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Standings
CHW
@BOS		3
1		 
(11)
CAL
@CLE		5
6		 
(10)
KCA
@DET		0
1
MIN
@NYY		7
2
BAL
@WSA		3
2		 
(11)
CIN
@CHC		9
2
NYM
@LAD		1
5
HOU
@PHI		11
4
PIT
@SFG		2
3
MLN
@STL		3
6
Wednesday, April 21, 1965 8:04PM
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 10,303, Time of Game: 1:58
Braves
3
3-4
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 2 GB
 at Cardinals
6
2-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
9th, 3 GB
W: Bob Purkey (1-1)
L: Bob Sadowski (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3  6  1
Cardinals       1  1  0   0  4  0   0  0  X    6  9  1

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Kolb LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.047 0.58 0.007 -0.054 -0.2 2 0
Ty Cline RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .530 -0.020 0.45 0.017 -0.037 0.2 2 0
Eddie Mathews 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .400 1.363 0.135 0.49 0.154 -0.019 2.0 0 2 HR
Joe Torre C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .879 -0.090 0.84 0.016 -0.106 -1.0 6 0 GDP
Lee Maye CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .667 0.004 0.50 0.035 -0.031 0.1 3 0
Felipe Alou 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .407 -0.105 0.80 0.000 -0.105 -1.2 7 2 GDP
Denis Menke SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .816 -0.040 0.68 0.007 -0.047 -0.1 2 1
Sandy Alomar 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 -0.031 0.62 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 1 0
   Phil Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lou Klimchock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.3
   Bobby Tiefenauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Sadowski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 1
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Mike de la Hoz PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.014 0.28 0.000 -0.014 -0.5 0 4
Team Totals 32 3 6 2 1 5 .188 .493 -0.227 0.58 0.236 -0.463 -1.4 24 10
HR: E Mathews (3, off B Purkey; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: E Mathews 5; L Maye 2; T Cline; G Kolb.
GIDP: F Alou (1); J Torre (2).
RBI: E Mathews 2 (9).
2-out RBI: E Mathews.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
E: J Torre (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .874 -0.015 0.65 0.032 -0.047 -0.3 2 0
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .375 1.054 0.113 0.65 0.145 -0.032 1.1 2 0 HR
Bill White 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .303 .788 0.133 0.36 0.146 -0.012 1.5 11 1 HR,SB
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .765 -0.014 0.27 0.012 -0.025 -0.2 0 2
Dick Groat SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .627 -0.018 0.55 0.024 -0.042 -0.2 2 4
Tito Francona RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .286 1.016 0.121 0.42 0.123 -0.001 1.6 1 0 3B
   Mike Shannon RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .199 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Phil Gagliano 2B 2 0 0 2 0 1 .200 .343 -0.013 0.62 0.009 -0.022 -0.4 3 5 2·SF
Tim McCarver C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .717 0.019 0.45 0.025 -0.006 -0.1 5 0 IW
Bob Purkey P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.055 0.62 0.000 -0.055 -1.0 1 2 SH
Team Totals 30 6 9 6 3 5 .300 .910 0.271 0.51 0.516 -0.242 2.1 27 14
3B: T Francona (1, off B Sadowski).
HR: B White (1, off B Sadowski; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs); L Brock (2, off B Sadowski; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SF: P Gagliano 2 (2, 1 off B Sadowski, 1 off C Carroll).
SH: B Purkey (1, off B Sadowski).
IBB: T McCarver (1, by B Sadowski).
TB: B White 5; L Brock 4; T Francona 4; K Boyer; D Groat; C Flood; T McCarver.
RBI: L Brock 2 (5); P Gagliano 2 (2); D Groat (5); B White (5).
2-out RBI: B White.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Gagliano-D Groat-B White; B Purkey-P Gagliano-B White.
E: D Groat (4).
Baserunning
SB: B White (1, 2nd base off B Sadowski/J Torre).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Sadowski, L (1-1) 4.1 7 6 6 3 3 2 4.73 23 25 -0.261 0.72 -3.1
Clay Carroll 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.80 3 1 1 -0.021 0.31 -0.5
Phil Niekro 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.008 0.06 1.0
Bobby Tiefenauer 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 3 5 2 6.75 36 25 1 1 -0.273 0.58 -2.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Purkey, W (1-1) 9 6 3 3 1 5 1 6.89 33 67 0.227 0.58 1.4
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 1 5 1 3.00 33 67 0.227 0.51 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Sadowski (1; T McCarver).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 10,303.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Gary Kolb LF 1 Curt Flood CF
2 Ty Cline RF 2 Lou Brock LF
3 Eddie Mathews 3B 3 Bill White 1B
4 Joe Torre C 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Lee Maye CF 5 Dick Groat SS
6 Felipe Alou 1B 6 Tito Francona RF
7 Denis Menke SS 7 Phil Gagliano 2B
8 Sandy Alomar 2B 8 Tim McCarver C
9 Bob Sadowski P 9 Bob Purkey P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-1 0 1-- RR STL L. Brock B. Sadowski 14% 89% Home Run; Flood Scores
b1 0-0 2 --- R STL B. White B. Sadowski 11% 62% Home Run
t4 0-2 2 --- R MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey -10% 68% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- STL T. Francona B. Sadowski 8% 74% Triple
t9 2-6 0 1-3 ROO MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 8% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cline Scores

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 Purkey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MLN G. Kolb B. Purkey 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O MLN T. Cline B. Purkey 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bob Sadowski facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. Sadowski -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock B. Sadowski -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- R STL B. White B. Sadowski 11% 62% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 --- STL K. Boyer B. Sadowski 1% 63% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-- O STL D. Groat B. Sadowski -2% 61% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- MLN L. Maye B. Purkey -3% 60% Single
t2 0-1 1 1-- OO MLN F. Alou B. Purkey 5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Bob Sadowski facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- STL T. Francona B. Sadowski 8% 74% Triple
b2 1-0 0 --3 RO STL P. Gagliano B. Sadowski -1% 74% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Francona Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver B. Sadowski 2% 75% Single
b2 2-0 1 1-- O STL B. Purkey B. Sadowski -1% 74% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McCarver to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- O STL C. Flood B. Sadowski -2% 72% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O MLN D. Menke B. Purkey 2% 74% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O MLN S. Alomar B. Purkey 2% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-2 2 --- O MLN B. Sadowski B. Purkey 1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Bob Sadowski facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Sadowski -2% 75% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 --- O STL B. White B. Sadowski -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-0 2 --- O STL K. Boyer B. Sadowski -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O MLN G. Kolb B. Purkey 3% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O MLN T. Cline B. Purkey 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- R MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey -10% 68% Home Run
t4 1-2 2 --- MLN J. Torre B. Purkey -2% 66% Walk
t4 1-2 2 1-- O MLN L. Maye B. Purkey 3% 69% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Bob Sadowski facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- O STL D. Groat B. Sadowski -2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- STL T. Francona B. Sadowski 2% 69% Walk
b4 2-1 1 1-- O STL P. Gagliano B. Sadowski -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B; Francona to 2B
b4 2-1 2 -2- STL T. McCarver B. Sadowski 1% 68% Intentional Walk
b4 2-1 2 12- O STL B. Purkey B. Sadowski -4% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- O MLN F. Alou B. Purkey 3% 67% Flyball: CF
t5 1-2 1 --- O MLN D. Menke B. Purkey 2% 70% Flyball: LF
t5 1-2 2 --- O MLN S. Alomar B. Purkey 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Bob Sadowski facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- STL C. Flood B. Sadowski 3% 74% Single
b5 2-1 0 1-- RR STL L. Brock B. Sadowski 14% 89% Home Run; Flood Scores
b5 4-1 0 --- STL B. White B. Sadowski 1% 90% Single
b5 4-1 0 1-- STL K. Boyer B. Sadowski 3% 93% White Steals 2B; White to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b5 4-1 0 --3 O STL K. Boyer B. Sadowski -2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-1 1 --3 R STL D. Groat B. Sadowski 2% 94% Single; White Scores
Clay Carroll replaces Bob Sadowski pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 1 1-- STL T. Francona C. Carroll 2% 95% Single; Groat to 3B
b5 5-1 1 1-3 RO STL P. Gagliano C. Carroll 1% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Groat Scores; Francona to 2B
b5 6-1 2 -2- O STL T. McCarver C. Carroll -1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 9-1-2
Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
t6 1-6 0 --- O MLN M. de la Hoz B. Purkey 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-6 1 --- O MLN G. Kolb B. Purkey 1% 97% Strikeout
t6 1-6 2 --- O MLN T. Cline B. Purkey 0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
Phil Niekro replaces Sandy Alomar (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Mike de la Hoz moves from PH to 2B
b6 6-1 0 --- O STL B. Purkey P. Niekro -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-1 1 --- O STL C. Flood P. Niekro -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 6-1 2 --- O STL L. Brock P. Niekro -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 3-4-5
t7 1-6 0 --- O MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 1-6 1 --- O MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 0% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 1-6 2 --- O MLN L. Maye B. Purkey 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
b7 6-1 0 --- O STL B. White P. Niekro -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-1 1 --- STL K. Boyer P. Niekro 0% 99% Single
b7 6-1 1 1-- O STL D. Groat P. Niekro -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 6-1 2 1-- O STL T. Francona P. Niekro -0% 98% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
Mike Shannon replaces Tito Francona playing RF batting 6th
t8 1-6 0 --- O MLN F. Alou B. Purkey 1% 99% Flyball: 2B
t8 1-6 1 --- MLN D. Menke B. Purkey -1% 98% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Phil Niekro (P) batting 8th
t8 1-6 1 1-- O MLN L. Klimchock B. Purkey 1% 99% Flyball: SS
t8 1-6 2 1-- O MLN M. de la Hoz B. Purkey 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Bobby Tiefenauer facing 7-8-9
Bobby Tiefenauer replaces Lou Klimchock (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 6-1 0 --- O STL P. Gagliano B. Tiefenauer -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 6-1 1 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Tiefenauer -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
b8 6-1 2 --- O STL B. Purkey B. Tiefenauer -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 1-2-3
t9 1-6 0 --- MLN G. Kolb B. Purkey -1% 99% Single
t9 1-6 0 1-- MLN T. Cline B. Purkey -2% 97% Single; Kolb to 2B
t9 1-6 0 12- R MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey -5% 92% Single; Kolb Scores; Cline to 3B
t9 2-6 0 1-3 ROO MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 8% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cline Scores
t9 3-6 2 --- MLN L. Maye B. Purkey -1% 99% Single
t9 3-6 2 1-- O MLN F. Alou B. Purkey 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

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