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Standings
CLE
@DET		3
4		 
(10)
CHW
@KCA		3
4
WSH
@NYY		1
5
LAD
@CHC		3
4		 
(14)
PHI
@PIT		2
4		 
(13)
SFG
@STL		8
0
Saturday, May 28, 1960
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 10,037, Time of Game: 2:11
Giants
8
25-13
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
0
16-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 8½ GB
W: Billy O'Dell (2-4)
L: Ray Sadecki (0-2)
 
                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

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 3 2 0 0 0 .224 .580 0.151 0.79 0.179 -0.028 0.8 5 4 3B,2·SB,SH
Joey Amalfitano 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .297 .717 0.038 0.70 0.096 -0.058 0.7 1 3 2B
Willie Mays CF 5 2 2 5 0 0 .338 .978 0.068 0.63 0.173 -0.105 2.1 3 0 2·HR
Willie McCovey 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .271 1.021 -0.023 0.18 0.000 -0.023 -0.6 6 0
Orlando Cepeda LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .893 -0.046 0.36 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 4 0
Willie Kirkland RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .303 .953 0.009 0.27 0.037 -0.028 0.2 0 1 HR
Bob Schmidt C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 .717 0.018 0.22 0.021 -0.003 -0.1 6 0
Eddie Bressoud SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 .697 -0.002 0.38 0.019 -0.021 0.3 2 2
Billy O'Dell P 3 1 2 0 1 0 .300 .833 -0.009 0.58 0.031 -0.040 0.6 0 1
Team Totals 40 8 15 8 1 3 .375 1.065 0.204 0.48 0.556 -0.352 3.4 27 11
2B: J Amalfitano (6, off R Sadecki).
3B: D Blasingame (2, off R Sadecki).
HR: W Mays 2 (6, 1 off C Simmons, 1 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.
Outfield Assists: W Kirkland (A Grammas at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: D Blasingame 2 (9, 3rd base off R Sadecki/H Smith, 2nd base off R Sadecki/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Cunningham RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .796 -0.039 0.67 0.020 -0.058 -0.3 1 0 2B
Bill White 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .869 -0.019 0.55 0.026 -0.046 -0.7 10 2
Bob Nieman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .339 .969 -0.095 0.71 0.001 -0.095 -0.7 2 0 GDP
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .865 -0.048 0.48 0.000 -0.048 -1.4 1 4 GDP
Daryl Spencer SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 .942 0.014 0.31 0.028 -0.014 -0.1 2 3
Curt Flood CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .332 -0.051 0.70 0.001 -0.052 -0.3 1 0 2B
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .380 -0.040 0.49 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 3 1
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.038 0.46 0.046 -0.007 0.7 6 3
Ray Sadecki P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.041 1.76 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 1 2
   Stan Musial PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .778 -0.013 0.50 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Curt Simmons P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alex Grammas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .485 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.4
   Bob Duliba P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 8 0 0 5 .250 .563 -0.296 0.57 0.122 -0.416 -4.6 27 15
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).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy O'Dell, W (2-4) 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 1.82 32 76 0.295 0.57 4.6
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 32 76 0.295 0.48 4.6

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Sadecki, L (0-2) 6 9 5 5 0 2 2 7.27 26 36 -0.180 0.73 -1.9
Curt Simmons 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 11.00 12 0 0 -0.026 0.05 -2.0
Bob Duliba 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.67 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 8 8 1 3 3 8.00 42 36 0 0 -0.206 0.57 -3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Jocko Conlan, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 10,037.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Joe Cunningham RF
2 Joey Amalfitano 3B 2 Bill White 1B
3 Willie Mays CF 3 Bob Nieman LF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Orlando Cepeda LF 5 Daryl Spencer SS
6 Willie Kirkland RF 6 Curt Flood CF
7 Bob Schmidt C 7 Hal Smith C
8 Eddie Bressoud SS 8 Julian Javier 2B
9 Billy O'Dell P 9 Ray Sadecki P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-0 2 -2- RR SFG W. Mays R. Sadecki 14% 88% Home Run; Blasingame Scores
t3 2-0 0 --3 OO SFG W. Mays R. Sadecki -10% 68% Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Amalfitano out at Hm/P-C-3B; Mays out at 2B/3B-2B
t3 1-0 0 --- SFG D. Blasingame R. Sadecki 9% 70% Triple to RF
t3 1-0 0 --3 R SFG J. Amalfitano R. Sadecki 6% 76% Double to RF; Blasingame Scores
b1 0-1 1 1-- OO STL B. Nieman B. O'Dell 5% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- SFG D. Blasingame R. Sadecki 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- SFG J. Amalfitano R. Sadecki 2% 56% Blasingame Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- SFG J. Amalfitano R. Sadecki 3% 59% Blasingame Steals 3B
t1 0-0 0 --3 O SFG J. Amalfitano R. Sadecki -4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO SFG W. Mays R. Sadecki 2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B; Blasingame Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Sadecki -1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham B. O'Dell 2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- STL B. White B. O'Dell -3% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-1 1 1-- OO STL B. Nieman B. O'Dell 5% 60% 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, Cardinals' Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda R. Sadecki -2% 58% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-0 1 --- O SFG W. Kirkland R. Sadecki -1% 57% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- SFG B. Schmidt R. Sadecki 1% 58% Single to LF
t2 1-0 2 1-- SFG E. Bressoud R. Sadecki 2% 60% Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- O SFG B. O'Dell R. Sadecki -4% 56% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL K. Boyer B. O'Dell 3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- STL D. Spencer B. O'Dell -3% 56% Single to LF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O STL C. Flood B. O'Dell 3% 59% Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 2 1-- O STL H. Smith B. O'Dell 3% 61% 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, Cardinals' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- SFG D. Blasingame R. Sadecki 9% 70% Triple to RF
t3 1-0 0 --3 R SFG J. Amalfitano R. Sadecki 6% 76% Double to RF; Blasingame Scores
t3 2-0 0 -2- SFG W. Mays R. Sadecki 3% 79% Passed Ball; Amalfitano to 3B
t3 2-0 0 --3 OO SFG W. Mays R. Sadecki -10% 68% Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Amalfitano out at Hm/P-C-3B; Mays out at 2B/3B-2B
t3 2-0 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Sadecki -1% 67% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- STL J. Javier B. O'Dell -4% 63% Single to RF
b3 0-2 0 1-- O STL R. Sadecki B. O'Dell 4% 67% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-2 1 1-- O STL J. Cunningham B. O'Dell 3% 70% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 2 1-- O STL B. White B. O'Dell 3% 73% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda R. Sadecki -2% 71% Flyball: 2B
t4 2-0 1 --- O SFG W. Kirkland R. Sadecki -1% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2-0 2 --- SFG B. Schmidt R. Sadecki 1% 71% Single to CF
t4 2-0 2 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud R. Sadecki -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O STL B. Nieman B. O'Dell 3% 72% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 1 --- O STL K. Boyer B. O'Dell 2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O STL D. Spencer B. O'Dell 1% 75% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- SFG B. O'Dell R. Sadecki 3% 78% Single to CF
t5 2-0 0 1-- O SFG D. Blasingame R. Sadecki -3% 75% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 2-0 1 1-- O SFG J. Amalfitano R. Sadecki -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B; Blasingame to 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- RR SFG W. Mays R. Sadecki 14% 88% Home Run; Blasingame Scores
t5 4-0 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Sadecki -0% 88% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. O'Dell 2% 90% Flyball: CF
b5 0-4 1 --- O STL H. Smith B. O'Dell 1% 91% Strikeout
b5 0-4 2 --- O STL J. Javier B. O'Dell 1% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
t6 4-0 0 --- O SFG O. Cepeda R. Sadecki -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-0 1 --- R SFG W. Kirkland R. Sadecki 4% 95% Home Run
t6 5-0 1 --- O SFG B. Schmidt R. Sadecki -0% 95% Flyball: RF
t6 5-0 2 --- O SFG E. Bressoud R. Sadecki -0% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 9-1-2
Stan Musial pinch hits for Ray Sadecki (P) batting 9th
b6 0-5 0 --- O STL S. Musial B. O'Dell 1% 96% Strikeout
b6 0-5 1 --- STL J. Cunningham B. O'Dell -2% 94% Double to LF
b6 0-5 1 -2- O STL B. White B. O'Dell 2% 96% Strikeout
b6 0-5 2 -2- O STL B. Nieman B. O'Dell 1% 97% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 9-1-2
Curt Simmons replaces Stan Musial (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-0 0 --- SFG B. O'Dell C. Simmons 0% 97% Single to CF
t7 5-0 0 1-- O SFG D. Blasingame C. Simmons -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; O'Dell to 2B
t7 5-0 1 -2- R SFG J. Amalfitano C. Simmons 1% 98% Single to RF; O'Dell Scores
t7 6-0 1 1-- RR SFG W. Mays C. Simmons 1% 100% Home Run; Amalfitano Scores
t7 8-0 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey C. Simmons -0% 100% Strikeout
t7 8-0 2 --- SFG O. Cepeda C. Simmons 0% 100% Single to LF
t7 8-0 2 1-- O SFG W. Kirkland C. Simmons -0% 99% Flyball: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 4-5-6
b7 0-8 0 --- O STL K. Boyer B. O'Dell 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 0-8 1 --- O STL D. Spencer B. O'Dell 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 0-8 2 --- STL C. Flood B. O'Dell -0% 100% Double to LF
b7 0-8 2 -2- O STL H. Smith B. O'Dell 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Cardinals' Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
t8 8-0 0 --- O SFG B. Schmidt C. Simmons -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t8 8-0 1 --- SFG E. Bressoud C. Simmons 0% 100% Single to LF; Bressoud to 2B/Adv on E7
t8 8-0 1 -2- SFG B. O'Dell C. Simmons 0% 100% Walk
t8 8-0 1 12- O SFG D. Blasingame C. Simmons -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 8-0 2 12- O SFG J. Amalfitano C. Simmons -0% 100% 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, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
b8 0-8 0 --- STL J. Javier B. O'Dell -0% 100% Single to 2B/Bunt
Alex Grammas pinch hits for Curt Simmons (P) batting 9th
b8 0-8 0 1-- O STL A. Grammas B. O'Dell 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 0-8 1 1-- O STL J. Cunningham B. O'Dell 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grammas to 2B
b8 0-8 2 -2- O STL B. White B. O'Dell 0% 100% 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, Cardinals' Bob Duliba facing 3-4-5
Bob Duliba replaces Alex Grammas (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-0 0 --- O SFG W. Mays B. Duliba -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 8-0 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Duliba 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 8-0 2 --- SFG O. Cepeda B. Duliba 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 8-0 2 1-- O SFG W. Kirkland B. Duliba -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Giants' Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
b9 0-8 0 --- STL B. Nieman B. O'Dell -0% 100% Single to SS
b9 0-8 0 1-- OO STL K. Boyer B. O'Dell 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 0-8 2 --- O STL D. Spencer B. O'Dell 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 0.

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