May 17, 1977 Montreal Expos at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BOS 2 TOR 3
@MIL 1 MIN 10
CLE 4 NYY 5
@OAK 2
(15) SEA 10
BAL 2 TEX 3
DET 1 ATL 9
MON 6 CHC 23
SDP 6 PIT 3
@CIN 0 HOU 5
STL 2 NYM 8
SFG 1 LAD 6
@PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 8,611

Tuesday, May 17, 1977
Time of Game: 2:57

Expos

13-17

Lost 7

5th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  4  1    6  9  1
Braves          0  0  3   0  0  1   0  1  4    9 10  0

W: P Niekro (1-7), L: B Atkinson (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Braves

11-24

Won 2

6th, 16 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .283  .693    0    5   0   2B,CS
C Speier SS                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .205  .547    0    3   3   
E Valentine RF                3   1   1   1    2   0  .358  .961    0    1   0   2B
T Perez 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .795    0    4   0   HBP
  J Kerrigan P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Atkinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
W Cromartie LF                4   0   1   2    0   0  .296  .749    0    2   0   
D Unser CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .364  .999    0    4   0   IW
B Foote C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .904    0    5   1   GDP
L Parrish 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .220  .522    0    1   3   
D Warthen P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Brown P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Mackanin PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    0   0   
  J Terpko P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Jorgensen PH-1B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .646    0    1   0   2B,SH
Totals                       33   6   9   6    5   3                    26   9

BATTING

2B: M Jorgensen (1, off M Leon); D Cash (8, off M Leon); E Valentine (7, off M Leon).

SH: M Jorgensen (1, off D Collins).

IBB: D Unser (2, by R Camp).

HBP: T Perez (1, by M Leon).

TB: M Jorgensen 2; D Cash 2; E Valentine 2; C Speier 2; P Mackanin; W Cromartie; T Perez; D Unser.

GIDP: B Foote (1).

RBI: W Cromartie 2 (8); E Valentine (17); T Perez (18); D Cash (8); C Speier (3).

2-out RBI: W Cromartie 2; E Valentine; T Perez; C Speier.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: C Speier (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Cash (5, 2nd base by M Leon/V Correll).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster SS                  2   1   0   0    3   0  .203  .543    0    5   6   
R Gilbreath 2B                2   1   0   0    2   0  .204  .505    0    3   0   
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .740    0    0   0   
J Moore 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .328  .743    0    1   2   SH
J Burroughs RF                4   1   2   3    1   1  .298  .919    0    1   0   HR
  P Rockett PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .253  .592         0   0   
G Matthews LF                 5   3   3   1    0   0  .395 1.061    0    0   0   HR
V Correll C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .830    0    3   1   CS
  B Pocoroba PH               1   1   1   4    0   0  .253  .751    0    0   0   HR
T Paciorek 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .612    0    9   1   
B Bonnell CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .318  .787    0    4   0   
M Leon P                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .619    0    1   1   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Asselstine PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .619    0    0   0   
  D Collins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
Totals                       34   9  10   8    7   5                    27  11

BATTING

HR: G Matthews (4, off J Terpko; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); B Pocoroba (2, off B Atkinson; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs); J Burroughs (9, off D Warthen; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: J Moore (3, off D Warthen).

TB: G Matthews 6; J Burroughs 5; B Pocoroba 4; J Moore; M Leon; V Correll; B Bonnell.

RBI: B Pocoroba 4 (16); J Burroughs 3 (32); G Matthews (13).

2-out RBI: B Pocoroba 4; J Burroughs 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Royster-T Paciorek.

BASERUNNING

CS: V Correll (1, 2nd base by D Warthen/B Foote).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Warthen                      4     2   3   3    6   3   1   7.20   19     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 2     43    -     0.99  -0.13
J Brown                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.97    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.51   0.04
J Terpko                       2     2   1   1    0   2   1   4.38    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.31  -0.03
J Kerrigan, BS (2)             1.2   4   2   1    0   0   0   1.86    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 4          0-0    2.97  -0.07
B Atkinson, BS (1), L (2-1)    0     2   3   3    1   0   1   2.77    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    7.12  -0.89
Totals                         8.2  10   9   8    7   5   3          42     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·10          2-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Leon                         7.1   5   3   3    2   1   0   3.80   28     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 5     55    -     0.86   0.20
R Camp, BS (2)                 0.1   3   2   2    1   0   0   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          1-1    2.94  -0.56
D Campbell                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.59    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.83   0.05
D Collins                      0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   3.68    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.89  -0.05
P Niekro, W (1-7)              0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   6.71    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    2.26  -0.23
Totals                         9     9   6   6    5   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 9          4-2

D Warthen faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Camp (4; D Unser).

HBP: M Leon (2; T Perez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 8,611.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Cash               2B    1. J Royster            SS 
2. C Speier             SS    2. R Gilbreath          2B 
3. E Valentine          RF    3. J Moore              3B 
4. T Perez              1B    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. W Cromartie          LF    5. G Matthews           LF 
6. D Unser              CF    6. V Correll            C  
7. B Foote              C     7. T Paciorek           1B 
8. L Parrish            3B    8. B Bonnell            CF 
9. D Warthen            P     9. M Leon               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-5  123      72% 100% B Pocoroba      B Atkinson      Home Run; Moore Scores; Rockett Scores; Matthews Scores
   t 8   2  4-3  -23     -43%  28% W Cromartie     R Camp          Single; Valentine Scores; Perez Scores; Cromartie to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 9   2  5-5  -2-     -34%  20% C Speier        P Niekro        Single; Parrish Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  12-      26%  81% J Burroughs     D Warthen       Home Run; Royster Scores; Gilbreath Scores
   t 8   2  4-2  1-3     -14%  71% T Perez         R Camp          Single; Cash Scores; Valentine to 3B; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Max Leon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  D Cash          Walk
   O      1--      52%  C Speier        Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Popfly: SS
          ---      53%  E Valentine     Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Royster       Walk
          1--      64%  R Gilbreath     Walk; Royster to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Moore         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Royster to 3B; Gilbreath to 2B
   O      -23      56%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      50%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Max Leon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  W Cromartie     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  D Unser         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Foote         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  V Correll       Single
   O      1--      53%  T Paciorek      Correll Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Max Leon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  D Warthen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Warthen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Leon          Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  J Royster       Walk
          1--      60%  R Gilbreath     Walk; Royster to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Moore         Flyball: RF
   RRR    12-      81%  J Burroughs     Home Run; Royster Scores; Gilbreath Scores
   O      ---      81%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Max Leon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
          ---      83%  T Perez         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      85%  W Cromartie     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Warthen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  V Correll       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  B Bonnell       Walk
   O      1--      83%  M Leon          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Max Leon facing 6-7-8
          ---      79%  D Unser         Single
   OO     1--      87%  B Foote         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Warthen facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  J Royster       Walk
                  Jackie Brown replaces Dan Warthen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  J Moore         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      86%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Max Leon facing 9-1-2
                  Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Jackie Brown batting 9th
          ---      81%  P Mackanin      Single
   O      1--      84%  D Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mackanin to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      80%  E Valentine     Double; Mackanin Scores
   O      -2-      84%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Terpko facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Terpko replaces Pete Mackanin pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      91%  G Matthews      Home Run
   O      ---      90%  V Correll       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  T Paciorek      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Max Leon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  D Unser         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Foote         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Terpko facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  M Leon          Single
   O      1--      94%  J Royster       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  J Moore         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Max Leon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Jeff Terpko batting 9th
          ---      91%  M Jorgensen     Double
   R      -2-      83%  D Cash          Double; Jorgensen Scores
                  Rick Camp replaces Max Leon pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      78%  C Speier        Single; Cash stays at 2B
   O      12-      86%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cash to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  T Perez         Single; Cash Scores; Valentine to 3B; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RR     -23      28%  W Cromartie     Single; Valentine Scores; Perez Scores; Cromartie to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      27%  D Unser         Intentional Walk
                  Dave Campbell replaces Rick Camp pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      32%  B Foote         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Kerrigan facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Kerrigan replaces Tony Perez pitching and batting 4th; Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B
          ---      42%  J Burroughs     Single
          1--      55%  G Matthews      Single; Burroughs to 2B
   RO     12-      61%  V Correll       Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Matthews Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Correll to 1B
   O      1--      55%  T Paciorek      Flyball: SS
          1--      59%  B Bonnell       Single; Correll to 2B
                  Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Dave Campbell batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  B Asselstine    Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Collins facing 8-9-1
                  Don Collins replaces Brian Asselstine pitching and batting 9th
          ---      42%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--      44%  M Jorgensen     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 2B
                  Phil Niekro replaces Don Collins pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      54%  D Cash          Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      20%  C Speier        Single; Parrish Scores
          1--      18%  E Valentine     Walk; Speier to 2B
   O      12-      22%  J Kerrigan      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Joe Kerrigan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      12%  J Royster       Flyball: 2B
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Rod Gilbreath batting 2nd
   O      ---       5%  D Chaney        Flyball: 1B
          ---      10%  J Moore         Single
                  Bill Atkinson replaces Joe Kerrigan pitching and batting 4th
          1--      18%  J Burroughs     Walk; Moore to 2B
                  Pat Rockett pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs batting 4th
          12-      28%  G Matthews      Single; Moore to 3B; Rockett to 2B
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Vic Correll batting 6th
   RRRR   123     100%  B Pocoroba      Home Run; Moore Scores; Rockett Scores; Matthews Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation