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Standings
NYY
@BAL		1
2		 
(12)
CHW
@BOS		10
5
LAA
@DET		2
3
MIN
@WSA		8
6		 
(10)
PHI
@CHC		0
7
MLN
@HOU		2
4
CIN
@LAD		3
0
PIT
@NYM		9
5
STL
@SFG		3
2
Saturday, April 18, 1964
, Colt Stadium
Attendance: 9,250, Time of Game: 2:15
Braves
2
2-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 1½ GB
 at Colts
4
2-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 1 GB
W: Ken Johnson (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
Colts           0  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  X    4  8  0

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .304 -0.139 1.14 0.000 -0.139 -1.2 1 0
Lee Maye LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .348 .739 -0.022 0.83 0.057 -0.079 -0.2 1 0 2B
Hank Aaron RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .294 .984 0.045 0.80 0.089 -0.044 0.2 3 0 CS
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .686 -0.086 1.71 0.039 -0.125 -0.5 1 3 HBP
Joe Torre 1B-C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .789 -0.103 1.51 0.030 -0.133 -0.7 8 1
Ed Bailey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .786 0.039 1.35 0.104 -0.065 0.3 6 0
   Ty Cline PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.023 2.59 0.023 0.000 0.2
   Billy Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Phil Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank Bolling 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .350 1.281 0.127 1.60 0.258 -0.131 0.9 1 2 HR
Denis Menke SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .889 0.008 1.17 0.060 -0.052 0.2 2 2
Tony Cloninger P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.096 1.68 0.014 -0.111 -0.7 0 0
   Gene Oliver PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.039 1.42 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 1 0
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 4 3 .235 .686 -0.243 1.29 0.674 -0.918 -1.8 24 8
2B: L Maye (1, off K Johnson).
HR: F Bolling (3, off K Johnson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
HBP: E Mathews (1, by K Johnson).
TB: F Bolling 4; D Menke 2; L Maye 2; E Bailey; J Torre; T Cloninger; H Aaron.
RBI: F Bolling 2 (5).
2-out RBI: F Bolling 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Menke-J Torre-G Oliver; F Bolling-J Torre.
Baserunning
CS: H Aaron (1, 2nd base by K Johnson/J Bateman).

Houston Colts

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Kasko SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .765 -0.029 0.69 0.026 -0.055 -0.3 2 4 2B
Nellie Fox 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .944 0.015 0.75 0.057 -0.042 0.1 5 0 HBP
Pete Runnels 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .812 -0.028 1.02 0.064 -0.093 0.3 10 1 2B
   Al Spangler PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Walt Bond LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.097 1.37 0.000 -0.097 -0.7 2 0
   Jim Beauchamp PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .900 0.003 0.25 0.003 0.000 0.4
   John Weekly RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rusty Staub RF-1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.007 0.94 0.050 -0.057 0.6 3 0
Bob Aspromonte 3B 4 2 1 2 0 1 .357 .971 0.195 0.93 0.263 -0.067 0.7 1 4 HR
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .267 .979 0.300 0.75 0.341 -0.041 0.5 0 0 HR,GDP
John Bateman C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .500 -0.019 0.91 0.010 -0.029 -0.2 4 2 IW
Ken Johnson P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.076 1.04 0.000 -0.076 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 3 6 .267 .886 0.257 0.89 0.814 -0.557 0.6 27 11
2B: P Runnels (1, off B Hoeft); E Kasko (3, off T Cloninger).
HR: B Aspromonte (1, off T Cloninger; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); J Wynn (2, off T Cloninger; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
IBB: J Bateman (2, by T Cloninger).
HBP: N Fox (1, by T Cloninger).
TB: J Wynn 5; B Aspromonte 4; P Runnels 2; R Staub 2; E Kasko 2; N Fox.
GIDP: J Wynn (1).
RBI: B Aspromonte 2 (2); J Wynn 2 (5).
2-out RBI: B Aspromonte 2; J Wynn 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
PB: J Bateman (1).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger, L (0-1) 7 6 4 4 2 5 2 5.14 29 52 -0.267 0.98 -1.0
Billy Hoeft 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 -0.032 0.28 -1.8
Phil Niekro 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 3 0 0.043 0.45 2.2
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 3 6 2 4.50 34 52 3 0 -0.256 1.29 -0.6
B Hoeft faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Houston Colts

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Johnson, W (2-0) 9 8 2 2 4 3 1 2.55 39 62 0.244 1.29 1.8
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 4 3 1 2.00 39 62 0.244 0.89 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: T Cloninger (1).
HBP: K Johnson (1; E Mathews); T Cloninger (1; N Fox).
IBB: T Cloninger (1; J Bateman).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 9,250.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         Houston Colts
1 Felipe Alou CF 1 Eddie Kasko SS
2 Lee Maye LF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Pete Runnels 1B
4 Eddie Mathews 3B 4 Walt Bond LF
5 Joe Torre 1B 5 Rusty Staub RF
6 Ed Bailey C 6 Bob Aspromonte 3B
7 Frank Bolling 2B 7 Jim Wynn CF
8 Denis Menke SS 8 John Bateman C
9 Tony Cloninger P 9 Ken Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-2 2 1-- RR HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger 31% 85% Home Run; Aspromonte Scores
b4 0-2 2 1-- RR HOU B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger 26% 51% Home Run; Runnels Scores
t4 0-0 2 1-- RR MLN F. Bolling K. Johnson -26% 27% Home Run; Torre Scores
t2 0-0 2 123 O MLN T. Cloninger K. Johnson 8% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-4 2 1-3 O MLN J. Torre K. Johnson 7% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MLN F. Alou K. Johnson 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MLN L. Maye K. Johnson 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron K. Johnson 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Kasko T. Cloninger -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU N. Fox T. Cloninger 2% 55% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU P. Runnels T. Cloninger -3% 52% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 2 1-- O HOU W. Bond T. Cloninger -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MLN E. Mathews K. Johnson -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MLN J. Torre K. Johnson 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- MLN E. Bailey K. Johnson -4% 46% Walk; Mathews to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O MLN F. Bolling K. Johnson 5% 50% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- MLN D. Menke K. Johnson -3% 47% Walk; Mathews to 3B; Bailey to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 O MLN T. Cloninger K. Johnson 8% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Staub T. Cloninger -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O MLN F. Alou K. Johnson 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 0-0 1 --- O MLN L. Maye K. Johnson 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- MLN H. Aaron K. Johnson -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O MLN E. Mathews K. Johnson 2% 55% Aaron Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Colts Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Bateman T. Cloninger -2% 53% Flyball: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU K. Johnson T. Cloninger -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- HOU E. Kasko T. Cloninger 3% 54% Double
b3 0-0 2 -2- O HOU N. Fox T. Cloninger -4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Colts 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O MLN E. Mathews K. Johnson 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 2B
t4 0-0 1 --- MLN J. Torre K. Johnson -3% 50% Single
t4 0-0 1 1-- O MLN E. Bailey K. Johnson 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 2B
t4 0-0 2 1-- RR MLN F. Bolling K. Johnson -26% 27% Home Run; Torre Scores
t4 2-0 2 --- MLN D. Menke K. Johnson -1% 26% Single
t4 2-0 2 1-- MLN T. Cloninger K. Johnson -1% 25% Single; Menke to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- O MLN F. Alou K. Johnson 3% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Colts Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- HOU P. Runnels T. Cloninger 5% 33% Walk
b4 0-2 0 1-- O HOU W. Bond T. Cloninger -4% 28% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 1-- O HOU R. Staub T. Cloninger -3% 25% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 2 1-- RR HOU B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger 26% 51% Home Run; Runnels Scores
b4 2-2 2 --- HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger 1% 53% Single
b4 2-2 2 1-- HOU J. Bateman T. Cloninger 1% 54% Wild Pitch; Wynn to 2B
b4 2-2 2 -2- HOU J. Bateman T. Cloninger 1% 55% Intentional Walk
b4 2-2 2 12- O HOU K. Johnson T. Cloninger -5% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 2-3-4
t5 2-2 0 --- O MLN L. Maye K. Johnson 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t5 2-2 1 --- MLN H. Aaron K. Johnson -3% 50% Single
t5 2-2 1 1-- O MLN E. Mathews K. Johnson 4% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 2-2 2 1-- O MLN J. Torre K. Johnson 3% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Colts Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- O HOU E. Kasko T. Cloninger -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- HOU N. Fox T. Cloninger 3% 57% Single
b5 2-2 1 1-- OO HOU P. Runnels T. Cloninger -7% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 2.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
t6 2-2 0 --- O MLN E. Bailey K. Johnson 3% 53% Strikeout
t6 2-2 1 --- O MLN F. Bolling K. Johnson 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-2 2 --- MLN D. Menke K. Johnson -2% 54% Single
t6 2-2 2 1-- O MLN T. Cloninger K. Johnson 3% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Colts Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- O HOU W. Bond T. Cloninger -3% 54% Flyball: 1B
b6 2-2 1 --- HOU R. Staub T. Cloninger 4% 57% Single
b6 2-2 1 1-- O HOU B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger -4% 53% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 2-2 2 1-- RR HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger 31% 85% Home Run; Aspromonte Scores
b6 4-2 2 --- O HOU J. Bateman T. Cloninger -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
t7 2-4 0 --- O MLN F. Alou K. Johnson 3% 87% Foul Flyball: C
t7 2-4 1 --- MLN L. Maye K. Johnson -6% 81% Double
t7 2-4 1 -2- MLN H. Aaron K. Johnson -4% 77% Walk
t7 2-4 1 12- O MLN E. Mathews K. Johnson 6% 83% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Maye to 3B
t7 2-4 2 1-3 O MLN J. Torre K. Johnson 7% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Colts Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
b7 4-2 0 --- O HOU K. Johnson T. Cloninger -1% 89% Strikeout
b7 4-2 1 --- O HOU E. Kasko T. Cloninger -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 4-2 2 --- O HOU N. Fox T. Cloninger -0% 88% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 4.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
t8 2-4 0 --- MLN E. Bailey K. Johnson -7% 82% Single
Ty Cline pinch runs for Ed Bailey (C) batting 6th
t8 2-4 0 1-- MLN F. Bolling K. Johnson -2% 80% Passed Ball; Cline to 2B
t8 2-4 0 -2- O MLN F. Bolling K. Johnson 6% 86% Flyball: RF
t8 2-4 1 -2- O MLN D. Menke K. Johnson 5% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Tony Cloninger (P) batting 9th
t8 2-4 2 -2- O MLN G. Oliver K. Johnson 4% 95% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Colts Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
Billy Hoeft replaces Ty Cline (PR) pitching and batting 6th
Joe Torre moves from 1B to C
Gene Oliver moves from PH to 1B
b8 4-2 0 --- HOU P. Runnels B. Hoeft 1% 96% Double
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Walt Bond (LF) batting 4th
Al Spangler pinch runs for Pete Runnels (1B) batting 3rd
b8 4-2 0 -2- HOU J. Beauchamp B. Hoeft 0% 97% Walk
b8 4-2 0 12- HOU R. Staub B. Hoeft 1% 98% Single; Spangler to 3B; Beauchamp to 2B
Phil Niekro replaces Billy Hoeft pitching and batting 6th
b8 4-2 0 123 O HOU B. Aspromonte P. Niekro -1% 97% Strikeout
b8 4-2 1 123 OO HOU J. Wynn P. Niekro -3% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-C-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 4.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Colts' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
Rusty Staub moves from RF to 1B
Al Spangler moves from PR to LF
John Weekly replaces Jim Beauchamp (PH) playing RF batting 4th
t9 2-4 0 --- O MLN F. Alou K. Johnson 3% 97% Lineout: 2B
t9 2-4 1 --- O MLN L. Maye K. Johnson 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron K. Johnson 1% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Colts 4.

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