April 18, 1957 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 6
KCA 2 CLE 8
@DET 3
(11) WSH 6
BAL 4 BRO 6
PIT 1 MLN 1
CIN 0 NYG 6
PHI 2 CHC 10
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 17,255

Thursday, April 18, 1957
Time of Game: 2:41

Cubs

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  1   0  2  1   0  4  0   10 15  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  4  4

W: M Drabowsky (1-0), L: M Dickson (0-1)

Cardinals

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Fondy 1B                    6   1   3   0    0   1  .300  .800    0    9   0   3B,SB
B Will CF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .111  .222    0    3   0   SH
E Banks SS                    5   3   2   0    1   0  .250  .900    0    1   2   2·2B,SB
W Moryn RF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   0   
G Baker 3B                    4   2   3   4    1   0  .500 1.431    0    1   1   3B,2B
J Bolger LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    4   0   HBP
C Wise 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .444    0    4   4   
C Neeman C                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    5   0   GDP,IW
M Drabowsky P                 5   0   2   2    0   1  .400  .800    0    0   5   
Totals                       43  10  15   7    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Banks 2 (2, off M Dickson, off B Smith); G Baker (1, off W Schmidt).

3B: G Baker (1, off B Smith); D Fondy (1, off H Wilhelm).

SH: B Will (1, off B Smith).

IBB: C Neeman (1, by W Schmidt).

HBP: J Bolger (1, by W Schmidt).

TB: G Baker 6; D Fondy 5; E Banks 4; C Wise 2; M Drabowsky 2; W Moryn; B Will; J Bolger.

GIDP: C Neeman (1).

RBI: G Baker 4 (4); M Drabowsky 2 (2); C Wise (1).

2-out RBI: M Drabowsky 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 7 for 22.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Drabowsky-C Wise-D Fondy; E Banks-C Wise-D Fondy.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Banks (1, 2nd base off M Dickson/H Smith); D Fondy (1, 3rd base off B Smith/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   1   
A Dark SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.000    0    2   3   
S Musial 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .571 1.524    0   10   0   
D Ennis RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .708    0    2   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    2   3   GDP
W Moon LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.000    0    2   0   
H Smith C                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    7   1   
B Smith CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .375 1.250    0    1   0   2B,GDP
M Dickson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Schmidt P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   1   2    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Kasko PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   2   4   2    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Smith (1, off M Drabowsky).

TB: H Smith 2; B Smith 2; J Cunningham.

GIDP: B Smith (1); K Boyer (1).

RBI: J Cunningham 2 (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Schmidt-H Smith-S Musial.

PB: H Smith 2 (2).

E: H Smith (1); W Schmidt (1); D Blasingame (1); S Musial (1).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Drabowsky, W (1-0)           9     4   2   2    3   4   0   2.00   32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 3· 4     72    -     0.70   0.21
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 3· 4           -

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
M Dickson, L (0-1)             2     6   3   3    2   1   0  13.50   14     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 6     31    -     0.98  -0.25
W Schmidt                      3     4   2   1    1   1   0   3.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          2-0    0.80   0.02
B Smith                        2     4   5   0    0   2   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.31  -0.06
L Jackson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
H Wilhelm                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  10   4    3   5   0          48     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1·15          3-0

M Dickson faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
B Smith faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Dickson (1).

IBB: W Schmidt (1; C Neeman).

HBP: W Schmidt (1; J Bolger).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 17,255.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Fondy              1B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. B Will               CF    2. A Dark               SS 
3. E Banks              SS    3. S Musial             1B 
4. W Moryn              RF    4. D Ennis              RF 
5. G Baker              3B    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. J Bolger             LF    6. W Moon               LF 
7. C Wise               2B    7. H Smith              C  
8. C Neeman             C     8. B Smith              CF 
9. M Drabowsky          P     9. M Dickson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  -2-       9%  68% M Drabowsky     M Dickson       Single to CF; Wise Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% C Wise          M Dickson       Single to CF; Baker Scores
   t 5   2  0-3  123       9%  94% M Drabowsky     W Schmidt       Single to P; Baker Scores; Bolger Scores/Adv on E1/unER/No RBI; Neeman to 2B
   t 3   1  0-3  123      -8%  77% C Neeman        W Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 5   1  5-0  -23      -7%  81% J Cunningham    M Drabowsky     Single to CF; Smith Scores; Smith Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Fondy         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Will          Popfly: 1B
          ---      47%  E Banks         Walk
          1--      48%  W Moryn         Banks Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  A Dark          Walk
          1--      42%  S Musial        Walk; Dark to 2B
   O      12-      46%  D Ennis         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  G Baker         Walk
          1--      56%  J Bolger        Wild Pitch; Baker to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      61%  C Wise          Single to CF; Baker Scores
          1--      62%  C Neeman        Passed Ball; Wise to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Popfly: SS
   R      -2-      68%  M Drabowsky     Single to CF; Wise Scores
          1--      70%  D Fondy         Single to RF; Drabowsky to 2B
   O      12-      67%  B Will          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Moe Drabowsky facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
          ---      66%  H Smith         Single to CF
   OO     1--      72%  B Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Murry Dickson facing 3-4-5
          ---      76%  E Banks         Double to RF
          -2-      81%  W Moryn         Single to RF; Banks to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  G Baker         Single to RF; Banks Scores; Moryn to 2B
                  Willard Schmidt replaces Murry Dickson pitching and batting 9th
          12-      89%  J Bolger        Single to CF; Moryn to 3B; Baker to 2B
   O      123      85%  C Wise          Fielder's Choice 2B; Moryn out at Hm/2B-C; Baker to 3B; Bolger to 2B
   OO     123      77%  C Neeman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  W Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  D Blasingame    Popfly: C
   O      ---      82%  A Dark          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willard Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  M Drabowsky     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Fondy         Popfly: SS
          ---      81%  B Will          Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  E Banks         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      83%  D Ennis         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willard Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  W Moryn         Strikeout
          ---      85%  G Baker         Double to RF
          -2-      86%  J Bolger        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      85%  C Wise          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baker to 3B; Bolger to 2B
          -23      85%  C Neeman        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      94%  M Drabowsky     Single to P; Baker Scores; Bolger Scores/Adv on E1/unER/No RBI; Neeman to 2B
   O      12-      93%  D Fondy         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Moe Drabowsky facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  H Smith         Single to CF
          1--      88%  B Smith         Double to CF; Smith to 3B
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Willard Schmidt batting 9th
   RR     -23      81%  J Cunningham    Single to CF; Smith Scores; Smith Scores
   O      1--      84%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  A Dark          Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bob Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Smith replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  B Will          Strikeout
          ---      88%  E Banks         Double to RF
   O      -2-      86%  W Moryn         Groundout: SS-1B; Banks to 3B
   R      --3      91%  G Baker         Passed Ball; Banks Scores/unER
   O      ---      91%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  S Musial        Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  D Ennis         Walk
   OO     1--      94%  K Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  J Bolger        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  C Wise          Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  C Neeman        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      93%  M Drabowsky     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Moe Drabowsky facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  W Moon          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  H Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Smith         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  D Fondy         Single to 3B
          1--      98%  B Will          Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Fondy to 2B
          12-      98%  E Banks         Fondy Steals 3B
          1-3      99%  " "             Fielder's Choice C; Fondy stays at 3B/Adv on E2; Will to 2B
   R      123      99%  W Moryn         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fondy Scores/unER/No RBI; Will to 3B; Banks to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  G Baker         Triple to CF; Will Scores/unER; Banks Scores/unER; Moryn Scores/unER
                  Larry Jackson replaces Bob Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3     100%  J Bolger        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3     100%  C Wise          Fielder's Choice P; Baker out at Hm/P-3B
   O      1--     100%  C Neeman        Lineout: 1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-10, Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Kasko         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Dark          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-2, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 9-1-2
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Eddie Kasko pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Drabowsky     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  D Fondy         Triple to LF
   O      --3     100%  B Will          Strikeout Looking
   O      --3     100%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-10, Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  S Musial        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Ennis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Boyer         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Cardinals 2.

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