April 15, 1961 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

Saturday, April 15, 1961 , Busch Stadium I Attendance: 4,197, Time of Game: 2:02

Reds 0 3-1 ⇐ Lost 1 ⇒ 1st Fred Hutchinson	at	Cardinals 4 2-2 ⇐ Won 1 ⇒ 4th, 1 GB Solly Hemus	W: Ernie Broglio (1-0) L: Joey Jay (0-1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E - - - - - - - - - Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Cardinals 2 0 0 0 2 X 4 5 1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OPS	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Eddie Kasko SS	3	0	0	0	.313	.728	-0.138	1.24	0.000	-0.138	-1.5	2	2
Vada Pinson CF	3	0	0	1	.333	.812	-0.056	0.71	0.000	-0.056	-0.6	0	0
Frank Robinson LF	2	0	0	1	.231	.795	-0.030	0.57	0.000	-0.030	-0.3	3	0
Wally Post RF	1	0	1	0	.364	1.715	0.025	0.69	0.037	-0.012	0.3	2	0
Gene Freese 3B	2	0	0	0	.231	.641	-0.031	1.32	0.047	-0.078	-0.4	0	1	GDP
Gordy Coleman 1B	2	1	0	0	.333	.867	0.063	1.14	0.073	-0.011	0.5	3	0
Ed Bailey C	2	1	0	0	.615	1.412	0.026	1.76	0.040	-0.014	0.3	2	0
Jim Baumer 2B	2	1	0	0	.167	.333	-0.047	1.82	0.062	-0.109	-0.3	3	1
Joey Jay P	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	-0.060	2.14	0.000	-0.060	-0.6	0	0
Jerry Lynch PH	1	0	0	1	.500	2.667	-0.062	2.17	0.000	-0.062	-0.5
Howie Nunn P	0	0	0	0			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	1
Claude Osteen P	0	0	0	0			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	19	3	1	4	.158	.358	-0.310	1.24	0.259	-0.570	-3.2	15	5

TB: E Bailey; G Coleman; J Baumer.

GIDP: G Freese (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Fielding

E: J Jay (1); E Bailey (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Don Landrum CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	-0.064	0.83	0.000	-0.064	-0.9	0	0
Stan Musial PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	1.156	0.005	0.88	0.005	0.000	0.2			IW
Curt Flood PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	0	0
Julian Javier 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	.316	.718	0.075	0.79	0.104	-0.029	1.5	2	2	2B
Bill White 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.167	.389	-0.044	0.63	0.030	-0.075	-1.3	6	0	2B
Ken Boyer 3B	2	1	0	0	1	1	.071	.473	-0.051	1.04	0.010	-0.061	-0.8	2	2
Joe Cunningham RF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.462	1.332	0.037	0.94	0.053	-0.016	0.5	0	0
Daryl Spencer SS	1	1	1	2	2	0	.231	.913	0.202	1.38	0.202	0.000	2.6	1	1
Walt Moryn LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	-0.036	1.05	0.020	-0.056	-0.6	2	0
Hal Smith C	2	1	0	0	1	0	.308	.862	-0.065	1.30	0.013	-0.078	-1.0	4	0
Ernie Broglio P	2	0	1	1	1	0	.250	.900	0.069	1.02	0.106	-0.037	1.0	0	1	2B
Team Totals	21	4	5	4	9	2	.238	.848	0.128	0.98	0.543	-0.416	1.2	17	6

2B: E Broglio (1, off H Nunn); B White (1, off J Jay); J Javier (1, off J Jay).

IBB: S Musial (1, by H Nunn).

TB: B White 2; E Broglio 2; J Javier 2; J Cunningham; D Spencer.

RBI: D Spencer 2 (3); E Broglio (1); J Javier (1).

2-out RBI: D Spencer 2; J Javier; E Broglio.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

Fielding

DP: 2. D Spencer-J Javier-B White; J Javier-D Spencer.

E: K Boyer (1).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	BF	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Joey Jay, L (0-1)	4	4	2	2	5	2	4.50	22	43			-0.024	1.04	0.2
Howie Nunn	0.2	1	2	2	4	0	27.00	7		0	0	-0.125	0.81	-2.3
Claude Osteen	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1		3	0	0.020	0.76	0.8
Team Totals	5	5	4	4	9	2	7.20	30	43	3	0	-0.129	1.24	-1.2

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	BF	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Ernie Broglio, W (1-0)	5.2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0.71	20	66			0.310	1.24	3.2
Team Totals	5.2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0.00	20	66			0.310	0.98	3.2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: H Nunn (1; S Musial).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vinnie Smith, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 4,197.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Start Time Weather: 41° F, Overcast, Rain.

Starting Lineups

	Cincinnati Reds			St.Louis Cardinals
1	Eddie Kasko	SS	1	Don Landrum	CF
2	Vada Pinson	CF	2	Julian Javier	2B
3	Frank Robinson	LF	3	Bill White	1B
4	Wally Post	RF	4	Ken Boyer	3B
5	Gene Freese	3B	5	Joe Cunningham	RF
6	Gordy Coleman	1B	6	Daryl Spencer	SS
7	Ed Bailey	C	7	Walt Moryn	LF
8	Jim Baumer	2B	8	Hal Smith	C
9	Joey Jay	P	9	Ernie Broglio	P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
b1	0-0	2	123	RR	STL	D. Spencer	J. Jay	15%	72%	Single to RF; White Scores; Boyer Scores; Cunningham to 2B
t5	0-2	1	-23	O	CIN	J. Baumer	E. Broglio	11%	74%	Fielder's Choice P; Freese out at Hm/P-3B; Coleman to 3B
t3	0-2	1	12-	OO	CIN	E. Kasko	E. Broglio	10%	76%	Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
b5	2-0	2	12-	R	STL	E. Broglio	H. Nunn	8%	88%	Double to RF; Spencer Scores; Smith to 3B
t2	0-2	0	1--	OO	CIN	G. Freese	E. Broglio	8%	73%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
t1	0-0	0	---	O	CIN	E. Kasko	E. Broglio	2%	52%	Lineout: LF
t1	0-0	1	---	O	CIN	V. Pinson	E. Broglio	2%	54%	Strikeout
t1	0-0	2	---	O	CIN	F. Robinson	E. Broglio	1%	55%	Popfly: 1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Joey Jay facing 1-2-3
b1	0-0	0	---	O	STL	D. Landrum	J. Jay	-2%	53%	Flyball: LF
b1	0-0	1	---	O	STL	J. Javier	J. Jay	-2%	51%	Groundout: SS-1B
b1	0-0	2	---		STL	B. White	J. Jay	2%	53%	Double to CF
b1	0-0	2	-2-		STL	K. Boyer	J. Jay	1%	54%	Walk
b1	0-0	2	12-		STL	J. Cunningham	J. Jay	3%	57%	Walk; White to 3B; Boyer to 2B
b1	0-0	2	123	RR	STL	D. Spencer	J. Jay	15%	72%	Single to RF; White Scores; Boyer Scores; Cunningham to 2B
b1	2-0	2	12-		STL	W. Moryn	J. Jay	2%	74%	Walk; Cunningham to 3B; Spencer to 2B
b1	2-0	2	123	O	STL	H. Smith	J. Jay	-5%	69%	Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
								2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 4-5-6
t2	0-2	0	---		CIN	W. Post	E. Broglio	-4%	65%	Walk
t2	0-2	0	1--	OO	CIN	G. Freese	E. Broglio	8%	73%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2	0-2	2	---	O	CIN	G. Coleman	E. Broglio	1%	74%	Popfly: 3B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Joey Jay facing 9-1-2
b2	2-0	0	---		STL	E. Broglio	J. Jay	2%	76%	Walk
b2	2-0	0	1--		STL	D. Landrum	J. Jay	0%	76%	E2 on Foul Ball
b2	2-0	0	1--	O	STL	D. Landrum	J. Jay	-2%	74%	Flyball: LF
b2	2-0	1	1--		STL	J. Javier	J. Jay	6%	80%	Double to RF; Broglio to 3B
b2	2-0	1	-23	O	STL	B. White	J. Jay	-5%	75%	Strikeout
b2	2-0	2	-23	O	STL	K. Boyer	J. Jay	-4%	70%	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 7-8-9
t3	0-2	0	---		CIN	E. Bailey	E. Broglio	-4%	66%	Single to 2B
t3	0-2	0	1--		CIN	J. Baumer	E. Broglio	-6%	60%	Single to SS; Bailey to 2B
t3	0-2	0	12-	O	CIN	J. Jay	E. Broglio	6%	66%	Strikeout (foul bunt)
t3	0-2	1	12-	OO	CIN	E. Kasko	E. Broglio	10%	76%	Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Joey Jay facing 5-6-7
b3	2-0	0	---		STL	J. Cunningham	J. Jay	2%	78%	Single to LF
b3	2-0	0	1--		STL	D. Spencer	J. Jay	4%	82%	Walk; Cunningham to 2B
b3	2-0	0	12-	O	STL	W. Moryn	J. Jay	-4%	78%	Popfly: SS
b3	2-0	1	12-	O	STL	H. Smith	J. Jay	-3%	76%	Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Cunningham to 3B
b3	2-0	2	1-3	O	STL	E. Broglio	J. Jay	-4%	72%	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 2-3-4
t4	0-2	0	---	O	CIN	V. Pinson	E. Broglio	3%	75%	Groundout: 3B-1B
t4	0-2	1	---	O	CIN	F. Robinson	E. Broglio	2%	77%	Strikeout Looking
t4	0-2	2	---	O	CIN	W. Post	E. Broglio	1%	78%	Popfly: 1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Joey Jay facing 1-2-3
b4	2-0	0	---	O	STL	D. Landrum	J. Jay	-2%	76%	Flyball: LF
b4	2-0	1	---	O	STL	J. Javier	J. Jay	-1%	75%	Popfly: 2B
b4	2-0	2	---		STL	B. White	J. Jay	1%	76%	Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b4	2-0	2	1--	O	STL	K. Boyer	J. Jay	-2%	74%	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 5-6-7
t5	0-2	0	---		CIN	G. Freese	E. Broglio	-5%	69%	Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5	0-2	0	1--		CIN	G. Coleman	E. Broglio	-7%	62%	Single to LF (Short LF); Freese to 2B
t5	0-2	0	12-	O	CIN	E. Bailey	E. Broglio	1%	63%	Groundout: 1B unassisted; Freese to 3B; Coleman to 2B
t5	0-2	1	-23	O	CIN	J. Baumer	E. Broglio	11%	74%	Fielder's Choice P; Freese out at Hm/P-3B; Coleman to 3B
								Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Joey Jay (P) batting 9th
t5	0-2	2	1-3	O	CIN	J. Lynch	E. Broglio	6%	80%	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Howie Nunn facing 5-6-7
								Howie Nunn replaces Jerry Lynch (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5	2-0	0	---	O	STL	J. Cunningham	H. Nunn	-2%	79%	Groundout: P-1B
b5	2-0	1	---		STL	D. Spencer	H. Nunn	2%	80%	Walk
b5	2-0	1	1--	O	STL	W. Moryn	H. Nunn	-2%	78%	Flyball: RF
b5	2-0	2	1--		STL	H. Smith	H. Nunn	1%	80%	Walk; Spencer to 2B
b5	2-0	2	12-	R	STL	E. Broglio	H. Nunn	8%	88%	Double to RF; Spencer Scores; Smith to 3B
								Stan Musial pinch hits for Don Landrum (CF) batting 1st
b5	3-0	2	-23		STL	S. Musial	H. Nunn	0%	88%	Intentional Walk
								Curt Flood pinch runs for Stan Musial (PH) batting 1st
b5	3-0	2	123	R	STL	J. Javier	H. Nunn	5%	93%	Walk; Smith Scores; Broglio to 3B; Flood to 2B
								Claude Osteen replaces Howie Nunn pitching and batting 9th
b5	4-0	2	123	O	STL	B. White	C. Osteen	-2%	91%	Groundout: 2B-1B
								2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
								Curt Flood moves from PR to CF
t6	0-4	0	---	O	CIN	E. Kasko	E. Broglio	2%	93%	Groundout: 3B-1B
t6	0-4	1	---	O	CIN	V. Pinson	E. Broglio	1%	94%	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.

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