July 6, 1963 Milwaukee Braves at Houston Colt .45's Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
MIN 1 BOS 6
CHW 2 NYY 11
@CLE 6 DET 8
KCA 4 WSA 3
LAA 2
(10) PHI 6
@CHC 0 MLN 7
@HOU 1 MLN 2
@HOU 0 CIN 3
@LAD 1 PIT 11
@NYM 3 SFG 5
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Colt Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, July 6, 1963
Time of Game: 2:15

Braves

41-40

Won 1

6th, 6½ GB

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

W: D Lemaster (5-4), L: D McMahon (0-4)

Colts

33-52

Lost 1

9th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye CF-LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .717    0    1   0   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .228  .574    0    2   1   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .977    0    1   0   2·GDP
J Torre 1B                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .290  .784    0   10   0   HR
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .788    0    1   2   
G Oliver LF                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .248  .768    0    1   0   HR
  M Jones CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .656    0    2   0   
D Menke SS                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .231  .622    0    2   0   SB
D Crandall C                  3   2   2   2    1   1  .210  .544    0    7   2   HR
D Lemaster P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .583    0    0   3   SH
Totals                       34   7   9   7    1   9                    27   8

BATTING

HR: D Crandall (2, off D Nottebart; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); G Oliver (8, off D McMahon; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out); J Torre (6, off D McMahon; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: D Lemaster (3, off D Nottebart).

TB: J Torre 5; D Crandall 5; G Oliver 4; F Bolling 2; E Mathews; D Menke.

GIDP: H Aaron 2 (5).

RBI: D Crandall 2 (16); G Oliver 2 (26); F Bolling (24); D Menke (22); J Torre (28).

2-out RBI: D Crandall 2; D Menke.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Menke (2, 2nd base off D Nottebart/J Campbell).

Houston Colts                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Fazio 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .183  .559    0    4   3   HR
A Spangler LF                 3   0   3   0    1   0  .271  .681    0    3   0   2B
J Temple 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .668    0    0   3   
C Warwick RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .747    0    2   0   
R Staub 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .635    0    9   0   
H Goss CF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .630    0    0   0   SH
J Campbell C                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .526    0    9   0   
B Lillis SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .476    0    0   1   
D McMahon P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .422    0    0   0   
  J Bateman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .519    0    0   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .294         0   1   
  P Runnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .526    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    5   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: A Spangler (10, off D Lemaster).

HR: E Fazio (1, off D Lemaster; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: H Goss (1, off D Lemaster).

TB: E Fazio 4; A Spangler 4.

RBI: E Fazio (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Nottebart-E Fazio-R Staub; B Lillis-E Fazio-R Staub.

E: D Nottebart (1).

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
D Lemaster, W (5-4)            9     4   1   1    5   8   1   2.08   36     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2· 4     78    -     1.24   0.34
Totals                         9     4   1   1    5   8   1          36     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2· 4           -

Houston Colts                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McMahon, L (0-4)             7     5   3   3    0   7   2   4.07   25     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 5     62    -     0.75  -0.09
D Nottebart                    2     4   4   4    1   2   1   3.69   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.38  -0.07
Totals                         9     9   7   7    1   9   3          36     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Nottebart (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Houston Colts                        
1. L Maye               CF    1. E Fazio              2B 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. A Spangler           LF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. J Temple             3B 
4. J Torre              1B    4. C Warwick            RF 
5. E Mathews            3B    5. R Staub              1B 
6. G Oliver             LF    6. H Goss               CF 
7. D Menke              SS    7. J Campbell           C  
8. D Crandall           C     8. B Lillis             SS 
9. D Lemaster           P     9. D McMahon            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      21%  71% G Oliver        D McMahon       Home Run; Torre Scores
   t 7   0  1-2  ---      12%  85% J Torre         D McMahon       Home Run
   b 3   1  2-0  ---     -12%  62% E Fazio         D Lemaster      Home Run
   b 6   0  2-1  ---      -7%  58% R Staub         D Lemaster      Walk
   b 5   1  2-1  12-       7%  62% J Temple        D Lemaster      Foul Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don McMahon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Maye          Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Fazio         Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  A Spangler      Single
   O      1--      47%  J Temple        Groundout: P-1B; Spangler to 2B
          -2-      46%  C Warwick       Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Staub         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Torre         Single
   O      1--      50%  E Mathews       Popfly: 2B
   RR     1--      71%  G Oliver        Home Run; Torre Scores
   O      ---      70%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  D Crandall      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  H Goss          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Campbell      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  B Lillis        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don McMahon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  D Lemaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  L Maye          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  D McMahon       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      62%  E Fazio         Home Run
          ---      59%  A Spangler      Walk
          1--      54%  J Temple        Walk; Spangler to 2B
   O      12-      59%  C Warwick       Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      65%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don McMahon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      63%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      61%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  E Mathews       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny Lemaster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  H Goss          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      65%  J Campbell      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      66%  B Lillis        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don McMahon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  G Oliver        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      63%  D Menke         Strikeout
          ---      64%  D Crandall      Single
   O      1--      62%  D Lemaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
          ---      56%  D McMahon       Walk
   O      1--      61%  E Fazio         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      56%  A Spangler      Single; Fazio to 2B
   O      12-      62%  J Temple        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      69%  C Warwick       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don McMahon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  L Maye          Lineout: 1B
          ---      69%  F Bolling       Single
   OO     1--      64%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      60%  H Goss          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Staub to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  J Campbell      Strikeout
   O      -2-      72%  B Lillis        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      85%  J Torre         Home Run
   O      ---      84%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  D Menke         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Colts 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Behind 1-3, Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
                  Lee Maye moves to LF; Mack Jones replaces Gene Oliver playing CF batting 6th; John Bateman pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  E Fazio         Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  A Spangler      Double
   O      -2-      89%  J Temple        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Colts 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Nottebart facing 8-9-1
                  Don Nottebart replaces John Bateman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  D Crandall      Walk
   O      1--      90%  D Lemaster      Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Sacrifice; Crandall to 2B
          -2-      92%  L Maye          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Crandall to 3B; Maye to 1B
   R      1-3      95%  F Bolling       Single; Crandall Scores; Maye to 2B
   OO     12-      94%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Colts 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Behind 1-4, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  C Warwick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Staub         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      98%  H Goss          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Colts 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Nottebart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  E Mathews       Single
          1--      98%  M Jones         Wild Pitch; Mathews to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      99%  D Menke         Single; Mathews Scores
          1--      99%  D Crandall      Menke Steals 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  " "             Home Run; Menke Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Lemaster      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Colts 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Colts Batting, Behind 1-7, Denny Lemaster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Campbell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  B Lillis        Lineout: LF
                  Pete Runnels pinch hits for Don Nottebart batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Colts 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196307061

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation