April 17, 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 8
@BAL 3 CLE 5
BOS 0 DET 9
WSA 2 KCA 5
@LAA 3 CHW 8
@MIN 0 PIT 10
@CHC 6 HOU 5
@NYM 2
(11) LAD 8
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 25,841

Tuesday, April 17, 1962
Time of Game: 3:05

Dodgers

5-3

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  3  2   3  0  0   0  0  0    8  9  1
Giants          2  0  0   1  1  0   3  0  0    7  9  2

W: D Drysdale (2-0), L: M McCormick (0-1), S: L Sherry (1)

Giants

6-2

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .313  .833   14    3   4   3B
J Gilliam 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .355  .898   20    4   3   SH
L Walls LF                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .900    7    0   0   
  D Snider PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.292    5    0   0   
  W Davis CF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .975   11    2   0   2B
T Davis CF-LF                 4   1   1   3    1   0  .407 1.337   26    3   0   2B
F Howard RF                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .154  .599   18    1   1   HR,IW
  R Fairly RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .698         0   0   
D Spencer 3B                  2   1   0   0    2   2  .269  .752   19    2   2   
T Harkness 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .375 1.125   15    6   0   HR
N Sherry C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .258   14    6   1   
D Drysdale P                  2   2   1   0    1   0  .600 1.467   10    0   0   
  L Sherry P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   8   9   8    5   7              165   27  11

BATTING

2B: W Davis (1, off D LeMay); T Davis (2, off J Duffalo).

3B: M Wills (2, off M McCormick).

HR: F Howard (1, off M McCormick; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); T Harkness (1, off M McCormick; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: J Gilliam (1, off S Miller).

IBB: F Howard (1, by J Duffalo).

TB: M Wills 5; F Howard 4; T Harkness 4; W Davis 2; T Davis 2; D Drysdale; L Walls.

RBI: T Davis 3 (13); T Harkness 2 (3); F Howard 2 (2); M Wills (3).

2-out RBI: T Davis 3; M Wills.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Gilliam-M Wills-T Harkness.

E: J Gilliam (3).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn LF-3B                 3   1   1   0    2   1  .423 1.043   21    2   0   GDP
C Hiller 2B                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .324  .675   14    5   0   
M Alou CF-LF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .661   10    2   0   HBP
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   1   3    1   1  .267  .994   15    6   0   2B
F Alou RF                     4   0   2   3    1   1  .484 1.385   17    1   1   3B
E Bailey C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .231  .826   12    5   0   HR
  E Bowman PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
J Pagan SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .344  .864    8    3   3   
  W Mays PH-CF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.061    6    0   0   
J Davenport 3B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .716   14    0   0   
  W McCovey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Pignatano C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
M McCormick P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
  J Duffalo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Phillips PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   
  D LeMay P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Haller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Larsen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       35   7   9   7    7   6              141   27   7

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (2, off D Drysdale).

3B: F Alou (1, off D Drysdale).

HR: E Bailey (1, off D Drysdale; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: M Alou (1, by D Drysdale).

TB: E Bailey 4; F Alou 4; O Cepeda 2; M Alou 2; C Hiller 2; H Kuenn.

GIDP: H Kuenn (2).

RBI: F Alou 3 (11); O Cepeda 3 (11); E Bailey (5).

2-out RBI: F Alou 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Pagan-O Cepeda.

E: O Cepeda (4); E Bailey (2).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drysdale, W (2-0)            6.1   9   7   7    4   4   1   5.87   31   92-57   34· 8·15    9· 5· 4· 4     27    -     1.17  -0.27
L Sherry, S (1)                2.2   0   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   12   49-25   13· 7· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    3.27   0.40
Totals                         9     9   7   7    7   6   1          43  141-82   47·15·20   13· 8· 4· 4           -

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, L (0-1)           2.1   5   5   4    2   0   2  15.43   14   59-34   19· 2·13    5· 2· 3· 2     27    -     0.80  -0.39
J Duffalo                      2.2   2   3   0    3   3   0   0.00   13   53-24   14· 5· 5    3· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.62  -0.10
D LeMay                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
B Bolin                        2     0   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    6   24-17    6· 9· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.06
S Miller                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-11    7· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.01   0.04
Totals                         9     9   8   4    5   7   2          40  162-94   50·18·26   11· 6· 8· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Duffalo (1; F Howard).

HBP: D Drysdale (1; M Alou).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 25,841.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. M Wills              SS    1. H Kuenn              LF 
2. J Gilliam            2B    2. C Hiller             2B 
3. L Walls              LF    3. M Alou               CF 
4. T Davis              CF    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. F Howard             RF    5. F Alou               RF 
6. D Spencer            3B    6. E Bailey             C  
7. T Harkness           1B    7. J Pagan              SS 
8. N Sherry             C     8. J Davenport          3B 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  3  -19%  27% F Alou          D Drysdale      Triple (LF-CF); Alou Scores; Hiller Scores
   t 2   1  2-0  1--  4   17%  48% T Harkness      M McCormick     Home Run; Spencer Scores
   t 3   1  2-3  1--  4   17%  79% F Howard        M McCormick     Home Run; Davis Scores/unER
   b 7   1  8-7  1-3  4   14%  64% W Mays          L Sherry        Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   1  8-7  1--  4  -14%  50% E Bailey        L Sherry        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Alou to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   46%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   47%  L Walls         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   45%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  H Kuenn         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   45%  C Hiller        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   42%  M Alou          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hiller to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  3   27%  F Alou          Triple (LF-CF); Alou Scores; Hiller Scores
          --3  4   26%  E Bailey        Walk
   O      1-3  5   30%  J Pagan         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   28%  F Howard        Lineout: CF
          ---  5   30%  D Spencer       Walk
   RR     1--  4   48%  T Harkness      Home Run; Spencer Scores
   O      ---  1   46%  N Sherry        Flyball: 2B
          ---  4   47%  D Drysdale      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   59%  M Wills         Triple to CF (Line Drive); Drysdale Scores
   O      --3  5   56%  J Gilliam       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Don Drysdale facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   52%  J Davenport     Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  M McCormick     Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  3   61%  H Kuenn         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   59%  L Walls         Lineout: LF
          ---      59%  T Davis         E2 on Foul Ball
          ---  6   62%  " "             Walk
   RR     1--  4   79%  F Howard        Home Run; Davis Scores/unER
                  Jim Duffalo replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   80%  D Spencer       Walk
   OO     1--  3   77%  T Harkness      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Drysdale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   79%  C Hiller        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   81%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   82%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Duffalo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   81%  N Sherry        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   82%  D Drysdale      Walk
          1--  1   84%  M Wills         Single to 1B/Bunt; Drysdale to 2B
          12-  3   87%  J Gilliam       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Wills to 2B; Drysdale to 3B
                  Duke Snider pinch hits for Lee Walls batting 3rd
   O      123  5   83%  D Snider        Flyball: SS
   RRR    123  5   95%  T Davis         Double (LF-CF); Gilliam Scores/unER; Wills Scores/unER; Drysdale Scores/unER
          -2-  4   95%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   95%  D Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-8, Don Drysdale facing 5-6-7
                  Tommy Davis moves to LF; Willie Davis replaces Duke Snider playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   96%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   93%  E Bailey        Home Run
   O      ---  1   93%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  J Davenport     Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jim Duffalo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   93%  T Harkness      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   93%  N Sherry        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   93%  D Drysdale      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Don Drysdale facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Phillips pinch hits for Jim Duffalo batting 9th
          ---  4   90%  D Phillips      Walk
          1--  5   86%  H Kuenn         Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  C Hiller        Lineout: CF
          12-  2   86%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Kuenn to 2B; Phillips to 3B
   O      123  2   91%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
   R      123  5   85%  F Alou          Single to 3B; Alou to 2B; Kuenn to 3B; Phillips Scores
   O      123  2   92%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Dick LeMay facing 1-2-3
                  Dick LeMay replaces Dick Phillips pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  M Wills         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   91%  J Gilliam       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   91%  W Davis         Double to RF (Line Drive); Davis out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Don Drysdale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   93%  J Pagan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   94%  J Davenport     Flyball: 2B
                  Tom Haller pinch hits for Dick LeMay batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bobby Bolin facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Tom Haller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  T Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   93%  F Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  D Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   90%  H Kuenn         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   84%  C Hiller        Single (LF-CF); Kuenn to 2B
          12-  2   75%  M Alou          Hit By Pitch; Kuenn to 3B; Hiller to 2B
   RRRO   123  1   69%  O Cepeda        Double to RF (Line Drive); Kuenn Scores; Hiller Scores; Alou Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
                  Larry Sherry replaces Don Drysdale pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   64%  F Alou          Walk
          1--  4   50%  E Bailey        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Alou to 3B
                  Willie Mays pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 7th; Ernie Bowman pinch runs for Ed Bailey batting 6th
   O      1-3  4   64%  W Mays          Strikeout Swinging
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jim Davenport batting 8th
   O      1-3  3   75%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-7, Bobby Bolin facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Pignatano replaces Willie McCovey playing C batting 8th; Harvey Kuenn moves to 3B; Ernie Bowman moves to SS; Matty Alou moves to LF; Willie Mays moves to CF
   O      ---  3   73%  T Harkness      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   71%  N Sherry        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  6   70%  L Sherry        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 7-8, Larry Sherry facing 9-1-2
                  Don Larsen pinch hits for Bobby Bolin batting 9th
   O      ---  6   76%  D Larsen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   69%  H Kuenn         Walk
   O      1--  2   77%  C Hiller        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   84%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 7.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-7, Stu Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Stu Miller replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   86%  M Wills         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  J Gilliam       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-  6   83%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wills to 3B
   O      --3  4   80%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 7-8, Larry Sherry facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Fairly replaces Frank Howard playing RF batting 5th
          ---  5   67%  O Cepeda        Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Ernie Bowman batting 6th
   O      1--  8   90%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  W Mays          Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation