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Scores
Standings
CLE
@CAL		4
5
NYY
@CHW		6
7
BOS
@KCR		4
3
DET
@OAK		3
2
BAL
@SEP		9
5
MIN
@WSA		3
4
STL
@ATL		6
2
PIT
@CIN		6
7
PHI
@HOU		6
7		 
(10)
LAD
@MON		6
0
SDP
@NYM		0
1		 
(11)
CHC
@SFG		9
8
Wednesday, May 28, 1969 8:05PM
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 22,470, Time of Game: 2:30
Cardinals
6
21-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
 at Braves
2
28-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Steve Carlton (5-4)
L: Milt Pappas (3-4)
 
                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

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 2 4 1 0 1 .255 .633 0.219 0.91 0.223 -0.004 2.2 1 0 2B,SB
Julian Javier 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .699 -0.122 1.04 0.000 -0.122 -1.9 1 1
Curt Flood CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .284 .674 0.118 0.81 0.169 -0.051 1.3 5 0 SB
Joe Torre 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .278 .801 -0.057 0.65 0.018 -0.075 -0.9 11 0
Tim McCarver C 4 1 1 0 1 0 .287 .759 0.035 0.67 0.069 -0.034 -0.1 4 0
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .281 .771 0.074 1.01 0.119 -0.045 1.0 0 0
   Jim Hicks RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .591 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 0
Mike Shannon 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .244 .608 0.015 0.64 0.082 -0.067 -0.5 2 2
Steve Huntz SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .100 .329 -0.129 1.05 0.002 -0.131 -1.2 2 4
Steve Carlton P 4 0 3 2 0 0 .308 .692 0.151 1.00 0.176 -0.025 2.2 0 1 2B
Team Totals 41 6 15 6 2 5 .366 .810 0.303 0.83 0.858 -0.555 1.9 27 8
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).
Pickoffs: M Shannon (1st base by P Doyle).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .352 .842 0.023 0.90 0.090 -0.067 0.8 3 0
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .281 .750 -0.018 0.94 0.041 -0.058 -0.8 1 2
Hank Aaron RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .358 1.109 -0.016 0.70 0.010 -0.026 -0.2 1 0
   Mike Lum RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .746 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .816 -0.127 1.16 0.000 -0.127 -1.4 10 1
Clete Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .769 -0.108 1.10 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 1 2
Bob Aspromonte LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 .654 -0.025 0.48 0.013 -0.038 -0.4 2 0
Bob Tillman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .197 .520 -0.053 0.52 0.000 -0.053 -0.7 5 0
Sonny Jackson SS 1 2 1 0 3 0 .281 .723 0.176 1.03 0.176 0.000 1.7 1 0
Milt Pappas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .186 -0.069 1.43 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 3 1
   Ken Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tommie Aaron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .455 0.019 0.47 0.019 0.000 0.4
   Paul Doyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Rico Carty PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .625 1.600 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 32 2 4 1 6 3 .125 .388 -0.196 0.86 0.351 -0.546 -2.1 27 8
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.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, W (5-4) 9 4 2 2 6 3 0 1.71 38 68 0.195 0.86 2.1
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 6 3 0 2.00 38 68 0.195 0.83 2.1

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Pappas, L (3-4) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2 0 3.45 23 31 -0.216 1.22 -1.6
Ken Johnson 2.2 6 2 2 0 3 0 5.70 14 2 1 -0.093 0.55 -1.2
Paul Doyle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.004 0.03 0.9
Team Totals 9 15 6 6 2 5 0 6.00 43 31 2 1 -0.305 0.86 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: S Carlton (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Doyle (1; M Shannon, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 22,470.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Atlanta Braves
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Felipe Alou CF
2 Julian Javier 2B 2 Felix Millan 2B
3 Curt Flood CF 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Orlando Cepeda 1B
5 Tim McCarver C 5 Clete Boyer 3B
6 Vada Pinson RF 6 Bob Aspromonte LF
7 Mike Shannon 3B 7 Bob Tillman C
8 Steve Huntz SS 8 Sonny Jackson SS
9 Steve Carlton P 9 Milt Pappas P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-1 2 1-3 R STL S. Carlton M. Pappas 13% 63% Single to RF; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 3B
t4 2-1 2 1-3 R STL L. Brock M. Pappas 12% 75% Double to LF; Shannon Scores; Carlton to 3B
t3 0-0 2 -2- R STL C. Flood M. Pappas 11% 60% Single to LF; Brock Scores
b3 0-1 1 123 R ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton -10% 35% Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores; Alou to 3B; Millan to 2B
t5 3-1 1 12- R STL V. Pinson K. Johnson 9% 89% Single to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock M. Pappas 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O STL J. Javier M. Pappas -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL C. Flood M. Pappas -3% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre M. Pappas -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Alou S. Carlton 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O ATL F. Millan S. Carlton 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver M. Pappas -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- STL V. Pinson M. Pappas 3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL M. Shannon M. Pappas -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL S. Huntz M. Pappas -2% 45% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O ATL O. Cepeda S. Carlton 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O ATL C. Boyer S. Carlton 2% 49% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- ATL B. Aspromonte S. Carlton -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Tillman S. Carlton 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Carlton M. Pappas -2% 48% Lineout: P
t3 0-0 1 --- STL L. Brock M. Pappas 3% 50% Single to RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- STL J. Javier M. Pappas 2% 52% Brock Steals 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O STL J. Javier M. Pappas -4% 48% Popfly: SS
t3 0-0 2 -2- R STL C. Flood M. Pappas 11% 60% Single to LF; Brock Scores
t3 1-0 2 1-- STL J. Torre M. Pappas 1% 61% Flood Steals 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- O STL J. Torre M. Pappas -3% 58% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- ATL S. Jackson S. Carlton -5% 53% Single to LF
b3 0-1 0 1-- O ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton 4% 57% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-1 1 1-- ATL F. Alou S. Carlton -8% 49% Single to LF; Jackson to 3B
b3 0-1 1 1-3 ATL F. Millan S. Carlton -4% 45% Walk; Alou to 2B
b3 0-1 1 123 R ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton -10% 35% Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores; Alou to 3B; Millan to 2B
b3 1-1 1 -23 ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton -1% 34% Walk
b3 1-1 1 123 O ATL O. Cepeda S. Carlton 8% 42% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 1-1 2 123 O ATL C. Boyer S. Carlton 8% 50% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- STL T. McCarver M. Pappas 4% 54% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- O STL V. Pinson M. Pappas -4% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-1 1 1-- STL M. Shannon M. Pappas 8% 59% Single to RF; McCarver to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 O STL S. Huntz M. Pappas -8% 50% Lineout: P
t4 1-1 2 1-3 R STL S. Carlton M. Pappas 13% 63% Single to RF; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 3B
t4 2-1 2 1-3 R STL L. Brock M. Pappas 12% 75% Double to LF; Shannon Scores; Carlton to 3B
t4 3-1 2 -23 O STL J. Javier M. Pappas -4% 71% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
b4 1-3 0 --- O ATL B. Aspromonte S. Carlton 3% 74% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 1 --- O ATL B. Tillman S. Carlton 2% 76% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-3 2 --- ATL S. Jackson S. Carlton -2% 74% Walk
b4 1-3 2 1-- O ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton 3% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 3-4-5
t5 3-1 0 --- O STL C. Flood M. Pappas -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-1 1 --- STL J. Torre M. Pappas 2% 77% Walk
t5 3-1 1 1-- STL T. McCarver M. Pappas 3% 79% Single to CF; Torre to 2B
Ken Johnson replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-1 1 12- R STL V. Pinson K. Johnson 9% 89% Single to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver to 3B
t5 4-1 1 1-3 O STL M. Shannon K. Johnson -3% 85% Strikeout
t5 4-1 2 1-3 O STL S. Huntz K. Johnson -2% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b5 1-4 0 --- O ATL F. Alou S. Carlton 2% 85% Popfly: 3B
b5 1-4 1 --- O ATL F. Millan S. Carlton 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-4 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton 1% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
t6 4-1 0 --- STL S. Carlton K. Johnson 2% 89% Single to RF
t6 4-1 0 1-- STL L. Brock K. Johnson 2% 91% Single to 2B; Carlton to 2B
t6 4-1 0 12- O STL J. Javier K. Johnson -2% 89% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Brock to 2B
t6 4-1 1 12- R STL C. Flood K. Johnson 5% 94% Single to LF; Brock Scores; Javier to 2B
t6 5-1 1 12- O STL J. Torre K. Johnson -1% 93% Popfly: 2B
t6 5-1 2 12- O STL T. McCarver K. Johnson -1% 92% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- O ATL O. Cepeda S. Carlton 2% 93% Popfly: SS
b6 1-5 1 --- O ATL C. Boyer S. Carlton 1% 94% Flyball: CF
b6 1-5 2 --- O ATL B. Aspromonte S. Carlton 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Braves' Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
t7 5-1 0 --- O STL V. Pinson K. Johnson -0% 95% Flyball: LF
t7 5-1 1 --- O STL M. Shannon K. Johnson -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 5-1 2 --- STL S. Huntz K. Johnson 0% 94% Single to CF
t7 5-1 2 1-- R STL S. Carlton K. Johnson 3% 97% Double to RF; Huntz Scores
t7 6-1 2 -2- O STL L. Brock K. Johnson -0% 97% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
b7 1-6 0 --- O ATL B. Tillman S. Carlton 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-6 1 --- ATL S. Jackson S. Carlton -1% 97% Walk
Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Ken Johnson (P) batting 9th
b7 1-6 1 1-- ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton -2% 95% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 2B; Aaron to 1B
b7 1-6 1 12- O ATL F. Alou S. Carlton 2% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 1-6 2 12- O ATL F. Millan S. Carlton 2% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Paul Doyle facing 2-3-4
Paul Doyle replaces Tommie Aaron (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-1 0 --- O STL J. Javier P. Doyle -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 6-1 1 --- O STL C. Flood P. Doyle -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t8 6-1 2 --- O STL J. Torre P. Doyle -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
Jim Hicks replaces Vada Pinson playing RF batting 6th
b8 1-6 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton 1% 99% Foul Flyball: C
b8 1-6 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda S. Carlton 0% 99% Flyball: 1B
b8 1-6 2 --- O ATL C. Boyer S. Carlton 0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Paul Doyle facing 5-6-7
Mike Lum replaces Hank Aaron playing RF batting 3rd
t9 6-1 0 --- O STL T. McCarver P. Doyle -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-1 1 --- O STL J. Hicks P. Doyle -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 6-1 2 --- STL M. Shannon P. Doyle 0% 99% Single to LF
t9 6-1 2 1-- O STL S. Huntz P. Doyle -0% 99% Shannon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
b9 1-6 0 --- O ATL B. Aspromonte S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 1-6 1 --- O ATL B. Tillman S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-6 2 --- ATL S. Jackson S. Carlton -0% 100% Walk
Rico Carty pinch hits for Paul Doyle (P) batting 9th
b9 1-6 2 1-- ATL R. Carty S. Carlton -0% 100% Single to RF; Jackson to 3B
b9 1-6 2 1-3 R ATL F. Alou S. Carlton -1% 99% Single to RF; Jackson Scores; Carty to 3B
b9 2-6 2 1-3 O ATL F. Millan S. Carlton 1% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 2.

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