April 29, 1960 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
NYY 1 CHW 3
DET 1 CLE 5
KCA 4 LAD 10
SFG 2 MLN 5
PHI 3 STL 16
CHC 6

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 6,859

Friday, April 29, 1960, 8:03PM
Time of Game: 3:22

Cubs

3-9

Lost 3

8th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  3    6  8  1
Cardinals       1  2  3   0  0  0   0 10  X   16 18  3

W: B Miller (2-0), L: S Morehead (0-2), S: F Barnes (1)

Cardinals

6-6

Won 2

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .224  .671    0    0   5   
R Ashburn CF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .304  .755    0    3   0   
G Altman 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .162  .576    0    9   0   
E Banks SS                    5   2   3   6    0   1  .239  .940    0    1   1   2·HR
F Thomas LF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .240  .696    0    2   0   
W Moryn RF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .744    0    3   1   
S Taylor C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .250    0    4   0   
D Zimmer 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .511    0    1   1   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Averill PH                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.500    0    0   0   HBP
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Goetz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Morehead P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  A Schroll P                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  B Will PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .297    0    0   0   
  A Ceccarelli P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  I Noren PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    0    0   0   
  S Drake PR-3B               1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       38   6   8   6    3  10                    24  11

BATTING

HR: E Banks 2 (5, off F Barnes, off B Miller; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: E Averill (1, by F Barnes).

TB: E Banks 9; T Taylor 2; F Thomas; A Schroll; W Moryn.

RBI: E Banks 6 (17).

2-out RBI: E Banks 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: G Altman (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cunningham RF               5   3   2   1    0   1  .364  .943    0    3   0   2B,HBP
A Grammas 2B                  6   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .659    0    1   1   
B White CF-1B                 5   3   4   3    1   0  .408 1.067    0    2   0   HR
K Boyer 3B                    5   1   1   1    1   0  .302 1.229    0    1   1   2B
S Musial 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.122    0    6   1   
  C Flood CF                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    0    1   0   
D Spencer SS                  4   3   3   4    1   0  .304 1.037    0    2   2   HR,2B
L Wagner LF                   3   2   2   0    2   1  .294  .885    0    0   0   IW
H Smith C                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .100  .243    0   10   1   
B Miller P                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    1   0   
  F Barnes P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  16  18  13    7   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: K Boyer (2, off M Drabowsky); D Spencer (3, off J Goetz); J Cunningham (3, off S Morehead).

HR: D Spencer (4, off A Schroll; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B White (2, off J Goetz; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: L Wagner (2, by J Goetz).

HBP: J Cunningham (1, by M Drabowsky).

TB: D Spencer 7; B White 7; J Cunningham 3; L Wagner 2; K Boyer 2; H Smith 2; B Miller; C Flood; S Musial; A Grammas.

RBI: D Spencer 4 (11); B White 3 (10); H Smith 2 (2); B Miller (1); J Cunningham (1); C Flood (1); K Boyer (14).

2-out RBI: B White 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 8 for 14.

FIELDING

E: D Spencer (4); B White (2); A Grammas (4).

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
S Morehead, L (0-2)            1.1   3   3   3    2   0   0   5.71    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 2· 3     34    -     0.89  -0.22
A Schroll                      2.2   3   3   3    4   2   1  10.13   15     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          1-0    0.36  -0.08
A Ceccarelli                   2     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.01
B Johnson                      1     3   0   0    0   0   0   2.79    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.29   0.01
M Drabowsky                    0     4   5   5    0   0   0  27.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.11  -0.03
J Goetz                        1     4   5   5    1   1   1  12.79    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          2-2    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    18  16  16    7   4   2          49     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2·18          3-2

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
B Miller, W (2-0)              6.2   6   3   3    3   6   1   3.46   31     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 6     53    -     0.83   0.14
F Barnes, S (1)                2.1   2   3   2    0   4   1   7.71   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.26   0.05
Totals                         9     8   6   5    3  10   2          42     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 8           -

M Drabowsky faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: S Morehead (1).

WP: S Morehead (1).

IBB: J Goetz (1; L Wagner).

HBP: F Barnes (1; E Averill); M Drabowsky (1; J Cunningham).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 6,859.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Taylor             2B    1. J Cunningham         RF 
2. R Ashburn            CF    2. A Grammas            2B 
3. G Altman             1B    3. B White              CF 
4. E Banks              SS    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. F Thomas             LF    5. S Musial             1B 
6. W Moryn              RF    6. D Spencer            SS 
7. S Taylor             C     7. L Wagner             LF 
8. D Zimmer             3B    8. H Smith              C  
9. S Morehead           P     9. B Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-3  12-      10%  96% D Spencer       A Schroll       Home Run (Deep RF); White Scores; Musial Scores
   b 2   0  0-1  1--       8%  77% L Wagner        S Morehead      Single to RF; Spencer to 3B
   t 3   1  3-0  123       7%  77% E Banks         B Miller        Strikeout
   t 3   2  3-0  123       7%  84% F Thomas        B Miller        Flyball: RF
   t 3   1  3-0  12-      -6%  69% G Altman        B Miller        Walk; Schroll to 3B; Taylor to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  R Ashburn       Walk
   O      1--      53%  G Altman        Strikeout
          1--      51%  E Banks         Single to LF; Ashburn to 2B
   O      12-      55%  F Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Seth Morehead facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  J Cunningham    Double to RF
   O      -2-      59%  A Grammas       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cunningham to 3B
   R      --3      63%  B White         Balk; Cunningham Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      61%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  K Boyer         Walk
   O      1--      60%  S Musial        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  W Moryn         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      65%  S Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Seth Morehead facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  D Spencer       Walk
          1--      77%  L Wagner        Single to RF; Spencer to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  H Smith         Wild Pitch; Spencer Scores/No RBI; Wagner to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Lineout: LF
   R      -2-      82%  B Miller        Single to LF; Wagner Scores
                  Al Schroll replaces Seth Morehead pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      81%  J Cunningham    Strikeout
   O      1--      80%  A Grammas       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
          ---      76%  A Schroll       Single to CF
          1--      70%  T Taylor        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Schroll to 2B
   O      12-      76%  R Ashburn       Lineout: RF
          12-      69%  G Altman        Walk; Schroll to 3B; Taylor to 2B
   O      123      77%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      123      84%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Al Schroll facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  B White         Walk
   O      1--      84%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
          1--      86%  S Musial        Single to LF; White to 2B
   RRR    12-      96%  D Spencer       Home Run (Deep RF); White Scores; Musial Scores
          ---      96%  L Wagner        Walk
   O      1--      95%  H Smith         Strikeout
          1--      96%  B Miller        Walk; Wagner to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  W Moryn         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  S Taylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  D Zimmer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Schroll facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  A Grammas       Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  B White         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  K Boyer         Flyball: 3B
          1--      97%  S Musial        Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Will pinch hits for Al Schroll batting 9th
          ---      95%  B Will          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B; Will to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  R Ashburn       Groundout: C-1B
   O      -2-      98%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Art Ceccarelli facing 7-8-9
                  Art Ceccarelli replaces Bob Will pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  L Wagner        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  B Miller        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  E Banks         Flyball: SS
          ---      97%  F Thomas        Single to LF
          1--      96%  W Moryn         Single to RF; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      97%  S Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomas to 3B; Moryn to 2B
   O      -23      99%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Art Ceccarelli facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Grammas       Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      99%  B White         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  K Boyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli batting 9th
          ---      97%  I Noren         Walk
                  Sammy Drake pinch runs for Irv Noren batting 9th
          1--      96%  T Taylor        Single to LF; Drake to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Ashburn       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      99%  G Altman        Lineout: RF
   RRR    12-      93%  E Banks         Home Run (Deep LF); Drake Scores; Taylor Scores
                  Frank Barnes replaces Bob Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  F Thomas        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ben Johnson facing 5-6-7
                  Ben Johnson replaces Don Zimmer pitching and batting 8th; Sammy Drake moves to 3B
   O      ---      94%  S Musial        Flyball: RF
          ---      94%  D Spencer       Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  L Wagner        Single to RF; Spencer out at 3B/RF-3B
          1--      94%  H Smith         Single to LF; Wagner to 2B
   O      12-      93%  F Barnes        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Frank Barnes facing 6-7-8
                  Bill White moves to 1B; Curt Flood replaces Stan Musial playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---      95%  W Moryn         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  S Taylor        Strikeout Looking
                  Earl Averill pinch hits for Ben Johnson batting 8th
          ---      95%  E Averill       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  S Drake         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Moe Drabowsky facing 1-2-3
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Earl Averill pitching and batting 8th
          ---      98%  J Cunningham    Hit By Pitch
          1--      99%  A Grammas       Single to RF; Cunningham to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  B White         Single to RF; Cunningham Scores; Grammas to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  K Boyer         Double to RF; Grammas Scores; White to 3B
   R      -23     100%  C Flood         Single to RF; White Scores; Boyer to 3B
                  John Goetz replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 8th
   R      1-3     100%  D Spencer       Double to RF; Boyer Scores; Flood to 3B
          -23     100%  L Wagner        Intentional Walk
   RRR    123     100%  H Smith         Single to RF; Flood Scores; Spencer Scores; Wagner Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  F Barnes        Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Cunningham    Single to RF; Smith Scores
   O      1--     100%  A Grammas       Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--     100%  B White         Home Run (Deep RF); Cunningham Scores
   O      ---     100%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
                  10 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 16.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-16, Frank Barnes facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  T Taylor        Single to CF
          1--     100%  R Ashburn       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Taylor to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Altman        Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-     100%  E Banks         Home Run (Deep LF); Taylor Scores; Ashburn Scores/unER
   O      ---     100%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Moryn         Flyball: CF
        3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 16.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation