May 28, 1960 San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 4
CLE 3
(10) KCA 4
CHW 3 NYY 5
WSH 1 CHC 4
LAD 3
(14) PIT 4
PHI 2
(13) SFG 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 10,037

Saturday, May 28, 1960
Time of Game: 2:11

Giants

25-13

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  1   0  2  1   3  0  0    8 15  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1

W: B O'Dell (2-4), L: R Sadecki (0-2)

Cardinals

16-21

Lost 1

6th, 8½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   3   2   0    0   0  .224  .580    0    5   4   3B,2·SB,SH
J Amalfitano 3B               5   1   2   2    0   0  .297  .717    0    1   3   2B
W Mays CF                     5   2   2   5    0   0  .338  .978    0    3   0   2·HR
W McCovey 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .271 1.021    0    6   0   
O Cepeda LF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .287  .892    0    4   0   
W Kirkland RF                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .303  .953    0    0   1   HR
B Schmidt C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .717    0    6   0   
E Bressoud SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .230  .698    0    2   2   
B O'Dell P                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .833    0    0   1   
Totals                       40   8  15   8    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Amalfitano (6, off R Sadecki).

3B: D Blasingame (2, off R Sadecki).

HR: W Mays 2 (6, off C Simmons, off R Sadecki; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); W Kirkland (8, off R Sadecki; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Blasingame (2, off C Simmons).

TB: W Mays 8; W Kirkland 4; D Blasingame 4; J Amalfitano 3; O Cepeda 2; B Schmidt 2; E Bressoud 2; B O'Dell 2.

RBI: W Mays 5 (26); J Amalfitano 2 (12); W Kirkland (18).

2-out RBI: W Mays 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Bressoud-D Blasingame-W McCovey 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Blasingame 2 (9, 3rd base off R Sadecki/H Smith, 2nd base off R Sadecki/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cunningham RF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .796    0    1   0   2B
B White 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .869    0   10   2   
B Nieman LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .339  .968    0    2   0   GDP
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .865    0    1   4   GDP
D Spencer SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .942    0    2   3   
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .332    0    1   0   2B
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .381    0    3   1   
J Javier 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    6   3   
R Sadecki P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  S Musial PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .778    0    0   0   
  C Simmons P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Grammas PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .485    0    0   0   
  B Duliba P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       32   0   8   0    0   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: C Flood (1, off B O'Dell); J Cunningham (10, off B O'Dell).

TB: B White 2; J Cunningham 2; J Javier 2; C Flood 2; B Nieman; D Spencer.

GIDP: B Nieman (3); K Boyer (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sadecki-H Smith-K Boyer-J Javier.

PB: H Smith (1).

E: B Nieman (4).

PITCHING

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
B O'Dell, W (2-4)              9     8   0   0    0   5   0   1.82   32     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 7     76    -     0.58   0.29
Totals                         9     8   0   0    0   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 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
R Sadecki, L (0-2)             6     9   5   5    0   2   2   7.27   26     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 9     36    -     0.73  -0.18
C Simmons                      2     5   3   3    1   1   1  11.00   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.06  -0.03
B Duliba                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.67    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15   8   8    1   3   3          42     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·15           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 10,037.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. J Cunningham         RF 
2. J Amalfitano         3B    2. B White              1B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. B Nieman             LF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. O Cepeda             LF    5. D Spencer            SS 
6. W Kirkland           RF    6. C Flood              CF 
7. B Schmidt            C     7. H Smith              C  
8. E Bressoud           SS    8. J Javier             2B 
9. B O'Dell             P     9. R Sadecki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-2  -2-      14%  88% W Mays          R Sadecki       Home Run; Blasingame Scores
   t 3   0  0-2  --3     -11%  68% W Mays          R Sadecki       Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Amalfitano out at Hm/P-C-3B; Mays out at 2B/3B-2B
   t 3   0  0-1  ---       9%  70% D Blasingame    R Sadecki       Triple to RF
   t 3   0  0-1  --3       6%  76% J Amalfitano    R Sadecki       Double to RF; Blasingame Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  1--       5%  60% B Nieman        B O'Dell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D Blasingame    Single to LF
          1--      56%  J Amalfitano    Blasingame Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Blasingame Steals 3B
   O      --3      54%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   RO     --3      56%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B; Blasingame Scores
   O      ---      55%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  B White         Single to CF
   OO     1--      60%  B Nieman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  O Cepeda        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      57%  W Kirkland      Strikeout Looking
          ---      58%  B Schmidt       Single to LF
          1--      60%  E Bressoud      Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B O'Dell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy O'Dell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  D Spencer       Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      61%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  D Blasingame    Triple to RF
   R      --3      76%  J Amalfitano    Double to RF; Blasingame Scores
          -2-      79%  W Mays          Passed Ball; Amalfitano to 3B
   OO     --3      68%  " "             Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Amalfitano out at Hm/P-C-3B; Mays out at 2B/3B-2B
   O      ---      67%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
          ---      63%  J Javier        Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  R Sadecki       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  J Cunningham    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      73%  B White         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  O Cepeda        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      70%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      71%  B Schmidt       Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  E Bressoud      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  B Nieman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  D Spencer       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  B O'Dell        Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: SS-1B; Blasingame to 2B
   RR     -2-      88%  W Mays          Home Run; Blasingame Scores
   O      ---      88%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Billy O'Dell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  H Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      95%  W Kirkland      Home Run
   O      ---      95%  B Schmidt       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  E Bressoud      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Billy O'Dell facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  S Musial        Strikeout
          ---      94%  J Cunningham    Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  B White         Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  B Nieman        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Simmons replaces Stan Musial pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  B O'Dell        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  D Blasingame    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; O'Dell to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  J Amalfitano    Single to RF; O'Dell Scores
   RR     1--     100%  W Mays          Home Run; Amalfitano Scores
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Strikeout
          ---      99%  O Cepeda        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  W Kirkland      Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Billy O'Dell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Spencer       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  C Flood         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  H Smith         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  B Schmidt       Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  E Bressoud      Single to LF; Bressoud to 2B/Adv on E7
          -2-     100%  B O'Dell        Walk
   O      12-     100%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  J Amalfitano    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  J Javier        Single to 2B/Bunt
                  Alex Grammas pinch hits for Curt Simmons batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  A Grammas       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grammas to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  B White         Single to RF; Grammas out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bob Duliba facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Duliba replaces Alex Grammas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  O Cepeda        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  B Nieman        Single to SS
   OO     1--     100%  K Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Spencer       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

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