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LAD  7
STL  5

MLN  8
@PHI  4

PIT  5
CIN  0

PIT  6
CIN  5

SFG  4
CHC  3

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Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 33,337

Sunday, April 17, 1960
Time of Game: 4:02
Cubs
3
2-3
Lost 2
5th, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    3 11  1
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    4 12  0
W: B Loes (1-0), L: B Johnson (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Giants
4
4-1
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  6   1   4   0    1   1  .435  .958    0    1   0   SB
T Taylor 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .150  .561    0    2   5   2·SH
L Johnson RF                  6   0   1   0    0   3  .167  .334    0    4   0   
  W Moryn PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 2.500    0    0   0   
E Banks SS                    5   0   1   2    2   1  .200  .860    0    2  12   2·IW
F Thomas LF                   5   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .704    0    1   0   
  S Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Schult LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Gernert 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0   14   1   
  S Drake PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Altman 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .059  .217    0    9   1   
D Zimmer 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .623    0    0   4   SH
D Rice C                      5   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .607    0    5   0   2B
  B Will PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .161    0    0   0   
  C Neeman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Anderson P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  D Elston P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  B Johnson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       50   3  11   3    6  12                    40  26
BATTING
2B: D Rice (1, off M McCormick).
SH: T Taylor 2 (2, off B Loes, off J Sanford); D Zimmer (1, off J Sanford).
IBB: E Banks 2 (5, by B Loes, by J Sanford).
TB: R Ashburn 4; D Rice 3; E Banks; L Johnson; B Anderson; D Zimmer; D Gernert.
RBI: E Banks 2 (7); D Rice (1).
2-out RBI: D Rice.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 3. T Taylor-E Banks-G Altman; T Taylor-E Banks-D Gernert; E Banks-T Taylor-G Altman.
E: T Taylor (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Ashburn (1, 2nd base off M McCormick/B Schmidt).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               6   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .610    0    8   1   2B,SH
J Davenport 3B                7   0   2   1    0   1  .318  .693    0    2   0   
W Mays CF                     5   0   1   0    1   1  .429 1.049    0    4   0   2B
W McCovey 1B                  3   2   0   0    3   0  .118  .701    0    5   4   IW
O Cepeda LF                   6   1   2   2    0   0  .409 1.227    0    2   0   HR,GDP
W Kirkland RF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .300 1.064    0    2   0   HBP
E Bressoud SS                 5   0   4   0    1   0  .444 1.156    0    5   5   2B
B Schmidt C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .377    0    2   1   
  J Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  N Wilson C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   11   0   GDP
M McCormick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  S Miller P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Sanford P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Long PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  B Loes P                    1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
Totals                       49   4  12   3    5   5                    42  11
BATTING
2B: E Bressoud (3, off B Anderson); W Mays (3, off D Elston); D Blasingame (2, off B Anderson).
HR: O Cepeda (2, off B Anderson; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: D Blasingame (1, off B Johnson).
IBB: W McCovey (1, by D Elston).
HBP: W Kirkland (1, by B Anderson).
TB: O Cepeda 5; E Bressoud 5; D Blasingame 3; J Davenport 2; W Mays 2; B Loes.
GIDP: N Wilson (1); J Marshall (1); O Cepeda (1).
RBI: O Cepeda 2 (8); J Davenport (2).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 12.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Anderson                     5.1   6   3   2    2   1   1   2.70   25     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 6     45    -     1.16  -0.28
D Elston                       5.2   4   0   0    2   4   0   1.86   22     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 0· 4          2-0    2.44   0.74
B Johnson, L (0-1)             2.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.38  -0.12
Totals                        13.1  12   4   3    5   5   1          56     -       ·  ·     25· 8· 0·12          2-0 
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                    2     5   3   3    2   2   0   3.27   13     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 4     34    -     1.19  -0.29
S Miller                       4     4   0   0    0   2   0   1.29   16     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 3          2-0    0.88   0.19
J Sanford                      5     2   0   0    2   4   0   4.00   19     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 2          0-0    2.37   0.56
B Loes, W (1-0)                3     0   0   0    2   4   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.60   0.38
Totals                        14    11   3   3    6  12   0          59     -       ·  ·     12·20· 0· 9          2-0 
M McCormick faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Anderson (1); M McCormick (2).
IBB: B Loes (1; E Banks); J Sanford (1; E Banks); D Elston (1; W McCovey).
HBP: B Anderson (2; W Kirkland).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 4:02.
Attendance: 33,337.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Ashburn            CF    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. T Taylor             2B    2. J Davenport          3B 
3. L Johnson            RF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. E Banks              SS    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. F Thomas             LF    5. O Cepeda             LF 
6. D Gernert            1B    6. W Kirkland           RF 
7. D Zimmer             3B    7. E Bressoud           SS 
8. D Rice               C     8. B Schmidt            C  
9. B Anderson           P     9. M McCormick          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b14   1  3-3  -2-      31% 100% J Davenport     B Johnson       Single to RF; Loes Scores
   b 6   1  3-1  1--      30%  54% O Cepeda        B Anderson      Home Run; McCovey Scores/unER
   b10   0  3-3  1--     -17%  53% O Cepeda        D Elston        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   1  3-3  1--      15%  73% W Mays          D Elston        Double to RF; Davenport to 3B
   b 4   1  3-1  1-3     -14%  23% J Marshall      B Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Ashburn       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      52%  L Johnson       Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Davenport     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  W Mays          Walk
   O      1--      50%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Gernert       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  D Zimmer        Flyball: LF
   R      1--      40%  D Rice          Double to RF; Thomas Scores
          -2-      40%  B Anderson      Wild Pitch; Rice to 3B
   O      --3      43%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  W Kirkland      Flyball: RF
          ---      41%  E Bressoud      Double to LF
   O      -2-      38%  B Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
          ---      34%  R Ashburn       Single to RF
          1--      32%  T Taylor        Ashburn Steals 2B
          -2-      29%  " "             Walk
          12-      22%  L Johnson       Single/Bunt; Taylor to 2B; Ashburn to 3B
   RR     123      12%  E Banks         Single (CF-RF); Johnson to 3B; Taylor Scores; Ashburn Scores
                  Stu Miller replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      15%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1-3      19%  D Gernert       Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      21%  D Zimmer        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  S Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      23%  D Blasingame    Double to RF
   O      -2-      20%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      17%  W Mays          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Stu Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      18%  D Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      19%  B Anderson      Flyball: LF
          ---      18%  R Ashburn       Single to CF
   O      1--      19%  T Taylor        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Anderson facing 4-5-6
          ---      23%  W McCovey       Walk
          1--      34%  O Cepeda        Single to CF; McCovey to 3B
   O      1-3      26%  W Kirkland      Flyball: LF
   R      1-3      31%  E Bressoud      Wild Pitch; Cepeda to 2B; McCovey Scores
          -2-      38%  " "             Single; Cepeda to 3B
                  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Bob Schmidt batting 8th
   OO     1-3      23%  J Marshall      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stu Miller facing 3-4-5
                  Neil Wilson replaces Jim Marshall playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      25%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      26%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      23%  S Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      20%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Stu Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  D Gernert       Strikeout
          ---      20%  D Zimmer        Single to CF
          1--      18%  D Rice          Single to CF; Zimmer to 2B
          12-      14%  B Anderson      Single/Bunt; Rice to 2B; Zimmer to 3B
   O      123      19%  R Ashburn       Strikeout
   O      123      23%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      20%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      24%  W McCovey       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      54%  O Cepeda        Home Run; McCovey Scores/unER
          ---      58%  W Kirkland      Hit By Pitch
          1--      68%  E Bressoud      Single to RF; Kirkland to 3B
                  Don Elston replaces Bob Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      59%  N Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bressoud to 2B
                  Jose Pagan pinch hits for Stu Miller batting 9th
   O      -23      50%  J Pagan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Sanford facing 3-4-5
                  Jack Sanford replaces Jose Pagan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  L Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  E Banks         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      58%  F Thomas        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Elston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  J Davenport     Single to CF
          1--      73%  W Mays          Double to RF; Davenport to 3B
          -23      74%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
   O      123      62%  O Cepeda        Popfly: 1B
   O      123      50%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Sanford facing 6-7-8
          ---      43%  D Gernert       Single to CF
                  Sammy Drake pinch runs for Dick Gernert batting 6th
   O      1--      45%  D Zimmer        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Drake to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  D Rice          Foul Flyball: RF; Drake to 3B
   O      --3      60%  D Elston        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Elston facing 7-8-9
                  George Altman replaces Sammy Drake playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      56%  E Bressoud      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  N Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Sanford       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Ashburn       Single
   O      1--      44%  T Taylor        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ashburn to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  L Johnson       Flyball: SS
          -2-      52%  E Banks         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      63%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Elston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  J Davenport     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Sanford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  G Altman        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  D Zimmer        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      63%  D Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Elston facing 4-5-6
          ---      70%  W McCovey       Walk
   OO     1--      53%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Kirkland      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Sanford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  D Elston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Ashburn       Flyball: 2B
          ---      57%  T Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      63%  L Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Elston facing 7-8-9
          ---      70%  E Bressoud      Single
   O      1--      63%  N Wilson        Strikeout
                  Dale Long pinch hits for Jack Sanford batting 9th
   O      1--      56%  D Long          Strikeout
          1--      63%  D Blasingame    Single to RF; Bressoud to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Loes facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Loes replaces Dale Long pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  E Banks         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      60%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  G Altman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Ben Johnson facing 3-4-5
                  Ben Johnson replaces Don Elston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 13th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Loes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  D Zimmer        Flyball: 3B
                  Bob Will pinch hits for Del Rice batting 8th
   O      ---      60%  B Will          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      63%  B Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 13th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Ben Johnson facing 6-7-8
                  Cal Neeman replaces Bob Will playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      57%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      63%  E Bressoud      Walk
   OO     1--      50%  N Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 14th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Loes facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Ashburn       Walk
   O      1--      44%  T Taylor        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ashburn to 2B
                  Walt Moryn pinch hits for Lou Johnson batting 3rd
   O      -2-      53%  W Moryn         Strikeout
          -2-      52%  E Banks         Intentional Walk
                  Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Frank Thomas batting 5th
   O      12-      63%  S Taylor        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 14th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Ben Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Art Schult replaces Sammy Taylor playing LF batting 5th; Walt Moryn moves to RF
          ---      70%  B Loes          Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  D Blasingame    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Loes to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  J Davenport     Single to RF; Loes Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Giants 4.

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