May 27, 1962 Milwaukee Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
@BOS 2
(11) MIN 5
@CHW 4 MIN 8
@CHW 6 KCA 3
LAA 2 LAA 6
@KCA 3 NYY 4
DET 1 DET 5
@NYY 1 CLE 5
@WSA 3 CIN 10
CHC 0 PIT 7
@HOU 2 LAD 5
PHI 2 LAD 2
PHI 1 SFG 7
NYM 1 SFG 6
NYM 5 MLN 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 11,673

Sunday, May 27, 1962, 1:34PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Braves

19-24

Won 1

6th, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4  8  2
Cardinals       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  6  0

W: B Shaw (5-2), L: B Gibson (6-3)

Cardinals

24-17

Lost 1

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Aaron 1B                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .226  .660    0   11   3   
R McMillan SS                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .715    0    3   5   
E Mathews 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .230  .813    0    0   2   
H Aaron CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .288  .884    0    1   0   2B
M Jones RF                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .307  .874    0    1   0   2B
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .180  .478    0    4   0   
  H Bedell LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .533         0   0   
D Crandall C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .792    0    5   0   
D Menke 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .633    0    1   3   
B Shaw P                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .481    0    1   0   HBP
Totals                       35   4   8   4    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: M Jones (5, off B Gibson); H Aaron (10, off B Gibson).

HBP: B Shaw (1, by B Gibson).

TB: M Jones 3; H Aaron 2; R McMillan; T Aaron; G Bell; E Mathews; B Shaw.

RBI: M Jones 2 (25); H Aaron (26); E Mathews (27).

2-out RBI: M Jones 2; E Mathews; H Aaron.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 4. T Aaron-R McMillan-T Aaron 2; E Mathews-D Menke-T Aaron; T Aaron.

E: D Menke (4); B Shaw (3).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .335  .836    0    5   0   GDP
D Clemens RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .577    0    4   0   GDP
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .819    0    6   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .936    0    1   4   3B
C Sawatski C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .391 1.225    0    6   0   
  D Landrum PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .728         0   0   
S Musial LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .846    0    2   0   GDP
J Javier 2B                   2   1   0   0    0   0  .226  .571    0    1   1   
  R Schoendienst PH-2B        1   0   0   0    0   0  .341  .756    0    0   0   
J Gotay SS                    2   0   1   2    0   0  .292  .703    0    2   0   2B
  G Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .766    0    0   0   
  A Grammas SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269         0   1   
B Gibson P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
  F Whitfield PH              0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  D Ferrarese P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   3    2   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: J Gotay (6, off B Shaw).

3B: K Boyer (4, off B Shaw).

TB: K Boyer 3; S Musial 2; J Gotay 2; C Flood; C Sawatski.

GIDP: C Flood (2); S Musial (2); D Clemens (3).

RBI: J Gotay 2 (14); C Sawatski (21).

2-out RBI: J Gotay 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Shaw, W (5-2)                9     6   3   1    2   4   0   2.13   33     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 6     69    -     1.25   0.42
Totals                         9     6   3   1    2   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 6           -

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, L (6-3)              8     7   4   4    3   4   0   3.03   35     -       ·  ·      6·11· 3· 7     53    -     0.92  -0.10
D Ferrarese                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.28    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   5   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·13· 3· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Gibson (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Gibson (3; B Shaw).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 11,673.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Aaron              1B    1. C Flood              CF 
2. R McMillan           SS    2. D Clemens            RF 
3. E Mathews            3B    3. B White              1B 
4. H Aaron              CF    4. K Boyer              3B 
5. M Jones              RF    5. C Sawatski           C  
6. G Bell               LF    6. S Musial             LF 
7. D Crandall           C     7. J Javier             2B 
8. D Menke              2B    8. J Gotay              SS 
9. B Shaw               P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-3  1--      23% 100% S Musial        B Shaw          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 5   2  2-2  -23      22%  73% M Jones         B Gibson        Double to LF; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  12-     -18%  27% J Gotay         B Shaw          Double to LF; Musial Scores/unER; Javier Scores/unER
   b 8   0  4-2  1--      16%  90% C Flood         B Shaw          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 5   2  2-1  1-3      14%  51% H Aaron         B Gibson        Double to RF; McMillan Scores; Mathews to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Aaron         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R McMillan      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      45%  E Mathews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Flood         Single to 3B
   OO     1--      49%  D Clemens       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  B White         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  M Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  C Sawatski      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  S Musial        Single to CF
          1--      45%  J Javier        Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Musial to 2B; Javier to 1B
   RR     12-      27%  J Gotay         Double to LF; Musial Scores/unER; Javier Scores/unER
   O      -2-      30%  B Gibson        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  D Menke         Strikeout
          ---      27%  B Shaw          Single to RF
          1--      28%  T Aaron         Wild Pitch; Shaw to 2B
          -2-      29%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      24%  R McMillan      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
          ---      22%  C Flood         Walk
   OO     1--      27%  D Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  B White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      25%  E Mathews       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      23%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
          ---      25%  M Jones         Single to 1B
          1--      27%  G Bell          Single to LF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      22%  D Crandall      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      24%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  C Sawatski      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      23%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      21%  B Shaw          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      22%  T Aaron         Walk
          1--      25%  R McMillan      Walk; Aaron to 2B
   R      12-      37%  E Mathews       Single to CF; Aaron Scores; McMillan to 3B
   R      1-3      51%  H Aaron         Double to RF; McMillan Scores; Mathews to 3B
   RR     -23      73%  M Jones         Double to LF; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores
   O      -2-      70%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shaw facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Gotay         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      77%  B Gibson        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  D Crandall      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      74%  D Menke         Popfly: SS
          ---      75%  B Shaw          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      73%  T Aaron         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  C Flood         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  D Clemens       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  B White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
          ---      83%  R McMillan      Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  E Mathews       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      78%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  M Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  K Boyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  C Sawatski      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  S Musial        Single to 1B
                  Red Schoendienst pinch hits for Julian Javier batting 7th
          1--      78%  R Schoendienst  Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Musial to 2B
                  Gene Oliver pinch hits for Julio Gotay batting 8th
   O      12-      85%  G Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
                  Red Schoendienst moves to 2B; Alex Grammas replaces Gene Oliver playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      84%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  D Crandall      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shaw facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Bob Gibson batting 9th
          ---      74%  F Whitfield     Walk
   OO     1--      90%  C Flood         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  D Clemens       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Ferrarese facing 9-1-2
                  Don Ferrarese replaces Fred Whitfield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  B Shaw          Strikeout Looking
          ---      92%  T Aaron         Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  R McMillan      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  E Mathews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shaw facing 3-4-5
                  Howie Bedell replaces Gus Bell playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---      95%  B White         Strikeout
          ---      87%  K Boyer         Triple to CF
   R      --3      77%  C Sawatski      Single to CF; Boyer Scores
                  Don Landrum pinch runs for Carl Sawatski batting 5th
   OO     1--     100%  S Musial        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation