September 15, 1963 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
@DET 1 BOS 5
@KCA 3 CLE 6
@LAA 3 NYY 2
@MIN 1 CIN 3
@CHC 1 HOU 5
@NYM 4 HOU 5
@NYM 0 PHI 6
LAD 1 SFG 13
@PIT 5 STL 3
MLN 2 STL 5
MLN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 30,308

Sunday, September 15, 1963, 3:47PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Braves

80-71

Lost 6

4th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Cardinals       0  2  0   1  0  0   2  0  X    5 14  0

W: R Sadecki (10-8), L: D Lemaster (11-11)

Cardinals

91-61

Won 10

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R McMillan SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .614    0    2   3   
F Bolling 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .620    0    1   1   
  T Aaron 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .565    0    3   0   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .321  .990    0    1   0   2B
E Mathews 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .854    0    2   1   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .784    0    6   1   
G Oliver LF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .252  .758    0    1   0   SB,GDP
D Crandall C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .501    0    7   0   2·GDP
T Cline CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .495    0    1   0   
  H Taylor PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .174    0    0   0   
D Lemaster P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667         0   0   
  D Schneider P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Carty PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Piche P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Uecker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .753    0    0   0   
  B Tiefenauer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   2   
Totals                       29   0   5   0    4   6                    24   9

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (27, off R Sadecki).

TB: H Aaron 2; J Torre 2; R McMillan; E Mathews.

GIDP: D Crandall 2 (8); G Oliver (12).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R McMillan-F Bolling-J Torre.

E: R McMillan (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Oliver (3, 2nd base off R Sadecki/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Javier 2B                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .272  .703    0    5   4   
D Groat SS                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .327  .846    0    1   3   IW
B White 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .873    0    9   0   
K Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .832    0    0   3   
C Flood CF                    4   2   1   0    0   0  .308  .755    0    3   0   
C James LF                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .277  .715    0    2   0   GDP
M Shannon RF                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .400 1.000    0    0   0   
  S Musial PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .726    0    0   0   
  G Kolb RF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .880    0    1   0   
T McCarver C                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .297  .739    0    6   0   
R Sadecki P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .344    0    0   1   
Totals                       37   5  14   5    2   6                    27  11

BATTING

IBB: D Groat (2, by D Lemaster).

TB: J Javier 3; C James 3; T McCarver 3; D Groat 2; C Flood; M Shannon; G Kolb.

GIDP: C James (11).

RBI: C James 2 (41); J Javier (46); D Groat (72); T McCarver (51).

2-out RBI: C James 2; J Javier.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Groat-J Javier-B White 2; D Groat-B White.

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
D Lemaster, L (11-11)          3.1   7   3   3    2   5   0   3.01   18     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 6     37    -     1.16  -0.12
C Raymond                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    1.46  -0.05
D Schneider                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.27    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.90   0.02
R Piche                        3     5   2   0    0   0   0   3.53   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 5          0-0    0.29  -0.00
B Tiefenauer                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.37    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    14   5   3    2   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1·13          4-1

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
R Sadecki, W (10-8)            9     5   0   0    4   6   0   4.25   33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 5     79    -     0.91   0.35
Totals                         9     5   0   0    4   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 5           -

Balks: D Lemaster (3).

WP: None.

IBB: D Lemaster (13; D Groat).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 30,308.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. R McMillan           SS    1. J Javier             2B 
2. F Bolling            2B    2. D Groat              SS 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. B White              1B 
4. E Mathews            3B    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. J Torre              1B    5. C Flood              CF 
6. G Oliver             LF    6. C James              LF 
7. D Crandall           C     7. M Shannon            RF 
8. T Cline              CF    8. T McCarver           C  
9. D Lemaster           P     9. R Sadecki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  12-      11%  76% J Javier        D Lemaster      Single; James Scores; McCarver to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Javier to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% D Crandall      R Sadecki       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   0  3-0  1--       8%  94% D Crandall      R Sadecki       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3       7%  69% T McCarver      D Lemaster      Single; Flood Scores; James to 2B
   t 4   0  2-0  ---      -7%  67% H Aaron         R Sadecki       Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Javier        Strikeout
          ---      55%  D Groat         Single
   O      1--      52%  B White         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  E Mathews       Single
          1--      40%  J Torre         Single; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      46%  G Oliver        Lineout: LF
   OO     12-      55%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  C Flood         Single
          1--      61%  C James         Balk; Flood to 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Single; Flood to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   R      1-3      69%  T McCarver      Single; Flood Scores; James to 2B
   O      12-      66%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
   R      12-      76%  J Javier        Single; James Scores; McCarver to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Javier to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -23      77%  D Groat         Intentional Walk
   O      123      72%  B White         Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  T Cline         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      76%  D Lemaster      Flyball: 2B
          ---      75%  R McMillan      Single
   O      1--      78%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
          ---      80%  K Boyer         Walk
   O      1--      78%  C Flood         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      74%  C James         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  H Aaron         Double
   O      -2-      69%  E Mathews       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aaron to 3B
   O      --3      76%  J Torre         Strikeout
          --3      74%  G Oliver        Walk
          1-3      73%  D Crandall      Oliver Steals 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Denny Lemaster facing 7-8-9
                  Tommie Aaron replaces Frank Bolling playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      82%  M Shannon       Single
          1--      85%  T McCarver      Single; Shannon to 2B
   O      12-      82%  R Sadecki       Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  Claude Raymond replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
          12-      86%  J Javier        Single; Shannon to 3B; McCarver to 2B
   RO     123      87%  D Groat         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Shannon Scores; McCarver to 3B
                  Dan Schneider replaces Claude Raymond pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      85%  B White         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Sadecki facing 8-9-1
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Ty Cline batting 8th
   O      ---      87%  H Taylor        Strikeout Looking
                  Rico Carty pinch hits for Dan Schneider batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  R Carty         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  R McMillan      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Piche facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Piche replaces Rico Carty pitching and batting 9th; Hawk Taylor moves to CF
   O      ---      89%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
          ---      88%  C James         Single
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Mike Shannon batting 7th
   O      1--      88%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Sadecki facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Kolb replaces Stan Musial playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      90%  T Aaron         Flyball: LF
          ---      87%  H Aaron         Walk
   O      1--      90%  E Mathews       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Piche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  T McCarver      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      91%  R Sadecki       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      90%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  G Oliver        Walk
   OO     1--      94%  D Crandall      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  H Taylor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Piche facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  D Groat         Single
          1--      98%  B White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Groat to 3B; White to 2B
   O      -23      97%  K Boyer         Lineout: SS
   O      -23      95%  C Flood         Fielder's Choice P; White out at 3B/P-3B-C; Groat stays at 3B; Flood to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RR     -23      99%  C James         Single; Groat Scores/unER; Flood Scores/unER
          1--      99%  G Kolb          Single; James to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T McCarver      Single; Kolb out at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Uecker pinch hits for Ron Piche batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Uecker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bobby Tiefenauer facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Tiefenauer replaces Bob Uecker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Sadecki       Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  J Javier        Single
   O      1--     100%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B; Javier to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  B White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      99%  E Mathews       Walk
          1--      99%  J Torre         Single; Mathews to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  G Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

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