September 21, 1963 Milwaukee Braves at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 13
@BOS 4 BOS 11
MIN 2 LAA 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
CHW 3 KCA 5
@NYY 3 MLN 4
@CHC 0 PHI 4
@HOU 3 LAD 5
PIT 3 NYM 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,847

Saturday, September 21, 1963
Time of Game: 2:03

Braves

82-74

Won 1

5th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4 10  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: W Spahn (21-7), L: L Jackson (14-17)

Cubs

78-78

Lost 1

7th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .544    0    2   0   2B,SH
F Bolling 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .620    0    3   4   
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .317  .973    0    1   0   
E Mathews 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .842    0    1   6   
J Torre C                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .294  .787    0    4   0   2B
G Oliver 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .753    0   12   0   3B
  T Aaron 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .553         2   0   
D Dillard LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .234  .658    0    1   0   2B
D Menke SS                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .235  .636    0    1   3   
W Spahn P                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .155  .438    0    0   3   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    1   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: T Cline (2, off L Jackson); D Dillard (6, off L Jackson); J Torre (17, off L Jackson).

3B: G Oliver (2, off L Jackson).

SH: T Cline (3, off L Jackson).

TB: G Oliver 3; T Cline 3; D Dillard 3; J Torre 2; F Bolling; D Menke; H Aaron; W Spahn.

RBI: J Torre 3 (67); G Oliver (65).

2-out RBI: J Torre 3; G Oliver.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Mathews-F Bolling-G Oliver; W Spahn-F Bolling-G Oliver.

E: F Bolling (13).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Cowan LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .310  .827    0    1   0   
A Rodgers SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .625    0    0   5   
E Burton RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .714    0    0   0   GDP
R Santo 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .825    0    0   4   
K Hubbs 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .609    0    1   3   GDP
N Mathews CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .149  .502    0    2   0   
J Boccabella 1B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .624    0   16   2   
J Schaffer C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .751    0    6   0   
L Jackson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .454    0    1   0   
  S Boros PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .693    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    0   4                    27  14

BATTING

TB: B Cowan; R Santo; N Mathews.

GIDP: K Hubbs (17); E Burton (7).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Spahn, W (21-7)              9     3   0   0    0   4   0   2.61   29     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 0     85    -     0.63   0.34
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   4   0          29     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Jackson, L (14-17)           9    10   4   4    1   4   0   2.48   38     -       ·  ·     21· 4· 5· 3     54    -     0.86  -0.16
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     21· 4· 5· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 7,847.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Cline              CF    1. B Cowan              LF 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. A Rodgers            SS 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. E Burton             RF 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. J Torre              C     5. K Hubbs              2B 
6. G Oliver             1B    6. N Mathews            CF 
7. D Dillard            LF    7. J Boccabella         1B 
8. D Menke              SS    8. J Schaffer           C  
9. W Spahn              P     9. L Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  123      32%  85% J Torre         L Jackson       Double to CF; Bolling Scores; Aaron Scores; Mathews Scores
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3     -10%  49% H Aaron         L Jackson       Fielder's Choice 3B; Spahn out at Hm/3B-C; Bolling to 2B; Aaron to 1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  49% K Hubbs         W Spahn         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   t 5   1  0-0  -2-       7%  60% F Bolling       L Jackson       Single to RF (Line Drive); Spahn to 3B
   t 5   2  0-3  -2-       6%  91% G Oliver        L Jackson       Triple to RF; Torre Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Cline         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cline to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  H Aaron         Groundout: 2B-1B; Cline to 3B
   O      --3      45%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Cowan         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Burton        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Oliver        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      47%  D Dillard       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      49%  D Menke         Single to LF (Line Drive); Dillard to 2B
   O      12-      45%  W Spahn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  R Santo         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      49%  K Hubbs         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  N Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Cline         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  H Aaron         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Boccabella    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Schaffer      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  L Jackson       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Torre         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  G Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  D Dillard       Double to LF
   O      -2-      44%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Cowan         Strikeout
          ---      44%  A Rodgers       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rodgers to 1B
   OO     1--      50%  E Burton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  W Spahn         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  T Cline         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Spahn to 2B
          -2-      60%  F Bolling       Single to RF (Line Drive); Spahn to 3B
   O      1-3      49%  H Aaron         Fielder's Choice 3B; Spahn out at Hm/3B-C; Bolling to 2B; Aaron to 1B
          12-      53%  E Mathews       Walk; Bolling to 3B; Aaron to 2B
   RRR    123      85%  J Torre         Double to CF; Bolling Scores; Aaron Scores; Mathews Scores
   R      -2-      91%  G Oliver        Triple to RF; Torre Scores
   O      --3      90%  D Dillard       Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  K Hubbs         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  N Mathews       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      93%  J Boccabella    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Spahn         Strikeout
          ---      93%  T Cline         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      92%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  J Schaffer      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  L Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      94%  B Cowan         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  A Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  E Burton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  K Hubbs         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  G Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Dillard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
                  Tommie Aaron replaces Gene Oliver playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  N Mathews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  J Boccabella    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Schaffer      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  W Spahn         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  T Cline         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Boros pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  S Boros         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  B Cowan         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Rodgers       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation