September 28, 1965 Milwaukee Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
MIN 2 CAL 4
@BOS 3 CHW 4
DET 3
(11) DET 4
@CHW 3 CLE 6
NYY 3 WSA 6
KCA 1 KCA 8
@WSA 6 MLN 7
@HOU 1 LAD 2
CIN 1
(12) NYM 1
PIT 0
(12) CHC 2
@PHI 1 STL 9
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 9,809

Tuesday, September 28, 1965
Time of Game: 2:15

Braves

84-73

Won 1

5th, 9 GB

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

W: T Cloninger (24-10), L: C Zachary (0-2)

Astros

64-93

Lost 1

9th, 29 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .197  .501    0    1   0   
M Jones CF                    3   0   1   1    2   1  .264  .829    0    0   0   2B,CS
F Alou RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .296  .820    0    1   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .814    0    1   2   2B
J Torre 1B                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .295  .878    0    9   0   HBP
J Gonder C                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .221  .653    0   11   2   
S Alomar 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .543    0    2   1   
W Woodward SS                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .196  .475    0    2   5   SF
T Cloninger P                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .163  .420    0    0   1   SF
Totals                       31   7   8   7    4   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Jones (18, off R Taylor); E Mathews (23, off R Taylor).

SF: W Woodward (2, off R Taylor); T Cloninger (2, off R Taylor).

HBP: J Torre (8, by R Taylor).

TB: E Mathews 2; M Jones 2; J Gonder; J Torre; T Cline; T Cloninger; S Alomar; F Alou.

RBI: F Alou 2 (75); J Gonder (14); W Woodward (11); J Torre (80); T Cloninger (8); M Jones (72).

2-out RBI: M Jones; J Torre.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Jones (2, 2nd base by C Zachary/J Bateman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .263  .774    0    3   1   CS
L Maye LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .647    0    1   1   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .258  .756    0    0   0   
C Harrison 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .138  .582    0    9   1   
J Wynn CF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .279  .852    0    4   0   HR,2B
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .640    0    0   2   
J Bateman C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .206  .674    0    8   1   
E Kasko SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .599    0    2   7   2B
C Zachary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Taylor P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .278    0    0   0   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    0   0   
  C Sembera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W Bond PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .703    0    0   0   
  B Von Hoff P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3  10                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Wynn (30, off T Cloninger); E Kasko (7, off T Cloninger).

HR: J Wynn (22, off T Cloninger; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Wynn 6; J Morgan 2; E Kasko 2; B Aspromonte.

RBI: J Wynn (72).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Morgan (9, 2nd base by T Cloninger/J Gonder).

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
T Cloninger, W (24-10)         9     6   1   1    3  10   1   3.28   34     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2· 6     78    -     0.58   0.23
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3  10   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2· 6           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zachary, L (0-2)             2.2   4   3   3    3   1   0   3.38   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4     36    -     1.18  -0.23
R Taylor                       3.1   4   4   4    1   4   0   5.35   15     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          2-0    0.47  -0.04
C Sembera                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
B Von Hoff                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   7   7    4   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Cloninger (21).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Taylor (5; J Torre).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 9,809.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Houston Astros                       
1. T Cline              LF    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. M Jones              CF    2. L Maye               LF 
3. F Alou               RF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. C Harrison           1B 
5. J Torre              1B    5. J Wynn               CF 
6. J Gonder             C     6. B Aspromonte         3B 
7. S Alomar             2B    7. J Bateman            C  
8. W Woodward           SS    8. E Kasko              SS 
9. T Cloninger          P     9. C Zachary            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  123      17%  79% F Alou          C Zachary       Single; Cloninger Scores; Cline Scores; Jones to 3B
   t 3   2  0-2  12-       9%  82% J Torre         C Zachary       Single; Alou Scores; Mathews to 2B
   t 3   1  0-0  12-       7%  62% M Jones         C Zachary       Walk; Cloninger to 3B; Cline to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-       6%  49% B Aspromonte    T Cloninger     Baserunner Out Advancing; Wynn out at 3B/C-3B
   t 3   1  0-2  1-3      -6%  74% E Mathews       C Zachary       Fielder's Choice 1B; Jones out at Hm/1B-C; Alou to 2B; Mathews to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Zachary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Cline         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  M Jones         Walk
   O      1--      48%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      46%  E Mathews       Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Morgan        Single
   O      1--      45%  L Maye          Lineout: LF
   O      1--      49%  R Staub         Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Zachary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Torre         Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Gonder        Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  C Harrison      Popfly: 2B
          ---      43%  J Wynn          Double
   O      -2-      49%  B Aspromonte    Baserunner Out Advancing; Wynn out at 3B/C-3B
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Zachary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  W Woodward      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  T Cloninger     Single
          1--      55%  T Cline         Single; Cloninger to 2B
          12-      62%  M Jones         Walk; Cloninger to 3B; Cline to 2B
   RR     123      79%  F Alou          Single; Cloninger Scores; Cline Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3      74%  E Mathews       Fielder's Choice 1B; Jones out at Hm/1B-C; Alou to 2B; Mathews to 1B
   R      12-      82%  J Torre         Single; Alou Scores; Mathews to 2B
                  Ron Taylor replaces Chris Zachary pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  J Gonder        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  E Kasko         Popfly: C
   O      ---      84%  R Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  S Alomar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  W Woodward      Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      82%  T Cloninger     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  J Morgan        Single
          1--      76%  L Maye          Wild Pitch; Morgan to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      84%  R Staub         Strikeout
   O      -2-      87%  C Harrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Taylor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  T Cline         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  J Bateman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Taylor facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  E Mathews       Double
          -2-      92%  J Torre         Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      96%  J Gonder        Single; Mathews Scores; Torre to 2B
          12-      97%  S Alomar        Single; Torre to 3B; Gonder to 2B
   RO     123      98%  W Woodward      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores; Gonder to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  T Cloninger     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonder Scores
          1--      98%  T Cline         Walk; Alomar to 2B
   RO     12-      99%  M Jones         Double to LF; Alomar Scores; Cline out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  E Kasko         Double
                  Norm Miller pinch hits for Ron Taylor batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  N Miller        Popfly: SS
          -2-      98%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      12-      99%  L Maye          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kasko to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-0, Carroll Sembera facing 3-4-5
                  Carroll Sembera replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  E Mathews       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  C Harrison      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      99%  J Wynn          Home Run
          ---      99%  B Aspromonte    Single
   O      1--      99%  J Bateman       Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  E Kasko         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Carroll Sembera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Gonder        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
                  Walt Bond pinch hits for Carroll Sembera batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Bond          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Maye          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bruce Von Hoff facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Von Hoff replaces Walt Bond pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Cloninger     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  T Cline         Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  M Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Harrison      Walk
          1--     100%  J Wynn          Walk; Harrison to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Aspromonte    Lineout: 1B
   O      12-     100%  J Bateman       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196509280

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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