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CAL  7
@CLE  5
 DET  4
BOS  3
 MIN  5
@WSA  4
 CHC 10
@CIN  3
 HOU  7
PHI  3
 NYM  4
@LAD  0
 PIT  3
@SFG  1
(15)		 STL 10
ATL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 16,214

 Thursday, April 11, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:40
Braves
3
0-2
Lost 2
9th, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  8  2
Cardinals       0  1  3   0  1  2   0  3  X   10 18  0
W: Nelson Briles (1-0), L: Dick Kelley (0-1), S: Joe Hoerner (1)
 Cardinals
10
2-0
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .222  .556              4   0   2B
S Jackson SS                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   3   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .286  .804              0   1   2B,IW
J Torre C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .500              6   1   
C Boyer 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .393              0   3   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   1  .167  .952             11   0   HR
M Lum LF                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   0   
  T Aaron PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .452              1   2   
D Kelley P                    0   0   0   0    1   0                          0   1   
  R Reed P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  W Woodward PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   0    3   5                         24  11
Batting Events
2B: H Aaron (1, off N Briles); F Alou (1, off N Briles).
HR: D Johnson (1, off N Briles; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).
IBB: H Aaron (1, by N Briles).
TB: D Johnson 4; F Alou 3; H Aaron 3; J Torre 2; M Lum.
RBI: D Johnson 3 (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: H Aaron (1); C Boyer (1).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .556              1   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .125  .347              4   3   
C Flood CF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .444 1.222              1   0   3B,2B
O Cepeda 1B                   5   3   3   4    0   1  .500 1.806             10   0   HR,3B
M Shannon 3B                  5   3   3   1    0   0  .333  .667              1   2   
T McCarver C                  5   1   4   1    0   0  .500 1.056              6   0   
D Simpson RF                  3   0   1   2    1   1  .333  .733              3   0   SF,IW
D Maxvill SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .444 1.000              1   1   
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   SH
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       40  10  18   0    2   5                         27   6
Batting Events
2B: L Brock (1, off R Reed); C Flood (1, off D Kelley).
3B: O Cepeda (1, off D Kelley); C Flood (1, off C Carroll).
HR: O Cepeda (1, off R Reed; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: D Simpson (1, off C Carroll).
SH: N Briles (1, off C Carroll).
IBB: D Simpson (1, by R Reed).
TB: O Cepeda 8; C Flood 6; T McCarver 4; M Shannon 3; L Brock 2; D Maxvill 2; D Simpson; J Javier.
RBI: O Cepeda 4 (5); D Simpson 2 (2); M Shannon (1); T McCarver (1).
2-out RBI: M Shannon; D Simpson; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.

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
D Kelley, L (0-1)              2.2   8   4   4    1   2   0  13.50   16     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 8     27    -     0.93  -0.28
R Reed                         3.1   5   3   2    1   2   1   5.40   17     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5          2-0    0.29  -0.01
C Carroll                      2     5   3   2    0   1   0   9.00   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    18  10   8    2   5   1          44     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·18          2-0 
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
N Briles, W (1-0)              7.1   8   3   3    3   3   1   3.68   33     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 8     50    -     0.73   0.19
J Hoerner, S (1)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: D Kelley (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Reed (1; D Simpson); N Briles (1; H Aaron).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 16,214.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Felipe Alou                  CF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Sonny Jackson                SS       2. Julian Javier                2B
3. Hank Aaron                   RF       3. Curt Flood                   CF
4. Joe Torre                     C       4. Orlando Cepeda               1B
5. Clete Boyer                  3B       5. Mike Shannon                 3B
6. Deron Johnson                1B       6. Tim McCarver                  C
7. Mike Lum                     LF       7. Dick Simpson                 RF
8. Felix Millan                 2B       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Dick Kelley                   P       9. Nelson Briles                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 2 1-- R 12% 79% 1-0 STL O. Cepeda D. Kelley Triple to LF; Javier Scores
b2 2 1-3 R 12% 67% 0-0 STL N. Briles D. Kelley Wild Pitch; McCarver Scores; Maxvill to 2B
t3 1 1-- -12% 52% 0-1 ATL F. Alou N. Briles Double to LF; Kelley to 3B
t3 1 -23 O 10% 62% 0-1 ATL S. Jackson N. Briles Foul Flyball: LF
t3 2 123 O 9% 69% 0-1 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm

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' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 ATL F. Alou N. Briles Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- O 1% 53% 0-0 ATL S. Jackson N. Briles Strikeout
t1 2 --- -2% 51% 0-0 ATL H. Aaron N. Briles Double to RF
t1 2 -2- O 3% 54% 0-0 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Dick Kelley facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock D. Kelley Strikeout
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 STL J. Javier D. Kelley Single to RF
b1 1 1-- O -1% 53% 0-0 STL C. Flood D. Kelley Double to RF; Javier out at Hm/RF-C
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 STL O. Cepeda D. Kelley Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 ATL C. Boyer N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 ATL D. Johnson N. Briles Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 ATL M. Lum N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Dick Kelley facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL M. Shannon D. Kelley Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 STL T. McCarver D. Kelley Single to LF
b2 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 STL D. Simpson D. Kelley Flyball: CF
b2 2 1-- 3% 55% 0-0 STL D. Maxvill D. Kelley Single to CF; McCarver to 3B
b2 2 1-3 R 12% 67% 0-0 STL N. Briles D. Kelley Wild Pitch; McCarver Scores; Maxvill to 2B
b2 2 -2- O -3% 64% 1-0 STL N. Briles D. Kelley Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 ATL F. Millan N. Briles Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- -3% 63% 0-1 ATL D. Kelley N. Briles Walk
t3 1 1-- -12% 52% 0-1 ATL F. Alou N. Briles Double to LF; Kelley to 3B
t3 1 -23 O 10% 62% 0-1 ATL S. Jackson N. Briles Foul Flyball: LF
t3 2 -23 -2% 60% 0-1 ATL H. Aaron N. Briles Intentional Walk
t3 2 123 O 9% 69% 0-1 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Dick Kelley facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 STL L. Brock D. Kelley Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- 2% 69% 1-0 STL J. Javier D. Kelley Walk
b3 1 1-- O -2% 67% 1-0 STL C. Flood D. Kelley Flyball: CF
b3 2 1-- R 12% 79% 1-0 STL O. Cepeda D. Kelley Triple to LF; Javier Scores
b3 2 --3 R 7% 87% 2-0 STL M. Shannon D. Kelley Single to LF; Cepeda Scores
b3 2 1-- 1% 87% 3-0 STL T. McCarver D. Kelley Single to CF; Shannon to 2B
b3 2 12- R 5% 92% 3-0 STL D. Simpson D. Kelley Single to LF; Shannon Scores; McCarver to 2B
Ron Reed replaces Dick Kelley pitching and batting 9th
b3 2 12- O -1% 91% 4-0 STL D. Maxvill R. Reed Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-4 ATL C. Boyer N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 1% 93% 0-4 ATL D. Johnson N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- -1% 93% 0-4 ATL M. Lum N. Briles Single to CF
t4 2 1-- O 1% 94% 0-4 ATL F. Millan N. Briles Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- O -0% 93% 4-0 STL N. Briles R. Reed Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 1 --- 1% 94% 4-0 STL L. Brock R. Reed Double to LF
b4 1 -2- O -1% 94% 4-0 STL J. Javier R. Reed Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 -2- O -1% 93% 4-0 STL C. Flood R. Reed Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 1% 94% 0-4 ATL R. Reed N. Briles Popfly: 1B
t5 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-4 ATL F. Alou N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O 0% 95% 0-4 ATL S. Jackson N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 STL O. Cepeda R. Reed Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- 0% 95% 4-0 STL M. Shannon R. Reed Single to CF
b5 1 1-- 2% 97% 4-0 STL T. McCarver R. Reed Single to LF; Shannon to 3B; McCarver to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b5 1 -23 0% 97% 4-0 STL D. Simpson R. Reed Intentional Walk
b5 1 123 R 2% 98% 4-0 STL D. Maxvill R. Reed Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Shannon Scores/No RBI/unER; McCarver to 3B; Simpson to 2B
b5 1 123 O -1% 98% 5-0 STL N. Briles R. Reed Strikeout
b5 2 123 O -0% 97% 5-0 STL L. Brock R. Reed Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- -2% 96% 0-5 ATL H. Aaron N. Briles Single to LF
t6 0 1-- -3% 93% 0-5 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Single to CF; Aaron to 2B
t6 0 12- O 3% 95% 0-5 ATL C. Boyer N. Briles Flyball: RF
t6 1 12- O 2% 97% 0-5 ATL D. Johnson N. Briles Popfly: 2B
t6 2 12- O 1% 98% 0-5 ATL M. Lum N. Briles Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 STL J. Javier R. Reed Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- 0% 98% 5-0 STL C. Flood R. Reed Single to CF
b6 1 1-- RR 1% 100% 5-0 STL O. Cepeda R. Reed Home Run; Flood Scores
b6 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 STL M. Shannon R. Reed Popfly: 1B
b6 2 --- O -0% 100% 7-0 STL T. McCarver R. Reed Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 ATL F. Millan N. Briles Foul Flyball: 1B
Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Ron Reed (P) batting 9th
t7 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 ATL S. Valdespino N. Briles Popfly: SS
t7 2 --- -0% 100% 0-7 ATL F. Alou N. Briles Single to RF
t7 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-7 ATL S. Jackson N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
Clay Carroll replaces Sandy Valdespino (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 STL D. Simpson C. Carroll Strikeout
b7 1 --- 0% 100% 7-0 STL D. Maxvill C. Carroll Single to CF
b7 1 1-- O 0% 100% 7-0 STL N. Briles C. Carroll Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
b7 2 -2- O 0% 100% 7-0 STL L. Brock C. Carroll Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 ATL H. Aaron N. Briles Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- -0% 100% 0-7 ATL J. Torre N. Briles Single to CF
t8 1 1-- -0% 100% 0-7 ATL C. Boyer N. Briles Walk; Torre to 2B
t8 1 12- RRR -1% 99% 0-7 ATL D. Johnson N. Briles Home Run; Torre Scores; Boyer Scores
Joe Hoerner replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Mike Lum (LF) batting 7th
t8 1 --- O 0% 99% 3-7 ATL T. Aaron J. Hoerner Strikeout Looking
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 3-7 ATL F. Millan J. Hoerner Popfly: 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Braves' Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
Tommie Aaron moves from PH to LF
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-3 STL J. Javier C. Carroll Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- 0% 99% 7-3 STL C. Flood C. Carroll Triple to LF
b8 1 --3 R 0% 100% 7-3 STL O. Cepeda C. Carroll Single to LF; Flood Scores
b8 1 1-- 0% 100% 8-3 STL M. Shannon C. Carroll Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
b8 1 12- R 0% 100% 8-3 STL T. McCarver C. Carroll Single to RF; Cepeda Scores; Shannon to 3B/Adv on E9
b8 1 1-3 RO 0% 100% 9-3 STL D. Simpson C. Carroll Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Shannon Scores/unER
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 10-3 STL D. Maxvill C. Carroll Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-10, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 9-1-2
Woody Woodward pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 3-10 ATL W. Woodward J. Hoerner Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 3-10 ATL F. Alou J. Hoerner Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 3-10 ATL S. Jackson J. Hoerner Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 10.

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