June 23, 1968 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
BAL 2 BOS 6
@CHW 2 CHW 10
BOS 1 CLE 3
DET 0 DET 4
@CLE 1 MIN 6
NYY 3 OAK 9
WSA 0 CIN 9
CHC 8 CIN 4
CHC 3
(11) HOU 7
PHI 4 NYM 5
LAD 4 SFG 2
@PIT 1 ATL 5
@STL 1 STL 3
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 23, 1968, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:02

Braves

36-32

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: C Upshaw (4-4), L: N Briles (8-6)

Cardinals

43-26

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .799    0    1   0   2B
T Francona LF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .308  .853    0    2   0   
  M Lum PR-LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .523    0    1   0   
H Aaron RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .785    0    4   0   3B
J Torre C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .282  .816    0    3   0   IW
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .202  .551    0    2   2   
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .585    0   14   0   
M Martinez 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .604    0    0   6   
S Jackson SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .226  .545    0    0   3   IW
D Kelley P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .274    0    0   0   
  C Upshaw P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       35   5   7   4    2   0                    27  13

BATTING

2B: F Alou (15, off N Briles).

3B: H Aaron (4, off N Briles).

SH: C Upshaw (2, off P Mikkelsen).

IBB: S Jackson (2, by P Mikkelsen); J Torre (1, by P Mikkelsen).

TB: H Aaron 3; F Alou 2; T Francona 2; C Boyer; J Torre; D Johnson.

RBI: T Francona 2 (21); H Aaron (39); J Torre (18).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .694    0    2   1   
J Javier 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .622    0    3   2   
  D Schofield 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .838    0    0   1   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .784    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .768    0   16   0   HR
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .255  .726    0    1   1   
T McCarver C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .670    0    2   0   3B
E Spiezio RF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .152  .368    0    1   0   
  R Maris PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .639    0    0   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .585    0    1   7   
N Briles P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .081  .186         0   0   
  P Mikkelsen P               2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  F Wicker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

3B: T McCarver (2, off C Upshaw).

HR: O Cepeda (10, off D Kelley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: O Cepeda 4; T McCarver 3; C Flood.

RBI: O Cepeda (39).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Javier-O Cepeda.

E: O Cepeda (11); M Shannon (10); P Mikkelsen 2 (2).

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                       1.1   1   1   1    2   1   1   3.35    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1     47    -     0.84  -0.08
C Upshaw, W (4-4)              7.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.44   25     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 2          2-0    0.75   0.29
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   3   1          32     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 3          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, L (8-6)              0     4   4   3    0   0   0   2.78    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4     28    -     0.98  -0.35
P Mikkelsen                    8     3   1   0    2   0   0   2.76   30     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 3· 3          2-1    0.50   0.06
W Granger                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   3    2   0   0          38     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 3· 7          2-1

N Briles faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Mikkelsen 2 (2; S Jackson, J Torre).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. F Alou               CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. T Francona           LF    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 Martinez           2B    7. E Spiezio            RF 
8. S Jackson            SS    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
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-1  1--      14%  80% H Aaron         N Briles        Triple to LF; Francona Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       8%  65% T Francona      N Briles        Single to CF; Alou Scores
   b 2   0  4-0  ---      -7%  80% O Cepeda        D Kelley        Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% F Alou          N Briles        Double to CF
   t 1   0  0-3  12-       7%  92% D Johnson       P Mikkelsen     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Torre Scores/No RBI/unER; Boyer to 3B; Johnson to 1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      57%  F Alou          Double to CF
   R      -2-      65%  T Francona      Single to CF; Alou Scores
   R      1--      80%  H Aaron         Triple to LF; Francona Scores
   R      --3      83%  J Torre         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Aaron Scores; Torre to 1B
          1--      85%  C Boyer         Single to CF; Torre to 2B
                  Pete Mikkelsen replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      92%  D Johnson       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Torre Scores/No RBI/unER; Boyer to 3B; Johnson to 1B
   OO     1-3      87%  M Martinez      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          --3      87%  S Jackson       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      85%  D Kelley        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Kelley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Mikkelsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  F Alou          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      87%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Kelley facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      80%  O Cepeda        Home Run
          ---      76%  M Shannon       Walk
   O      1--      80%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
          1--      76%  E Spiezio       Walk; Shannon to 2B
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Dick Kelley pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      84%  P Mikkelsen     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  J Torre         Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  C Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B; Torre to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  D Johnson       Single to LF; Torre out at Hm/LF-C; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      82%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cecil Upshaw facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      84%  C Flood         Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  S Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  C Upshaw        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cecil Upshaw facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  M Shannon       Strikeout Looking
          ---      79%  T McCarver      Triple to RF
                  Roger Maris pinch hits for Ed Spiezio batting 7th
   O      --3      85%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      88%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 2-3-4
                  Roger Maris moves to RF
   O      ---      87%  T Francona      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      86%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cecil Upshaw facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  P Mikkelsen     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      89%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  M Martinez      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cecil Upshaw facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Shannon       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  S Jackson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 1B
   O      1--      93%  C Upshaw        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
          -2-      95%  F Alou          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 3B; Alou to 1B
   R      1-3      98%  T Francona      Single to RF; Jackson Scores/unER; Alou to 3B; Francona to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Mike Lum pinch runs for Tito Francona batting 2nd
   O      -23      96%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
          -23      96%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   O      123      96%  C Boyer         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cecil Upshaw facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Lum moves to LF
   O      ---      97%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  R Maris         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Schofield replaces Julian Javier playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      98%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cecil Upshaw facing 9-1-2
                  Floyd Wicker pinch hits for Pete Mikkelsen batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  F Wicker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Brock         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Schofield     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Wayne Granger facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Granger replaces Floyd Wicker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Upshaw        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Lum           Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cecil Upshaw facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Shannon       Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation