July 26, 1961 Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
BOS 1 BAL 9
BOS 2 CLE 12
@KCA 5 DET 5
@LAA 4 MIN 10
WSA 9 NYY 5
CHW 2 CHC 7
STL 6
(12) CIN 3
@MLN 2 LAD 6
@PHI 1 PIT 8
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 10,058

Wednesday, July 26, 1961
Time of Game: 2:46

Dodgers

58-38

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  4  0    6 10  0
Phillies        0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: D Drysdale (8-6), L: J Owens (1-4)

Phillies

29-62

Lost 3

8th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .305  .740   18    2   3   
W Davis CF                    4   2   4   0    1   0  .259  .801   18    3   0   2B,SB
J Roseboro C                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .855   15    7   0   
W Moon LF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .330  .999   18    1   0   GDP,IW
  J Gilliam 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .731    5    0   0   
T Davis 3B-LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .312  .829   17    0   4   
N Larker 1B                   4   1   1   4    0   0  .278  .748   16   10   0   HR
  G Hodges 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .709         1   0   
D Snider RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .216  .679   16    2   0   
C Neal 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .705   15    1   3   
D Drysdale P                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .163  .579   14    0   0   GDP
Totals                       35   6  10   5    5   2              152   27  10

BATTING

2B: W Davis (14, off D Green).

HR: N Larker (5, off F Sullivan; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: W Moon (7, by F Sullivan).

TB: W Davis 5; N Larker 4; D Drysdale; T Davis; J Roseboro; M Wills; C Neal.

GIDP: D Drysdale (4); W Moon (4).

RBI: N Larker 4 (29); J Roseboro (42).

2-out RBI: N Larker 4.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wills-C Neal-G Hodges.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Davis (7, 2nd base off J Owens/C Dalrymple).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Malkmus 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .575   23    3   3   
J Callison LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .730   17    1   0   
W Covington RF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .247  .682   20    4   0   
T Gonzalez CF                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .329  .892   15    2   0   2·2B
L Walls 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .846   13    1   0   GDP
P Herrera 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .774   17    8   1   
C Dalrymple C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .452   12    5   0   IW
R Amaro SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .686   21    2   6   
J Owens P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  K Walters PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .611    3    0   0   
  F Sullivan P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .248    5    0   1   
  E Valo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .582    4    0   0   
  D Green P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .553         1   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   0    2   7              150   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Gonzalez 2 (12, 2 off D Drysdale).

IBB: C Dalrymple (6, by D Drysdale).

TB: T Gonzalez 5; W Covington 2.

GIDP: L Walls (5).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Owens-R Amaro-P Herrera; R Amaro-B Malkmus-P Herrera.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drysdale, W (8-6)            9     5   1   1    2   7   0   3.68   33  143-86   48·17·21   12· 7· 4· 1     78    -     1.06   0.39
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   7   0          33  143-86   48·17·21   12· 7· 4· 1           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Owens, L (1-4)               3     5   2   2    1   0   0   6.54   14   58-35   23· 6· 6    4· 5· 4· 0     40    -     1.21  -0.08
F Sullivan                     5     3   4   4    4   1   1   4.14   21   76-39   26· 4· 9    7· 4· 5· 0          0-0    0.99  -0.03
D Green                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.92    5   16-12   11· 0· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    5   2   1          40  150-86   60·10·16   13· 9·11· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Drysdale 2 (7).

IBB: D Drysdale (11; C Dalrymple); F Sullivan (5; W Moon).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 10,058.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. M Wills              SS    1. B Malkmus            2B 
2. W Davis              CF    2. J Callison           LF 
3. J Roseboro           C     3. W Covington          RF 
4. W Moon               LF    4. T Gonzalez           CF 
5. T Davis              3B    5. L Walls              3B 
6. N Larker             1B    6. P Herrera            1B 
7. D Snider             RF    7. C Dalrymple          C  
8. C Neal               2B    8. R Amaro              SS 
9. D Drysdale           P     9. J Owens              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  1-2  123  3   21%  98% N Larker        F Sullivan      Home Run (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Moon Scores; Davis Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  6  -14%  51% T Gonzalez      D Drysdale      Double to RF (Line Drive); Covington to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  4   13%  74% J Roseboro      J Owens         Single to RF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Davis to 3B
   b 4   2  2-0  123  5  -10%  56% R Amaro         D Drysdale      Wild Pitch; Covington Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Dalrymple to 2B
   b 4   1  2-0  -23  6   10%  68% P Herrera       D Drysdale      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   50%  W Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
          1--      48%  W Moon          Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   47%  B Malkmus       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   49%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   48%  W Covington     Single to P
          1--  4   44%  T Gonzalez      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Covington to 3B
   O      -23  5   50%  L Walls         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  T Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  N Larker        Flyball: 3B
          1--  6   54%  D Snider        Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  3   49%  C Neal          Flyball: RF
   O      12-  6   45%  D Drysdale      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Drysdale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  P Herrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  C Dalrymple     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  R Amaro         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   54%  M Wills         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--  1   60%  W Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Wills to 2B
   R      12-  4   74%  J Roseboro      Single to RF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Davis to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   69%  W Moon          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Davis Scores
   O      ---  4   68%  T Davis         Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Drysdale facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Walters pinch hits for Jim Owens batting 9th
   O      ---  3   70%  K Walters       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  B Malkmus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   73%  J Callison      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Sullivan facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Sullivan replaces Ken Walters pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   72%  N Larker        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  2   70%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   69%  C Neal          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Drysdale facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   65%  W Covington     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   51%  T Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive); Covington to 3B
   O      -23  3   58%  L Walls         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6   68%  P Herrera       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   66%  C Dalrymple     Intentional Walk
   R      123      56%  R Amaro         Wild Pitch; Covington Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Dalrymple to 2B
   O      -23  6   64%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Sullivan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   62%  D Drysdale      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   60%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   61%  W Davis         Walk
   O      1--  1   59%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Drysdale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   62%  F Sullivan      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   65%  B Malkmus       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   66%  J Callison      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   64%  W Moon          Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called
   O      ---  8   62%  T Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   61%  N Larker        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Drysdale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   65%  W Covington     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   68%  T Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   70%  L Walls         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Sullivan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   70%  C Neal          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   64%  D Drysdale      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Drysdale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   69%  P Herrera       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   72%  C Dalrymple     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   75%  R Amaro         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   78%  M Wills         Walk
          1--  4   87%  W Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Wills to 3B
   O      1-3  1   83%  J Roseboro      Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 2B
          -23  4   84%  W Moon          Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   77%  T Davis         Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Davis to 3B; Moon to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   98%  N Larker        Home Run (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Moon Scores; Davis Scores
          ---  6   98%  D Snider        Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  C Neal          Lineout: RF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Drysdale facing 9-1-2
                  Gil Hodges replaces Norm Larker playing 1B batting 6th; Jim Gilliam replaces Wally Moon playing 3B batting 4th; Tommy Davis moves to LF; Elmer Valo pinch hits for Frank Sullivan batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  E Valo          Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4   99%  B Malkmus       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  J Callison      Walk
          1--      99%  W Covington     Wild Pitch; Callison to 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dallas Green facing 9-1-2
                  Dallas Green replaces Elmer Valo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  D Drysdale      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1  100%  W Davis         Double to RF (Line Drive); Wills to 3B
   O      -23  5   99%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  5   99%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Drysdale facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   98%  T Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1  100%  L Walls         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  P Herrera       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Phillies 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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