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Scores
Standings
LAA
@BAL		9
4
MIN
@BOS		2
6
MIN
@BOS		6
5
CLE
@DET		1
3
CLE
@DET		1
4
KCA
@NYY		9
11
KCA
@NYY		0
8
CHW
@WSA		3
2
CIN
@CHC		4
5
CIN
@CHC		7
1
PHI
@HOU		2
0
PIT
@LAD		2
3
PIT
@LAD		8
3
NYM
@SFG		0
6
NYM
@SFG		0
1
MLN
@STL		3
7
MLN
@STL		4
2
Sunday, May 17, 1964, 3:47PM
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 28,594, Time of Game: 2:17
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Braves
4
16-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
2
19-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Ray Washburn (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  2  1   1  0  0    4  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  6  1

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Maye 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 .849 0.107 0.94 0.132 -0.025 1.0 1 1
   Joe Torre 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .331 .896 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 3 0
Eddie Mathews 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .207 .722 -0.029 1.21 0.032 -0.060 0.0 5 1
   Woody Woodward 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.005 0.22 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
Hank Aaron RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .797 -0.144 1.02 0.000 -0.144 -1.7 3 0
Felipe Alou CF 2 1 1 2 1 0 .224 .619 0.097 1.14 0.120 -0.022 0.8 1 0 HR,SF
Rico Carty LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .752 -0.091 0.87 0.000 -0.091 -1.1 1 0
Ed Bailey C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .224 .774 0.107 0.66 0.143 -0.036 0.5 9 1 HR
Denis Menke SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 .313 .867 0.134 0.51 0.145 -0.011 1.4 1 3 HR,SB
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .691 -0.069 0.69 0.000 -0.069 -1.0 2 2
Tony Cloninger P 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.015 0.76 0.055 -0.040 0.1 1 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 4 2 .206 .753 0.115 0.83 0.627 -0.510 -0.4 27 8
HR: D Menke (2, off R Washburn; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Bailey (4, off R Washburn; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); F Alou (1, off R Washburn; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: F Alou (2, off L Burdette).
TB: D Menke 5; E Bailey 4; F Alou 4; T Cloninger 2; L Maye.
RBI: F Alou 2 (14); D Menke (13); E Bailey (12).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Menke-F Bolling-J Torre.
Baserunning
SB: D Menke (3, 2nd base off B Shantz/B Uecker).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .769 -0.004 1.25 0.078 -0.082 -0.4 4 0
Doug Clemens LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .265 .883 0.094 1.32 0.196 -0.102 1.2 1 0 HR
Dick Groat SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .651 -0.097 1.00 0.023 -0.120 -0.6 1 3 GDP
   Jerry Buchek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ken Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .344 .934 -0.142 1.36 0.000 -0.142 -0.9 0 6
Bill White 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248 .725 -0.016 1.05 0.060 -0.076 -0.3 13 0
Johnny Lewis RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 .766 0.009 1.14 0.079 -0.071 0.1 1 0 3B
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .675 -0.004 1.59 0.068 -0.072 -0.2 3 1
   Tim McCarver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .778 -0.044 1.53 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
Bob Uecker C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .208 .448 -0.053 1.79 0.046 -0.099 -0.2 3 0
Ray Washburn P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 1 0
   Phil Gagliano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .792 -0.043 1.87 0.000 -0.043 -0.4
   Lew Burdette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeoff Long PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .984 -0.074 2.88 0.000 -0.074 -0.4
   Bobby Shantz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 2 9 .188 .579 -0.386 1.33 0.550 -0.937 -2.4 27 11
3B: J Lewis (2, off T Cloninger).
HR: D Clemens (1, off T Cloninger; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: D Clemens 4; J Lewis 3; D Groat; C Flood; B Uecker; J Javier.
GIDP: D Groat (3).
RBI: D Clemens 2 (6).
2-out RBI: D Clemens 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: J Javier (7).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger, W (3-2) 9 6 2 2 2 9 1 2.68 34 74 0.385 1.33 2.4
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 9 1 2.00 34 74 0.385 0.83 2.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Washburn, L (2-1) 6 6 3 3 2 1 3 2.18 26 47 -0.068 0.78 -0.1
Lew Burdette 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.59 6 0 0 -0.090 1.54 -0.5
Bobby Shantz 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.18 7 0 0 0.044 0.45 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 4 2 3 3.00 39 47 0 0 -0.114 1.33 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 28,594.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Lee Maye 3B 1 Curt Flood CF
2 Eddie Mathews 1B 2 Doug Clemens LF
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Dick Groat SS
4 Felipe Alou CF 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Rico Carty LF 5 Bill White 1B
6 Ed Bailey C 6 Johnny Lewis RF
7 Denis Menke SS 7 Julian Javier 2B
8 Frank Bolling 2B 8 Bob Uecker C
9 Tony Cloninger P 9 Ray Washburn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-3 2 1-- RR STL D. Clemens T. Cloninger -20% 68% Home Run; Uecker Scores
t5 0-0 0 --- R MLN E. Bailey R. Washburn 14% 64% Home Run
t5 1-0 0 --- R MLN D. Menke R. Washburn 12% 76% Home Run
b8 2-4 1 1-- OO STL D. Groat T. Cloninger 10% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 3-2 0 1-- MLN L. Maye L. Burdette 10% 83% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cloninger to 3B

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' Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MLN L. Maye R. Washburn 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O MLN E. Mathews R. Washburn -3% 50% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 1-- O MLN H. Aaron R. Washburn -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MLN F. Alou R. Washburn -2% 45% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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 C. Flood T. Cloninger 2% 47% Foul Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Clemens T. Cloninger 2% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Groat T. Cloninger 1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O MLN R. Carty R. Washburn -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O MLN E. Bailey R. Washburn -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- O MLN D. Menke R. Washburn -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Boyer T. Cloninger 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL B. White T. Cloninger 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Lewis T. Cloninger 1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O MLN F. Bolling R. Washburn -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O MLN T. Cloninger R. Washburn -2% 46% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- O MLN L. Maye R. Washburn -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier T. Cloninger 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL B. Uecker T. Cloninger 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Washburn T. Cloninger 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O MLN E. Mathews R. Washburn -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O MLN H. Aaron R. Washburn -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- MLN F. Alou R. Washburn 2% 47% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- O MLN R. Carty R. Washburn -3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood T. Cloninger 3% 47% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Clemens T. Cloninger 2% 49% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Groat T. Cloninger 1% 50% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- R MLN E. Bailey R. Washburn 14% 64% Home Run
t5 1-0 0 --- R MLN D. Menke R. Washburn 12% 76% Home Run
t5 2-0 0 --- O MLN F. Bolling R. Washburn -2% 74% Flyball: 1B
t5 2-0 1 --- MLN T. Cloninger R. Washburn 2% 76% Single to CF
t5 2-0 1 1-- O MLN L. Maye R. Washburn -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cloninger to 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- MLN E. Mathews R. Washburn 1% 75% Walk
t5 2-0 2 12- O MLN H. Aaron R. Washburn -3% 72% Lineout: P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- O STL K. Boyer T. Cloninger 3% 75% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-2 1 --- O STL B. White T. Cloninger 2% 77% Flyball: RF
b5 0-2 2 --- STL J. Lewis T. Cloninger -3% 74% Triple to LF
b5 0-2 2 --3 O STL J. Javier T. Cloninger 5% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Ray Washburn facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- R MLN F. Alou R. Washburn 8% 87% Home Run
t6 3-0 0 --- O MLN R. Carty R. Washburn -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-0 1 --- O MLN E. Bailey R. Washburn -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t6 3-0 2 --- MLN D. Menke R. Washburn 1% 86% Single to LF
t6 3-0 2 1-- O MLN F. Bolling R. Washburn -1% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
b6 0-3 0 --- STL B. Uecker T. Cloninger -5% 80% Single to LF
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ray Washburn (P) batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 1-- O STL P. Gagliano T. Cloninger 4% 84% Strikeout
b6 0-3 1 1-- O STL C. Flood T. Cloninger 3% 88% Lineout: RF
b6 0-3 2 1-- RR STL D. Clemens T. Cloninger -20% 68% Home Run; Uecker Scores
b6 2-3 2 --- STL D. Groat T. Cloninger -2% 66% Single to SS
b6 2-3 2 1-- O STL K. Boyer T. Cloninger 4% 70% Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Lew Burdette facing 9-1-2
Lew Burdette replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-2 0 --- MLN T. Cloninger L. Burdette 4% 74% Single to RF
t7 3-2 0 1-- MLN L. Maye L. Burdette 10% 83% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cloninger to 3B
t7 3-2 0 1-3 MLN E. Mathews L. Burdette 3% 86% Walk; Maye to 2B
t7 3-2 0 123 O MLN H. Aaron L. Burdette -6% 80% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Maye to 3B; Mathews to 2B
t7 3-2 1 123 RO MLN F. Alou L. Burdette 2% 82% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Maye Scores/unER
t7 4-2 2 12- O MLN R. Carty L. Burdette -3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
b7 2-4 0 --- O STL B. White T. Cloninger 4% 83% Strikeout
b7 2-4 1 --- STL J. Lewis T. Cloninger -5% 78% Walk
b7 2-4 1 1-- STL J. Javier T. Cloninger -7% 71% Single to RF; Lewis to 2B
b7 2-4 1 12- O STL B. Uecker T. Cloninger 8% 80% Foul Flyball: C
Jeoff Long pinch hits for Lew Burdette (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 2 12- O STL J. Long T. Cloninger 7% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bobby Shantz facing 6-7-8
Bobby Shantz replaces Jeoff Long (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- O MLN E. Bailey B. Shantz -1% 86% Strikeout
t8 4-2 1 --- MLN D. Menke B. Shantz 1% 87% Walk
t8 4-2 1 1-- MLN F. Bolling B. Shantz 1% 88% Menke Steals 2B
t8 4-2 1 -2- O MLN F. Bolling B. Shantz -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B; Menke to 3B
t8 4-2 2 --3 O MLN T. Cloninger B. Shantz -2% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
Joe Torre replaces Lee Maye (3B) playing 1B batting 1st
Woody Woodward replaces Eddie Mathews (1B) playing 3B batting 2nd
b8 2-4 0 --- STL C. Flood T. Cloninger -8% 76% Single to RF
b8 2-4 0 1-- O STL D. Clemens T. Cloninger 7% 83% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-4 1 1-- OO STL D. Groat T. Cloninger 10% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bobby Shantz facing 1-2-3
Jerry Buchek replaces Dick Groat playing SS batting 3rd
t9 4-2 0 --- O MLN J. Torre B. Shantz -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-2 1 --- O MLN W. Woodward B. Shantz -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-2 2 --- O MLN H. Aaron B. Shantz -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
b9 2-4 0 --- O STL K. Boyer T. Cloninger 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-4 1 --- STL B. White T. Cloninger -6% 90% Walk
b9 2-4 1 1-- O STL J. Lewis T. Cloninger 6% 96% Flyball: LF
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Julian Javier (2B) batting 7th
b9 2-4 2 1-- O STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger 4% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

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