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Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		3
8
KCA
@CHW		1
2
LAA
@CLE		3
0
DET
@MIN		17
3
NYY
@WSA		1
5
STL
@LAD		1
5
CHC
@MLN		6
8
PHI
@PIT		0
4
CIN
@SFG		4
6
Saturday, August 12, 1961,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 19,859, Time of Game: 3:02
Cubs
6
44-64
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Braves
8
56-51
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Don McMahon (6-1)
L: Dick Drott (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  4   0  0  1    6  8  0
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  2   2  0  3    8  9  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Heist CF 3 0 2 2 2 0 .278 .779 0.453 2.41 0.499 -0.045 2.4 4 0
Don Zimmer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .711 -0.040 1.43 0.104 -0.144 -0.9 1 1 HBP
Ron Santo 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .291 .826 -0.076 1.44 0.044 -0.120 -0.6 1 1
George Altman RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 .319 .990 0.100 1.64 0.213 -0.113 1.6 5 0 HR
Billy Williams LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 .841 0.011 1.13 0.088 -0.077 -0.0 3 0 GDP
Andre Rodgers 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .654 0.037 0.80 0.048 -0.011 0.3 3 1
   Ed Bouchee PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .795 -0.035 1.89 0.000 -0.035 -0.7 2 0 GDP
Jerry Kindall SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .251 .735 -0.076 1.72 0.073 -0.149 -0.3 2 2 SB
Dick Bertell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .602 -0.128 1.18 0.000 -0.128 -1.1 3 0 GDP
   Ernie Banks PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .842 0.010 3.63 0.010 0.000 0.1 IW
   Sammy Taylor C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .764 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Don Cardwell P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .152 .533 0.127 1.04 0.171 -0.043 0.6 1 1 HR
   Barney Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bob Will PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .736 0.057 4.41 0.057 0.000 0.3
   Dick Drott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .769 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 6 8 6 6 5 .258 .846 0.440 1.66 1.307 -0.865 1.8 26 7
HR: G Altman (22, off B Hendley; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Cardwell (3, off B Hendley; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
IBB: E Banks (15, by D McMahon).
HBP: D Zimmer (2, by D McMahon).
TB: G Altman 4; D Cardwell 4; A Heist 2; A Rodgers; J Kindall; D Zimmer; B Williams.
GIDP: D Bertell (5); E Bouchee (1); B Williams (8).
RBI: G Altman 3 (67); A Heist 2 (34); D Cardwell (6).
2-out RBI: A Heist 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
PB: D Bertell 3 (17).
Baserunning
SB: J Kindall (2, 2nd base off B Hendley/J Torre).

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Maye RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .754 0.051 1.97 0.196 -0.146 0.2 2 0
Frank Bolling 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .278 .753 0.005 1.69 0.103 -0.099 0.5 1 5
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 2 2 2 2 0 .295 .909 0.419 2.07 0.446 -0.027 2.2 3 6
Hank Aaron CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .319 1.003 -0.116 2.38 0.151 -0.267 0.2 1 0 HR
Joe Adcock 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .272 .843 -0.053 1.96 0.164 -0.218 -0.6 11 0
   Mack Jones PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 .637 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Frank Thomas LF 5 1 1 3 0 0 .303 .912 0.649 2.76 0.808 -0.159 1.5 0 0 HR
Joe Torre C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .283 .793 0.018 1.16 0.081 -0.063 0.3 5 0
Roy McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219 .601 -0.024 1.02 0.046 -0.070 -0.3 3 4
Bob Hendley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .056 .161 -0.049 0.94 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 0 0
   Don Nottebart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .369 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Spangler PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 .717 0.067 1.50 0.067 0.000 0.4
   Don McMahon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.025 2.36 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 1 0 SH
Team Totals 34 8 9 8 7 4 .265 .831 0.942 1.89 2.062 -1.123 3.9 27 15
HR: H Aaron (30, off D Cardwell; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); F Thomas (20, off D Drott; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: D McMahon (1, off B Schultz).
TB: H Aaron 4; F Thomas 4; J Adcock 2; E Mathews 2; L Maye; J Torre; F Bolling.
RBI: F Thomas 3 (52); H Aaron 2 (90); E Mathews 2 (57); J Torre (31).
2-out RBI: F Thomas 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 4. F Bolling-R McMillan-J Adcock 3; E Mathews-J Adcock.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Cardwell 6 5 4 4 4 2 1 4.28 27 44 -0.001 1.07 -0.6
Barney Schultz, BS (6) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.72 10 1 1 -0.128 2.82 -0.7
Dick Drott, BS (1), L (0-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.59 5 0 0 -0.811 4.19 -2.6
Team Totals 8.2 9 8 8 7 4 2 8.31 42 44 1 1 -0.940 1.66 -3.9
D Cardwell faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Hendley 5.1 8 5 5 2 2 2 4.36 23 32 -0.276 1.25 -2.7
Don Nottebart 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 4 1 0 0.045 0.39 1.0
Don McMahon, W (6-1) 2 0 1 1 4 2 0 2.26 11 0 0 -0.209 3.01 -0.1
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 6 5 2 6.00 38 32 1 0 -0.440 1.89 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D McMahon (2; D Zimmer).
IBB: D McMahon (5; E Banks).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 19,859.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Milwaukee Braves
1 Al Heist CF 1 Lee Maye RF
2 Don Zimmer 2B 2 Frank Bolling 2B
3 Ron Santo 3B 3 Eddie Mathews 3B
4 George Altman RF 4 Hank Aaron CF
5 Billy Williams LF 5 Joe Adcock 1B
6 Andre Rodgers 1B 6 Frank Thomas LF
7 Jerry Kindall SS 7 Joe Torre C
8 Dick Bertell C 8 Roy McMillan SS
9 Don Cardwell P 9 Bob Hendley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 2 1-3 RRR MLN F. Thomas D. Drott 81% 100% Home Run (Deep LF); Mathews Scores; Jones Scores
t9 5-5 2 123 R CHC A. Heist D. McMahon -32% 14% Walk; Williams Scores; Banks to 3B; Will to 2B
b7 3-5 0 123 RR MLN E. Mathews B. Schultz 28% 80% Single to RF; Spangler Scores; Maye Scores; Bolling to 3B
t6 2-1 1 12- RRR CHC G. Altman B. Hendley -21% 8% Home Run (Deep RF); Zimmer Scores; Santo Scores
t6 1-1 0 --- R CHC D. Cardwell B. Hendley -17% 33% Home Run (Deep LF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Hendley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHC A. Heist B. Hendley -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC D. Zimmer B. Hendley 7% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Santo B. Hendley 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MLN L. Maye D. Cardwell -2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- MLN F. Bolling D. Cardwell 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O MLN E. Mathews D. Cardwell -3% 52% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O MLN H. Aaron D. Cardwell -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Hendley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC G. Altman B. Hendley 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC B. Williams B. Hendley 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHC A. Rodgers B. Hendley 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- MLN J. Adcock D. Cardwell 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- MLN F. Thomas D. Cardwell 3% 61% Passed Ball; Adcock to 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- O MLN F. Thomas D. Cardwell -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Adcock to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 R MLN J. Torre D. Cardwell 6% 66% Single to CF (SS-2B); Adcock Scores
b2 1-0 1 1-- O MLN R. McMillan D. Cardwell -2% 64% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 2 1-- O MLN B. Hendley D. Cardwell -2% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Bob Hendley facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- CHC J. Kindall B. Hendley -4% 58% Single to CF
t3 0-1 0 1-- CHC D. Bertell B. Hendley -3% 55% Kindall Steals 2B
t3 0-1 0 -2- O CHC D. Bertell B. Hendley 5% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 -2- O CHC D. Cardwell B. Hendley 4% 63% Flyball: RF; Kindall to 3B
t3 0-1 2 --3 R CHC A. Heist B. Hendley -10% 53% Single to RF; Kindall Scores
t3 1-1 2 1-- O CHC D. Zimmer B. Hendley 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O MLN L. Maye D. Cardwell -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-1 1 --- MLN F. Bolling D. Cardwell 3% 56% Single to RF
b3 1-1 1 1-- MLN E. Mathews D. Cardwell 4% 60% Single to CF; Bolling to 2B
b3 1-1 1 12- O MLN H. Aaron D. Cardwell -5% 55% Flyball: RF
b3 1-1 2 12- O MLN J. Adcock D. Cardwell -5% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Bob Hendley facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- CHC R. Santo B. Hendley -4% 46% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- O CHC G. Altman B. Hendley 4% 50% Strikeout
t4 1-1 1 1-- OO CHC B. Williams B. Hendley 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- O MLN F. Thomas D. Cardwell -3% 53% Lineout: LF
b4 1-1 1 --- O MLN J. Torre D. Cardwell -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 2 --- O MLN R. McMillan D. Cardwell -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Bob Hendley facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- CHC A. Rodgers B. Hendley -5% 45% Single to P
t5 1-1 0 1-- O CHC J. Kindall B. Hendley 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 1 1-- OO CHC D. Bertell B. Hendley 7% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
b5 1-1 0 --- O MLN B. Hendley D. Cardwell -3% 54% Flyball: RF
b5 1-1 1 --- O MLN L. Maye D. Cardwell -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b5 1-1 2 --- O MLN F. Bolling D. Cardwell -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Bob Hendley facing 9-1-2
t6 1-1 0 --- R CHC D. Cardwell B. Hendley -17% 33% Home Run (Deep LF)
t6 2-1 0 --- CHC A. Heist B. Hendley -4% 29% Single to CF
t6 2-1 0 1-- CHC D. Zimmer B. Hendley -6% 24% Single to CF; Heist to 2B
t6 2-1 0 12- O CHC R. Santo B. Hendley 5% 29% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Zimmer to 2B; Santo to 1B
t6 2-1 1 12- RRR CHC G. Altman B. Hendley -21% 8% Home Run (Deep RF); Zimmer Scores; Santo Scores
t6 5-1 1 --- CHC B. Williams B. Hendley -1% 7% Single to RF
Don Nottebart replaces Bob Hendley pitching and batting 9th
Ed Bouchee pinch hits for Andre Rodgers (1B) batting 6th
t6 5-1 1 1-- OO CHC E. Bouchee D. Nottebart 1% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
Ed Bouchee moves from PH to 1B
b6 1-5 0 --- MLN E. Mathews D. Cardwell 3% 12% Walk
b6 1-5 0 1-- RR MLN H. Aaron D. Cardwell 12% 24% Home Run (Deep CF); Mathews Scores
b6 3-5 0 --- O MLN J. Adcock D. Cardwell -3% 21% Flyball: CF
b6 3-5 1 --- O MLN F. Thomas D. Cardwell -2% 19% Groundout: P unassisted
b6 3-5 2 --- MLN J. Torre D. Cardwell 2% 20% Walk
b6 3-5 2 1-- O MLN R. McMillan D. Cardwell -3% 17% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Don Nottebart facing 7-8-9
t7 5-3 0 --- O CHC J. Kindall D. Nottebart 1% 19% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-3 1 --- O CHC D. Bertell D. Nottebart 1% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-3 2 --- O CHC D. Cardwell D. Nottebart 1% 20% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Cubs' Don Cardwell facing 9-1-2
Al Spangler pinch hits for Don Nottebart (P) batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 --- MLN A. Spangler D. Cardwell 7% 27% Walk
Barney Schultz replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 1-- MLN L. Maye B. Schultz 16% 43% Single to RF (2B-1B); Spangler to 3B
b7 3-5 0 1-3 MLN F. Bolling B. Schultz 4% 47% Passed Ball; Maye to 2B
b7 3-5 0 -23 MLN F. Bolling B. Schultz 5% 52% Walk
b7 3-5 0 123 RR MLN E. Mathews B. Schultz 28% 80% Single to RF; Spangler Scores; Maye Scores; Bolling to 3B
b7 5-5 0 1-3 O MLN H. Aaron B. Schultz -9% 71% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aaron to 1B
b7 5-5 1 1-3 MLN J. Adcock B. Schultz 3% 73% Passed Ball; Aaron to 2B
b7 5-5 1 -23 O MLN J. Adcock B. Schultz -14% 60% Strikeout
b7 5-5 2 -23 O MLN F. Thomas B. Schultz -10% 50% Foul Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Don McMahon facing 1-2-3
Don McMahon replaces Al Spangler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-5 0 --- O CHC A. Heist D. McMahon 5% 55% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t8 5-5 1 --- CHC D. Zimmer D. McMahon -5% 50% Hit By Pitch
t8 5-5 1 1-- O CHC R. Santo D. McMahon 6% 55% Popfly: 3B
t8 5-5 2 1-- O CHC G. Altman D. McMahon 5% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Barney Schultz facing 7-8-9
b8 5-5 0 --- O MLN J. Torre B. Schultz -4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-5 1 --- MLN R. McMillan B. Schultz 5% 60% Walk
b8 5-5 1 1-- O MLN D. McMahon B. Schultz -3% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McMillan to 2B
b8 5-5 2 -2- O MLN L. Maye B. Schultz -8% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Don McMahon facing 5-6-7
t9 5-5 0 --- CHC B. Williams D. McMahon -8% 42% Walk
t9 5-5 0 1-- O CHC E. Bouchee D. McMahon 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-P; Williams to 2B
t9 5-5 1 -2- O CHC J. Kindall D. McMahon 9% 53% Strikeout Looking
Ernie Banks pinch hits for Dick Bertell (C) batting 8th
t9 5-5 2 -2- CHC E. Banks D. McMahon -1% 52% Intentional Walk
Bob Will pinch hits for Barney Schultz (P) batting 9th
t9 5-5 2 12- CHC B. Will D. McMahon -6% 46% Walk; Williams to 3B; Banks to 2B
t9 5-5 2 123 R CHC A. Heist D. McMahon -32% 14% Walk; Williams Scores; Banks to 3B; Will to 2B
t9 6-5 2 123 O CHC D. Zimmer D. McMahon 5% 19% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Cubs' Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
Dick Drott replaces Bob Will (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Sammy Taylor replaces Ernie Banks (PH) playing C batting 8th
b9 5-6 0 --- O MLN F. Bolling D. Drott -8% 10% Flyball: LF
b9 5-6 1 --- MLN E. Mathews D. Drott 9% 20% Walk
b9 5-6 1 1-- O MLN H. Aaron D. Drott -11% 9% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-6 2 1-- MLN J. Adcock D. Drott 10% 19% Single to RF (SS-2B); Mathews to 3B
Mack Jones pinch runs for Joe Adcock (1B) batting 5th
b9 5-6 2 1-3 RRR MLN F. Thomas D. Drott 81% 100% Home Run (Deep LF); Mathews Scores; Jones Scores
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Braves 8.

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