April 22, 1956 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
WSH 3 WSH 4
@BAL 1 DET 6
@CLE 4 CLE 5
DET 2 CHW 3
@KCA 0 NYY 13
BOS 6 CHC 5
CIN 4 CIN 1
@CHC 1
(7) PHI 3
NYG 1 NYG 9
@PHI 7 BRO 4
@PIT 1
(6) STL 10
MLN 4 MLN 13
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 25,431

Sunday, April 22, 1956
Time of Game: 2:43

Braves

4-2

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  4  1   0  6  1   0  0  1   13 16  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  2   0  2  0    5 12  1

W: R Crone (1-0), L: G Jones (0-1)

Cardinals

3-3

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 2B                6   1   3   3    0   0  .250  .588    0    1   1   2B
J Logan SS                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .360 1.025    0    3   1   3B,2B
E Mathews 3B                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .333 1.129    0    0   1   2B
H Aaron RF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .261  .868    0    2   0   HR
B Thomson LF-CF               5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .432    0    2   0   2B
J Adcock 1B                   4   1   2   3    0   2  .273  .864    0    1   0   2·2B
  F Torre 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   GDP
B Bruton CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .429 1.288    0    7   0   3B
  A Pafko LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Rice C                      5   3   3   3    0   0  .600 1.800    0    6   0   HR
R Crone P                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       41  13  16  13    4   4                    27   4

BATTING

2B: D O'Connell (1, off J Collum); B Thomson (1, off G Jones); E Mathews (1, off P LaPalme); J Adcock 2 (4, off J Collum, off P LaPalme); J Logan (2, off P LaPalme).

3B: B Bruton (2, off G Jones); J Logan (1, off G Jones).

HR: H Aaron (2, off L Jackson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Rice (1, off J Collum; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: R Crone (1, off G Jones).

TB: J Logan 6; D Rice 6; H Aaron 5; D O'Connell 4; J Adcock 4; B Bruton 3; E Mathews 2; B Thomson 2.

GIDP: F Torre (1).

RBI: D Rice 3 (3); D O'Connell 3 (5); J Adcock 3 (5); H Aaron (3); B Bruton (3); E Mathews (3); J Logan (3).

2-out RBI: D O'Connell 3; D Rice; J Adcock; J Logan.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 18.

BASERUNNING

PO: E Mathews (1st base by J Collum).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame SS-2B            4   1   2   1    1   1  .364 1.007    0    3   3   3B
R Schoendienst 2B             3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .576    0    1   2   
  D Schofield SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
S Musial LF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .269 1.037    0    0   0   3B
J Frazier RF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .308 1.049    0    3   0   2·2B
W Moon 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.329    0    9   0   
  T Alston 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .565 1.456    0    0   1   
B Virdon CF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .559    0    2   0   
  J Brandt CF                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   HBP
W Cooper C                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.600    0    4   1   2·2B
G Jones P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  S Hemus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  L Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Cunningham PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  P LaPalme P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Collum P                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .500  .833    0    0   0   SF
Totals                       38   5  12   5    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: W Cooper 2 (2, 2 off R Crone); J Frazier 2 (2, 2 off R Crone).

3B: D Blasingame (1, off R Crone); S Musial (1, off R Crone).

SF: J Collum (1, off R Crone).

HBP: J Brandt (1, by R Crone).

TB: W Cooper 4; D Blasingame 4; J Frazier 4; S Musial 3; B Virdon 2; K Boyer 2; R Schoendienst.

RBI: W Cooper 2 (2); J Collum (1); D Blasingame (1); J Frazier (3).

2-out RBI: J Frazier; D Blasingame.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Blasingame-D Schofield-T Alston.

PB: W Cooper (1).

E: J Collum (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
R Crone, W (1-0)               9    12   5   5    3   4   0   5.00   43     -       ·  ·      4·18· 1·12     44    -     0.48   0.11
Totals                         9    12   5   5    3   4   0          43     -       ·  ·      4·18· 1·12           -

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
G Jones, L (0-1)               2     5   4   4    1   1   0  15.00   12     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 5     30    -     0.95  -0.28
L Jackson                      2     1   1   1    0   2   1   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.28  -0.01
P LaPalme                      0.2   4   6   6    2   0   0  81.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.26  -0.08
J Collum                       4.1   6   2   1    1   1   1   4.05   19     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 6          2-2    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         9    16  13  12    4   4   2          46     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 2·16          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: P LaPalme 2 (2).

IBB: None.

PO: J Collum (0; E Mathews, 1st base).

HBP: R Crone (1; J Brandt).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 25,431.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D O'Connell          2B    1. D Blasingame         SS 
2. J Logan              SS    2. R Schoendienst       2B 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. S Musial             LF 
4. H Aaron              RF    4. J Frazier            RF 
5. B Thomson            LF    5. W Moon               1B 
6. J Adcock             1B    6. K Boyer              3B 
7. B Bruton             CF    7. B Virdon             CF 
8. D Rice               C     8. W Cooper             C  
9. R Crone              P     9. G Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-      14%  66% B Bruton        G Jones         Triple (LF-CF); Thomson Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  -2-       8%  77% D O'Connell     G Jones         Single to 1B; Rice Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  1--       8%  85% J Logan         G Jones         Triple to RF; O'Connell Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% B Thomson       G Jones         Double (LF-CF)
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -5%  36% R Schoendienst  R Crone         Single to RF; Blasingame to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Gordon Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D O'Connell     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  J Logan         Walk
   O      1--      48%  E Mathews       Groundout: P-1B; Logan to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Crone facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
          1--      36%  R Schoendienst  Single to RF; Blasingame to 2B
   O      12-      42%  S Musial        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      46%  J Frazier       Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Gordon Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  B Thomson       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      52%  J Adcock        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      66%  B Bruton        Triple (LF-CF); Thomson Scores
   R      --3      71%  D Rice          Single (LF-CF); Bruton Scores
   O      1--      70%  R Crone         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Rice to 2B
   R      -2-      77%  D O'Connell     Single to 1B; Rice Scores
   R      1--      85%  J Logan         Triple to RF; O'Connell Scores
   O      --3      83%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Crone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  B Virdon        Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  W Cooper        Strikeout Looking
                  Solly Hemus pinch hits for Gordon Jones batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  S Hemus         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Jackson replaces Solly Hemus pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      91%  H Aaron         Home Run
   O      ---      91%  B Thomson       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      90%  J Adcock        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  B Bruton        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Crone facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--      90%  R Schoendienst  Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      92%  S Musial        Lineout: RF
   R      1--      86%  J Frazier       Double to RF; Blasingame Scores
   O      -2-      89%  W Moon          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  D Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Crone         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  D O'Connell     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Ray Crone facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  K Boyer         Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  B Virdon        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  W Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
          1--      87%  J Cunningham    Walk; Boyer to 2B
   O      12-      91%  D Blasingame    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul LaPalme facing 2-3-4
                  Paul LaPalme replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  J Logan         Double to LF
          -2-      94%  E Mathews       Wild Pitch; Logan to 3B
   R      --3      96%  " "             Double to RF; Logan Scores
          -2-      96%  H Aaron         Walk
          12-      97%  B Thomson       Wild Pitch; Mathews to 3B; Aaron to 2B
   O      -23      96%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RR     -23      98%  J Adcock        Double to LF; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores
          -2-      99%  B Bruton        Passed Ball; Adcock to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Popfly: SS
   R      --3      99%  D Rice          Single to CF; Adcock Scores
          1--      99%  R Crone         Walk; Rice to 2B
                  Jackie Collum replaces Paul LaPalme pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-     100%  D O'Connell     Double to LF; Rice Scores; Crone Scores
   O      -2-     100%  J Logan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-11, Ray Crone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Schoendienst  Strikeout
          ---     100%  S Musial        Triple to CF
   O      --3     100%  J Frazier       Flyball: CF
   O      --3     100%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 11, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-1, Jackie Collum facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Alston replaces Wally Moon playing 1B batting 5th; Don Blasingame moves to 2B; Dick Schofield replaces Red Schoendienst playing SS batting 2nd
          ---     100%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--     100%  H Aaron         Mathews Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Mathews to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  B Thomson       Foul Flyball: RF; Mathews to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Adcock        Double to LF; Mathews Scores/unER
   O      -2-     100%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 12, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-12, Ray Crone facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Torre replaces Joe Adcock playing 1B batting 6th
          ---     100%  K Boyer         Single to LF
          1--     100%  B Virdon        Single to LF; Boyer to 2B
   R      12-      99%  W Cooper        Double to LF; Boyer Scores; Virdon to 3B
   RO     -23     100%  J Collum        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Virdon Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Blasingame    Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  D Schofield     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 12, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 12-3, Jackie Collum facing 8-9-1
                  Jackie Brandt replaces Bill Virdon playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Crone         Foul Flyball: C
          ---     100%  D O'Connell     Single to RF
          1--     100%  J Logan         Single to LF; O'Connell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  E Mathews       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 12, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-12, Ray Crone facing 3-4-5
                  Andy Pafko replaces Bill Bruton playing LF batting 7th; Bobby Thomson moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  S Musial        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Frazier       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Alston        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 12, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 12-3, Jackie Collum facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  H Aaron         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Thomson       Foul Flyball: RF
   OO     1--     100%  F Torre         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 12, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-12, Ray Crone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  K Boyer         Popfly: 2B
          ---     100%  J Brandt        Hit By Pitch
   R      1--     100%  W Cooper        Double to CF; Brandt Scores
   O      -2-     100%  J Collum        Popfly: SS
   R      -2-     100%  D Blasingame    Triple to CF; Cooper Scores
   O      --3     100%  D Schofield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 12, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 12-5, Jackie Collum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  A Pafko         Popfly: 2B
   R      ---     100%  D Rice          Home Run
   O      ---     100%  R Crone         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D O'Connell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 13, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-13, Ray Crone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  S Musial        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Frazier       Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  T Alston        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-     100%  K Boyer         Walk
   O      12-     100%  J Brandt        Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 13, Cardinals 5.

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