September 25, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
WSH 4 CLE 8
KCA 2 CLE 8
KCA 7 DET 6
CHW 5 NYY 5
BAL 2 LAD 5
@CHC 4
(11) PHI 6
@MLN 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 24,912

Friday, September 25, 1959
Time of Game: 2:53

Phillies

64-88

Won 3

8th, 21 GB

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

W: J Meyer (5-3), L: L Burdette (21-15)

Braves

84-68

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  3   2   1   0    2   1  .266  .669    0    3   0   
J Koppe SS                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .710    0    2   6   SB
E Bouchee 1B                  5   2   1   2    0   1  .285  .827    0   12   0   
W Post RF                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .254  .763    0    1   0   
G Freese 3B                   3   1   1   4    0   1  .268  .836    0    1   1   HR,SF
H Anderson LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .711    0    0   0   
  S Drake LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .424         0   0   
S Anderson 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .221  .538    0    2   5   
C Sawatski C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .849    0    6   0   
D Cardwell P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .055  .197    0    0   0   
  J Meyer P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .142    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   6   7   6    5  10                    27  12

BATTING

HR: G Freese (22, off L Burdette; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: G Freese (4, off L Burdette).

TB: G Freese 4; J Koppe 2; E Bouchee; W Post; C Sawatski; R Ashburn.

RBI: G Freese 4 (69); E Bouchee 2 (74).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Koppe.

E: J Koppe 2 (26).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Koppe (7, 2nd base off D McMahon/D Crandall).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .417 1.000    0    1   0   
E Mathews 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .307  .986    0    0   2   HR
H Aaron RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .354 1.040    0    0   0   
J Adcock 1B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .298  .891    0    7   1   
L Maye LF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .292  .755    0    3   0   HR
J Logan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .777    0    3   2   
D Crandall C                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .255  .741    0   11   1   
F Mantilla 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .540    0    0   1   SB
  B Avila 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .234  .653    0    1   2   
L Burdette P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .521    0    0   0   
  B Rush P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .388         0   1   
  E Slaughter PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .174  .615    0    0   0   
  J DeMerit PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  J Jay P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .088  .227         1   0   
  M Vernon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .653    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   0   
  R Boone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .763    0    0   0   
  C Willey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .081  .213         0   1   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    4   6                    27  11

BATTING

HR: L Maye (4, off D Cardwell; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); E Mathews (45, off D Cardwell; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: L Maye 5; E Mathews 4; D Crandall 2; J Adcock 2; J Logan.

RBI: L Maye 2 (16); E Mathews (112).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Mantilla (6, 2nd base off D Cardwell/C Sawatski).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cardwell                     3.1   4   3   3    2   3   2   4.06   17     -       ·  ·      8· 0· 0· 4     41    -     0.76  -0.14
J Meyer, W (5-3)               5.2   4   0   0    2   3   0   3.36   22     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 1          2-0    1.43   0.32
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   6   2          39     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 1· 5          2-0

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Burdette, L (21-15)          2.1   6   6   6    1   3   1   4.03   14     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 2     23    -     1.13  -0.41
B Rush                         1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.42    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.02
J Jay                          2     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.16    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.04
D McMahon                      2     0   0   0    3   2   0   2.62    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.03
C Willey                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.14    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     7   6   6    5  10   1          39     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Burdette (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 24,912.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Milwaukee Braves                     
1. R Ashburn            CF    1. A Spangler           CF 
2. J Koppe              SS    2. E Mathews            3B 
3. E Bouchee            1B    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. W Post               RF    4. J Adcock             1B 
5. G Freese             3B    5. L Maye               LF 
6. H Anderson           LF    6. J Logan              SS 
7. S Anderson           2B    7. D Crandall           C  
8. C Sawatski           C     8. F Mantilla           2B 
9. D Cardwell           P     9. L Burdette           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-3  12-      16%  91% G Freese        L Burdette      Home Run (Deep LF); Koppe Scores; Bouchee Scores
   b 8   1  6-3  12-      10%  97% R Boone         J Meyer         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
   b 1   1  2-0  ---     -10%  59% E Mathews       D Cardwell      Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% J Koppe         L Burdette      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ashburn to 3B
   b 4   0  6-1  1--      -9%  81% L Maye          D Cardwell      Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Adcock Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Ashburn       Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      63%  J Koppe         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ashburn to 3B
   RO     1-3      61%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ashburn Scores
          1--      64%  W Post          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bouchee to 2B
          12-      68%  G Freese        Wild Pitch; Bouchee to 3B; Post to 2B
   RO     -23      69%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bouchee Scores
   O      -2-      67%  H Anderson      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  A Spangler      Strikeout
   R      ---      59%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      60%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  J Adcock        Single to SS
   O      1--      61%  L Maye          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Burdette facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  S Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  C Sawatski      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  D Cardwell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  D Crandall      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  F Mantilla      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      59%  L Burdette      Mantilla Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  R Ashburn       Walk
          1--      75%  J Koppe         Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ashburn to 3B
                  Bobby Avila replaces Felix Mantilla playing 2B batting 8th
   R      1-3      79%  E Bouchee       Single to LF; Ashburn Scores; Koppe to 2B
   O      12-      76%  W Post          Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-      91%  G Freese        Home Run (Deep LF); Koppe Scores; Bouchee Scores
                  Bob Rush replaces Lew Burdette pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  H Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      91%  S Anderson      Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Rush facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  C Sawatski      Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  D Cardwell      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      93%  R Ashburn       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  J Koppe         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Cardwell facing 4-5-6
          ---      90%  J Adcock        Single to CF
   RR     1--      81%  L Maye          Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Adcock Scores
   O      ---      83%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  D Crandall      Walk
          1--      76%  B Avila         Walk; Crandall to 2B
                  Jack Meyer replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th; Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bob Rush batting 9th
          12-      69%  E Slaughter     Walk; Crandall to 3B; Avila to 2B
                  John DeMerit pinch runs for Enos Slaughter batting 9th
   O      123      77%  A Spangler      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      123      85%  E Mathews       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joey Jay facing 3-4-5
                  Joey Jay replaces John DeMerit pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  E Bouchee       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  W Post          Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  G Freese        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Meyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Adcock        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  L Maye          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  J Logan         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joey Jay facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  H Anderson      Strikeout Looking
          ---      88%  S Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      87%  C Sawatski      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  J Meyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Meyer facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  D Crandall      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Crandall to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-      84%  B Avila         Strikeout
                  Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Joey Jay batting 9th
   O      -2-      88%  M Vernon        Strikeout
   O      -2-      91%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don McMahon facing 1-2-3
                  Don McMahon replaces Mickey Vernon pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  R Ashburn       Walk
   O      1--      91%  J Koppe         Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      91%  E Bouchee       Koppe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      91%  W Post          Walk
   O      12-      89%  G Freese        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Meyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  E Mathews       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      92%  J Adcock        Walk
   O      1--      94%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don McMahon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  H Anderson      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      93%  S Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  C Sawatski      Walk
   O      1--      93%  J Meyer         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Meyer facing 6-7-8
                  Solly Drake replaces Harry Anderson playing LF batting 6th
          ---      88%  J Logan         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      79%  D Crandall      Single to LF; Logan to 2B
   O      12-      87%  B Avila         Strikeout Looking
                  Ray Boone pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   OO     12-      97%  R Boone         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Carl Willey facing 1-2-3
                  Carl Willey replaces Ray Boone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Ashburn       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  J Koppe         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Bouchee       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Meyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Mathews       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  H Aaron         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation