August 12, 1964 Houston Colt .45's at Milwaukee Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
BOS 0 WSA 4
@KCA 3 LAA 4
CLE 2 DET 6
@MIN 2 NYY 7
CHW 3 PHI 6
@CHC 5 LAD 4
@CIN 1 MLN 5
HOU 1 PIT 5
NYM 4 STL 6
SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 8,165

Wednesday, August 12, 1964
Time of Game: 2:26

Astros

48-68

Lost 3

9th, 22 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  3
Braves          1  0  2   0  0  0   2  0  X    5 11  2

W: T Cloninger (11-11), L: H Brown (2-11)

Braves

58-54

Won 3

6th, 10 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Spangler CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .591    0    5   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .639    0    3   1   2B
J Gaines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .736    0    0   0   SB
W Bond LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .748    0    1   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .721    0    0   4   
D Roberts 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .206  .579    0   10   2   HR
B Lillis SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .610    0    1   4   3B
J Grote C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .162  .493    0    3   0   
H Brown P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .315    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .244    0    1   1   
  D Larsen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  E Kasko PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .612    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   8                    24  12

BATTING

2B: N Fox (10, off T Cloninger).

3B: B Lillis (2, off T Cloninger).

HR: D Roberts (1, off T Cloninger; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: D Roberts 4; B Lillis 3; N Fox 3; W Bond; H Brown; J Gaines.

RBI: D Roberts (5).

2-out RBI: D Roberts.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: N Fox (11); C Raymond (1); D Roberts (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gaines (8, 2nd base off T Cloninger/E Bailey).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Mathews 3B                  5   2   4   1    0   0  .229  .763    0    1   2   HR,2B
L Maye CF                     4   3   1   0    1   0  .301  .797    0    4   0   2B
H Aaron RF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .876    0    0   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .313  .856    0   10   0   SF
E Bailey C                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .244  .669    0    9   0   
R Carty LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .321  .902    0    1   0   
D Menke SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .852    0    1   4   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .545    0    1   2   
T Cloninger P                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .482    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  11   5    2   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Maye (29, off H Brown); E Mathews (15, off D Larsen).

HR: E Mathews (16, off H Brown; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: J Torre (2, off H Brown).

TB: E Mathews 8; L Maye 2; E Bailey; R Carty; J Torre; T Cloninger; D Menke; H Aaron.

RBI: E Bailey 2 (21); J Torre 2 (72); E Mathews (50).

2-out RBI: E Bailey.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: H Aaron (5); E Bailey (5).

BASERUNNING

PO: H Aaron (1st base by C Raymond).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, L (2-11)              3     5   3   2    0   1   1   3.66   15     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     40    -     0.86  -0.19
C Raymond                      3.1   3   2   2    2   1   0   3.03   15     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 3          1-0    0.38   0.05
D Larsen                       1.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   2.63    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 3          3-2    0.16  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   5   4    2   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0·11          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
T Cloninger, W (11-11)         9     7   1   1    2   8   1   3.45   36     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7     75    -     0.81   0.34
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   8   1          36     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7           -

H Brown faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Cloninger (9).

IBB: None.

PO: C Raymond (0; H Aaron, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 8,165.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Milwaukee Braves                     
1. A Spangler           CF    1. E Mathews            3B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. L Maye               CF 
3. J Gaines             RF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. W Bond               LF    4. J Torre              1B 
5. B Aspromonte         3B    5. E Bailey             C  
6. D Roberts            1B    6. R Carty              LF 
7. B Lillis             SS    7. D Menke              SS 
8. J Grote              C     8. F Bolling            2B 
9. H Brown              P     9. T Cloninger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      11%  65% E Bailey        H Brown         Single; Maye Scores/unER; Torre to 2B
   b 3   0  0-1  ---      10%  78% E Mathews       H Brown         Home Run
   t 6   1  3-0  1-3       7%  88% B Aspromonte    T Cloninger     Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 6   0  3-0  ---      -6%  82% N Fox           T Cloninger     Double
   t 4   0  3-0  ---      -6%  78% W Bond          T Cloninger     Single to RF; Bond to 2B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Spangler      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  J Gaines        Single
          1--      51%  W Bond          Gaines Steals 2B; Gaines to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      55%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  E Mathews       Single
   O      1--      55%  L Maye          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
          1--      54%  J Torre         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Maye to 2B
   R      12-      65%  E Bailey        Single; Maye Scores/unER; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      61%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  D Roberts       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      66%  B Lillis        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hal Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  T Cloninger     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  H Brown         Single
   O      1--      65%  A Spangler      Flyball: SS
          1--      63%  N Fox           Single; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      68%  J Gaines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      78%  E Mathews       Home Run
          ---      82%  L Maye          Double
   O      -2-      81%  H Aaron         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Maye to 3B
   RO     --3      84%  J Torre         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Maye Scores
   O      ---      83%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  W Bond          Single to RF; Bond to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      82%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      84%  D Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bond to 3B
   O      --3      87%  B Lillis        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  R Carty         Single
                  Claude Raymond replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-1B; Menke to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  T Cloninger     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  C Raymond       Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  A Spangler      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Claude Raymond facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  E Mathews       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  L Maye          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      89%  H Aaron         Single
          1--      89%  J Torre         Aaron Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Aaron to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  N Fox           Double
          -2-      80%  J Gaines        Wild Pitch; Fox to 3B
   O      --3      85%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      81%  W Bond          Walk
   O      1-3      88%  B Aspromonte    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      92%  D Roberts       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Claude Raymond facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  D Menke         Single
   O      1--      91%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  B Lillis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Grote         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      95%  C Raymond       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Claude Raymond facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  E Mathews       Single
          1--      96%  L Maye          Walk; Mathews to 2B
          12-      97%  H Aaron         Walk; Mathews to 3B; Maye to 2B
                  Don Larsen replaces Claude Raymond pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      98%  J Torre         Single; Mathews Scores; Maye to 3B; Aaron to 2B
   R      123      99%  E Bailey        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Maye Scores; Aaron to 3B; Torre to 2B
   O      123      99%  R Carty         Strikeout Looking
   O      123      99%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Gaines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Cloninger     Single
          1--     100%  E Mathews       Double; Cloninger to 3B
   O      -23     100%  L Maye          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -23      99%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Bond          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  D Roberts       Home Run
          ---     100%  B Lillis        Triple
          --3      99%  J Grote         Walk
                  Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Don Larsen batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  E Kasko         Foul Flyball: 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation