September 17, 1963 San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 2
BOS 1 CLE 3
NYY 2
(10) MIN 3
DET 1 KCA 4
@WSA 3
(10) CIN 4
HOU 3 SFG 11
@MLN 3 PHI 8
@NYM 6 CHC 3
@PIT 1 PIT 4
CHC 3 LAD 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 33,676

Tuesday, September 17, 1963
Time of Game: 2:36

Giants

83-69

Won 4

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  0  2   0  0  2   2  2  1   11 15  1
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    3 10  0

W: B Bolin (9-5), L: W Spahn (20-7)

Braves

80-73

Lost 8

6th, 13½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .297  .748    0    0   1   
  J Alou PR-LF-RF             1   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .600    0    0   0   2B
W McCovey LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .899    0    1   0   
  E Bowman PR-2B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .187  .395    0    0   1   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   2   3   2    0   1  .320  .933    0   12   0   HR
  N Larker 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .518         1   0   
W Mays CF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .932    0    0   0   SF,GDP
  M Alou LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .326         0   0   
F Alou RF-CF                  5   1   3   3    0   1  .284  .797    0    0   0   HR,2B
J Davenport 2B-3B             4   2   4   0    1   0  .251  .629    0    2   6   
J Pagan SS                    5   1   1   2    0   3  .233  .574    0    6   8   HR
T Haller C                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .257  .779    0    5   1   2B
B Bolin P                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .460    0    0   1   
Totals                       40  11  15  10    3  12                    27  18

BATTING

2B: T Haller (8, off W Blasingame); F Alou (28, off W Blasingame); J Alou (1, off W Blasingame).

HR: O Cepeda (32, off W Spahn; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Pagan (6, off C Raymond; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); F Alou (19, off W Spahn; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: W Mays (7, off W Spahn).

TB: F Alou 7; O Cepeda 6; J Davenport 4; J Pagan 4; T Haller 2; J Alou 2; W McCovey; W Mays.

GIDP: W Mays (14).

RBI: F Alou 3 (75); J Alou 2 (3); J Pagan 2 (37); O Cepeda 2 (91); W Mays (98).

2-out RBI: F Alou 2; J Alou 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 5. J Davenport-J Pagan-O Cepeda 2; J Pagan-O Cepeda; E Bowman-J Pagan-N Larker; J Pagan-J Davenport-O Cepeda.

E: H Kuenn (12).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .236  .523    0    3   0   
E Mathews 3B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .262  .851    0    1   0   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .980    0    1   0   2·GDP
J Torre 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .293  .787    0    7   0   
G Oliver LF                   4   2   1   2    0   0  .253  .764    0    0   0   HR
D Menke 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .644    0    1   1   
D Crandall C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .202  .501    0   12   0   2·GDP
R McMillan SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .607    0    2   4   
W Spahn P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .436    0    0   1   
  H Fischer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .255         0   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .375    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667         0   0   
  R Piche P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Gabrielson PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .574    0    0   0   
  W Blasingame P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Aaron PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .557    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       33   3  10   3    3   3                    27   7

BATTING

HR: G Oliver (17, off B Bolin; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Oliver 4; T Cline 3; J Torre 2; R McMillan; D Crandall; E Mathews; D Menke.

GIDP: D Crandall 2 (10); H Aaron 2 (10); T Aaron (6).

RBI: G Oliver 2 (64); D Crandall (28).

2-out RBI: G Oliver 2; D Crandall.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Menke-R McMillan-J Torre.

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
B Bolin, W (9-5)               9    10   3   3    3   3   1   3.18   36     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0·10     55    -     0.77   0.17
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0·10           -

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, L (20-7)              3     5   4   4    2   3   2   2.71   16     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     34    -     0.71  -0.28
H Fischer                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.96    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.04
C Raymond                      1     4   4   4    1   1   1   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.28  -0.09
R Piche                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.05   0.00
W Blasingame                   2     6   3   3    0   4   0  13.50   12     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 6          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  11    3  12   3          44     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0·15          2-1

C Raymond faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Walsh, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 33,676.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Milwaukee Braves                     
1. H Kuenn              3B    1. T Cline              CF 
2. W McCovey            LF    2. E Mathews            3B 
3. O Cepeda             1B    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. W Mays               CF    4. J Torre              1B 
5. F Alou               RF    5. G Oliver             LF 
6. J Davenport          2B    6. D Menke              2B 
7. J Pagan              SS    7. D Crandall           C  
8. T Haller             C     8. R McMillan           SS 
9. B Bolin              P     9. W Spahn              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  2-0  12-      11%  69% H Aaron         B Bolin         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Cline to 3B
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-       9%  69% F Alou          W Spahn         Single to LF; Cepeda Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  ---       9%  81% O Cepeda        W Spahn         Home Run
   t 6   1  1-4  1--       7%  96% J Pagan         C Raymond       Home Run; Davenport Scores
   b 4   2  4-0  12-      -7%  82% D Crandall      B Bolin         Single to RF; Menke to 3B; Oliver 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      ---      48%  H Kuenn         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  W McCovey       Walk
          1--      57%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; McCovey to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  W Mays          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cepeda to 2B; McCovey Scores
   R      -2-      69%  F Alou          Single to LF; Cepeda Scores
          1--      71%  J Davenport     Walk; Alou to 2B
   O      12-      68%  J Pagan         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bobby Bolin facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  T Cline         Single (CF-RF)
          1--      57%  E Mathews       Walk; Cline to 2B
   OO     12-      69%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Cline to 3B
   O      --3      72%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  T Haller        Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  B Bolin         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      69%  H Kuenn         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bobby Bolin facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  G Oliver        Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      69%  D Menke         Foul Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      74%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      81%  O Cepeda        Home Run
   O      ---      80%  W Mays          Flyball: SS
   R      ---      87%  F Alou          Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      88%  J Davenport     Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  J Pagan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Bolin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  R McMillan      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      90%  W Spahn         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      89%  T Cline         Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Hank Fischer facing 8-9-1
                  Hank Fischer replaces Warren Spahn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  T Haller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  B Bolin         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Bolin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  J Torre         Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  G Oliver        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      89%  D Menke         Single to LF; Oliver to 2B
   R      12-      82%  D Crandall      Single to RF; Menke to 3B; Oliver Scores
   O      1-3      86%  R McMillan      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hank Fischer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Bolin facing 9-1-2
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Hank Fischer batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  L Klimchock     Strikeout
          ---      84%  T Cline         Single to CF
          1--      79%  E Mathews       Walk; Cline to 2B
   O      12-      84%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cline to 3B
   O      1-3      89%  J Torre         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Claude Raymond facing 5-6-7
                  Claude Raymond replaces Lou Klimchock pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  J Davenport     Single
   RR     1--      96%  J Pagan         Home Run; Davenport Scores
   O      ---      96%  T Haller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  B Bolin         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Bobby Bolin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  G Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  D Menke         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Claude Raymond facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  H Kuenn         Walk
                  Jesus Alou pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn batting 1st
          1--      99%  W McCovey       Single to CF; Alou to 2B
                  Ernie Bowman pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 2nd
   R      12-      99%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; Bowman to 3B; Alou Scores
                  Ron Piche replaces Claude Raymond pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    1-3      99%  W Mays          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bowman Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Bobby Bolin facing 8-9-1
                  Ernie Bowman moves to 2B; Jim Davenport moves to 3B; Jesus Alou moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Ron Piche batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Gabrielson    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Cline         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-1, Wade Blasingame facing 6-7-8
                  Wade Blasingame replaces Len Gabrielson pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Davenport     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Pagan         Strikeout
          1--     100%  T Haller        Double to LF; Davenport to 3B
   O      -23     100%  B Bolin         Strikeout
   RR     -23     100%  J Alou          Double to CF; Haller Scores; Davenport Scores
   O      -2-     100%  E Bowman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Bobby Bolin facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  E Mathews       Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Torre         Single to RF
   RR     1--     100%  G Oliver        Home Run; Torre Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-3, Wade Blasingame facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  W Mays          Single to LF
   R      1--     100%  F Alou          Double to CF; Mays Scores
          -2-     100%  J Davenport     Single to RF; Alou to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Pagan         Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  T Haller        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-11, Bobby Bolin facing 7-8-9
                  Norm Larker replaces Orlando Cepeda playing 1B batting 3rd; Matty Alou replaces Willie Mays playing LF batting 4th; Felipe Alou moves to CF; Jesus Alou moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  D Crandall      Foul Flyball: C
          ---     100%  R McMillan      Single to CF
                  Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Wade Blasingame batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  T Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation