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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 17, 1964
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 17, 1964 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1964 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1964 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Fischer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Simmons |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Frank Secory |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mathews | First Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
Denis Menke | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Woody Woodward | Third Baseman |
Hank Fischer | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Doug Clemens | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Johnny Lewis | Right Fielder |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Curt Simmons | Pitcher |
Johnny Keane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 17, 1964
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Simmons
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Simmons
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Simmons
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Simmons
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Simmons
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Simmons, and towards Javier, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Fischer
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Fischer
Clemens hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Fischer
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Fischer
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Simmons
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Simmons
Bolling hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Simmons
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodward for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fischer
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Fischer
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Fischer
McCarver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Fischer
Javierhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Torre interferes with Javier who is awarded first base. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Fischer
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Fischer
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemens vs. Fischer
Clemens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. Flood moves to third. Clemens moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Fischer
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Simmons
Fischer strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Simmons
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Simmons
Mathews hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Fischer
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fischer
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Fischer
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Simmons
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Simmons
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Simmons
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Simmons
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Fischer
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Fischer
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Fischer
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Simmons
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Simmons
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Clemens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Simmons
Fischer hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Fischer
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemens vs. Fischer
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Fischer
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clemens moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Fischer
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemens scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warwick vs. Hoeft
Carl Warwick pinch hits for Johnny Lewis.
Warwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Mathews who tags Warwick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Groat scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Simmons
Carl Warwick now playing right field.
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Simmons
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Simmons
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Simmons
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Hoeft
McCarver hits a line drive towards third. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hoeft
Javier hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hoeft
Simmons is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Simmons
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Simmons
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Simmons
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Simmons
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hoeft
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Flood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Niekro
Phil Niekro now pitching. Charlie James pinch hits for Doug Clemens.
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Niekro
Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Flood scores. James goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. Niekro
Jerry Buchek pinch runs for Dick Groat.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woodward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Niekro
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warwick vs. Niekro
Warwick strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Niekro
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Simmons
Jerry Buchek now playing shortstop. Charlie James now playing left field. Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Simmons
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Simmons
Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Warwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Smith
Jack Smith now pitching.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Smith
Simmons is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Smith
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Smith
James hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Simmons
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Simmons
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Simmons
Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Carty reaches second base with a double. Torre goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Simmons
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Simmons
Bolling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Warwick. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Carty scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. Simmons
Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Simmons
Lee Maye pinch hits for Jack Smith.
Maye strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1964, game 1 -- Milwaukee at St.Louis (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Alou F, cf 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 4 0 Mathews E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clemens D, lf 3 1 1 1 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0 James C, ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Torre J, c 4 1 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 1 3 2 Carty R, lf 4 1 2 1 Buchek J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Menke D, ss 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 1 White B, 1b 3 1 1 1 Woodward W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lewis J, rf 2 0 0 0 Fischer H, p 2 0 0 0 Warwick C, ph-rf 2 0 1 1 Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 2 1 Niekro P, p 0 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 3 1 0 0 de la Hoz M, ph 1 0 0 0 Simmons C, p 4 0 0 0 Smith J, p 0 0 0 0 Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 6 3 36 7 14 7 Milwaukee 000 000 003 -- 3 St.Louis 030 020 20x -- 7 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Fischer H (L) 4.1 9 5 4 0 0 Hoeft B* 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 Niekro P 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Smith J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Simmons C (W) 9.0 6 3 0 1 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Javier J, Torre J, Boyer K DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Milwaukee 6, St.Louis 7 2B -- Flood C, Carty R, Bolling F 3B -- Groat D HR -- White B, McCarver T T -- 2:14 A -- 0
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