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Standings
CLE
@BOS		3
4
SLB
@WSH		2
0
NYG
@CHC		11
3
BRO
@PIT		9
0
BSN
@STL		8
1
Monday, August 1, 1949,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: 17,433, Time of Game: 2:11
Braves
8
52-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
1
58-38
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Warren Spahn (13-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  2    8 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  2

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Stanky 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .740 -0.016 0.53 0.039 -0.055 -0.2 2 0
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .285 .846 0.006 0.38 0.033 -0.027 0.3 7 0
Al Dark SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .274 .679 -0.027 0.40 0.012 -0.039 -1.0 1 1 SH
Bob Elliott 3B 4 3 2 2 1 0 .274 .852 0.182 0.40 0.195 -0.013 1.8 1 5 HR
Ed Sauer CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 .261 .694 0.190 0.42 0.201 -0.011 3.7 4 0 HR,HBP
Tommy Holmes RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .771 -0.013 0.22 0.011 -0.024 -0.2 5 1
Sibby Sisti LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .786 -0.024 0.48 0.000 -0.024 -0.5 2 0
   Marv Rickert PH-LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .328 .886 -0.009 0.16 0.002 -0.010 -0.3 1 0
Del Crandall C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .282 .693 0.007 0.29 0.022 -0.015 0.3 4 0 2B
Warren Spahn P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .477 -0.030 0.33 0.002 -0.032 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 11 8 3 4 .289 .831 0.266 0.36 0.517 -0.250 3.2 27 7
2B: D Crandall (5, off T Wilks).
HR: E Sauer (2, off H Brecheen; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B Elliott (12, off H Brecheen; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: A Dark (9, off B Reeder).
HBP: E Sauer (1, by H Brecheen).
TB: B Elliott 5; E Sauer 5; D Crandall 3; T Holmes; M Rickert; E Fletcher; W Spahn; E Stanky.
RBI: E Sauer 4 (17); B Elliott 2 (55); E Stanky (27); T Holmes (30).
2-out RBI: E Sauer 3; B Elliott 2; E Stanky.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Holmes-B Elliott.
Outfield Assists: T Holmes (C Diering at 3rd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Diering CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .794 -0.032 0.60 0.021 -0.053 -0.0 10 0 2B
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 .775 -0.042 0.50 0.017 -0.059 -1.1 0 4
Stan Musial RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 .940 -0.008 0.46 0.025 -0.033 -0.2 2 0 2B
Nippy Jones 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .715 -0.037 0.53 0.015 -0.051 -0.5 7 2
Enos Slaughter LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .330 .902 0.012 0.56 0.054 -0.042 0.8 1 0 HR
Lou Klein SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .768 -0.051 0.48 0.000 -0.051 -1.0 1 1
Del Rice C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 .717 -0.012 0.36 0.014 -0.026 -0.6 4 0
Tommy Glaviano 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .718 0.007 0.36 0.022 -0.015 -0.3 1 2
Harry Brecheen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .326 -0.047 1.77 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 0 0
   Ted Wilks P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .205 -0.021 0.79 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 0
   Bill Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .354 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Bill Reeder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 1 4 .235 .639 -0.234 0.52 0.168 -0.401 -3.8 27 9
2B: C Diering (18, off W Spahn); S Musial (22, off W Spahn).
HR: E Slaughter (8, off W Spahn; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: E Slaughter 5; S Musial 2; C Diering 2; T Glaviano; D Rice; N Jones; R Schoendienst.
RBI: E Slaughter (54).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: T Wilks (4); C Diering (2).

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, W (13-8) 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 2.85 35 70 0.233 0.52 3.8
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 1.00 35 70 0.233 0.36 3.8

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Harry Brecheen, L (8-8) 3 4 5 5 1 2 2 3.57 15 32 -0.282 0.63 -3.4
Ted Wilks 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 2.56 17 0 0 0.016 0.33 1.1
Bill Reeder 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 5.11 11 0 0 -0.001 0.05 -0.9
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 3 4 2 8.00 43 32 0 0 -0.267 0.52 -3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: H Brecheen (4; E Sauer).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - (none), 3B - Lou Jorda.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 17,433.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Eddie Stanky 2B 1 Chuck Diering CF
2 Elbie Fletcher 1B 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Al Dark SS 3 Stan Musial RF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Nippy Jones 1B
5 Ed Sauer CF 5 Enos Slaughter LF
6 Tommy Holmes RF 6 Lou Klein SS
7 Sibby Sisti LF 7 Del Rice C
8 Del Crandall C 8 Tommy Glaviano 3B
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Harry Brecheen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-0 2 12- RRR BSN E. Sauer H. Brecheen 19% 89% Home Run (Deep LF); Fletcher Scores; Elliott Scores
t1 0-0 2 1-- RR BSN B. Elliott H. Brecheen 18% 65% Home Run (Deep LF); Dark Scores
b4 0-5 0 --- R STL E. Slaughter W. Spahn -5% 85% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-2 2 12- O STL H. Brecheen W. Spahn 5% 71% Flyball: CF
t6 5-1 2 12- R BSN E. Stanky T. Wilks 4% 95% Single to CF; Holmes Scores; Crandall to 3B; Stanky to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)

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, Cardinals' Harry Brecheen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BSN E. Stanky H. Brecheen -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BSN E. Fletcher H. Brecheen -2% 46% Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- BSN A. Dark H. Brecheen 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- RR BSN B. Elliott H. Brecheen 18% 65% Home Run (Deep LF); Dark Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- BSN E. Sauer H. Brecheen 1% 66% Hit By Pitch
t1 2-0 2 1-- O BSN T. Holmes H. Brecheen -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O STL C. Diering W. Spahn 2% 67% Lineout: LF
b1 0-2 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst W. Spahn 2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- STL S. Musial W. Spahn -2% 66% Double to RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-2 2 -2- O STL N. Jones W. Spahn 3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Harry Brecheen facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O BSN S. Sisti H. Brecheen -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O BSN D. Crandall H. Brecheen -1% 66% Strikeout
t2 2-0 2 --- O BSN W. Spahn H. Brecheen -1% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O STL E. Slaughter W. Spahn 3% 68% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-2 1 --- O STL L. Klein W. Spahn 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- STL D. Rice W. Spahn -1% 68% Single
b2 0-2 2 1-- STL T. Glaviano W. Spahn -2% 66% Single (CF-RF); Rice to 2B
b2 0-2 2 12- O STL H. Brecheen W. Spahn 5% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Harry Brecheen facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O BSN E. Stanky H. Brecheen -2% 69% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-0 1 --- BSN E. Fletcher H. Brecheen 2% 71% Single (LF-CF)
t3 2-0 1 1-- O BSN A. Dark H. Brecheen -2% 69% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 2-0 2 1-- BSN B. Elliott H. Brecheen 2% 70% Single to LF; Fletcher to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- RRR BSN E. Sauer H. Brecheen 19% 89% Home Run (Deep LF); Fletcher Scores; Elliott Scores
t3 5-0 2 --- O BSN T. Holmes H. Brecheen -0% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b3 0-5 0 --- O STL C. Diering W. Spahn 2% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-5 1 --- STL R. Schoendienst W. Spahn -2% 88% Single to RF
b3 0-5 1 1-- O STL S. Musial W. Spahn 2% 90% Flyball: RF
b3 0-5 2 1-- O STL N. Jones W. Spahn 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 7-8-9
Ted Wilks replaces Harry Brecheen pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 0 --- O BSN S. Sisti T. Wilks -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t4 5-0 1 --- BSN D. Crandall T. Wilks 1% 92% Double to LF
t4 5-0 1 -2- O BSN W. Spahn T. Wilks -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t4 5-0 2 -2- O BSN E. Stanky T. Wilks -1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b4 0-5 0 --- R STL E. Slaughter W. Spahn -5% 85% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-5 0 --- O STL L. Klein W. Spahn 2% 87% Flyball: CF
b4 1-5 1 --- O STL D. Rice W. Spahn 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-5 2 --- O STL T. Glaviano W. Spahn 1% 89% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 2-3-4
t5 5-1 0 --- BSN E. Fletcher T. Wilks 1% 91% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
t5 5-1 0 1-- O BSN A. Dark T. Wilks -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t5 5-1 1 1-- O BSN B. Elliott T. Wilks -1% 88% Flyball: CF
t5 5-1 2 1-- O BSN E. Sauer T. Wilks -1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
b5 1-5 0 --- O STL T. Wilks W. Spahn 2% 89% Strikeout
b5 1-5 1 --- O STL C. Diering W. Spahn 1% 91% Foul Flyball: LF
b5 1-5 2 --- O STL R. Schoendienst W. Spahn 1% 92% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 6-7-8
t6 5-1 0 --- BSN T. Holmes T. Wilks 1% 93% Single to CF
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Sibby Sisti (LF) batting 7th
t6 5-1 0 1-- O BSN M. Rickert T. Wilks -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t6 5-1 1 1-- BSN D. Crandall T. Wilks 1% 93% Single to LF; Holmes to 2B
t6 5-1 1 12- O BSN W. Spahn T. Wilks -1% 91% Flyball: SS
t6 5-1 2 12- R BSN E. Stanky T. Wilks 4% 95% Single to CF; Holmes Scores; Crandall to 3B; Stanky to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
t6 6-1 2 -23 O BSN E. Fletcher T. Wilks -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
Marv Rickert moves from PH to LF
b6 1-6 0 --- O STL S. Musial W. Spahn 1% 95% Flyball: CF
b6 1-6 1 --- STL N. Jones W. Spahn -1% 94% Single to CF
b6 1-6 1 1-- O STL E. Slaughter W. Spahn 2% 96% Lineout: CF
b6 1-6 2 1-- O STL L. Klein W. Spahn 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Ted Wilks facing 3-4-5
t7 6-1 0 --- O BSN A. Dark T. Wilks -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-1 1 --- O BSN B. Elliott T. Wilks -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 6-1 2 --- O BSN E. Sauer T. Wilks -0% 96% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b7 1-6 0 --- O STL D. Rice W. Spahn 1% 97% Strikeout
b7 1-6 1 --- O STL T. Glaviano W. Spahn 1% 98% Flyball: LF
Bill Baker pinch hits for Ted Wilks (P) batting 9th
b7 1-6 2 --- O STL B. Baker W. Spahn 0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Bill Reeder facing 6-7-8
Bill Reeder replaces Bill Baker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-1 0 --- O BSN T. Holmes B. Reeder -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 6-1 1 --- BSN M. Rickert B. Reeder 0% 98% Single to RF
t8 6-1 1 1-- O BSN D. Crandall B. Reeder -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 6-1 2 1-- BSN W. Spahn B. Reeder 0% 98% Single to RF; Rickert to 3B
t8 6-1 2 1-3 O BSN E. Stanky B. Reeder -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b8 1-6 0 --- STL C. Diering W. Spahn -2% 96% Double to RF
b8 1-6 0 -2- OO STL R. Schoendienst W. Spahn 4% 99% Double Play: Lineout: RF; Diering out at 3B/RF-3B
b8 1-6 2 --- STL S. Musial W. Spahn -0% 99% Walk
b8 1-6 2 1-- O STL N. Jones W. Spahn 1% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' Bill Reeder facing 2-3-4
t9 6-1 0 --- BSN E. Fletcher B. Reeder 0% 99% Walk
t9 6-1 0 1-- O BSN A. Dark B. Reeder -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Fletcher to 2B
t9 6-1 1 -2- BSN B. Elliott B. Reeder 0% 99% Walk
t9 6-1 1 12- R BSN E. Sauer B. Reeder 0% 100% Single (CF-RF); Fletcher Scores; Elliott to 3B
t9 7-1 1 1-3 RO BSN T. Holmes B. Reeder 0% 100% Flyball: RF; Elliott Scores
t9 8-1 2 1-- O BSN M. Rickert B. Reeder -0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
b9 1-8 0 --- STL E. Slaughter W. Spahn -0% 100% Single to 1B
b9 1-8 0 1-- O STL L. Klein W. Spahn 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 1-8 1 1-- O STL D. Rice W. Spahn 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 1-8 2 1-- O STL T. Glaviano W. Spahn 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 1.

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