April 17, 1964 Milwaukee Braves at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 7,526

Friday, April 17, 1964
Time of Game: 2:07

Braves

2-2

Won 2

5th, 1½ GB

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

W: H Fischer (1-0), L: H Brown (0-1)

Astros

1-2

Lost 2

7th, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .167  .389    0    7   0   
L Maye LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .389  .778    0    3   0   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .983    0    2   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .782    0    0   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .357  .867    0    3   2   
  T Cline PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  L Gabrielson 1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
E Bailey C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .764    0    3   0   2B
F Bolling 2B                  4   3   3   3    0   0  .375 1.287    0    2   1   2·HR
D Menke SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .400    0    2   2   
H Fischer P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   2·SH
Totals                       33   5   8   5    1   3                    27   5

BATTING

2B: E Bailey (2, off D Giusti).

HR: F Bolling 2 (2, 2 off H Brown; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: H Fischer 2 (2, 2 off H Brown).

TB: F Bolling 9; E Bailey 3; J Torre 2; F Alou.

RBI: F Bolling 3 (3); F Alou 2 (3).

2-out RBI: F Alou 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Torre.

E: L Maye 2 (3).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .770    0    1   2   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .385  .967    0    2   3   
P Runnels 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .718    0   10   1   
W Bond LF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    2   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .855    0    2   2   
J Wynn CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .705    0    3   0   
J Bateman C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    5   1   IW
H Brown P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Giusti P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    1   3                    27  12

BATTING

IBB: J Bateman (1, by H Fischer).

TB: P Runnels 2; E Kasko 2; J Wynn; N Fox; B Aspromonte.

RBI: J Wynn (3); P Runnels (2).

2-out RBI: J Wynn.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Staub (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
H Fischer, W (1-0)             9     7   2   1    1   3   0   2.79   35     -       ·  ·      5·17· 2· 7     69    -     1.01   0.28
Totals                         9     7   2   1    1   3   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·17· 2· 7           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, L (0-1)               6.2   7   5   5    1   1   2   6.75   28     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7     40    -     0.96  -0.23
D Giusti                       2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   5    1   3   2          36     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: H Fischer (1; J Bateman).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 7,526.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Houston Astros                       
1. F Alou               CF    1. E Kasko              SS 
2. L Maye               LF    2. N Fox                2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. P Runnels            1B 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. W Bond               LF 
5. J Torre              1B    5. R Staub              RF 
6. E Bailey             C     6. B Aspromonte         3B 
7. F Bolling            2B    7. J Wynn               CF 
8. D Menke              SS    8. J Bateman            C  
9. H Fischer            P     9. H Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-1  ---      16%  66% F Bolling       H Brown         Home Run
   b 3   1  1-0  12-     -13%  40% P Runnels       H Fischer       Single; Kasko Scores; Fox to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---      13%  63% F Bolling       H Brown         Home Run
   t 7   2  1-3  -23      11%  95% F Alou          H Brown         Single to RF; Bolling Scores; Menke Scores; Alou to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 3   1  1-1  12-      10%  50% W Bond          H Fischer       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Maye          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  E Kasko         Single
   O      1--      45%  N Fox           Flyball: RF
          1--      42%  P Runnels       Single; Kasko to 2B
   O      12-      46%  W Bond          Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  R Staub         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Mathews       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      46%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Fischer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Wynn          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      63%  F Bolling       Home Run
          ---      66%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--      65%  H Fischer       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Menke to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      58%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Hank Fischer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  H Brown         Flyball: LF
          ---      58%  E Kasko         Single
          1--      53%  N Fox           Single; Kasko to 2B
   R      12-      40%  P Runnels       Single; Kasko Scores; Fox to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  W Bond          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Hal Brown facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  J Torre         Single
   O      1--      44%  E Bailey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Hank Fischer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
          ---      42%  B Aspromonte    Single to LF; Aspromonte to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      46%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
          -2-      45%  J Bateman       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  H Brown         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Hal Brown facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      66%  F Bolling       Home Run
   O      ---      64%  D Menke         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  H Fischer       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  E Kasko         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  N Fox           Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      68%  P Runnels       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  L Maye          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      64%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  E Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hank Fischer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  W Bond          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      70%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      72%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---      75%  J Torre         Single
                  Ty Cline pinch runs for Joe Torre batting 5th
          1--      80%  E Bailey        Single; Cline to 2B
   R      12-      89%  F Bolling       Single; Cline Scores; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Bolling to 2B
   O      12-      85%  H Fischer       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bolling to 3B; Menke to 2B
   RR     -23      95%  F Alou          Single to RF; Bolling Scores; Menke Scores; Alou to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Dave Giusti replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      95%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Hank Fischer facing 7-8-9
                  Len Gabrielson replaces Ty Cline playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  J Wynn          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      97%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Giusti        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  E Mathews       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Gabrielson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  E Kasko         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Runnels       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  E Bailey        Double
   O      -2-      99%  F Bolling       Fielder's Choice P; Bailey out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--      99%  D Menke         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      99%  H Fischer       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Hank Fischer facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  W Bond          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Bond to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      99%  J Wynn          Single; Bond Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196404170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation