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Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL		3
6
CLE
@BOS		12
6		 
(10)
MIN
@KCA		7
8
CHW
@LAA		3
8
WSA
@NYY		4
13
STL
@CHC		9
10
CIN
@MLN		8
5		 
(13)
CIN
@MLN		4
3
LAD
@PHI		2
1
SFG
@PIT		6
7
SFG
@PIT		0
9		 
(7)
Sunday, July 2, 1961,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 29,487, Time of Game: 2:33
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Reds
4
47-29
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Braves
3
34-35
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Bob Purkey (10-4)
S: Bill Henry (9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            3  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  4  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Kasko SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 .284 .703 0.107 0.43 0.124 -0.017 1.0 1 1 HR,SB
Don Blasingame 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .646 -0.074 0.57 0.000 -0.074 -1.1 2 5
Vada Pinson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 .812 -0.022 0.73 0.043 -0.064 0.2 3 0 2B
Frank Robinson RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .313 1.005 0.248 0.74 0.293 -0.045 0.3 5 0 HR
Gordy Coleman 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .302 .926 0.136 0.61 0.158 -0.022 1.4 10 1 2·2B
Gus Bell LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .245 .640 0.019 0.77 0.076 -0.058 0.1 0 0
Gene Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .824 -0.067 0.62 0.000 -0.067 -0.9 0 1
Johnny Edwards C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .235 .821 -0.023 0.42 0.013 -0.036 -0.5 5 0 2B
Bob Purkey P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .209 -0.044 0.43 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 1 3
   Bill Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 3 7 .229 .804 0.280 0.59 0.707 -0.427 -0.2 27 11
2B: J Edwards (1, off T Cloninger); G Coleman 2 (22, 2 off T Cloninger); V Pinson (19, off T Cloninger).
HR: F Robinson (20, off T Cloninger; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); E Kasko (1, off T Cloninger; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: G Coleman 5; F Robinson 4; E Kasko 4; J Edwards 2; V Pinson 2; G Bell.
RBI: F Robinson (61); G Bell (24); G Coleman (51); E Kasko (12).
2-out RBI: G Bell; G Coleman.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Freese-D Blasingame-G Coleman.
PB: J Edwards (2).
Baserunning
SB: E Kasko (2, 2nd base off C Raymond/J Torre).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Spangler CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 .720 0.150 1.50 0.194 -0.044 0.5 3 0
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .867 -0.350 2.12 0.000 -0.350 -1.4 3 3 GDP
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .316 .993 0.107 0.96 0.169 -0.061 1.3 2 0 HR
Hank Aaron RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .322 .944 0.115 1.08 0.161 -0.046 0.2 1 0 3B
Bob Boyd 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .246 .535 0.030 1.49 0.060 -0.030 -0.1 6 2
Lee Maye LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .737 -0.038 0.51 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 1 0
Roy McMillan SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .595 -0.048 0.95 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 0 1
   Frank Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .942 -0.061 2.46 0.000 -0.061 -0.2
   Claude Raymond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sammy White C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.031 0.64 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 8 0
   Joe Torre PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .807 -0.044 1.81 0.000 -0.044 -0.1 0 0
Tony Cloninger P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.019 0.36 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 2 3
   Joe Adcock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .781 -0.031 1.21 0.000 -0.031 -0.1
   Felix Mantilla SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .416 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 3 4 3 0 5 .133 .433 -0.220 1.24 0.584 -0.803 -1.2 27 9
3B: H Aaron (5, off B Purkey).
HR: E Mathews (20, off B Purkey; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: E Mathews 4; H Aaron 3; A Spangler 2.
GIDP: F Bolling (11).
RBI: E Mathews 2 (46); B Boyd (10).
Team LOB: 0.
With RISP: 1 for 2.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Purkey, W (10-4) 8.2 4 3 3 0 5 1 3.70 29 69 0.176 1.23 1.1
Bill Henry, S (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28 1 0 0 0.043 1.72 0.1
Team Totals 9 4 3 3 0 5 1 3.00 30 69 0 0 0.219 0.59 1.2

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger, L (1-2) 8 8 4 4 2 7 2 6.63 34 55 -0.314 0.59 -0.3
Claude Raymond 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.19 4 0 0 0.034 0.58 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 3 7 2 4.00 38 55 0 0 -0.280 1.24 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: T Cloninger (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 29,487.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Milwaukee Braves
1 Eddie Kasko SS 1 Al Spangler CF
2 Don Blasingame 2B 2 Frank Bolling 2B
3 Vada Pinson CF 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 Frank Robinson RF 4 Hank Aaron RF
5 Gordy Coleman 1B 5 Bob Boyd 1B
6 Gus Bell LF 6 Lee Maye LF
7 Gene Freese 3B 7 Roy McMillan SS
8 Johnny Edwards C 8 Sammy White C
9 Bob Purkey P 9 Tony Cloninger P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 3-3 1 --- R CIN F. Robinson T. Cloninger 28% 74% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b9 3-4 0 1-- OO MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey 28% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b7 0-3 1 -2- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey -17% 70% Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores
b7 2-3 1 --- MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey -16% 54% Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b9 3-4 0 --- MLN A. Spangler B. Purkey -13% 68% Single to CF (LF-CF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R CIN E. Kasko T. Cloninger 10% 60% Home Run (Deep LF)
t1 1-0 0 --- O CIN D. Blasingame T. Cloninger -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t1 1-0 1 --- O CIN V. Pinson T. Cloninger -1% 57% Flyball: RF
t1 1-0 2 --- CIN F. Robinson T. Cloninger 1% 58% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- R CIN G. Coleman T. Cloninger 11% 69% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Robinson Scores
t1 2-0 2 -2- R CIN G. Bell T. Cloninger 8% 76% Single to CF; Coleman Scores
t1 3-0 2 1-- O CIN G. Freese T. Cloninger -1% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O MLN A. Spangler B. Purkey 2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- O MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey 1% 78% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 1% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- O CIN J. Edwards T. Cloninger -1% 78% Strikeout
t2 3-0 1 --- O CIN B. Purkey T. Cloninger -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-0 2 --- O CIN E. Kasko T. Cloninger -1% 76% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey 2% 79% Strikeout
b2 0-3 1 --- O MLN B. Boyd B. Purkey 1% 80% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-3 2 --- O MLN L. Maye B. Purkey 1% 81% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- O CIN D. Blasingame T. Cloninger -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- CIN V. Pinson T. Cloninger 2% 82% Double to LF
t3 3-0 1 -2- CIN F. Robinson T. Cloninger 2% 84% Wild Pitch; Pinson to 3B
t3 3-0 1 --3 O CIN F. Robinson T. Cloninger -4% 80% Strikeout
t3 3-0 2 --3 O CIN G. Coleman T. Cloninger -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- O MLN R. McMillan B. Purkey 2% 80% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-3 1 --- O MLN S. White B. Purkey 1% 82% Flyball: RF
b3 0-3 2 --- O MLN T. Cloninger B. Purkey 1% 83% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- O CIN G. Bell T. Cloninger -1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 3-0 1 --- O CIN G. Freese T. Cloninger -1% 81% Strikeout
t4 3-0 2 --- CIN J. Edwards T. Cloninger 1% 82% Double to CF
t4 3-0 2 -2- O CIN B. Purkey T. Cloninger -2% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
b4 0-3 0 --- O MLN A. Spangler B. Purkey 2% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-3 1 --- O MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey 2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- O CIN E. Kasko T. Cloninger -1% 84% Flyball: CF
t5 3-0 1 --- O CIN D. Blasingame T. Cloninger -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- O CIN V. Pinson T. Cloninger -1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 4-5-6
b5 0-3 0 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey 2% 85% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- O MLN B. Boyd B. Purkey 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- O MLN L. Maye B. Purkey 1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- O CIN F. Robinson T. Cloninger -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 3-0 1 --- CIN G. Coleman T. Cloninger 1% 88% Single to RF
t6 3-0 1 1-- O CIN G. Bell T. Cloninger -1% 86% Flyball: LF
t6 3-0 2 1-- O CIN G. Freese T. Cloninger -1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
b6 0-3 0 --- O MLN R. McMillan B. Purkey 3% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-3 1 --- O MLN S. White B. Purkey 2% 90% Popfly: 2B
b6 0-3 2 --- O MLN T. Cloninger B. Purkey 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 --- O CIN J. Edwards T. Cloninger -1% 90% Strikeout
t7 3-0 1 --- O CIN B. Purkey T. Cloninger -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-0 2 --- CIN E. Kasko T. Cloninger 0% 90% Walk
t7 3-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Blasingame T. Cloninger -1% 89% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
b7 0-3 0 --- MLN A. Spangler B. Purkey -5% 84% Single to SS
b7 0-3 0 1-- O MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey 4% 88% Strikeout
b7 0-3 1 1-- MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey -1% 87% Passed Ball; Spangler to 2B
b7 0-3 1 -2- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey -17% 70% Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores
b7 2-3 1 --- MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey -16% 54% Triple to CF (Deep CF-RF)
b7 2-3 1 --3 RO MLN B. Boyd B. Purkey -6% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Aaron Scores
b7 3-3 2 --- O MLN L. Maye B. Purkey 2% 50% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
t8 3-3 0 --- O CIN V. Pinson T. Cloninger -5% 45% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-3 1 --- R CIN F. Robinson T. Cloninger 28% 74% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
t8 4-3 1 --- CIN G. Coleman T. Cloninger 4% 78% Double to LF
t8 4-3 1 -2- O CIN G. Bell T. Cloninger -3% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 4-3 2 -2- O CIN G. Freese T. Cloninger -3% 71% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Roy McMillan (SS) batting 7th
b8 3-4 0 --- O MLN F. Thomas B. Purkey 6% 77% Flyball: RF
Joe Torre pinch hits for Sammy White (C) batting 8th
b8 3-4 1 --- O MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 4% 81% Flyball: CF
Joe Adcock pinch hits for Tony Cloninger (P) batting 9th
b8 3-4 2 --- O MLN J. Adcock B. Purkey 3% 85% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Claude Raymond facing 8-9-1
Claude Raymond replaces Frank Thomas (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Joe Torre moves from PH to C
Felix Mantilla replaces Joe Adcock (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 4-3 0 --- O CIN J. Edwards C. Raymond -2% 83% Popfly: SS
t9 4-3 1 --- O CIN B. Purkey C. Raymond -1% 82% Popfly: 2B
t9 4-3 2 --- CIN E. Kasko C. Raymond 1% 83% Walk
t9 4-3 2 1-- CIN D. Blasingame C. Raymond 1% 84% Kasko Steals 2B
t9 4-3 2 -2- O CIN D. Blasingame C. Raymond -3% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
b9 3-4 0 --- MLN A. Spangler B. Purkey -13% 68% Single to CF (LF-CF)
b9 3-4 0 1-- OO MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey 28% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
Bill Henry replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-4 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Henry 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.

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