September 27, 1957 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 10
@BOS 2 CHW 2
CLE 1 KCA 9
@DET 7 BAL 7
@WSH 3 MLN 2
CIN 1 PHI 3
BRO 2 CHC 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 8,756

Friday, September 27, 1957, 8:20PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Cubs

60-92

Won 2

7th, 34 GB

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

W: J Brosnan (5-5), L: L Lovenguth (0-1)

Cardinals

87-65

Lost 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Goryl 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .219  .587    0    0   0   CS
C Tanner LF                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .281  .739    0    1   0   2B
E Banks SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .927    0    4   8   
D Long 1B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .296  .866    0   12   1   
W Moryn RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .797    0    0   0   
  J Bolger RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .657         0   0   
B Speake CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .232  .707    0    4   0   
G Massa C                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .455 1.116    0    3   0   
  J Woods PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Fanning C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .435         2   0   
B Morgan 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .205  .581    0    1   5   
  E Haas PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .440    0    0   0   2B
  C Wise 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .488         0   0   
D Drott P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .222    0    0   0   
  B Will PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .518    0    0   0   
  J Brosnan P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .736    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    6   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Tanner (19, off L Lovenguth); E Haas (1, off L Lovenguth).

TB: C Tanner 2; E Haas 2; G Massa; D Long; J Goryl; W Moryn.

RBI: E Haas (4); W Moryn (85); G Massa (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Banks-B Morgan-D Long; D Long-E Banks-D Long; B Morgan-E Banks-D Long.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Goryl (1, 2nd base by L Lovenguth/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .717    0    1   5   2B
E Kasko 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .646    0    0   2   
  W Moon PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .878    0    0   0   
  B Kuzava P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J King CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .636    0    2   0   
G Green RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   GDP
D Lassetter LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .800    0    3   0   3B,GDP
T Alston 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .333  .666    0   12   0   
H Smith C                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .650    0    8   1   
D Schofield SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .184  .457    0    1   2   GDP
L Lovenguth P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Cunningham PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .916    0    0   0   
  K Boyer 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .732         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Blasingame (25, off D Drott).

3B: D Lassetter (1, off D Drott).

TB: D Lassetter 3; D Blasingame 2; J King; G Green; D Schofield; T Alston.

GIDP: D Schofield (2); G Green (1); D Lassetter (1).

RBI: T Alston (1); D Blasingame (58).

2-out RBI: D Blasingame.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Smith.

E: T Alston (2); D Schofield (3).

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 Drott                        6     6   2   2    2   2   0   3.58   23     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 6     52    -     1.12   0.05
J Brosnan, W (5-5)             3     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.38   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.24   0.38
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 6           -

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
L Lovenguth, L (0-1)           8     6   3   2    6   5   0   2.00   36     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 6     59    -     1.63  -0.11
B Kuzava                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   8.10    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   2    6   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 8,756.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. J Goryl              3B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. C Tanner             LF    2. E Kasko              3B 
3. E Banks              SS    3. J King               CF 
4. D Long               1B    4. G Green              RF 
5. W Moryn              RF    5. D Lassetter          LF 
6. B Speake             CF    6. T Alston             1B 
7. G Massa              C     7. H Smith              C  
8. B Morgan             2B    8. D Schofield          SS 
9. D Drott              P     9. L Lovenguth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-1  12-      30%  64% G Massa         L Lovenguth     Single to RF; Long Scores; Speake to 3B
   t 8   1  2-2  1-3      19%  84% E Haas          L Lovenguth     Double to RF; Speake Scores; Woods to 3B
   b 5   2  1-1  12-     -16%  28% D Blasingame    D Drott         Double to RF; Smith Scores; Schofield to 3B
   t 8   1  2-3  -23     -14%  70% J Brosnan       L Lovenguth     Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Woods out at Hm/C
   b 2   0  1-0  ---     -10%  46% D Lassetter     D Drott         Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn Lovenguth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Goryl         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      59%  C Tanner        Walk; Goryl to 2B
   O      12-      59%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B; Goryl to 3B; Tanner to 2B
          -23      60%  D Long          Walk
   RO     123      61%  W Moryn         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Goryl Scores/unER; Tanner to 3B; Long to 2B
   O      -23      56%  B Speake        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  E Kasko         Strikeout Looking
          ---      58%  J King          Walk
   O      1--      61%  G Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lynn Lovenguth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  G Massa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Morgan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Drott         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drott facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Lassetter     Triple to RF
   R      --3      41%  T Alston        Single to LF; Lassetter Scores
   O      1--      45%  H Smith         Lineout: CF
   OO     1--      50%  D Schofield     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn Lovenguth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Goryl         Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  C Tanner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  E Banks         Flyball: CF; Tanner to 3B
   O      --3      45%  D Long          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Drott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  L Lovenguth     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Kasko         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn Lovenguth facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  W Moryn         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  B Speake        Groundout: 2B-1B; Moryn to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  G Massa         Groundout: 2B-1B
          -2-      49%  B Morgan        Walk
   O      12-      44%  D Drott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Drott facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  J King          Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  G Green         Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  D Lassetter     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn Lovenguth facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  J Goryl         Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  C Tanner        Goryl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Drott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  T Alston        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  H Smith         Walk
          1--      39%  D Schofield     Single to 1B; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      44%  L Lovenguth     Popfly: SS
   R      12-      28%  D Blasingame    Double to RF; Smith Scores; Schofield to 3B
   O      -23      34%  E Kasko         Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Lynn Lovenguth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  D Long          Flyball: LF
          ---      34%  W Moryn         Single to RF
   O      1--      29%  B Speake        Popfly: 2B
          1--      33%  G Massa         Walk; Moryn to 2B
   O      12-      26%  B Morgan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dick Drott facing 3-4-5
          ---      22%  J King          Single to LF
   OO     1--      29%  G Green         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  D Lassetter     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Lynn Lovenguth facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Drott batting 9th
   O      ---      26%  B Will          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  J Goryl         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      25%  C Tanner        Walk
   O      1--      21%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Brosnan facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Bob Will pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  T Alston        Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  D Schofield     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Lynn Lovenguth facing 4-5-6
          ---      34%  D Long          Single to CF
   O      1--      30%  W Moryn         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Long to 2B
          -2-      34%  B Speake        Walk
   R      12-      64%  G Massa         Single to RF; Long Scores; Speake to 3B
                  Eddie Haas pinch hits for Bobby Morgan batting 8th; Jim Woods pinch runs for Gordon Massa batting 7th
   R      1-3      84%  E Haas          Double to RF; Speake Scores; Woods to 3B
   OO     -23      70%  J Brosnan       Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Woods out at Hm/C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Brosnan facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Fanning replaces Jim Woods playing C batting 7th; Casey Wise replaces Eddie Haas playing 2B batting 8th; Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Lynn Lovenguth batting 9th
          ---      60%  J Cunningham    Walk
   O      1--      69%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
                  Wally Moon pinch hits for Eddie Kasko batting 2nd
   O      1--      77%  W Moon          Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Kuzava facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Kuzava replaces Wally Moon pitching and batting 2nd; Ken Boyer replaces Joe Cunningham playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  J Goryl         Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  C Tanner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Brosnan facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Bolger replaces Walt Moryn playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      89%  G Green         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Lassetter     Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  T Alston        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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