September 9, 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 5
BAL 2 WSH 8
@CLE 2 NYY 4
@DET 1 KCA 3
BOS 2 SFG 4
@CIN 2 CIN 3
SFG 2 LAD 5
@MLN 3 STL 4
@PHI 1
(5) PIT 4
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 19,732

Friday, September 9, 1960
Time of Game: 2:35

Dodgers

72-62

Won 2

4th, 10½ GB

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

W: S Williams (13-8), L: B Buhl (14-9), S: L Sherry (6)

Braves

76-59

Lost 1

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .677   14    3   1   SF
W Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444   14    1   0   SH
C Smith 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .268   10    0   2   
  J Gilliam 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .675    5    0   1   
N Larker 1B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .332  .816   17    8   0   
  G Hodges 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .675         0   0   
T Davis LF                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .283  .721   16    2   0   
F Howard RF                   4   0   3   3    0   0  .271  .797   11    5   0   2B
C Neal 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .261  .689    7    0   2   2·2B,SF
J Pignatano C                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .234  .668   13    8   0   IW
S Williams P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .155  .473   20    0   1   SH
  L Sherry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .495         0   0   
Totals                       34   5  12   5    2   4              127   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Neal 2 (21, 2 off B Buhl); F Howard (13, off B Buhl).

SF: C Neal (6, off B Buhl); M Wills (1, off B Buhl).

SH: S Williams (7, off B Buhl); W Davis (1, off B Buhl).

IBB: J Pignatano (1, by B Buhl).

TB: F Howard 4; C Neal 4; N Larker 2; J Pignatano 2; T Davis; M Wills; C Smith.

RBI: F Howard 3 (69); M Wills (20); C Neal (38).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: M Wills (35).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .750   13    5   1   
D Crandall C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .749   13    4   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .948   22    3   1   
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   3    0   0  .290  .906   13    2   0   HR
A Dark LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .655   10    2   1   
J Adcock 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .849   17    8   0   
J Logan SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .653   14    0   1   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .767    5    0   0   
C Cottier 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .613    6    3   3   
  W Covington PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .748    1    0   0   
  R Schoendienst 2B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .630    5    0   1   
B Buhl P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .278    6    0   4   
  L Gabrielson PH             0   1   0   0    1   0                4    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   5   3    2   7              129   27  12

BATTING

HR: H Aaron (36, off S Williams; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: H Aaron 4; J Adcock 2; B Bruton; E Mathews.

RBI: H Aaron 3 (105).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bruton-E Mathews.

E: A Dark (8); R Schoendienst (10).

PITCHING

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
S Williams, W (13-8)           7     5   3   2    2   4   1   2.90   29  103-58   30·12·16   11·10· 2· 0     59    -     1.10  -0.13
L Sherry, S (6)                2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.51    6   26-17    9· 5· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          3-1    2.90   0.35
Totals                         9     5   3   2    2   7   1          35  129-75   39·17·19   12·12· 2· 0          3-1

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Buhl, L (14-9)               8    12   5   3    2   3   0   3.19   37  112-70   45· 8·17   12· 9· 8· 3     43    -     1.04  -0.29
D McMahon                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.10    3   15-11    9· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   3    2   4   0          40  127-81   54· 9·18   13·10· 8· 3           -

S Williams faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Buhl (6; J Pignatano).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 19,732.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Milwaukee Braves                     
1. M Wills              SS    1. B Bruton             CF 
2. W Davis              CF    2. D Crandall           C  
3. C Smith              3B    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. N Larker             1B    4. H Aaron              RF 
5. T Davis              LF    5. A Dark               LF 
6. F Howard             RF    6. J Adcock             1B 
7. C Neal               2B    7. J Logan              SS 
8. J Pignatano          C     8. C Cottier            2B 
9. S Williams           P     9. B Buhl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-0  1--  5  -24%  47% H Aaron         S Williams      Home Run (Line Drive); Mathews Scores
   t 6   1  2-2  12-  5   22%  78% F Howard        B Buhl          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Larker Scores; Davis Scores; Howard out at 3B/LF-3B-2B-3B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  1   14%  74% F Howard        B Buhl          Single to LF (Line Drive); Larker Scores; Davis to 3B/Adv on E7
   b 8   0  5-2  12-  3  -13%  67% D Crandall      S Williams      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gabrielson to 3B; Bruton to 2B
   b 8   2  5-3  -23  2   12%  94% A Dark          L Sherry        Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   45%  C Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   49%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  N Larker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   60%  T Davis         Walk; Larker to 2B
   R      12-  1   74%  F Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive); Larker Scores; Davis to 3B/Adv on E7
   RO     1-3  1   72%  C Neal          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   70%  J Pignatano     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   68%  S Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   72%  A Dark          Flyball: SS
          ---  3   71%  J Adcock        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   73%  J Logan         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   72%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   71%  W Davis         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   70%  C Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   72%  C Cottier       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  B Buhl          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   73%  N Larker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   72%  T Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   73%  F Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   72%  C Neal          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   74%  D Crandall      Lineout: LF
          ---  4   71%  E Mathews       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  5   47%  H Aaron         Home Run (Line Drive); Mathews Scores
   O      ---  1   49%  A Dark          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Adcock        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Buhl facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   55%  J Pignatano     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  S Williams      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pignatano to 2B
   O      -2-  3   49%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B; Pignatano to 3B
   O      --3  5   44%  W Davis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  J Logan         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  C Cottier       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  2   50%  B Buhl          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Buhl facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  C Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   50%  N Larker        Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--  4   56%  T Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Larker to 2B
   RRO    12-  5   78%  F Howard        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Larker Scores; Davis Scores; Howard out at 3B/LF-3B-2B-3B
          ---  3   79%  C Neal          Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   80%  J Pignatano     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   77%  S Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   80%  B Bruton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   82%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   86%  M Wills         Single to 2B
   O      1--  1   85%  W Davis         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
          -2-  2   88%  C Smith         Single to 3B; Wills to 3B
   O      1-3  5   84%  N Larker        Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3  3   81%  T Davis         Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Gilliam replaces Charley Smith playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   84%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
          ---  4   85%  J Adcock        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   81%  J Logan         Walk; Adcock to 2B
                  Wes Covington pinch hits for Chuck Cottier batting 8th
   O      12-  1   88%  W Covington     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Buhl facing 6-7-8
                  Red Schoendienst replaces Wes Covington playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   87%  F Howard        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   89%  C Neal          Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  2   90%  J Pignatano     Single to 3B; Neal stays at 2B
          12-  4   92%  S Williams      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Neal to 3B; Pignatano to 2B
   ROO    123  2   93%  M Wills         Double Play: Flyball: CF-3B/Sacrifice Fly; Neal Scores/unER
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Stan Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Bob Buhl batting 9th
          ---  4   88%  L Gabrielson    Walk
          1--  3   80%  B Bruton        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gabrielson to 2B
          12-  3   67%  D Crandall      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gabrielson to 3B; Bruton to 2B
                  Larry Sherry replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  7   78%  E Mathews       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  1   82%  H Aaron         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gabrielson Scores/unER; Bruton to 3B; Crandall to 2B
   O      -23  2   94%  A Dark          Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Don McMahon facing 2-3-4
                  Don McMahon replaces Len Gabrielson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   92%  N Larker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Larry Sherry facing 6-7-8
                  Gil Hodges replaces Norm Larker playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  6   96%  J Adcock        Flyball: RF
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for Johnny Logan batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  L Maye          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  R Schoendienst  Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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