April 25, 1961 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
CLE 2 BOS 6
WSA 1 KCA 20
MIN 2 SFG 3
@LAD 1 MLN 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 7,635

Tuesday, April 25, 1961
Time of Game: 2:44

Braves

4-4

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: L Burdette (1-0), L: C Simmons (1-1)

Cardinals

6-6

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R McMillan SS                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .614    0    0   3   
F Bolling 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .631    0    2   9   
E Mathews 3B                  5   2   3   0    0   1  .400  .961    0    0   1   
H Aaron CF                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .333  .888    0    3   0   
M Roach 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .400 1.571    0   16   0   
W Covington LF                2   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .485    0    0   0   
  D Crandall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .652    0    0   0   GDP
  A Spangler LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .702    0    1   0   IW
J DeMerit RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .208  .588    0    0   0   
  L Maye PH-RF                1   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .585    0    0   0   
C Lau C                       3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .367    0    5   0   IW
L Burdette P                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   2   
Totals                       37   4   9   3    3   9                    27  15

BATTING

IBB: C Lau (1, by L McDaniel); A Spangler (1, by L McDaniel).

TB: E Mathews 3; H Aaron 2; R McMillan; M Roach; F Bolling; J DeMerit.

GIDP: D Crandall (1).

RBI: L Maye (1); H Aaron (8); M Roach (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

PB: C Lau (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .882    0    1   2   
J Cunningham RF               3   1   1   0    1   0  .386 1.105    0    3   0   
B White 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .526    0    7   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .987    0    1   1   
S Musial LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .765    0    1   0   HR
D Spencer SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .297 1.123    0    0   4   
C Flood CF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .581    0    5   0   SH
  M McDermott PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600    0    0   0   
H Smith C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .532    0    9   0   
  W Moryn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .788    0    0   0   
C Simmons P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    0   1   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   4                    27   8

BATTING

HR: S Musial (2, off L Burdette; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: C Flood (1, off L Burdette).

TB: S Musial 4; B White; J Cunningham; K Boyer; D Spencer; H Smith.

RBI: S Musial 2 (7); K Boyer (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Spencer-R Schoendienst-B White.

E: K Boyer 2 (4); R Schoendienst (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
L Burdette, W (1-0)            9     6   3   3    2   4   1   5.03   35     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 1· 6     65    -     1.16   0.32
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 1· 6           -

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
C Simmons, L (1-1)             7     8   3   3    1   7   0   3.00   30     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7     55    -     1.50   0.07
L McDaniel, BS (1)             2     1   1   0    2   2   0   1.93   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 0          2-2    1.87  -0.25
Totals                         9     9   4   3    3   9   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 7          2-2

C Simmons faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L McDaniel 2 (2; A Spangler, C Lau).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 7,635.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R McMillan           SS    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. J Cunningham         RF 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. B White              1B 
4. H Aaron              CF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. M Roach              1B    5. S Musial             LF 
6. W Covington          LF    6. D Spencer            SS 
7. J DeMerit            RF    7. C Flood              CF 
8. C Lau                C     8. H Smith              C  
9. L Burdette           P     9. C Simmons            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-2  123      23%  90% L Maye          L McDaniel      Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores/No RBI/unER; Spangler to 3B; Maye to 2B
   t 8   0  2-1  1--      20%  55% E Mathews       C Simmons       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bolling to 3B
   t 6   0  2-1  12-     -17%  33% D Crandall      C Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Aaron to 3B
   t 6   0  2-0  12-      13%  49% M Roach         C Simmons       Single to LF; Mathews Scores; Aaron to 2B
   b 9   0  4-2  ---     -12%  78% S Musial        L Burdette      Home Run (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  R McMillan      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  E Mathews       Single to CF; McMillan to 2B
   O      12-      49%  H Aaron         Popfly: 3B
          12-      52%  M Roach         Walk; McMillan to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   O      123      45%  W Covington     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Schoendienst  Lineout: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Cunningham    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  J DeMerit       Single to 3B
   O      1--      52%  C Lau           Groundout: 3B-1B; DeMerit to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  L Burdette      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  D Spencer       Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Flood         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  E Mathews       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  H Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  M Roach         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  W Covington     Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  J DeMerit       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  J Cunningham    Walk
          1--      30%  B White         Single to RF; Cunningham to 3B
   R      1-3      21%  K Boyer         Single to RF; Cunningham Scores; White to 3B
          1-3      19%  S Musial        Passed Ball; Boyer to 2B
   RO     -23      19%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; White Scores; Boyer to 3B
   O      --3      23%  D Spencer       Popfly: 1B
   O      --3      26%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
          ---      33%  C Lau           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lau to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-      28%  L Burdette      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      23%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      20%  F Bolling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lew Burdette facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      21%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  C Simmons       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      23%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Simmons facing 3-4-5
          ---      28%  E Mathews       Single to CF
          1--      37%  H Aaron         Single to 2B; Mathews to 2B
   R      12-      49%  M Roach         Single to LF; Mathews Scores; Aaron to 2B
                  Del Crandall pinch hits for Wes Covington batting 6th
   OO     12-      33%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Aaron to 3B
   O      --3      27%  J DeMerit       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
                  Al Spangler replaces Del Crandall playing LF batting 6th
          ---      23%  J Cunningham    Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  B White         Strikeout
   O      1--      29%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      1--      32%  S Musial        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  C Lau           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      24%  L Burdette      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      22%  R McMillan      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Burdette facing 6-7-8
          ---      19%  D Spencer       Single to LF
   O      1--      20%  C Flood         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Spencer to 2B
          -2-      16%  H Smith         Single to 3B; Spencer to 3B
   O      1-3      22%  C Simmons       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1-3      27%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  F Bolling       Single to CF
          1--      55%  E Mathews       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bolling to 3B
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      66%  H Aaron         Single to LF (Line Drive); Bolling Scores; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      67%  M Roach         Foul Flyball: RF; Mathews to 3B; Aaron to 2B
          -23      67%  A Spangler      Intentional Walk
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for John DeMerit batting 7th
   RR     123      90%  L Maye          Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores/No RBI/unER; Spangler to 3B; Maye to 2B
          -23      90%  C Lau           Intentional Walk
   O      123      86%  L Burdette      Strikeout
   O      123      82%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Lew Burdette facing 2-3-4
                  Lee Maye moves to RF
   O      ---      87%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      78%  S Musial        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      88%  D Spencer       Popfly: 2B
                  Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Curt Flood batting 7th
   O      ---      95%  M McDermott     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Walt Moryn pinch hits for Hal Smith batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  W Moryn         Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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