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@BAL		0
4
NYY
@BOS		3
1
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@CHW		3
4
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3
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@MLN		1
6
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@SFG		4
7
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@STL		4
3
Thursday, April 17, 1958
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 11,500, Time of Game: 2:35
Cubs
4
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
3
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
8th, 2 GB
W: Glen Hobbie (1-0)
S: Ed Mayer (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    4  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  1  0   0  1  0    3  6  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 4 0 1 2 1 2 .250 .775 0.118 1.10 0.176 -0.058 1.1 3 5
Lee Walls RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .444 -0.062 0.68 0.014 -0.076 -0.9 2 0
Ernie Banks SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .778 -0.050 0.62 0.022 -0.072 -0.6 4 5 2B
Walt Moryn LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .429 .857 -0.023 0.77 0.034 -0.058 -0.3 0 0
Bobby Thomson CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .929 0.127 0.76 0.136 -0.009 1.4 0 0
Dale Long 1B 2 1 0 1 1 0 .250 .625 0.010 1.07 0.057 -0.048 -0.2 9 1 SF
Johnny Goryl 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .167 .952 0.046 1.01 0.085 -0.039 0.4 2 1 HR,SH
Cal Neeman C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .429 1.357 0.030 0.76 0.042 -0.013 0.7 5 0 IW
Glen Hobbie P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.120 1.73 0.000 -0.120 -1.6 0 2 GDP
   Dave Hillman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.050 0.97 0.000 -0.050 -0.7 2 1
   Ed Mayer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 3 6 .265 .698 0.026 0.90 0.566 -0.543 -0.6 27 16
2B: E Banks (1, off L McDaniel).
HR: J Goryl (1, off L McDaniel; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: D Long (2, off B Muffett).
SH: J Goryl (1, off L McDaniel).
IBB: C Neeman (1, by L McDaniel).
TB: J Goryl 4; B Thomson 3; E Banks 2; C Neeman; L Walls; W Moryn; T Taylor.
GIDP: G Hobbie (1).
RBI: T Taylor 2 (2); J Goryl (1); D Long (2).
2-out RBI: T Taylor 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Banks-T Taylor-D Long; T Taylor-E Banks-D Long.

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .733 -0.188 2.05 0.015 -0.203 -0.8 4 2
Al Dark SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .393 -0.089 1.84 0.127 -0.216 0.0 0 3
Stan Musial 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .333 1.000 0.113 1.22 0.174 -0.061 1.0 9 0 HR
Del Ennis LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .143 .476 0.131 1.68 0.185 -0.054 0.5 0 0
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.281 2.08 0.000 -0.281 -1.7 0 2 GDP
Wally Moon RF 1 0 1 1 3 0 .500 1.375 0.290 1.44 0.290 0.000 1.7 2 0
Hobie Landrith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .629 -0.095 1.12 0.000 -0.095 -0.7 5 0
   Hal Smith PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.327 5.13 0.000 -0.327 -1.2 2 0 GDP
Bobby Smith CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .143 .393 0.012 1.93 0.129 -0.116 0.3 5 0
Lindy McDaniel P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.067 1.42 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 0 1
   Joe Cunningham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.071 3.07 0.000 -0.071 -0.4
   Billy Muffett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Gene Green PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.098 2.66 0.098 0.000 0.3
   Dick Schofield PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 7 5 .194 .632 -0.474 1.84 1.018 -1.491 -1.6 27 9
HR: S Musial (1, off G Hobbie; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: S Musial 5; A Dark; B Smith; W Moon; D Blasingame.
GIDP: H Smith (1); K Boyer (1).
RBI: A Dark (1); W Moon (1); S Musial (1).
2-out RBI: A Dark.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Boyer-D Blasingame-S Musial.
E: A Dark (1).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glen Hobbie, W (1-0) 5.2 3 2 2 5 4 1 3.18 24 54 0.119 1.06 0.8
Dave Hillman, H (1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 9 1 0 -0.175 2.76 -0.9
Ed Mayer, S (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 2 0 0.531 3.90 1.7
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 7 5 1 3.00 38 54 3 0 0.475 0.90 1.6

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lindy McDaniel, L (0-1) 7 7 3 3 3 5 1 3.86 30 53 0.025 0.93 0.6
Billy Muffett 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 9 0 0 -0.050 0.79 0.0
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 6 1 4.00 39 53 0 0 -0.025 1.84 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: L McDaniel (1; C Neeman).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 11,500.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Tony Taylor 2B 1 Don Blasingame 2B
2 Lee Walls RF 2 Al Dark SS
3 Ernie Banks SS 3 Stan Musial 1B
4 Walt Moryn LF 4 Del Ennis LF
5 Bobby Thomson CF 5 Ken Boyer 3B
6 Dale Long 1B 6 Wally Moon RF
7 Johnny Goryl 3B 7 Hobie Landrith C
8 Cal Neeman C 8 Bobby Smith CF
9 Glen Hobbie P 9 Lindy McDaniel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-4 1 1-3 OO STL H. Smith E. Mayer 33% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b8 2-4 1 12- R STL W. Moon D. Hillman -24% 51% Single to RF; Ennis Scores; Boyer to 3B
t2 0-0 2 123 RR CHC T. Taylor L. McDaniel 17% 69% Single to LF; Thomson Scores; Long Scores; Neeman to 2B
b6 2-3 0 1-- OO STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 13% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 1-3 2 -2- R STL A. Dark G. Hobbie -13% 61% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC T. Taylor L. McDaniel -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC L. Walls L. McDaniel -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CHC E. Banks L. McDaniel 2% 48% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CHC W. Moryn L. McDaniel -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL A. Dark G. Hobbie 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial G. Hobbie 1% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- CHC B. Thomson L. McDaniel 4% 54% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- CHC D. Long L. McDaniel 6% 59% Walk; Thomson to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O CHC J. Goryl L. McDaniel -0% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomson to 3B; Long to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -23 CHC C. Neeman L. McDaniel 1% 60% Intentional Walk
t2 0-0 1 123 O CHC G. Hobbie L. McDaniel -8% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 123 RR CHC T. Taylor L. McDaniel 17% 69% Single to LF; Thomson Scores; Long Scores; Neeman to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- O CHC L. Walls L. McDaniel -3% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O STL D. Ennis G. Hobbie 2% 68% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-2 1 --- O STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 2% 70% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- STL W. Moon G. Hobbie -1% 69% Walk
b2 0-2 2 1-- O STL H. Landrith G. Hobbie 2% 71% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks L. McDaniel -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O CHC W. Moryn L. McDaniel -1% 68% Lineout: RF
t3 2-0 2 --- CHC B. Thomson L. McDaniel 1% 69% Single to LF
t3 2-0 2 1-- O CHC D. Long L. McDaniel -2% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL B. Smith G. Hobbie 3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O STL L. McDaniel G. Hobbie 2% 72% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 2 --- STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie -1% 70% Single to RF
b3 0-2 2 1-- O STL A. Dark G. Hobbie 3% 73% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- R CHC J. Goryl L. McDaniel 8% 81% Home Run
t4 3-0 0 --- CHC C. Neeman L. McDaniel 2% 83% Single to CF
t4 3-0 0 1-- OO CHC G. Hobbie L. McDaniel -4% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 3-0 2 --- CHC T. Taylor L. McDaniel 1% 80% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-- O CHC L. Walls L. McDaniel -1% 79% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- R STL S. Musial G. Hobbie -10% 69% Home Run
b4 1-3 0 --- O STL D. Ennis G. Hobbie 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-3 1 --- O STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 2% 74% Strikeout
b4 1-3 2 --- STL W. Moon G. Hobbie -2% 72% Walk
b4 1-3 2 1-- O STL H. Landrith G. Hobbie 3% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
t5 3-1 0 --- O CHC E. Banks L. McDaniel -2% 73% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 1 --- O CHC W. Moryn L. McDaniel -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-1 2 --- O CHC B. Thomson L. McDaniel -1% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
b5 1-3 0 --- STL B. Smith G. Hobbie -5% 66% Walk
b5 1-3 0 1-- O STL L. McDaniel G. Hobbie 5% 71% Strikeout
b5 1-3 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame G. Hobbie 3% 74% Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
b5 1-3 2 -2- R STL A. Dark G. Hobbie -13% 61% Single to CF; Smith Scores; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 2-3 2 -2- O STL S. Musial G. Hobbie 5% 66% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
t6 3-2 0 --- O CHC D. Long L. McDaniel -2% 64% Lineout: CF
t6 3-2 1 --- O CHC J. Goryl L. McDaniel -2% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 3-2 2 --- O CHC C. Neeman L. McDaniel -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
b6 2-3 0 --- STL D. Ennis G. Hobbie -6% 54% Walk
b6 2-3 0 1-- OO STL K. Boyer G. Hobbie 13% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2-3 2 --- STL W. Moon G. Hobbie -2% 65% Walk
Dave Hillman replaces Glen Hobbie pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-3 2 1-- O STL H. Landrith D. Hillman 4% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
t7 3-2 0 --- O CHC D. Hillman L. McDaniel -3% 67% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-2 1 --- O CHC T. Taylor L. McDaniel -2% 65% Strikeout
t7 3-2 2 --- CHC L. Walls L. McDaniel 1% 66% Single to CF
t7 3-2 2 1-- O CHC E. Banks L. McDaniel -3% 64% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 8-9-1
b7 2-3 0 --- STL B. Smith D. Hillman -8% 56% Single to CF
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 0 1-- O STL J. Cunningham D. Hillman 7% 63% Popfly: SS
b7 2-3 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame D. Hillman 4% 67% Groundout: 2B-P; Smith to 2B
b7 2-3 2 -2- O STL A. Dark D. Hillman 7% 75% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Billy Muffett facing 4-5-6
Billy Muffett replaces Joe Cunningham (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-2 0 --- CHC W. Moryn B. Muffett 3% 78% Single to RF
t8 3-2 0 1-- CHC B. Thomson B. Muffett 9% 87% Single to RF; Moryn to 3B
t8 3-2 0 1-3 RO CHC D. Long B. Muffett -0% 86% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moryn Scores
t8 4-2 1 1-- O CHC J. Goryl B. Muffett -2% 85% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 4-2 2 1-- CHC C. Neeman B. Muffett 1% 86% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Goryl to 2B
t8 4-2 2 12- O CHC D. Hillman B. Muffett -2% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Dave Hillman facing 3-4-5
b8 2-4 0 --- STL S. Musial D. Hillman -8% 76% Single to LF
b8 2-4 0 1-- STL D. Ennis D. Hillman -12% 63% Walk; Musial to 2B
b8 2-4 0 12- O STL K. Boyer D. Hillman 11% 75% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ennis to 2B
b8 2-4 1 12- R STL W. Moon D. Hillman -24% 51% Single to RF; Ennis Scores; Boyer to 3B
Ed Mayer replaces Dave Hillman pitching and batting 9th
Hal Smith pinch hits for Hobie Landrith (C) batting 7th
b8 3-4 1 1-3 OO STL H. Smith E. Mayer 33% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Billy Muffett facing 1-2-3
Hal Smith moves from PH to C
t9 4-3 0 --- O CHC T. Taylor B. Muffett -2% 82% Flyball: RF
t9 4-3 1 --- O CHC L. Walls B. Muffett -1% 81% Strikeout
t9 4-3 2 --- O CHC E. Banks B. Muffett -1% 80% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Ed Mayer facing 8-9-1
b9 3-4 0 --- O STL B. Smith E. Mayer 9% 89% Strikeout
Gene Green pinch hits for Billy Muffett (P) batting 9th
b9 3-4 1 --- STL G. Green E. Mayer -10% 79% Walk
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Gene Green (PH) batting 9th
b9 3-4 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame E. Mayer 11% 90% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 3-4 2 1-- O STL A. Dark E. Mayer 10% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

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