April 14, 1962 Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 0 CLE 6
WSA 4 NYY 11
@DET 5 KCA 7
CHW 3 LAA 12
@MIN 5 STL 7
@CHC 4 LAD 5
MLN 4 PIT 6
@NYM 2 PHI 3
HOU 0 SFG 13
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 18,086

Saturday, April 14, 1962
Time of Game: 3:03

Reds

1-5

Lost 4

8th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  2  2   1  0  0   0  1  0    6  8  6
Giants          3  1  6   1  1  1   0  0  X   13 13  0

W: D Larsen (1-0), L: S Ellis (0-1)

Giants

5-0

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               3   1   1   1    1   0  .200  .600    0    4   4   SF
E Kasko SS                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .655    0    1   2   
V Pinson CF                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .333  .774    0    2   0   SF
F Robinson RF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .167  .509    0    3   0   2B,GDP
G Coleman 1B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .348  .882    0    7   0   HR,2B
W Post LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .316 1.170    0    1   0   
J Edwards C                   2   1   1   1    2   1  .133  .411    0    4   0   
T Harper 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .174  .414    0    2   1   
S Ellis P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gaines PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Cook PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Sisler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .625    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    6   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: F Robinson (2, off G Perry); G Coleman (1, off G Perry).

HR: G Coleman (1, off D Larsen; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SF: D Blasingame (1, off D Larsen); V Pinson (2, off G Perry).

TB: G Coleman 7; F Robinson 3; E Kasko; J Edwards; D Blasingame.

GIDP: F Robinson (2).

RBI: G Coleman 3 (5); J Edwards (1); D Blasingame (2); V Pinson (5).

2-out RBI: G Coleman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Kasko-D Blasingame-G Coleman; E Kasko-G Coleman.

E: S Ellis 2 (2); T Harper (1); J Edwards 2 (2); E Kasko (3).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn LF                    3   2   3   4    0   0  .438 1.063    0    3   0   SF
  M Alou PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
C Hiller 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .633    0    3   1   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .985    0    0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   3   3   2    0   1  .333 1.270    0    9   0   2·HR,GDP
F Alou RF                     5   3   3   3    0   0  .421 1.265    0    4   0   2·HR
E Bailey C                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .143  .564    0    6   0   
J Pagan SS                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .857    0    1   2   GDP
J Davenport 3B                4   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .649    0    0   2   2B
G Perry P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       36  13  13  10    3   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: J Davenport (1, off M Drabowsky).

HR: O Cepeda 2 (3, off S Ellis, off D Sisler; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); F Alou 2 (2, off M Drabowsky, off S Ellis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: H Kuenn (1, off S Ellis).

SH: D Larsen (1, off M Drabowsky).

TB: O Cepeda 9; F Alou 9; J Davenport 3; H Kuenn 3; C Hiller 2.

GIDP: J Pagan (1); O Cepeda (1).

RBI: H Kuenn 4 (6); F Alou 3 (4); O Cepeda 2 (5); C Hiller (3).

2-out RBI: H Kuenn 2; C Hiller; F Alou.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Davenport-C Hiller-O Cepeda.

BASERUNNING

PO: H Kuenn (1st base by J Klippstein).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ellis, L (0-1)               2.1   5   7   3    1   2   2  11.57   15     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 5     28    -     0.96  -0.51
J Klippstein                   0.2   3   3   0    0   1   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.62  -0.18
M Drabowsky                    2     3   2   2    0   1   1  10.50    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.11  -0.02
D Sisler                       2     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.60    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
B Miller                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0  13.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13  13   6    3   4   4          41     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·13          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
G Perry                        2.2   5   4   4    1   1   0  13.50   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 5     32    -     1.19  -0.26
D Larsen, W (1-0)              6.1   3   2   2    5   4   1   2.84   26     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 3          1-0    0.36   0.05
Totals                         9     8   6   6    6   5   1          40     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 8          1-0

Balks: S Ellis (1); M Drabowsky (2).

WP: G Perry (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Klippstein (0; H Kuenn, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 18,086.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. H Kuenn              LF 
2. E Kasko              SS    2. C Hiller             2B 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. G Coleman            1B    5. F Alou               RF 
6. W Post               LF    6. E Bailey             C  
7. J Edwards            C     7. J Pagan              SS 
8. T Harper             3B    8. J Davenport          3B 
9. S Ellis              P     9. G Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3      18%  73% F Alou          S Ellis         Single to RF; Kuenn Scores; Cepeda Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Alou to 3B
   b 3   1  4-4  ---      12%  65% O Cepeda        S Ellis         Home Run
   b 3   1  4-5  ---      10%  75% F Alou          S Ellis         Home Run
   t 3   2  4-3  --3     -10%  53% G Coleman       G Perry         Single to RF; Kasko Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  -2-      -9%  64% G Coleman       G Perry         Double (CF-RF); Robinson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Blasingame    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  E Kasko         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Sammy Ellis facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  H Kuenn         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  C Hiller        Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      55%  W Mays          E2 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      52%  " "             Strikeout
          1--      55%  O Cepeda        Single to RF; Kuenn to 3B
   RR     1-3      73%  F Alou          Single to RF; Kuenn Scores; Cepeda Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Alou to 3B
   R      --3      79%  E Bailey        Balk; Alou Scores/unER
   O      ---      78%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  F Robinson      Double to LF
   R      -2-      64%  G Coleman       Double (CF-RF); Robinson Scores
   O      -2-      68%  W Post          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      60%  J Edwards       Single (CF-RF); Coleman Scores
   O      1--      63%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      66%  S Ellis         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sammy Ellis facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  J Pagan         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      66%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
          1--      72%  G Perry         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Pagan to 3B
   RO     1-3      73%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pagan Scores/unER
   O      1--      72%  C Hiller        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      67%  D Blasingame    Walk
          1--      61%  E Kasko         Single; Blasingame to 2B
          12-      56%  V Pinson        Wild Pitch; Kasko to 2B; Blasingame to 3B
   RO     -23      56%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kasko to 3B; Blasingame Scores
   O      --3      63%  F Robinson      Flyball: SS
   R      --3      53%  G Coleman       Single to RF; Kasko Scores
                  Don Larsen replaces Gaylord Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      55%  W Post          Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Sammy Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
   R      ---      65%  O Cepeda        Home Run
   R      ---      75%  F Alou          Home Run
          ---      77%  E Bailey        Walk
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Sammy Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      75%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
          1--      76%  J Davenport     Single; Bailey to 2B
   R      12-      85%  D Larsen        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bailey Scores/unER; Davenport to 3B; Larsen to 2B
   RR     -23      93%  H Kuenn         Single to RF; Larsen Scores/unER; Davenport Scores/unER
          1--      93%  C Hiller        Kuenn Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Kuenn to 2B
   R      -2-      96%  " "             Single to RF; Kuenn Scores/unER
   O      1--      95%  W Mays          Strikeout
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 10.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-10, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
          ---      94%  J Edwards       Walk
          1--      91%  T Harper        Walk; Edwards to 2B
                  Joe Gaines pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein batting 9th
          12-      87%  J Gaines        Walk; Edwards to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RO     123      90%  D Blasingame    Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Edwards Scores
   O      12-      93%  E Kasko         Strikeout
   O      12-      95%  V Pinson        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 4-5-6
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Joe Gaines pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   R      ---      97%  F Alou          Home Run
   O      ---      97%  E Bailey        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      96%  J Pagan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 11.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-11, Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  F Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  G Coleman       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  W Post          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  J Edwards       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  J Davenport     Double to RF
   O      -2-      98%  D Larsen        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Davenport to 3B
   R      --3      99%  H Kuenn         Single to RF; Davenport Scores
          1--      99%  C Hiller        Balk; Kuenn to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Kuenn to 3B
   O      --3      99%  W Mays          Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 12.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-12, Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  T Harper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Cliff Cook pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Cook          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 12-5, Dave Sisler facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Sisler replaces Cliff Cook pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---     100%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  E Bailey        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J Pagan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 13.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-13, Don Larsen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  E Kasko         Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  V Pinson        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  F Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 13-5, Dave Sisler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Davenport     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  D Larsen        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Matty Alou pinch hits for Harvey Kuenn batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 13.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-13, Don Larsen facing 5-6-7
                  Matty Alou moves to LF
   R      ---     100%  G Coleman       Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---     100%  W Post          Foul Flyball: C
          ---     100%  J Edwards       Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Harper        Strikeout
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Dave Sisler batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 13-6, Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Miller replaces Jerry Lynch pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  C Hiller        Single to RF
          1--     100%  W Mays          Walk; Hiller to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hiller to 3B
   O      --3     100%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 13.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-13, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  E Kasko         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Blasingame to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 13.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation