July 17, 1970 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 20,899

Friday, July 17, 1970, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Braves

43-45

Lost 1

3rd, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  2   0  3  0    6 10  4
Cardinals       3  0  3   3  0  0   0  2  X   11 15  1

W: N Briles (2-2), L: G Stone (7-6), S: F Linzy (2)

Cardinals

40-48

Won 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Millan 2B                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .307  .735    0    2   2   
T Gonzalez CF                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .240  .664    0    1   0   
H Aaron RF                    2   1   1   3    0   0  .315 1.010    0    0   0   HR,SF
  M Lum RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .705    0    0   0   
R Carty LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .358 1.099    0    1   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .921    0    7   0   2B
  T Aaron 1B                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .353 1.000    0    3   1   
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .641    0    0   5   
H King C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .912    0   10   0   
G Garrido SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .650    0    0   6   
  B Aspromonte PH-SS          1   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .486    0    0   0   
G Stone P                     1   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .538    0    0   0   
  R Kester P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Priddy P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   
  S Jackson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .662    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   6  10   5    0   3                    24  14

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (21, off N Briles).

HR: H Aaron (25, off N Briles; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: H Aaron (6, off N Briles).

TB: H Aaron 4; F Millan 3; O Cepeda 2; T Gonzalez 2; R Carty; T Aaron; G Stone.

RBI: H Aaron 3 (74); T Aaron (3); R Carty (75).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Garrido-F Millan-O Cepeda 2.

E: F Millan (11); T Aaron (2); R Kester (2); G Garrido (4).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock RF                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .296  .736    0    3   0   
J Javier 2B                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .242  .561    0    1   0   SB
C Taylor 1B                   4   2   1   1    1   0  .261  .792    0    8   1   3B,GDP
  J Hague 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .818         3   0   
D Allen LF                    5   4   3   4    0   1  .290  .972    0    3   0   HR,2·2B
  V Davalillo LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .796         0   0   
J Torre C                     5   0   2   2    0   0  .309  .855    0    5   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .312  .810    0    2   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .162  .443    0    0   3   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .511    0    1   4   GDP
N Briles P                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .214  .714    0    1   0   3B
  F Linzy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       40  11  15   9    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Allen 2 (14, off R Kester, off G Stone).

3B: N Briles (2, off R Kester); C Taylor (2, off B Priddy).

HR: D Allen (26, off G Stone; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Allen 8; N Briles 4; L Brock 3; C Taylor 3; J Cardenal 2; J Torre 2; J Javier 2.

GIDP: D Maxvill (2); C Taylor (7).

RBI: D Allen 4 (76); J Torre 2 (52); J Cardenal (36); J Javier (22); C Taylor (27).

2-out RBI: J Torre; J Cardenal.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

E: D Allen (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Javier (2, 3rd base off G Stone/H King).

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
G Stone, L (7-6)               2     4   6   4    2   2   1   3.39   14     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 0· 3     28    -     0.84  -0.38
R Kester                       2     5   3   1    1   1   0   6.27   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 5          1-0    0.19  -0.01
B Priddy                       4     6   2   1    0   4   0   5.45   18     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 6          0-0    0.07  -0.02
Totals                         8    15  11   6    3   7   1          43     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0·14          1-0

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 (2-2)              7.1   9   6   5    0   3   1   7.68   31     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 9     41    -     0.62   0.08
F Linzy, S (2)                 1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.69   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   5    0   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1·10          2-2

G Stone faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Dick Tremblay, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 20,899.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. F Millan             2B    1. L Brock              RF 
2. T Gonzalez           CF    2. J Javier             2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. C Taylor             1B 
4. R Carty              LF    4. D Allen              LF 
5. O Cepeda             1B    5. J Torre              C  
6. C Boyer              3B    6. J Cardenal           CF 
7. H King               C     7. M Shannon            3B 
8. G Garrido            SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. G Stone              P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3      18%  79% D Allen         G Stone         Home Run; Javier Scores; Taylor Scores
   b 3   0  1-3  1--       6%  85% C Taylor        G Stone         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Javier to 3B; Taylor to 1B
   t 3   0  3-0  1--      -6%  70% F Millan        N Briles        Single to CF; Stone to 2B
   b 3   0  1-3  1-3       6%  91% D Allen         G Stone         Double to LF; Javier Scores; Taylor to 3B
   t 2   0  3-0  ---      -5%  72% O Cepeda        N Briles        Double to RF

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  F Millan        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      53%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      55%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Stone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  J Javier        Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      58%  C Taylor        Walk; Javier to 2B
          12-      61%  D Allen         Javier Steals 3B
   RRR    1-3      79%  " "             Home Run; Javier Scores; Taylor Scores
   O      ---      78%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  O Cepeda        Double to RF
   O      -2-      76%  C Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      79%  H King          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      82%  G Garrido       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, George Stone facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  M Shannon       Walk
   O      1--      83%  D Maxvill       Groundout: 3B-1B; Shannon to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  N Briles        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      79%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
          ---      76%  G Stone         Single to CF
          1--      70%  F Millan        Single to CF; Stone to 2B
   O      12-      71%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stone to 3B; Millan to 2B
   RO     -23      73%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Stone Scores
   O      -2-      76%  R Carty         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Stone facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  J Javier        Single to LF
          1--      85%  C Taylor        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Javier to 3B; Taylor to 1B
   R      1-3      91%  D Allen         Double to LF; Javier Scores; Taylor to 3B
   RR     -23      95%  J Torre         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Taylor Scores/unER; Allen Scores/No RBI/unER; Torre to 2B
                  Rick Kester replaces George Stone pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      95%  J Cardenal      Walk
   O      12-      94%  M Shannon       Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-      92%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      95%  H King          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Rick Kester facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  N Briles        Triple to CF
          --3      97%  L Brock         Single to CF; Briles stays at 3B
   R      1-3      98%  J Javier        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Briles Scores; Brock to 3B; Javier to 1B
   ROO    1-3      98%  C Taylor        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Brock Scores/No RBI/unER
          ---      98%  D Allen         Double to CF
   R      -2-      99%  J Torre         Single to RF; Allen Scores/unER
          1--      99%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  G Garrido       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Kester        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bob Priddy facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Priddy replaces Rick Kester pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  N Briles        Single to LF
          1--      99%  L Brock         Single to LF; Briles to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      99%  C Taylor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  T Gonzalez      Single to LF
   RR     1--      97%  H Aaron         Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---      98%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  O Cepeda        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      99%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Bob Priddy facing 4-5-6
                  Tommie Aaron replaces Orlando Cepeda playing 1B batting 5th; Mike Lum replaces Hank Aaron playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-9, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  H King          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  G Garrido       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Priddy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Bob Priddy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  M Shannon       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Maxvill       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  N Briles        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-9, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  F Millan        Single to LF
          1--      97%  T Gonzalez      Single to CF; Millan to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
   R      12-      97%  R Carty         Single to CF; Millan Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Frank Linzy replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      94%  T Aaron         Single to LF; Gonzalez Scores; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      97%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Carty to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  H King          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Carty Scores/No RBI/unER; King to 1B; Boyer to 2B
                  Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Gil Garrido batting 8th
   O      12-      97%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Bob Priddy facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Aspromonte moves to SS
          ---      98%  L Brock         Single to 3B
   O      1--      97%  J Javier        Strikeout
   R      1--      99%  C Taylor        Triple to RF; Brock Scores
   O      --3      99%  D Allen         Groundout: 3B--1B; Taylor out at Hm/1B-C
          1--      99%  J Torre         Single to LF; Allen to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Allen Scores/unER; Torre to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Shannon       Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-11, Frank Linzy facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Hague replaces Carl Taylor playing 1B batting 3rd; Vic Davalillo replaces Dick Allen playing LF batting 4th; Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Bob Priddy batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation