September 23, 1961 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CLE 9
@KCA 5 DET 4
@LAA 2 WSA 6
@MIN 4 MIN 10
WSA 0 CIN 10
SFG 6 MLN 6
CHC 3
(7) PHI 5
PIT 4
(16) LAD 8
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 8,706

Saturday, September 23, 1961
Time of Game: 2:08

Cubs

61-87

Lost 2

7th, 29½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  3   0  0  0   0    3  5  1
Braves          2  0  2   0  2  0   0    6  8  2

W: T Cloninger (7-2), L: J Curtis (10-13)

Braves

78-69

Won 2

4th, 12 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Murphy RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
D Zimmer 2B                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .252  .695    0    1   4   
E Banks SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .861    0    1   1   2B
G Altman CF                   3   0   2   2    0   0  .306  .914    0    2   0   GDP
B Williams LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .817    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .851    0    1   1   
S Taylor C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .715    0    6   0   
M Morhardt 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .639    0    6   0   
J Curtis P                    1   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .586    0    0   0   HR
  D Drott P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .668    0    0   0   
  R Ashburn PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .684    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   3   5   3    2   6                    18   6

BATTING

2B: E Banks (22, off T Cloninger).

HR: J Curtis (2, off T Cloninger; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Curtis 4; E Banks 2; G Altman 2; D Drott.

GIDP: G Altman (4).

RBI: G Altman 2 (93); J Curtis (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santo-D Zimmer-M Morhardt.

E: G Altman (5).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler CF                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .264  .708    0    5   0   
E Mathews 3B                  3   3   3   4    0   0  .308  .942    0    1   0   2·HR,SB
H Aaron RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .977    0    2   0   
J Adcock 1B                   2   1   1   2    1   0  .279  .854    0    4   1   HR
J Torre C                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .272  .735    0    7   0   
F Thomas LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .826    0    0   0   GDP
F Bolling 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .714    0    1   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .613    0    1   1   
T Cloninger P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .361    0    0   1   
Totals                       25   6   8   6    3   3                    21   4

BATTING

HR: E Mathews 2 (30, 2 off J Curtis; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Adcock (34, off D Drott; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

TB: E Mathews 9; J Adcock 4; J Torre 2; F Thomas; A Spangler.

GIDP: F Thomas (19).

RBI: E Mathews 4 (87); J Adcock 2 (105).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Adcock-R McMillan.

E: E Mathews 2 (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Mathews (12, 2nd base off D Drott/S Taylor).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Curtis, L (10-13)            2.2   6   4   4    2   0   2   4.89   15     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 6     28    -     0.82  -0.37
D Drott                        3.1   2   2   2    1   3   1   4.22   13     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 1          2-0    0.74  -0.06
Totals                         6     8   6   6    3   3   3          28     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 2· 7          2-0

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cloninger, W (7-2)           7     5   3   3    2   6   1   5.25   29     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 4     59    -     1.03   0.08
Totals                         7     5   3   3    2   6   1          29     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Frank Walsh, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 8,706.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 55° F, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Milwaukee Braves                     
1. D Murphy             RF    1. A Spangler           CF 
2. D Zimmer             2B    2. E Mathews            3B 
3. E Banks              SS    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. G Altman             CF    4. J Adcock             1B 
5. B Williams           LF    5. J Torre              C  
6. R Santo              3B    6. F Thomas             LF 
7. S Taylor             C     7. F Bolling            2B 
8. M Morhardt           1B    8. R McMillan           SS 
9. J Curtis             P     9. T Cloninger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  3-2  1--      20%  67% E Mathews       J Curtis        Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      16%  74% E Mathews       J Curtis        Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores; Mathews Scores
   b 5   1  3-4  -2-      15%  88% J Adcock        D Drott         Home Run (Deep CF); Mathews Scores; Adcock Scores
   t 3   1  2-1  -23     -13%  38% G Altman        T Cloninger     Single to CF (Line Drive); Zimmer Scores; Banks Scores
   t 3   0  2-0  ---     -10%  62% J Curtis        T Cloninger     Home Run (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Zimmer        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      51%  G Altman        Single to RF; Zimmer to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B Williams      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  A Spangler      Walk
   RR     1--      74%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores; Mathews Scores
   O      ---      72%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      74%  J Adcock        Walk
          1--      77%  J Torre         Single to LF (LF-CF); Adcock to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  S Taylor        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  M Morhardt      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Curtis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  F Bolling       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      73%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      72%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      62%  J Curtis        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      57%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      61%  D Zimmer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      51%  E Banks         Double to LF (Deep 3B); Zimmer to 3B
   RR     -23      38%  G Altman        Single to CF (Line Drive); Zimmer Scores; Banks Scores
   O      1--      41%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      43%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Curtis facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  A Spangler      Single to CF
   RR     1--      67%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF); Spangler Scores
   O      ---      65%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Adcock        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      65%  J Torre         Single to LF (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      67%  F Thomas        Single to CF; Torre to 2B
                  Dick Drott replaces Jack Curtis pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      63%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      66%  S Taylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  M Morhardt      Lineout: RF
          ---      66%  D Drott         Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dick Drott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  R McMillan      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      66%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  A Spangler      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
          ---      64%  E Banks         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      71%  G Altman        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dick Drott facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  E Mathews       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      72%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
          1--      73%  J Adcock        Mathews Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      88%  " "             Home Run (Deep CF); Mathews Scores; Adcock Scores
   O      ---      88%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  F Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  B Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  S Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dick Drott facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  F Bolling       Walk
   O      1--      92%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF; Bolling to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      -2-      91%  T Cloninger     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      90%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  M Morhardt      Walk
                  Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Dick Drott batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  R Ashburn       Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation