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Scores
Standings
KCA
@BOS		2
4
KCA
@BOS		1
0
WSA
@CHW		4
5
WSA
@CHW		2
3
CLE
@DET		1
2
CLE
@DET		9
5
MIN
@NYY		6
7		 
(15)
MIN
@NYY		2
3
PIT
@CIN		9
4
PIT
@CIN		2
3		 
(10)
CHC
@LAD		4
11
MLN
@SFG		3
4
PHI
@STL		1
3
PHI
@STL		2
3
Sunday, August 6, 1961, 3:50PM
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 18,784, Time of Game: 2:17
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Phillies
2
30-73
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
 at Cardinals
3
52-53
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Bob Gibson (8-8)
L: Jim Owens (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  1    3  7  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Callison LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 .262 .767 0.059 0.97 0.138 -0.079 1.3 0 0 HR
George Williams 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .320 .713 -0.022 0.88 0.031 -0.054 -0.4 3 3 SH
Wes Covington RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .755 -0.044 0.86 0.020 -0.064 -0.6 2 0
   Ken Walters RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Tony Gonzalez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .831 -0.084 1.22 0.018 -0.102 -0.7 1 0
Lee Walls 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .813 -0.061 1.13 0.029 -0.089 -0.5 8 1 2B
Charley Smith 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .272 .693 0.037 1.18 0.113 -0.075 0.6 2 3
Clay Dalrymple C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .175 .468 -0.006 1.39 0.082 -0.088 -0.8 2 1
   Bobby Malkmus PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .572 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Darrell Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .588 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ruben Amaro SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .650 -0.079 1.34 0.000 -0.079 -0.9 5 2 SH
Jim Owens P 4 0 1 0 0 3 .071 .143 -0.174 1.20 0.000 -0.174 -1.0 0 0
   Jack Baldschun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 4 9 .194 .608 -0.374 1.13 0.431 -0.804 -3.0 25 11
2B: L Walls (4, off B Gibson).
HR: J Callison (6, off B Gibson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: G Williams (1, off B Gibson); R Amaro (9, off B Gibson).
TB: J Callison 4; L Walls 2; C Smith 2; J Owens; C Dalrymple.
RBI: C Smith (33); J Callison (33).
2-out RBI: C Smith.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Williams-R Amaro-L Walls; G Williams-L Walls.
E: C Smith 2 (19).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .718 0.006 1.38 0.090 -0.084 -0.0 2 4
Alex Grammas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .124 .407 -0.022 1.58 0.047 -0.069 -0.1 4 1 SH
Bill White 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .865 -0.199 1.47 0.000 -0.199 -1.4 7 1
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .884 -0.116 1.98 0.073 -0.189 -1.1 0 1
Joe Cunningham RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .307 .860 0.019 2.13 0.190 -0.171 -0.7 0 0
Charlie James LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .281 .702 0.016 1.75 0.050 -0.033 0.5 0 0 IW
Curt Flood CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .769 0.060 2.05 0.085 -0.025 0.7 4 1
Jimmie Schaffer C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .661 -0.027 1.05 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 4 0
   Stan Musial PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .877 -0.126 2.77 0.000 -0.126 -1.0 GDP
   Chris Cannizzaro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Carl Sawatski PH-C 2 1 2 3 0 0 .305 .949 0.497 3.42 0.497 0.000 2.9 4 0 HR
Bob Gibson P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .655 0.017 1.00 0.059 -0.041 0.1 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 3 1 .226 .617 0.125 1.82 1.091 -0.964 -0.4 27 8
HR: C Sawatski (6, off J Owens; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: A Grammas (3, off J Owens).
IBB: C James (1, by J Owens).
TB: C Sawatski 5; C James 2; B Gibson; K Boyer; C Flood.
GIDP: S Musial (6).
RBI: C Sawatski 3 (20).
2-out RBI: C Sawatski 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: K Boyer (17).
Outfield Assists: C Flood (B Malkmus at home plate).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Owens, L (1-6) 8.1 6 3 1 3 1 1 5.83 34 61 0.037 1.72 1.4
Jack Baldschun 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.03 1 3 1 -0.162 5.43 -1.0
Team Totals 8.1 7 3 1 3 1 1 1.08 35 61 3 1 -0.125 1.13 0.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (8-8) 9 6 2 1 4 9 1 3.29 37 74 0.374 1.13 3.0
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 4 9 1 1.00 37 74 0.374 1.82 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Owens 2 (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Owens (1; C James).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 18,784.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Johnny Callison LF 1 Julian Javier 2B
2 George Williams 2B 2 Alex Grammas SS
3 Wes Covington RF 3 Bill White 1B
4 Tony Gonzalez CF 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Lee Walls 1B 5 Joe Cunningham RF
6 Charley Smith 3B 6 Charlie James LF
7 Clay Dalrymple C 7 Curt Flood CF
8 Ruben Amaro SS 8 Jimmie Schaffer C
9 Jim Owens P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-2 2 1-- RR STL C. Sawatski J. Owens 33% 52% Home Run (Deep RF); Flood Scores/unER; Sawatski Scores/unER
b9 2-2 1 123 R STL C. Sawatski J. Baldschun 16% 100% Single to CF; Cunningham Scores; James to 3B; Flood to 2B
t9 2-2 1 -2- O PHI J. Owens B. Gibson 13% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Malkmus out at Hm/CF-C
b9 2-2 1 -2- STL C. James J. Owens 13% 83% Wild Pitch; Cunningham to 3B
b5 0-2 1 12- OO STL S. Musial J. Owens -13% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-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, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R PHI J. Callison B. Gibson -9% 41% Home Run (Deep LF)
t1 1-0 0 --- PHI G. Williams B. Gibson -3% 38% Walk
t1 1-0 0 1-- O PHI W. Covington B. Gibson 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B; Williams to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- PHI T. Gonzalez B. Gibson -2% 38% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t1 1-0 1 12- O PHI L. Walls B. Gibson 3% 41% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 R PHI C. Smith B. Gibson -9% 32% Single to LF; Williams Scores/unER; Walls to 3B; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 2-0 2 -23 O PHI C. Dalrymple B. Gibson 5% 36% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. Owens -2% 34% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-2 1 --- O STL A. Grammas J. Owens -2% 32% Flyball: RF
b1 0-2 2 --- O STL B. White J. Owens -1% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- O PHI R. Amaro B. Gibson 2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O PHI J. Owens B. Gibson 1% 34% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-0 2 --- O PHI J. Callison B. Gibson 1% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O STL K. Boyer J. Owens -3% 33% Popfly: SS
b2 0-2 1 --- O STL J. Cunningham J. Owens -2% 31% Strikeout
b2 0-2 2 --- STL C. James J. Owens 1% 32% Single to CF
b2 0-2 2 1-- O STL C. Flood J. Owens -3% 30% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O PHI G. Williams B. Gibson 2% 32% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 2-0 1 --- PHI W. Covington B. Gibson -2% 30% Walk
t3 2-0 1 1-- O PHI T. Gonzalez B. Gibson 2% 32% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 2-0 2 1-- PHI L. Walls B. Gibson -3% 29% Double to RF; Covington to 3B
t3 2-0 2 -23 O PHI C. Smith B. Gibson 5% 34% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL J. Schaffer J. Owens -3% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O STL B. Gibson J. Owens -2% 29% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-2 2 --- O STL J. Javier J. Owens -1% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- O PHI C. Dalrymple B. Gibson 2% 30% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 1 --- O PHI R. Amaro B. Gibson 1% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2-0 2 --- O PHI J. Owens B. Gibson 1% 32% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- STL A. Grammas J. Owens 5% 37% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b4 0-2 0 1-- O STL B. White J. Owens -4% 33% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-2 1 1-- OO STL K. Boyer J. Owens -7% 26% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- PHI J. Callison B. Gibson -3% 23% Walk
t5 2-0 0 1-- O PHI G. Williams B. Gibson 1% 24% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Callison to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O PHI W. Covington B. Gibson 3% 27% Popfly: 1B
t5 2-0 2 -2- O PHI T. Gonzalez B. Gibson 3% 30% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham J. Owens -3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- STL C. James J. Owens 4% 30% Single to 2B
b5 0-2 1 1-- STL C. Flood J. Owens 5% 36% Single to LF; James to 2B
Stan Musial pinch hits for Jimmie Schaffer (C) batting 8th
b5 0-2 1 12- OO STL S. Musial J. Owens -13% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
Chris Cannizzaro replaces Stan Musial (PH) playing C batting 8th
t6 2-0 0 --- O PHI L. Walls B. Gibson 2% 25% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 2-0 1 --- PHI C. Smith B. Gibson -2% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 2-0 1 1-- O PHI C. Dalrymple B. Gibson 2% 25% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-0 2 1-- O PHI R. Amaro B. Gibson 2% 27% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 9-1-2
b6 0-2 0 --- STL B. Gibson J. Owens 6% 33% Single to RF
b6 0-2 0 1-- STL J. Javier J. Owens 9% 42% Walk; Gibson to 2B
b6 0-2 0 12- O STL A. Grammas J. Owens -1% 41% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Gibson to 3B; Javier to 2B
b6 0-2 1 -23 O STL B. White J. Owens -12% 29% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 0-2 2 -23 O STL K. Boyer J. Owens -10% 19% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t7 2-0 0 --- O PHI J. Owens B. Gibson 2% 21% Strikeout
t7 2-0 1 --- PHI J. Callison B. Gibson -2% 19% Walk
t7 2-0 1 1-- O PHI G. Williams B. Gibson 2% 22% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-0 2 1-- O PHI W. Covington B. Gibson 2% 23% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 5-6-7
Ken Walters replaces Wes Covington playing RF batting 3rd
b7 0-2 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham J. Owens -4% 19% Flyball: RF
b7 0-2 1 --- O STL C. James J. Owens -3% 16% Flyball: CF
b7 0-2 2 --- STL C. Flood J. Owens 2% 19% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro (C) batting 8th
b7 0-2 2 1-- RR STL C. Sawatski J. Owens 33% 52% Home Run (Deep RF); Flood Scores/unER; Sawatski Scores/unER
b7 2-2 2 --- O STL B. Gibson J. Owens -2% 50% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
Carl Sawatski moves from PH to C
t8 2-2 0 --- O PHI T. Gonzalez B. Gibson 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t8 2-2 1 --- O PHI L. Walls B. Gibson 4% 59% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-2 2 --- O PHI C. Smith B. Gibson 3% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
b8 2-2 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. Owens -5% 57% Flyball: RF
b8 2-2 1 --- O STL A. Grammas J. Owens -4% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-2 2 --- O STL B. White J. Owens -3% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t9 2-2 0 --- PHI C. Dalrymple B. Gibson -8% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
Bobby Malkmus pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple (C) batting 7th
t9 2-2 0 1-- O PHI R. Amaro B. Gibson 3% 44% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Malkmus to 2B
t9 2-2 1 -2- O PHI J. Owens B. Gibson 13% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Malkmus out at Hm/CF-C
t9 2-2 2 1-- O PHI J. Callison B. Gibson 7% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Phillies' Jim Owens facing 4-5-6
Darrell Johnson replaces Bobby Malkmus (PR) playing C batting 7th
b9 2-2 0 --- STL K. Boyer J. Owens 7% 72% Single to LF
b9 2-2 0 1-- O STL J. Cunningham J. Owens -8% 64% Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 2-2 1 1-- STL C. James J. Owens 6% 71% Wild Pitch; Cunningham to 2B
b9 2-2 1 -2- STL C. James J. Owens 13% 83% Wild Pitch; Cunningham to 3B
b9 2-2 1 --3 STL C. James J. Owens -0% 83% Intentional Walk
b9 2-2 1 1-3 STL C. Flood J. Owens 1% 84% Walk; James to 2B
Jack Baldschun replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-2 1 123 R STL C. Sawatski J. Baldschun 16% 100% Single to CF; Cunningham Scores; James to 3B; Flood to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

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