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BOS  4
DET  3

KCA  9
@CHW  6

MIN  5
@LAA  2

NYY  3
CLE  1

BAL  3
@WSA  0

SFG  8
@CIN  6

PHI  3
@HOU  1

LAD  4
@MLN  1

PIT  8
NYM  4

STL  8
CHC  0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 8,708

Saturday, April 21, 1962
Time of Game: 2:21
Dodgers
4
7-4
Won 2
4th, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  2  0    4  9  0
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
W: J Podres (1-1), L: B Hendley (1-1)
Braves
1
2-8
Lost 2
8th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .283  .759   16    3   2   
J Gilliam 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .670   17    2   2   
T Harkness 1B                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .333  .985   18    7   2   
T Davis LF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .361 1.173   20    3   0   2·2B
F Howard RF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .200  .638   15    2   1   2B
  D Tracewski PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Fairly RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .633         0   0   
J Roseboro C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .793   17    3   1   SH
A Carey 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .364  .864   16    2   2   GDP
W Davis CF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .391 1.092   10    4   0   SB
J Podres P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .619   16    1   1   SH,GDP
Totals                       33   4   9   4    5   3              145   27  11
BATTING
2B: F Howard (1, off B Hendley); T Davis 2 (4, 2 off B Hendley).
SH: J Podres (1, off B Hendley); J Roseboro (1, off D Nottebart).
TB: T Davis 4; F Howard 3; W Davis 2; A Carey; J Roseboro; M Wills.
GIDP: A Carey (1); J Podres (1).
RBI: F Howard 2 (4); M Wills (4); A Carey (2).
2-out RBI: M Wills.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Carey-J Gilliam-T Harkness.
BASERUNNING
SB: W Davis (1, 2nd base off B Hendley/D Crandall).
Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bedell LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .540   15    2   0   
R McMillan SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .690   13    3   1   
H Aaron CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .743   13    5   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .222  .932   17    1   1   
J Adcock 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .188  .739   15    8   1   GDP
M Jones RF                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .297  .746    8    2   0   
F Bolling 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600    8    2   6   
D Crandall C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .517    5    4   0   CS
B Hendley P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   2   
  M Krsnich PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  H Fischer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    1   2              102   27  11
BATTING
TB: H Aaron 2; M Jones 2; D Crandall; J Adcock; H Bedell.
GIDP: J Adcock (1).
RBI: M Jones (2).
2-out RBI: M Jones.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
FIELDING
DP: 2. E Mathews-F Bolling-J Adcock; D Nottebart-R McMillan-J Adcock.
E: B Hendley (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: D Crandall (1, 2nd base by J Podres/J Roseboro).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Podres, W (1-1)              9     7   1   1    1   2   0   4.03   32  101-61   38· 5·18   13·10· 4· 2     70    -     1.07   0.41
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   2   0          32  101-61   38· 5·18   13·10· 4· 2           -  
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 Hendley, L (1-1)             7     7   4   4    4   3   0   2.86   32  118-67   45· 8·14    9· 9· 7· 0     46    -     1.25  -0.08
D Nottebart                    1     2   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    4    7-5     4· 0· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.64  -0.01
H Fischer                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   17-8     6· 1· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   3   0          40  142-80   55· 9·16   12·12· 8· 0          1-1 
B Hendley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 8,708.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Milwaukee Braves                     
1. M Wills              SS    1. H Bedell             LF 
2. J Gilliam            2B    2. R McMillan           SS 
3. T Harkness           1B    3. H Aaron              CF 
4. T Davis              LF    4. E Mathews            3B 
5. F Howard             RF    5. J Adcock             1B 
6. J Roseboro           C     6. M Jones              RF 
7. A Carey              3B    7. F Bolling            2B 
8. W Davis              CF    8. D Crandall           C  
9. J Podres             P     9. B Hendley            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-0  12-  1   14%  49% M Wills         B Hendley       Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Podres to 2B
   t 6   1  1-1  -2-  4   14%  67% F Howard        B Hendley       Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
   b 4   2  0-0  12-  5  -13%  32% M Jones         J Podres        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mathews Scores; Adcock to 2B
   t 6   1  1-2  1-3  1  -13%  61% A Carey         B Hendley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 8   0  1-2  -2-  2    9%  90% F Howard        B Hendley       Double to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J Gilliam       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   45%  T Harkness      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  H Bedell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  R McMillan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  H Aaron         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  T Davis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   46%  F Howard        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  6   45%  J Roseboro      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   45%  J Adcock        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   48%  M Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Adcock out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  2   50%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   54%  A Carey         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  J Podres        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 3B
   O      --3  6   45%  M Wills         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  D Crandall      Flyball: SS
   O      ---  3   49%  B Hendley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  H Bedell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  J Gilliam       Flyball: RF
          ---  7   50%  T Harkness      Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  T Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--  4   44%  F Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   44%  H Aaron         Single to P
   O      1--  2   47%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   45%  J Adcock        Walk; Mathews to 2B
   R      12-  5   32%  M Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mathews Scores; Adcock to 2B
   O      12-  5   36%  F Bolling       Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Hendley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   32%  J Roseboro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   30%  A Carey         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   32%  W Davis         Walk
          1--  4   35%  J Podres        Walk; Davis to 2B
   R      12-  1   49%  M Wills         Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Podres to 2B
   O      12-  5   43%  J Gilliam       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Johnny Podres facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   39%  D Crandall      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      46%  B Hendley       Crandall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   49%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   50%  H Bedell        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Hendley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  T Harkness      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   53%  T Davis         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  4   67%  F Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
          1--  5   74%  J Roseboro      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Howard to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   61%  A Carey         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Johnny Podres facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   65%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   68%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  5   70%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Hendley facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   74%  W Davis         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   79%  J Podres        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   69%  J Gilliam       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   65%  T Harkness      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Johnny Podres facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   69%  J Adcock        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  2   73%  M Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   75%  F Bolling       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Hendley facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   82%  T Davis         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   90%  F Howard        Double to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
                  Don Nottebart replaces Bob Hendley pitching and batting 9th; Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Frank Howard batting 5th
   O      -2-  1   90%  J Roseboro      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tracewski to 3B
   R      --3  2   93%  A Carey         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Tracewski Scores
          1--  1   94%  W Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Carey to 2B
   OO     12-  3   92%  J Podres        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Johnny Podres facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Fairly replaces Dick Tracewski playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  2   95%  D Crandall      Flyball: CF
                  Mike Krsnich pinch hits for Don Nottebart batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  M Krsnich       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   95%  H Bedell        Single to SS
   O      1--  1   97%  R McMillan      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hank Fischer facing 1-2-3
                  Hank Fischer replaces Mike Krsnich pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  J Gilliam       Flyball: 2B
          ---  4   96%  T Harkness      Walk
   O      1--  6   96%  T Davis         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Johnny Podres facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   92%  H Aaron         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   96%  E Mathews       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  6  100%  J Adcock        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

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