April 20, 1956 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
WSH 2 CLE 3
DET 1 CHW 6
@KCA 3 NYY 7
BOS 1 CHC 12
CIN 1 PHI 2
NYG 1
(10) BRO 5
@PIT 0 MLN 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 23,984

Friday, April 20, 1956
Time of Game: 2:41

Braves

3-0

Won 3

1st

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

W: L Sleater (1-0), L: S Miller (0-1)

Cardinals

1-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .462    0    1   0   
J Logan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    2   3   2B
E Mathews 3B                  3   3   3   2    1   0  .364 1.326    0    1   2   2·HR
H Aaron RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .364 1.053    0    6   2   
B Thomson LF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .091  .174    0    0   0   SF
J Adcock 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .909    0    6   0   
  F Torre 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Bruton CF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .364 1.000    0    3   0   2B
D Crandall C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .712    0    8   0   CS,GDP
W Spahn P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Covington PH              1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 3.500    0    0   0   HR
  E Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Sleater P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       33   5   9   5    2   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Bruton (1, off T Poholsky); J Logan (1, off T Poholsky).

HR: W Covington (1, off T Poholsky; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); E Mathews 2 (2, 2 off T Poholsky; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: B Thomson (1, off S Miller).

TB: E Mathews 9; W Covington 4; B Bruton 3; J Logan 2; J Adcock; H Aaron.

GIDP: D Crandall (1).

RBI: E Mathews 2 (2); W Covington 2 (3); B Thomson (1).

2-out RBI: W Covington 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Mathews-J Adcock; H Aaron-D Crandall.

E: H Aaron (1); E Mathews (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Crandall (1, 2nd base by S Miller/B Sarni).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Moon 1B                     4   1   1   1    1   2  .417 1.480    0   11   0   3B
R Schoendienst 2B             5   0   1   2    0   1  .200  .517    0    2   1   2B
S Musial RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .882    0    1   0   
H Sauer LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    1   0   GDP
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .455 1.265    0    1   6   HR
B Virdon CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    5   0   
B Sarni C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .385 1.385    0    6   1   
A Grammas SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    0   4   
  D Blasingame PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Repulski PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
T Poholsky P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  S Hemus PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  D Schofield PR-SS           1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Schoendienst (1, off W Spahn).

3B: W Moon (1, off E Johnson).

HR: K Boyer (1, off W Spahn; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: K Boyer 6; W Moon 3; B Virdon 2; R Schoendienst 2; H Sauer; T Poholsky; R Repulski.

GIDP: H Sauer (1).

RBI: R Schoendienst 2 (2); K Boyer (1); W Moon (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Boyer-W Moon.

E: B Virdon (1); D Schofield (1); S Musial (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                        6     7   3   3    2   4   1   4.50   25     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 7     48    -     1.00  -0.08
E Johnson, BS (1)              0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.97  -0.34
L Sleater, W (1-0)             2.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          1-0    3.29   0.52
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·10          1-0

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Poholsky                     7     7   4   4    1   5   3   5.14   28     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 7     51    -     1.21  -0.23
S Miller, L (0-1)              2     2   1   0    1   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.52  -0.17
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   6   3          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Dusty Boggess.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 23,984.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D O'Connell          2B    1. W Moon               1B 
2. J Logan              SS    2. R Schoendienst       2B 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. S Musial             RF 
4. H Aaron              RF    4. H Sauer              LF 
5. B Thomson            LF    5. K Boyer              3B 
6. J Adcock             1B    6. B Virdon             CF 
7. B Bruton             CF    7. B Sarni              C  
8. D Crandall           C     8. A Grammas            SS 
9. W Spahn              P     9. T Poholsky           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-2  -2-      39%  66% W Covington     T Poholsky      Home Run; Bruton Scores
   b 7   1  4-3  1--     -33%  31% W Moon          E Johnson       Triple (CF-RF); Schofield Scores
   t 7   0  3-2  12-     -21%  27% D Crandall      T Poholsky      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Bruton to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  12-     -16%  19% R Schoendienst  W Spahn         Double to RF; Poholsky Scores; Moon Scores
   b 9   0  5-4  ---     -13%  67% R Repulski      L Sleater       Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Poholsky facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D O'Connell     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Logan         Double to LF
          -2-      54%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      12-      49%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      12-      45%  B Thomson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Moon          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Moon to 1B
   O      1--      45%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
          1--      42%  S Musial        Walk; Moon to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  H Sauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Poholsky facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Adcock        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Bruton        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Crandall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  B Virdon        Single to 1B
   O      1--      48%  B Sarni         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  A Grammas       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Poholsky facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  W Spahn         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      46%  D O'Connell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Logan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
          ---      41%  T Poholsky      Single to RF
          1--      35%  W Moon          Walk; Poholsky to 2B
   RR     12-      19%  R Schoendienst  Double to RF; Poholsky Scores; Moon Scores
   O      -2-      19%  S Musial        Flyball: RF; Schoendienst to 3B/Adv on E9
   OO     --3      26%  H Sauer         Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Schoendienst out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Poholsky facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      37%  E Mathews       Home Run
   O      ---      34%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  B Thomson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  J Adcock        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      21%  K Boyer         Home Run
   O      ---      22%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  B Sarni         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      24%  A Grammas       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Poholsky facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  B Bruton        Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      26%  D Crandall      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      22%  W Spahn         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      18%  D O'Connell     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  T Poholsky      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      20%  W Moon          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      21%  R Schoendienst  Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Poholsky facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      18%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      30%  E Mathews       Home Run
   O      ---      27%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  B Thomson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      25%  H Sauer         Single to LF
          1--      22%  K Boyer         Single to LF; Sauer to 2B
   O      12-      26%  B Virdon        Single to RF; Sauer out at Hm/RF-C; Boyer to 2B
   O      12-      30%  B Sarni         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Poholsky facing 6-7-8
          ---      37%  J Adcock        Single to LF
          1--      48%  B Bruton        Single to RF; Adcock to 2B
   OO     12-      27%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Bruton to 2B
                  Wes Covington pinch hits for Warren Spahn batting 9th
   RR     -2-      66%  W Covington     Home Run; Bruton Scores
   O      ---      65%  D O'Connell     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Ernie Johnson facing 8-9-1
                  Ernie Johnson replaces Wes Covington pitching and batting 9th; Don Blasingame pinch hits for Alex Grammas batting 8th
   O      ---      70%  D Blasingame    Flyball: RF
                  Solly Hemus pinch hits for Tom Poholsky batting 9th
          ---      64%  S Hemus         Walk
                  Dick Schofield pinch runs for Solly Hemus batting 9th
   R      1--      31%  W Moon          Triple (CF-RF); Schofield Scores
                  Lou Sleater replaces Ernie Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      43%  R Schoendienst  Popfly: SS
   O      --3      50%  S Musial        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Stu Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Stu Miller replaces Don Blasingame pitching and batting 8th; Dick Schofield moves to SS
   O      ---      45%  J Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  E Mathews       Single to RF; Mathews to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      65%  H Aaron         Single to LF; Mathews to 3B/Adv on E6
   RO     1-3      74%  B Thomson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mathews Scores/unER; Aaron to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      71%  J Adcock        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Lou Sleater facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Torre replaces Joe Adcock playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      77%  H Sauer         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      70%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  B Virdon        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      84%  B Sarni         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stu Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  B Bruton        Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  D Crandall      Walk
   O      1--      82%  L Sleater       Crandall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      81%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Lou Sleater facing 8-9-1
                  Rip Repulski pinch hits for Stu Miller batting 8th
          ---      67%  R Repulski      Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  D Schofield     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  W Moon          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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