April 25, 1956 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 2 WSH 4
@BOS 1 CLE 5
@KCA 2 BRO 7
@NYG 2 PIT 6
@PHI 5 STL 6
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 3,378

Wednesday, April 25, 1956
Time of Game: 2:11

Cubs

3-3

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: H Haddix (1-0), L: S Jones (1-1)

Cardinals

5-3

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hoak 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .418    0    1   1   
G Baker 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .190  .631    0    6   6   
F Kellert 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .327    0    9   1   GDP
E Banks SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .192  .673    0    0   3   
M Irvin LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .996    0    0   0   
W Moryn RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .535    0    4   0   
P Whisenant CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
H Chiti C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    4   1   
S Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  E Miksis PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Piktuzis P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Winceniak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   0   2   0    5   3                    24  12

BATTING

TB: E Banks; G Baker.

GIDP: F Kellert (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Banks-G Baker-F Kellert 2.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame SS               2   2   0   0    2   1  .294  .841    0    2   3   
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .559    0    3   3   
S Musial RF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .987    0    3   0   2B
K Boyer 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .500 1.371    0    2   2   
W Moon 1B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.153    0    9   0   2B
B Virdon CF                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .579    0    2   0   HBP,SH,IW
R Repulski LF                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .444  .944    0    2   0   
B Sarni C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .429 1.179    0    4   0   GDP
H Haddix P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .715    0    0   1   GDP
Totals                       28   6   7   6    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: W Moon (3, off S Jones); S Musial (1, off S Jones).

SH: B Virdon (1, off G Piktuzis).

IBB: B Virdon (1, by S Jones).

HBP: B Virdon (1, by S Jones).

TB: W Moon 3; S Musial 2; R Repulski 2; B Sarni; R Schoendienst.

GIDP: H Haddix (1); B Sarni (1).

RBI: S Musial 2 (10); R Repulski 2 (2); W Moon (6); B Sarni (7).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Boyer-W Moon; D Blasingame-R Schoendienst-W Moon.

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
S Jones, L (1-1)               4     4   4   4    3   2   0   3.46   19     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 1· 4     37    -     0.78  -0.23
G Piktuzis                     3     3   2   2    1   2   0   6.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 3          0-0    0.15  -0.01
J Davis                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    4   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 3· 7           -

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
H Haddix, W (1-0)              9     2   0   0    5   3   0   3.52   32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 3· 2     81    -     0.65   0.26
Totals                         9     2   0   0    5   3   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: H Haddix (1).

IBB: S Jones (1; B Virdon).

HBP: S Jones (3; B Virdon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Artie Gore, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 3,378.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Hoak               3B    1. D Blasingame         SS 
2. G Baker              2B    2. R Schoendienst       2B 
3. F Kellert            1B    3. S Musial             RF 
4. E Banks              SS    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. M Irvin              LF    5. W Moon               1B 
6. W Moryn              RF    6. B Virdon             CF 
7. P Whisenant          CF    7. R Repulski           LF 
8. H Chiti              C     8. B Sarni              C  
9. S Jones              P     9. H Haddix             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      12%  80% W Moon          S Jones         Double to RF; Musial Scores; Boyer to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      12%  67% S Musial        S Jones         Double to LF; Blasingame Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       5%  55% F Kellert       H Haddix        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-3  12-       5%  95% B Sarni         S Jones         Single to RF; Virdon Scores; Repulski to 3B
   b 4   0  0-4  1-3      -4%  92% H Haddix        S Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Repulski stays at 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Baker         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      55%  F Kellert       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Schoendienst  Lineout: RF
   R      1--      67%  S Musial        Double to LF; Blasingame Scores
          -2-      68%  K Boyer         Walk
   R      12-      80%  W Moon          Double to RF; Musial Scores; Boyer to 3B
          -23      81%  B Virdon        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      82%  R Repulski      Groundout: SS-1B; Boyer Scores; Moon to 3B; Virdon to 2B
   O      -23      79%  B Sarni         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  E Banks         Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  M Irvin         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      81%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      83%  P Whisenant     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  H Haddix        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D Blasingame    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      81%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Harvey Haddix facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  H Chiti         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  S Jones         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Hoak          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      83%  K Boyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Harvey Haddix facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  G Baker         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      82%  F Kellert       Walk
   O      1--      85%  E Banks         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      87%  M Irvin         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  B Virdon        Hit By Pitch
          1--      91%  R Repulski      Single to LF; Virdon to 2B
   R      12-      95%  B Sarni         Single to RF; Virdon Scores; Repulski to 3B
   OO     1-3      92%  H Haddix        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Repulski stays at 3B
   O      --3      91%  D Blasingame    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Harvey Haddix facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  W Moryn         Walk
          1--      86%  P Whisenant     Wild Pitch; Moryn to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      92%  H Chiti         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Sam Jones batting 9th
   O      -2-      94%  E Miksis        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, George Piktuzis facing 2-3-4
                  George Piktuzis replaces Eddie Miksis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  R Schoendienst  Lineout: RF
   O      ---      93%  S Musial        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      93%  K Boyer         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Harvey Haddix facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  G Baker         Single to CF
   OO     1--      96%  F Kellert       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, George Piktuzis facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  W Moon          Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  B Virdon        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Moon to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  R Repulski      Single to RF; Moon Scores
   OO     1--      97%  B Sarni         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Harvey Haddix facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  E Banks         Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  M Irvin         Walk
   O      1--      98%  W Moryn         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      99%  P Whisenant     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, George Piktuzis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  H Haddix        Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Blasingame    Walk
          1--      99%  R Schoendienst  Single to LF; Blasingame to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B-2B; Blasingame Scores; Schoendienst to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Harvey Haddix facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  H Chiti         Lineout: SS
                  Ed Winceniak pinch hits for George Piktuzis batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Winceniak     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Hoak          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Davis facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Davis replaces Ed Winceniak pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Virdon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Repulski      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Harvey Haddix facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  G Baker         Walk
   O      1--     100%  F Kellert       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  M Irvin         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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