelli P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    0   1   GDP
Totals                       31   3  10   3    2   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (5, off L Jackson).

IBB: D Spencer (1, by J Brosnan).

HBP: J Davenport (1, by L Jackson).

TB: J Davenport 3; O Cepeda 3; F Alou 3; W Mays; J Brandt.

GIDP: L Wagner (1); J Antonelli (1); J Brandt (3).

RBI: W Mays 2 (7); F Alou (7).

2-out RBI: W Mays.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

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
L Jackson, L (0-2)             7     8   3   3    1   2   0   4.05   29     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 8     50    -     0.84  -0.06
J Brosnan                      1     2   0   0    1   0   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         8    10   3   3    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0·10           -

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 (3-0)           9     8   1   1    0   5   0   2.08   34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 8     72    -     1.33   0.45
Totals                         9     8   1   1    0   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Jackson (2).

IBB: J Brosnan (2; D Spencer).

HBP: L Jackson (1; J Davenport).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 22,785.

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. J Durham             CF    6. D Spencer            2B 
7. H Smith              C     7. A Rodgers            SS 
8. A Grammas            SS    8. B Schmidt            C  
9. L Jackson            P     9. J Antonelli          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-2  -2-      10%  80% W Mays          L Jackson       Single to CF; Davenport Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-      10%  71% F Alou          L Jackson       Single to RF; Cepeda Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 3   1  1-0  -23       9%  60% D Blasingame    J Antonelli     Flyball: 2B
   t 4   1  2-1  --3       7%  64% J Durham        J Antonelli     Strikeout
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -7%  51% J Brandt        L Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Antonelli facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Blasingame    Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  S Musial        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Davenport     Single to LF
   OO     1--      51%  J Brandt        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Mays          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Antonelli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Essegian      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Durham        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  O Cepeda        Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-      71%  F Alou          Single to RF; Cepeda Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      70%  D Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
   O      --3      64%  A Rodgers       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Alou out at Hm/3B
   O      1--      62%  B Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Antonelli facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  H Smith         Single to LF
          1--      51%  A Grammas       Single to RF; Smith to 2B
          12-      45%  L Jackson       Smith Steals 3B; Grammas Steals 2B
   O      -23      51%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      60%  D Blasingame    Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      67%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  J Antonelli     Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  J Davenport     Single to LF
          1--      73%  J Brandt        Single to RF; Davenport to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  W Mays          Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Davenport Scores
   O      1--      74%  O Cepeda        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Johnny Antonelli facing 3-4-5
          ---      69%  S Musial        Single to LF
          1--      62%  K Boyer         Single to RF; Musial to 2B
   RO     12-      57%  C Essegian      Single to LF; Musial Scores; Boyer out at Hm/LF-C-2B-1B-SS-C; Essegian to 3B
   O      --3      64%  J Durham        Strikeout
   O      --3      69%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  F Alou          Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  D Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      68%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  B Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Johnny Antonelli facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  A Grammas       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      70%  L Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  J Antonelli     Strikeout Looking
          ---      71%  J Davenport     Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--      70%  J Brandt        Groundout: 2B-P; Davenport to 2B
   R      -2-      80%  W Mays          Single to CF; Davenport Scores
          1--      81%  O Cepeda        Wild Pitch; Mays to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Johnny Antonelli facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  G Cimoli        Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      82%  K Boyer         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      85%  C Essegian      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  F Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  A Rodgers       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Johnny Antonelli facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  J Durham        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  H Smith         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      89%  A Grammas       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  B Schmidt       Walk
   OO     1--      88%  J Antonelli     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
          ---      88%  J Davenport     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      87%  J Brandt        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Johnny Antonelli facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Gene Smith pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  B Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Brosnan facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Bobby Gene Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  W Mays          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      94%  O Cepeda        Single to CF
          1--      96%  F Alou          Single to CF; Cepeda to 3B; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      97%  D Spencer       Intentional Walk
                  Leon Wagner pinch hits for Andre Rodgers batting 7th
   OO     123      93%  L Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Johnny Antonelli facing 3-4-5
                  Eddie Bressoud replaces Leon Wagner playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  S Musial        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  C Essegian      Flyball: RF
                  Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Joe Durham batting 6th
          1--      93%  R Jablonski     Single to LF; Boyer to 2B
                  Bob Gibson pinch runs for Ray Jablonski batting 6th
   O      12-     100%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation