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CAL  5
NYY  2
 CHW  7
DET  6
(12)		 CHW  3
DET  1
 BAL  5
@CLE  1
 WSA  3
@KCA  0
 KCA  4
WSA  0
 MIN 11
BOS  2
 CIN  7
CHC  5
 SFG  2
@NYM  1
 PHI 10
HOU  5
 PIT  4
LAD  3
 ATL  8
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 15,681

 Wednesday, August 31, 1966, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:40
Braves
8
63-68
Won 1
7th, 14 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  2   0  0  2   0  0  2    8 14  1
Cardinals       2  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
W: Clay Carroll (6-7), L: Ron Piche (1-2)
 Cardinals
5
67-66
Lost 4
6th, 11 GB

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Alou 1B                     5   2   4   1    0   0  .328  .889             16   0   3B
E Mathews 3B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .234  .707              0   5   2·2B
H Aaron RF                    2   0   0   1    2   2  .281  .903              2   0   SF,IW
J Torre C                     4   1   1   2    1   0  .308  .930              5   1   HR,GDP
R Carty LF                    5   1   3   2    0   2  .317  .831              1   0   HR,SB
M Jones CF                    4   1   2   1    1   2  .262  .790              2   1   HR,SB,CS
D Menke SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .743              0   4   SH
F Bolling 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .495              1   3   
K Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .109  .325              0   2   
  C Carroll P                 2   1   1   0    0   1  .077  .154              0   0   
Totals                       37   8  14   0    5   9                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: E Mathews 2 (16, 1 off R Piche, 1 off B Gibson).
3B: F Alou (4, off B Gibson).
HR: M Jones (16, off N Briles; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out); R Carty (12, off N Briles; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Torre (31, off B Gibson; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SF: H Aaron (7, off B Gibson).
SH: D Menke (6, off B Gibson).
IBB: H Aaron (14, by R Piche).
TB: R Carty 6; F Alou 6; M Jones 5; E Mathews 5; J Torre 4; C Carroll.
GIDP: J Torre (16).
RBI: R Carty 2 (57); J Torre 2 (82); H Aaron (103); E Mathews (39); F Alou (60); M Jones (49).
2-out RBI: J Torre 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
E: E Mathews (17).
Baserunning Events
SB: M Jones (10, 2nd base off B Gibson/T McCarver); R Carty (3, 2nd base off N Briles/T McCarver).
CS: M Jones (8, 2nd base by R Piche/T McCarver).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .298  .783              3   0   2B
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .267  .658              1   0   SH
T McCarver C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .745             10   1   2B
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .302  .842              4   2   
M Shannon RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .808              1   0   
C Smith 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .266  .702              1   2   
J Buchek 2B-SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .664              3   2   3B
D Maxvill SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .261  .653              1   2   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .593              0   0   
  J Javier 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .599              0   1   
B Gibson P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .566              2   0   
  R Piche P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   SH
  N Briles P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .079  .204              1   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.250              0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .653              0   0   
Totals                       35   5  10   0    1   4                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: T McCarver (14, off K Johnson); L Brock (20, off K Johnson).
3B: J Buchek (4, off K Johnson).
SH: R Piche (1, off K Johnson); C Flood (6, off C Carroll).
TB: L Brock 3; J Buchek 3; T McCarver 3; M Shannon 2; C Smith 2; C Flood.
RBI: C Flood 2 (65); M Shannon (46); C Smith (36).
2-out RBI: C Flood 2; M Shannon; C Smith.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Buchek-O Cepeda.

Pitching Stats

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson                      4     8   5   3    1   1   0   3.31   21     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 8     30    -     1.26  -0.41
C Carroll, W (6-7)             5     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.38   17     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 2          0-0    1.62   0.40
Totals                         9    10   5   3    1   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0·10           -  
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                       3.2   7   4   4    3   5   1   2.29   21     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 7     33    -     1.19  -0.30
R Piche, L (1-2)               1.2   3   2   2    2   1   0   4.35    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-0    1.42  -0.28
N Briles                       3     4   2   2    0   3   2   3.29   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 4          2-0    1.10   0.07
J Hoerner                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.30    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    14   8   8    5   9   3          44     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2·14          4-0
Balks: None.
WP: B Gibson (9); R Piche (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Piche (3; H Aaron).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 15,681.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Felipe Alou                  1B       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Eddie Mathews                3B       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Hank Aaron                   RF       3. Tim McCarver                  C
4. Joe Torre                     C       4. Orlando Cepeda               1B
5. Rico Carty                   LF       5. Mike Shannon                 RF
6. Mack Jones                   CF       6. Charley Smith                3B
7. Denis Menke                  SS       7. Jerry Buchek                 2B
8. Frank Bolling                2B       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Ken Johnson                   P       9. Bob Gibson                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 2 -23 RR -24% 33% 3-4 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Single; Buchek Scores; Maxvill Scores
t1 2 1-- RR 20% 67% 0-0 ATL J. Torre B. Gibson Home Run; Mathews Scores
t6 1 -2- R 17% 53% 4-5 ATL F. Alou R. Piche Single; Carroll Scores; Alou to 2B
t6 1 -2- R 17% 70% 5-5 ATL E. Mathews R. Piche Double; Alou Scores
b4 0 --- -13% 46% 3-4 STL J. Buchek K. Johnson Triple

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL F. Alou B. Gibson Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 ATL E. Mathews B. Gibson Single
t1 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 ATL H. Aaron B. Gibson Strikeout
t1 2 1-- RR 20% 67% 0-0 ATL J. Torre B. Gibson Home Run; Mathews Scores
t1 2 --- O -1% 67% 2-0 ATL R. Carty B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -6% 60% 0-2 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Double
b1 0 -2- O 4% 65% 0-2 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 -2- O 3% 68% 0-2 STL T. McCarver K. Johnson Flyball: CF
b1 2 -2- R -10% 58% 0-2 STL O. Cepeda K. Johnson Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brock Scores/No RBI/unER; Cepeda to 2B
b1 2 -2- -2% 56% 1-2 STL M. Shannon K. Johnson Single; Cepeda to 3B
b1 2 1-3 R -10% 46% 1-2 STL C. Smith K. Johnson Single; Cepeda Scores/unER; Shannon to 2B
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 2-2 STL J. Buchek K. Johnson Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 2-2 ATL M. Jones B. Gibson Single
t2 0 1-- 3% 56% 2-2 ATL D. Menke B. Gibson Jones Steals 2B
t2 0 -2- O -1% 55% 2-2 ATL D. Menke B. Gibson Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Jones to 3B
t2 1 --3 O -6% 49% 2-2 ATL F. Bolling B. Gibson Flyball: 2B
t2 2 --3 O -4% 45% 2-2 ATL K. Johnson B. Gibson Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 2-2 STL D. Maxvill K. Johnson Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 2-2 STL B. Gibson K. Johnson Groundout: P-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 2-2 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 2-2 ATL F. Alou B. Gibson Single
t3 0 1-- 12% 66% 2-2 ATL E. Mathews B. Gibson Double; Alou to 3B
t3 0 -23 RO -2% 64% 2-2 ATL H. Aaron B. Gibson Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou Scores
t3 1 -2- 2% 66% 3-2 ATL J. Torre B. Gibson Walk
t3 1 12- R 10% 76% 3-2 ATL R. Carty B. Gibson Single; Mathews Scores; Torre to 2B
t3 1 12- O -3% 72% 4-2 ATL M. Jones B. Gibson Strikeout
t3 2 12- 2% 75% 4-2 ATL D. Menke B. Gibson Walk; Torre to 3B; Carty to 2B
t3 2 123 O -5% 69% 4-2 ATL F. Bolling B. Gibson Groundout: P unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Ken Johnson facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O 3% 72% 2-4 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 1 --- -5% 67% 2-4 STL T. McCarver K. Johnson Double
b3 1 -2- O 4% 71% 2-4 STL O. Cepeda K. Johnson Groundout: 3B-1B; McCarver to 3B
b3 2 --3 R -10% 61% 2-4 STL M. Shannon K. Johnson Single; McCarver Scores
b3 2 1-- O 3% 63% 3-4 STL C. Smith K. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- O -2% 61% 4-3 ATL K. Johnson B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- 8% 69% 4-3 ATL F. Alou B. Gibson Triple
t4 1 --3 O -8% 61% 4-3 ATL E. Mathews B. Gibson Fielder's Choice 2B; Alou out at Hm/2B-C
t4 2 1-- 1% 62% 4-3 ATL H. Aaron B. Gibson Wild Pitch; Mathews to 2B
t4 2 -2- 1% 63% 4-3 ATL H. Aaron B. Gibson Walk
Ron Piche replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
t4 2 12- O -4% 59% 4-3 ATL J. Torre R. Piche Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- -13% 46% 3-4 STL J. Buchek K. Johnson Triple
b4 0 --3 -5% 41% 3-4 STL D. Maxvill K. Johnson Walk
b4 0 1-3 O 6% 46% 3-4 STL R. Piche K. Johnson Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
b4 1 -23 O 11% 57% 3-4 STL L. Brock K. Johnson Strikeout
b4 2 -23 RR -24% 33% 3-4 STL C. Flood K. Johnson Single; Buchek Scores; Maxvill Scores
b4 2 1-- O 2% 35% 5-4 STL T. McCarver K. Johnson Single to CF; Flood out at Hm/CF-SS-C
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Ron Piche facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O -3% 32% 4-5 ATL R. Carty R. Piche Strikeout
t5 1 --- 4% 35% 4-5 ATL M. Jones R. Piche Walk
t5 1 1-- O -6% 30% 4-5 ATL D. Menke R. Piche Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 2 --- O -1% 28% 4-5 ATL D. Menke R. Piche Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
Clay Carroll replaces Ken Johnson pitching and batting 9th
b5 0 --- O 2% 30% 5-4 STL O. Cepeda C. Carroll Strikeout
b5 1 --- O 1% 32% 5-4 STL M. Shannon C. Carroll Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 33% 5-4 STL C. Smith C. Carroll Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Ron Piche facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -4% 29% 4-5 ATL F. Bolling R. Piche Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- 4% 33% 4-5 ATL C. Carroll R. Piche Single
t6 1 1-- 3% 36% 4-5 ATL F. Alou R. Piche Wild Pitch; Carroll to 2B
t6 1 -2- R 17% 53% 4-5 ATL F. Alou R. Piche Single; Carroll Scores; Alou to 2B
t6 1 -2- R 17% 70% 5-5 ATL E. Mathews R. Piche Double; Alou Scores
t6 1 -2- 2% 71% 6-5 ATL H. Aaron R. Piche Intentional Walk
Nelson Briles replaces Ron Piche pitching and batting 9th
t6 1 12- OO -9% 62% 6-5 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O 4% 66% 5-6 STL J. Buchek C. Carroll Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 69% 5-6 STL D. Maxvill C. Carroll Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 2% 71% 5-6 STL N. Briles C. Carroll Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- 4% 74% 6-5 ATL R. Carty N. Briles Single to 1B
t7 0 1-- 3% 77% 6-5 ATL M. Jones N. Briles Carty Steals 2B
t7 0 -2- O -4% 73% 6-5 ATL M. Jones N. Briles Strikeout
t7 1 -2- O -4% 69% 6-5 ATL D. Menke N. Briles Flyball: CF
t7 2 -2- O -4% 66% 6-5 ATL F. Bolling N. Briles Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- -8% 58% 5-6 STL L. Brock C. Carroll Single
b7 0 1-- O 3% 61% 5-6 STL C. Flood C. Carroll Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 2B
b7 1 -2- O 8% 69% 5-6 STL T. McCarver C. Carroll Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 2 -2- O 7% 76% 5-6 STL O. Cepeda C. Carroll Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O -2% 74% 6-5 ATL C. Carroll N. Briles Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- 2% 76% 6-5 ATL F. Alou N. Briles Single
t8 1 1-- O -3% 74% 6-5 ATL E. Mathews N. Briles Flyball: 2B
t8 2 1-- O -2% 71% 6-5 ATL H. Aaron N. Briles Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O 6% 78% 5-6 STL M. Shannon C. Carroll Flyball: 1B
b8 1 --- -7% 71% 5-6 STL C. Smith C. Carroll Single
b8 1 1-- O 8% 78% 5-6 STL J. Buchek C. Carroll Flyball: CF
Tito Francona pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b8 2 1-- O 6% 85% 5-6 STL T. Francona C. Carroll Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
Julian Javier replaces Tito Francona (PH) playing 2B batting 8th; Jerry Buchek moves from 2B to SS
t9 0 --- O -1% 83% 6-5 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Lineout: LF
t9 1 --- R 9% 93% 6-5 ATL R. Carty N. Briles Home Run
t9 1 --- R 4% 97% 7-5 ATL M. Jones N. Briles Home Run
Joe Hoerner replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
t9 1 --- O -0% 97% 8-5 ATL D. Menke J. Hoerner Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- O -0% 96% 8-5 ATL F. Bolling J. Hoerner Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Joe Hoerner (P) batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 2% 99% 5-8 STL P. Gagliano C. Carroll Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 5-8 STL L. Brock C. Carroll Flyball: LF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 5-8 STL C. Flood C. Carroll Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 5.

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