September 8, 1960 San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 5
NYY 4 BAL 9
@CLE 0 BOS 6
@DET 1 WSH 7
@KCA 0 LAD 7
@CIN 4 MLN 9
SFG 4 CHC 2
@PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,950

Thursday, September 8, 1960
Time of Game: 2:32

Giants

66-67

Lost 4

5th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  0
Braves          3  3  0   0  1  1   0  1  X    9 12  2

W: W Spahn (18-9), L: M McCormick (12-11)

Braves

76-58

Won 2

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Amalfitano 2B               4   1   1   0    1   0  .272  .681    0    4   2   
J Davenport 3B                4   0   2   2    0   0  .253  .661    0    0   2   
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .951    0    2   0   2B
O Cepeda LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .308  .859    0    7   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .796    0    4   0   
B Schmidt C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .696    0    3   1   HR
W Kirkland RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .752    0    3   0   
E Bressoud SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .649    0    1   2   GDP
M McCormick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .403         0   0   
  S Jones P                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  J Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .659    0    0   0   
  B Loes P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  D Blasingame PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .593    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    2   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: W Mays (27, off W Spahn).

HR: B Schmidt (7, off W Spahn; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Schmidt 4; J Davenport 2; W Mays 2; S Jones; W Kirkland; E Bressoud; J Amalfitano.

GIDP: E Bressoud (9).

RBI: J Davenport 2 (31); W Mays (92); B Schmidt (30).

2-out RBI: B Schmidt.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .753    0    2   1   
D Crandall C                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .284  .756    0    6   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   2   2   5    0   1  .278  .952    0    1   2   2·HR
H Aaron RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .290  .903    0    5   0   HR,SB
A Dark LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .663    0    2   0   
  A Spangler LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .715         1   0   
J Adcock 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .298  .848    0    5   0   
J Logan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .654    0    4   1   
C Cottier 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .620    0    1   2   2B
W Spahn P                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .133  .431    0    0   1   HR,SH
Totals                       35   9  12   9    1   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: C Cottier (8, off S Jones).

HR: H Aaron (35, off M McCormick; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); W Spahn (3, off B Loes; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); E Mathews 2 (35, 2 off M McCormick; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: W Spahn (2, off S Jones).

TB: E Mathews 8; H Aaron 5; W Spahn 4; D Crandall 2; C Cottier 2; A Dark; B Bruton; J Adcock; J Logan.

RBI: E Mathews 5 (103); W Spahn (6); H Aaron (102); D Crandall (64); J Adcock (81).

2-out RBI: E Mathews 3; J Adcock; D Crandall; W Spahn.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Mathews-J Adcock.

E: J Logan 2 (25).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Aaron (15, 2nd base off S Jones/B Schmidt).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McCormick, L (12-11)         1.2   6   6   6    1   1   3   2.77   12     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 6     19    -     0.62  -0.37
S Jones                        4.1   5   2   2    0   2   0   3.00   18     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 5          0-0    0.34  -0.01
B Loes                         2     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.23    7     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    1   3   4          37     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0·12           -

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, W (18-9)              9     8   4   4    2   5   1   3.69   37     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 8     58    -     0.75   0.12
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   5   1          37     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: M McCormick (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 12,950.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Milwaukee Braves                     
1. J Amalfitano         2B    1. B Bruton             CF 
2. J Davenport          3B    2. D Crandall           C  
3. W Mays               CF    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. O Cepeda             LF    4. H Aaron              RF 
5. W McCovey            1B    5. A Dark               LF 
6. B Schmidt            C     6. J Adcock             1B 
7. W Kirkland           RF    7. J Logan              SS 
8. E Bressoud           SS    8. C Cottier            2B 
9. M McCormick          P     9. W Spahn              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      18%  73% E Mathews       M McCormick     Home Run; Crandall Scores
   b 2   2  0-3  12-      12%  95% E Mathews       M McCormick     Home Run; Bruton Scores; Crandall Scores
   t 6   1  7-3  123      11%  96% E Bressoud      W Spahn         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 1   1  0-2  ---       8%  81% H Aaron         M McCormick     Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 3   1  6-0  123      -6%  85% J Davenport     W Spahn         Single to LF; Amalfitano to 2B; Jones Scores; Kirkland Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Bruton        Flyball: SS
          ---      55%  D Crandall      Walk
   RR     1--      73%  E Mathews       Home Run; Crandall Scores
   R      ---      81%  H Aaron         Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      83%  A Dark          Single to CF
          1--      83%  J Adcock        Wild Pitch; Dark to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      80%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Schmidt       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  C Cottier       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  W Spahn         Strikeout
          ---      83%  B Bruton        Single
          1--      84%  D Crandall      Single to RF; Bruton to 2B
   RRR    12-      95%  E Mathews       Home Run; Bruton Scores; Crandall Scores
                  Sherman Jones replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 6.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
          ---      94%  W Kirkland      Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  E Bressoud      Flyball: LF
          1--      94%  S Jones         Single to LF; Kirkland to 2B
          12-      91%  J Amalfitano    Walk; Kirkland to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RR     123      85%  J Davenport     Single to LF; Amalfitano to 2B; Jones Scores; Kirkland Scores
   RO     12-      83%  W Mays          Double to CF; Amalfitano Scores; Davenport out at Hm/CF-2B-C
   O      -2-      86%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Sherman Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  A Dark          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  J Adcock        Strikeout Looking
          ---      85%  J Logan         Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  C Cottier       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  W McCovey       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  B Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  W Kirkland      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Sherman Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  W Spahn         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  D Crandall      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  E Bressoud      Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  S Jones         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      81%  J Amalfitano    Single to LF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      86%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      90%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Sherman Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  E Mathews       Strikeout
          ---      90%  H Aaron         Single to CF
          1--      91%  A Dark          Aaron Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Aaron to 3B
   R      --3      94%  J Adcock        Single to RF; Aaron Scores
   O      1--      93%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 7.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
          ---      93%  W McCovey       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  B Schmidt       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 2B
          12-      85%  W Kirkland      Walk; McCovey to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
   OO     123      96%  E Bressoud      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Sherman Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  C Cottier       Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  W Spahn         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cottier to 3B
   O      --3      96%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
   R      --3      98%  D Crandall      Single to RF; Cottier Scores
   O      1--      98%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 8.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Marshall pinch hits for Sherman Jones batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Marshall      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: 2B
          ---      98%  J Davenport     Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  W Mays          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-3, Billy Loes facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Loes replaces Jim Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Adcock        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
                  Al Spangler replaces Alvin Dark playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      99%  B Schmidt       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Billy Loes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Cottier       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  W Spahn         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 9.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-9, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  E Bressoud      Flyball: RF
                  Don Blasingame pinch hits for Billy Loes batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Blasingame    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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