April 18, 1962 San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
NYY 0 DET 5
WSA 1 LAA 3
KCA 2 CHW 3
@MIN 2 CHC 3
HOU 2
(10) CIN 14
LAD 0 MLN 6
SFG 4 STL 15
@NYM 5 PIT 4
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 30,001

Wednesday, April 18, 1962
Time of Game: 2:31

Giants

6-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: W Spahn (1-2), L: S Miller (0-1), S: B Hendley (1)

Braves

2-6

Won 1

8th, 5½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .367  .920    0    1   0   
C Hiller 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .657    0    3   6   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .936    0    0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .273  .981    0   10   2   
F Alou RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .457 1.316    0    3   0   2B
J Davenport 3B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .743    0    0   0   2B
  D Phillips PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
J Pagan SS                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .343  .876    0    2   4   2B
  W McCovey PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
T Haller C                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250    0    4   0   HR
J Sanford P                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .619    0    1   0   2B
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    1   8                    24  13

BATTING

2B: J Davenport (2, off W Spahn); J Pagan (2, off W Spahn); J Sanford (1, off W Spahn); F Alou (2, off D Nottebart).

HR: T Haller (1, off W Spahn; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: T Haller 4; F Alou 2; J Davenport 2; J Sanford 2; J Pagan 2; C Hiller; O Cepeda.

RBI: T Haller 2 (2); J Pagan (9); D Phillips (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Pagan-O Cepeda; J Pagan-C Hiller-O Cepeda.

E: C Hiller (2).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bedell LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .620    0    1   0   
M Jones RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .581    0    2   0   SH
H Aaron CF                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .226  .785    0    2   0   HR,IW
E Mathews 3B                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .222  .863    0    1   1   HR,2B
J Adcock 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .125  .550    0    9   0   IW
  T Aaron PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         1   0   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .208  .595    0    1   2   
D Crandall C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .481    0    9   0   GDP
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .701    0    0   4   GDP
W Spahn P                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .829    0    1   2   2B
  A Samuel PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  B Hendley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   6   7   6    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: W Spahn (1, off J Sanford); E Mathews (1, off S Miller).

HR: H Aaron (2, off J Sanford; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Mathews (2, off J Sanford; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: M Jones (1, off S Miller).

IBB: H Aaron (2, by S Miller); J Adcock (1, by S Miller).

TB: E Mathews 6; H Aaron 4; W Spahn 2; D Crandall; F Bolling; H Bedell.

GIDP: R McMillan (1); D Crandall (2).

RBI: E Mathews 3 (6); F Bolling 2 (2); H Aaron (4).

2-out RBI: H Aaron.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Spahn-J Adcock.

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
J Sanford                      7     4   3   3    2   4   2   3.86   27     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 4     59    -     1.18   0.13
S Miller, BS (1), L (0-1)      1     3   3   3    2   0   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          1-1    3.00  -0.57
Totals                         8     7   6   6    4   4   2          34     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 7          1-1

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Spahn, W (1-2)               8     5   3   3    1   6   1   5.95   29     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 5     65    -     0.87   0.03
D Nottebart, H (1)             0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   1.29    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.14  -0.00
B Hendley, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.36   0.04
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1   8   1          34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 7          1-0

J Sanford faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Miller 2 (2; H Aaron, J Adcock).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 30,001.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Milwaukee Braves                     
1. H Kuenn              LF    1. H Bedell             LF 
2. C Hiller             2B    2. M Jones              RF 
3. W Mays               CF    3. H Aaron              CF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. E Mathews            3B 
5. F Alou               RF    5. J Adcock             1B 
6. J Davenport          3B    6. F Bolling            2B 
7. J Pagan              SS    7. D Crandall           C  
8. T Haller             C     8. R McMillan           SS 
9. J Sanford            P     9. W Spahn              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  123      37%  92% E Mathews       S Miller        Double to RF; Aaron to 3B; Bedell Scores; Samuel Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  -2-     -20%  36% T Haller        W Spahn         Home Run; Pagan Scores
   b 7   1  3-2  12-     -19%  25% R McMillan      J Sanford       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 8   0  3-2  1--      14%  54% H Bedell        S Miller        Single; Samuel to 2B
   t 5   0  2-0  -2-     -13%  56% J Pagan         W Spahn         Double to LF; Davenport Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  H Kuenn         Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Hiller        Single to LF
   OO     1--      55%  W Mays          Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  H Bedell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Jones         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      62%  H Aaron         Home Run
          ---      63%  E Mathews       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  J Adcock        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Davenport     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  F Bolling       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      63%  D Crandall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  J Pagan         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  T Haller        Flyball: 2B
          ---      64%  J Sanford       Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      67%  H Kuenn         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 9-1-2
          ---      73%  W Spahn         Double to RF
   O      -2-      72%  H Bedell        Groundout: 2B-1B; Spahn to 3B
   O      --3      66%  M Jones         Groundout: 1B-2B-1B
   O      --3      63%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  C Hiller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  O Cepeda        Walk
   O      1--      69%  F Alou          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Sanford facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      79%  E Mathews       Home Run
   O      ---      78%  J Adcock        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      77%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
          ---      68%  J Davenport     Double to CF
   R      -2-      56%  J Pagan         Double to LF; Davenport Scores
   RR     -2-      36%  T Haller        Home Run; Pagan Scores
   O      ---      38%  J Sanford       Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  C Hiller        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  R McMillan      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      35%  W Spahn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  H Bedell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  W Mays          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      38%  O Cepeda        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  M Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      32%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      30%  E Mathews       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  T Haller        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Sanford facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  J Adcock        Walk
   O      1--      36%  F Bolling       Flyball: RF
          1--      44%  D Crandall      Single to CF; Adcock to 2B
   OO     12-      25%  R McMillan      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  J Sanford       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  H Kuenn         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      30%  C Hiller        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Sanford facing 9-1-2
          ---      40%  W Spahn         Walk
                  Stu Miller replaces Jack Sanford pitching and batting 9th; Amado Samuel pinch runs for Warren Spahn batting 9th
          1--      54%  H Bedell        Single; Samuel to 2B
   O      12-      55%  M Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bedell to 2B; Samuel to 3B
          -23      55%  H Aaron         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      92%  E Mathews       Double to RF; Aaron to 3B; Bedell Scores; Samuel Scores
          -23      92%  J Adcock        Intentional Walk
                  Tommie Aaron pinch runs for Joe Adcock batting 5th
   RR     123      98%  F Bolling       Single to CF; Aaron to 2B; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores
   OO     12-      97%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Don Nottebart facing 3-4-5
                  Don Nottebart replaces Amado Samuel pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Aaron moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  O Cepeda        Single to RF
          1--      89%  F Alou          Double to RF; Cepeda to 3B
                  Dick Phillips pinch hits for Jim Davenport batting 6th
   RO     -23      96%  D Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B; Cepeda Scores
                  Bob Hendley replaces Don Nottebart pitching and batting 9th; Willie McCovey pinch hits for Jose Pagan batting 7th; Manny Mota pinch hits for Willie McCovey batting 7th
   O      -2-     100%  M Mota          Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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