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Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
3
NYY
@CHW		6
2
MIN
@CLE		9
6
CHC
@CIN		3
4
PHI
@LAD		2
7
PIT
@SFG		1
2
MLN
@STL		6
3
Thursday, July 13, 1961 8:04PM
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 12,604, Time of Game: 3:01
Braves
6
38-40
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
 at Cardinals
3
36-44
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 16½ GB
W: Carl Willey (3-3)
L: Bob Gibson (6-6)
 
                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

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mack Jones CF 5 1 4 1 0 0 .800 1.800 0.255 0.89 0.260 -0.004 2.9 0 0 2B
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .306 .845 0.004 0.76 0.043 -0.039 0.7 0 1 2B
Eddie Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .309 .968 -0.021 0.60 0.023 -0.044 -0.3 1 0
Hank Aaron RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .327 .990 -0.007 0.69 0.094 -0.101 -0.6 3 0 2·2B
Frank Thomas LF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .309 .932 0.010 0.94 0.064 -0.054 -0.3 4 0 2B
Joe Adcock 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .233 .754 -0.017 0.97 0.094 -0.110 -0.3 8 1 HR
Joe Torre C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 .804 0.027 0.53 0.060 -0.033 -0.0 7 0 2B
Roy McMillan SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .592 -0.074 0.60 0.000 -0.074 -1.1 2 2
Tony Cloninger P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.037 0.82 0.048 -0.010 0.3 2 1
   Carl Willey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .043 .087 -0.020 0.39 0.000 -0.020 -0.4 0 2
Team Totals 38 6 13 5 4 7 .342 .984 0.194 0.75 0.686 -0.489 1.0 27 7
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Lillis 2B-SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .220 .523 0.094 1.18 0.162 -0.068 0.7 0 2
Tim McCarver C 5 1 1 1 0 1 .234 .578 -0.094 1.08 0.048 -0.142 -0.3 7 0 HR
Bill White 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 .821 -0.097 1.18 0.011 -0.108 -0.7 9 1
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .318 .901 -0.083 1.11 0.018 -0.101 -0.7 2 5
Stan Musial LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .924 -0.057 0.93 0.025 -0.082 -0.6 2 0
Charlie James RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .751 0.015 1.03 0.071 -0.056 0.4 1 0
Don Taussig CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .354 .938 0.046 1.18 0.128 -0.082 0.7 3 1 3B
Jerry Buchek SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .135 .342 -0.093 1.46 0.000 -0.093 -1.0 1 1
   Red Schoendienst PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .733 -0.044 0.82 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 1 0
Bob Gibson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .641 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ray Sadecki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .542 -0.016 0.62 0.000 -0.016 -0.3
   Bob Miller P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .444 1.212 -0.057 1.31 0.000 -0.057 -0.6 0 0
   Joe Cunningham PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .774 0.051 1.15 0.051 0.000 0.4
   Craig Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Carl Sawatski PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .983 0.030 0.57 0.030 0.000 0.3
   Carl Warwick PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .602 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 36 3 9 3 2 7 .250 .678 -0.305 1.08 0.544 -0.849 -2.0 27 11
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: T McCarver; B Lillis.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: C James (3); B Miller (1).
Outfield Assists: D Taussig (F Bolling at 2nd base).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger 4 6 3 3 2 3 1 6.10 20 39 -0.014 0.94 -0.8
Carl Willey, W (3-3) 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 5.15 18 0 0 0.320 1.24 2.8
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 2 7 1 3.00 38 39 0 0 0.306 0.75 2.0

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (6-6) 3 6 5 4 2 2 1 3.39 17 29 -0.278 1.12 -3.3
Bob Miller 4 5 1 1 1 5 0 3.83 17 0 0 0.055 0.59 1.2
Craig Anderson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.70 8 0 0 0.029 0.23 1.1
Team Totals 9 13 6 5 4 7 1 5.00 42 29 0 0 -0.194 1.08 -1.0
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.

Starting 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

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

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

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