April 11, 1968 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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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

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: N Briles (1-0), L: D Kelley (0-1), S: J Hoerner (1)

Cardinals

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .222  .555    0    4   0   2B
S Jackson SS                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .286  .804    0    0   1   2B,IW
J Torre C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    6   1   
C Boyer 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    0   3   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   1  .167  .953    0   11   0   HR
M Lum LF                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
  T Aaron PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    1   2   
D Kelley P                    0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   1   
  R Reed P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    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   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    3   5                    24  11

BATTING

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

E: H Aaron (1); C Boyer (1).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .555    0    1   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    4   3   
C Flood CF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .444 1.222    0    1   0   3B,2B
O Cepeda 1B                   5   3   3   4    0   1  .500 1.806    0   10   0   HR,3B
M Shannon 3B                  5   3   3   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   2   
T McCarver C                  5   1   4   1    0   0  .500 1.056    0    6   0   
D Simpson RF                  3   0   1   2    1   1  .333  .733    0    3   0   SF,IW
D Maxvill SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .444 1.000    0    1   1   
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40  10  18   8    2   5                    27   6

BATTING

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

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).

IBB: R Reed (1; D Simpson); N Briles (1; H Aaron).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 16,214.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  1--      12%  79% O Cepeda        D Kelley        Triple to LF; Javier Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  1--     -12%  52% F Alou          N Briles        Double to LF; Kelley to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3      12%  67% N Briles        D Kelley        Wild Pitch; McCarver Scores; Maxvill to 2B
   t 3   1  1-0  -23      10%  62% S Jackson       N Briles        Foul Flyball: LF
   t 3   2  1-0  123       9%  69% J Torre         N Briles        Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  S Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      51%  H Aaron         Double to RF
   O      -2-      54%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Kelley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      55%  J Javier        Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  C Flood         Double to RF; Javier out at Hm/RF-C
   O      -2-      50%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Kelley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  M Shannon       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  T McCarver      Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  D Simpson       Flyball: CF
          1--      55%  D Maxvill       Single to CF; McCarver to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  N Briles        Wild Pitch; McCarver Scores; Maxvill to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
          ---      63%  D Kelley        Walk
          1--      52%  F Alou          Double to LF; Kelley to 3B
   O      -23      62%  S Jackson       Foul Flyball: LF
          -23      60%  H Aaron         Intentional Walk
   O      123      69%  J Torre         Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Kelley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  L Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  J Javier        Walk
   O      1--      67%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
   R      1--      79%  O Cepeda        Triple to LF; Javier Scores
   R      --3      87%  M Shannon       Single to LF; Cepeda Scores
          1--      87%  T McCarver      Single to CF; Shannon to 2B
   R      12-      92%  D Simpson       Single to LF; Shannon Scores; McCarver to 2B
                  Ron Reed replaces Dick Kelley pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  M Lum           Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  F Millan        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, Ron Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  N Briles        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      94%  L Brock         Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      93%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  R Reed          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      95%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  M Shannon       Single to CF
          1--      97%  T McCarver      Single to LF; Shannon to 3B; McCarver to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      97%  D Simpson       Intentional Walk
   R      123      98%  D Maxvill       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Shannon Scores/No RBI/unER; McCarver to 3B; Simpson to 2B
   O      123      98%  N Briles        Strikeout
   O      123      97%  L Brock         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  H Aaron         Single to LF
          1--      93%  J Torre         Single to CF; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-      95%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      97%  D Johnson       Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      98%  M Lum           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  C Flood         Single to CF
   RR     1--     100%  O Cepeda        Home Run; Flood Scores
   O      ---     100%  M Shannon       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Valdespino    Popfly: SS
          ---     100%  F Alou          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
                  Clay Carroll replaces Sandy Valdespino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Simpson       Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Maxvill       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  N Briles        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  J Torre         Single to CF
          1--     100%  C Boyer         Walk; Torre to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  D Johnson       Home Run; Torre Scores; Boyer Scores
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Mike Lum batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  T Aaron         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  F Millan        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
                  Tommie Aaron moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  C Flood         Triple to LF
   R      --3     100%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; Flood Scores
          1--     100%  M Shannon       Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
   R      12-     100%  T McCarver      Single to RF; Cepeda Scores; Shannon to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     1-3     100%  D Simpson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Shannon Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  D Maxvill       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 10.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-10, Joe Hoerner facing 9-1-2
                  Woody Woodward pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Woodward      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  F Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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