April 15, 1958 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 26,246

Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Time of Game: 2:44

Cubs

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Brosnan (1-0), L: V Mizell (0-1), S: D Elston (1)

Cardinals

0-1

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .900    0    0   4   2B
L Walls RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   0   
E Banks SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    4   2   
W Moryn LF                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   SH
B Thomson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   GDP,IW
D Long 1B                     2   0   1   1    1   0  .500 1.000    0   11   0   SF
J Goryl 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    2   2   HBP,2·GDP
C Neeman C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.750    0    6   0   HR
J Brosnan P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Nichols P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Mayer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Elston P                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4  10   4    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Taylor (1, off V Mizell).

HR: C Neeman (1, off T Flanigan; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Long (1, off V Mizell).

SH: W Moryn (1, off V Mizell).

IBB: B Thomson (1, by V Mizell).

HBP: J Goryl (1, by M Martin).

TB: C Neeman 5; E Banks 2; W Moryn 2; T Taylor 2; D Long; L Walls; D Elston.

GIDP: J Goryl 2 (2); B Thomson (1).

RBI: D Long (1); E Banks (1); C Neeman (1); W Moryn (1).

2-out RBI: C Neeman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Brosnan-E Banks-D Long.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   2   0    1   0  .500 1.100    0    2   3   
A Dark SS                     2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333    0    0   3   
  E Kasko SS                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    2   3   
S Musial 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0   14   0   
D Ennis LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   4   
W Moon RF                     1   0   0   0    3   0  .000  .750    0    3   1   
B Smith CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
H Landrith C                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .500 1.250    0    4   0   
V Mizell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Schofield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  M Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Clark P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Flanigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    8   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: I Noren (1, off J Brosnan).

TB: I Noren 2; D Blasingame 2; H Landrith; K Boyer; D Ennis; S Musial.

GIDP: B Smith (1).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Blasingame-E Kasko-S Musial 2; A Dark-D Blasingame-S Musial.

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
J Brosnan, W (1-0)             6     5   0   0    7   4   0   0.00   29     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 5     59    -     1.45   0.18
D Nichols                      0     0   0   0    0   0   0  undef    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            0-0               
E Mayer                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    2.99  -0.12
D Elston, S (1)                3     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 1          3-0    1.73   0.38
Totals                         9     7   0   0    8   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 7          5-0

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
V Mizell, L (0-1)              3     7   3   3    2   3   0   9.00   16     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 7     34    -     1.15  -0.16
L Jackson                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.06
M Martin                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.03
P Clark                        2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.31   0.04
T Flanigan                     1     2   1   1    1   0   1   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.12  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0·10           -

J Brosnan faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
E Mayer faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: V Mizell (1; B Thomson).

HBP: M Martin (1; J Goryl).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 26,246.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Taylor             2B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. L Walls              RF    2. A Dark               SS 
3. E Banks              SS    3. S Musial             1B 
4. W Moryn              LF    4. D Ennis              LF 
5. B Thomson            CF    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. D Long               1B    6. W Moon               RF 
7. J Goryl              3B    7. B Smith              CF 
8. C Neeman             C     8. H Landrith           C  
9. J Brosnan            P     9. V Mizell             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  3-0  1--     -13%  64% I Noren         J Brosnan       Double to CF; Landrith to 3B
   b 7   0  3-0  12-     -12%  62% S Musial        E Mayer         Single to LF; Blasingame to 3B; Kasko to 2B
   b 7   0  3-0  123      11%  73% D Ennis         D Elston        Strikeout Looking
   b 7   1  3-0  123      10%  83% K Boyer         D Elston        Flyball: RF
   b 7   2  3-0  123      10%  93% W Moon          D Elston        Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  T Taylor        Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  L Walls         Strikeout Looking
          -2-      56%  E Banks         Single to CF; Taylor to 3B
   RO     1-3      57%  W Moryn         Single to RF; Taylor Scores; Banks out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--      55%  B Thomson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Brosnan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  A Dark          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  S Musial        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  D Long          Single to CF
   OO     1--      57%  J Goryl         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      58%  C Neeman        Single to SS
   O      1--      56%  J Brosnan       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Brosnan facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  D Ennis         Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
          1--      51%  W Moon          Walk; Ennis to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      61%  H Landrith      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  T Taylor        Walk
          1--      70%  L Walls         Single to RF; Taylor to 2B
   R      12-      78%  E Banks         Single to LF; Taylor Scores; Walls to 2B
   O      12-      78%  W Moryn         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Walls to 3B; Banks to 2B
          -23      79%  B Thomson       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      80%  D Long          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Walls Scores; Banks to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  J Goryl         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Brosnan facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  A Dark          Walk
   O      1--      81%  S Musial        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Jackson replaces Dick Schofield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  J Brosnan       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      79%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Brosnan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  D Ennis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  K Boyer         Single to LF
          1--      74%  W Moon          Walk; Boyer to 2B
   OO     12-      84%  B Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  L Walls         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      81%  W Moryn         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Brosnan facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  H Landrith      Single to RF
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
          1--      64%  I Noren         Double to CF; Landrith to 3B
          -23      59%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      123      68%  A Dark          Strikeout Looking
   O      123      77%  S Musial        Popfly: SS
   O      123      86%  D Ennis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Morrie Martin facing 5-6-7
                  Morrie Martin replaces Irv Noren pitching and batting 9th; Eddie Kasko replaces Alvin Dark playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      85%  B Thomson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      85%  J Goryl         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      84%  C Neeman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Brosnan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  K Boyer         Popfly: 3B
          ---      83%  W Moon          Walk
   O      1--      87%  B Smith         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      84%  H Landrith      Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Morrie Martin batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  J Cunningham    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Clark facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Clark replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  J Brosnan       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  L Walls         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Brosnan facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  D Blasingame    Single to LF
                  Dolan Nichols replaces Jim Brosnan pitching and batting 9th
          1--      74%  E Kasko         Walk; Blasingame to 2B
                  Ed Mayer replaces Dolan Nichols pitching and batting 9th
          12-      62%  S Musial        Single to LF; Blasingame to 3B; Kasko to 2B
                  Don Elston replaces Ed Mayer pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      73%  D Ennis         Strikeout Looking
   O      123      83%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      123      93%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Clark facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  E Banks         Popfly: 2B
          ---      93%  W Moryn         Single to RF
   OO     1--      91%  B Thomson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Elston facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  B Smith         Popfly: SS
          ---      91%  H Landrith      Walk
                  Gene Green pinch hits for Phil Clark batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  G Green         Popfly: 1B
          1--      92%  D Blasingame    Single to CF; Landrith to 2B
   O      12-      97%  E Kasko         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Flanigan facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Flanigan replaces Gene Green pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  D Long          Walk
   OO     1--      96%  J Goryl         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---      98%  C Neeman        Home Run
          ---      98%  D Elston        Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Elston facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Ennis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Boyer         Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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