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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BAL		8
4
DET
@CLE		7
6
CHW
@KCA		1
15
BOS
@NYY		10
14
CIN
@CHC		2
3		 
(11)
BRO
@PIT		1
3
MLN
@STL		5
6
Saturday, April 21, 1956
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 9,855, Time of Game: 2:21
Braves
5
3-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
6
2-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
L: Chet Nichols (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  2   2  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  1
Cardinals       0  2  0   1  2  0   1  0  X    6 10  0

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .188 .423 -0.012 0.82 0.043 -0.056 -0.1 2 3
Johnny Logan SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .750 0.141 0.95 0.192 -0.051 1.1 1 1 HR
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .357 1.223 0.067 0.97 0.100 -0.033 0.1 1 0
Hank Aaron RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .875 -0.085 1.93 0.129 -0.214 -0.7 3 1 CS
Bobby Thomson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .133 .258 -0.065 1.44 0.053 -0.118 -0.3 2 0
Joe Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .714 -0.142 1.65 0.000 -0.142 -0.9 6 1 SH
Bill Bruton CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .400 1.200 0.015 1.45 0.138 -0.123 0.7 4 1 HR
Del Crandall C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .300 1.133 0.089 1.38 0.192 -0.103 1.4 4 0 HR
Red Murff P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.030 0.56 0.000 -0.030 -0.4 1 1
   Chet Nichols P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.038 1.54 0.000 -0.038 -0.2 0 2
   Dave Jolly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wes Covington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 2.333 -0.035 1.38 0.000 -0.035 -0.1
Team Totals 32 5 7 5 3 4 .219 .786 -0.095 1.31 0.847 -0.943 0.7 24 10
HR: D Crandall (1, off W Schmidt; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); B Bruton (1, off W Schmidt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Logan (1, off W Schmidt; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Adcock (1, off L McDaniel).
TB: B Bruton 5; D Crandall 5; J Logan 4; B Thomson; E Mathews.
RBI: D Crandall 2 (3); J Logan 2 (2); B Bruton (1).
2-out RBI: B Bruton.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: H Aaron (2).
Outfield Assists: H Aaron (D Blasingame at home plate); B Bruton (H Sauer at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: H Aaron (1, 2nd base by B Sarni POCS).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 0.034 1.18 0.092 -0.058 0.3 0 1
Red Schoendienst 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .541 -0.026 1.36 0.031 -0.057 -0.3 3 3 SH
Stan Musial LF-RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .250 .993 -0.050 1.33 0.062 -0.112 -0.2 4 0
Joe Frazier RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .500 1.750 0.191 1.63 0.274 -0.083 1.1 0 0 HR
   Hank Sauer PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .650 0.033 1.47 0.033 0.000 0.2 0 0 IW
   Jackie Brandt LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Wally Moon 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .438 1.363 0.148 1.67 0.222 -0.075 0.4 15 0
Ken Boyer 3B 3 2 3 1 1 0 .571 1.647 0.338 1.11 0.338 0.000 3.3 0 3 HR
Bill Virdon CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .485 -0.075 1.38 0.028 -0.103 -0.9 1 0 SF
Bill Sarni C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1.059 -0.100 0.97 0.000 -0.100 -0.9 3 2
Willard Schmidt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
   Joe Cunningham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Lindy McDaniel P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.067 1.20 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 0 3
Team Totals 30 6 10 5 4 3 .333 .933 0.405 1.27 1.080 -0.676 2.2 27 12
HR: K Boyer (2, off R Murff; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Frazier (1, off R Murff; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: B Virdon (1, off R Murff).
SH: R Schoendienst (1, off C Nichols).
IBB: H Sauer (1, by C Nichols).
TB: K Boyer 6; J Frazier 4; S Musial 2; W Moon 2; D Blasingame; R Schoendienst.
RBI: J Frazier 2 (2); K Boyer (2); B Virdon (1); W Moon (5).
2-out RBI: J Frazier 2; W Moon.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Red Murff 5 7 5 4 1 2 2 7.20 23 36 -0.338 1.09 -2.6
Chet Nichols, L (0-1) 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 4.50 9 0 0 -0.095 1.94 -0.0
Dave Jolly 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.029 0.61 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 6 5 4 3 2 5.62 36 36 0 0 -0.404 1.31 -2.2

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Schmidt 4 5 5 5 2 2 3 11.25 19 32 -0.375 0.73 -3.1
Lindy McDaniel, W (1-0) 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 17 0 0 0.470 1.92 2.4
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 3 4 3 5.00 36 32 0 0 0.095 1.27 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: C Nichols (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Nichols (1; H Sauer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 9,855.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Danny O'Connell 2B 1 Don Blasingame SS
2 Johnny Logan SS 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Eddie Mathews 3B 3 Stan Musial LF
4 Hank Aaron RF 4 Joe Frazier RF
5 Bobby Thomson LF 5 Wally Moon 1B
6 Joe Adcock 1B 6 Ken Boyer 3B
7 Bill Bruton CF 7 Bill Virdon CF
8 Del Crandall C 8 Bill Sarni C
9 Red Murff P 9 Willard Schmidt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 3-5 2 1-- RR STL J. Frazier R. Murff 27% 51% Home Run; Musial Scores
t3 1-2 0 1-- RR MLN J. Logan W. Schmidt -19% 38% Home Run; O'Connell Scores
b7 5-5 2 12- RO STL W. Moon C. Nichols 18% 75% Single to CF; Musial Scores; Sauer out at 3B/CF-3B
t4 3-2 1 1-- RR MLN D. Crandall W. Schmidt -18% 19% Home Run (LF-CF); Bruton Scores
b2 0-1 0 1-- R STL K. Boyer R. Murff 17% 65% Single to RF; Moon Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Boyer to 3B

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' Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MLN D. O'Connell W. Schmidt 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MLN J. Logan W. Schmidt 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- MLN E. Mathews W. Schmidt -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MLN H. Aaron W. Schmidt 2% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Red Murff facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL D. Blasingame R. Murff 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O STL R. Schoendienst R. Murff -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Blasingame to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O STL S. Musial R. Murff -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B; Blasingame to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O STL J. Frazier R. Murff -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O MLN B. Thomson W. Schmidt 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- O MLN J. Adcock W. Schmidt 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- R MLN B. Bruton W. Schmidt -11% 43% Home Run
t2 1-0 2 --- MLN D. Crandall W. Schmidt -1% 41% Single to LF
t2 1-0 2 1-- O MLN R. Murff W. Schmidt 2% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Red Murff facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- STL W. Moon R. Murff 4% 48% Single to CF
b2 0-1 0 1-- R STL K. Boyer R. Murff 17% 65% Single to RF; Moon Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Boyer to 3B
b2 1-1 0 --3 RO STL B. Virdon R. Murff -1% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Boyer Scores/unER
b2 2-1 1 --- O STL B. Sarni R. Murff -1% 63% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 2 --- O STL W. Schmidt R. Murff -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- MLN D. O'Connell W. Schmidt -4% 57% Walk
t3 1-2 0 1-- RR MLN J. Logan W. Schmidt -19% 38% Home Run; O'Connell Scores
t3 3-2 0 --- O MLN E. Mathews W. Schmidt 2% 40% Strikeout (C-1B)
t3 3-2 1 --- O MLN H. Aaron W. Schmidt 1% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-2 2 --- O MLN B. Thomson W. Schmidt 1% 43% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Braves' Red Murff facing 1-2-3
b3 2-3 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame R. Murff -3% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 2-3 1 --- STL R. Schoendienst R. Murff 3% 43% Single to RF
b3 2-3 1 1-- STL S. Musial R. Murff 4% 48% Walk; Schoendienst to 2B
b3 2-3 1 12- O STL J. Frazier R. Murff -5% 43% Flyball: CF; Schoendienst to 3B
b3 2-3 2 1-3 O STL W. Moon R. Murff -6% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Willard Schmidt facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- O MLN J. Adcock W. Schmidt 2% 39% Flyball: LF
t4 3-2 1 --- MLN B. Bruton W. Schmidt -2% 37% Single to RF
t4 3-2 1 1-- RR MLN D. Crandall W. Schmidt -18% 19% Home Run (LF-CF); Bruton Scores
t4 5-2 1 --- O MLN R. Murff W. Schmidt 1% 20% Popfly: 1B
t4 5-2 2 --- O MLN D. O'Connell W. Schmidt 1% 20% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Braves' Red Murff facing 6-7-8
b4 2-5 0 --- R STL K. Boyer R. Murff 10% 30% Home Run
b4 3-5 0 --- O STL B. Virdon R. Murff -3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-5 1 --- O STL B. Sarni R. Murff -2% 25% Flyball: RF
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Willard Schmidt (P) batting 9th
b4 3-5 2 --- O STL J. Cunningham R. Murff -1% 24% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
Lindy McDaniel replaces Joe Cunningham (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-3 0 --- O MLN J. Logan L. McDaniel 2% 25% Flyball: LF
t5 5-3 1 --- O MLN E. Mathews L. McDaniel 1% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-3 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron L. McDaniel 1% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Red Murff facing 1-2-3
b5 3-5 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame R. Murff -3% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-5 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst R. Murff -2% 22% Flyball: LF
b5 3-5 2 --- STL S. Musial R. Murff 2% 24% Single to RF
b5 3-5 2 1-- RR STL J. Frazier R. Murff 27% 51% Home Run; Musial Scores
b5 5-5 2 --- O STL W. Moon R. Murff -1% 50% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 5-6-7
t6 5-5 0 --- MLN B. Thomson L. McDaniel -5% 45% Single to SS
t6 5-5 0 1-- O MLN J. Adcock L. McDaniel 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomson to 2B
t6 5-5 1 -2- O MLN B. Bruton L. McDaniel 5% 52% Flyball: LF
t6 5-5 2 -2- O MLN D. Crandall L. McDaniel 5% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Chet Nichols facing 6-7-8
Chet Nichols replaces Red Murff pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-5 0 --- STL K. Boyer C. Nichols 5% 62% Single to LF
b6 5-5 0 1-- O STL B. Virdon C. Nichols -5% 58% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 5-5 1 1-- STL B. Sarni C. Nichols 3% 60% Wild Pitch; Virdon to 2B
b6 5-5 1 -2- O STL B. Sarni C. Nichols -5% 55% Flyball: CF
b6 5-5 2 -2- O STL L. McDaniel C. Nichols -5% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
t7 5-5 0 --- O MLN C. Nichols L. McDaniel 4% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t7 5-5 1 --- O MLN D. O'Connell L. McDaniel 3% 57% Popfly: 2B
t7 5-5 2 --- O MLN J. Logan L. McDaniel 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Chet Nichols facing 1-2-3
b7 5-5 0 --- STL D. Blasingame C. Nichols 6% 64% Walk
b7 5-5 0 1-- O STL R. Schoendienst C. Nichols -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blasingame to 2B
b7 5-5 1 -2- O STL S. Musial C. Nichols -8% 54% Single to RF; Blasingame out at Hm/RF-C
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Joe Frazier (RF) batting 4th
b7 5-5 2 1-- STL H. Sauer C. Nichols 3% 57% Intentional Walk; Musial to 2B
b7 5-5 2 12- RO STL W. Moon C. Nichols 18% 75% Single to CF; Musial Scores; Sauer out at 3B/CF-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
Hank Sauer moves from PH to LF
Stan Musial moves from LF to RF
t8 5-6 0 --- MLN E. Mathews L. McDaniel -9% 67% Single to RF
t8 5-6 0 1-- MLN H. Aaron L. McDaniel -13% 54% Walk; Mathews to 2B
t8 5-6 0 12- O MLN B. Thomson L. McDaniel 17% 71% Aaron Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B)
t8 5-6 1 -2- O MLN B. Thomson L. McDaniel 8% 79% Strikeout
t8 5-6 2 -2- O MLN J. Adcock L. McDaniel 8% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Dave Jolly facing 6-7-8
Dave Jolly replaces Chet Nichols pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-5 0 --- STL K. Boyer D. Jolly 2% 89% Walk
b8 6-5 0 1-- O STL B. Virdon D. Jolly -2% 87% Lineout: CF
b8 6-5 1 1-- O STL B. Sarni D. Jolly -2% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 6-5 2 1-- O STL L. McDaniel D. Jolly -1% 84% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
Jackie Brandt replaces Hank Sauer playing LF batting 4th
t9 5-6 0 --- O MLN B. Bruton L. McDaniel 7% 91% Flyball: LF
t9 5-6 1 --- O MLN D. Crandall L. McDaniel 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
Wes Covington pinch hits for Dave Jolly (P) batting 9th
t9 5-6 2 --- O MLN W. Covington L. McDaniel 4% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 6.

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