October 2, 1960 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@CHW 0 KCA 2
DET 1 NYY 8
BOS 7 BAL 2
@WSH 1 LAD 4
CHC 3 PHI 6
CIN 1 PIT 9
MLN 5 SFG 8
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 28,861

Sunday, October 2, 1960
Time of Game: 2:33

Cardinals

86-68

Lost 3

3rd, 9 GB

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

W: M McCormick (15-12), L: M Nelson (0-1)

Giants

79-75

Won 3

5th, 16 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Nieman RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .845    0    0   0   
  G Kolb RF-CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
D Landrum CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .723    0    1   0   
  D Clemens RF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  D Spencer PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .769    0    0   0   
C James LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .180  .516    0    2   0   
E Olivares 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  K Boyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .932    0    0   0   
J Gotay SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    1   1   SB
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .237  .614    0    2   1   SB
T McCarver C                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    6   0   
D Carmel 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    6   0   SB
M Nelson P                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  S Musial PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .837    0    0   0   
  B White PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .788         0   0   CS
  B Gibson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .393         0   0   
  B Grim P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   8                    24   4

BATTING

TB: J Gotay; C James; S Musial; M Nelson; J Javier.

RBI: J Javier (21); M Nelson (1).

2-out RBI: M Nelson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: E Olivares (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gotay (1, 2nd base off M McCormick/B Schmidt); D Carmel (1, 2nd base off M McCormick/B Schmidt); J Javier (19, 2nd base off M McCormick/B Schmidt).

CS: B White (6, 2nd base by M McCormick/B Schmidt).

PO: J Javier (3rd base by M McCormick).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pagan SS                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .286  .708    0    1   0   3B,SB
J Amalfitano 2B               2   1   0   0    1   0  .277  .686    0    1   1   
  D Blasingame 2B             1   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .602    0    2   1   
W Mays CF                     5   1   2   3    0   1  .319  .936    0    2   0   HR,SB
F Alou LF                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .264  .709    0    3   0   SB
O Cepeda 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .840    0    4   0   2B,IW
W Kirkland RF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .252  .769    0    3   0   IW
J Davenport 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .666    0    2   0   
  A Rodgers 3B                1   0   0   1    0   0  .244  .680    0    0   1   SF
B Schmidt C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .693    0    9   1   
M McCormick P                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .182  .427    0    0   3   2B
Totals                       33   8  10   8    5   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (36, off B Gibson); M McCormick (4, off B Gibson).

3B: J Pagan (2, off M Nelson).

HR: W Mays (29, off M Nelson; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: A Rodgers (2, off B Gibson).

IBB: O Cepeda (9, by M Nelson); W Kirkland (8, by B Gibson).

TB: W Mays 5; J Pagan 5; M McCormick 3; O Cepeda 2; F Alou; B Schmidt.

RBI: W Mays 3 (103); M McCormick 2 (3); A Rodgers (22); B Schmidt (37); J Pagan (2).

2-out RBI: W Mays 3; M McCormick 2; B Schmidt; J Pagan.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Schmidt (13); A Rodgers (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Mays (25, 2nd base off M Nelson/T McCarver); J Pagan (2, 2nd base off M Nelson/T McCarver); F Alou (10, 2nd base off M Nelson/T McCarver).

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
M Nelson, L (0-1)              7     6   3   3    2   5   1   3.38   29     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 5     56    -     0.85  -0.07
B Gibson                       0.2   3   5   5    2   0   0   5.61    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.70  -0.12
B Grim                         0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.22    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   8    5   5   1          39     -       ·  ·      6·14· 0· 9          1-1

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, W (15-12)         9     5   2   0    2   8   0   2.70   33     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 4     79    -     1.03   0.31
Totals                         9     5   2   0    2   8   0          33     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Nelson (1; O Cepeda); B Gibson (6; W Kirkland).

PO: M McCormick (7; J Javier, 3rd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 28,861.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. B Nieman             RF    1. J Pagan              SS 
2. D Landrum            CF    2. J Amalfitano         2B 
3. C James              LF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. E Olivares           3B    4. F Alou               LF 
5. J Gotay              SS    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. J Javier             2B    6. W Kirkland           RF 
7. T McCarver           C     7. J Davenport          3B 
8. D Carmel             1B    8. B Schmidt            C  
9. M Nelson             P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-0  12-      34%  75% W Mays          M Nelson        Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Pagan Scores; Amalfitano Scores
   t 5   2  3-1  -2-     -10%  69% M Nelson        M McCormick     Single to SS; McCarver Scores/unER
   t 8   1  3-2  1--      10%  85% G Kolb          M McCormick     White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  64% J Pagan         M Nelson        Triple to RF
   t 2   1  0-0  --3      -6%  38% J Javier        M McCormick     Single to 1B/Bunt; Gotay Scores/unER

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Nieman        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Landrum       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C James         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Nelson facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Kolb replaces Bob Nieman playing RF batting 1st
          ---      64%  J Pagan         Triple to RF
   O      --3      60%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      54%  W Mays          Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  F Alou          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  E Olivares      Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  J Gotay         Single to 2B
          1--      45%  J Javier        Gotay Steals 2B; Gotay to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      38%  " "             Single to 1B/Bunt; Gotay Scores/unER
          1--      37%  T McCarver      Javier Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Javier to 3B
   O      --3      43%  D Carmel        Javier Picked off 3B (P-C)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mel Nelson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  W Kirkland      Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
          ---      34%  D Carmel        Walk
          1--      32%  M Nelson        Carmel Steals 2B
   O      -2-      36%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      39%  G Kolb          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      42%  D Landrum       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mel Nelson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  B Schmidt       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      38%  M McCormick     Strikeout (foul bunt)
          ---      39%  J Pagan         Single to LF
          1--      40%  J Amalfitano    Pagan Steals 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-      75%  W Mays          Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Pagan Scores; Amalfitano Scores
          ---      76%  F Alou          Single to RF
          1--      77%  O Cepeda        Alou Steals 2B
          -2-      77%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      75%  W Kirkland      Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  C James         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  E Olivares      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      80%  J Gotay         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mel Nelson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  J Davenport     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      78%  B Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
          ---      78%  M McCormick     Single to LF
          1--      80%  J Pagan         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McCormick to 2B
   O      12-      77%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
                  Don Blasingame replaces Joey Amalfitano playing 2B batting 2nd; Andre Rodgers replaces Jim Davenport playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      80%  J Javier        Strikeout
          ---      75%  T McCarver      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McCarver to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  D Carmel        Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      69%  M Nelson        Single to SS; McCarver Scores/unER
   O      1--      72%  G Kolb          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mel Nelson facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  W Mays          Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  F Alou          Strikeout
   O      1--      69%  O Cepeda        Mays Steals 2B; Mays out at 2B/2B
   O      ---      68%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  D Landrum       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  C James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  E Olivares      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mel Nelson facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Kolb moves to CF; Doug Clemens replaces Don Landrum playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---      73%  W Kirkland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  A Rodgers       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Schmidt       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  J Gotay         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mel Nelson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  M McCormick     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      77%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  D Carmel        Strikeout
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Mel Nelson batting 9th
          ---      75%  S Musial        Single
                  Bill White pinch runs for Stan Musial batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  G Kolb          White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      88%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Gibson replaces Bill White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  F Alou          Walk
          1--      92%  O Cepeda        Double to CF; Alou to 3B
          -23      92%  W Kirkland      Intentional Walk
   RO     123      94%  A Rodgers       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou Scores
   R      12-      98%  B Schmidt       Single to CF; Kirkland to 3B; Cepeda Scores
   RR     1-3     100%  M McCormick     Double to CF; Schmidt Scores; Kirkland Scores
                  Bob Grim replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-     100%  J Pagan         Single to CF; McCormick Scores
          1--     100%  D Blasingame    Walk; Pagan to 2B
   O      12-     100%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
                  Daryl Spencer pinch hits for Doug Clemens batting 2nd
          ---     100%  D Spencer       Walk
          1--      99%  C James         Single to CF; Spencer to 2B
                  Ken Boyer pinch hits for Ed Olivares batting 4th
   O      12-     100%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-     100%  J Gotay         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-     100%  J Javier        Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 8.

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