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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		5
4
PIT
@HOU		0
3
PHI
@LAD		6
1
NYM
@SFG		2
3
MLN
@STL		10
8
Monday, August 16, 1965, 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 19,763, Time of Game: 3:07
Braves
10
67-49
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Cardinals
8
58-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Billy O'Dell (9-4)
L: Nelson Briles (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  3   0  0  4   0  0  2   10 13  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  2  0   0  4  0    8 11  1

Milwaukee Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .309 .857 0.373 1.98 0.417 -0.044 1.4 1 0
Mack Jones CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .867 -0.174 1.17 0.024 -0.199 -1.2 2 0
Hank Aaron RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 .331 .985 0.184 1.71 0.188 -0.004 1.4 1 0 SB,IW
Eddie Mathews 3B 5 2 4 6 0 0 .259 .857 0.554 1.74 0.554 0.000 4.0 1 5 HR,2B
Joe Torre 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .303 .904 0.064 0.65 0.119 -0.055 0.4 13 0 2B,GDP
Gene Oliver C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .272 .841 0.022 0.92 0.125 -0.104 0.2 6 0 SB
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .261 .644 0.017 0.70 0.049 -0.031 0.3 1 2
Woody Woodward SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .189 .427 -0.020 0.31 0.003 -0.023 -0.1 2 4 SH
Wade Blasingame P 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 .524 0.043 1.03 0.043 0.000 0.4 0 0 HBP
   Clay Carroll P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 1
   Ty Cline PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .526 -0.010 0.35 0.000 -0.010 -0.4
   Phil Niekro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.5 0 0
   Billy O'Dell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .433 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 36 10 13 10 3 4 .361 .925 1.029 1.16 1.522 -0.494 5.6 27 13
2B: E Mathews (17, off N Briles); J Torre (12, off B Purkey).
HR: E Mathews (27, off B Purkey; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: W Woodward (3, off D Dennis).
IBB: H Aaron (6, by H Woodeshick).
HBP: W Blasingame (1, by B Purkey).
TB: E Mathews 8; F Alou 2; G Oliver 2; H Aaron 2; J Torre 2; W Woodward; F Bolling.
GIDP: J Torre (16).
RBI: E Mathews 6 (82); F Bolling 2 (37); H Aaron (66); G Oliver (45).
2-out RBI: E Mathews 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Carroll-W Woodward-J Torre; F Bolling-W Woodward-J Torre.
PB: G Oliver (10).
E: M Jones (4).
Baserunning
SB: H Aaron (17, 2nd base off B Purkey/T McCarver); G Oliver (5, 3rd base off B Purkey/T McCarver).
Pickoffs: G Oliver (3rd base by T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 .283 .783 0.039 1.05 0.116 -0.077 0.4 0 0 2B
Dick Groat SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .258 .645 0.079 1.12 0.159 -0.080 0.5 2 4
Curt Flood CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 .300 .777 0.230 1.20 0.276 -0.045 2.3 1 0 3B
Ken Boyer 3B 2 0 0 1 2 0 .266 .709 0.158 1.69 0.205 -0.047 1.2 2 3 SF
Bill White 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .280 .817 -0.277 1.58 0.028 -0.304 -2.3 12 0 2·GDP
Phil Gagliano 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .262 .721 0.004 1.25 0.085 -0.081 0.4 5 2
Ted Savage RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .151 .427 0.098 1.21 0.145 -0.047 0.7 0 0
Tim McCarver C 4 1 1 4 0 0 .289 .780 0.309 1.66 0.389 -0.080 1.4 5 2 HR
Bob Purkey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .030 .089 -0.059 1.05 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 1
   Don Dennis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tito Francona PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .733 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
   Nelson Briles P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.045 1.80 0.000 -0.045 -0.2 0 0
   Hal Woodeshick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 8 11 7 5 6 .314 .876 0.530 1.31 1.403 -0.871 3.6 27 13
2B: L Brock (26, off W Blasingame).
3B: C Flood (3, off W Blasingame).
HR: T McCarver (11, off B O'Dell; 8th inn, 3 on, 0 outs).
SF: K Boyer (7, off W Blasingame).
TB: C Flood 5; T McCarver 4; L Brock 3; T Savage 2; B White; D Groat; P Gagliano.
GIDP: B White 2 (6).
RBI: T McCarver 4 (39); C Flood 2 (57); K Boyer (59).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Groat-P Gagliano-B White; B White.
PB: T McCarver (13).
E: B White (9).

Milwaukee Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wade Blasingame 2.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 3.61 12 42 -0.169 1.02 -1.4
Clay Carroll 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 0 4.40 12 2 0 -0.057 2.04 -0.1
Phil Niekro 2 3 3 3 1 2 0 3.78 10 0 0 -0.107 0.69 -0.9
Billy O'Dell, BS (3), W (9-4) 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.86 7 3 3 -0.196 1.61 -1.2
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 5 6 1 8.00 41 42 5 3 -0.529 1.16 -3.6
P Niekro faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Purkey 5 8 8 7 1 1 1 5.54 24 21 -0.610 1.07 -5.0
Don Dennis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.38 4 2 2 -0.025 0.51 -0.0
Nelson Briles, L (1-2) 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.99 9 0 0 -0.154 0.73 0.4
Hal Woodeshick 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.47 4 1 1 -0.240 3.00 -0.9
Team Totals 9 13 10 8 3 4 1 8.00 41 21 3 3 -1.029 1.31 -5.6
B Purkey faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
N Briles faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: P Niekro (8); N Briles (2).
HBP: B Purkey (7; W Blasingame).
IBB: H Woodeshick (12; H Aaron).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 19,763.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Braves         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Felipe Alou LF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Mack Jones CF 2 Dick Groat SS
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Curt Flood CF
4 Eddie Mathews 3B 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Joe Torre 1B 5 Bill White 1B
6 Gene Oliver C 6 Phil Gagliano 2B
7 Frank Bolling 2B 7 Ted Savage RF
8 Woody Woodward SS 8 Tim McCarver C
9 Wade Blasingame P 9 Bob Purkey P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-8 0 123 RRRR STL T. McCarver B. O'Dell -39% 39% Home Run; White Scores; Gagliano Scores; Savage Scores
t3 2-2 2 1-- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 22% 69% Home Run; Aaron Scores
t9 8-8 1 -23 RR MLN E. Mathews H. Woodeshick 21% 93% Single; Alou Scores; Aaron Scores/unER
b3 2-4 1 123 OO STL B. White C. Carroll 18% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t9 8-8 1 12- MLN E. Mathews H. Woodeshick 14% 72% Passed Ball; Alou to 3B; Aaron to 2B

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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 F. Alou B. Purkey -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- MLN M. Jones B. Purkey 2% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey 6% 57% Single; Jones to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 RO MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 1% 58% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jones Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 1-- O MLN J. Torre B. Purkey -2% 56% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL L. Brock W. Blasingame -6% 49% Double
b1 0-1 0 -2- O STL D. Groat W. Blasingame 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 -2- R STL C. Flood W. Blasingame -13% 41% Triple; Brock Scores
b1 1-1 1 --3 RO STL K. Boyer W. Blasingame -2% 38% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Flood Scores
b1 2-1 2 --- O STL B. White W. Blasingame 1% 39% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- O MLN G. Oliver B. Purkey -2% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-2 1 --- O MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey -2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-2 2 --- O MLN W. Woodward B. Purkey -1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Wade Blasingame facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- STL P. Gagliano W. Blasingame -3% 31% Walk
b2 2-1 0 1-- O STL T. Savage W. Blasingame 3% 34% Flyball: 2B
b2 2-1 1 1-- O STL T. McCarver W. Blasingame 2% 36% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 2-1 2 1-- O STL B. Purkey W. Blasingame 2% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- MLN W. Blasingame B. Purkey 4% 43% Hit By Pitch
t3 1-2 0 1-- MLN F. Alou B. Purkey 11% 53% Single; Blasingame to 3B
t3 1-2 0 1-3 O MLN M. Jones B. Purkey -7% 46% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 1-2 1 1-3 RO MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey 1% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Blasingame Scores
t3 2-2 2 1-- RR MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 22% 69% Home Run; Aaron Scores
t3 4-2 2 --- MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 1% 70% Walk
t3 4-2 2 1-- O MLN G. Oliver B. Purkey -2% 68% Baserunner Out Advancing; Torre out at 2B/C-2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Wade Blasingame facing 1-2-3
b3 2-4 0 --- O STL L. Brock W. Blasingame 3% 71% Flyball: LF
b3 2-4 1 --- STL D. Groat W. Blasingame -3% 68% Walk
b3 2-4 1 1-- STL C. Flood W. Blasingame -4% 63% Single; Groat to 2B
Clay Carroll replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 9th
b3 2-4 1 12- STL K. Boyer C. Carroll -7% 56% Walk; Groat to 3B; Flood to 2B
b3 2-4 1 123 OO STL B. White C. Carroll 18% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 6-7-8
t4 4-2 0 --- MLN G. Oliver B. Purkey 3% 76% Single
t4 4-2 0 1-- O MLN F. Bolling B. Purkey -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B; Oliver to 2B
t4 4-2 1 -2- MLN W. Woodward B. Purkey 3% 78% Oliver Steals 3B
t4 4-2 1 --3 O MLN W. Woodward B. Purkey -7% 71% Oliver Picked off 3B (C-3B)
t4 4-2 2 --- O MLN W. Woodward B. Purkey -1% 70% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
b4 2-4 0 --- O STL P. Gagliano C. Carroll 3% 73% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-4 1 --- STL T. Savage C. Carroll -5% 68% Single to CF; Savage to 2B/Adv on E8
b4 2-4 1 -2- O STL T. McCarver C. Carroll 4% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-4 2 -2- O STL B. Purkey C. Carroll 4% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 9-1-2
t5 4-2 0 --- O MLN C. Carroll B. Purkey -2% 74% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-2 1 --- O MLN F. Alou B. Purkey -1% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 4-2 2 --- O MLN M. Jones B. Purkey -1% 72% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
b5 2-4 0 --- STL L. Brock C. Carroll -5% 67% Single to 1B
b5 2-4 0 1-- STL D. Groat C. Carroll -13% 54% Single; Brock to 3B
b5 2-4 0 1-3 R STL C. Flood C. Carroll -9% 45% Single; Brock Scores; Groat to 2B
b5 3-4 0 12- STL K. Boyer C. Carroll -11% 34% Walk; Groat to 3B; Flood to 2B
b5 3-4 0 123 ROO STL B. White C. Carroll 10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Groat Scores; Flood to 3B
b5 4-4 2 --3 O STL P. Gagliano C. Carroll 5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Bob Purkey facing 3-4-5
t6 4-4 0 --- MLN H. Aaron B. Purkey 5% 55% Single to 3B
t6 4-4 0 1-- MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 4% 59% Aaron Steals 2B
t6 4-4 0 -2- R MLN E. Mathews B. Purkey 11% 70% Single; Aaron Scores
t6 5-4 0 1-- MLN J. Torre B. Purkey 11% 81% Double; Mathews to 3B
t6 5-4 0 -23 R MLN G. Oliver B. Purkey 7% 88% Single; Mathews Scores; Torre to 3B; Oliver to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Don Dennis replaces Bob Purkey pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-4 0 -23 RR MLN F. Bolling D. Dennis 5% 93% Single; Torre Scores; Oliver Scores
t6 8-4 0 1-- O MLN W. Woodward D. Dennis -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bolling to 2B
Ty Cline pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
t6 8-4 1 -2- O MLN T. Cline D. Dennis -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 8-4 2 -2- O MLN F. Alou D. Dennis -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
Phil Niekro replaces Ty Cline (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-8 0 --- O STL T. Savage P. Niekro 2% 93% Strikeout
b6 4-8 1 --- O STL T. McCarver P. Niekro 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tito Francona pinch hits for Don Dennis (P) batting 9th
b6 4-8 2 --- O STL T. Francona P. Niekro 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
Nelson Briles replaces Tito Francona (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-4 0 --- O MLN M. Jones N. Briles -0% 94% Flyball: 1B
t7 8-4 1 --- O MLN H. Aaron N. Briles -0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
t7 8-4 2 --- MLN E. Mathews N. Briles 1% 94% Double
t7 8-4 2 -2- MLN J. Torre N. Briles 0% 94% Walk
t7 8-4 2 12- O MLN G. Oliver N. Briles -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b7 4-8 0 --- O STL L. Brock P. Niekro 2% 95% Strikeout
b7 4-8 1 --- O STL D. Groat P. Niekro 1% 96% Lineout: RF
b7 4-8 2 --- STL C. Flood P. Niekro -1% 95% Walk
b7 4-8 2 1-- STL K. Boyer P. Niekro -0% 95% Passed Ball; Flood to 2B
b7 4-8 2 -2- STL K. Boyer P. Niekro -0% 95% Wild Pitch; Flood to 3B
b7 4-8 2 --3 O STL K. Boyer P. Niekro 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
t8 8-4 0 --- O MLN F. Bolling N. Briles -0% 96% Strikeout
t8 8-4 1 --- MLN W. Woodward N. Briles 0% 97% Single
t8 8-4 1 1-- OO MLN P. Niekro N. Briles -1% 96% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
b8 4-8 0 --- STL B. White P. Niekro -3% 93% Single
b8 4-8 0 1-- STL P. Gagliano P. Niekro -5% 88% Single; White to 2B
b8 4-8 0 12- STL T. Savage P. Niekro -9% 78% Single; White to 3B; Gagliano to 2B
Billy O'Dell replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-8 0 123 RRRR STL T. McCarver B. O'Dell -39% 39% Home Run; White Scores; Gagliano Scores; Savage Scores
b8 8-8 0 --- O STL N. Briles B. O'Dell 5% 44% Flyball: CF
b8 8-8 1 --- O STL L. Brock B. O'Dell 3% 47% Strikeout
b8 8-8 2 --- O STL D. Groat B. O'Dell 3% 50% Flyball: 1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 8-8, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t9 8-8 0 --- MLN F. Alou N. Briles 8% 58% Single
t9 8-8 0 1-- MLN M. Jones N. Briles 9% 67% Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
Hal Woodeshick replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-8 0 -2- O MLN M. Jones H. Woodeshick -11% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 8-8 1 -2- MLN H. Aaron H. Woodeshick 2% 58% Intentional Walk
t9 8-8 1 12- MLN E. Mathews H. Woodeshick 14% 72% Passed Ball; Alou to 3B; Aaron to 2B
t9 8-8 1 -23 RR MLN E. Mathews H. Woodeshick 21% 93% Single; Alou Scores; Aaron Scores/unER
t9 10-8 1 1-- OO MLN J. Torre H. Woodeshick -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 10, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-10, Braves' Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
b9 8-10 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. O'Dell 5% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 8-10 1 --- O STL K. Boyer B. O'Dell 3% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 8-10 2 --- O STL B. White B. O'Dell 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 10, Cardinals 8.

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