April 17, 1958 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
WSH 0 NYY 3
@BOS 1 CHW 4
DET 3 CLE 3
KCA 2 MLN 6
PIT 1 SFG 7
LAD 4 CHC 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 11,500

Thursday, April 17, 1958
Time of Game: 2:35

Cubs

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: G Hobbie (1-0), L: L McDaniel (0-1), S: E Mayer (1)

Cardinals

0-2

Lost 2

8th, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   1   2    1   2  .250  .775    0    3   5   
L Walls RF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    2   0   
E Banks SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .777    0    4   5   2B
W Moryn LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .429  .858    0    0   0   
B Thomson CF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .429  .929    0    0   0   
D Long 1B                     2   1   0   1    1   0  .250  .625    0    9   1   SF
J Goryl 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .953    0    2   1   HR,SH
C Neeman C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .429 1.357    0    5   0   IW
G Hobbie P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   GDP
  D Hillman P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  E Mayer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    3   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: E Banks (1, off L McDaniel).

HR: J Goryl (1, off L McDaniel; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Long (2, off B Muffett).

SH: J Goryl (1, off L McDaniel).

IBB: C Neeman (1, by L McDaniel).

TB: J Goryl 4; B Thomson 3; E Banks 2; C Neeman; L Walls; W Moryn; T Taylor.

GIDP: G Hobbie (1).

RBI: T Taylor 2 (2); J Goryl (1); D Long (2).

2-out RBI: T Taylor 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Banks-T Taylor-D Long; T Taylor-E Banks-D Long.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .733    0    4   2   
A Dark SS                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .393    0    0   3   
S Musial 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .333 1.000    0    9   0   HR
D Ennis LF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .143  .476    0    0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    0   2   GDP
W Moon RF                     1   0   1   1    3   0  .500 1.375    0    2   0   
H Landrith C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629    0    5   0   
  H Smith PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   GDP
B Smith CF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .143  .393    0    5   0   
L McDaniel P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Muffett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  G Green PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  D Schofield PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   3    7   5                    27   9

BATTING

HR: S Musial (1, off G Hobbie; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: S Musial 5; A Dark; B Smith; W Moon; D Blasingame.

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

RBI: A Dark (1); W Moon (1); S Musial (1).

2-out RBI: A Dark.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-D Blasingame-S Musial.

E: A Dark (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
G Hobbie, W (1-0)              5.2   3   2   2    5   4   1   3.18   24     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 3     54    -     1.06   0.12
D Hillman, H (1)               1.2   3   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          1-0    2.74  -0.18
E Mayer, S (1)                 1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.96   0.53
Totals                         9     6   3   3    7   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 6          3-0

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
L McDaniel, L (0-1)            7     7   3   3    3   5   1   3.86   30     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 7     53    -     0.93   0.03
B Muffett                      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.84  -0.05
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   6   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L McDaniel (1; C Neeman).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 11,500.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Taylor             2B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. L Walls              RF    2. A Dark               SS 
3. E Banks              SS    3. S Musial             1B 
4. W Moryn              LF    4. D Ennis              LF 
5. B Thomson            CF    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. D Long               1B    6. W Moon               RF 
7. J Goryl              3B    7. H Landrith           C  
8. C Neeman             C     8. B Smith              CF 
9. G Hobbie             P     9. L McDaniel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-3  1-3      33%  84% H Smith         E Mayer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   1  4-2  12-     -24%  51% W Moon          D Hillman       Single to RF; Ennis Scores; Boyer to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  123      17%  69% T Taylor        L McDaniel      Single to LF; Thomson Scores; Long Scores; Neeman to 2B
   b 6   0  3-2  1--      13%  67% K Boyer         G Hobbie        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   2  3-1  -2-     -13%  61% A Dark          G Hobbie        Single to CF; Smith Scores; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  L Walls         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  E Banks         Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  W Moryn         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Hobbie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Blasingame    Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  A Dark          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Lindy McDaniel facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  B Thomson       Single to LF
          1--      59%  D Long          Walk; Thomson to 2B
   O      12-      59%  J Goryl         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomson to 3B; Long to 2B
          -23      60%  C Neeman        Intentional Walk
   O      123      52%  G Hobbie        Strikeout Looking
   RR     123      69%  T Taylor        Single to LF; Thomson Scores; Long Scores; Neeman to 2B
   O      12-      66%  L Walls         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  D Ennis         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      70%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      69%  W Moon          Walk
   O      1--      71%  H Landrith      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  W Moryn         Lineout: RF
          ---      69%  B Thomson       Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  D Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  L McDaniel      Flyball: RF
          ---      70%  D Blasingame    Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      81%  J Goryl         Home Run
          ---      83%  C Neeman        Single to CF
   OO     1--      79%  G Hobbie        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      80%  T Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      79%  L Walls         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Glen Hobbie facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      69%  S Musial        Home Run
   O      ---      72%  D Ennis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  K Boyer         Strikeout
          ---      72%  W Moon          Walk
   O      1--      75%  H Landrith      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  W Moryn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Thomson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Glen Hobbie facing 8-9-1
          ---      66%  B Smith         Walk
   O      1--      71%  L McDaniel      Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  A Dark          Single to CF; Smith Scores; Dark to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      66%  S Musial        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  D Long          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      62%  J Goryl         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      60%  C Neeman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Glen Hobbie facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  D Ennis         Walk
   OO     1--      67%  K Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      65%  W Moon          Walk
                  Dave Hillman replaces Glen Hobbie pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      69%  H Landrith      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  D Hillman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  T Taylor        Strikeout
          ---      66%  L Walls         Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  E Banks         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Hillman facing 8-9-1
          ---      56%  B Smith         Single to CF
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel batting 9th
   O      1--      63%  J Cunningham    Popfly: SS
   O      1--      67%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-P; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  A Dark          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Billy Muffett facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Muffett replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  W Moryn         Single to RF
          1--      87%  B Thomson       Single to RF; Moryn to 3B
   RO     1-3      86%  D Long          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moryn Scores
   O      1--      85%  J Goryl         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      86%  C Neeman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Goryl to 2B
   O      12-      83%  D Hillman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Hillman facing 3-4-5
          ---      76%  S Musial        Single to LF
          1--      63%  D Ennis         Walk; Musial to 2B
   O      12-      75%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ennis to 2B
   R      12-      51%  W Moon          Single to RF; Ennis Scores; Boyer to 3B
                  Ed Mayer replaces Dave Hillman pitching and batting 9th; Hal Smith pinch hits for Hobie Landrith batting 7th
   OO     1-3      84%  H Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Billy Muffett facing 1-2-3
                  Hal Smith moves to C
   O      ---      82%  T Taylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  L Walls         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Ed Mayer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  B Smith         Strikeout
                  Gene Green pinch hits for Billy Muffett batting 9th
          ---      79%  G Green         Walk
                  Dick Schofield pinch runs for Gene Green batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  A Dark          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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