April 14, 1962 Milwaukee Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 0 CLE 6
WSA 4 NYY 11
@DET 5 KCA 7
CHW 3 LAA 12
@MIN 5 STL 7
@CHC 4 LAD 5
MLN 4 PIT 6
@NYM 2 PHI 3
HOU 0 SFG 13
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 43,142

Saturday, April 14, 1962
Time of Game: 2:42

Braves

0-5

Lost 5

9th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   2  2  0   0  0  0    4  4  2
Dodgers         1  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  1    5 13  0

W: L Sherry (1-0), L: W Spahn (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Dodgers

4-1

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bedell LF                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .318  .682   16    1   0   
R McMillan SS                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .250  .891   13    2   7   2B
H Aaron CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .056  .283   12    4   0   IW
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .646   18    2   1   
J Adcock 1B                   3   0   1   2    1   0  .125  .576   10    8   0   
D Menke 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    4   0   
  F Bolling PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .507    4    1   0   
M Jones RF                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .222  .697   21    1   0   
D Crandall C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .472   14    1   0   GDP
W Spahn P                     2   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   18    0   1   SH
Totals                       29   4   4   4    7  10              137   24   9

BATTING

2B: R McMillan (1, off J Podres).

SH: W Spahn (1, off L Sherry).

IBB: H Aaron (1, by J Podres).

TB: R McMillan 2; H Bedell 2; J Adcock.

GIDP: D Crandall (1).

RBI: J Adcock 2 (6); R McMillan 2 (4).

2-out RBI: J Adcock 2; R McMillan 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Jones (2); D Menke (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .118  .539   21    1   4   
J Gilliam 2B                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .400 1.059   18    2   3   2B
W Moon LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .777   16    2   0   HR,SH
T Davis CF                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .357 1.043   19    1   0   IW
L Walls 1B                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .500 1.167   14    9   0   
F Howard RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   21    2   0   
D Spencer 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .412 1.003   11    0   1   
  D Tracewski PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Sherry P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
N Sherry C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   12   10   1   
J Podres P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    6    0   0   
  A Carey PH-3B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  13   5    4   1              146   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Gilliam (2, off W Spahn).

HR: W Moon (1, off W Spahn; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: W Moon (1, off W Spahn).

IBB: T Davis (1, by W Spahn).

TB: W Moon 5; J Gilliam 4; L Walls 2; D Spencer 2; T Davis; A Carey; N Sherry; F Howard.

RBI: T Davis 2 (5); W Moon (2); L Walls (1); N Sherry (1).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Gilliam-M Wills-L Walls.

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
W Spahn, L (0-2)               8    13   5   5    4   1   1   7.71   41  146-79   53· 9·17   13·14· 6· 3     33    -     1.42  -0.40
Totals                         8    13   5   5    4   1   1          41  146-79   53· 9·17   13·14· 6· 3           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Podres                       6     4   4   4    4   7   0   6.08   25   94-56   25·13·18    7· 1· 6· 0     51    -     1.12  -0.18
L Sherry, W (1-0)              3     0   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   12   43-24   13· 6· 5    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.03   0.28
Totals                         9     4   4   4    7  10   0          37  137-80   38·19·23   11· 3· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Spahn (2; T Davis); J Podres (3; H Aaron).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Frank Walsh.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 43,142.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. H Bedell             LF    1. M Wills              SS 
2. R McMillan           SS    2. J Gilliam            2B 
3. H Aaron              CF    3. W Moon               LF 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. T Davis              CF 
5. J Adcock             1B    5. L Walls              1B 
6. D Menke              2B    6. F Howard             RF 
7. M Jones              RF    7. D Spencer            3B 
8. D Crandall           C     8. N Sherry             C  
9. W Spahn              P     9. J Podres             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-2  12-  2  -29%  37% R McMillan      J Podres        Double to LF (Line Drive); Spahn Scores; Bedell Scores
   b 7   1  4-3  ---  5   25%  55% W Moon          W Spahn         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 9   0  4-4  1--  6   23%  94% W Moon          W Spahn         Single to RF (Line Drive); Gilliam to 3B
   t 4   2  3-0  -23  3  -15%  66% J Adcock        J Podres        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bedell Scores; McMillan Scores
   t 8   2  4-4  12-  5    9%  60% M Jones         L Sherry        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  H Bedell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  H Aaron         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  M Wills         Walk
          1--  8   64%  J Gilliam       Walk; Wills to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  W Moon          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 3B; Gilliam to 2B
   RO     -23  5   64%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B; Wills Scores
   O      -2-  2   61%  L Walls         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   63%  E Mathews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   65%  J Adcock        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   66%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   69%  F Howard        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   77%  D Spencer       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Howard to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   77%  N Sherry        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Howard Scores; Sherry to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   75%  J Podres        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   72%  M Wills         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Johnny Podres facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   68%  M Jones         Walk
   OO     1--  7   76%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  W Spahn         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   82%  J Gilliam       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   79%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  5   86%  T Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Gilliam Scores; Davis to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-  4   87%  L Walls         Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  F Howard        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-  5   83%  D Spencer       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   79%  H Bedell        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   73%  R McMillan      Walk; Bedell to 2B
   O      12-  2   79%  H Aaron         Lineout: LF
   O      12-  5   82%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bedell to 3B; McMillan to 2B
   RR     -23  3   66%  J Adcock        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bedell Scores; McMillan Scores
   O      1--  5   69%  D Menke         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   67%  N Sherry        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   66%  J Podres        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   65%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Johnny Podres facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   68%  M Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   70%  D Crandall      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   68%  W Spahn         Walk
          1--  2   65%  H Bedell        Single to CF (Line Drive); Spahn to 2B
   RR     12-  2   37%  R McMillan      Double to LF (Line Drive); Spahn Scores; Bedell Scores
          -2-  4   36%  H Aaron         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   40%  E Mathews       Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   46%  J Gilliam       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   41%  W Moon          Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--  1   36%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   33%  L Walls         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Johnny Podres facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   35%  J Adcock        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   37%  D Menke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  M Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   34%  F Howard        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   39%  D Spencer       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   45%  N Sherry        Single to 2B; Spencer to 2B
                  Andy Carey pinch hits for Johnny Podres batting 9th; Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Daryl Spencer batting 7th
   O      12-  3   37%  A Carey         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   30%  M Wills         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Sherry facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Sherry replaces Dick Tracewski pitching and batting 7th; Andy Carey moves to 3B
          ---  5   26%  D Crandall      Walk
   O      1--  3   27%  W Spahn         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Crandall to 2B
   O      -2-  4   30%  H Bedell        Groundout: 2B-1B; Crandall to 3B
   O      --3  1   35%  R McMillan      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   30%  J Gilliam       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   55%  W Moon          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   52%  T Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  5   54%  L Walls         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   50%  F Howard        Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Sherry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   55%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--  5   43%  J Adcock        Walk; Mathews to 2B
                  Frank Bolling pinch hits for Denis Menke batting 6th
   O      12-  4   51%  F Bolling       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   60%  M Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Bolling moves to 2B
   O      ---  4   56%  L Sherry        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   52%  N Sherry        Flyball: SS
          ---  1   55%  A Carey         Single to 3B
   O      1--  2   50%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Sherry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   56%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   60%  W Spahn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  H Bedell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   70%  J Gilliam       Single to 3B
          1--  6   94%  W Moon          Single to RF (Line Drive); Gilliam to 3B
          1-3  4   94%  T Davis         Intentional Walk; Moon to 2B
   R      123  2  100%  L Walls         Single to LF (Line Drive); Gilliam Scores; Moon to 3B; Davis to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation