April 21, 1957 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
NYY 4 CHW 1
KCA 0
(10) DET 3
CLE 2
(12) BAL 11
@WSH 9
(10) WSH 3
BAL 2
(11) PIT 6
@BRO 3 BRO 7
PIT 4 MLN 3
CIN 1 NYG 2
PHI 1 PHI 8
@NYG 5 CHC 5
@STL 3
(11) STL 6
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 21, 1957, 1:53PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Cubs

2-1

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    5 12  0
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0    3 10  0

W: J Collum (1-0), L: L Jackson (0-1), S: D Littlefield (1)

Cardinals

1-2

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Wise 2B                     6   1   2   1    0   1  .267  .600    0    4   5   2B
D Fondy 1B                    6   0   2   1    0   1  .313  .751    0   13   1   CS
E Banks SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .922    0    1   6   HBP
W Moryn RF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .398    0    3   0   
G Baker 3B                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .417 1.250    0    1   0   2B,GDP
B Lennon CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  V Valentinetti P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Littlefield P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Bolger LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .398    0    1   0   
C Neeman C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .697    0    4   0   2B
  J Kindall PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Silvera C                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    2   0   
D Kaiser P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  B Speake PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Collum P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Del Greco PH-CF           1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
Totals                       43   5  12   5    3   9                    33  13

BATTING

2B: G Baker (2, off H Wehmeier); C Wise (1, off H Wehmeier); C Neeman (1, off L Jackson).

HBP: E Banks (1, by H Wehmeier).

TB: C Neeman 3; C Wise 3; G Baker 2; D Fondy 2; B Del Greco; E Banks; W Moryn; C Silvera; J Bolger.

GIDP: G Baker (1).

RBI: G Baker 2 (6); B Del Greco (1); C Wise (2); D Fondy (1).

2-out RBI: G Baker 2; B Del Greco; C Wise.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Banks-C Wise-D Fondy 2; D Kaiser-C Wise-D Fondy.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Fondy (1, 3rd base by T Cheney/H Landrith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   1   2   0    0   1  .267  .600    0    2   3   2B
A Dark SS                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .385 1.005    0    1   0   2B
S Musial 1B                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .583 1.393    0    9   4   
D Ennis RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .581    0    0   0   2·GDP
  C Harmon PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cunningham PH             0   0   0   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
W Moon LF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .616    0    6   0   
K Boyer 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .226    0    1   3   
H Smith C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .888    0    1   0   GDP
  H Landrith C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    8   4   
B Smith CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000    0    2   0   
H Wehmeier P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
  T Cheney P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Jackson P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   3  10   3    2   4                    33  15

BATTING

2B: A Dark (2, off D Kaiser); D Blasingame (1, off D Kaiser).

TB: S Musial 3; D Blasingame 3; A Dark 3; B Smith; K Boyer; L Jackson.

GIDP: D Ennis 2 (2); H Smith (1).

RBI: A Dark 2 (2); S Musial (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Cheney-H Landrith-S Musial.

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
D Kaiser                       8     8   3   3    0   2   0   3.38   29     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8     56    -     1.26   0.13
J Collum, W (1-0)              2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 1          0-0    2.20   0.27
V Valentinetti, H (1)          0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.02  -0.11
D Littlefield, S (1)           0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    4.26   0.20
Totals                        11    10   3   3    2   4   0          42     -       ·  ·     12·11· 3·10          2-0

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
H Wehmeier                     2     5   3   3    1   1   0   5.73   13     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 5     34    -     0.89  -0.33
T Cheney                       4     2   0   0    2   6   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          3-0    0.94   0.27
L Jackson, L (0-1)             4.2   5   2   2    0   2   0   3.18   19     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 5          0-0    2.04   0.04
H Wilhelm                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.71   0.02
Totals                        11    12   5   5    3   9   0          47     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2·12          5-0

H Wehmeier faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: H Wehmeier (1; E Banks).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. C Wise               2B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. D Fondy              1B    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. W Moon               LF 
6. B Lennon             CF    6. K Boyer              3B 
7. J Bolger             LF    7. H Smith              C  
8. C Neeman             C     8. B Smith              CF 
9. D Kaiser             P     9. H Wehmeier           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   2  3-3  12-      36%  83% B Del Greco     L Jackson       Single to 2B; Bolger Scores; Silvera to 2B
   b 6   1  3-1  -23     -19%  42% A Dark          D Kaiser        Single to CF; Smith Scores; Blasingame Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-      18%  68% G Baker         H Wehmeier      Double to RF; Banks Scores; Moryn Scores
   b 6   1  3-3  1-3      18%  50% D Ennis         D Kaiser        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   1  3-1  1--     -13%  61% D Blasingame    D Kaiser        Double to LF; Smith to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Herm Wehmeier facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Wise          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      46%  D Fondy         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      47%  E Banks         Single to LF
          1--      49%  W Moryn         Walk; Banks to 2B
   RR     12-      68%  G Baker         Double to RF; Banks Scores; Moryn Scores
   O      -2-      65%  B Lennon        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Kaiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  A Dark          Double to LF
   R      -2-      55%  S Musial        Single to RF; Dark Scores
   OO     1--      61%  D Ennis         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Herm Wehmeier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  J Bolger        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  C Neeman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  D Kaiser        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Kaiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      56%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   OO     1--      62%  H Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Herm Wehmeier facing 1-2-3
                  Hobie Landrith replaces Hal Smith playing C batting 7th
          ---      67%  C Wise          Double to CF
   R      -2-      74%  D Fondy         Single to RF; Wise Scores
          1--      79%  E Banks         Hit By Pitch; Fondy to 2B
          12-      84%  W Moryn         Single to CF; Fondy to 3B; Banks to 2B
                  Tom Cheney replaces Herm Wehmeier pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      72%  G Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Banks to 3B; Moryn to 2B
   O      -23      68%  B Lennon        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Kaiser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  T Cheney        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Blasingame    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Cheney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  J Bolger        Strikeout
          ---      74%  C Neeman        Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  D Kaiser        Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  C Wise          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Kaiser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  A Dark          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      74%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      76%  D Ennis         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Cheney facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  D Fondy         Single to 1B
          1--      82%  E Banks         Walk; Fondy to 2B
   O      12-      77%  W Moryn         Fondy Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Banks to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      75%  G Baker         Walk
   O      12-      72%  B Lennon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Kaiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  W Moon          Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  K Boyer         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      78%  H Landrith      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Cheney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  J Bolger        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      76%  C Neeman        Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  D Kaiser        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Kaiser facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  B Smith         Single to CF
                  Jim King pinch hits for Tom Cheney batting 9th
   O      1--      74%  J King          Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  D Blasingame    Double to LF; Smith to 3B
   RR     -23      42%  A Dark          Single to CF; Smith Scores; Blasingame Scores
          1--      32%  S Musial        Single to RF; Dark to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  D Ennis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Jackson replaces Jim King pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  C Wise          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  D Fondy         Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  E Banks         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Kaiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  W Moon          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      48%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Landrith      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  W Moryn         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      42%  G Baker         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  B Lennon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Kaiser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  B Smith         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      47%  L Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  D Blasingame    Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  A Dark          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      44%  J Bolger        Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  C Neeman        Double to LF
                  Bob Speake pinch hits for Don Kaiser batting 9th; Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Cal Neeman batting 8th
   O      -2-      47%  B Speake        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      36%  C Wise          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Jackie Collum facing 3-4-5
                  Jackie Collum replaces Bob Speake pitching and batting 9th; Charlie Silvera replaces Jerry Kindall playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      42%  S Musial        Lineout: RF
          ---      37%  D Ennis         Walk
                  Chuck Harmon pinch runs for Del Ennis batting 4th
   O      1--      44%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  K Boyer         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck Harmon moves to RF
   O      ---      44%  D Fondy         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      40%  E Banks         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      36%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Jackie Collum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      42%  H Landrith      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      47%  B Smith         Strikeout
          ---      44%  L Jackson       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  G Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Lennon        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      43%  J Bolger        Single to RF
          1--      48%  C Silvera       Single to 3B; Bolger to 2B
                  Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Jackie Collum batting 9th
   R      12-      83%  B Del Greco     Single to 2B; Bolger Scores; Silvera to 2B
   R      12-      93%  C Wise          Single to CF; Silvera Scores; Del Greco to 3B
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Larry Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      91%  D Fondy         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Vito Valentinetti facing 2-3-4
                  Vito Valentinetti replaces Bob Lennon pitching and batting 6th; Bobby Del Greco moves to CF
   O      ---      96%  A Dark          Strikeout
          ---      90%  S Musial        Single to RF
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Chuck Harmon batting 4th
          1--      80%  J Cunningham    Walk; Musial to 2B
                  Dick Littlefield replaces Vito Valentinetti pitching and batting 6th
   O      12-      91%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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