August 4, 1959 Milwaukee Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CHW 2 BOS 4
KCA 1 KCA 8
@BOS 6 DET 4
@NYY 3 CLE 8
@WSH 2 PHI 2
@CHC 1 CIN 4
@LAD 1 MLN 6
@SFG 1 PIT 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 22,959

Tuesday, August 4, 1959
Time of Game: 2:33

Braves

58-45

Won 2

1st

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

W: W Spahn (15-10), L: M McCormick (10-9)

Giants

59-46

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Mantilla 2B                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .190  .533    0    1   2   SB
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .302  .972    0    0   5   SH
H Aaron RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .368 1.098    0    3   0   SB
J Adcock 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .861    0   14   0   
J Logan SS                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .299  .845    0    0   4   SF,SH
A Pafko LF                    5   0   0   1    0   0  .225  .619    0    1   0   
B Bruton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .750    0    4   0   
D Crandall C                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .254  .691    0    4   0   HR
W Spahn P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .553    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   6  10   6    1   7                    27  12

BATTING

HR: D Crandall (13, off E Fisher; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: J Logan (2, off M McCormick).

SH: E Mathews (3, off M McCormick); J Logan (3, off M McCormick).

TB: D Crandall 4; H Aaron 3; E Mathews 2; F Mantilla 2; B Bruton; J Adcock.

RBI: D Crandall 2 (49); A Pafko (12); J Logan (36); J Adcock (45); H Aaron (88).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Aaron (3, 2nd base off M McCormick/J Hegan); F Mantilla (4, 2nd base off G Jones/J Hegan).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou LF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .781    0    1   0   
W Mays CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .864    0    3   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .455 1.319    0    5   0   
O Cepeda 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .322  .920    0    0   1   
W Kirkland RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .849    0    3   0   2B
D Spencer 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .717    0    4   1   
E Bressoud SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .721    0    2   5   
J Hegan C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .500    0    9   0   
M McCormick P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .347    0    0   0   
  J Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  G Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Davenport PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .617    0    0   0   
  B Byerly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    3   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: W Kirkland (15, off W Spahn).

TB: W Kirkland 2; W McCovey; J Hegan.

RBI: W Kirkland (47).

2-out RBI: W Kirkland.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: O Cepeda (19); E Bressoud (9); M McCormick 2 (3); W McCovey (1).

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
W Spahn, W (15-10)             9     3   1   1    3   3   0   2.74   33     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 3     77    -     0.58   0.33
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 3           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McCormick, L (10-9)          6     6   4   2    0   5   0   3.43   28     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 6     53    -     0.91  -0.16
E Fisher                       1     4   2   2    0   0   1   4.75    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.33  -0.01
G Jones                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.02    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Byerly                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   4    1   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0·10           -

E Fisher faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Delmore, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Shag Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 22,959.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              San Francisco Giants                 
1. F Mantilla           2B    1. F Alou               LF 
2. E Mathews            3B    2. W Mays               CF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. W McCovey            1B 
4. J Adcock             1B    4. O Cepeda             3B 
5. J Logan              SS    5. W Kirkland           RF 
6. A Pafko              LF    6. D Spencer            2B 
7. B Bruton             CF    7. E Bressoud           SS 
8. D Crandall           C     8. J Hegan              C  
9. W Spahn              P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% E Mathews       M McCormick     Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Mantilla to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   t 5   0  0-2  12-       8%  91% J Adcock        M McCormick     Single; Aaron to 3B; Mathews Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -23       7%  71% H Aaron         M McCormick     Single; Mathews to 3B; Mantilla Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3      -6%  60% J Logan         M McCormick     Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-1  1-3      -5%  66% J Adcock        M McCormick     Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  F Mantilla      Single to LF
          1--      64%  E Mathews       Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Mantilla to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   R      -23      71%  H Aaron         Single; Mathews to 3B; Mantilla Scores/unER
   O      1-3      66%  J Adcock        Strikeout
   O      1-3      60%  J Logan         Strikeout
          1-3      61%  A Pafko         Aaron Steals 2B
   O      -23      56%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  W McCovey       Single to RF
   O      1--      61%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  B Bruton        Strikeout
          ---      61%  D Crandall      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      58%  W Spahn         Flyball: C
          1--      60%  F Mantilla      Single to LF; Crandall to 2B
   O      12-      56%  E Mathews       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  W Kirkland      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  D Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  E Bressoud      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
          ---      64%  J Adcock        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Adcock to 2B
          -2-      68%  J Logan         Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Adcock to 3B
   RO     1-3      70%  A Pafko         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Adcock Scores/unER
          1--      70%  B Bruton        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      1--      68%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  J Hegan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  M McCormick     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  W Spahn         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  F Mantilla      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  W Mays          Walk
   O      1--      68%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mays to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      76%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike McCormick facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  E Mathews       Single to LF
          1--      82%  H Aaron         Single (LF-CF); Mathews to 2B
   R      12-      91%  J Adcock        Single; Aaron to 3B; Mathews Scores
   RO     1-3      90%  J Logan         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Aaron Scores
   O      1--      89%  A Pafko         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  D Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  E Bressoud      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  J Hegan         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  D Crandall      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      91%  W Spahn         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      91%  F Mantilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Pagan pinch hits for Mike McCormick batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  F Alou          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      95%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Eddie Fisher facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Fisher replaces Jose Pagan pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  E Mathews       Single to RF
          1--      96%  H Aaron         Single; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Adcock        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      94%  J Logan         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      93%  A Pafko         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  W McCovey       Flyball: C
   O      ---      96%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  W Kirkland      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Eddie Fisher facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  B Bruton        Single to LF
   RR     1--      99%  D Crandall      Home Run; Bruton Scores
                  Gordon Jones replaces Eddie Fisher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Spahn         Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  F Mantilla      Walk
   O      1--      99%  E Mathews       Strikeout
          1--      99%  H Aaron         Mantilla Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Bressoud      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Hegan         Single (LF-CF)
                  Jim Davenport pinch hits for Gordon Jones batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Davenport     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bud Byerly facing 4-5-6
                  Bud Byerly replaces Jim Davenport pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Adcock        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Pafko         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  F Alou          Walk
   O      1--     100%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  O Cepeda        Walk; Alou to 2B
   R      12-      99%  W Kirkland      Double to LF; Cepeda to 3B; Alou Scores
   O      -23     100%  D Spencer       Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation