April 21, 1963 Milwaukee Braves at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
CLE 0 CLE 2
@BAL 0 DET 5
@BOS 2 MIN 7
@CHW 0 CHW 8
MIN 0 LAA 6
@KCA 2 NYY 7
@WSA 6 LAD 11
HOU 3 LAD 6
HOU 5 NYM 8
MLN 5 NYM 9
MLN 2 PHI 4
STL 3
(10) STL 10
@PHI 5 CIN 8
@PIT 3 CHC 4
@SFG 1 SFG 3
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 26,675

Sunday, April 21, 1963
Time of Game: 2:46

Braves

7-6

Lost 4

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: G Cisco (1-1), L: L Burdette (2-1), S: K Mackenzie (1)

Mets

4-8

Won 4

9th, 4 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .434    0    2   0   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .687    0    3   1   
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .340 1.011    0    0   0   
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .391 1.000    0    0   3   
N Larker 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .280  .895    0   12   0   
L Maye LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .589    0    1   0   3B,GDP
D Crandall C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .286    0    3   2   
R McMillan SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .645    0    3   3   GDP
  T Aaron PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .489    0    0   0   
  A Samuel SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Burdette P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .597    0    0   4   3B,SH
  D Lemaster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   7   2    1   6                    24  13

BATTING

3B: L Burdette (1, off G Cisco); L Maye (1, off G Cisco).

SH: L Burdette (2, off G Cisco).

TB: L Burdette 3; L Maye 3; R McMillan; D Crandall; E Mathews; N Larker; H Aaron.

GIDP: L Maye (1); R McMillan (2).

RBI: N Larker (3); D Crandall (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: L Burdette (1); L Maye (1); E Mathews (4).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hickman CF                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .344 1.170    0    2   0   HR,2B,SH
R Hunt 2B                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .300  .873    0    1   2   SF,SH
D Snider RF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .200  .723    0    1   0   2B
  C Cook PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    0    0   0   
F Thomas LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .451    0    5   0   
  K Mackenzie P               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .808    0    7   1   
  G Hodges 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
C Neal 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   2   
N Sherry C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .611    0    7   0   
A Moran SS                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .217  .554    0    4   4   3B,CS
G Cisco P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  M Throneberry PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    0   0   2B
  R Kanehl PR-LF              1   2   1   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   9  11   8    4   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Throneberry (1, off L Burdette); D Snider (1, off L Burdette); J Hickman (3, off L Burdette).

3B: A Moran (1, off L Burdette).

HR: J Hickman (3, off L Burdette; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: R Hunt (1, off L Burdette).

SH: R Hunt (1, off L Burdette); J Hickman (2, off L Burdette).

TB: J Hickman 6; A Moran 5; D Snider 2; M Throneberry 2; E Kranepool; R Kanehl; N Sherry; C Neal.

RBI: D Snider 2 (6); A Moran 2 (2); J Hickman 2 (11); R Hunt (4); E Kranepool (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Hunt-A Moran-E Kranepool 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Moran (1, 2nd base by L Burdette/D Crandall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Burdette, L (2-1)            7.1  11   9   7    3   0   1   4.25   37     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 1·11     21    -     1.05  -0.35
D Lemaster                     0.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.05    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   7    4   2   1          40     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 1·11           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Cisco, W (1-1)               6     7   2   2    1   3   0   3.94   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 7     52    -     1.13  -0.00
K Mackenzie, S (1)             3     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.16
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 26,675.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              New York Mets                        
1. T Cline              CF    1. J Hickman            CF 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. R Hunt               2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. D Snider             RF 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. F Thomas             LF 
5. N Larker             1B    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. L Maye               LF    6. C Neal               3B 
7. D Crandall           C     7. N Sherry             C  
8. R McMillan           SS    8. A Moran              SS 
9. L Burdette           P     9. G Cisco              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-0  -23      24%  60% D Snider        L Burdette      Double to CF; Kanehl Scores; Hickman Scores/unER
   b 6   1  2-2  12-      16%  79% E Kranepool     L Burdette      Single to LF; Snider Scores; Thomas to 2B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---     -14%  36% L Maye          G Cisco         Triple to RF
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      11%  51% L Maye          G Cisco         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Mathews to 3B
   b 6   0  2-0  ---       9%  32% M Throneberry   L Burdette      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Galen Cisco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Cline         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  F Bolling       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      54%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Hunt          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Snider        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Galen Cisco facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--      40%  N Larker        Single to CF; Mathews to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  L Maye          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Mathews to 3B
   O      --3      55%  D Crandall      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  F Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  C Neal          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  N Sherry        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Galen Cisco facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  R McMillan      Single to 3B
   O      1--      48%  L Burdette      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McMillan to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  T Cline         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      55%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  A Moran         Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  G Cisco         Moran Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      54%  J Hickman       Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  R Hunt          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Galen Cisco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  E Mathews       Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  N Larker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Snider        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Galen Cisco facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  L Maye          Triple to RF
   R      --3      31%  D Crandall      Single to CF; Maye Scores
   OO     1--      38%  R McMillan      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      35%  L Burdette      Triple to LF
   O      --3      39%  T Cline         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Lew Burdette facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  C Neal          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      33%  N Sherry        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  A Moran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Galen Cisco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  F Bolling       Strikeout
          ---      32%  H Aaron         Single to LF
          1--      24%  E Mathews       Single to RF; Aaron to 3B
   RO     1-3      20%  N Larker        Groundout: SS-1B; Aaron Scores; Mathews to 2B
   O      -2-      22%  L Maye          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Lew Burdette facing 9-1-2
                  Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Galen Cisco batting 9th
          ---      32%  M Throneberry   Double to LF
                  Rod Kanehl pinch runs for Marv Throneberry batting 9th
          -2-      38%  J Hickman       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hickman to 1B
   O      12-      37%  R Hunt          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kanehl to 3B; Hickman to 2B
   RR     -23      60%  D Snider        Double to CF; Kanehl Scores; Hickman Scores/unER
          -2-      63%  F Thomas        Walk
   R      12-      79%  E Kranepool     Single to LF; Snider Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      76%  C Neal          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  N Sherry        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Mackenzie facing 7-8-9
                  Ken Mackenzie replaces Frank Thomas pitching and batting 4th; Rod Kanehl moves to LF
   O      ---      76%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 8th
   O      ---      79%  T Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  L Burdette      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
                  Amado Samuel replaces Tommie Aaron playing SS batting 8th
          ---      83%  A Moran         Single to SS
          1--      87%  R Kanehl        Walk; Moran to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Hickman       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Moran to 3B; Kanehl to 2B
   RO     -23      90%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moran Scores
          -2-      90%  D Snider        Walk
   O      12-      88%  K Mackenzie     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Mackenzie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  T Cline         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      94%  F Bolling       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  C Neal          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Neal to 1B
          1--      97%  N Sherry        Single to CF; Neal to 3B
   RRR    1-3     100%  A Moran         Triple to LF; Neal Scores/unER; Sherry Scores; Moran Scores/Adv on E7
          ---     100%  R Kanehl        Single to LF
   RR     1--     100%  J Hickman       Home Run; Kanehl Scores
                  Denny Lemaster replaces Lew Burdette pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Hunt          Walk
                  Cliff Cook pinch hits for Duke Snider batting 3rd
   O      1--     100%  C Cook          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  K Mackenzie     Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 9.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-9, Ken Mackenzie facing 4-5-6
                  Gil Hodges replaces Ed Kranepool playing 1B batting 5th; Cliff Cook moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  E Mathews       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  N Larker        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Maye          Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 9.

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