Originally posted on 07/02/2017:

July 2, 1963
The greatest game that was ever pitched.
Spahn and Marachal, 15 + innings of shutout ball each, until Willie Mays hit a solo shot.



Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal 3% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MLN Eddie Mathews Juan Marichal 2% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn -2% 52% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn -1% 51% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG Willie McCovey Warren Spahn -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O MLN Mack Jones Juan Marichal 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- MLN Del Crandall Juan Marichal -2% 51% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Crandall to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG Felipe Alou Warren Spahn -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- SFG Orlando Cepeda Warren Spahn 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn 2% 57% Cepeda Steals 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn -3% 54% Flyball: CF; Cepeda to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O SFG Jose Pagan Warren Spahn -4% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O MLN Warren Spahn Juan Marichal 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal 1% 55% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O SFG Juan Marichal Warren Spahn -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- O SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O MLN Eddie Mathews Juan Marichal 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal -1% 53% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- MLN Mack Jones Juan Marichal -2% 50% Single to LF; Larker to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O MLN Del Crandall Juan Marichal 5% 56% Single to CF (CF-RF); Jones to 2B; Larker out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
Denis Menke replaces Eddie Mathews playing 3B batting 4th
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- SFG Willie McCovey Warren Spahn 3% 56% Single to RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O SFG Felipe Alou Warren Spahn -3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-0 2 1-- O SFG Orlando Cepeda Warren Spahn -3% 50% Popfly: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O MLN Warren Spahn Juan Marichal 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal -2% 53% Walk
t5 0-0 2 1-- MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal -2% 52% Maye Steals 2B
t5 0-0 2 -2- O MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal 5% 56% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- O SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-0 1 --- O SFG Jose Pagan Warren Spahn -2% 51% Popfly: SS
b5 0-0 2 --- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
t6 0-0 0 --- O MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal 3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-0 1 --- MLN Denis Menke Juan Marichal -4% 50% Single to LF
t6 0-0 1 1-- MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal -3% 47% Menke Steals 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal 5% 52% Popfly: 2B
t6 0-0 2 -2- O MLN Mack Jones Juan Marichal 5% 57% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O SFG Juan Marichal Warren Spahn -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b6 0-0 1 --- O SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 2 --- O SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 7-8-9
t7 0-0 0 --- MLN Del Crandall Juan Marichal -6% 44% Single (LF-CF)
t7 0-0 0 1-- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 10% 54% Crandall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t7 0-0 1 --- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 3% 56% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-0 2 --- MLN Warren Spahn Juan Marichal -4% 52% Double to RF
t7 0-0 2 -2- O MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal 6% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- O SFG Willie McCovey Warren Spahn -4% 54% Flyball: CF
b7 0-0 1 --- O SFG Felipe Alou Warren Spahn -3% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-0 2 --- SFG Orlando Cepeda Warren Spahn 2% 54% Single to LF
b7 0-0 2 1-- SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn 3% 57% Single to RF; Cepeda to 2B
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Jose Pagan (SS) batting 7th
b7 0-0 2 12- O SFG Jim Davenport Warren Spahn -7% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 2-3-4
Ernie Bowman replaces Jim Davenport (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t8 0-0 0 --- O MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal 4% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 0-0 1 --- MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal -5% 50% Walk
t8 0-0 1 1-- O MLN Denis Menke Juan Marichal 3% 52% Groundout: SS-1B; Aaron to 2B
t8 0-0 2 -2- O MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal 7% 60% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
b8 0-0 0 --- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
b8 0-0 1 --- O SFG Juan Marichal Warren Spahn -3% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-0 2 --- O SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn -2% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 6-7-8
t9 0-0 0 --- O MLN Mack Jones Juan Marichal 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t9 0-0 1 --- O MLN Del Crandall Juan Marichal 4% 59% Flyball: LF
t9 0-0 2 --- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
b9 0-0 0 --- O SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn -5% 57% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b9 0-0 1 --- O SFG Willie McCovey Warren Spahn -4% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
b9 0-0 2 --- SFG Felipe Alou Warren Spahn 3% 56% Single
b9 0-0 2 1-- O SFG Orlando Cepeda Warren Spahn -6% 50% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
t10 0-0 0 --- O MLN Warren Spahn Juan Marichal 5% 55% Strikeout
t10 0-0 1 --- O MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal 4% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t10 0-0 2 --- O MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
b10 0-0 0 --- O SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn -5% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
b10 0-0 1 --- SFG Ernie Bowman Warren Spahn 5% 62% Single/Bunt
b10 0-0 1 1-- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -6% 56% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b10 0-0 2 1-- O SFG Juan Marichal Warren Spahn -6% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
t11 0-0 0 --- O MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal 5% 55% Strikeout
t11 0-0 1 --- O MLN Denis Menke Juan Marichal 4% 59% Flyball: LF
t11 0-0 2 --- O MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b11 0-0 0 --- O SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn -5% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b11 0-0 1 --- O SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn -4% 53% Flyball: LF
b11 0-0 2 --- O SFG Willie McCovey Warren Spahn -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 6-7-8
t12 0-0 0 --- O MLN Mack Jones Juan Marichal 5% 55% Strikeout
t12 0-0 1 --- O MLN Del Crandall Juan Marichal 4% 59% Flyball: RF
t12 0-0 2 --- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
b12 0-0 0 --- O SFG Felipe Alou Warren Spahn -5% 57% Flyball: CF
b12 0-0 1 --- O SFG Orlando Cepeda Warren Spahn -4% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b12 0-0 2 --- O SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 13th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
t13 0-0 0 --- O MLN Warren Spahn Juan Marichal 5% 55% Strikeout
t13 0-0 1 --- O MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal 4% 59% Flyball: RF
t13 0-0 2 --- MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal -3% 56% Single to RF
t13 0-0 2 1-- O MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal 6% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 13th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b13 0-0 0 --- SFG Ernie Bowman Warren Spahn 8% 70% Single
b13 0-0 0 1-- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -13% 57% Bowman Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
b13 0-0 1 --- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -4% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b13 0-0 2 --- O SFG Juan Marichal Warren Spahn -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 14th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 4-5-6
t14 0-0 0 --- O MLN Denis Menke Juan Marichal 5% 55% Strikeout
t14 0-0 1 --- MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal -6% 50% Walk
Don Dillard pinch hits for Mack Jones (CF) batting 6th
t14 0-0 1 1-- O MLN Don Dillard Juan Marichal 7% 56% Strikeout
t14 0-0 2 1-- O MLN Del Crandall Juan Marichal 6% 62% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 14th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
Don Dillard moves from PH to CF
b14 0-0 0 --- SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn 18% 80% Double to CF
b14 0-0 0 -2- SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn 1% 80% Intentional Walk
b14 0-0 0 12- O SFG Willie McCovey Warren Spahn -11% 69% Foul Flyball: C
b14 0-0 1 12- O SFG Felipe Alou Warren Spahn -9% 60% Flyball: CF
b14 0-0 2 12- SFG Orlando Cepeda Warren Spahn 5% 65% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mays to 2B; Kuenn to 3B
b14 0-0 2 123 O SFG Ed Bailey Warren Spahn -15% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 15th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
t15 0-0 0 --- O MLN Roy McMillan Juan Marichal 5% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
t15 0-0 1 --- O MLN Warren Spahn Juan Marichal 4% 59% Foul Flyball: 3B
t15 0-0 2 --- O MLN Lee Maye Juan Marichal 3% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 15th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
b15 0-0 0 --- O SFG Ernie Bowman Warren Spahn -5% 57% Flyball: RF
b15 0-0 1 --- O SFG Chuck Hiller Warren Spahn -4% 53% Flyball: LF
b15 0-0 2 --- O SFG Juan Marichal Warren Spahn -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 16th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 2-3-4
t16 0-0 0 --- O MLN Frank Bolling Juan Marichal 5% 55% Flyball: RF
t16 0-0 1 --- O MLN Hank Aaron Juan Marichal 4% 59% Flyball: CF
t16 0-0 2 --- MLN Denis Menke Juan Marichal -3% 56% Single to LF
t16 0-0 2 1-- O MLN Norm Larker Juan Marichal 6% 62% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 16th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
b16 0-0 0 --- O SFG Harvey Kuenn Warren Spahn -5% 57% Flyball: CF
b16 0-0 1 --- R SFG Willie Mays Warren Spahn 43% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.


Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN196307020
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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO ERA BF
Warren Spahn, L (11-4) 15.1 9 1 1 1 2 2.84 56
Team Totals 15.1 9 1 1 1 2 0.59 56
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO ERA BF
Juan Marichal, W (13-3) 16 8 0 0 4 10 2.14 59
Team Totals 16 8 0 0 4 10 0 59