September 9, 1958 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 4
BOS 1 CLE 9
NYY 2
(5) DET 7
WSH 1 KCA 8
BAL 6 MLN 3
CIN 2 PHI 4
LAD 3 PIT 2
SFG 1 STL 8
CHC 7

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 8,994

Tuesday, September 9, 1958
Time of Game: 2:42

Cubs

64-75

Lost 1

7th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  0   0  3  1   0  1  0    7 11  0
Cardinals       2  0  0   4  1  0   0  1  X    8 11  2

W: J Brosnan (11-8), L: D Elston (7-8), S: C Stobbs (1)

Cardinals

67-71

Won 1

5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .620    0    0   0   
  J Bolger PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .608    0    0   0   HBP
J Marshall 1B-RF              4   1   1   0    1   0  .220  .658    0    1   1   
E Banks SS                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .317  .999    0    1   1   HR,GDP
W Moryn LF                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .273  .871    0    3   0   3B,2B
L Walls RF                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .863    0    1   0   CS
  D Long 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .269  .817    0    8   0   HR
B Thomson CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .809    0    3   0   2B
A Dark 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .709    0    1   5   
  C Tanner PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .697    0    0   0   
  J Goryl 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .691         0   0   
C Neeman C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .835    0    5   2   2B
D Hillman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .324         0   0   
  B Henry P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .785    0    1   0   
  G Massa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Hobbie P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .271         0   0   
  S Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .715    0    0   0   
  D Elston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  B Adams PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .698    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  11   5    3   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: W Moryn (25, off S Jones); B Thomson (27, off J Brosnan); C Neeman (6, off S Jones).

3B: W Moryn (7, off S Jones).

HR: E Banks (45, off S Jones; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); D Long (17, off S Jones; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: J Bolger (1, by N Chittum).

TB: W Moryn 5; E Banks 5; D Long 4; C Neeman 2; B Thomson 2; A Dark; J Marshall; T Taylor; C Tanner.

GIDP: E Banks (13).

RBI: E Banks 2 (119); W Moryn (72); D Long (69); C Tanner (14).

2-out RBI: E Banks 2; W Moryn; C Tanner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Banks-J Marshall-C Neeman-A Dark-B Henry.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Walls (4, 2nd base by S Jones/G Green).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Freese 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .249  .694    0    3   1   HR,2B
  N Chittum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  C Stobbs P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
W Moon LF-RF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .724    0    0   1   
S Musial 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .338  .962    0    7   0   
  D Blasingame 2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .705         0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .303  .855    0    0   3   2B
J Cunningham RF-1B            3   1   1   0    1   0  .325  .965    0    2   0   
G Green C                     3   2   2   1    0   0  .290  .782    0    9   1   2B,SF
C Flood CF                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .701    0    3   0   HBP
  I Noren PH-LF               1   0   1   1    0   0  .236  .619    0    0   0   
E Kasko SS                    4   1   2   4    0   0  .214  .561    0    1   5   HR,2B
S Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .231    0    0   1   
  J Brosnan P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .082  .278    0    0   1   
  H Landrith PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .645    0    0   0   IW
  B Smith PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .498         2   0   
Totals                       33   8  11   8    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Green (17, off D Elston); G Freese (10, off B Henry); K Boyer (17, off D Hillman); E Kasko (8, off D Elston).

HR: G Freese (7, off D Hillman; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); E Kasko (2, off B Henry; 4th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: G Green (7, off G Hobbie).

IBB: H Landrith (4, by D Elston).

HBP: C Flood (4, by B Henry).

TB: E Kasko 6; G Freese 6; K Boyer 3; G Green 3; J Cunningham; I Noren; W Moon.

RBI: E Kasko 4 (21); G Green (47); K Boyer (83); G Freese (18); I Noren (16).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-G Freese-S Musial.

E: C Flood (8); E Kasko (13).

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
D Hillman                      0     3   2   2    1   0   1   3.10    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3     35    -     1.30  -0.33
B Henry                        4     3   4   4    1   1   1   3.06   16     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 3          2-0    1.09  -0.05
G Hobbie                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.87    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.00  -0.07
D Elston, L (7-8)              3     3   1   1    1   3   0   2.96   13     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.11  -0.14
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   4   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1·11          2-0

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
S Jones                        5.1   8   6   2    2   5   2   2.74   25     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 8     39    -     0.99  -0.29
J Brosnan, BS (1), W (11-8)    2.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   3.47   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          1-0    2.06   0.04
N Chittum, H (1)               0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.88    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.99   0.02
C Stobbs, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.18    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    5.50   0.14
Totals                         9    11   7   3    3   7   2          40     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0·11          3-0

D Hillman faced 4 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Elston (9; H Landrith).

HBP: B Henry (1; C Flood); N Chittum (1; J Bolger).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 8,994.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Taylor             2B    1. G Freese             2B 
2. J Marshall           1B    2. W Moon               LF 
3. E Banks              SS    3. S Musial             1B 
4. W Moryn              LF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. L Walls              RF    5. J Cunningham         RF 
6. B Thomson            CF    6. G Green              C  
7. A Dark               3B    7. C Flood              CF 
8. C Neeman             C     8. E Kasko              SS 
9. D Hillman            P     9. S Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  7-6  --3     -22%  56% C Tanner        J Brosnan       Single to RF; Thomson Scores
   b 8   1  7-7  -2-      21%  87% I Noren         D Elston        Single to RF; Green Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--     -18%  34% W Moryn         S Jones         Triple to CF; Banks Scores; Moryn Scores/Adv on E6/unER
   b 4   0  2-2  123      17%  91% E Kasko         B Henry         Home Run (Deep LF); Cunningham Scores; Green Scores; Flood Scores
   t 5   2  6-3  -2-     -16%  69% E Banks         S Jones         Home Run (Deep LF); Marshall Scores/unER; Banks Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Marshall      Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      34%  W Moryn         Triple to CF; Banks Scores; Moryn Scores/Adv on E6/unER
          ---      33%  L Walls         Walk
   O      1--      35%  B Thomson       Walls Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Hillman facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      45%  G Freese        Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      48%  W Moon          Single to RF
          1--      54%  S Musial        Walk; Moon to 2B
   R      12-      68%  K Boyer         Double to RF; Moon Scores; Musial to 3B
                  Bill Henry replaces Dave Hillman pitching and batting 9th
   OO     -23      54%  J Cunningham    Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B; Musial out at Hm/1B-C-3B-P; Boyer to 3B
   O      --3      50%  G Green         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  B Thomson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  C Neeman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Henry facing 7-8-9
                  Dale Long replaces Lee Walls playing 1B batting 5th; Jim Marshall moves to RF
   O      ---      53%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  E Kasko         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  S Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Henry         Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Taylor        Single to LF
          1--      46%  J Marshall      Walk; Taylor to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  E Banks         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Henry facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  G Freese        Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      61%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Freese to 3B
   O      --3      54%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      50%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  W Moryn         Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  D Long          Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  B Thomson       Strikeout
   O      -2-      56%  A Dark          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Henry facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  J Cunningham    Walk
          1--      67%  G Green         Single to CF; Cunningham to 2B
          12-      75%  C Flood         Hit By Pitch; Cunningham to 3B; Green to 2B
   RRRR   123      91%  E Kasko         Home Run (Deep LF); Cunningham Scores; Green Scores; Flood Scores
   O      ---      91%  S Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  G Freese        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  C Neeman        Double to LF
                  Gordon Massa pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  G Massa         Strikeout
   O      -2-      91%  T Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      86%  J Marshall      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Neeman Scores/No RBI/unER; Marshall to 2B
   RR     -2-      69%  E Banks         Home Run (Deep LF); Marshall Scores/unER; Banks Scores/unER
   O      ---      71%  W Moryn         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Glen Hobbie facing 3-4-5
                  Glen Hobbie replaces Gordon Massa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  S Musial        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  K Boyer         Single to CF
          1--      77%  J Cunningham    Single to LF; Boyer to 3B
   RO     1-3      80%  G Green         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Boyer Scores
   O      1--      78%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      66%  D Long          Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      70%  B Thomson       Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  A Dark          Single to CF
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      70%  C Neeman        Foul Flyball: C
                  Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Glen Hobbie batting 9th
   O      1--      74%  S Taylor        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Don Elston facing 8-9-1
                  Don Elston replaces Sammy Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  E Kasko         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Brosnan       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      69%  G Freese        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Jim Brosnan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Marshall      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Don Elston facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  W Moon          Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      76%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      75%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-7, Jim Brosnan facing 4-5-6
          ---      66%  W Moryn         Walk
   O      1--      74%  D Long          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      77%  B Thomson       Double to LF; Long out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Thomson to 3B/Adv on throw
                  Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Alvin Dark batting 7th
   R      --3      56%  C Tanner        Single to RF; Thomson Scores
   O      1--      61%  C Neeman        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, Don Elston facing 5-6-7
                  Johnny Goryl replaces Chuck Tanner playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      56%  J Cunningham    Flyball: SS
          ---      65%  G Green         Double to RF
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Curt Flood batting 7th
   R      -2-      87%  I Noren         Single to RF; Green Scores
          1--      92%  E Kasko         Double to RF; Noren to 3B
                  Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Jim Brosnan batting 9th
          -23      92%  H Landrith      Intentional Walk
                  Bobby Gene Smith pinch runs for Hobie Landrith batting 9th
   O      123      88%  G Freese        Strikeout
   O      123      84%  W Moon          Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-8, Nelson Chittum facing 9-1-2
                  Nelson Chittum replaces Gene Freese pitching and batting 1st; Joe Cunningham moves to 1B; Don Blasingame replaces Stan Musial playing 2B batting 3rd; Irv Noren moves to LF; Bobby Gene Smith moves to CF; Wally Moon moves to RF; Bobby Adams pinch hits for Don Elston batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  B Adams         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Jim Bolger pinch hits for Tony Taylor batting 1st
          ---      83%  J Bolger        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      92%  J Marshall      Flyball: CF
          1--      86%  E Banks         Single to LF; Bolger to 2B
                  Chuck Stobbs replaces Nelson Chittum pitching and batting 1st
   O      12-     100%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation