April 15, 1965 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 4
@CAL 0 WSA 3
@CHW 1 KCA 7
CLE 3 DET 6
@MIN 4 MLN 5
CHC 1 NYM 5
HOU 4
(10) CIN 10
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 33,874

Thursday, April 15, 1965
Time of Game: 2:17

Cubs

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: B Sadowski (1-0), L: L Jackson (0-1)

Braves

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    2   3   
R Pena SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .353 1.154    0    3   4   
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .170    0    4   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .313 1.139    0    0   0   
G Altman LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.221    0    1   0   
E Banks 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .467 1.529    0    7   0   HR,2B
D Clemens RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .455    0    3   0   
D Bertell C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .490    0    4   1   
L Jackson P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Landrum PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Burdette P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Stewart PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  B Humphreys P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   4   1    1   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: E Banks (2, off B Sadowski).

HR: E Banks (2, off B Sadowski; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: E Banks 6; R Pena; R Santo.

RBI: E Banks (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Pena-E Banks; R Pena-G Beckert-E Banks.

E: E Banks (1); R Santo (2); R Pena (4).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jones LF                    2   1   0   1    1   1  .125  .458    0    3   0   SF
T Cline RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   CS
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .364 1.235    0    0   5   2B
J Torre C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.783    0    2   0   HBP
L Maye CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .770    0    3   0   2B
F Alou 1B                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .300  .817    0   11   1   
D Menke SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083    0    0   2   2·GDP
S Alomar 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    3   4   2·SB,IW
B Sadowski P                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .666    0    2   0   SH
Totals                       29   5   7   4    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Maye (2, off B Humphreys); E Mathews (2, off L Burdette).

SF: M Jones (1, off L Jackson).

SH: B Sadowski (1, off L Jackson).

IBB: S Alomar (1, by B Humphreys).

HBP: J Torre (1, by L Jackson).

TB: E Mathews 3; L Maye 2; T Cline 2; B Sadowski; J Torre.

GIDP: D Menke 2 (2).

RBI: F Alou (2); E Mathews (3); M Jones (2); T Cline (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: F Alou (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Alomar 2 (2, 2nd base off B Humphreys/D Bertell, 2nd base off L Jackson/D Bertell).

CS: T Cline (1, 2nd base by L Jackson/D Bertell).

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
L Jackson, L (0-1)             4     5   4   2    1   2   0   9.64   20     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 3· 0     41    -     1.02  -0.22
L Burdette                     3     1   1   1    1   1   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.33  -0.02
B Humphreys                    1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   3    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 3· 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
B Sadowski, W (1-0)            9     4   1   1    1   2   1   1.00   33     -       ·  ·     19· 9· 1· 1     76    -     0.59   0.26
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   2   1          33     -       ·  ·     19· 9· 1· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Humphreys (1; S Alomar).

HBP: L Jackson (1; J Torre).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 33,874.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Milwaukee Braves                     
1. G Beckert            2B    1. M Jones              LF 
2. R Pena               SS    2. T Cline              RF 
3. B Williams           CF    3. E Mathews            3B 
4. R Santo              3B    4. J Torre              C  
5. G Altman             LF    5. L Maye               CF 
6. E Banks              1B    6. F Alou               1B 
7. D Clemens            RF    7. D Menke              SS 
8. D Bertell            C     8. S Alomar             2B 
9. L Jackson            P     9. B Sadowski           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  12-      16%  76% T Cline         L Jackson       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Sadowski Scores; Cline to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   1  0-1  -23       7%  83% E Mathews       L Jackson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Cline to 3B; Jones Scores
   t 5   0  4-0  ---      -6%  85% E Banks         B Sadowski      Home Run
   b 3   1  0-2  123       6%  90% L Maye          L Jackson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Torre to 2B; Mathews to 3B; Cline Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 2   1  0-0  ---      -4%  48% E Banks         B Sadowski      Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sadowski facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Beckert       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Jones         Strikeout
          ---      55%  T Cline         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  E Mathews       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  J Torre         Cline Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sadowski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  E Banks         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      52%  D Clemens       Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  D Bertell       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Torre         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      55%  L Maye          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      52%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  D Menke         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sadowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  L Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  B Sadowski      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      60%  M Jones         Walk; Sadowski to 2B
   R      12-      76%  T Cline         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Sadowski Scores; Cline to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -23      83%  E Mathews       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Cline to 3B; Jones Scores
          1-3      84%  J Torre         Hit By Pitch; Mathews to 2B
   R      123      90%  L Maye          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Torre to 2B; Mathews to 3B; Cline Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      123      86%  F Alou          Popfly: SS
   O      123      83%  D Menke         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Sadowski facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Altman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  S Alomar        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  B Sadowski      Alomar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alomar to 3B
   RO     --3      91%  M Jones         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alomar Scores/unER
   O      ---      91%  T Cline         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Sadowski facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      85%  E Banks         Home Run
   O      ---      88%  D Clemens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Bertell       Flyball: RF
                  Don Landrum pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  D Landrum       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lew Burdette facing 3-4-5
                  Lew Burdette replaces Don Landrum pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  E Mathews       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-      93%  J Torre         Walk
   O      12-      92%  L Maye          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mathews to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  F Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Maye to 2B; Mathews Scores
   OO     12-      93%  D Menke         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Sadowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  R Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Sadowski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Sadowski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  G Altman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  T Cline         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Mathews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Sadowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  D Clemens       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Bertell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Lew Burdette batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Stewart       Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Humphreys facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Humphreys replaces Jimmy Stewart pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  L Maye          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      99%  F Alou          Walk
   OO     12-      99%  D Menke         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Maye to 3B
          --3      99%  S Alomar        Intentional Walk
          1-3      99%  B Sadowski      Alomar Steals 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Sadowski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Pena          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Williams      Groundout: P unassisted
          ---     100%  R Santo         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  G Altman        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Santo to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation