April 10, 1984 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
KCR 3 MIL 10
@CAL 1 CHW 7
CLE 3 DET 5
TEX 1 NYY 4
MIN 1 TOR 3
@OAK 0 SEA 5
BOS 1 NYM 4
@ATL 2 CIN 8
MON 6 PHI 3
HOU 1 SDP 7
STL 3 SFG 4
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 6,660

Tuesday, April 10, 1984
Time of Game: 2:13

Mets

5-1

Won 5

1st

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

W: C Swan (1-0), L: C McMurtry (1-1), S: J Orosco (2)

Braves

2-4

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .929    0    2   1   
  R Gardenhire 2B             2   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .517    0    1   0   SB
J Oquendo SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .563    0    0   5   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .408    0    9   0   
G Foster LF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .292  .822    0    3   0   SF
D Strawberry RF               4   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.192    0    1   0   HR
M Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .813    0    3   0   
H Brooks 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .227  .684    0    3   1   HR
R Hodges C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    5   1   
R Darling P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  C Swan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500    0    0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   1   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    3   2                    27  10

BATTING

HR: D Strawberry (3, off C McMurtry; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out); H Brooks (1, off C McMurtry; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: G Foster (1, off D Moore).

SH: R Darling (1, off C McMurtry).

TB: D Strawberry 5; H Brooks 4; R Gardenhire; M Wilson; K Hernandez; J Oquendo; R Hodges.

RBI: D Strawberry (3); H Brooks (2); K Hernandez (3); G Foster (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Backman-K Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gardenhire (1, 2nd base off C McMurtry/B Benedict).

PO: M Wilson (1st base by C McMurtry).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               3   1   1   1    1   0  .286 1.063    0    1   0   HR,CS
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .553    0    1   4   
G Perry LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .675    0    2   0   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .482    0    4   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .398    0    1   3   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .621    0   14   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .176  .745    0    2   4   
B Benedict C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .736    0    2   0   
C McMurtry P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  D Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Royster PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    3   4                    27  14

BATTING

HR: C Washington (2, off R Darling; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: C Washington 4; G Hubbard; R Ramirez; B Horner; C Chambliss.

RBI: C Washington (3); G Hubbard (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Washington (1, 2nd base by R Darling/R Hodges).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling                      6     4   2   2    3   3   1   1.50   23     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 4     56    -     1.26   0.06
C Swan, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
J Orosco, S (2)                2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    1.32   0.17
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   4   1          33     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1· 5           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C McMurtry, L (1-1)            7.1   7   4   4    2   1   2   2.40   30     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 7     47    -     1.15  -0.18
D Moore                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-1    1.21  -0.02
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 8          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C McMurtry (1; M Wilson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 6,660.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. W Backman            2B    1. C Washington         RF 
2. J Oquendo            SS    2. R Ramirez            SS 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. G Perry              LF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Murphy             CF 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. B Horner             3B 
6. M Wilson             CF    6. C Chambliss          1B 
7. H Brooks             3B    7. G Hubbard            2B 
8. R Hodges             C     8. B Benedict           C  
9. R Darling            P     9. C McMurtry           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  ---     -19%  46% C Washington    R Darling       Home Run
   b 5   1  2-1  1-3      18%  67% B Benedict      R Darling       Double Play: Flyball: 2B-1B
   t 8   1  2-2  1-3      17%  82% K Hernandez     C McMurtry      Single; Gardenhire Scores; Oquendo to 3B
   b 5   1  2-0  12-     -17%  49% G Hubbard       R Darling       Single; Horner Scores; Chambliss to 3B
   t 5   1  0-1  ---      12%  74% H Brooks        C McMurtry      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Backman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Oquendo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Washington    Walk
   O      1--      47%  R Ramirez       Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Foster        Strikeout
   R      ---      59%  D Strawberry    Home Run
   O      ---      57%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Horner        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  C Chambliss     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig McMurtry facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  R Hodges        Walk
   O      1--      63%  R Darling       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hodges to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Hodges to 3B
   O      --3      57%  J Oquendo       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  C McMurtry      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig McMurtry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  R Ramirez       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      64%  G Perry         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig McMurtry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  M Wilson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      74%  H Brooks        Home Run
          ---      76%  R Hodges        Single
   O      1--      74%  R Darling       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      72%  W Backman       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
          ---      72%  B Horner        Single
          1--      66%  C Chambliss     Single; Horner to 2B
   R      12-      49%  G Hubbard       Single; Horner Scores; Chambliss to 3B
   OO     1-3      67%  B Benedict      Double Play: Flyball: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Craig McMurtry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  G Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Darling facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Gardenhire replaces Wally Backman playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      65%  C McMurtry      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      46%  C Washington    Home Run
          ---      42%  R Ramirez       Walk
          1--      37%  G Perry         Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-      44%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  B Horner        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig McMurtry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  M Wilson        Single
   O      1--      43%  H Brooks        Wilson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      45%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      41%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
                  Craig Swan replaces Ron Darling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      48%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig McMurtry facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Craig Swan batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Gardenhire    Single
          1--      54%  J Oquendo       Gardenhire Steals 2B
          -2-      65%  " "             Single; Gardenhire to 3B
   R      1-3      82%  K Hernandez     Single; Gardenhire Scores; Oquendo to 3B
                  Donnie Moore replaces Craig McMurtry pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      86%  G Foster        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Oquendo Scores
          1--      87%  D Strawberry    Single; Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  M Wilson        Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jesse Orosco facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Danny Heep pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Royster pinch hits for Donnie Moore batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  J Royster       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  C Washington    Lineout: 3B
          ---      89%  R Ramirez       Single
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Gerald Perry batting 3rd
   O      1--      93%  B Watson        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Gene Garber facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Garber replaces Bob Watson pitching and batting 3rd; Jerry Royster moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  R Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  J Orosco        Walk
   O      1--      91%  R Gardenhire    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.

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