April 22, 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@BOS 5 KCA 11
@DET 7 NYY 15
@WSH 6 BRO 5
PHI 1 MLN 9
CHC 4 NYG 3
PIT 1 CIN 10
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 8,560

Monday, April 22, 1957, 8:55PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Reds

1-4

Won 1

8th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  4  4   1  0  0   0  1  0   10 14  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  2  0   0  1  1    6 14  6

W: T Acker (1-0), L: V Mizell (0-1), S: R Sanchez (1)

Cardinals

2-3

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .368  .874    0    5   1   
F Robinson LF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .227  .519    0    2   0   
G Bell CF                     5   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .586    0    4   0   
W Post RF                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .350  .931    0    1   0   IW
G Crowe 1B                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .783    0    4   0   GDP
E Bailey C                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .421 1.082    0    7   0   2B
D Hoak 3B                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.071    0    2   3   
R McMillan SS                 4   2   1   1    1   0  .067  .243    0    2   3   
J Nuxhall P                   2   1   1   2    0   1  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
  B Lawrence P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Acker P                   1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41  10  14   7    4   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Nuxhall (1, off V Mizell); E Bailey (1, off V Mizell).

IBB: W Post (1, by B Smith).

TB: E Bailey 4; J Temple 3; G Bell 2; W Post 2; J Nuxhall 2; F Robinson; R McMillan; D Hoak.

GIDP: G Crowe (2).

RBI: J Nuxhall 2 (2); J Temple (1); R McMillan (1); W Post (2); D Hoak (1); G Crowe (3).

2-out RBI: J Nuxhall 2; G Crowe; J Temple.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Hoak-J Temple; J Temple-R McMillan-G Crowe.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   1   1   0    2   1  .217  .530    0    2   2   
A Dark SS                     5   0   1   0    1   1  .364  .895    0    2   2   GDP
S Musial 1B                   5   0   4   1    0   0  .524 1.184    0    9   0   
D Ennis RF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .768    0    0   1   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .211  .672    0    0   2   HR
W Moon LF                     4   2   2   1    1   1  .381 1.123    0    2   0   HR
W Cooper C                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .600 2.000    0    9   1   HR,2B
B Smith CF                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .263  .812    0    3   0   SF
V Mizell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Miksis PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Schofield PH              0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  W Schmidt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Merritt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  H Landrith PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   6  14   6    8   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: W Cooper (1, off J Nuxhall).

HR: K Boyer (1, off B Lawrence; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); W Cooper (1, off T Acker; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); W Moon (2, off J Nuxhall; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: B Smith (1, off T Acker).

TB: W Cooper 7; W Moon 5; K Boyer 5; S Musial 4; A Dark; D Ennis; D Blasingame.

GIDP: A Dark (1).

RBI: K Boyer 2 (4); B Smith (3); S Musial (4); W Cooper (1); W Moon (4).

2-out RBI: K Boyer; S Musial.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Blasingame-A Dark-S Musial.

E: K Boyer 2 (2); L Merritt (1); A Dark (1); W Moon 2 (2).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Nuxhall                      2.1   5   1   1    3   1   1   3.86   15     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     41    -     0.99  -0.02
B Lawrence                     1.2   4   3   3    2   0   1  21.00   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 4          3-0    0.53  -0.02
T Acker, W (1-0)               4     5   2   2    2   2   1   4.50   18     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 1· 5          2-1    0.52   0.09
R Sanchez, S (1)               1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9    14   6   6    8   5   3          47     -       ·  ·      5·13· 2·14          5-1

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
V Mizell, L (0-1)              2     4   4   3    1   2   0  13.50   12     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 4     35    -     1.01  -0.28
L McDaniel                     1     4   4   2    0   1   0  18.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.76  -0.16
J Davis                        1     4   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.13  -0.01
W Schmidt                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
L Merritt                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.18   0.01
B Smith                        2     1   1   1    3   2   0   2.25   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.11  -0.00
Totals                         9    14  10   7    4   7   0          45     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·14           -

B Lawrence faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
T Acker faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Smith (1; W Post).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Baker.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 8,560.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. J Temple             2B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. F Robinson           LF    2. A Dark               SS 
3. G Bell               CF    3. S Musial             1B 
4. W Post               RF    4. D Ennis              RF 
5. G Crowe              1B    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. E Bailey             C     6. W Moon               LF 
7. D Hoak               3B    7. W Cooper             C  
8. R McMillan           SS    8. B Smith              CF 
9. J Nuxhall            P     9. V Mizell             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      20%  69% J Nuxhall       V Mizell        Double to RF; Bailey Scores; McMillan Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  -2-       8%  78% J Temple        V Mizell        Single to LF; Nuxhall Scores; Temple to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 6   0  9-4  12-       7%  96% D Ennis         T Acker         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 2   0  4-0  ---      -7%  75% W Moon          J Nuxhall       Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 3   1  1-4  12-       7%  89% D Hoak          L McDaniel      Single to LF; Post Scores; Bailey to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Temple        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  F Robinson      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      47%  G Bell          Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      45%  W Post          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  A Dark          Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      46%  D Ennis         Single to LF; Dark to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Crowe         Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  E Bailey        Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  D Hoak          Popfly: 1B
          -2-      49%  R McMillan      Walk
   RR     12-      69%  J Nuxhall       Double to RF; Bailey Scores; McMillan Scores
   R      -2-      78%  J Temple        Single to LF; Nuxhall Scores; Temple to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -2-      84%  F Robinson      Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Temple Scores/No RBI/unER; Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  G Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      75%  W Moon          Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      70%  W Cooper        Double to CF
   O      -2-      74%  B Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell batting 9th
          -2-      71%  E Miksis        Walk
   O      12-      76%  D Blasingame    Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      80%  A Dark          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Eddie Miksis pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  W Post          Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  G Crowe         Flyball: LF
          1--      82%  E Bailey        Single to RF; Post to 2B
   R      12-      89%  D Hoak          Single to LF; Post Scores; Bailey to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  R McMillan      Single to CF; Bailey Scores; Hoak to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Nuxhall       Strikeout
   RRO    12-      96%  J Temple        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hoak Scores/No RBI/unER; McMillan Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Temple out at Hm/RF-C
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Joe Nuxhall facing 3-4-5
          ---      95%  S Musial        Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  D Ennis         Flyball: CF
          1--      94%  K Boyer         Walk; Musial to 2B
          12-      92%  W Moon          Walk; Musial to 3B; Boyer to 2B
                  Brooks Lawrence replaces Joe Nuxhall pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      95%  W Cooper        Lineout: 2B
   O      123      97%  B Smith         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Davis facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Davis replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  F Robinson      Single to CF
          1--      98%  G Bell          Single to CF; Robinson to 2B
   R      12-      99%  W Post          Single to RF; Robinson Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  G Crowe         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      98%  E Bailey        Single to 2B/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Post out at 2B/2B; Bell stays at 3B
   O      1-3      98%  D Hoak          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-9, Brooks Lawrence facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Jim Davis batting 9th
          ---      97%  D Schofield     Walk
          1--      96%  D Blasingame    Walk; Schofield to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  A Dark          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Schofield to 3B
   R      --3      97%  S Musial        Single to LF; Schofield Scores
   O      1--      98%  D Ennis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-2, Willard Schmidt facing 8-9-1
                  Willard Schmidt replaces Dick Schofield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  B Lawrence      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Temple        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-9, Brooks Lawrence facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      96%  K Boyer         Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      94%  W Moon          Single to CF
          1--      90%  W Cooper        Single to LF; Moon to 3B
                  Tom Acker replaces Brooks Lawrence pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      93%  B Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moon Scores
                  Jim King pinch hits for Willard Schmidt batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  J King          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  D Blasingame    Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Lloyd Merritt facing 2-3-4
                  Lloyd Merritt replaces Jim King pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  F Robinson      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Robinson out at 2B/C-SS
          ---      96%  G Bell          Single to LF
          1--      97%  W Post          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
   OO     1-3      95%  G Crowe         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Acker facing 2-3-4
          ---      93%  A Dark          Walk
          1--      89%  S Musial        Single to RF; Dark to 2B
   OO     12-      96%  D Ennis         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
   O      1--      97%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Lloyd Merritt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  E Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Hoak          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Acker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  W Moon          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  W Cooper        Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  B Smith         Walk
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Lloyd Merritt batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  J Cunningham    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Bob Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Smith replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  T Acker         Walk
          1--      99%  J Temple        Single to LF; Acker to 2B
   O      12-      99%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      12-      98%  G Bell          Groundout: P-1B; Acker to 3B; Temple to 2B
          -23      98%  W Post          Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  G Crowe         Walk; Acker Scores; Temple to 3B; Post to 2B
   O      123      99%  E Bailey        Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Tom Acker facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  A Dark          Foul Flyball: C
          1--      98%  S Musial        Single to CF; Blasingame to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Ennis         Flyball: RF
   R      12-      98%  K Boyer         Single to CF; Blasingame Scores; Musial to 2B
   O      12-      99%  W Moon          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-5, Bob Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  D Hoak          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Acker         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-10, Tom Acker facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      98%  W Cooper        Home Run (Deep RF)
                  Raul Sanchez replaces Tom Acker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Smith         Strikeout
                  Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Bob Smith batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  H Landrith      Popfly: SS
          ---     100%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--     100%  A Dark          Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation