April 23, 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
BAL 1 CLE 5
@CHW 0 KCA 5
@DET 4 WSH 3
NYY 1 CHC 3
@MLN 2
(10) NYG 1
PIT 0 CIN 6
@STL 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 9,195

Tuesday, April 23, 1957, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Reds

2-4

Won 2

5th, 3 GB

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

W: H Jeffcoat (1-1), L: H Wilhelm (0-1), S: R Sanchez (2)

Cardinals

2-4

Lost 2

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   2   1   0   1    3   0  .333  .869    0    4   6   SH
F Robinson LF                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .280  .733    0    1   0   HR
  P Whisenant LF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    1   0   
G Bell CF                     5   0   1   0    0   3  .280  .589    0    2   0   2B
W Post RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .860    0    1   0   SH
G Crowe 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .200  .838    0   10   1   HR
E Bailey C                    2   0   1   0    3   1  .429 1.139    0    7   1   IW
D Hoak 3B                     1   1   0   0    2   0  .375 1.063    0    0   0   CS
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .375    0    0   0   
  A Grammas 3B-SS             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .056  .246    0    2   4   
  B Thurman PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   HR
  R Bridges 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
H Jeffcoat P                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    1   2   HBP
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   6   8   6    9   6                    30  15

BATTING

2B: G Bell (1, off L Jackson).

HR: G Crowe (2, off M Dickson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); F Robinson (1, off M Dickson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B Thurman (1, off H Wilhelm; 10th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: W Post (1, off L Jackson); J Temple (1, off M Dickson).

IBB: E Bailey (1, by L Jackson).

HBP: H Jeffcoat (1, by M Dickson).

TB: F Robinson 5; B Thurman 4; G Crowe 4; G Bell 2; E Bailey; W Post; H Jeffcoat.

RBI: B Thurman 2 (2); W Post (3); J Temple (2); G Crowe (4); F Robinson (1).

2-out RBI: F Robinson; J Temple.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: W Post (1); G Crowe (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Hoak (2, 2nd base by M Dickson/H Landrith).

PO: D Hoak (1st base by M Dickson).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .508    0    5   2   
A Dark SS                     4   0   3   2    1   0  .423 1.000    0    0   5   CS,IW
S Musial 1B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .500 1.154    0   12   2   2·IW
D Ennis RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .619    0    0   0   
W Moon LF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .385 1.061    0    1   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .217  .669    0    3   5   IW
H Landrith C                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    6   2   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Smith CF                    2   2   1   1    2   1  .286  .884    0    1   0   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
M Dickson P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  L Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   3   SH
  E Kasko PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   SH
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4   9   4    6   7                    30  20

BATTING

SH: L Jackson (1, off H Jeffcoat); E Kasko (1, off H Jeffcoat).

IBB: K Boyer (1, by H Jeffcoat); A Dark (1, by H Jeffcoat); S Musial 2 (2, 2 by H Jeffcoat).

TB: A Dark 3; W Moon 2; B Smith; K Boyer; S Musial; D Blasingame.

RBI: A Dark 2 (4); B Smith (4); D Blasingame (3).

2-out RBI: A Dark 2; D Blasingame.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

PB: H Landrith (1).

E: D Blasingame (2); M Dickson (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Dark (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by H Jeffcoat).

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
H Jeffcoat, W (1-1)            9     9   4   2    6   6   0   1.62   41     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 9     57    -     2.07  -0.06
R Sanchez, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.67   0.18
Totals                        10     9   4   2    6   7   0          44     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 0· 9          1-0

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
M Dickson                      5.2   5   4   3    5   5   2   7.04   27     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 5     45    -     1.14  -0.19
L Jackson                      3.1   2   0   0    2   1   0   2.00   14     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 2          3-1    1.95   0.22
H Wilhelm, L (0-1)             1     1   2   2    2   0   1   7.71    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.75  -0.41
Totals                        10     8   6   5    9   6   3          47     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 8          3-1

H Jeffcoat faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: H Wilhelm (1).

IBB: L Jackson (1; E Bailey); H Jeffcoat 4 (4; S Musial, K Boyer, A Dark, S Musial).

PO: H Jeffcoat (1; A Dark, 2nd base (CS)); M Dickson (0; D Hoak, 1st base).

HBP: M Dickson (1; H Jeffcoat).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 9,195.

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. W Moon               LF 
6. E Bailey             C     6. K Boyer              3B 
7. D Hoak               3B    7. H Landrith           C  
8. R McMillan           SS    8. B Smith              CF 
9. H Jeffcoat           P     9. M Dickson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  4-4  1--      42%  92% B Thurman       H Wilhelm       Home Run (Deep RF); Grammas Scores
   b 7   2  4-3  --3     -21%  46% A Dark          H Jeffcoat      Single to CF; Smith Scores
   t10   0  4-4  -2-     -17%  50% A Grammas       H Wilhelm       Fielder's Choice 2B; Bailey out at 3B/2B-3B
   t 6   1  3-2  ---      17%  47% G Crowe         M Dickson       Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 5   2  2-2  12-     -16%  28% A Dark          H Jeffcoat      Single to RF; Smith Scores/unER; Blasingame to 3B; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Temple        Walk
          1--      59%  F Robinson      Single to LF; Temple to 2B
          12-      64%  G Bell          Passed Ball; Temple to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      -23      59%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   RO     -23      59%  W Post          Groundout: 3B-1B; Temple Scores/unER
   O      -2-      56%  G Crowe         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Hal Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  A Dark          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      61%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Murry Dickson facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  E Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      61%  D Hoak          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      58%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  H Jeffcoat      Hoak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Hal Jeffcoat facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  D Ennis         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  W Moon          Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Murry Dickson facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  H Jeffcoat      Single to 3B
   O      1--      63%  J Temple        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Jeffcoat to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      57%  G Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Hal Jeffcoat facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  H Landrith      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      61%  B Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  M Dickson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Murry Dickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  W Post          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  G Crowe         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      61%  E Bailey        Single to 2B; Bailey to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-      62%  D Hoak          Walk
   O      12-      58%  R McMillan      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Hal Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  A Dark          Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  S Musial        Groundout: SS-1B; Dark to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  D Ennis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Murry Dickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  H Jeffcoat      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      73%  F Robinson      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      72%  G Bell          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Hal Jeffcoat facing 5-6-7
                  Pete Whisenant replaces Frank Robinson playing LF batting 2nd
          ---      67%  W Moon          Single to 1B
          1--      67%  K Boyer         E3 on Foul Ball
          1--      58%  " "             Single to SS; Moon to 2B
   O      12-      63%  H Landrith      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Moon to 3B
   R      1-3      53%  B Smith         Single to CF; Moon Scores; Landrith to 2B
   O      12-      60%  M Dickson       Strikeout
   R      12-      44%  D Blasingame    Single to RF; Landrith Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      28%  A Dark          Single to RF; Smith Scores/unER; Blasingame to 3B; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      27%  S Musial        Intentional Walk
   O      123      34%  D Ennis         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Murry Dickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  W Post          Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      47%  G Crowe         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      44%  E Bailey        Strikeout
          ---      46%  D Hoak          Walk
          1--      48%  R McMillan      Hoak Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Hoak to 3B
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
          1-3      53%  H Jeffcoat      Hit By Pitch; McMillan to 2B
                  Larry Jackson replaces Murry Dickson pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      69%  J Temple        Walk; Hoak Scores; McMillan to 3B; Jeffcoat to 2B
   O      123      61%  P Whisenant     Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Hal Jeffcoat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  H Landrith      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---      77%  G Bell          Double to LF
   O      -2-      76%  W Post          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bell to 3B
   O      --3      69%  G Crowe         Popfly: 3B
          --3      70%  E Bailey        Intentional Walk
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Don Hoak batting 7th
   O      1-3      64%  T Kluszewski    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Hal Jeffcoat facing 8-9-1
                  Alex Grammas replaces Ted Kluszewski playing 3B batting 7th
          ---      57%  B Smith         Walk
   O      1--      60%  L Jackson       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   R      --3      46%  A Dark          Single to CF; Smith Scores
   O      1--      50%  S Musial        Dark Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      45%  R McMillan      Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      42%  H Jeffcoat      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  J Temple        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Hal Jeffcoat facing 3-4-5
          ---      26%  S Musial        Single to RF; Musial to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      35%  D Ennis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      42%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
          -2-      41%  K Boyer         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  H Landrith      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      44%  P Whisenant     Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Bell          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      43%  W Post          Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  G Crowe         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Hal Jeffcoat facing 8-9-1
          ---      29%  B Smith         Walk
                  Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   O      1--      30%  E Kasko         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
          --3      36%  A Dark          Intentional Walk
          1-3      34%  S Musial        Intentional Walk; Dark to 2B
   O      123      50%  D Ennis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 6-7-8
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Eddie Kasko pitching and batting 9th
          ---      58%  E Bailey        Walk
          1--      67%  A Grammas       Wild Pitch; Bailey to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Fielder's Choice 2B; Bailey out at 3B/2B-3B
                  Bob Thurman pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 8th
   RR     1--      92%  B Thurman       Home Run (Deep RF); Grammas Scores
   O      ---      91%  H Jeffcoat      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  J Temple        Walk
   O      1--      91%  P Whisenant     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Hal Jeffcoat facing 5-6-7
                  Rocky Bridges replaces Bob Thurman playing 3B batting 8th; Alex Grammas moves to SS
          ---      82%  W Moon          Single to CF
                  Raul Sanchez replaces Hal Jeffcoat pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  K Boyer         Strikeout Looking
                  Jim King pinch hits for Hobie Landrith batting 7th
   O      1--      96%  J King          Popfly: SS
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Bobby Gene Smith batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  J Cunningham    Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation