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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 15, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 15, 1966 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Mahaffey |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,802 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: John Kibler 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Ed Sudol |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Gary Geiger | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Right Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Charley Smith | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Buchek | Shortstop |
| Art Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 15, 1966
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mahaffey
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mahaffey
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Mahaffey
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Cloninger
There goes Brock. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Cloninger
Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geiger. Shannon reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Cloninger
Flood bunts towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Cloninger
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Cloninger
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Cloninger
Smith strikes out. There goes Cepeda. The throw from Torre and Cepeda is out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Mahaffey
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Mahaffey
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Mahaffey
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. Mahaffey
Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Mahaffey
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cloninger vs. Mahaffey
Cloninger hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Cloninger
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buchek vs. Cloninger
There goes Javier. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Javier steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buchek vs. Cloninger
Buchek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahaffey vs. Cloninger
There's a wild pitch. Javier moves to third. Buchek moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mahaffey vs. Cloninger
Mahaffey hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. Cloninger
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mahaffey
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Buchek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mahaffey
Jones 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, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Mahaffey
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shannon throws the ball in to Buchek who tags Aaron trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Cloninger
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cloninger
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Cloninger
McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geiger. McCarver reaches second base with a double. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Cloninger
Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Torre fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Torre. Cepeda scores. McCarver moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Cloninger
Javier hits a fly ball towards center field. Jones fields the ball and throws to first. Alou drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Alou. McCarver tags and scores. Smith tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buchek vs. Cloninger
Buchek is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahaffey vs. Cloninger
Mahaffey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Mahaffey
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Mahaffey
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Mahaffey
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Mahaffey
Woodward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Mahaffey
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Cloninger
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching. Felipe Alou now playing shortstop. Lee Thomas now playing first base.
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Carroll
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geiger. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Carroll
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mahaffey
Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mahaffey
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mahaffey
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carroll
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alou scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Carroll
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Carroll
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Mahaffey
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Mahaffey
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Mahaffey
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Hoerner
Rico Carty pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Carty takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Hoerner
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Geiger scores. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Hoerner
Thomas 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
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Fischer
Hank Fischer now pitching. Rico Carty now playing left field. Gary Geiger now playing center field. Bob Skinner pinch hits for Joe Hoerner.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alou scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Fischer
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Fischer
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alou fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Fischer
Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Nelson Briles now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Briles
Marty Keough pinch hits for Hank Fischer.
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Briles
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Briles
Torre is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Olivo
Chi-Chi Olivo now pitching.
Cepeda hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Olivo
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Olivo
There goes McCarver. The throw from Torre and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Olivo
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Briles
Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Briles
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Briles
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Olivo
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buchek vs. Olivo
Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Olivo
Briles hits a popup towards short. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Briles
Bolling hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Briles
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1966 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Alou F, 1b-ss 5 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 2 3 0
Jones M, cf 3 0 0 0 Shannon M, rf 4 1 1 1
Fischer H, p 0 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 2 0 0 1
Keough M, ph 1 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 2 1 1 0
Olivo C, p 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 3 1 2 1
Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 0 Smith C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Torre J, c 4 0 2 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 1 1
Geiger G, lf-cf 3 2 0 0 Buchek J, ss 2 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mahaffey A, p 2 0 0 0
Woodward W, ss 2 0 2 1 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Skinner B, ph 1 0 0 0
Carty R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Briles N, p 1 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 2 2
Cloninger T, p 1 0 0 0
Thomas L, 1b 3 0 0 0
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34 3 9 3 28 5 8 4
Atlanta 010 002 000 -- 3
St.Louis 202 100 00x -- 5
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger T (L) 3.1 6 5 3 4 3
Carroll C 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Fischer H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Olivo C 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey A (W) 5.1 6 3 3 2 3
Hoerner J 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Briles N (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Torre J, Alou F
DP -- Atlanta 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Atlanta 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Shannon M, McCarver T, Brock L, Cepeda O
SB -- Brock L, Javier J
CS -- Cepeda O, McCarver T
SH -- Flood C
SF -- Javier J, Flood C
WP -- Cloninger T
T -- 2:35
A -- 25802
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