August 8, 1965 Houston Astros at Milwaukee Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 6
@CAL 4 CLE 6
@CHW 4 NYY 6
@DET 5 BAL 9
@KCA 5 KCA 4
BAL 3 MIN 8
BOS 0 CIN 18
LAD 0 MLN 8
HOU 5 MLN 8
HOU 3 CHC 7
@NYM 6 CHC 14
@NYM 10 PIT 7
@PHI 1 PHI 5
PIT 2 SFG 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

County Stadium, Attendance: 20,882

Sunday, August 8, 1965
Time of Game: 2:28

Astros

46-64

Lost 2

9th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    3  9  2
Braves          4  0  0   0  1  1   1  1  X    8 10  0

W: B O'Dell (7-4), L: L Dierker (5-6)

Braves

61-48

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye LF                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .240  .656    0    4   0   HR
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .852    0    3   1   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .284  .852    0    3   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .654    0    1   5   2B
J Gaines RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .714    0    0   0   
J Gentile 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .252  .776    0    6   1   HR
B Lillis SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .511    0    0   2   
G Triandos C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .475    0    5   0   
L Dierker P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .382    0    2   0   
  J Owens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  G Ratliff PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    3   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: B Aspromonte (14, off D Lemaster).

HR: L Maye (5, off H Fischer; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Gentile (13, off H Fischer; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: L Maye 4; J Gentile 4; B Aspromonte 3; J Wynn 2; J Morgan; B Lillis; J Gaines.

RBI: L Maye (30); J Gentile (39); J Gaines (28).

2-out RBI: J Gaines.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: G Triandos (8); J Morgan (21).

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou LF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .840    0    0   0   HR
M Jones CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .852    0    7   0   
H Aaron RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .323  .954    0    1   0   
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .242  .807    0    2   2   2B
J Torre 1B                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .307  .911    0    5   3   HR,IW
G Oliver C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .787    0    5   0   SB
F Bolling 2B                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .269  .665    0    3   1   HR,2B
W Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .201  .457    0    1   1   
D Lemaster P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .351    0    0   0   
  H Fischer P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .260    0    1   1   
  D Osinski P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  B O'Dell P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .457    0    2   0   
Totals                       34   8  10   7    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F Bolling (21, off L Dierker); E Mathews (14, off L Dierker).

HR: F Bolling (4, off J Owens; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Torre (22, off L Dierker; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); F Alou (18, off L Dierker; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: J Torre (5, by L Dierker).

TB: F Bolling 6; F Alou 5; J Torre 4; E Mathews 3; G Oliver 2; M Jones.

RBI: F Bolling 3 (34); E Mathews (69); G Oliver (37); J Torre (62); F Alou (58).

2-out RBI: F Bolling 2; E Mathews; G Oliver.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: G Oliver (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Oliver (3, 2nd base off L Dierker/G Triandos).

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
L Dierker, L (5-6)             7     9   7   5    3   3   2   4.09   33     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 9     35    -     0.51  -0.41
J Owens                        1     1   1   1    1   1   1   3.18    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   6    4   4   3          38     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2·10           -

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemaster                     2.2   1   0   0    3   2   0   5.34   12     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 1     55    -     0.71   0.05
H Fischer                      2     3   3   3    0   0   2   4.30    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          3-0    0.81  -0.02
D Osinski                      0     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.93    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.84  -0.15
B O'Dell, W (7-4)              4.1   3   0   0    0   2   0   1.91   16     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 3          2-0    0.59   0.20
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   4   2          39     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 9          6-1

D Osinski faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Dierker (6).

IBB: L Dierker (2; J Torre).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Al Forman.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 20,882.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Milwaukee Braves                     
1. L Maye               LF    1. F Alou               LF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. M Jones              CF 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. B Aspromonte         3B    4. E Mathews            3B 
5. J Gaines             RF    5. J Torre              1B 
6. J Gentile            1B    6. G Oliver             C  
7. B Lillis             SS    7. F Bolling            2B 
8. G Triandos           C     8. W Woodward           SS 
9. L Dierker            P     9. D Lemaster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-2  12-      13%  87% F Bolling       L Dierker       Double; Torre Scores/unER; Oliver Scores/unER
   b 1   2  0-0  1--      12%  64% E Mathews       L Dierker       Single; Aaron Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Mathews to 2B
   b 5   0  3-4  ---      11%  83% F Alou          L Dierker       Home Run
   t 5   2  4-2  -23     -10%  65% J Gaines        D Osinski       Single; Wynn Scores; Aspromonte to 3B
   b 1   2  0-1  12-       9%  74% G Oliver        L Dierker       Single; Mathews Scores; Torre to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Maye          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  M Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  H Aaron         Walk
   R      1--      64%  E Mathews       Single; Aaron Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Mathews to 2B
          -2-      65%  J Torre         Walk
   R      12-      74%  G Oliver        Single; Mathews Scores; Torre to 2B
          12-      74%  F Bolling       E2 on Foul Ball
   RR     12-      87%  " "             Double; Torre Scores/unER; Oliver Scores/unER
   O      -2-      86%  W Woodward      Popfly: 3B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  B Aspromonte    Double
   O      -2-      85%  J Gaines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      87%  J Gentile       Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      89%  B Lillis        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  D Lemaster      Strikeout
          ---      89%  F Alou          Single
   O      1--      89%  M Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alou to 2B
          -2-      89%  H Aaron         Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B
   O      --3      88%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  G Triandos      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  L Dierker       Strikeout
          ---      89%  L Maye          Walk
          1--      88%  J Morgan        Walk; Maye to 2B
          12-      85%  J Wynn          Walk; Maye to 3B; Morgan to 2B
                  Hank Fischer replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      91%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      90%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  G Oliver        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Hank Fischer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  J Gaines        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      85%  J Gentile       Home Run
   O      ---      87%  B Lillis        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  G Triandos      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  F Bolling       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      86%  W Woodward      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  H Fischer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Hank Fischer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  L Dierker       Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      80%  L Maye          Home Run
   O      ---      81%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      80%  J Wynn          Single
                  Dan Osinski replaces Hank Fischer pitching and batting 9th
          1--      77%  B Aspromonte    Single; Wynn to 2B
          12-      75%  J Gaines        Passed Ball; Wynn to 3B; Aspromonte to 2B
   R      -23      65%  " "             Single; Wynn Scores; Aspromonte to 3B
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Dan Osinski pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      72%  J Gentile       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      83%  F Alou          Home Run
   O      ---      81%  M Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      80%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  E Mathews       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Billy O'Dell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  B Lillis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  G Triandos      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      86%  L Dierker       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      92%  J Torre         Home Run
          ---      93%  G Oliver        Single
          1--      94%  F Bolling       Oliver Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      92%  W Woodward      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      91%  B O'Dell        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy O'Dell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      93%  J Wynn          Single
   O      1--      95%  B Aspromonte    Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  M Jones         Single
   O      1--      94%  H Aaron         Popfly: 2B
   R      1--      97%  E Mathews       Double; Jones Scores
          -2-      98%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  G Oliver        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Billy O'Dell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Gaines        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  J Gentile       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      98%  B Lillis        Single
   O      1--      99%  G Triandos      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jim Owens facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Owens replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---     100%  F Bolling       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  W Woodward      Strikeout
          ---     100%  B O'Dell        Walk
   O      1--     100%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  M Jones         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Billy O'Dell facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Ratliff pinch hits for Jim Owens batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  G Ratliff       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Morgan        Single
   O      1--     100%  J Wynn          Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 8.

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