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Standings
TEX
@BOS		6
8
BAL
@CAL		1
10
CHW
@KCR		3
0
MIL
@MIN		0
4
NYY
@OAK		9
8
DET
@SEA		7
5
CLE
@TOR		9
5
STL
@ATL		2
4
HOU
@CHC		8
7		 
(18)
PIT
@CIN		1
9
LAD
@MON		0
1
SFG
@NYM		4
3
SDP
@PHI		6
2
Tuesday, September 2, 1986,
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 2,719, Time of Game: 2:15
Cardinals
2
66-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Braves
4
62-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Rick Mahler (12-14)
L: John Tudor (13-7)
S: Gene Garber (22)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  7  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   3  0  X    4 11  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .246 .615 -0.085 0.93 0.028 -0.113 -0.8 0 0 CS
Willie McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .666 -0.074 0.73 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 4 0
Tom Herr 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239 .650 0.025 0.68 0.056 -0.030 0.2 3 3
Andy Van Slyke 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .280 .816 0.044 0.99 0.084 -0.041 1.0 13 1 HR
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .573 -0.183 1.48 0.000 -0.183 -1.5 0 3 GDP
John Morris RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .642 -0.017 1.15 0.059 -0.076 -0.2 3 0
Ozzie Smith SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .687 -0.051 1.10 0.033 -0.084 -0.4 1 4
Mike LaValliere C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .603 0.029 1.35 0.088 -0.059 0.3 0 0
John Tudor P 2 0 0 1 0 0 .155 .333 -0.041 1.67 0.025 -0.066 -0.4 0 2 SF
   Ray Soff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Horton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 2 1 .226 .587 -0.353 1.09 0.373 -0.726 -2.4 24 14
HR: A Van Slyke (9, off R Mahler; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Tudor (1, off R Mahler).
TB: A Van Slyke 6; O Smith; J Morris; M LaValliere; T Herr.
GIDP: T Pendleton (11).
RBI: A Van Slyke (46); J Tudor (6).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-T Herr-A Van Slyke.
E: J Tudor (2).
Baserunning
CS: V Coleman (11, 2nd base by R Mahler/B Benedict).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Sample RF 3 0 3 1 0 0 .286 .751 0.130 1.52 0.150 -0.020 1.0 0 0 SH
   Omar Moreno RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .664 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 .777 0.135 1.61 0.168 -0.033 0.9 1 1
Dale Murphy CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .279 .878 0.073 2.31 0.234 -0.160 0.6 3 0 HR,GDP
Bob Horner 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277 .800 0.005 1.17 0.035 -0.031 -0.0 7 2 IW
Ken Griffey LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .852 -0.079 1.56 0.057 -0.135 -0.6 6 0 2·2B
Andres Thomas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .700 -0.107 1.01 0.000 -0.107 -1.1 2 3
Bruce Benedict C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .679 -0.084 0.81 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 1 1
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .228 .650 0.069 0.89 0.099 -0.030 0.3 5 1
Rick Mahler P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .181 .432 0.004 1.20 0.057 -0.052 -0.1 1 0 SH
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 4 11 4 1 0 .333 .838 0.146 1.33 0.800 -0.652 0.1 27 8
2B: K Griffey 2 (20, 2 off J Tudor).
HR: D Murphy (26, off J Tudor; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: B Sample (2, off J Tudor); R Mahler (7, off J Tudor).
IBB: B Horner (7, by J Tudor).
TB: K Griffey 4; D Murphy 4; B Sample 3; K Oberkfell 2; G Hubbard; R Mahler; B Horner.
GIDP: D Murphy (6).
RBI: D Murphy 3 (73); B Sample (10).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Thomas-G Hubbard-B Horner.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Tudor, L (13-7) 6.2 11 4 4 1 0 1 2.96 32 35 -0.162 1.48 -0.9
Ray Soff 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95 1 1 0 0.009 0.31 0.3
Ricky Horton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 3 0 0 0.006 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 4 4 1 0 1 4.50 36 35 1 0 -0.147 1.09 -0.1

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Mahler, W (12-14) 8 7 2 2 2 1 1 5.15 31 59 0.281 1.10 1.9
Gene Garber, S (22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.65 3 0 0 0.071 0.94 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 1 1 2.00 34 59 0 0 0.352 1.33 2.4
R Mahler faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Tudor (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Tudor (5; B Horner).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 2,719.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Atlanta Braves
1 Vince Coleman LF 1 Billy Sample RF
2 Willie McGee CF 2 Ken Oberkfell 3B
3 Tom Herr 2B 3 Dale Murphy CF
4 Andy Van Slyke 1B 4 Bob Horner 1B
5 Terry Pendleton 3B 5 Ken Griffey LF
6 John Morris RF 6 Andres Thomas SS
7 Ozzie Smith SS 7 Bruce Benedict C
8 Mike LaValliere C 8 Glenn Hubbard 2B
9 John Tudor P 9 Rick Mahler P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-1 1 1-3 RRR ATL D. Murphy J. Tudor 23% 94% Home Run; Mahler Scores; Oberkfell Scores
b3 0-0 1 12- OO ATL D. Murphy J. Tudor -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 1-1 2 123 O ATL K. Griffey J. Tudor -9% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-0 1 1-- STL M. LaValliere R. Mahler -9% 41% Single to CF; Smith to 3B
b5 0-1 1 --3 R ATL B. Sample J. Tudor 9% 57% Single to LF; Hubbard Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL V. Coleman R. Mahler 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL W. McGee R. Mahler 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- STL T. Herr R. Mahler -1% 53% Single to 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- STL A. Van Slyke R. Mahler -3% 50% Single to RF; Herr to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 5% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- ATL B. Sample J. Tudor 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O ATL K. Oberkfell J. Tudor -3% 55% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Oberkfell to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL D. Murphy J. Tudor -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- ATL B. Horner J. Tudor 2% 54% Single to CF; Oberkfell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O ATL K. Griffey J. Tudor -4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Morris R. Mahler 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL O. Smith R. Mahler 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL M. LaValliere R. Mahler 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O ATL A. Thomas J. Tudor -2% 53% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-0 1 --- O ATL B. Benedict J. Tudor -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Tudor -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Tudor R. Mahler 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- STL V. Coleman R. Mahler -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O STL W. McGee R. Mahler 5% 54% Coleman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-2B)
t3 0-0 2 --- O STL W. McGee R. Mahler 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Mahler J. Tudor -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- ATL B. Sample J. Tudor 3% 56% Single to LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- ATL K. Oberkfell J. Tudor 4% 60% Single to RF; Sample to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- OO ATL D. Murphy J. Tudor -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- STL T. Herr R. Mahler -4% 46% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- O STL A. Van Slyke R. Mahler 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O ATL B. Horner J. Tudor -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- ATL K. Griffey J. Tudor 5% 58% Double to LF
b4 0-0 1 -2- O ATL A. Thomas J. Tudor -4% 54% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 -2- O ATL B. Benedict J. Tudor -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Morris R. Mahler 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- STL O. Smith R. Mahler -3% 50% Single to 3B
t5 0-0 1 1-- STL M. LaValliere R. Mahler -9% 41% Single to CF; Smith to 3B
t5 0-0 1 1-3 RO STL J. Tudor R. Mahler -3% 38% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
t5 1-0 2 1-- O STL V. Coleman R. Mahler 2% 41% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- ATL G. Hubbard J. Tudor 6% 46% Single to LF
b5 0-1 0 1-- O ATL R. Mahler J. Tudor -3% 44% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- ATL B. Sample J. Tudor 4% 48% Wild Pitch; Hubbard to 3B
b5 0-1 1 --3 R ATL B. Sample J. Tudor 9% 57% Single to LF; Hubbard Scores
b5 1-1 1 1-- ATL K. Oberkfell J. Tudor 5% 61% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Sample to 2B; Oberkfell to 1B
b5 1-1 1 12- O ATL D. Murphy J. Tudor -4% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B; Sample to 3B; Oberkfell to 2B
b5 1-1 2 -23 ATL B. Horner J. Tudor 2% 59% Intentional Walk
b5 1-1 2 123 O ATL K. Griffey J. Tudor -9% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O STL W. McGee R. Mahler 3% 53% Lineout: 2B
t6 1-1 1 --- O STL T. Herr R. Mahler 2% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-1 2 --- STL A. Van Slyke R. Mahler -2% 54% Single to LF
t6 1-1 2 1-- O STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 4% 57% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 6-7-8
b6 1-1 0 --- O ATL A. Thomas J. Tudor -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- O ATL B. Benedict J. Tudor -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b6 1-1 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Tudor -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
t7 1-1 0 --- STL J. Morris R. Mahler -6% 44% Single to CF
t7 1-1 0 1-- O STL O. Smith R. Mahler 6% 50% Bunt Popfly: P
t7 1-1 1 1-- O STL M. LaValliere R. Mahler 5% 55% Flyball: LF
t7 1-1 2 1-- O STL J. Tudor R. Mahler 4% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' John Tudor facing 9-1-2
b7 1-1 0 --- ATL R. Mahler J. Tudor 6% 64% Single to LF
b7 1-1 0 1-- O ATL B. Sample J. Tudor -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mahler to 2B
b7 1-1 1 -2- ATL K. Oberkfell J. Tudor 8% 71% Single to LF; Mahler to 3B
b7 1-1 1 1-3 RRR ATL D. Murphy J. Tudor 23% 94% Home Run; Mahler Scores; Oberkfell Scores
b7 4-1 1 --- O ATL B. Horner J. Tudor -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 2 --- ATL K. Griffey J. Tudor 1% 94% Double to RF
Ray Soff replaces John Tudor pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 2 -2- O ATL A. Thomas R. Soff -1% 93% Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
t8 1-4 0 --- O STL V. Coleman R. Mahler 2% 95% Flyball: CF
t8 1-4 1 --- O STL W. McGee R. Mahler 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1-4 2 --- O STL T. Herr R. Mahler 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 7-8-9
Ricky Horton replaces Ray Soff pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- O ATL B. Benedict R. Horton -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 4-1 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard R. Horton -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-1 2 --- O ATL R. Mahler R. Horton -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
Omar Moreno replaces Billy Sample playing RF batting 1st
t9 1-4 0 --- R STL A. Van Slyke R. Mahler -4% 93% Home Run
Gene Garber replaces Rick Mahler pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-4 0 --- O STL T. Pendleton G. Garber 4% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2-4 1 --- O STL J. Morris G. Garber 2% 99% Flyball: SS
t9 2-4 2 --- O STL O. Smith G. Garber 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 4.

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