April 10, 1968 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
OAK 1 CLE 9
@CHW 0 BOS 7
@DET 3 NYY 1
CAL 0 MIN 2
@WSA 0 CIN 9
CHC 4 HOU 5
PIT 4 PHI 2
@LAD 0 SFG 5
NYM 4 STL 2
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,740

Wednesday, April 10, 1968, 8:04PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Braves

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

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

W: R Washburn (1-0), L: P Jarvis (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
S Jackson SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   6   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Torre C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
C Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
D Johnson 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0   10   0   
M Lum LF                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
F Millan 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    2   3   
P Jarvis P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   2·SH
  K Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   1   3   0    2   2                    25  11

BATTING

SH: P Jarvis 2 (2, off B Gibson, off R Washburn).

TB: C Boyer; F Millan; M Lum.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Jackson (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   0   
C Flood CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
R Maris RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    6   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .333 1.167    0    7   0   2B
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    3   1   IW
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    3   3   2B
  D Simpson PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Gibson P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   2   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Washburn P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Ricketts PH               1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (1, off P Jarvis); D Maxvill (1, off P Jarvis).

IBB: T McCarver (1, by P Jarvis).

TB: D Maxvill 3; O Cepeda 2; B Gibson; C Flood; D Ricketts; L Brock.

RBI: D Ricketts (1); O Cepeda (1).

2-out RBI: O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Gibson-M Shannon-T McCarver-D Maxvill.

E: L Brock (1).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Jarvis, L (0-1)              8.1   6   2   2    3   3   0   2.16   35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 6     63    -     1.66   0.13
K Johnson                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    3.16  -0.32
Totals                         8.1   7   2   2    3   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 7          1-1

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                       7     3   1   0    1   0   0   0.00   25     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 3     68    -     0.99   0.16
R Washburn, W (1-0)            2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.54   0.15
Totals                         9     3   1   0    2   2   0          32     -       ·  ·     10·15· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Jarvis (1; T McCarver).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 34,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 55° F.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. F Alou               CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. S Jackson            SS    2. C Flood              CF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. J Torre              C     4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. C Boyer              3B    5. T McCarver           C  
6. D Johnson            1B    6. M Shannon            3B 
7. M Lum                LF    7. J Javier             2B 
8. F Millan             2B    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. P Jarvis             P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  1-0  1--      38%  57% O Cepeda        P Jarvis        Double to CF; Flood Scores
   b 9   1  1-1  -2-      32% 100% D Ricketts      K Johnson       Single to CF; Simpson Scores
   t 5   1  0-1  -23      14%  37% F Alou          B Gibson        Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Lum out at Hm/P-3B-C; Alou out at 2B/C-SS
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3     -14%  36% F Millan        B Gibson        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Boyer Scores/unER; Lum to 3B; Millan to 2B
   b 9   1  1-1  ---      12%  68% D Maxvill       P Jarvis        Double to LF

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      ---      52%  F Alou          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      53%  S Jackson       Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Jarvis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  C Flood         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  R Maris         Walk
          1--      54%  O Cepeda        Walk; Maris to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Boyer         Single to RF
          1--      46%  D Johnson       Walk; Boyer to 2B
   O      12-      49%  M Lum           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Boyer to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  F Millan        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Boyer Scores/unER; Lum to 3B; Millan to 2B
   O      -23      41%  P Jarvis        Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      38%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  S Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  B Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      35%  C Flood         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      34%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
          ---      29%  M Lum           Single to CF
          1--      24%  F Millan        Single to CF; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      23%  P Jarvis        Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Lum to 3B; Millan to 2B
   OO     -23      37%  F Alou          Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Lum out at Hm/P-3B-C; Alou out at 2B/C-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  M Shannon       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      32%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      30%  D Maxvill       Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  S Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
          ---      42%  B Gibson        Single to RF
          1--      52%  L Brock         Single to CF; Gibson to 2B
   O      12-      42%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 2B
   O      12-      34%  R Maris         Popfly: SS
   O      12-      27%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      30%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  M Lum           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  M Shannon       Strikeout
          ---      26%  J Javier        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      30%  D Maxvill       Single to LF; Javier to 2B
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Bob Gibson batting 9th
   O      12-      21%  B Tolan         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Washburn facing 8-9-1
                  Ray Washburn replaces Bobby Tolan pitching and batting 9th
          ---      19%  F Millan        Walk
   O      1--      19%  P Jarvis        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Millan to 2B
   O      -2-      22%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      25%  S Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Jarvis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      19%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      26%  C Flood         Single to RF
   O      1--      19%  R Maris         Popfly: 2B
   R      1--      57%  O Cepeda        Double to CF; Flood Scores
          -2-      58%  T McCarver      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Shannon       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Washburn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  C Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Jarvis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      68%  D Maxvill       Double to LF
                  Ken Johnson replaces Pat Jarvis pitching and batting 9th; Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Ray Washburn batting 9th; Dick Simpson pinch runs for Dal Maxvill batting 8th
   R      -2-     100%  D Ricketts      Single to CF; Simpson Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation