April 30, 1961 San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
@CLE 2 CLE 10
BOS 1 DET 8
BAL 2 BAL 4
@DET 2 LAA 6
KCA 4 KCA 3
@LAA 2 CHW 5
@MIN 3
(11) NYY 4
@WSA 3 WSA 2
NYY 1 LAD 2
@CHC 1 CHC 10
LAD 5 PIT 6
@CIN 3 CIN 4
PIT 2 SFG 14
@MLN 4 PHI 11
@STL 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 13,114

Sunday, April 30, 1961
Time of Game: 2:40

Giants

10-6

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  3   3  0  4   0  3  0   14 14  0
Braves          3  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  8  1

W: B Loes (2-1), L: L Burdette (1-1)

Braves

6-6

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hiller 2B                   6   2   3   1    0   0  .228  .612    0    3   2   2·2B
J Davenport 3B                4   3   1   1    1   0  .438 1.313    0    1   4   3B,HBP,GDP
W Mays CF                     5   4   4   8    0   0  .333 1.087    0    3   0   4·HR
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .214  .732    0    5   0   
  J Marshall 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         3   0   
O Cepeda LF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .242  .707    0    3   0   HR
  M Alou LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
F Alou RF                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .315  .883    0    3   0   HR
E Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .680    0    3   0   HBP
J Pagan SS                    5   3   4   2    0   0  .217  .728    0    2   1   2·HR,GDP
B Loes P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    0   2   2·SH
Totals                       39  14  14  14    4   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Hiller 2 (6, off C Willey, off D McMahon).

3B: J Davenport (1, off D McMahon).

HR: O Cepeda (3, off L Burdette; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); W Mays 4 (6, off S Morehead, 2 off L Burdette, off D McMahon; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); J Pagan 2 (2, off L Burdette, off C Willey; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); F Alou (2, off C Willey; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: B Loes 2 (2, off S Morehead, off G Brunet).

HBP: J Davenport (1, by L Burdette); E Bailey (1, by K Mackenzie).

TB: W Mays 16; J Pagan 10; C Hiller 5; O Cepeda 4; F Alou 4; J Davenport 3.

GIDP: J Davenport (1); J Pagan (1).

RBI: W Mays 8 (14); J Pagan 2 (4); O Cepeda (9); F Alou (2); C Hiller (1); J Davenport (3).

2-out RBI: W Mays 6.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Davenport-C Hiller-J Marshall.

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R McMillan SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .707    0    2   3   
F Bolling 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .706    0    4   4   
E Mathews 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .835    0    0   4   
H Aaron CF                    4   2   2   4    0   0  .347  .998    0    2   0   2·HR
M Roach LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .728    0    2   0   
J Adcock 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .587    0   13   1   
C Lau C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .594    0    2   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Brunet P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Maye PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .582    0    0   0   
J DeMerit RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .567    0    0   0   GDP
L Burdette P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    1   1   
  C Willey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Morehead P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mackenzie P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Logan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  H Taylor C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1   3                    27  15

BATTING

HR: H Aaron 2 (3, 2 off B Loes; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: H Aaron 8; F Bolling 2; R McMillan; M Roach; E Mathews; C Lau.

GIDP: J DeMerit (2).

RBI: H Aaron 4 (16).

2-out RBI: H Aaron.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Burdette-R McMillan-J Adcock; F Bolling-R McMillan-J Adcock.

E: E Mathews (2).

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
B Loes, W (2-1)                9     8   4   4    1   3   2   4.67   35     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 8     57    -     0.48  -0.09
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   3   2          35     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 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
L Burdette, L (1-1)            3     5   5   5    0   0   4   6.35   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 5     29    -     0.75  -0.41
C Willey                       1     3   2   2    0   0   2  11.81    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.46  -0.13
M Drabowsky                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
S Morehead                     1     2   4   4    1   1   1   9.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.30  -0.07
K Mackenzie                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
D McMahon                      1     3   3   3    2   0   1   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
G Brunet                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  14  14    4   2   8          47     -       ·  ·     18· 7· 0·14           -

L Burdette faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Burdette (1; J Davenport); K Mackenzie (1; E Bailey).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 13,114.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Milwaukee Braves                     
1. C Hiller             2B    1. R McMillan           SS 
2. J Davenport          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. C Lau                C  
8. J Pagan              SS    8. J DeMerit            RF 
9. B Loes               P     9. L Burdette           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  12-     -24%  28% H Aaron         B Loes          Home Run (Deep LF); McMillan Scores; Bolling Scores
   t 3   2  3-2  1--      23%  58% W Mays          L Burdette      Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Davenport Scores
   t 4   0  3-4  ---      11%  74% O Cepeda        L Burdette      Home Run (Deep CF)
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      11%  57% W Mays          L Burdette      Home Run (Deep CF)
   t 3   0  3-1  ---      10%  38% J Pagan         L Burdette      Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Hiller        Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  J Davenport     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   R      ---      57%  W Mays          Home Run (Deep CF)
   O      ---      56%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Loes facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R McMillan      Single to CF
          1--      46%  F Bolling       Single to CF; McMillan to 2B
   O      12-      52%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-      28%  H Aaron         Home Run (Deep LF); McMillan Scores; Bolling Scores
   O      ---      29%  M Roach         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  O Cepeda        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      26%  F Alou          Popfly: P
   O      ---      25%  E Bailey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Billy Loes facing 7-8-9
          ---      22%  C Lau           Single to LF
   O      1--      24%  J DeMerit       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      26%  L Burdette      Strikeout
   O      1--      28%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      38%  J Pagan         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      36%  B Loes          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  C Hiller        Flyball: LF
          ---      35%  J Davenport     Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--      58%  W Mays          Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Davenport Scores
   O      ---      57%  W McCovey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Billy Loes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  F Bolling       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      74%  O Cepeda        Home Run (Deep CF)
                  Carl Willey replaces Lew Burdette pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      82%  F Alou          Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      81%  E Bailey        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      88%  J Pagan         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      87%  B Loes          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      88%  C Hiller        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      87%  J Davenport     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Billy Loes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  M Roach         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      90%  J Adcock        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  C Lau           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Moe Drabowsky facing 3-4-5
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Carl Willey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      90%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  F Alou          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Billy Loes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  J DeMerit       Flyball: CF
                  Billy Martin pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  B Martin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Seth Morehead facing 7-8-9
                  Seth Morehead replaces Billy Martin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  E Bailey        Strikeout Looking
          ---      93%  J Pagan         Single to CF
          1--      94%  B Loes          Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Pagan to 2B; Loes to 1B
   RO     12-      95%  C Hiller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pagan Scores; Hiller to 1B
          1--      96%  J Davenport     Walk; Hiller to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  W Mays          Home Run (Deep LF); Hiller Scores; Davenport Scores
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-11, Billy Loes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  F Bolling       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  E Mathews       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      99%  H Aaron         Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      99%  M Roach         Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Adcock        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-4, Ken Mackenzie facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Mackenzie replaces Seth Morehead pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
          ---      99%  F Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  E Bailey        Hit By Pitch; Alou to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  J Pagan         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-11, Billy Loes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  C Lau           Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  J DeMerit       Groundout: P-1B
                  Johnny Logan pinch hits for Ken Mackenzie batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Logan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-4, Don McMahon facing 9-1-2
                  Don McMahon replaces Charley Lau pitching and batting 7th; Hawk Taylor replaces Johnny Logan playing C batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Loes          Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  C Hiller        Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  J Davenport     Triple to CF; Hiller Scores
   RR     --3     100%  W Mays          Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Davenport Scores
          ---     100%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  F Alou          Walk; Cepeda to 2B
   O      12-     100%  E Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 14, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-14, Billy Loes facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Marshall replaces Willie McCovey playing 1B batting 4th; Matty Alou replaces Orlando Cepeda playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  R McMillan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  F Bolling       Single to LF
          1--     100%  E Mathews       Single to RF; Bolling to 2B
   O      12-     100%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  M Roach         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 14, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 14-4, George Brunet facing 8-9-1
                  George Brunet replaces Don McMahon pitching and batting 7th
          ---     100%  J Pagan         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  B Loes          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pagan to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  C Hiller        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pagan to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Davenport     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 14, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-14, Billy Loes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Adcock        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for George Brunet batting 7th
          ---     100%  L Maye          Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J DeMerit       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 14, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation