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

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 42,580

 Friday, August 16, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:14
Braves
5
62-59
Won 1
5th, 15½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  3  1   0  0  0    5 15  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1
W: Milt Pappas (9-9), L: Steve Carlton (11-8), S: Claude Raymond (9)
 Cardinals
1
78-44
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   2   3   0    0   2  .314  .805              4   0   2B
F Millan 2B                   5   0   3   2    0   0  .295  .677              2   3   
H Aaron RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .791              3   0   
J Torre C                     4   1   1   3    1   0  .275  .730              3   1   HR
T Aaron LF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .248  .617              3   0   
D Johnson 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   3  .207  .590              9   0   
B Johnson 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .625              0   0   
M Martinez SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .503              3   4   
M Pappas P                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .132  .406              0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   0   
Totals                       42   5  15   0    2   7                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: F Alou (27, off S Carlton).
HR: J Torre (10, off S Carlton; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Torre 4; F Alou 4; F Millan 3; B Johnson 2; H Aaron 2; D Johnson 2; T Aaron 2.
RBI: J Torre 3 (45); F Millan 2 (22).
2-out RBI: J Torre 3; F Millan 2.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Millan-M Martinez-D Johnson.
E: M Martinez (10).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .754              1   0   
C Flood CF                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .690              0   0   SB
  M Nelson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522              0   1   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .623              0   0   
R Maris RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .713              3   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .252  .699              8   0   
J Edwards C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .639              7   0   
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .775              1   3   
D Schofield 2B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .225  .628              3   1   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .623              0   1   
S Carlton P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .491              0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
  B Tolan PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .658              4   0   GDP
Totals                       30   1   4   0    2   3                         27   6
Batting Events
TB: O Cepeda 2; T McCarver; M Shannon.
GIDP: B Tolan (7).
RBI: O Cepeda (53).
2-out RBI: O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: C Flood (6).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Flood (10, 2nd base off M Pappas/J Torre).

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
M Pappas, W (9-9)              8.2   4   1   0    2   3   0   3.82   31     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 4     75    -     0.76   0.13
C Raymond, S (9)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.91    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.01
Totals                         9     4   1   0    2   3   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 4          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
S Carlton, L (11-8)            5.1   9   5   5    2   6   1   3.06   27     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 9     34    -     0.95  -0.34
W Granger                      0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.10    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.81  -0.02
M Nelson                       3     5   0   0    0   0   0   2.38   14     -       ·  ·      1· 8· 1· 5          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9    15   5   5    2   7   1          44     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1·15          2-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 42,580.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Felipe Alou                  CF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Felix Millan                 2B       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Hank Aaron                   RF       3. Roger Maris                  RF
4. Joe Torre                     C       4. Orlando Cepeda               1B
5. Tommie Aaron                 LF       5. Johnny Edwards                C
6. Deron Johnson                1B       6. Mike Shannon                 3B
7. Bob Johnson                  3B       7. Dick Schofield               2B
8. Marty Martinez               SS       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Milt Pappas                   P       9. Steve Carlton                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 12- RRR 37% 86% 1-1 ATL J. Torre S. Carlton Home Run; Alou Scores; Aaron Scores
b4 2 -2- R -15% 47% 0-1 STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas Single to CF; Flood Scores/unER
t3 2 -2- R 13% 62% 0-0 ATL F. Millan S. Carlton Single to LF; Alou Scores
t3 2 123 O -7% 60% 1-0 ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1 -2- O 5% 63% 0-1 STL R. Maris M. Pappas Popfly: SS

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' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL F. Alou S. Carlton Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- O -1% 47% 0-0 ATL F. Millan S. Carlton Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock M. Pappas Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL C. Flood M. Pappas Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL R. Maris M. Pappas Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL J. Torre S. Carlton Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton Single to CF
t2 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 ATL D. Johnson S. Carlton Strikeout Looking
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 ATL B. Johnson S. Carlton Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL J. Edwards M. Pappas Foul Flyball: C
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL M. Shannon M. Pappas Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL M. Martinez S. Carlton Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- 3% 49% 0-0 ATL F. Alou S. Carlton Double to LF
t3 2 -2- R 13% 62% 0-0 ATL F. Millan S. Carlton Single to LF; Alou Scores
t3 2 1-- 2% 64% 1-0 ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton Single to LF; Millan to 2B
t3 2 12- 3% 66% 1-0 ATL J. Torre S. Carlton Walk; Millan to 3B; Aaron to 2B
t3 2 123 O -7% 60% 1-0 ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 STL D. Schofield M. Pappas Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 STL D. Maxvill M. Pappas Strikeout
b3 2 --- O 1% 65% 0-1 STL S. Carlton M. Pappas Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 ATL D. Johnson S. Carlton Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 ATL B. Johnson S. Carlton Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 ATL M. Martinez S. Carlton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 STL L. Brock M. Pappas Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- -3% 60% 0-1 STL C. Flood M. Pappas Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Flood to 1B
b4 1 1-- -3% 58% 0-1 STL R. Maris M. Pappas Flood Steals 2B
b4 1 -2- O 5% 63% 0-1 STL R. Maris M. Pappas Popfly: SS
b4 2 -2- R -15% 47% 0-1 STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas Single to CF; Flood Scores/unER
b4 2 1-- O 3% 50% 1-1 STL J. Edwards M. Pappas Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton Strikeout
t5 1 --- 3% 50% 1-1 ATL F. Alou S. Carlton Single to CF
t5 1 1-- O -3% 47% 1-1 ATL F. Millan S. Carlton Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 2 1-- 3% 50% 1-1 ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton Single to LF; Alou to 2B
t5 2 12- RRR 37% 86% 1-1 ATL J. Torre S. Carlton Home Run; Alou Scores; Aaron Scores
t5 2 --- 0% 87% 4-1 ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton Single to LF
t5 2 1-- O -1% 86% 4-1 ATL D. Johnson S. Carlton Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 2% 88% 1-4 STL M. Shannon M. Pappas Popfly: 1B
b5 1 --- O 1% 89% 1-4 STL D. Schofield M. Pappas Popfly: 2B
b5 2 --- O 1% 90% 1-4 STL D. Maxvill M. Pappas Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- 2% 92% 4-1 ATL B. Johnson S. Carlton Single to CF; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E8
t6 0 -2- O -2% 91% 4-1 ATL M. Martinez S. Carlton Flyball: RF
t6 1 -2- 0% 91% 4-1 ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton Walk
Wayne Granger replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
t6 1 12- O -1% 90% 4-1 ATL F. Alou W. Granger Strikeout Looking
t6 2 12- R 5% 95% 4-1 ATL F. Millan W. Granger Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Pappas to 2B
t6 2 12- O -1% 94% 5-1 ATL H. Aaron W. Granger Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Wayne Granger (P) batting 9th
b6 0 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 STL B. Tolan M. Pappas Popfly: SS
b6 1 --- O 1% 96% 1-5 STL L. Brock M. Pappas Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- -1% 95% 1-5 STL C. Flood M. Pappas Walk
b6 2 1-- O 1% 96% 1-5 STL R. Maris M. Pappas Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 4-5-6
Mel Nelson replaces Curt Flood (CF) pitching and batting 2nd; Bobby Tolan moves from PH to CF
t7 0 --- O -0% 96% 5-1 ATL J. Torre M. Nelson Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 96% 5-1 ATL T. Aaron M. Nelson Popfly: 2B
t7 2 --- 0% 96% 5-1 ATL D. Johnson M. Nelson Single to CF
t7 2 1-- O -0% 95% 5-1 ATL B. Johnson M. Nelson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 1% 97% 1-5 STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-5 STL J. Edwards M. Pappas Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 0% 98% 1-5 STL M. Shannon M. Pappas Single to CF; Shannon out at 2B/2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 ATL M. Martinez M. Nelson Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 ATL M. Pappas M. Nelson Popfly: 1B
t8 2 --- 0% 97% 5-1 ATL F. Alou M. Nelson Single to LF
t8 2 1-- 0% 98% 5-1 ATL F. Millan M. Nelson Single to CF; Alou to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O -0% 97% 5-1 ATL H. Aaron M. Nelson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- -2% 95% 1-5 STL D. Schofield M. Pappas Walk
b8 0 1-- O 2% 97% 1-5 STL D. Maxvill M. Pappas Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1 1-- OO 2% 99% 1-5 STL B. Tolan M. Pappas Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O -0% 99% 5-1 ATL J. Torre M. Nelson Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 0% 99% 5-1 ATL T. Aaron M. Nelson Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- 0% 99% 5-1 ATL D. Johnson M. Nelson Single to CF
t9 2 1-- 0% 99% 5-1 ATL B. Johnson M. Nelson Single to CF; Johnson to 3B
t9 2 1-3 O -0% 99% 5-1 ATL M. Martinez M. Nelson Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braves' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- O 1% 100% 1-5 STL L. Brock M. Pappas Groundout: SS-1B
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mel Nelson (P) batting 2nd
b9 1 --- -1% 99% 1-5 STL T. McCarver M. Pappas Single to CF
b9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 1-5 STL R. Maris M. Pappas Flyball: LF
b9 2 1-- -1% 99% 1-5 STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas Single to LF; McCarver to 2B
Claude Raymond replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
b9 2 12- O 1% 100% 1-5 STL J. Edwards C. Raymond Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

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