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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		3
4		 
(11)
WSH
@DET		9
1
BAL
@KCA		3
4
CHC
@CIN		3
2		 
(10)
STL
@MLN		0
1
LAD
@PHI		6
4
Thursday, April 30, 1959,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 12,086, Time of Game: 1:55
Cardinals
0
4-13
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Braves
1
9-4
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Warren Spahn (3-2)
L: Alex Kellner (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    1  8  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .643 -0.096 0.95 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 3 3
Gino Cimoli CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .348 .949 0.014 1.28 0.098 -0.084 0.4 2 0 2B
Stan Musial 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .629 -0.067 1.32 0.044 -0.110 -0.4 4 1
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .745 -0.179 1.71 0.000 -0.179 -1.1 3 1
Bobby Smith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.099 1.28 0.000 -0.099 -0.7 2 0
Gene Green RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .708 -0.071 0.97 0.000 -0.071 -0.5 3 1
Hal Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .515 -0.066 0.89 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 2 0
Alex Grammas SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .294 .728 0.102 1.13 0.116 -0.014 0.5 5 2
   Curt Flood PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .619 -0.141 3.59 0.000 -0.141 -0.6
   Jim Brosnan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Alex Kellner P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.067 1.77 0.061 -0.128 -0.5 0 0
   Ray Jablonski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .941 -0.037 1.52 0.000 -0.037 -0.1
   Lee Tate SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 0 4 .194 .419 -0.707 1.34 0.319 -1.025 -4.0 24 10
2B: G Cimoli (6, off W Spahn).
TB: G Cimoli 3; A Grammas 2; A Kellner; S Musial.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: G Green (J Adcock at 3rd base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: C Flood (1st base by W Spahn); A Kellner (1st base by D Crandall).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Pisoni CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .523 -0.107 1.06 0.000 -0.107 -1.0 3 0
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .322 1.123 0.009 0.70 0.049 -0.040 0.4 1 5
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .508 1.483 0.093 0.87 0.137 -0.044 0.4 2 0 HR
Joe Adcock 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .935 -0.025 0.86 0.038 -0.063 -0.5 11 0
   Johnny O'Brien PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Frank Torre 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .699 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Wes Covington LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .273 .731 -0.029 0.91 0.020 -0.049 -0.2 1 0 IW
Del Crandall C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .668 -0.099 1.02 0.000 -0.099 -1.2 4 1
Johnny Logan SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .598 -0.008 0.78 0.032 -0.041 -0.1 3 1
Chuck Cottier 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .461 -0.049 0.94 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 0 2 SH
Warren Spahn P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .563 0.010 0.74 0.037 -0.027 0.1 0 4
Team Totals 30 1 8 1 2 1 .267 .679 -0.205 0.88 0.313 -0.519 -2.6 27 13
HR: H Aaron (6, off A Kellner; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: C Cottier (1, off A Kellner).
IBB: W Covington (1, by J Brosnan).
TB: H Aaron 4; W Spahn 2; E Mathews 2; W Covington 2; J Adcock.
RBI: H Aaron (15).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alex Kellner, L (1-1) 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 0.75 28 59 0.178 0.91 2.1
Jim Brosnan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 0.027 0.72 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 1 1 2 1 1 1.12 33 59 0 0 0.205 1.34 2.6

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (3-2) 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 2.89 31 79 0.705 1.34 4.0
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 31 79 0.705 0.88 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Brosnan (3; W Covington).
Pickoffs: W Spahn (1; C Flood, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 12,086.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Milwaukee Braves
1 Don Blasingame 2B 1 Jim Pisoni CF
2 Gino Cimoli CF 2 Eddie Mathews 3B
3 Stan Musial 1B 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Ken Boyer 3B 4 Joe Adcock 1B
5 Bobby Smith LF 5 Wes Covington LF
6 Gene Green RF 6 Del Crandall C
7 Hal Smith C 7 Johnny Logan SS
8 Alex Grammas SS 8 Chuck Cottier 2B
9 Alex Kellner P 9 Warren Spahn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-1 0 1-- O STL R. Jablonski W. Spahn 14% 81% Flood Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b4 0-0 0 --- R MLN H. Aaron A. Kellner 14% 69% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 0-1 0 1-- O STL D. Blasingame W. Spahn 10% 71% Kellner Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t8 0-1 0 --- STL A. Grammas W. Spahn -9% 67% Single to CF
t6 0-1 2 1-3 O STL K. Boyer W. Spahn 8% 75% Strikeout

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, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame W. Spahn 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Cimoli W. Spahn 1% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL S. Musial W. Spahn 1% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MLN J. Pisoni A. Kellner -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O MLN E. Mathews A. Kellner -1% 51% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron A. Kellner -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Boyer W. Spahn 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL B. Smith W. Spahn 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL G. Green W. Spahn 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- MLN J. Adcock A. Kellner 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O MLN W. Covington A. Kellner -3% 55% Single to RF; Adcock out at 3B/RF-3B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O MLN D. Crandall A. Kellner -3% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O MLN J. Logan A. Kellner -2% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL H. Smith W. Spahn 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- STL A. Grammas W. Spahn -3% 50% Single to LF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O STL A. Kellner W. Spahn 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Blasingame W. Spahn 2% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O MLN C. Cottier A. Kellner -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- MLN W. Spahn A. Kellner 3% 56% Single to CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O MLN J. Pisoni A. Kellner -3% 53% Popfly: SS
b3 0-0 2 1-- O MLN E. Mathews A. Kellner -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- STL G. Cimoli W. Spahn -8% 42% Double to LF
t4 0-0 0 -2- O STL S. Musial W. Spahn 5% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-0 1 -2- O STL K. Boyer W. Spahn 4% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 2 -2- O STL B. Smith W. Spahn 4% 56% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- R MLN H. Aaron A. Kellner 14% 69% Home Run (Deep LF)
b4 1-0 0 --- O MLN J. Adcock A. Kellner -2% 67% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-0 1 --- O MLN W. Covington A. Kellner -1% 66% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 2 --- O MLN D. Crandall A. Kellner -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O STL G. Green W. Spahn 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O STL H. Smith W. Spahn 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O STL A. Grammas W. Spahn 1% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- MLN J. Logan A. Kellner 3% 75% Walk
b5 1-0 0 1-- O MLN C. Cottier A. Kellner -1% 74% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Logan to 2B
b5 1-0 1 -2- O MLN W. Spahn A. Kellner -3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B; Logan to 3B
b5 1-0 2 --3 O MLN J. Pisoni A. Kellner -4% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- STL A. Kellner W. Spahn -6% 61% Single to CF (CF-RF)
t6 0-1 0 1-- O STL D. Blasingame W. Spahn 10% 71% Kellner Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t6 0-1 1 --- O STL D. Blasingame W. Spahn 2% 74% Strikeout
t6 0-1 2 --- STL G. Cimoli W. Spahn -2% 71% Single to CF (CF-RF)
t6 0-1 2 1-- STL S. Musial W. Spahn -4% 67% Single to LF; Cimoli to 3B
t6 0-1 2 1-3 O STL K. Boyer W. Spahn 8% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- MLN E. Mathews A. Kellner 3% 78% Single to 3B
b6 1-0 0 1-- O MLN H. Aaron A. Kellner -3% 75% Popfly: SS
b6 1-0 1 1-- O MLN J. Adcock A. Kellner -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 1-0 2 1-- MLN W. Covington A. Kellner 2% 75% Single to CF; Adcock to 2B
b6 1-0 2 12- O MLN D. Crandall A. Kellner -4% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- O STL B. Smith W. Spahn 4% 75% Flyball: LF
t7 0-1 1 --- O STL G. Green W. Spahn 3% 78% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-1 2 --- O STL H. Smith W. Spahn 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Alex Kellner facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- O MLN J. Logan A. Kellner -2% 78% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 1 --- O MLN C. Cottier A. Kellner -1% 77% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-0 2 --- MLN W. Spahn A. Kellner 1% 78% Single to CF
b7 1-0 2 1-- O MLN J. Pisoni A. Kellner -2% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
t8 0-1 0 --- STL A. Grammas W. Spahn -9% 67% Single to CF
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Alex Kellner (P) batting 9th
Curt Flood pinch runs for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 8th
t8 0-1 0 1-- O STL R. Jablonski W. Spahn 14% 81% Flood Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t8 0-1 1 --- O STL R. Jablonski W. Spahn 4% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-1 2 --- O STL D. Blasingame W. Spahn 2% 88% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jim Brosnan facing 2-3-4
Jim Brosnan replaces Curt Flood (PR) pitching and batting 8th
Lee Tate replaces Ray Jablonski (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- MLN E. Mathews J. Brosnan 2% 89% Single to CF
b8 1-0 0 1-- O MLN H. Aaron J. Brosnan -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mathews to 2B
b8 1-0 1 -2- O MLN J. Adcock J. Brosnan -2% 87% Fielder's Choice P; Mathews out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Adcock to 2B
Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Joe Adcock (1B) batting 4th
b8 1-0 2 -2- MLN W. Covington J. Brosnan 0% 87% Intentional Walk
b8 1-0 2 12- O MLN D. Crandall J. Brosnan -2% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
Frank Torre replaces Johnny O'Brien (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
t9 0-1 0 --- O STL G. Cimoli W. Spahn 7% 92% Flyball: RF
t9 0-1 1 --- O STL S. Musial W. Spahn 5% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-1 2 --- O STL K. Boyer W. Spahn 3% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

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