April 17, 1965 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 12
BAL 9 CAL 3
DET 1 CHW 2
WSA 1
(10) NYY 5
@KCA 2 MIN 3
CLE 0 CHC 9
@MLN 4 SFG 4
@NYM 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 PIT 3
HOU 2
(10) STL 8
CIN 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 3,362

Saturday, April 17, 1965
Time of Game: 3:03

Cubs

3-1

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  1   0  2  1   3  1  0    9 16  3
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  5  4

W: C Koonce (1-0), L: T Cloninger (1-1), S: T Abernathy (1)

Braves

2-2

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Beckert 2B                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .227  .488    0    1   1   SB
R Pena SS                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .318  .984    0    1   4   
B Williams CF                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .143  .360    0    5   0   SB
R Santo 3B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .300 1.191    0    1   3   HR
G Altman LF                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .444 1.323    0    1   0   2·2B
E Banks 1B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .474 1.440    0   12   0   IW
D Clemens RF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .250  .686    0    1   0   2B,GDP
D Bertell C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .478    0    4   0   SF
C Koonce P                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    1   3   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   9  16   8    5   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Altman 2 (3, off C Carroll, off T Cloninger); D Clemens (3, off T Cloninger).

HR: R Santo (3, off C Olivo; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: D Bertell (1, off C Olivo).

IBB: E Banks (1, by T Cloninger).

TB: G Altman 5; R Santo 4; D Clemens 4; G Beckert 3; E Banks 2; B Williams 2; D Bertell; R Pena.

GIDP: D Clemens (1).

RBI: G Altman 2 (4); D Bertell (1); E Banks (7); R Santo (4); D Clemens (2); R Pena (6); B Williams (1).

2-out RBI: G Altman 2; R Santo; D Clemens.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Koonce-E Banks.

E: D Bertell (2); G Beckert (2); R Pena (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Beckert (1, 2nd base off C Carroll/J Torre); B Williams (1, 2nd base off T Cloninger/J Torre).

PO: G Beckert (1st base by T Cloninger).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jones LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .770    0    2   0   HR,HBP
T Cline RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .432    0    2   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.108    0    1   2   2B
J Torre C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .385 1.423    0    2   0   
L Maye CF                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .294  .706    0    1   2   
F Alou 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .599    0   14   1   
D Menke SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .133  .455    0    1   8   2·2B
S Alomar 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    2   3   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Olivo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Aaron PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  D Osinski P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
T Cloninger P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B O'Dell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M de la Hoz PH-2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    1   0   HBP
  F Bolling PR-2B             1   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       33   4   5   4    2   4                    27  19

BATTING

2B: D Menke 2 (2, off T Abernathy, off C Koonce); E Mathews (3, off C Koonce).

HR: M Jones (1, off C Koonce; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF Line).

HBP: M Jones (1, by C Koonce); M de la Hoz (1, by C Koonce).

TB: M Jones 4; D Menke 4; E Mathews 2; L Maye.

RBI: L Maye 2 (2); E Mathews (4); M Jones (3).

2-out RBI: L Maye 2; E Mathews.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Bolling-F Alou-D Menke-F Alou.

PB: J Torre (1).

E: T Cline (2); S Alomar (1); T Cloninger (2); J Torre (1).

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
C Koonce, W (1-0)              7.2   4   4   4    2   2   1   3.72   32     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 5· 1     55    -     0.66   0.18
T Abernathy, S (1)             1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.31   0.02
Totals                         9     5   4   4    2   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 6· 1          2-0

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cloninger, L (1-1)           4.2   6   4   4    4   1   0   3.29   24     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 5· 0     33    -     1.14  -0.16
B O'Dell                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.21  -0.07
C Carroll                      1     5   4   4    1   0   0  13.50    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 4· 1          0-0    0.38  -0.08
C Olivo                        2     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          1-1    0.02  -0.00
D Osinski                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    16   9   9    5   2   1          45     -       ·  ·     18· 8·10· 2          3-2

C Carroll faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: C Koonce (1).

WP: T Cloninger (1).

IBB: T Cloninger (1; E Banks).

PO: T Cloninger (0; G Beckert, 1st base).

HBP: C Koonce 2 (2; M de la Hoz, M Jones).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 3,362.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 40° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Night.

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. C Koonce             P     9. T Cloninger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-2  -2-      12%  76% G Altman        T Cloninger     Double to LF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
   t 3   2  1-1  1-3      12%  62% G Altman        T Cloninger     Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo to 2B; Pena Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  ---     -11%  45% M Jones         C Koonce        Home Run (RF Line)
   t 5   2  1-3  12-       9%  85% D Clemens       B O'Dell        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Banks to 3B; Altman Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  --3       6%  61% B Williams      T Cloninger     Single to LF (Line Drive); Beckert Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Beckert       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  R Pena          Beckert Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Beckert to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Beckert to 3B
   R      --3      61%  B Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive); Beckert Scores
   O      1--      58%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
          1--      60%  G Altman        Williams Steals 2B; Williams to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      56%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cal Koonce facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      45%  M Jones         Home Run (RF Line)
          ---      42%  T Cline         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  E Mathews       Strikeout
   OO     1--      50%  J Torre         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Clemens       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      48%  D Bertell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      45%  C Koonce        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Koonce facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  L Maye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  F Alou          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      50%  D Menke         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  G Beckert       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  R Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pena to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-      49%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena to 3B
          --3      50%  R Santo         Walk
   R      1-3      62%  G Altman        Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo to 2B; Pena Scores
          12-      63%  E Banks         Wild Pitch; Altman to 2B; Santo to 3B
   O      -23      58%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cal Koonce facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  S Alomar        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  M Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  D Clemens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Bertell       Flyball: RF
          ---      61%  C Koonce        Walk
   O      1--      59%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cal Koonce facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  T Cline         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  J Torre         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Torre to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  L Maye          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  R Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--      64%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B; Williams to 2B
   R      -2-      76%  G Altman        Double to LF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
          -2-      77%  E Banks         Intentional Walk
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      85%  D Clemens       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Banks to 3B; Altman Scores
   O      1-3      83%  D Bertell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Cal Koonce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  D Menke         Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Sandy Alomar batting 8th
   O      -2-      85%  L Klimchock     Groundout: 2B-1B; Menke to 3B
                  Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Billy O'Dell batting 9th
   O      --3      88%  M de la Hoz     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
                  Clay Carroll replaces Lou Klimchock pitching and batting 8th; Mike de la Hoz moves to 2B
   O      ---      87%  C Koonce        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      88%  G Beckert       Walk
          1--      89%  R Pena          Beckert Steals 2B
   R      -2-      93%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Beckert Scores
   O      1--      92%  B Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--      92%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Cal Koonce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  M Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  T Cline         Walk
          1--      91%  E Mathews       Balk; Cline to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      95%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Clay Carroll facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  G Altman        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      97%  E Banks         Passed Ball; Altman to 3B
   R      --3      98%  " "             Single to LF; Altman Scores
   R      1--      99%  D Clemens       Single to RF (Line Drive); Banks Scores/No RBI; Clemens to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw)
                  Chi-Chi Olivo replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 8th
   RO     --3      99%  D Bertell       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemens Scores
   O      ---      99%  C Koonce        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Beckert       Single to CF (Pop Fly); Beckert out at 2B/CF-2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Cal Koonce facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  F Alou          E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Menke         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Chi-Chi Olivo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   R      ---     100%  R Santo         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  G Altman        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Cal Koonce facing 8-9-1
                  Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Chi-Chi Olivo batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  T Aaron         Popfly: 2B
          ---     100%  M de la Hoz     Hit By Pitch
                  Frank Bolling pinch runs for Mike de la Hoz batting 9th
          1--     100%  M Jones         Hit By Pitch; Bolling to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Cline         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bolling to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  E Mathews       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Cline to 3B; Bolling Scores
          -23      99%  J Torre         Walk
   RR     123      98%  L Maye          Single to CF (Line Drive); Torre to 2B; Mathews Scores; Cline Scores
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Cal Koonce pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-4, Dan Osinski facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Osinski replaces Tommie Aaron pitching and batting 8th; Frank Bolling moves to 2B
          ---     100%  E Banks         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      99%  D Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-1B
          ---      99%  D Bertell       Single to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--      99%  T Abernathy     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  D Menke         Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Gene Oliver pinch hits for Dan Osinski batting 8th
   O      -2-      99%  G Oliver        Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  F Bolling       Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  M Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Braves 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation