April 16, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 10
@BAL 5 MIN 6
@BAL 4
(11) CLE 3
@WSA 2 LAD 13
PIT 6 SFG 5
PHI 2 STL 5
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 23,594

Sunday, April 16, 1961
Time of Game: 2:30

Phillies

2-4

Lost 1

7th, 2 GB

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

W: S Jones (1-0), L: R Roberts (0-2), S: B O'Dell (1)

Giants

4-2

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sadowski 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .411    0    2   2   GDP
  B Del Greco PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .458    0    3   2   GDP
J Callison RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .857    0    2   0   
T Curry LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .235  .588    0    2   0   
T Gonzalez CF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .467 1.396    0    3   1   
P Herrera 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .238  .654    0    4   1   
C Dalrymple C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .056  .112    0    4   2   
  J Koppe PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Amaro SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .675    0    3   1   
  B Malkmus PH-SS             2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    0   1   
R Roberts P                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .400    0    1   0   HBP
  B Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    0    0   0   
  J Buzhardt P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Short P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Coleman PH                0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   HBP
Totals                       33   2   5   1    2   9                    24  10

BATTING

HBP: C Coleman (1, by S Jones); R Roberts (1, by S Jones).

TB: P Herrera 2; C Dalrymple; T Taylor; J Callison.

GIDP: B Del Greco (1); B Sadowski (1); T Taylor (2).

RBI: P Herrera (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Sadowski (1); R Amaro (2).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .810    0    0   0   
H Kuenn 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .208  .588    0    1   1   2B
W Mays CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .318  .923    0    1   0   CS,IW
W McCovey 1B                  4   3   3   0    0   0  .273  .788    0   11   1   
O Cepeda RF                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .304  .838    0    0   0   2B,CS
T Haller C                    3   0   0   2    0   0  .188  .708    0    9   1   SF
C Hiller 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .139    0    1   5   
E Bressoud SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .345    0    3   3   
S Jones P                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    1   3   2·2B
  B O'Dell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   5  10   5    2   4                    27  15

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (1, off R Roberts); H Kuenn (2, off R Roberts); S Jones 2 (2, off J Buzhardt, off R Roberts).

SF: T Haller (1, off R Roberts).

IBB: W Mays (1, by R Roberts).

TB: S Jones 4; W McCovey 3; O Cepeda 3; H Kuenn 2; W Mays; F Alou.

RBI: T Haller 2 (3); O Cepeda 2 (6); H Kuenn (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B O'Dell-T Haller-W McCovey; C Hiller-W McCovey-E Bressoud-S Jones; C Hiller-E Bressoud-W McCovey.

E: E Bressoud (1); H Kuenn (1); S Jones (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Cepeda (2, 2nd base by R Roberts/C Dalrymple); W Mays (1, 2nd base by R Roberts/C Dalrymple).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roberts, L (0-2)             6     8   4   4    1   2   0   6.23   25     -       ·  ·      3·11· 0· 8     41    -     0.67  -0.18
J Buzhardt                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   8.10    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.32   0.01
C Short                        1     1   1   0    0   1   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.13  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   4    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 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
S Jones, W (1-0)               8.1   5   2   2    2   9   0   4.73   36     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 5     72    -     1.02   0.16
B O'Dell, S (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    4.21   0.16
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   9   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 5          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Jones 2 (2).

IBB: R Roberts (1; W Mays).

HBP: S Jones 2 (2; R Roberts, C Coleman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 23,594.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         San Francisco Giants                 
1. B Sadowski           3B    1. F Alou               LF 
2. T Taylor             2B    2. H Kuenn              3B 
3. J Callison           RF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. T Curry              LF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. T Gonzalez           CF    5. O Cepeda             RF 
6. P Herrera            1B    6. T Haller             C  
7. C Dalrymple          C     7. C Hiller             2B 
8. R Amaro              SS    8. E Bressoud           SS 
9. R Roberts            P     9. S Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-2  123      16% 100% B Del Greco     B O'Dell        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      12%  70% H Kuenn         R Roberts       Double to LF; Alou Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  1-3       9%  79% O Cepeda        R Roberts       Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Kuenn Scores; McCovey Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   t 9   0  5-2  1--      -8%  85% C Dalrymple     S Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herrera to 2B
   t 3   0  3-0  1--       7%  84% B Sadowski      S Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Sadowski      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Taylor        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Callison      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  F Alou          Single to LF
   R      1--      70%  H Kuenn         Double to LF; Alou Scores
          -2-      72%  W Mays          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      71%  W McCovey       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kuenn to 3B
   RRO    1-3      79%  O Cepeda        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Kuenn Scores; McCovey Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   O      ---      78%  T Haller        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  T Curry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  P Herrera       Single to LF
          1--      79%  C Dalrymple     Single to LF; Herrera to 2B
   O      12-      83%  R Amaro         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  C Hiller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  E Bressoud      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  S Jones         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
          ---      77%  R Roberts       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      84%  B Sadowski      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      82%  T Taylor        Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  F Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  H Kuenn         Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  W Mays          Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  W McCovey       Mays Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  T Curry         Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--      85%  P Herrera       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      87%  C Dalrymple     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  W McCovey       Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  T Haller        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      84%  C Hiller        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  R Amaro         Popfly: 2B
          ---      84%  R Roberts       Hit By Pitch
          1--      80%  B Sadowski      Walk; Roberts to 2B
   ROO    12-      82%  T Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-P; Roberts Scores/No RBI
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  E Bressoud      Popfly: 2B
          ---      83%  S Jones         Double to RF
   O      -2-      81%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
          -2-      82%  H Kuenn         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Kuenn to 1B
   O      1-3      79%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---      73%  J Callison      Single to RF
   O      1--      78%  T Curry         Strikeout
   O      1--      82%  T Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      85%  P Herrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  W McCovey       Single to RF
          1--      92%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; McCovey to 3B
   RO     1-3      92%  T Haller        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McCovey Scores
   O      1--      91%  C Hiller        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  E Bressoud      Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Sam Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  C Dalrymple     Strikeout
                  Bobby Malkmus pinch hits for Ruben Amaro batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  B Malkmus       Strikeout Looking
                  Bobby Gene Smith pinch hits for Robin Roberts batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Buzhardt facing 8-9-1
                  John Buzhardt replaces Bobby Gene Smith pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Malkmus moves to SS
   O      ---      94%  E Bressoud      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  S Jones         Double to CF
   O      -2-      94%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      94%  H Kuenn         Walk
   O      12-      93%  W Mays          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  B Sadowski      Popfly: SS
          ---      93%  T Taylor        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  T Curry         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Short facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Short replaces John Buzhardt pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  W McCovey       Single to LF
          1--      99%  O Cepeda        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  T Haller        Groundout: 2B-1B; McCovey Scores/unER; Cepeda to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  C Hiller        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      99%  E Bressoud      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  T Gonzalez      Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 1B
          1--      97%  P Herrera       Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      -2-      93%  " "             Single to RF; Gonzalez Scores
          1--      85%  C Dalrymple     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herrera to 2B
                  Joe Koppe pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple batting 7th
   O      12-      89%  B Malkmus       Groundout: 3B-1B; Herrera to 3B; Koppe to 2B
                  Choo Choo Coleman pinch hits for Chris Short batting 9th
          -23      84%  C Coleman       Hit By Pitch
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Bob Sadowski batting 1st
   OO     123     100%  B Del Greco     Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Giants 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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