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Standings
DET
@BOS		4
0
WSA
@CAL		4
2
CHW
@CLE		3
4		 
(12)
BAL
@MIN		2
5
NYY
@OAK		2
1
CIN
@CHC		11
7
HOU
@NYM		3
1		 
(12)
SFG
@PHI		7
5
LAD
@PIT		8
4
ATL
@STL		5
1
Friday, August 16, 1968 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 42,580, Time of Game: 2:14
Braves
5
62-59
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 15½ GB
 at Cardinals
1
78-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Milt Pappas (9-9)
L: Steve Carlton (11-8)
 
                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

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 5 2 3 0 0 2 .314 .805 0.026 0.57 0.061 -0.034 -0.1 4 0 2B
Felix Millan 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .295 .677 0.129 0.86 0.178 -0.049 1.8 2 3
Hank Aaron RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 .791 0.025 0.55 0.046 -0.021 -0.5 3 0
Joe Torre C 4 1 1 3 1 0 .275 .730 0.369 1.01 0.395 -0.025 2.5 3 1 HR
Tommie Aaron LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .617 -0.038 0.74 0.031 -0.069 -0.6 3 0
Deron Johnson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 3 .207 .590 -0.053 0.49 0.002 -0.055 -0.4 9 0
Bob Johnson 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .289 .625 -0.013 0.37 0.025 -0.038 0.4 0 0
Marty Martinez SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .503 -0.051 0.39 0.000 -0.051 -1.3 3 4
Milt Pappas P 3 0 0 0 1 2 .132 .406 -0.040 0.59 0.004 -0.044 -0.2 0 0
   Claude Raymond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 42 5 15 5 2 7 .357 .839 0.354 0.62 0.742 -0.386 1.6 27 8
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
DP: 1. F Millan-M Martinez-D Johnson.
E: M Martinez (10).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .754 -0.063 0.69 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 1 0
Curt Flood CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .291 .690 0.055 0.82 0.068 -0.013 0.4 0 0 SB
   Mel Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tim McCarver PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .623 0.008 0.20 0.008 0.000 0.2
Roger Maris RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .713 -0.077 0.76 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 3 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .252 .699 0.126 0.83 0.159 -0.033 0.7 8 0
Johnny Edwards C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .639 -0.058 0.59 0.000 -0.058 -0.8 7 0
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .775 -0.033 0.40 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 1 3
Dick Schofield 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .628 -0.016 0.69 0.022 -0.038 0.1 3 1
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .623 -0.044 0.67 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 0 1
Steve Carlton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .491 -0.011 0.48 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Tolan PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .658 -0.033 0.56 0.000 -0.033 -0.6 4 0 GDP
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 2 3 .133 .321 -0.146 0.66 0.257 -0.403 -2.4 27 6
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
E: C Flood (6).
Baserunning
SB: C Flood (10, 2nd base off M Pappas/J Torre).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Pappas, W (9-9) 8.2 4 1 0 2 3 0 3.82 31 75 0.135 0.67 2.0
Claude Raymond, S (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.91 1 2 0 0.011 0.45 0.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 0 2 3 0 0.00 32 75 2 0 0.146 0.62 2.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, L (11-8) 5.1 9 5 5 2 6 1 3.06 27 34 -0.342 0.92 -2.5
Wayne Granger 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.10 3 2 1 -0.024 0.54 -0.2
Mel Nelson 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 14 0 0 0.012 0.06 1.1
Team Totals 9 15 5 5 2 7 1 5.00 44 34 2 1 -0.354 0.66 -1.6
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.

Starting 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

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

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' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Alou S. Carlton -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL F. Millan S. Carlton -1% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton -1% 46% 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 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock M. Pappas 2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood M. Pappas 1% 49% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Maris M. Pappas 1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O ATL J. Torre S. Carlton -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton 3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O ATL D. Johnson S. Carlton -3% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Johnson S. Carlton -2% 45% 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 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Edwards M. Pappas 1% 49% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon M. Pappas 1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O ATL M. Martinez S. Carlton -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- ATL F. Alou S. Carlton 3% 49% Double to LF
t3 0-0 2 -2- R ATL F. Millan S. Carlton 13% 62% Single to LF; Alou Scores
t3 1-0 2 1-- ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton 2% 64% Single to LF; Millan to 2B
t3 1-0 2 12- ATL J. Torre S. Carlton 3% 66% Walk; Millan to 3B; Aaron to 2B
t3 1-0 2 123 O ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton -7% 60% 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 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Schofield M. Pappas 3% 62% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill M. Pappas 2% 64% Strikeout (C-1B)
b3 0-1 2 --- O STL S. Carlton M. Pappas 1% 65% 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 1-0 0 --- O ATL D. Johnson S. Carlton -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- O ATL B. Johnson S. Carlton -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O ATL M. Martinez S. Carlton -1% 61% 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 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock M. Pappas 3% 64% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 1 --- STL C. Flood M. Pappas -3% 60% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Flood to 1B
b4 0-1 1 1-- STL R. Maris M. Pappas -3% 58% Flood Steals 2B
b4 0-1 1 -2- O STL R. Maris M. Pappas 5% 63% Popfly: SS
b4 0-1 2 -2- R STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas -15% 47% Single to CF; Flood Scores/unER
b4 1-1 2 1-- O STL J. Edwards M. Pappas 3% 50% 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 1-1 0 --- O ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 1-1 1 --- ATL F. Alou S. Carlton 3% 51% Single to CF
t5 1-1 1 1-- O ATL F. Millan S. Carlton -4% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 1-1 2 1-- ATL H. Aaron S. Carlton 3% 50% Single to LF; Alou to 2B
t5 1-1 2 12- RRR ATL J. Torre S. Carlton 37% 86% Home Run; Alou Scores; Aaron Scores
t5 4-1 2 --- ATL T. Aaron S. Carlton 0% 87% Single to LF
t5 4-1 2 1-- O ATL D. Johnson S. Carlton -1% 86% 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 1-4 0 --- O STL M. Shannon M. Pappas 2% 88% Popfly: 1B
b5 1-4 1 --- O STL D. Schofield M. Pappas 1% 89% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-4 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill M. Pappas 1% 90% 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 4-1 0 --- ATL B. Johnson S. Carlton 2% 92% Single to CF; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E8
t6 4-1 0 -2- O ATL M. Martinez S. Carlton -2% 91% Flyball: RF
t6 4-1 1 -2- ATL M. Pappas S. Carlton 0% 91% Walk
Wayne Granger replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 1 12- O ATL F. Alou W. Granger -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-1 2 12- R ATL F. Millan W. Granger 5% 94% Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Pappas to 2B
t6 5-1 2 12- O ATL H. Aaron W. Granger -1% 94% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 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 1-5 0 --- O STL B. Tolan M. Pappas 1% 95% Popfly: SS
b6 1-5 1 --- O STL L. Brock M. Pappas 1% 96% Flyball: CF
b6 1-5 2 --- STL C. Flood M. Pappas -1% 95% Walk
b6 1-5 2 1-- O STL R. Maris M. Pappas 1% 96% 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 5-1 0 --- O ATL J. Torre M. Nelson -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t7 5-1 1 --- O ATL T. Aaron M. Nelson -0% 96% Popfly: 2B
t7 5-1 2 --- ATL D. Johnson M. Nelson 0% 96% Single to CF
t7 5-1 2 1-- O ATL B. Johnson M. Nelson -0% 96% 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 1-5 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas 1% 97% Flyball: LF
b7 1-5 1 --- O STL J. Edwards M. Pappas 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-5 2 --- O STL M. Shannon M. Pappas 0% 98% 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 5-1 0 --- O ATL M. Martinez M. Nelson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t8 5-1 1 --- O ATL M. Pappas M. Nelson -0% 97% Popfly: 1B
t8 5-1 2 --- ATL F. Alou M. Nelson 0% 98% Single to LF
t8 5-1 2 1-- ATL F. Millan M. Nelson 0% 98% Single to CF; Alou to 3B
t8 5-1 2 1-3 O ATL H. Aaron M. Nelson -0% 97% 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 1-5 0 --- STL D. Schofield M. Pappas -2% 95% Walk
b8 1-5 0 1-- O STL D. Maxvill M. Pappas 2% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-5 1 1-- OO STL B. Tolan M. Pappas 2% 99% 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 5-1 0 --- O ATL J. Torre M. Nelson -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-1 1 --- O ATL T. Aaron M. Nelson -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-1 2 --- ATL D. Johnson M. Nelson 0% 99% Single to CF
t9 5-1 2 1-- ATL B. Johnson M. Nelson 0% 99% Single to CF; Johnson to 3B
t9 5-1 2 1-3 O ATL M. Martinez M. Nelson -0% 99% 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 1-5 0 --- O STL L. Brock M. Pappas 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mel Nelson (P) batting 2nd
b9 1-5 1 --- STL T. McCarver M. Pappas -1% 99% Single to CF
b9 1-5 1 1-- O STL R. Maris M. Pappas 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-5 2 1-- STL O. Cepeda M. Pappas -1% 99% Single to LF; McCarver to 2B
Claude Raymond replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-5 2 12- O STL J. Edwards C. Raymond 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

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