April 11, 1959 San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@DET 3 CLE 3
@KCA 2 CHC 6
LAD 1 MLN 4
@PIT 3 SFG 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 8,518

Saturday, April 11, 1959
Time of Game: 2:47

Giants

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: S Jones (1-0), L: E Broglio (0-1)

Cardinals

0-2

Lost 2

7th, 2 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                3   0   1   0    2   0  .286  .730    0    0   1   
J Brandt LF                   3   2   0   0    1   0  .250  .708    0    0   0   SH
W Mays CF                     3   2   2   0    2   1  .286  .786    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   0   2   4    0   1  .300  .900    0    9   0   2·2B
W Kirkland RF                 3   0   0   0    2   2  .125  .800    0    5   0   SB,IW
D Spencer 2B                  2   1   1   0    2   1  .500 1.125    0    1   2   
A Rodgers SS                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .679    0    4   1   
B Schmidt C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.500    0    7   0   
S Jones P                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       30   5   7   5    9  10                    27   6

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda 2 (3, off E Broglio, off H Nunn).

SH: J Brandt (1, off E Broglio); S Jones (1, off E Broglio).

IBB: W Kirkland (1, by H Nunn).

TB: O Cepeda 4; W Mays 2; J Davenport; D Spencer; B Schmidt.

RBI: O Cepeda 4 (4); S Jones (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodgers-O Cepeda.

PB: B Schmidt (1).

E: D Spencer (1); J Davenport (1); A Rodgers (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Kirkland (1, 2nd base off E Broglio/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.225    0    3   2   
G Cimoli CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .944    0    4   1   
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   3  .111  .311    0    5   1   
K Boyer 3B-SS                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    2   3   
S Musial LF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .143  .393    0    0   0   
J Cunningham RF               4   0   3   0    0   0  .600 1.350    0    1   0   
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    8   1   
  G Crowe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Green C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
A Grammas SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.500    0    1   1   
  S Hemus PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  B Smith PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Tate SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Jablonski PH-3B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Broglio P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    1   1   
  H Nunn P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  P Clark P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Flood PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   8   2    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

TB: J Cunningham 3; G Cimoli; K Boyer; S Musial; D Blasingame; A Grammas.

GIDP: I Noren (1).

RBI: S Musial 2 (2).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-D Blasingame-E Broglio.

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones, W (1-0)               9     8   2   1    4   7   0   1.00   40     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 7     68    -     1.07   0.40
Totals                         9     8   2   1    4   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 7           -

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
E Broglio, L (0-1)             6     5   3   3    6   4   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     48    -     0.95  -0.04
H Nunn                         1     2   2   2    2   2   0  18.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.39  -0.07
P Clark                        2     0   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     7   5   5    9  10   0          41     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: E Broglio (1).

IBB: H Nunn (1; W Kirkland).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 8,518.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. J Davenport          3B    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. J Brandt             LF    2. G Cimoli             CF 
3. W Mays               CF    3. B White              1B 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. W Kirkland           RF    5. S Musial             LF 
6. D Spencer            2B    6. J Cunningham         RF 
7. A Rodgers            SS    7. H Smith              C  
8. B Schmidt            C     8. A Grammas            SS 
9. S Jones              P     9. E Broglio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      12%  65% O Cepeda        E Broglio       Double to CF; Brandt Scores; Mays Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/CF-SS-1B-3B
   b 2   1  2-0  1--      -9%  56% H Smith         S Jones         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cunningham to 3B; Smith to 2B
   b 2   1  2-0  -23       8%  65% A Grammas       S Jones         Foul Flyball: 1B
   b 2   2  2-0  123       8%  71% D Blasingame    S Jones         Flyball: RF
   b 8   1  5-2  1-3       8%  91% G Crowe         S Jones         Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  J Davenport     Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Brandt        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  W Mays          Walk; Brandt to 2B
   RRO    12-      65%  O Cepeda        Double to CF; Brandt Scores; Mays Scores; Cepeda out at 3B/CF-SS-1B-3B
          ---      66%  W Kirkland      Walk
          1--      67%  D Spencer       Kirkland Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      65%  A Rodgers       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--      64%  G Cimoli        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      66%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B; Blasingame to 2B
          -2-      66%  K Boyer         Passed Ball; Blasingame to 3B
   O      --3      70%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ernie Broglio facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  B Schmidt       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  S Jones         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Davenport     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  S Musial        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      65%  J Cunningham    Single/Bunt
          1--      56%  H Smith         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cunningham to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      -23      65%  A Grammas       Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      63%  E Broglio       Walk
   O      123      71%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ernie Broglio facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  J Brandt        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  W Mays          Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  O Cepeda        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      67%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  G Cimoli        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      71%  B White         Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  K Boyer         Single to SS
   O      1--      73%  S Musial        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ernie Broglio facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  D Spencer       Single to LF
          1--      78%  A Rodgers       Wild Pitch; Spencer to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      71%  B Schmidt       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      69%  S Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  J Cunningham    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  H Smith         Flyball: 2B
          ---      72%  A Grammas       Single to SS
   O      1--      75%  E Broglio       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  J Davenport     Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  J Brandt        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Davenport to 2B
          -2-      78%  W Mays          Walk
   O      12-      74%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      12-      71%  W Kirkland      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  G Cimoli        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  B White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ernie Broglio facing 6-7-8
          ---      80%  D Spencer       Walk
   O      1--      78%  A Rodgers       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      83%  B Schmidt       Single to RF; Spencer to 3B
   ROO    1-3      83%  S Jones         Double Play: Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B-P/Sacrifice; Spencer Scores
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  S Musial        Flyball: 1B
          ---      87%  J Cunningham    Single to SS
   O      1--      89%  H Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Howie Nunn facing 1-2-3
                  Howie Nunn replaces Ernie Broglio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  J Brandt        Walk
          1--      92%  W Mays          Single to RF; Brandt to 3B
   RR     1-3      97%  O Cepeda        Double to LF; Mays Scores; Brandt Scores
          -2-      97%  W Kirkland      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  D Spencer       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      96%  A Rodgers       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas batting 8th
          ---      94%  S Hemus         Walk
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Howie Nunn batting 9th; Bobby Gene Smith pinch runs for Solly Hemus batting 8th
   OO     1--      98%  I Noren         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Blasingame    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phil Clark facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Clark replaces Irv Noren pitching and batting 9th; Lee Tate replaces Bobby Gene Smith playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  B Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  S Jones         Strikeout
          ---      98%  J Davenport     Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Brandt        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  G Cimoli        Single to SS; Cimoli to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-      97%  B White         Strikeout
          -2-      95%  K Boyer         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Cimoli to 3B; Boyer to 2B
   RR     -23      90%  S Musial        Single to CF; Cimoli Scores; Boyer Scores/unER; Musial to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      83%  J Cunningham    Single to SS; Musial to 3B
                  George Crowe pinch hits for Hal Smith batting 7th
   O      1-3      91%  G Crowe         Flyball: SS
                  Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Lee Tate batting 8th
   O      1-3      96%  R Jablonski     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Phil Clark facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Green replaces George Crowe playing C batting 7th; Ray Jablonski moves to 3B; Ken Boyer moves to SS
   O      ---      96%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  W Kirkland      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Flood pinch hits for Phil Clark batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  D Blasingame    Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
          1--      96%  B White         Walk; Blasingame to 2B
   O      12-     100%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 2.

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