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Standings
LAA
@BAL		3
1
LAA
@BAL		0
3
KCA
@BOS		5
0
CLE
@DET		1
6
MIN
@NYY		5
8		 
(10)
PIT
@CIN		4
5
CHC
@LAD		4
2
MLN
@SFG		2
1
PHI
@STL		8
9
Friday, August 4, 1961
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 16,604, Time of Game: 2:31
Braves
2
53-48
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
 at Giants
1
55-48
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 10 GB
W: Warren Spahn (11-12)
L: Mike McCormick (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  6  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gino Cimoli CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .626 -0.041 1.27 0.060 -0.101 -0.0 8 0 SB
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .778 -0.113 1.03 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 1 1
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .288 .906 -0.103 0.98 0.000 -0.103 -0.8 1 2
Hank Aaron RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .323 1.006 0.528 1.49 0.547 -0.019 2.0 6 0 2·HR
Joe Adcock 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .259 .811 0.056 1.08 0.098 -0.042 0.5 6 0
   Al Spangler PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .720 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank Thomas LF-1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 .907 -0.013 1.33 0.072 -0.084 0.4 1 0
Joe Torre C 4 0 1 0 0 3 .276 .794 -0.041 1.47 0.058 -0.099 -0.8 3 0
Roy McMillan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .608 -0.164 1.67 0.000 -0.164 -1.6 1 1 GDP
Warren Spahn P 4 0 0 0 0 4 .233 .775 -0.159 1.50 0.000 -0.159 -1.3 0 2
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 4 12 .188 .653 -0.050 1.31 0.835 -0.884 -2.4 27 6
HR: H Aaron 2 (29, 2 off M McCormick; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: H Aaron 8; F Thomas; G Cimoli; J Torre; J Adcock.
GIDP: R McMillan (10).
RBI: H Aaron 2 (87).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: G Cimoli (1, 2nd base off M McCormick/E Bailey).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joey Amalfitano 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .696 -0.109 1.05 0.000 -0.109 -0.9 1 3
Harvey Kuenn LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .690 -0.057 0.78 0.011 -0.068 -0.4 2 0
Felipe Alou RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .775 0.083 1.35 0.134 -0.052 -0.1 3 0
Willie Mays CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 1.006 -0.199 2.09 0.000 -0.199 -0.9 2 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .320 .961 -0.009 1.91 0.146 -0.155 0.4 4 0 HR
Jim Davenport 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .794 -0.108 1.38 0.021 -0.129 -0.4 1 0
Ed Bailey C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .788 0.071 1.03 0.087 -0.015 0.5 12 0
Jose Pagan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .664 -0.136 1.75 0.000 -0.136 -1.0 2 3
Mike McCormick P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .395 -0.086 1.31 0.000 -0.086 -0.7 0 0 SH
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 1 1 .161 .446 -0.550 1.41 0.399 -0.949 -3.4 27 6
HR: O Cepeda (30, off W Spahn; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: M McCormick (4, off W Spahn).
TB: O Cepeda 4; E Bailey; J Davenport; F Alou; H Kuenn.
RBI: O Cepeda (96).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Amalfitano-J Pagan-O Cepeda.

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (11-12) 9 5 1 1 1 1 1 3.49 33 73 0.550 1.41 3.4
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 1 1 1.00 33 73 0.550 1.31 3.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike McCormick, L (9-10) 9 6 2 2 4 12 2 2.92 36 75 0.050 1.31 2.4
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 4 12 2 2.00 36 75 0.050 1.41 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 16,604.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         San Francisco Giants
1 Gino Cimoli CF 1 Joey Amalfitano 2B
2 Frank Bolling 2B 2 Harvey Kuenn LF
3 Eddie Mathews 3B 3 Felipe Alou RF
4 Hank Aaron RF 4 Willie Mays CF
5 Joe Adcock 1B 5 Orlando Cepeda 1B
6 Frank Thomas LF 6 Jim Davenport 3B
7 Joe Torre C 7 Ed Bailey C
8 Roy McMillan SS 8 Jose Pagan SS
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Mike McCormick P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-1 0 --- R MLN H. Aaron M. McCormick 34% 84% Home Run (Deep LF)
t7 0-1 0 --- R MLN H. Aaron M. McCormick 20% 50% Home Run (Deep CF)
b5 0-0 0 --- R SFG O. Cepeda W. Spahn -15% 29% Home Run (Deep LF)
b9 1-2 0 --- SFG F. Alou W. Spahn -13% 67% Single
b9 1-2 0 1-- O SFG W. Mays W. Spahn 12% 79% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MLN G. Cimoli M. McCormick 4% 54% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- MLN F. Bolling M. McCormick 2% 56% Cimoli Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O MLN F. Bolling M. McCormick -4% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- O MLN E. Mathews M. McCormick -3% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 -2- MLN H. Aaron M. McCormick 1% 49% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O MLN J. Adcock M. McCormick -4% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Amalfitano W. Spahn 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG H. Kuenn W. Spahn 2% 49% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG F. Alou W. Spahn 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- MLN F. Thomas M. McCormick 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MLN J. Torre M. McCormick -4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO MLN R. McMillan M. McCormick -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. Mays W. Spahn 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O SFG O. Cepeda W. Spahn 2% 49% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Davenport W. Spahn 1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O MLN W. Spahn M. McCormick -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O MLN G. Cimoli M. McCormick -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O MLN F. Bolling M. McCormick -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- SFG E. Bailey W. Spahn -4% 41% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O SFG J. Pagan W. Spahn 4% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 1 1-- O SFG M. McCormick W. Spahn 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pagan to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O SFG J. Amalfitano W. Spahn 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O MLN E. Mathews M. McCormick -3% 47% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- O MLN H. Aaron M. McCormick -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- MLN J. Adcock M. McCormick 2% 47% Single
t4 0-0 2 1-- O MLN F. Thomas M. McCormick -3% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG H. Kuenn W. Spahn 3% 47% Popfly: 3B
b4 0-0 1 --- O SFG F. Alou W. Spahn 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 --- O SFG W. Mays W. Spahn 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O MLN J. Torre M. McCormick -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- O MLN R. McMillan M. McCormick -2% 45% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- O MLN W. Spahn M. McCormick -1% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- R SFG O. Cepeda W. Spahn -15% 29% Home Run (Deep LF)
b5 1-0 0 --- O SFG J. Davenport W. Spahn 2% 31% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- O SFG E. Bailey W. Spahn 2% 32% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O SFG J. Pagan W. Spahn 1% 34% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- O MLN G. Cimoli M. McCormick -4% 30% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- O MLN F. Bolling M. McCormick -3% 27% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews M. McCormick -2% 26% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
b6 1-0 0 --- O SFG M. McCormick W. Spahn 2% 28% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- O SFG J. Amalfitano W. Spahn 2% 29% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-0 2 --- SFG H. Kuenn W. Spahn -1% 28% Single
b6 1-0 2 1-- O SFG F. Alou W. Spahn 2% 30% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- R MLN H. Aaron M. McCormick 20% 50% Home Run (Deep CF)
t7 1-1 0 --- MLN J. Adcock M. McCormick 6% 56% Walk
t7 1-1 0 1-- O MLN F. Thomas M. McCormick -6% 50% Flyball: CF
t7 1-1 1 1-- MLN J. Torre M. McCormick 6% 56% Single; Adcock to 2B
t7 1-1 1 12- O MLN R. McMillan M. McCormick -6% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Adcock to 3B
t7 1-1 2 1-3 O MLN W. Spahn M. McCormick -9% 41% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b7 1-1 0 --- O SFG W. Mays W. Spahn 4% 45% Flyball: RF
b7 1-1 1 --- O SFG O. Cepeda W. Spahn 3% 48% Foul Flyball: C
b7 1-1 2 --- SFG J. Davenport W. Spahn -2% 46% Single
b7 1-1 2 1-- SFG E. Bailey W. Spahn -5% 41% Single; Davenport to 3B
b7 1-1 2 1-3 O SFG J. Pagan W. Spahn 9% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
t8 1-1 0 --- O MLN G. Cimoli M. McCormick -5% 45% Flyball: RF
t8 1-1 1 --- O MLN F. Bolling M. McCormick -3% 42% Flyball: RF
t8 1-1 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews M. McCormick -2% 39% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
b8 1-1 0 --- O SFG M. McCormick W. Spahn 5% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-1 1 --- O SFG J. Amalfitano W. Spahn 3% 47% Flyball: LF
b8 1-1 2 --- O SFG H. Kuenn W. Spahn 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
t9 1-1 0 --- R MLN H. Aaron M. McCormick 34% 84% Home Run (Deep LF)
t9 2-1 0 --- MLN J. Adcock M. McCormick 2% 86% Walk
Al Spangler pinch runs for Joe Adcock (1B) batting 5th
t9 2-1 0 1-- MLN F. Thomas M. McCormick 3% 90% Single; Spangler to 2B
t9 2-1 0 12- O MLN J. Torre M. McCormick -3% 86% Strikeout
t9 2-1 1 12- O MLN R. McMillan M. McCormick -3% 83% Flyball: RF
t9 2-1 2 12- O MLN W. Spahn M. McCormick -3% 80% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
Frank Thomas moves from LF to 1B
Al Spangler moves from PR to LF
b9 1-2 0 --- SFG F. Alou W. Spahn -13% 67% Single
b9 1-2 0 1-- O SFG W. Mays W. Spahn 12% 79% Flyball: CF
b9 1-2 1 1-- O SFG O. Cepeda W. Spahn 11% 90% Flyball: RF
b9 1-2 2 1-- O SFG J. Davenport W. Spahn 10% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

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