April 23, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 1 BOS 4
@CHW 3 CHW 7
BOS 1 DET 3
LAA 1 DET 3
LAA 2
(11) CLE 10
@KCA 8 MIN 1
WSA 0 LAD 5
CIN 1 PHI 1
CHC 0 PHI 6
CHC 0 MLN 3
@PIT 1 SFG 2
STL 1 STL 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:34

Cardinals

5-5

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: S Jones (2-0), L: E Broglio (1-2), S: B Bolin (1)

Giants

6-4

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .342  .770    0    2   2   
  R Schoendienst 2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    1   0   
J Cunningham RF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .417 1.217    0    4   0   GDP
B White 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .561    0    6   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235 1.042    0    0   1   
S Musial LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .727    0    3   0   
D Spencer SS                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .300 1.229    0    1   3   
C Sawatski C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .400 1.667    0    3   1   
  C Simmons PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .900         0   0   
  H Smith C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .556         1   0   
  M McDermott PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
C Flood CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    3   0   2·GDP
  G Crowe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Broglio P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472    0    0   1   
  W Moryn PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .946    0    0   0   2B
  D Landrum PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .185         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: W Moryn (2, off S Jones).

TB: W Moryn 2; B White; K Boyer; S Musial; C Sawatski; J Javier.

GIDP: C Flood 2 (2); J Cunningham (1).

RBI: W Moryn (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Javier (1).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .634    0    1   0   SB
  J Davenport 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
C Hiller 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .129  .343    0    1   4   
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .867    0    0   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .516    0   13   1   
  M Alou RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
O Cepeda RF-1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .722    0    0   0   CS
F Alou LF                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .297  .771    0    3   0   2B,SB
H Landrith C                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .333 1.833    0    5   0   SH
J Pagan SS                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   7   SH
S Jones P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.333    0    0   2   SH
  B O'Dell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   2   6   2    1   4                    27  15

BATTING

2B: F Alou (4, off E Broglio).

SH: J Pagan (2, off E Broglio); H Landrith (1, off E Broglio); S Jones (2, off E Broglio).

TB: F Alou 3; C Hiller; S Jones; W Mays; H Kuenn.

RBI: H Kuenn (3); J Pagan (2).

2-out RBI: H Kuenn.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Pagan-W McCovey; W McCovey-J Pagan-W McCovey; C Hiller-J Pagan-W McCovey.

E: W McCovey (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Kuenn (2, 2nd base off E Broglio/C Sawatski); F Alou (1, 2nd base off E Broglio/C Sawatski).

CS: O Cepeda (3, 2nd base by E Broglio/C Sawatski).

PITCHING

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
E Broglio, L (1-2)             7     5   2   2    1   3   0   2.92   27     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 5     61    -     1.01   0.08
L McDaniel                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         8     6   2   2    1   4   0          31     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 6           -

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
S Jones, W (2-0)               7.1   4   1   1    3   3   0   3.48   27     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 4     66    -     1.36   0.12
B O'Dell, H (2)                1     2   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    3.50   0.12
B Bolin, S (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.80   0.37
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1· 6          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Javier             2B    1. H Kuenn              3B 
2. J Cunningham         RF    2. C Hiller             2B 
3. B White              1B    3. W Mays               CF 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. S Musial             LF    5. O Cepeda             RF 
6. D Spencer            SS    6. F Alou               LF 
7. C Sawatski           C     7. H Landrith           C  
8. C Flood              CF    8. J Pagan              SS 
9. E Broglio            P     9. S Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-0  12-     -26%  54% W Moryn         S Jones         Double; Spencer Scores; Simmons to 3B
   t 9   1  2-1  1-3      21%  84% D Spencer       B Bolin         Strikeout Looking
   t 9   1  2-1  1--     -20%  63% S Musial        B O'Dell        Single; Boyer to 3B
   t 8   1  2-1  -23      19%  72% R Schoendienst  B O'Dell        Groundout: P-1B
   t 9   2  2-1  1-3      16% 100% M McDermott     B Bolin         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Javier        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  J Cunningham    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  B White         Single
   O      1--      55%  K Boyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  C Hiller        Single
   O      1--      52%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  S Musial        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      40%  D Spencer       Walk; Musial to 2B
   O      12-      46%  C Sawatski      Flyball: LF
   OO     12-      55%  C Flood         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  F Alou          Single
          1--      57%  H Landrith      Alou Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  E Broglio       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  S Jones         Single
   O      1--      56%  H Kuenn         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      53%  C Hiller        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      50%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B White         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  S Musial        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Spencer       Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  C Sawatski      Walk
   OO     1--      57%  C Flood         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  H Landrith      Walk
   O      1--      57%  J Pagan         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  S Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Landrith to 2B
   R      -2-      69%  H Kuenn         Single; Landrith Scores
          1--      70%  C Hiller        Kuenn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  E Broglio       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  J Javier        Single
   OO     1--      74%  J Cunningham    Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ernie Broglio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
          ---      72%  O Cepeda        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      70%  F Alou          Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      77%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  S Musial        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ernie Broglio facing 6-7-8
                  Red Schoendienst replaces Julian Javier playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      85%  F Alou          Double
   O      -2-      84%  H Landrith      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Alou to 3B
   RO     --3      87%  J Pagan         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Alou Scores
   O      ---      87%  S Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---      80%  D Spencer       Walk
          1--      69%  C Sawatski      Single; Spencer to 2B
                  George Crowe pinch hits for Curt Flood batting 8th; Curt Simmons pinch runs for Carl Sawatski batting 7th
   O      12-      79%  G Crowe         Popfly: 3B
                  Walt Moryn pinch hits for Ernie Broglio batting 9th
   R      12-      54%  W Moryn         Double; Spencer Scores; Simmons to 3B
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th; Don Landrum pinch runs for Walt Moryn batting 9th
   O      -23      72%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      87%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces George Crowe pitching and batting 8th; Hal Smith replaces Curt Simmons playing C batting 7th; Don Landrum moves to CF
   O      ---      86%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  C Hiller        Strikeout
          ---      85%  W Mays          Single
   O      1--      84%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
                  Orlando Cepeda moves to 1B; Jim Davenport replaces Harvey Kuenn playing 3B batting 1st; Matty Alou replaces Willie McCovey playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  B White         Flyball: RF
          ---      83%  K Boyer         Single
          1--      63%  S Musial        Single; Boyer to 3B
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      84%  D Spencer       Strikeout Looking
                  Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Hal Smith batting 7th
   O      1-3     100%  M McDermott     Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN196104231

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation