April 29, 1961 San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 9
BOS 5 KCA 13
CHW 9 LAA 4
MIN 1 NYY 4
CLE 2 BAL 5
@WSA 0 LAD 9
@CHC 4 PIT 6
@CIN 3 SFG 7
@MLN 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,753

Saturday, April 29, 1961
Time of Game: 2:37

Giants

9-6

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   2  4  0   1  0  0    7 15  2
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  8  0

W: J Marichal (1-1), L: B Buhl (0-2)

Braves

6-5

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hiller 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .196  .530    0    2   3   SB,CS
H Kuenn 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .611    0    1   0   
  J Davenport PR-3B           3   2   3   1    0   0  .500 1.333    0    0   3   HR,SB
W Mays CF                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .291  .827    0    3   0   
W McCovey 1B                  5   2   3   4    0   1  .226  .748    0    9   0   2·HR
O Cepeda LF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .681    0    2   0   HR,2B
F Alou RF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .320  .842    0    2   0   HR
E Bailey C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .720    0    6   0   
J Pagan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .056  .161    0    2   2   
J Marichal P                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   3   
Totals                       39   7  15   7    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (2, off K Mackenzie).

HR: O Cepeda (2, off B Buhl; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); J Davenport (1, off D McMahon; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); W McCovey 2 (4, 2 off B Buhl; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); F Alou (1, off B Buhl; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: W McCovey 9; J Davenport 6; O Cepeda 6; F Alou 4; E Bailey 2; C Hiller; J Pagan; J Marichal; H Kuenn.

RBI: W McCovey 4 (11); J Davenport (2); F Alou (1); O Cepeda (8).

2-out RBI: W McCovey 3; O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Pagan-C Hiller-W McCovey 2.

E: C Hiller (3); E Bailey (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Davenport (1, 2nd base off B Buhl/C Lau); C Hiller (2, 2nd base off B Buhl/C Lau).

CS: C Hiller (1, 2nd base by D McMahon/C Lau).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R McMillan SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .725    0    3   3   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .682    0    2   2   GDP
E Mathews 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .341  .863    0    0   1   
H Aaron CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .865    0    2   0   GDP
M Roach LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .795    0    1   0   
J Adcock 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .231  .645    0   10   1   HR,2B
J DeMerit RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .216  .626    0    2   1   
C Lau C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .583    0    5   1   
  A Spangler PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   SB
  K Mackenzie P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Logan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   
B Buhl P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   4   
  W Covington PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .523    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .539    0    0   0   
  P Roof C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Adcock (2, off J Marichal).

HR: J Adcock (1, off J Marichal; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: J Adcock 6; R McMillan 2; E Mathews; F Bolling; C Lau; J DeMerit.

GIDP: F Bolling (2); H Aaron (2).

RBI: J Adcock 2 (4); J DeMerit (3).

2-out RBI: J Adcock; J DeMerit.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Adcock-F Bolling.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Spangler (1, 2nd base off J Marichal/E Bailey).

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
J Marichal, W (1-1)            9     8   3   3    1   4   1   2.65   35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 8     62    -     0.53   0.16
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 8           -

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 (0-2)                5     7   6   6    2   1   4   6.75   24     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 7     28    -     0.86  -0.34
D McMahon                      3     6   1   1    0   3   1   3.00   13     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 6          0-0    0.10  -0.00
K Mackenzie                    1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15   7   7    2   5   5          41     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2·15           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 12,753.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Milwaukee Braves                     
1. C Hiller             2B    1. R McMillan           SS 
2. H Kuenn              3B    2. F Bolling            2B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. H Aaron              CF 
5. O Cepeda             LF    5. M Roach              LF 
6. F Alou               RF    6. J Adcock             1B 
7. E Bailey             C     7. J DeMerit            RF 
8. J Pagan              SS    8. C Lau                C  
9. J Marichal           P     9. B Buhl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-2  12-      25%  89% W McCovey       B Buhl          Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Davenport Scores; Mays Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  ---      13%  61% F Alou          B Buhl          Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   t 4   0  1-0  ---      13%  50% W McCovey       B Buhl          Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 2   1  0-0  ---     -11%  36% J Adcock        J Marichal      Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 1   1  0-0  12-       8%  50% H Aaron         J Marichal      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Hiller        Walk
          1--      56%  H Kuenn         Hiller Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      48%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      45%  W McCovey       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R McMillan      Single to CF
          1--      36%  F Bolling       Single to CF (CF-RF); McMillan to 2B
   O      12-      42%  E Mathews       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Bolling to 2B; Mathews to 1B
   OO     12-      50%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  E Bailey        Single to 1B
   O      1--      45%  J Pagan         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Marichal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  M Roach         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      36%  J Adcock        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      37%  J DeMerit       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      38%  C Lau           Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Buhl facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  J Marichal      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  C Hiller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      35%  H Kuenn         Single to CF
                  Jim Davenport pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn batting 2nd
   O      1--      33%  W Mays          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Davenport moves to 3B
   O      ---      35%  B Buhl          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      36%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      37%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  W McCovey       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      47%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      61%  F Alou          Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      59%  E Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  E Mathews       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      63%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  M Roach         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Buhl facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  J Marichal      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  C Hiller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  J Davenport     Single to LF
          1--      63%  W Mays          Davenport Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-      89%  W McCovey       Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Davenport Scores; Mays Scores
   R      ---      94%  O Cepeda        Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---      93%  F Alou          Lineout: SS
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Juan Marichal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  J Adcock        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  J DeMerit       Strikeout
          ---      95%  C Lau           Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Wes Covington pinch hits for Bob Buhl batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  W Covington     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Don McMahon facing 7-8-9
                  Don McMahon replaces Wes Covington pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  E Bailey        Strikeout
          ---      96%  J Pagan         Single to LF
   OO     1--      95%  J Marichal      Double Play: Flyball: 1B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  R McMillan      Single to LF
   OO     1--      97%  F Bolling       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      96%  E Mathews       Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Don McMahon facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  C Hiller        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Davenport     Hiller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---      98%  " "             Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      98%  W Mays          Strikeout
          ---      98%  W McCovey       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Juan Marichal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  M Roach         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Adcock        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J DeMerit       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Don McMahon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      99%  E Bailey        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Pagan         Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  J Marichal      Single to LF; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      99%  C Hiller        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  C Lau           Single to LF
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th; Al Spangler pinch runs for Charley Lau batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  L Maye          Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  R McMillan      Spangler Steals 2B; Spangler to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ken Mackenzie facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Mackenzie replaces Al Spangler pitching and batting 8th; Phil Roof replaces Lee Maye playing C batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Davenport     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  W McCovey       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  O Cepeda        Double to RF; Davenport out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      1--     100%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  M Roach         Popfly: SS
   R      1--     100%  J Adcock        Double to RF; Mathews Scores
   R      -2-     100%  J DeMerit       Single to LF; Adcock Scores
                  Johnny Logan pinch hits for Ken Mackenzie batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation