August 17, 1961 Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
BOS 3
(14) BAL 3
@DET 1 NYY 5
CHW 3 WSA 4
LAA 3 CHC 11
PIT 4 PIT 4
@CHC 3 MLN 7
PHI 6
(11) STL 2
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,451

Thursday, August 17, 1961
Time of Game: 3:58

Phillies

30-84

Lost 20

8th, 40½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  3  0   0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0    6  9  2
Braves          2  1  0   0  1  0   0  2  0   0  1    7 12  3

W: D Nottebart (4-6), L: J Baldschun (4-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Braves

61-51

Won 7

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .624    0    2   3   GDP
J Callison LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .763    0    0   0   
T Gonzalez CF                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .299  .825    0    8   1   CS
D Demeter 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .729    0    7   0   
W Covington RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .723    0    2   0   
  K Walters PR-RF             2   1   0   0    0   0  .232  .588    0    0   0   
L Walls 3B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .307  .825    0    0   1   
C Dalrymple C                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .181  .488    0    9   1   SH
B Malkmus SS                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .225  .581    0    3   2   GDP
R Roberts P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    0    0   1   
  A Mahaffey P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .255    0    0   0   SH
  D Ferrarese P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .274         0   0   
  J Baldschun P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       37   6   9   3    4   6                    31  10

BATTING

SH: A Mahaffey (8, off B Buhl); C Dalrymple (5, off B Buhl).

TB: L Walls 3; B Malkmus 3; W Covington; D Demeter; J Callison.

GIDP: B Malkmus (4); T Taylor (7).

RBI: B Malkmus 3 (18).

2-out RBI: B Malkmus.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Gonzalez-C Dalrymple; T Taylor-B Malkmus-D Demeter.

E: B Malkmus (6); L Walls (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Gonzalez (4, 2nd base by B Buhl/J Torre).

PO: T Taylor (1st base by D McMahon).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye RF                     3   3   2   2    1   0  .258  .778    0    0   0   HR,HBP,SF
F Bolling 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .278  .749    0    3   5   SH
E Mathews 3B                  4   0   1   2    2   0  .302  .936    0    0   3   2B,GDP
H Aaron CF                    5   1   1   0    1   1  .317  .995    0    3   0   CS
J Adcock 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .275  .848    0    9   2   HR
  A Spangler PR-LF            1   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .736    0    0   0   
F Thomas LF-1B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .297  .904    0    2   1   IW
J Torre C                     4   1   3   0    0   1  .284  .789    0    7   1   2B,SH
R McMillan SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .612    0    7   3   
  M Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .620    0    0   0   IW
  F Mantilla SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .681         1   0   
B Buhl P                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .057  .195    0    1   2   
  D McMahon P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .539    0    0   1   
  B Boyd PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .571    0    0   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .369         0   0   
Totals                       39   7  12   7    7   6                    33  18

BATTING

2B: E Mathews (17, off R Roberts); J Torre (13, off R Roberts).

HR: L Maye (12, off A Mahaffey; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Adcock (25, off A Mahaffey; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SF: L Maye (2, off A Mahaffey).

SH: F Bolling (8, off J Baldschun); J Torre (2, off J Baldschun).

IBB: M Jones (2, by J Baldschun); F Thomas (7, by J Baldschun).

HBP: L Maye (2, by A Mahaffey).

TB: J Adcock 5; L Maye 5; J Torre 4; F Bolling 2; E Mathews 2; A Spangler; H Aaron.

GIDP: E Mathews (7).

RBI: L Maye 2 (33); J Adcock 2 (76); E Mathews 2 (65); A Spangler (4).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

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

E: E Mathews (12); D McMahon (2); J Torre (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: H Aaron (5, 2nd base by A Mahaffey/C Dalrymple).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roberts                      1     4   3   3    0   1   0   5.81    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4     34    -     1.06  -0.23
A Mahaffey                     7.2   7   3   3    2   4   2   4.64   31     -       ·  ·      5·10· 2· 7          1-1    1.37  -0.14
D Ferrarese                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.56    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.38  -0.05
J Baldschun, L (4-3)           1.2   1   1   1    4   1   0   4.48   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          2-0    3.47  -0.13
Totals                        10.1  12   7   7    7   6   2          50     -       ·  ·      9·13· 2·12          4-1

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                         8     8   6   4    2   4   0   4.09   32     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1· 8     48    -     1.33  -0.44
D McMahon                      2     1   0   0    2   2   0   2.20    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.33   0.26
D Nottebart, W (4-6)           1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.45    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        11     9   6   4    4   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 2· 9           -

R Roberts faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.
D Ferrarese faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Roberts (1); A Mahaffey (9); B Buhl (3).

IBB: J Baldschun 2 (9; F Thomas, M Jones).

PO: D McMahon (1; T Taylor, 1st base).

HBP: A Mahaffey (6; L Maye).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Al Forman, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 3:58.

Attendance: 12,451.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Milwaukee Braves                     
1. T Taylor             2B    1. L Maye               RF 
2. J Callison           LF    2. F Bolling            2B 
3. T Gonzalez           CF    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. D Demeter            1B    4. H Aaron              CF 
5. W Covington          RF    5. J Adcock             1B 
6. L Walls              3B    6. F Thomas             LF 
7. C Dalrymple          C     7. J Torre              C  
8. B Malkmus            SS    8. R McMillan           SS 
9. R Roberts            P     9. B Buhl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  6-4  1--      37%  60% J Adcock        A Mahaffey      Home Run (Deep CF); Aaron Scores
   b10   1  6-6  123     -33%  50% B Boyd          J Baldschun     Double Play: Flyball: CF; Spangler out at Hm/CF-C
   t 7   1  4-3  -23     -23%  30% B Malkmus       B Buhl          Single to LF; Walters Scores; Walls Scores
   t10   1  6-6  --3      19%  51% J Callison      D McMahon       Strikeout Looking
   t 2   2  2-1  1-3     -18%  43% R Roberts       B Buhl          Wild Pitch; Dalrymple Scores/No RBI; Malkmus Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Taylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Callison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  T Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Maye          Single to RF
          1--      64%  F Bolling       Single to LF; Maye to 2B
   RR     12-      78%  E Mathews       Double to RF; Maye Scores; Bolling Scores
   O      -2-      75%  H Aaron         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      73%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
          -2-      73%  F Thomas        Wild Pitch; Mathews to 3B
   O      --3      71%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  D Demeter       Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  W Covington     Groundout: 2B-1B; Demeter to 2B
          -2-      64%  L Walls         Single to LF; Demeter to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  C Dalrymple     Fielder's Choice 1B; Demeter out at Hm/1B-C; Walls to 2B; Dalrymple to 1B
   R      12-      61%  B Malkmus       Single to LF; Walls Scores; Dalrymple to 3B
   RR     1-3      43%  R Roberts       Wild Pitch; Dalrymple Scores/No RBI; Malkmus Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      44%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
          ---      50%  J Torre         Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Art Mahaffey replaces Robin Roberts pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      49%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF; Torre to 3B
          --3      51%  B Buhl          Walk
   RO     1-3      52%  L Maye          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores
   O      1--      50%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Buhl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Callison      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Art Mahaffey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  E Mathews       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  H Aaron         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Adcock        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Buhl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Demeter       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Covington     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  L Walls         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Art Mahaffey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  J Torre         Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  R McMillan      Strikeout
          1--      54%  B Buhl          Wild Pitch; Torre to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Buhl facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  C Dalrymple     Walk
          1--      38%  B Malkmus       Single to CF; Dalrymple to 2B
   O      12-      45%  A Mahaffey      Strikeout
   OO     12-      56%  T Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Art Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      71%  L Maye          Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      69%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  E Mathews       Popfly: C
          ---      69%  H Aaron         Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  J Adcock        Aaron Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Buhl facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      66%  T Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--      71%  D Demeter       Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  W Covington     Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Art Mahaffey facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  J Adcock        Single to SS
   O      1--      75%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: SS
          1--      78%  J Torre         Single to CF; Adcock to 2B
   O      12-      74%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      70%  B Buhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Buhl facing 5-6-7
          ---      63%  W Covington     Single to 1B
                  Ken Walters pinch runs for Wes Covington batting 5th
          1--      52%  L Walls         Single to CF; Walters to 2B
   O      12-      53%  C Dalrymple     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Walters to 3B; Walls to 2B
   RR     -23      30%  B Malkmus       Single to LF; Walters Scores; Walls Scores
   O      1--      31%  A Mahaffey      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Malkmus to 2B
   RO     -2-      21%  T Taylor        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Malkmus Scores/No RBI/unER; Taylor out at 2B/LF-2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Art Mahaffey facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Walters moves to RF
          ---      27%  L Maye          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      21%  F Bolling       Popfly: SS
   OO     1--      13%  E Mathews       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bob Buhl facing 2-3-4
          ---      11%  J Callison      Single to RF
   O      1--      13%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      14%  D Demeter       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      15%  K Walters       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Art Mahaffey facing 4-5-6
          ---      23%  H Aaron         Walk
   RR     1--      60%  J Adcock        Home Run (Deep CF); Aaron Scores
   O      ---      56%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      53%  J Torre         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 6-6, Don McMahon facing 6-7-8
                  Don McMahon replaces Bob Buhl pitching and batting 9th
          ---      42%  L Walls         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  C Dalrymple     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      63%  B Malkmus       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Art Mahaffey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      58%  D McMahon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  F Bolling       Single to CF
                  Don Ferrarese replaces Art Mahaffey pitching and batting 9th
          1--      61%  E Mathews       Walk; Bolling to 2B
                  Jack Baldschun replaces Don Ferrarese pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 6.

Top of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 6-6, Don McMahon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  J Baldschun     Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Taylor        Walk
          1--      33%  J Callison      Taylor Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Taylor to 3B
   O      --3      51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          --3      50%  T Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1-3      63%  D Demeter       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Jack Baldschun facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  J Adcock        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Adcock to 2B
                  Al Spangler pinch runs for Joe Adcock batting 5th
          -2-      81%  F Thomas        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      84%  J Torre         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Spangler to 3B; Thomas to 2B
                  Mack Jones pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 8th
          -23      83%  M Jones         Intentional Walk
                  Bob Boyd pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   OO     123      50%  B Boyd          Double Play: Flyball: CF; Spangler out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 6.

Top of the 11th, Phillies Batting, Tied 6-6, Don Nottebart facing 5-6-7
                  Don Nottebart replaces Bob Boyd pitching and batting 9th; Frank Thomas moves to 1B; Felix Mantilla replaces Mack Jones playing SS batting 8th; Al Spangler moves to LF
   O      ---      56%  K Walters       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  L Walls         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      63%  C Dalrymple     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Jack Baldschun facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  L Maye          Walk
          1--      81%  F Bolling       Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Maye to 2B; Bolling to 1B
          12-      94%  E Mathews       Walk; Maye to 3B; Bolling to 2B
   O      123      83%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   R      123     100%  A Spangler      Single to CF (Deep CF-RF); Maye Scores; Bolling to 3B; Mathews to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 7.

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