August 17, 1960 Milwaukee Braves at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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WSH 11
@BAL 7
(12) NYY 3
@BOS 2
(10) CLE 3
CHW 2 DET 5
KCA 2 CHC 1
LAD 0 MLN 11
@CIN 4 PIT 5
PHI 3 SFG 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 8,580

Wednesday, August 17, 1960
Time of Game: 2:49

Braves

62-49

Won 2

2nd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          5  0  0   0  0  0   0  6  0   11 18  1
Reds            1  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1

W: J Jay (4-6), L: J O'Toole (10-11)

Reds

52-63

Lost 2

6th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   6   2   2   1    0   0  .289  .748    0    3   2   SB
D Crandall C                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .737    0    4   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .272  .914    0    3   0   2·2B
H Aaron RF                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .289  .920    0    1   0   HR
J Adcock 1B                   4   1   3   1    1   0  .300  .851    0    7   1   
M Roach 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .317  .829    0    3   2   GDP
  C Cottier 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .491         0   0   
A Dark LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .652    0    2   0   2B
  A Spangler PR-LF            1   1   0   0    0   1  .281  .732    0    2   0   
J Logan SS                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .263  .671    0    2   3   
B Buhl P                      2   0   1   1    0   1  .172  .344    0    0   1   
  J Jay P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .115  .315    0    0   1   
Totals                       44  11  18  10    2   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Dark (7, off J Nuxhall); E Mathews 2 (14, off M Bridges, off J Nuxhall).

HR: H Aaron (32, off M Bridges; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

TB: H Aaron 5; E Mathews 4; A Dark 3; J Adcock 3; J Logan 3; D Crandall 2; B Bruton 2; M Roach; B Buhl.

GIDP: M Roach (6).

RBI: H Aaron 3 (89); E Mathews 2 (79); M Roach (17); J Adcock (67); D Crandall (49); B Buhl (3); B Bruton (37).

2-out RBI: B Buhl.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 8 for 16.

FIELDING

E: J Logan (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bruton (16, 3rd base off J O'Toole/E Bailey).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Martin 2B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .256  .652    0    2   3   SH
V Pinson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .779    0    1   0   2B
G Bell RF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .270  .691    0    4   0   
F Robinson LF                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .280  .973    0    3   0   HR
E Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .766    0    9   0   
G Coleman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .681    0    4   1   
C Cook 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .545    0    1   1   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .491    0    2   1   
  W Post PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .900    0    0   0   
J O'Toole P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .263         0   0   
  J Nuxhall P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .286    0    1   1   
  H Anderson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .704    0    0   0   
  J Brosnan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .838         0   0   
  M Bridges P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .919    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    3   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: V Pinson (32, off J Jay).

HR: F Robinson (24, off B Buhl; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SH: B Martin (2, off J Jay).

TB: F Robinson 5; G Bell 2; B Martin 2; V Pinson 2; C Cook.

RBI: F Robinson 3 (64); G Bell (52).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Cook-B Martin-G Coleman.

E: V Pinson (6).

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
B Buhl                         3     3   4   4    2   1   1   3.29   15     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 2· 3     36    -     0.88  -0.20
J Jay, W (4-6)                 6     5   0   0    1   3   0   3.66   22     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 4· 5          0-0    1.03   0.34
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   4   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 6· 8           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J O'Toole, L (10-11)           0.1   4   5   5    1   0   0   4.12    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4     22    -     1.36  -0.34
J Nuxhall                      6.2   6   0   0    1   5   0   4.24   27     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 6          1-1    0.75   0.22
J Brosnan                      0.1   4   4   4    0   1   0   2.48    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.33  -0.20
M Bridges                      0     3   2   2    0   0   1   3.67    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.24  -0.04
B Henry                        1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.65    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    18  11  11    2   8   1          46     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1·18          4-3

M Bridges faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 8,580.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Bruton             CF    1. B Martin             2B 
2. D Crandall           C     2. V Pinson             CF 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. G Bell               RF 
4. H Aaron              RF    4. F Robinson           LF 
5. J Adcock             1B    5. E Bailey             C  
6. M Roach              2B    6. G Coleman            1B 
7. A Dark               LF    7. C Cook               3B 
8. J Logan              SS    8. L Cardenas           SS 
9. B Buhl               P     9. J O'Toole            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  5-1  12-     -21%  60% F Robinson      B Buhl          Home Run (Deep CF); Martin Scores; Bell Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  12-      17%  80% J Adcock        J O'Toole       Single to CF; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores/Adv on E8; Adcock to 3B
   t 8   0  4-5  1--       9%  87% J Logan         J Brosnan       Single to RF; Spangler to 3B
   t 8   1  4-5  1-3       9%  91% B Bruton        J Brosnan       Single to RF; Spangler Scores; Logan to 3B
   b 7   2  5-4  --3       8%  75% G Bell          J Jay           Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim O'Toole facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Bruton        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Crandall      Popfly: 2B
          1--      54%  E Mathews       Walk; Bruton to 2B
          12-      57%  H Aaron         Bruton Steals 3B
   R      1-3      63%  " "             Single; Bruton Scores; Mathews to 2B
   RR     12-      80%  J Adcock        Single to CF; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores/Adv on E8; Adcock to 3B
   R      --3      84%  M Roach         Single to CF; Adcock Scores
                  Joe Nuxhall replaces Jim O'Toole pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      83%  A Dark          Flyball: LF
          1--      83%  J Logan         Single to RF; Roach to 2B
   R      12-      89%  B Buhl          Single to RF; Roach Scores; Logan to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  B Martin        Walk
   O      1--      86%  V Pinson        Groundout: P-1B; Martin to 2B
   R      -2-      81%  G Bell          Single to RF; Martin Scores
   O      1--      83%  F Robinson      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      85%  E Bailey        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Nuxhall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  E Mathews       Double to RF
   O      -2-      85%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
          -2-      85%  J Adcock        Walk
   O      12-      83%  M Roach         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Buhl facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  C Cook          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      87%  J Nuxhall       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Nuxhall facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  A Dark          Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      88%  J Logan         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      -2-      86%  B Buhl          Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  B Martin        Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  V Pinson        Lineout: LF
          1--      81%  G Bell          Walk; Martin to 2B
   RRR    12-      60%  F Robinson      Home Run (Deep CF); Martin Scores; Bell Scores
   O      ---      62%  E Bailey        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      63%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  D Crandall      Single
   O      1--      63%  E Mathews       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
          1--      62%  J Adcock        Single to LF; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      58%  M Roach         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Joey Jay facing 7-8-9
                  Joey Jay replaces Bob Buhl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      61%  C Cook          Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Nuxhall       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  J Logan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      59%  J Jay           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Joey Jay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  B Martin        Single to CF; Martin out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---      65%  V Pinson        Double to CF; Pinson out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
          ---      63%  G Bell          Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  F Robinson      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  B Bruton        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      63%  D Crandall      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Joey Jay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      68%  G Coleman       Lineout: CF
          ---      66%  C Cook          Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Nuxhall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  J Adcock        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Roach         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Joey Jay facing 9-1-2
                  Harry Anderson pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall batting 9th
          ---      57%  H Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      60%  B Martin        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Anderson to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  V Pinson        Groundout: P-1B; Anderson to 3B
   O      --3      75%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Brosnan facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Harry Anderson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      79%  A Dark          Single to RF
                  Al Spangler pinch runs for Alvin Dark batting 7th
          1--      87%  J Logan         Single to RF; Spangler to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  J Jay           Strikeout
   R      1-3      91%  B Bruton        Single to RF; Spangler Scores; Logan to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  D Crandall      Single to RF; Logan Scores; Bruton to 3B
                  Marshall Bridges replaces Jim Brosnan pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3      99%  E Mathews       Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Bruton Scores; Crandall Scores
   RR     -2-     100%  H Aaron         Home Run (Deep CF); Mathews Scores
          ---     100%  J Adcock        Single to LF
                  Bill Henry replaces Marshall Bridges pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  M Roach         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-11, Joey Jay facing 4-5-6
                  Chuck Cottier replaces Mel Roach playing 2B batting 6th; Al Spangler moves to LF
          ---      99%  F Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  G Coleman       Lineout: RF
   O      1--     100%  C Cook          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-4, Bill Henry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  A Spangler      Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  J Logan         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  J Jay           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-11, Joey Jay facing 8-9-1
                  Wally Post pinch hits for Leo Cardenas batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  W Post          Strikeout
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Bill Henry batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Lynch         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Martin        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Reds 4.

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