June 15, 1961 Milwaukee Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 11,976

Thursday, June 15, 1961
Time of Game: 2:26

Braves

24-29

Lost 3

6th, 8½ GB

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

W: M McCormick (7-5), L: T Cloninger (0-1), S: D LeMay (1)

Giants

34-23

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Mantilla RF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .405    0    1   0   
F Bolling 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .316  .895    0    1   3   HR
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .319 1.018    0    2   3   
H Aaron CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .946    0    7   0   
J Adcock 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .215  .662    0    7   1   
  A Spangler PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .618         0   0   
F Thomas LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .282  .828    0    2   0   
J Torre C                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .319  .885    0    3   1   HR
R McMillan SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .611    0    0   1   
T Cloninger P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .349         0   0   
  D Crandall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .543    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  H Taylor PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .282    0    0   0   
  L Maye PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .752         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    5   3                    24   9

BATTING

HR: F Bolling (9, off M McCormick; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); J Torre (5, off M McCormick; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Torre 5; F Bolling 4; F Thomas; E Mathews; J Adcock.

RBI: J Torre 2 (12); F Bolling (29).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: F Thomas (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: E Mathews (1st base by M McCormick).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Amalfitano 2B               3   1   2   2    0   0  .275  .648    0    5   1   SF
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .220  .717    0    7   1   HR
H Kuenn LF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .260  .700    0    3   0   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .978    0    3   0   
E Bailey C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .744    0    3   0   
F Alou RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .778    0    2   0   
J Davenport 3B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .828    0    0   3   SH
E Bressoud SS                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .274  .751    0    3   3   2B
M McCormick P                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .491    0    1   2   
  D LeMay P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   6   9   6    2   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: E Bressoud (5, off T Cloninger).

HR: W McCovey (9, off T Cloninger; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Amalfitano (1, off T Cloninger).

SH: J Davenport (1, off D McMahon).

TB: W McCovey 4; E Bressoud 3; J Amalfitano 2; J Davenport; F Alou; M McCormick; H Kuenn.

RBI: H Kuenn 2 (21); W McCovey 2 (26); J Amalfitano 2 (6).

2-out RBI: W McCovey 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

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
T Cloninger, L (0-1)           4     6   6   6    2   2   1  13.50   20     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 6     26    -     0.87  -0.30
D Nottebart                    2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.67    9     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          3-2    0.27  -0.00
D McMahon                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         8     9   6   6    2   3   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 9          3-2

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, W (7-5)           8.2   6   3   3    5   3   2   2.87   36     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 6     58    -     0.79   0.14
D LeMay, S (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.09   0.08
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5   3   2          37     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 6          3-0

T Cloninger faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M McCormick (3).

IBB: None.

PO: M McCormick (2; E Mathews, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 11,976.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              San Francisco Giants                 
1. F Mantilla           RF    1. J Amalfitano         2B 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. W McCovey            1B 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. H Kuenn              LF 
4. H Aaron              CF    4. W Mays               CF 
5. J Adcock             1B    5. E Bailey             C  
6. F Thomas             LF    6. F Alou               RF 
7. J Torre              C     7. J Davenport          3B 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. E Bressoud           SS 
9. T Cloninger          P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  1--      22%  74% W McCovey       T Cloninger     Home Run (Deep RF); Bressoud Scores
   b 3   0  1-0  1--      11%  59% E Bressoud      T Cloninger     Single; Davenport to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---     -10%  42% F Bolling       M McCormick     Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   t 9   2  6-3  123       8% 100% F Mantilla      D LeMay         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 3   0  1-0  1-3      -7%  51% M McCormick     T Cloninger     Strikeout Looking

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Mantilla      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      42%  F Bolling       Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      40%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      1--      42%  H Aaron         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      44%  J Adcock        Mathews Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      39%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  J Adcock        Strikeout
          ---      39%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--      38%  J Torre         Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      44%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  E Bailey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  F Alou          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  F Mantilla      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      43%  F Bolling       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
          ---      48%  J Davenport     Single
          1--      59%  E Bressoud      Single; Davenport to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  M McCormick     Strikeout Looking
   RO     1-3      53%  J Amalfitano    Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Davenport Scores
   RR     1--      74%  W McCovey       Home Run (Deep RF); Bressoud Scores
   O      ---      74%  H Kuenn         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  H Aaron         Popfly: SS
          ---      76%  J Adcock        Single
   O      1--      79%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      79%  E Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      77%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  J Torre         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  T Cloninger     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  E Bressoud      Double
          -2-      89%  M McCormick     Single; Bressoud to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  J Amalfitano    Single; Bressoud Scores; McCormick to 2B
          12-      95%  W McCovey       Walk; McCormick to 3B; Amalfitano to 2B
                  Don Nottebart replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      97%  H Kuenn         Single; McCormick Scores; Amalfitano Scores; McCovey to 2B
   O      12-      97%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
          12-      98%  E Bailey        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); McCovey to 3B; Kuenn to 2B; Bailey to 1B
   O      123      97%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      123      96%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  F Mantilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  F Bolling       Popfly: P
          ---      97%  E Mathews       Single
   O      1--      98%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Don Nottebart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  E Bressoud      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M McCormick     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  J Amalfitano    Single
   O      1--      97%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Adcock        Popfly: 2B
          ---      97%  F Thomas        Single
   RR     1--      92%  J Torre         Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
   O      ---      94%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
                  Del Crandall pinch hits for Don Nottebart batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don McMahon facing 3-4-5
                  Don McMahon replaces Del Crandall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  W Mays          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  E Bailey        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  F Mantilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  F Bolling       Walk
   O      1--      96%  E Mathews       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      97%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don McMahon facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  F Alou          Single
   O      1--      98%  J Davenport     Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  M McCormick     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  J Adcock        Walk
                  Al Spangler pinch runs for Joe Adcock batting 5th
   O      1--      96%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
          1--      91%  J Torre         Single; Spangler to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
          1-3      92%  H Taylor        Walk; Torre to 2B
                  Dick LeMay replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th; Lee Maye pinch runs for Hawk Taylor batting 9th
   O      123     100%  F Mantilla      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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