April 11, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
@BAL 2 KCA 5
@BOS 2 CLE 9
@DET 5 MIN 6
@NYY 0 CIN 7
CHC 1 LAD 6
PHI 2 STL 2
@MLN 1
(10) PIT 8
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 33,327

Tuesday, April 11, 1961
Time of Game: 2:32

Cardinals

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   1    2  6  2
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0    1  4  0

W: L McDaniel (1-0), L: W Spahn (0-1)

Braves

0-1

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   2   
D Landrum CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   0   
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   10   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   4   
S Musial LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250 1.000    0    1   0   3B
  D Taussig LF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
D Spencer SS                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833    0    3   3   HR
J Cunningham RF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   
H Smith C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.333    0    5   1   3B
  C Flood PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
E Broglio P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Nieman PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  C James PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Sawatski C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Totals                       34   2   6   2    2   1                    30  12

BATTING

3B: H Smith (1, off W Spahn); S Musial (1, off W Spahn).

HR: D Spencer (1, off W Spahn; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

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

TB: D Spencer 4; S Musial 3; H Smith 3; J Javier 2; B Nieman.

RBI: B Nieman (1); D Spencer (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: E Broglio (1); B White (1).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye LF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    4   0   
D Crandall C                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    4   0   HR
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    4   1   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   3   
J Adcock 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500    0    8   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    2   4   
J DeMerit CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    3   0   2B
W Spahn P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    0   2   
  W Covington PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   4   1    5   5                    30  11

BATTING

2B: J DeMerit (1, off E Broglio).

HR: E Mathews (1, off E Broglio; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: E Mathews 4; J DeMerit 2; L Maye; R McMillan.

RBI: E Mathews (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

PO: J DeMerit (2nd base by H Smith).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Broglio                      7     4   1   1    4   4   1   1.29   28     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 3     65    -     0.88   0.20
L McDaniel, W (1-0)            3     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.07   0.43
Totals                        10     4   1   1    5   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 3           -

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 (0-1)              10     6   2   2    2   1   1   1.80   37     -       ·  ·     11·17· 1· 5     71    -     1.29   0.12
Totals                        10     6   2   2    2   1   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·17· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Al Forman.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 33,327.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Milwaukee Braves                     
1. J Javier             2B    1. L Maye               LF 
2. D Landrum            CF    2. D Crandall           C  
3. B White              1B    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. H Aaron              RF 
5. S Musial             LF    5. F Bolling            2B 
6. D Spencer            SS    6. J Adcock             1B 
7. J Cunningham         RF    7. R McMillan           SS 
8. H Smith              C     8. J DeMerit            CF 
9. E Broglio            P     9. W Spahn              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   0  1-1  ---      34%  84% D Spencer       W Spahn         Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   1  1-0  ---      17%  36% H Smith         W Spahn         Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   1  1-0  --3      14%  50% B Nieman        W Spahn         Single to RF; Flood Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  ---     -13%  31% E Mathews       E Broglio       Home Run (Deep RF Line)
   b10   0  2-1  ---       9%  89% W Covington     L McDaniel      Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Javier        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      50%  D Landrum       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  B White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      45%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  L Maye          Single to 1B (2B-1B); Maye to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw)
   O      -2-      41%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B; Maye to 3B
   O      --3      46%  E Mathews       Popfly: SS
   O      --3      50%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  S Musial        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  D Spencer       Walk
   O      1--      47%  J Cunningham    Flyball: LF
   O      1--      45%  H Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  F Bolling       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  R McMillan      Single to P/Bunt; McMillan to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-      50%  J DeMerit       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  E Broglio       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      46%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Landrum       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  W Spahn         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  B White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  S Musial        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ernie Broglio facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      31%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---      33%  H Aaron         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  F Bolling       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      33%  J Adcock        Walk
   O      1--      35%  R McMillan      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  D Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      30%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  H Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ernie Broglio facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  J DeMerit       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      28%  W Spahn         Walk
          1--      25%  L Maye          Walk; Spahn to 2B
   O      12-      29%  D Crandall      Popfly: C
   O      12-      33%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  E Broglio       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  J Javier        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      25%  D Landrum       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ernie Broglio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      28%  J Adcock        Walk
   O      1--      30%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      26%  B White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      23%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      28%  S Musial        Triple to RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      --3      20%  D Spencer       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ernie Broglio facing 8-9-1
          ---      15%  J DeMerit       Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      22%  W Spahn         DeMerit Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      24%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      25%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      36%  H Smith         Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Bob Nieman pinch hits for Ernie Broglio batting 9th; Curt Flood pinch runs for Hal Smith batting 8th
   R      --3      50%  B Nieman        Single to RF; Flood Scores
                  Charlie James pinch runs for Bob Nieman batting 9th
   O      1--      45%  J Javier        Single to RF; James out at 3B/RF-SS
   O      1--      40%  D Landrum       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Curt Flood pitching and batting 8th; Carl Sawatski replaces Charlie James playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  D Crandall      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      47%  E Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  B White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      37%  S Musial        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  J Adcock        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  R McMillan      Walk
   O      1--      50%  J DeMerit       Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      84%  D Spencer       Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      87%  J Cunningham    Walk
   O      1--      86%  L McDaniel      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Cunningham to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  C Sawatski      Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      81%  J Javier        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
                  Don Taussig replaces Stan Musial playing LF batting 5th; Wes Covington pinch hits for Warren Spahn batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  W Covington     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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