May 17, 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
BAL 4 BAL 5
@BOS 3 CHW 3
@CLE 2 KCA 4
DET 3 NYY 6
@WSH 5 SFG 9
@CHC 4 MLN 5
@CIN 1 PHI 4
PIT 3 STL 10
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 10,714

Saturday, May 17, 1958
Time of Game: 0:00

Dodgers

10-20

Lost 2

8th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   7  0  0   3  0  X   10 13  1

W: L Jackson (2-1), L: D Newcombe (0-3)

Cardinals

12-15

Won 2

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .270  .797   16    2   0   3B,SB
P Reese 3B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .245  .821   19    0   0   SF
D Snider RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .619   11    1   0   
N Larker 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .486   11    9   1   
J Roseboro C                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .304  .820   18    1   0   
C Neal 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .804   14    1   3   
G Cimoli CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .697    9    1   0   GDP
D Zimmer SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .717   10    7   5   GDP
D Newcombe P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    4    0   3   
  D Bessent P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Koufax P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   1   
  R Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .688    2    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Wilson PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
  D Drysdale P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    1   6              117   24  13

BATTING

3B: J Gilliam (3, off L Jackson).

SF: P Reese (1, off L Jackson).

TB: J Gilliam 3; J Roseboro 2; G Cimoli; B Wilson.

GIDP: D Zimmer (3); G Cimoli (4).

RBI: P Reese (7).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Newcombe-D Zimmer-N Larker; S Koufax-D Zimmer; C Neal-D Zimmer-N Larker.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gilliam (5, 2nd base off L Jackson/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                5   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .758    9    2   3   
D Blasingame 2B               5   1   3   0    0   1  .257  .728   18    2   6   3B,2B
S Musial 1B                   2   1   2   3    1   0  .485 1.397    9    3   0   HR,IW
  C Flood PR-CF               2   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .888    4    3   0   2B
I Noren LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .310  .762   12    2   0   GDP
J Cunningham RF-1B            4   2   2   2    0   0  .333  .941   13    5   0   HR
W Moon CF-RF                  1   2   0   0    3   0  .238  .772   15    3   0   
K Boyer 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .165  .567   17    0   1   
H Smith C                     4   0   2   4    0   0  .234  .619    8    7   0   3B
L Jackson P                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   0   GDP
Totals                       34  10  13  10    5   1              114   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Flood (5, off S Williams); D Blasingame (5, off D Newcombe).

3B: H Smith (1, off S Koufax); D Blasingame (3, off D Newcombe).

HR: J Cunningham (1, off S Williams; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); S Musial (8, off D Newcombe; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: S Musial (6, by D Newcombe).

TB: D Blasingame 6; J Cunningham 5; S Musial 5; H Smith 4; C Flood 2; K Boyer; I Noren; D Schofield.

GIDP: I Noren (2); L Jackson (1).

RBI: H Smith 4 (9); S Musial 3 (23); J Cunningham 2 (4); K Boyer (9).

2-out RBI: S Musial.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Boyer-D Blasingame-J Cunningham; D Schofield-J Cunningham.

E: D Schofield (6).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Newcombe, L (0-3)            3     5   4   4    1   0   1   8.44   14   38-23   20· 1· 2    4· 5· 4· 0     32    -     0.90  -0.15
D Bessent                      0     0   2   2    2   0   0   2.95    2    9-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.00  -0.06
S Koufax                       1     4   1   1    0   0   0   7.00    6   13-12    7· 1· 4    1· 2· 3· 0          3-3    0.24  -0.05
S Williams                     3     4   3   3    2   1   1   9.00   14   48-27   21· 1· 5    6· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
D Drysdale                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.67    3    6-5     3· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10  10    5   1   2          39  114-68   52· 3·13   14· 9·10· 0          5-4

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 Jackson, W (2-1)             9     5   1   1    1   6   0   3.08   32  113-69   45·10·14   10·10· 3· 2     78    -     0.61   0.24
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   6   0          32  113-69   45·10·14   10·10· 3· 2           -

D Newcombe faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
D Bessent faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Newcombe (1; S Musial).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Hal Dixon.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 10,714.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. J Gilliam            LF    1. D Schofield          SS 
2. P Reese              3B    2. D Blasingame         2B 
3. D Snider             RF    3. S Musial             1B 
4. N Larker             1B    4. I Noren              LF 
5. J Roseboro           C     5. J Cunningham         RF 
6. C Neal               2B    6. W Moon               CF 
7. G Cimoli             CF    7. K Boyer              3B 
8. D Zimmer             SS    8. H Smith              C  
9. D Newcombe           P     9. L Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  --3  2   11%  79% S Musial        D Newcombe      Home Run (Line Drive); Blasingame Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  ---  4   11%  67% D Blasingame    D Newcombe      Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   -8%  50% I Noren         D Newcombe      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 4   0  0-2  1--  1    6%  87% J Cunningham    D Newcombe      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Noren to 3B
   b 4   0  0-3  123  2    5%  98% H Smith         S Koufax        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Cunningham Scores; Moon Scores; Boyer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  J Gilliam       Walk
          1--      44%  P Reese         Gilliam Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   48%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   52%  D Snider        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   55%  N Larker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  D Schofield     Flyball: SS
          ---  3   57%  D Blasingame    Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   58%  S Musial        Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  2   50%  I Noren         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  J Roseboro      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  C Neal          Flyball: CF
          1--  3   46%  G Cimoli        Single to P; Roseboro to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  D Zimmer        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  D Newcombe      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Newcombe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  J Cunningham    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  K Boyer         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  J Gilliam       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  D Snider        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Newcombe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  H Smith         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   51%  L Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  D Schofield     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  N Larker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  J Roseboro      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  5   56%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Newcombe facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   67%  D Blasingame    Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   RR     --3  2   79%  S Musial        Home Run (Line Drive); Blasingame Scores
          ---  6   81%  I Noren         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   87%  J Cunningham    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Noren to 3B
                  Don Bessent replaces Don Newcombe pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  4   89%  W Moon          Walk; Cunningham to 2B
   R      123  5   93%  K Boyer         Walk; Noren Scores; Cunningham to 3B; Moon to 2B
                  Sandy Koufax replaces Don Bessent pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123  2   98%  H Smith         Triple to CF (Line Drive); Cunningham Scores; Moon Scores; Boyer Scores
   OO     --3  2   96%  L Jackson       Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt P-SS
          ---  1   97%  D Schofield     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   97%  D Blasingame    Single to RF (Fly Ball); Schofield to 3B
   R      1-3  3   98%  S Musial        Single to CF (Line Drive); Schofield Scores; Blasingame to 2B
                  Curt Flood pinch runs for Stan Musial batting 3rd
   O      12-  2   98%  I Noren         Flyball: SS
                  7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Cunningham moves to 1B; Curt Flood moves to CF; Wally Moon moves to RF
          ---  1   97%  G Cimoli        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   99%  D Zimmer        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Randy Jackson pinch hits for Sandy Koufax batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Stan Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Stan Williams replaces Randy Jackson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Cunningham    Flyball: SS
          ---  4   99%  W Moon          Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   99%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   97%  J Gilliam       Triple to RF
   RO     --3  2   98%  P Reese         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gilliam Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  N Larker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Stan Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  L Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  D Blasingame    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-7, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   97%  J Roseboro      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   98%  C Neal          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   99%  G Cimoli        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Stan Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   99%  C Flood         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   99%  I Noren         Groundout: 1B-P; Flood to 3B
   RR     --3  4  100%  J Cunningham    Home Run (Line Drive); Flood Scores
          ---  6  100%  W Moon          Walk
          1--  7  100%  K Boyer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Moon to 3B
   R      1-3  3  100%  H Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Moon Scores; Boyer to 3B
   OO     1-3  3  100%  L Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-10, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  100%  D Zimmer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bob Wilson pinch hits for Stan Williams batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  B Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4  100%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Don Drysdale facing 1-2-3
                  Don Drysdale replaces Bob Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Schofield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-10, Larry Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  100%  D Snider        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  N Larker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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