April 21, 1968 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 0 BAL 11
@CAL 4 DET 4
@CHW 1 DET 4
@CHW 2 MIN 5
NYY 2 WSA 2
@OAK 0 ATL 5
@CIN 2 LAD 7
@NYM 6 LAD 3
@NYM 2 PHI 8
HOU 0 PIT 10
SFG 0 STL 9
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 26,942

Sunday, April 21, 1968, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Cubs

3-7

Lost 1

10th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  2
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  3  0   3  0  X    9 12  0

W: N Briles (3-0), L: K Holtzman (0-1)

Cardinals

7-4

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .711    0    2   2   
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .649    0    2   3   
B Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .923    0    1   0   GDP
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .804    0    3   1   
E Banks 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .905    0    8   1   2B,GDP
L Johnson RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .742    0    0   0   2B
R Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .570    0    6   0   
A Phillips CF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .883    0    2   2   
K Holtzman P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   
  B Hands P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
  D Nen PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    0   0                    24  12

BATTING

2B: E Banks (6, off N Briles); L Johnson (5, off N Briles).

TB: E Banks 3; G Beckert 2; L Johnson 2; K Holtzman; A Phillips; R Santo.

GIDP: E Banks (3); B Williams (1).

RBI: A Phillips (7); L Johnson (3).

2-out RBI: A Phillips.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Holtzman-D Kessinger-E Banks.

E: A Phillips (2); R Hundley (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .245  .688    0    2   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   3   3   1    0   0  .222  .604    0    1   6   3B,2B
C Flood CF                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .420 1.013    0    3   0   HBP
O Cepeda 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .391 1.168    0   11   0   HR
D Simpson RF                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .400 1.462    0    1   0   
  R Maris PH-RF               2   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .850    0    0   0   
T McCarver C                  4   0   3   3    0   0  .316  .714    0    2   0   2B
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .684    0    2   3   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .220  .645    0    5   3   3B
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .091    0    0   1   GDP
Totals                       33   9  12   8    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: T McCarver (1, off B Hands); L Brock (4, off K Holtzman); J Javier (3, off K Holtzman).

3B: D Maxvill (2, off K Holtzman); J Javier (1, off K Holtzman).

HR: O Cepeda (3, off K Holtzman; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: C Flood (2, by B Hands).

TB: J Javier 6; O Cepeda 5; T McCarver 4; D Maxvill 3; L Brock 2; M Shannon; R Maris.

GIDP: N Briles (1).

RBI: T McCarver 3 (6); O Cepeda 2 (13); R Maris (7); M Shannon (7); J Javier (2).

2-out RBI: T McCarver 3; O Cepeda 2; R Maris.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Javier-D Maxvill-O Cepeda 2.

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
K Holtzman, L (0-1)            4     7   5   5    2   0   1  10.38   20     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 7     26    -     1.05  -0.39
B Hands                        3     5   4   3    0   4   0   4.80   14     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5          1-1    0.37  -0.05
C Hartenstein                  1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   8    3   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0·12          1-1

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
N Briles, W (3-0)              9     8   2   2    0   0   0   1.85   33     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1· 8     63    -     0.66   0.06
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   0   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1· 8           -

K Holtzman faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Hartenstein (1); N Briles (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Hands (1; C Flood).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 26,942.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. L Brock              LF 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. J Javier             2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. C Flood              CF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. E Banks              1B    5. D Simpson            RF 
6. L Johnson            RF    6. T McCarver           C  
7. R Hundley            C     7. M Shannon            3B 
8. A Phillips           CF    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. K Holtzman           P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      21%  74% O Cepeda        K Holtzman      Home Run; Javier Scores
   t 2   1  2-0  -2-     -11%  60% L Johnson       N Briles        Double to LF; Banks Scores
   t 2   2  2-1  --3     -11%  52% A Phillips      N Briles        Single to CF; Johnson Scores
   b 5   0  2-3  -2-      11%  90% J Javier        K Holtzman      Triple to RF; Brock Scores
   b 5   2  2-4  1-3      10%  95% T McCarver      B Hands         Single to CF; Javier Scores; Flood Scores/Adv on E8/unER; McCarver out at 3B/CF-1B-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  G Beckert       Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  J Javier        Double to LF
   O      -2-      53%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
   RR     -2-      74%  O Cepeda        Home Run; Javier Scores
   O      ---      74%  D Simpson       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  E Banks         Double to RF
   R      -2-      60%  L Johnson       Double to LF; Banks Scores
          -2-      57%  R Hundley       Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3      64%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      --3      52%  A Phillips      Single to CF; Johnson Scores
   O      1--      55%  K Holtzman      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  M Shannon       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  D Maxvill       Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  N Briles        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Kessinger     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      54%  G Beckert       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      55%  J Javier        Reached on Interference on C; Javier to 1B
   O      1--      52%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  R Santo         Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  E Banks         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Johnson       Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  D Simpson       Walk
          1--      67%  T McCarver      Single to LF; Simpson to 2B
   RO     12-      71%  M Shannon       Single to CF; Simpson Scores; McCarver out at 3B/CF-3B
          1--      74%  D Maxvill       Walk; Shannon to 2B
   OO     12-      67%  N Briles        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  A Phillips      Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  K Holtzman      Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  L Brock         Double to CF
   R      -2-      90%  J Javier        Triple to RF; Brock Scores
                  Bill Hands replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
          --3      92%  C Flood         Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3      89%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Looking
                  Roger Maris pinch hits for Dick Simpson batting 5th
   O      1-3      85%  R Maris         Popfly: SS
   RRO    1-3      95%  T McCarver      Single to CF; Javier Scores; Flood Scores/Adv on E8/unER; McCarver out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
                  Roger Maris moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  N Briles        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  E Banks         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Hundley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  J Javier        Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  C Flood         Strikeout
          1--      98%  O Cepeda        Single to RF; Javier to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  R Maris         Single to CF; Javier Scores; Cepeda to 3B
   RR     1-3     100%  T McCarver      Double to RF; Cepeda Scores; Maris Scores
   O      -2-     100%  M Shannon       Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  A Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dick Nen pinch hits for Bill Hands batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Nen           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Dick Nen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  N Briles        Walk
          1--     100%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Briles to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  J Javier        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  G Beckert       Single to 3B
   O      1--     100%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Santo         Popfly: SS
          1--     100%  E Banks         Single to CF; Williams to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation