July 13, 1961 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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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

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: C Willey (3-3), L: B Gibson (6-6)

Cardinals

36-44

Lost 2

6th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jones CF                    5   1   4   1    0   0  .800 1.800    0    0   0   2B
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .306  .845    0    0   1   2B
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .309  .969    0    1   0   
H Aaron RF                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .327  .989    0    3   0   2·2B
F Thomas LF                   4   0   1   1    1   2  .309  .933    0    4   0   2B
J Adcock 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .233  .754    0    8   1   HR
J Torre C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .804    0    7   0   2B
R McMillan SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .591    0    2   2   
T Cloninger P                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    2   1   
  C Willey P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .043  .086    0    0   2   
Totals                       38   6  13   5    4   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: H Aaron 2 (19, off B Gibson, 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   PO   A  Details
B Lillis 2B-SS                5   0   2   1    0   0  .220  .523    0    0   2   
T McCarver C                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .234  .578    0    7   0   HR
B White 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .821    0    9   1   
K Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .318  .901    0    2   5   
S Musial LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .924    0    2   0   
C James RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .751    0    1   0   
D Taussig CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .354  .938    0    3   1   3B
J Buchek SS                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .135  .341    0    1   1   
  R Schoendienst PH-2B        2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .733    0    1   0   
B Gibson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .642         0   1   
  R Sadecki PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .542    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .444 1.212    0    0   0   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .773    0    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   0   
  C Warwick PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .602         0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

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

E: C James (3); B Miller (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
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· 3· 1· 5     29    -     1.13  -0.28
B Miller                       4     5   1   1    1   5   0   3.83   17     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 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· 8· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Gibson (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 12,604.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Jones              CF    1. B Lillis             2B 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. T McCarver           C  
3. E Mathews            3B    3. B White              1B 
4. H Aaron              RF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. F Thomas             LF    5. S Musial             LF 
6. J Adcock             1B    6. C James              RF 
7. J Torre              C     7. D Taussig            CF 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. J Buchek             SS 
9. T Cloninger          P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3      16%  72% M Jones         B Gibson        Double to RF; Torre Scores; Cloninger Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Jones to 3B
   b 4   0  5-1  1--     -13%  68% D Taussig       T Cloninger     Triple to LF; James Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  -2-       9%  89% J Adcock        B Gibson        Home Run (Deep RF); Aaron Scores
   b 7   0  6-3  1--      -8%  72% B Lillis        C Willey        Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
   b 7   0  6-3  12-       8%  80% T McCarver      C Willey        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  M Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Jones to 2B
          -2-      54%  E Mathews       Walk
          12-      58%  H Aaron         Wild Pitch; Jones to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   O      -23      51%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -23      52%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      123      45%  J Adcock        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Lillis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B White         Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  J Torre         Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  R McMillan      Strikeout
          -2-      56%  T Cloninger     Single to CF; Torre to 3B
   RR     1-3      72%  M Jones         Double to RF; Torre Scores; Cloninger Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Jones to 3B
   RO     --3      74%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B; Jones Scores/unER
   O      ---      73%  E Mathews       Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  S Musial        Single to RF
          1--      69%  C James         Single to CF; Musial to 2B
   O      12-      74%  D Taussig       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; James to 2B; Taussig to 1B
   O      12-      78%  J Buchek        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  H Aaron         Double to LF
   O      -2-      79%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   RR     -2-      89%  J Adcock        Home Run (Deep RF); Aaron Scores
   O      ---      88%  J Torre         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      88%  R McMillan      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Sadecki pinch hits for Bob Gibson batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  R Sadecki       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Lillis        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      86%  T McCarver      Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      85%  B White         Walk
          1--      83%  K Boyer         Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-      87%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Miller replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  M Jones         Single to 2B/Bunt
          1--      88%  F Bolling       Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      86%  E Mathews       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      84%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  C James         Single to CF
   R      1--      68%  D Taussig       Triple to LF; James Scores
   O      --3      73%  J Buchek        Strikeout
   O      --3      79%  B Miller        Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      71%  B Lillis        Single to RF; Taussig Scores
   O      1--      74%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  J Adcock        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Carl Willey facing 3-4-5
                  Carl Willey replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  B White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  S Musial        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  C Willey        Strikeout
          ---      75%  M Jones         Single to 1B
   O      1--      72%  F Bolling       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, Carl Willey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  C James         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      79%  D Taussig       Strikeout
                  Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Jerry Buchek batting 8th
   O      ---      80%  R Schoendienst  Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
                  Red Schoendienst moves to 2B; Bob Lillis moves to SS
   O      ---      79%  E Mathews       Lineout: 2B
          ---      84%  H Aaron         Double to LF; Aaron to 3B/Adv on E1
   R      --3      89%  F Thomas        Double to LF; Aaron Scores
   O      -2-      88%  J Adcock        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      86%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Carl Willey facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
          ---      81%  J Cunningham    Single to CF
          1--      72%  B Lillis        Single to RF; Cunningham to 2B
   O      12-      80%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      87%  B White         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      92%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Craig Anderson facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Anderson replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  C Willey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      90%  M Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Carl Willey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  S Musial        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  C James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Taussig       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Craig Anderson facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  F Bolling       Double to RF
          -2-      98%  E Mathews       Walk
   O      12-      97%  H Aaron         Single to SS; Bolling out at 3B/SS-3B; Mathews to 2B; Aaron to 1B
   O      12-      96%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      95%  J Adcock        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, Carl Willey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  R Schoendienst  Popfly: SS
                  Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Craig Anderson batting 9th
          ---      95%  C Sawatski      Single to RF
                  Carl Warwick pinch runs for Carl Sawatski batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  B Lillis        Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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