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BOS  3
BAL  2
 NYY  6
@CHW  2
 MIN  9
@CLE  6
 CIN  4
CHC  3
 LAD  7
PHI  2
 SFG  2
PIT  1
 MLN  6
@STL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 12,604

 Thursday, July 13, 1961, 8:04PM
Time of Game: 3:01
Braves
6
38-40
Won 1
5th, 13½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  3  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    6 13  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  2
W: Carl Willey (3-3), L: Bob Gibson (6-6)
 Cardinals
3
36-44
Lost 2
6th, 16½ GB

Batting Stats

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Jones CF                    5   1   4   1    0   0  .800 1.800              0   0   2B
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .306  .845              0   1   2B
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .309  .968              1   0   
H Aaron RF                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .327  .990              3   0   2·2B
F Thomas LF                   4   0   1   1    1   2  .309  .932              4   0   2B
J Adcock 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .233  .754              8   1   HR
J Torre C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .804              7   0   2B
R McMillan SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .592              2   2   
T Cloninger P                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .333              2   1   
  C Willey P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .043  .087              0   2   
Totals                       38   6  13   0    4   7                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: H Aaron 2 (19, 1 off B Gibson, 1 off B Miller); M Jones (1, off B Gibson); F Bolling (9, off C Anderson); F Thomas (8, off B Miller); J Torre (10, off B Gibson).
HR: J Adcock (15, off B Gibson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: M Jones 5; H Aaron 5; J Adcock 4; F Bolling 3; F Thomas 2; J Torre 2; T Cloninger.
RBI: J Adcock 2 (48); F Thomas (39); M Jones (1); F Bolling (38).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Lillis 2B-SS                5   0   2   1    0   0  .220  .523              0   2   
T McCarver C                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .234  .578              7   0   HR
B White 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .821              9   1   
K Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .318  .901              2   5   
S Musial LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .924              2   0   
C James RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .751              1   0   
D Taussig CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .354  .938              3   1   3B
J Buchek SS                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .135  .342              1   1   
  R Schoendienst PH-2B        2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .733              1   0   
B Gibson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .641              0   1   
  R Sadecki PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .542              0   0   
  B Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .444 1.212              0   0   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .774              0   0   
  C Anderson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000              1   0   
  C Sawatski PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .983              0   0   
  C Warwick PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .602              0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   0    2   7                         27  11
Batting Events
3B: D Taussig (3, off T Cloninger).
HR: T McCarver (1, off T Cloninger; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: T McCarver 4; D Taussig 3; C James 2; B Lillis 2; J Cunningham; S Musial; C Sawatski.
RBI: B Lillis (18); D Taussig (9); T McCarver (6).
2-out RBI: B Lillis; T McCarver.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
E: C James (3); B Miller (1).

Pitching Stats

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cloninger                    4     6   3   3    2   3   1   6.10   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 6     39    -     0.94  -0.01
C Willey, W (3-3)              5     3   0   0    0   4   0   5.15   18     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 3          0-0    1.24   0.32
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 9           -  
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
B Gibson, L (6-6)              3     6   5   4    2   2   1   3.39   17     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 5     29    -     1.13  -0.28
B Miller                       4     5   1   1    1   5   0   3.83   17     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 4          0-0    0.59   0.06
C Anderson                     2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.70    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.24   0.03
Totals                         9    13   6   5    4   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2·11           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Gibson (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Forman, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 12,604.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Milwaukee Braves                          St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Mack Jones                   CF       1. Bob Lillis                   2B
2. Frank Bolling                2B       2. Tim McCarver                  C
3. Eddie Mathews                3B       3. Bill White                   1B
4. Hank Aaron                   RF       4. Ken Boyer                    3B
5. Frank Thomas                 LF       5. Stan Musial                  LF
6. Joe Adcock                   1B       6. Charlie James                RF
7. Joe Torre                     C       7. Don Taussig                  CF
8. Roy McMillan                 SS       8. Jerry Buchek                 SS
9. Tony Cloninger                P       9. Bob Gibson                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 1 1-3 RR 16% 72% 0-0 MLN M. Jones B. Gibson Double to RF; Torre Scores; Cloninger Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Jones to 3B
b4 0 1-- R -13% 68% 1-5 STL D. Taussig T. Cloninger Triple to LF; James Scores
t3 1 -2- RR 9% 89% 3-0 MLN J. Adcock B. Gibson Home Run (Deep RF); Aaron Scores
b7 0 1-- -8% 72% 3-6 STL B. Lillis C. Willey Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
b7 0 12- O 8% 80% 3-6 STL T. McCarver C. Willey Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 MLN M. Jones B. Gibson Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 MLN F. Bolling B. Gibson Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Jones to 2B
t1 1 -2- 2% 54% 0-0 MLN E. Mathews B. Gibson Walk
t1 1 12- 4% 58% 0-0 MLN H. Aaron B. Gibson Wild Pitch; Jones to 3B; Mathews to 2B
t1 1 -23 O -7% 51% 0-0 MLN H. Aaron B. Gibson Flyball: RF
t1 2 -23 1% 52% 0-0 MLN F. Thomas B. Gibson Walk
t1 2 123 O -7% 45% 0-0 MLN J. Adcock B. Gibson Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL B. Lillis T. Cloninger Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL B. White T. Cloninger Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- 6% 56% 0-0 MLN J. Torre B. Gibson Double to RF
t2 0 -2- O -4% 52% 0-0 MLN R. McMillan B. Gibson Strikeout
t2 1 -2- 5% 56% 0-0 MLN T. Cloninger B. Gibson Single to CF; Torre to 3B
t2 1 1-3 RR 16% 72% 0-0 MLN M. Jones B. Gibson Double to RF; Torre Scores; Cloninger Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Jones to 3B
t2 1 --3 RO 2% 74% 2-0 MLN F. Bolling B. Gibson Groundout: 3B-1B; Jones Scores/unER
t2 2 --- O -1% 73% 3-0 MLN E. Mathews B. Gibson Popfly: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 76% 0-3 STL K. Boyer T. Cloninger Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- -3% 73% 0-3 STL S. Musial T. Cloninger Single to RF
b2 1 1-- -4% 69% 0-3 STL C. James T. Cloninger Single to CF; Musial to 2B
b2 1 12- O 5% 74% 0-3 STL D. Taussig T. Cloninger Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; James to 2B; Taussig to 1B
b2 2 12- O 4% 78% 0-3 STL J. Buchek T. Cloninger Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t3 0 --- 4% 82% 3-0 MLN H. Aaron B. Gibson Double to LF
t3 0 -2- O -3% 79% 3-0 MLN F. Thomas B. Gibson Strikeout
t3 1 -2- RR 9% 89% 3-0 MLN J. Adcock B. Gibson Home Run (Deep RF); Aaron Scores
t3 1 --- O -1% 88% 5-0 MLN J. Torre B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2 --- O -0% 88% 5-0 MLN R. McMillan B. Gibson Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
Ray Sadecki pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
b3 0 --- O 2% 89% 0-5 STL R. Sadecki T. Cloninger Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O 1% 91% 0-5 STL B. Lillis T. Cloninger Flyball: LF
b3 2 --- R -5% 86% 0-5 STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger Home Run (Deep RF)
b3 2 --- -1% 85% 1-5 STL B. White T. Cloninger Walk
b3 2 1-- -2% 83% 1-5 STL K. Boyer T. Cloninger Walk; White to 2B
b3 2 12- O 4% 87% 1-5 STL S. Musial T. Cloninger Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
Bob Miller replaces Ray Sadecki (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 0 --- O -1% 86% 5-1 MLN T. Cloninger B. Miller Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- 1% 87% 5-1 MLN M. Jones B. Miller Single to 2B/Bunt
t4 1 1-- 2% 88% 5-1 MLN F. Bolling B. Miller Walk; Jones to 2B
t4 1 12- O -2% 86% 5-1 MLN E. Mathews B. Miller Strikeout Looking
t4 2 12- O -2% 84% 5-1 MLN H. Aaron B. Miller Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- -3% 81% 1-5 STL C. James T. Cloninger Single to CF
b4 0 1-- R -13% 68% 1-5 STL D. Taussig T. Cloninger Triple to LF; James Scores
b4 0 --3 O 5% 73% 2-5 STL J. Buchek T. Cloninger Strikeout
b4 1 --3 O 6% 79% 2-5 STL B. Miller T. Cloninger Strikeout Looking
b4 2 --3 R -8% 71% 2-5 STL B. Lillis T. Cloninger Single to RF; Taussig Scores
b4 2 1-- O 3% 74% 3-5 STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O -2% 72% 5-3 MLN F. Thomas B. Miller Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -1% 71% 5-3 MLN J. Adcock B. Miller Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- O -1% 70% 5-3 MLN J. Torre B. Miller 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' Carl Willey facing 3-4-5
Carl Willey replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
b5 0 --- O 3% 73% 3-5 STL B. White C. Willey Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 2% 75% 3-5 STL K. Boyer C. Willey Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 77% 3-5 STL S. Musial C. Willey Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -2% 75% 5-3 MLN R. McMillan B. Miller Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O -1% 74% 5-3 MLN C. Willey B. Miller Strikeout
t6 2 --- 1% 75% 5-3 MLN M. Jones B. Miller Single to 1B
t6 2 1-- O -2% 72% 5-3 MLN F. Bolling B. Miller Single to CF; Jones to 3B; Bolling out at 2B/CF-3B-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Carl Willey facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O 4% 76% 3-5 STL C. James C. Willey Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 79% 3-5 STL D. Taussig C. Willey Strikeout
Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Jerry Buchek (SS) batting 8th
b6 2 --- O 2% 80% 3-5 STL R. Schoendienst C. Willey Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
Red Schoendienst moves from PH to 2B; Bob Lillis moves from 2B to SS
t7 0 --- O -2% 79% 5-3 MLN E. Mathews B. Miller Lineout: 2B
t7 1 --- 6% 84% 5-3 MLN H. Aaron B. Miller Double to LF; Aaron to 3B/Adv on E1
t7 1 --3 R 5% 89% 5-3 MLN F. Thomas B. Miller Double to LF; Aaron Scores
t7 1 -2- O -2% 88% 6-3 MLN J. Adcock B. Miller Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 2 -2- O -2% 86% 6-3 MLN J. Torre B. Miller Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Braves' Carl Willey facing 9-1-2
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Bob Miller (P) batting 9th
b7 0 --- -5% 81% 3-6 STL J. Cunningham C. Willey Single to CF
b7 0 1-- -8% 72% 3-6 STL B. Lillis C. Willey Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
b7 0 12- O 8% 80% 3-6 STL T. McCarver C. Willey Flyball: LF
b7 1 12- O 6% 87% 3-6 STL B. White C. Willey Flyball: LF
b7 2 12- O 5% 92% 3-6 STL K. Boyer C. Willey Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Craig Anderson facing 8-9-1
Craig Anderson replaces Joe Cunningham (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -1% 91% 6-3 MLN R. McMillan C. Anderson Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O -1% 91% 6-3 MLN C. Willey C. Anderson Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2 --- O -0% 90% 6-3 MLN M. Jones C. Anderson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Braves' Carl Willey facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O 3% 93% 3-6 STL S. Musial C. Willey Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O 2% 95% 3-6 STL C. James C. Willey Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O 1% 96% 3-6 STL D. Taussig C. Willey Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Craig Anderson facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- 1% 97% 6-3 MLN F. Bolling C. Anderson Double to RF
t9 0 -2- 0% 98% 6-3 MLN E. Mathews C. Anderson Walk
t9 0 12- O -1% 97% 6-3 MLN H. Aaron C. Anderson Single to SS; Bolling out at 3B/SS-3B; Mathews to 2B; Aaron to 1B
t9 1 12- O -1% 96% 6-3 MLN F. Thomas C. Anderson Flyball: LF
t9 2 12- O -1% 95% 6-3 MLN J. Adcock C. Anderson Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Braves' Carl Willey facing 8-9-1
b9 0 --- O 3% 98% 3-6 STL R. Schoendienst C. Willey Popfly: SS
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Craig Anderson (P) batting 9th
b9 1 --- -3% 95% 3-6 STL C. Sawatski C. Willey Single to RF
Carl Warwick pinch runs for Carl Sawatski (PH) batting 9th
b9 1 1-- O 3% 98% 3-6 STL B. Lillis C. Willey Flyball: RF
b9 2 1-- O 2% 100% 3-6 STL T. McCarver C. Willey Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

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