May 28, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 22,470

Wednesday, May 28, 1969, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Cardinals

21-23

Won 1

3rd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   2  1  1   1  0  0    6 15  1
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  4  0

W: S Carlton (5-4), L: M Pappas (3-4)

Braves

28-14

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   2   4   1    0   1  .255  .633    0    1   0   2B,SB
J Javier 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .699    0    1   1   
C Flood CF                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .284  .674    0    5   0   SB
J Torre 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .278  .801    0   11   0   
T McCarver C                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .287  .759    0    4   0   
V Pinson RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .281  .771    0    0   0   
  J Hicks RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .591    0    1   0   
M Shannon 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .244  .607    0    2   2   
S Huntz SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .100  .329    0    2   4   
S Carlton P                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .308  .693    0    0   1   2B
Totals                       41   6  15   6    2   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: S Carlton (2, off K Johnson); L Brock (9, off M Pappas).

TB: L Brock 5; S Carlton 4; M Shannon 2; V Pinson 2; C Flood 2; T McCarver; S Huntz.

RBI: S Carlton 2 (2); C Flood 2 (14); L Brock (9); V Pinson (13).

2-out RBI: S Carlton 2; C Flood; L Brock.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

E: J Torre (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Flood (2, 2nd base off M Pappas/B Tillman); L Brock (21, 2nd base off M Pappas/B Tillman).

PO: M Shannon (1st base by P Doyle).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .352  .843    0    3   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .750    0    1   2   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .358 1.109    0    1   0   
  M Lum RF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .746         0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .816    0   10   1   
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .769    0    1   2   
B Aspromonte LF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .654    0    2   0   
B Tillman C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .520    0    5   0   
S Jackson SS                  1   2   1   0    3   0  .281  .724    0    1   0   
M Pappas P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .186    0    3   1   
  K Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   1   
  T Aaron PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    0   0   
  P Doyle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Carty PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .625 1.600    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   1    6   3                    27   8

BATTING

TB: F Alou 2; R Carty; S Jackson.

RBI: F Alou (14).

2-out RBI: F Alou.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

PITCHING

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
S Carlton, W (5-4)             9     4   2   2    6   3   0   1.71   38     -       ·  ·      9·16· 0· 4     68    -     0.86   0.19
Totals                         9     4   2   2    6   3   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·16· 0· 4           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas, L (3-4)              4.1   8   4   4    2   2   0   3.45   23     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 2· 8     31    -     1.20  -0.22
K Johnson                      2.2   6   2   2    0   3   0   5.70   14     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 6          2-1    0.62  -0.09
P Doyle                        2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    15   6   6    2   5   0          43     -       ·  ·      7·11· 3·15          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: S Carlton (3).

IBB: None.

PO: P Doyle (1; M Shannon, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 22,470.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Atlanta Braves                       
1. L Brock              LF    1. F Alou               CF 
2. J Javier             2B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. C Flood              CF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. J Torre              1B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. T McCarver           C     5. C Boyer              3B 
6. V Pinson             RF    6. B Aspromonte         LF 
7. M Shannon            3B    7. B Tillman            C  
8. S Huntz              SS    8. S Jackson            SS 
9. S Carlton            P     9. M Pappas             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-1  1-3      13%  64% S Carlton       M Pappas        Single to RF; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 3B
   t 4   2  1-2  1-3      12%  75% L Brock         M Pappas        Double to LF; Shannon Scores; Carlton to 3B
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      11%  60% C Flood         M Pappas        Single to LF; Brock Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  123     -10%  35% H Aaron         S Carlton       Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores; Alou to 3B; Millan to 2B
   t 5   1  1-3  12-       9%  89% V Pinson        K Johnson       Single to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Brock         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      45%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  F Millan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  V Pinson        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  M Shannon       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      45%  S Huntz         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Boyer         Popfly: SS
          ---      48%  B Aspromonte    Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Tillman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  S Carlton       Lineout: P
          ---      50%  L Brock         Single to RF
          1--      52%  J Javier        Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Popfly: SS
   R      -2-      60%  C Flood         Single to LF; Brock Scores
          1--      61%  J Torre         Flood Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  S Jackson       Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  M Pappas        Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      49%  F Alou          Single to LF; Jackson to 3B
          1-3      45%  F Millan        Walk; Alou to 2B
   R      123      35%  H Aaron         Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores; Alou to 3B; Millan to 2B
          -23      34%  " "             Walk
   O      123      42%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      123      50%  C Boyer         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--      50%  V Pinson        Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      59%  M Shannon       Single to RF; McCarver to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  S Huntz         Lineout: P
   R      1-3      64%  S Carlton       Single to RF; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  L Brock         Double to LF; Shannon Scores; Carlton to 3B
   O      -23      71%  J Javier        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  B Tillman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      74%  S Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      77%  M Pappas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Milt Pappas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      77%  J Torre         Walk
          1--      79%  T McCarver      Single to CF; Torre to 2B
                  Ken Johnson replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      89%  V Pinson        Single to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      1-3      83%  S Huntz         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  F Alou          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      87%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
          ---      89%  S Carlton       Single to RF
          1--      91%  L Brock         Single to 2B; Carlton to 2B
   O      12-      89%  J Javier        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Brock to 2B
   R      12-      94%  C Flood         Single to LF; Brock Scores; Javier to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Torre         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      92%  T McCarver      Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  O Cepeda        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      94%  C Boyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  M Shannon       Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  S Huntz         Single to CF
   R      1--      97%  S Carlton       Double to RF; Huntz Scores
   O      -2-      97%  L Brock         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  B Tillman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  S Jackson       Walk
                  Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Ken Johnson batting 9th
          1--      95%  T Aaron         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 2B; Aaron to 1B
   O      12-      97%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      99%  F Millan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Paul Doyle facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Doyle replaces Tommie Aaron pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Hicks replaces Vada Pinson playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Paul Doyle facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Lum replaces Hank Aaron playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Hicks         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  M Shannon       Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  S Huntz         Shannon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Tillman       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  S Jackson       Walk
                  Rico Carty pinch hits for Paul Doyle batting 9th
          1--     100%  R Carty         Single to RF; Jackson to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  F Alou          Single to RF; Jackson Scores; Carty to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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