April 15, 1964 Milwaukee Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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WSA 6
LAA 4 STL 6
@LAD 2 PHI 4
NYM 1 PIT 5
CHC 4
(12) SFG 10
MLN 8

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 17,172

Wednesday, April 15, 1964
Time of Game: 2:35

Braves

0-2

Lost 2

9th, 2 GB

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

W: J Sanford (1-0), L: B Sadowski (0-1), S: B Shaw (1)

Giants

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    1   0   SB
L Maye LF                     5   2   2   2    0   1  .444  .888    0    2   0   
H Aaron RF                    3   2   2   0    2   0  .500 1.334    0    3   0   2B
E Mathews 3B                  3   1   1   2    2   0  .333 1.389    0    1   1   HR
J Torre 1B                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .143  .476    0    9   0   
  B Tiefenauer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Bailey C                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .889    0    4   1   HR
F Bolling 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .125  .347    0    2   1   
R McMillan SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   2   SB
  W Woodward SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  T Cline PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  M de la Hoz SS              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
B Sadowski P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Kelley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Gabrielson PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  R Carty PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Hoeft P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Oliver PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       40   8  10   6    5   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (1, off J Sanford); M de la Hoz (1, off B Shaw).

HR: E Mathews (1, off J Sanford; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); E Bailey (1, off J Sanford; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: E Bailey 4; E Mathews 4; H Aaron 3; L Maye 2; M de la Hoz 2; R McMillan; T Cline; F Bolling.

RBI: L Maye 2 (2); E Mathews 2 (2); J Torre (2); E Bailey (3).

2-out RBI: L Maye 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: R McMillan (1, 2nd base off J Sanford/T Haller); F Alou (1, 2nd base off B Shaw/T Haller).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou RF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .933    0    3   0   HBP
J Davenport 2B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   3   
W Mays CF                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .375 1.875    0    2   0   HR
W McCovey LF-1B               3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    5   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   2   0   2   0    0   0  .833 2.166    0    1   1   CS
  B O'Dell PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Kuenn LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
T Haller C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.625    0    8   0   
J Hart 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .250  .875    0    2   4   
J Pagan SS                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .000  .125    0    2   0   
J Sanford P                   2   2   1   3    1   0  .500 1.667    0    1   0   2B
  B Shaw P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31  10   8   9    5   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Sanford (1, off D Kelley).

HR: W Mays (3, off B Sadowski; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: M Alou (1, by B Hoeft).

TB: W Mays 4; O Cepeda 2; J Sanford 2; T Haller; J Hart; J Davenport; M Alou.

RBI: W Mays 3 (6); J Sanford 3 (3); J Davenport (1); J Pagan (1); J Hart (3).

2-out RBI: W Mays 3; J Sanford 3; J Hart; J Davenport; J Pagan.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Davenport (1); W McCovey (1); J Hart (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Cepeda (1, 2nd base by B Sadowski/E Bailey).

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
B Sadowski, L (0-1)            2.2   5   6   6    2   2   1  20.25   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 3     24    -     0.81  -0.26
D Kelley                       0     2   4   4    3   0   0    inf    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.41  -0.09
P Niekro                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.02   0.00
J Smith                        2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Hoeft                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Tiefenauer                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     8  10  10    5   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 4          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
J Sanford, W (1-0)             7     7   6   5    4   4   2   6.43   34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5     41    -     0.49   0.13
B Shaw, S (1)                  2     3   2   1    1   3   0   4.50   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          1-1    1.05   0.04
Totals                         9    10   8   6    5   7   2          45     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0· 8          1-1

D Kelley faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.
J Sanford faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Kelley 2 (2); B Shaw (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Hoeft (1; M Alou).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 17,172.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              San Francisco Giants                 
1. F Alou               CF    1. M Alou               RF 
2. L Maye               LF    2. J Davenport          2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. W McCovey            LF 
5. J Torre              1B    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. E Bailey             C     6. T Haller             C  
7. F Bolling            2B    7. J Hart               3B 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. J Pagan              SS 
9. B Sadowski           P     9. J Sanford            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  1-3      22%  89% W Mays          B Sadowski      Home Run; Alou Scores; Davenport Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  12-      13%  68% J Davenport     B Sadowski      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanford Scores; Alou to 3B
   t 8   2 10-8  1-3       7%  95% J Torre         B Shaw          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  55% E Bailey        J Sanford       Popfly: 3B
   t 8   2 10-7  12-      -7%  87% E Mathews       B Shaw          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Maye Scores/No RBI/unER; Aaron to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Maye          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      52%  H Aaron         Walk
          1--      50%  E Mathews       Walk; Aaron to 2B
          12-      47%  J Torre         Walk; Aaron to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   O      123      55%  E Bailey        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sadowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Alou          Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      51%  J Davenport     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  F Bolling       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R McMillan      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      55%  B Sadowski      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sadowski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  O Cepeda        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      51%  T Haller        Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Sanford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  L Maye          Strikeout
          ---      53%  H Aaron         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      51%  E Mathews       Walk; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sadowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Hart          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  J Sanford       Walk
          1--      55%  M Alou          Single to RF; Sanford to 2B
   R      12-      68%  J Davenport     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanford Scores; Alou to 3B
   RRR    1-3      89%  W Mays          Home Run; Alou Scores; Davenport Scores
          ---      90%  W McCovey       Walk
          1--      90%  O Cepeda        Single to CF; McCovey to 2B
                  Dick Kelley replaces Bob Sadowski pitching and batting 9th; Billy O'Dell pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda batting 5th
          12-      91%  T Haller        Walk; McCovey to 3B; O'Dell to 2B
   R      123      95%  J Hart          Single to SS (Ground Ball); McCovey Scores; O'Dell to 3B; Haller to 2B
   R      123      97%  J Pagan         Walk; O'Dell Scores; Haller to 3B; Hart to 2B
   RRR    123      99%  J Sanford       Double to RF; Haller Scores; Hart Scores; Pagan Scores
          -2-      99%  M Alou          Wild Pitch; Sanford to 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Wild Pitch; Sanford Scores
          ---     100%  " "             Walk
                  Phil Niekro replaces Dick Kelley pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Davenport     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  10 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 10.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-10, Jack Sanford facing 6-7-8
                  Willie McCovey moves to 1B; Harvey Kuenn replaces Billy O'Dell playing LF batting 5th
   R      ---      99%  E Bailey        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  F Bolling       Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R McMillan      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
          1--      99%  L Gabrielson    McMillan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Popfly: C
   O      -2-     100%  F Alou          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jack Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Jack Smith replaces Len Gabrielson pitching and batting 9th; Woody Woodward replaces Roy McMillan playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 10.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  L Maye          Single to CF
          1--      99%  H Aaron         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Maye to 2B
   O      12-      99%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Maye to 3B; Aaron to 2B
   RR     -23      98%  J Torre         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Maye Scores; Aaron Scores/No RBI/unER; Torre to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  E Bailey        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      99%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-3, Jack Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  T Haller        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  J Hart          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Pagan         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  J Sanford       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 10.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-10, Jack Sanford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  W Woodward      Strikeout
                  Rico Carty pinch hits for Jack Smith batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-3, Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Hoeft replaces Rico Carty pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Alou          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      99%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  W Mays          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 10.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-10, Jack Sanford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  H Aaron         Double to RF
   RR     -2-      98%  E Mathews       Home Run; Aaron Scores
   O      ---      99%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  E Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-5, Billy Hoeft facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  H Kuenn         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  T Haller        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Hart          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 10.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-10, Jack Sanford facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  F Bolling       Single to CF
                  Bob Shaw replaces Jack Sanford pitching and batting 9th; Ty Cline pinch hits for Woody Woodward batting 8th
          1--      95%  T Cline         Single to CF; Bolling to 2B
                  Gene Oliver pinch hits for Billy Hoeft batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  G Oliver        Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bolling to 3B
          1-3      98%  L Maye          Alou Steals 2B
   RR     -23      96%  " "             Single to CF; Bolling Scores; Alou Scores
          1--      96%  H Aaron         Wild Pitch; Maye to 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      87%  E Mathews       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Maye Scores/No RBI/unER; Aaron to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-8, Bobby Tiefenauer facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Tiefenauer replaces Joe Torre pitching and batting 5th; Gene Oliver moves to 1B; Mike de la Hoz replaces Ty Cline playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  J Pagan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  B Shaw          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 10.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 8-10, Bob Shaw facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  E Bailey        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  M de la Hoz     Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  G Oliver        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Giants 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation