August 2, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 9
@CAL 3 TEX 9
@CHW 8 CLE 9
@MIL 2 CLE 7
@MIL 4 MIN 9
KCR 4 BOS 3
@SEA 2
(10) STL 6
@ATL 4 CHC 5
@CIN 2 PIT 6
@HOU 3
(10) MON 10
SFG 2 LAD 7
@NYM 2 SDP 4
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 6,378

Tuesday, August 2, 1977, 7:41PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Cardinals

58-48

Won 2

4th, 5 GB

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

W: B Metzger (3-0), L: P Niekro (10-13), S: C Carroll (4)

Braves

37-67

Lost 2

6th, 29 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .668    0    2   0   CS
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   1   
D Kessinger SS                4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .607    0    3   4   2B
  G Templeton PR-SS           0   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .776         1   0   CS
J Mumphrey CF-RF              3   1   0   0    1   0  .314  .853    0    2   0   
T Simmons C                   3   2   1   1    1   1  .324  .930    0    5   0   
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .863    0   10   1   GDP
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .733    0    0   0   SH
M Anderson RF                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .656    0    2   0   
  T Scott PH-CF               1   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .792    0    1   0   IW
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .226  .623    0    1   4   SF
J Urrea P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .507    0    0   1   
  M Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .490    0    0   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   0   
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Rader PH                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .294  .745    0    0   0   
  H Cruz LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .752         0   0   
Totals                       31   6   7   6    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Kessinger (4, off P Niekro).

SF: M Tyson (2, off P Niekro).

SH: K Reitz (2, off P Niekro).

IBB: T Scott (4, by P Niekro).

TB: D Kessinger 3; D Rader; M Tyson; T Simmons; L Brock; J Urrea.

GIDP: K Hernandez (9).

RBI: D Rader 2 (11); M Tyson 2 (44); M Anderson (12); T Simmons (71).

2-out RBI: D Rader 2; M Tyson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tyson-D Kessinger-K Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Templeton (14, 2nd base by P Niekro/V Correll); L Brock (15, 2nd base by P Niekro/V Correll).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .249  .613    0    1   0   HR
  B Bonnell PH-CF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .727    0    0   0   
J Royster 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .555    0    0   0   SH
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .799    0    0   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .845    0   12   2   
J Burroughs RF                3   1   2   1    1   1  .278  .887    0    2   0   HR
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .785    0    3   0   2B,GDP
V Correll C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .777    0    4   2   
D Chaney SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .543    0    4   5   
  J Moore PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .641    0    0   0   
R Gilbreath 2B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .658    0    1   7   2B
P Niekro P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .307    0    0   1   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .769    0    0   0   
  B Asselstine PR             0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .574         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    3   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (13, off J Urrea); R Gilbreath (12, off J Urrea).

HR: R Office (2, off J Urrea; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Burroughs (27, off J Urrea; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: J Royster (5, off B Schultz).

TB: J Burroughs 5; R Office 5; R Gilbreath 3; G Matthews 2; C Gaston; B Bonnell.

GIDP: G Matthews (7).

RBI: R Office 2 (25); C Gaston (17); J Burroughs (77).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gilbreath-D Chaney-W Montanez.

PB: V Correll (6).

E: D Chaney (8).

PITCHING

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
J Urrea                        6     6   3   3    1   3   2   2.95   24     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 6     50    -     1.05   0.01
B Schultz                      1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.26    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.74   0.12
B Metzger, W (3-0)             0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.48    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.13   0.08
A Hrabosky, H (3)              0.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.48    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.44  -0.16
C Carroll, S (4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.30    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.26   0.21
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   5   2          38     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 9          3-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, L (10-13)            9     7   6   3    4   5   0   4.21   37     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 7     56    -     1.48  -0.24
Totals                         9     7   6   3    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Niekro (8; T Scott).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 6,378.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. L Brock              LF    1. R Office             CF 
2. D Kessinger          SS    2. J Royster            3B 
3. J Mumphrey           CF    3. W Montanez           1B 
4. T Simmons            C     4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. K Hernandez          1B    5. G Matthews           LF 
6. K Reitz              3B    6. V Correll            C  
7. M Anderson           RF    7. D Chaney             SS 
8. M Tyson              2B    8. R Gilbreath          2B 
9. J Urrea              P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-1  -2-     -22%  46% R Office        J Urrea         Home Run; Gilbreath Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  12-      13%  74% T Simmons       P Niekro        Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; Mumphrey to 3B
   t 9   2  3-4  -23      13%  96% D Rader         P Niekro        Single to RF; Hernandez Scores/unER; Scott Scores/unER
   t 9   1  3-3  123      12%  83% M Tyson         P Niekro        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Simmons Scores/unER; Hernandez to 3B; Scott to 2B
   t 9   0  3-3  1--      12%  70% K Hernandez     P Niekro        Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Simmons to 2B; Hernandez to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Brock         Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  D Kessinger     Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  T Simmons       Strikeout, Passed Ball; Simmons to 1B
   OO     1--      46%  K Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
          ---      43%  G Matthews      Double to CF
   O      -2-      47%  V Correll       Popfly: SS
          -2-      45%  D Chaney        Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Tyson         Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  J Urrea         Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Urrea facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  P Niekro        Popfly: SS
          ---      44%  R Office        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  J Royster       Lineout: CF
   O      1--      50%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  D Kessinger     Double to RF
          -2-      61%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   R      12-      74%  T Simmons       Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; Mumphrey to 3B
          1-3      77%  K Hernandez     Walk; Simmons to 2B
   O      123      71%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   RO     123      72%  M Anderson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mumphrey Scores; Simmons to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  M Tyson         Single to CF; Simmons Scores; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-      77%  J Urrea         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, John Urrea facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      68%  J Burroughs     Home Run
   O      ---      71%  G Matthews      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      73%  V Correll       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, John Urrea facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  R Gilbreath     Double to RF
   O      -2-      68%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-      46%  R Office        Home Run; Gilbreath Scores
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      42%  K Reitz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, John Urrea facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  J Burroughs     Single to LF
   OO     1--      48%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Mike Anderson batting 7th
   O      ---      46%  T Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  M Tyson         Lineout: CF
                  Mike Phillips pinch hits for John Urrea batting 9th
   O      ---      41%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Buddy Schultz facing 7-8-9
                  Buddy Schultz replaces Mike Phillips pitching and batting 9th; Tony Scott moves to CF; Jerry Mumphrey moves to RF
   O      ---      45%  D Chaney        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      48%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Kessinger     Single to LF
                  Garry Templeton pinch runs for Don Kessinger batting 2nd
   O      1--      41%  J Mumphrey      Templeton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      39%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Buddy Schultz facing 1-2-3
                  Garry Templeton moves to SS; Barry Bonnell pinch hits for Rowland Office batting 1st
          ---      32%  B Bonnell       Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  J Royster       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bonnell to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  W Montanez      Popfly: SS
                  Butch Metzger replaces Buddy Schultz pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      41%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      12-      50%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
                  Barry Bonnell moves to CF
          ---      58%  T Simmons       Walk
          1--      70%  K Hernandez     Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Simmons to 2B; Hernandez to 1B
   O      12-      71%  K Reitz         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Simmons to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
          -23      71%  T Scott         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      83%  M Tyson         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Simmons Scores/unER; Hernandez to 3B; Scott to 2B
                  Dave Rader pinch hits for Butch Metzger batting 9th
   RR     -23      96%  D Rader         Single to RF; Hernandez Scores/unER; Scott Scores/unER
   O      1--      95%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Al Hrabosky facing 6-7-8
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Lou Brock pitching and batting 1st; Hector Cruz replaces Dave Rader playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  V Correll       Strikeout Looking
                  Junior Moore pinch hits for Darrel Chaney batting 7th
          ---      95%  J Moore         Walk
          1--      89%  R Gilbreath     Single to LF; Moore to 2B
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   R      12-      79%  C Gaston        Single to CF; Moore Scores; Gilbreath to 2B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 1st; Brian Asselstine pinch runs for Cito Gaston batting 9th
   O      12-      90%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Jerry Royster batting 2nd
   O      12-     100%  J Nolan         Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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