April 23, 1966 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BOS 4 CAL 4
MIN 3 KCA 2
CHW 1 BAL 4
@NYY 3 WSA 5
DET 3 ATL 5
NYM 4 CHC 2
LAD 0 HOU 4
SFG 0 SFG 2
@HOU 1 PIT 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 19,539

Saturday, April 23, 1966
Time of Game: 2:44

Mets

2-5

Lost 4

8th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  1    4  7  1
Braves          3  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    5  9  0

W: H Fischer (1-1), L: D Selma (0-1), S: C Olivo (1)

Braves

6-4

Won 5

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .706    0    4   2   
A Luplow RF-LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .517    0    3   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .901    0    2   2   
E Kranepool 1B                4   2   2   4    0   0  .273 1.015    0    7   0   2·HR
R Swoboda LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    0    0   0   
  J Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  C Hiller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
C Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .876    0    6   0   SB
C Coleman C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .376    0    2   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .105  .385    0    0   1   
  B Murphy PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  E Bressoud SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
D Selma P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Hepler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sutherland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Gardner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Lewis PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .513    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    0   6                    24   8

BATTING

HR: E Kranepool 2 (3, off H Fischer, off C Olivo; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: E Kranepool 8; R McMillan; K Boyer; A Luplow; R Hunt; C Jones.

RBI: E Kranepool 4 (7).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Kranepool; K Boyer-R Hunt-E Kranepool; R McMillan-R Hunt-E Kranepool.

E: R Hunt (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Jones (1, 2nd base off H Fischer/J Torre).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou LF-CF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .357  .937    0    2   0   2B,SB
G Geiger CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .331    0    1   0   
  R Carty PH-LF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .721    0    0   0   
H Aaron RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .754    0    2   0   SB,GDP
L Thomas 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .704    0   13   0   
J Torre C                     3   2   3   3    1   0  .324 1.108    0    6   0   2·HR
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .115  .412    0    1   5   
D Menke SS                    3   1   0   0    0   0  .233  .725    0    1   2   HBP
W Woodward 2B                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .429 1.096    0    1   2   
H Fischer P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH,GDP
  C Olivo P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       29   5   9   3    6   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: F Alou (4, off D Selma).

HR: J Torre 2 (4, off J Hamilton, off D Selma; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: H Fischer (2, off R Gardner).

HBP: D Menke (1, by D Selma).

TB: J Torre 9; F Alou 3; W Woodward 2; E Mathews; H Aaron.

GIDP: H Fischer (1); H Aaron (2).

RBI: J Torre 3 (7).

2-out RBI: J Torre 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Aaron (3, 2nd base off D Selma/C Coleman); F Alou (1, 3rd base off D Selma/C Coleman).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Selma, L (0-1)               2.1   5   4   1    2   1   1   5.14   14     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 5     36    -     0.78  -0.31
B Hepler                       1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.86   0.00
D Sutherland                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.77   0.08
R Gardner                      2     0   0   0    2   0   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.94   0.09
J Hamilton                     2     3   1   1    0   1   1   2.63    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.50  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   2    6   2   2          37     -       ·  ·      5·13· 1· 9          4-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Fischer, W (1-1)             6.2   6   3   3    0   5   1   3.29   26     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 2· 5     55    -     1.10   0.07
C Olivo, S (1)                 2.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.05    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          2-0    2.06   0.28
Totals                         9     7   4   4    0   6   2          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Selma (1; D Menke).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 19,539.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Hunt               2B    1. F Alou               LF 
2. A Luplow             RF    2. G Geiger             CF 
3. K Boyer              3B    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. E Kranepool          1B    4. L Thomas             1B 
5. R Swoboda            LF    5. J Torre              C  
6. C Jones              CF    6. E Mathews            3B 
7. C Coleman            C     7. D Menke              SS 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. W Woodward           2B 
9. D Selma              P     9. H Fischer            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  4-0  12-     -20%  66% E Kranepool     H Fischer       Home Run; Luplow Scores; Boyer Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  -2-      16%  80% J Torre         D Selma         Home Run; Aaron Scores/unER; Torre Scores/unER
   t 7   2  4-3  1-3      10%  80% J Lewis         C Olivo         Strikeout
   t 9   0  5-3  ---      -9%  85% E Kranepool     C Olivo         Home Run
   b 4   1  3-4  12-      -8%  65% H Aaron         D Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Luplow        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  F Alou          Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      57%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF
          -2-      58%  H Aaron         Walk
          12-      63%  L Thomas        Alou Steals 3B; Aaron Steals 2B
   R      -23      67%  " "             Baserunner Advance; Aaron stays at 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Alou Scores/unER
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   RR     -2-      80%  J Torre         Home Run; Aaron Scores/unER; Torre Scores/unER
   O      ---      79%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Hank Fischer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  E Kranepool     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      82%  R Swoboda       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      83%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  D Menke         Hit By Pitch
          1--      90%  W Woodward      Single to CF (LF-CF); Menke to 3B
   ROO    1-3      88%  H Fischer       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Menke Scores/No RBI
          ---      88%  F Alou          Walk
   O      1--      87%  G Geiger        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Hank Fischer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  C Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      90%  D Selma         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  H Aaron         Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  L Thomas        Flyball: RF
          1--      93%  J Torre         Single to CF; Aaron to 3B
                  Bill Hepler replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      93%  E Mathews       Walk; Torre to 2B
   O      123      91%  D Menke         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      123      89%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  R Hunt          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      89%  A Luplow        Single to CF (CF-RF)
          1--      86%  K Boyer         Single to CF; Luplow to 2B
   RRR    12-      66%  E Kranepool     Home Run; Luplow Scores; Boyer Scores
   O      ---      68%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Hepler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  H Fischer       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      69%  F Alou          Single to CF (LF-CF)
                  Rico Carty pinch hits for Gary Geiger batting 2nd
          1--      73%  R Carty         Walk; Alou to 2B
                  Darrell Sutherland replaces Bill Hepler pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      65%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Hank Fischer facing 7-8-9
                  Rico Carty moves to LF; Felipe Alou moves to CF
   O      ---      68%  C Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  R McMillan      Popfly: 3B
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Darrell Sutherland batting 9th
   O      ---      71%  L Klimchock     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rob Gardner facing 4-5-6
                  Rob Gardner replaces Lou Klimchock pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  L Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      72%  J Torre         Walk
   OO     1--      67%  E Mathews       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  R Hunt          Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  A Luplow        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      71%  K Boyer         Lineout: RF
   O      1--      75%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rob Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  W Woodward      Walk
   O      1--      74%  H Fischer       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Hank Fischer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      70%  C Jones         Single to CF
          1--      67%  C Coleman       Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      70%  R McMillan      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
                  Chi-Chi Olivo replaces Hank Fischer pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Lewis pinch hits for Rob Gardner batting 9th; Billy Murphy pinch runs for Roy McMillan batting 8th
   O      1-3      80%  J Lewis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jack Hamilton facing 2-3-4
                  Jack Hamilton replaces Ron Swoboda pitching and batting 5th; Eddie Bressoud replaces Billy Murphy playing SS batting 8th; Al Luplow moves to LF; Johnny Lewis moves to RF
   O      ---      78%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  L Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Chi-Chi Olivo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  R Hunt          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  A Luplow        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jack Hamilton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      94%  J Torre         Home Run
          ---      95%  E Mathews       Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  D Menke         Popfly: 1B
          1--      95%  W Woodward      Single to CF (LF-CF); Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      94%  C Olivo         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Woodward to 2B
   O      12-      93%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Chi-Chi Olivo facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      85%  E Kranepool     Home Run
                  Chuck Hiller pinch hits for Jack Hamilton batting 5th
   O      ---      92%  C Hiller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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