July 17, 1959 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
DET 2 CLE 8
@BOS 7 CHW 2
@NYY 0 KCA 7
@WSH 4 CHC 1
CIN 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 SFG 4
@PIT 1 STL 4
MLN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 22,612

Friday, July 17, 1959
Time of Game: 2:30

Braves

46-39

Lost 4

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: L McDaniel (9-10), L: W Spahn (11-10)

Cardinals

43-46

Won 1

6th, 8 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .754    0    1   0   SB
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   3   0    1   1  .303  .976    0    1   2   3B
L Maye LF                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .400  .800    0    0   0   
H Aaron RF                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .366 1.099    0    2   1   2B,GDP
F Torre 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .668    0   14   1   2B,IW
D Crandall C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .727    0    3   2   HBP
J Logan SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .331  .896    0    2   4   
J O'Brien 2B                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .202  .533    0    1   4   SH
  W Covington PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .740    0    0   0   
  F Mantilla 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .441         0   0   
W Spahn P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .518    0    0   3   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   2    2   9                    24  17

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (33, off L Jackson); F Torre (11, off L Jackson).

3B: E Mathews (8, off L Jackson).

SH: J O'Brien (4, off L Jackson).

IBB: F Torre (3, by L Jackson).

HBP: D Crandall (1, by L Jackson).

TB: E Mathews 5; H Aaron 3; F Torre 2; L Maye 2; B Bruton; J Logan.

GIDP: H Aaron (11).

RBI: F Torre (23); H Aaron (77).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Mathews-F Torre; H Aaron-J O'Brien-F Torre-J Logan-D Crandall.

E: W Spahn (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bruton (5, 2nd base off L McDaniel/H Smith).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               3   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .735    0    2   4   3B,SH
G Cimoli CF-LF                4   1   0   0    0   0  .309  .847    0    4   0   
B White 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .341  .926    0    9   0   2B
K Boyer 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .309  .922    0    0   0   
J Cunningham RF               2   1   1   2    2   0  .327  .875    0    1   0   2B
G Oliver LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .729    0    1   0   GDP
  C Flood PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .663         0   0   
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .740    0    9   1   
A Grammas SS                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .274  .705    0    1   4   
L Jackson P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .323    0    0   0   SH
  D Gray PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .628    0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .190    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   4   7   4    6   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B White (24, off W Spahn); J Cunningham (16, off W Spahn).

3B: D Blasingame (6, off W Spahn).

SH: L Jackson (4, off W Spahn); D Blasingame (5, off W Spahn).

TB: D Blasingame 3; B White 3; J Cunningham 2; K Boyer; G Oliver; L Jackson.

GIDP: G Oliver (3).

RBI: J Cunningham 2 (34); B White (48); G Oliver (18).

2-out RBI: G Oliver; J Cunningham.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Grammas-D Blasingame-B White.

E: L Jackson (1); D Blasingame (14).

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, L (11-10)             7.2   7   4   3    5   1   0   2.95   34     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 7     47    -     1.48  -0.25
D McMahon                      0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.03    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.40   0.03
Totals                         8     7   4   3    6   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 7          2-0

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
L Jackson                      7     9   3   2    2   5   0   3.47   34     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 9     52    -     1.28   0.05
L McDaniel, W (9-10)           2     1   0   0    0   4   0   2.67    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.40   0.22
Totals                         9    10   3   2    2   9   0          41     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 2·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Jackson (1; F Torre).

HBP: L Jackson (2; D Crandall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 22,612.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. B Bruton             CF    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. E Mathews            3B    2. G Cimoli             CF 
3. L Maye               LF    3. B White              1B 
4. H Aaron              RF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. F Torre              1B    5. J Cunningham         RF 
6. D Crandall           C     6. G Oliver             LF 
7. J Logan              SS    7. H Smith              C  
8. J O'Brien            2B    8. A Grammas            SS 
9. W Spahn              P     9. L Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  1--      34%  58% J Cunningham    W Spahn         Double to LF; Boyer Scores
   b 8   2  3-3  -2-      27%  85% G Oliver        W Spahn         Single to CF; Cunningham Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  123     -12%  60% G Oliver        W Spahn         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 3   0  3-1  1--      10%  48% B White         W Spahn         Single to RF; Cimoli to 3B
   t 7   0  2-3  12-      10%  32% H Aaron         L Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mathews to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--      46%  L Maye          Single to CF; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      51%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  F Torre         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  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
          ---      64%  D Blasingame    Triple to RF
   O      --3      59%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B; Blasingame stays at 3B
   R      --3      66%  B White         Double to LF; Blasingame Scores
          -2-      68%  K Boyer         Walk
          12-      73%  J Cunningham    Walk; White to 3B; Boyer to 2B
   OO     123      60%  G Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  D Crandall      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  J Logan         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  J O'Brien       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); O'Brien to 3B
   R      --3      53%  W Spahn         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); O'Brien Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      55%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  H Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  A Grammas       Walk
   O      1--      53%  L Jackson       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Grammas to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  E Mathews       Triple to CF
   O      --3      45%  L Maye          Strikeout
   R      --3      37%  H Aaron         Double to RF; Mathews Scores
   R      -2-      28%  F Torre         Double to RF; Aaron Scores
   O      -2-      30%  D Crandall      Groundout: 2B-1B; Torre to 3B
   O      --3      33%  J Logan         Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
          ---      37%  G Cimoli        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  B White         Single to RF; Cimoli to 3B
   O      1-3      41%  K Boyer         Popfly: 1B
   ROO    1-3      38%  J Cunningham    Double Play: Flyball: RF; Cimoli Scores/unER; White out at Hm/RF-2B-1B-SS-C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  J O'Brien       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      42%  W Spahn         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  G Oliver        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      38%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  A Grammas       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  E Mathews       Single to LF
   O      1--      36%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
          1--      33%  H Aaron         Single to LF; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      37%  F Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      42%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
          ---      47%  L Jackson       Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  D Blasingame    Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  G Cimoli        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      34%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
          ---      30%  J Logan         Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  J O'Brien       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Logan to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  W Spahn         Groundout: 2B-1B; Logan to 3B
   O      --3      40%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  J Cunningham    Walk
   O      1--      35%  G Oliver        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      31%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---      27%  E Mathews       Single to RF
          1--      22%  L Maye          Single to RF; Mathews to 2B
   OO     12-      32%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mathews to 3B
          --3      31%  F Torre         Intentional Walk
          1-3      29%  D Crandall      Hit By Pitch; Torre to 2B
   O      123      37%  J Logan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  A Grammas       Foul Flyball: RF
                  Dick Gray pinch hits for Larry Jackson batting 9th
   O      ---      28%  D Gray          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      26%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 8-9-1
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Dick Gray pitching and batting 9th; Wes Covington pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien batting 8th
   O      ---      28%  W Covington     Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  W Spahn         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      29%  B Bruton        Single to LF
          1--      27%  E Mathews       Bruton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      31%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
                  Felix Mantilla replaces Wes Covington playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      25%  G Cimoli        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      20%  B White         Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  K Boyer         Single to LF
   R      1--      58%  J Cunningham    Double to LF; Boyer Scores
   R      -2-      85%  G Oliver        Single to CF; Cunningham Scores
                  Curt Flood pinch runs for Gene Oliver batting 6th
          1--      86%  H Smith         Walk; Flood to 2B
                  Don McMahon replaces Warren Spahn pitching and batting 9th
          12-      87%  A Grammas       Walk; Flood to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123      83%  L McDaniel      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
                  Gino Cimoli moves to LF; Curt Flood moves to CF
   O      ---      91%  L Maye          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  F Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

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