April 9, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
TEX 6 SEA 7
@CAL 2 DET 9
NYY 3 CHW 6
@KCR 0 MIL 12
BOS 11 MIN 5
OAK 4 CLE 14
@TOR 3 ATL 8
PHI 7
(10) STL 4
@CHC 2 SFG 8
@LAD 1 NYM 4
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 8,907

Thursday, April 9, 1987
Time of Game: 3:20

Phillies

0-2

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   6  0  0   0  1  0   0    7 10  1
Braves          0  1  0   0  2  4   0  0  0   1    8 16  2

W: G Garber (1-0), L: D Schatzeder (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Braves

2-0

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C James CF-LF-CF              5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    3   0   
J Samuel 2B                   5   0   1   2    0   3  .111  .222    0    5   2   
V Hayes 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .375    0    8   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    1   2   
L Parrish C                   4   2   1   2    1   0  .167  .542    0    5   1   GDP
G Wilson RF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    0   2   
M Easler LF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .900    0    1   0   
  M Thompson CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
  J Russell PH                1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  D Schatzeder P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Hume P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Jeltz SS                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .572    0    3   3   
B Ruffin P                    3   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Schu PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH-LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   IW
Totals                       40   7  10   7    4   9                    28  11

BATTING

2B: J Russell (1, off P Assenmacher).

IBB: G Gross (1, by G Garber).

TB: M Schmidt 3; J Russell 2; S Jeltz 2; C James; J Samuel; M Easler; L Parrish.

GIDP: L Parrish (2).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (2); J Samuel 2 (2); J Russell (1); S Jeltz (1); M Easler (1).

2-out RBI: J Samuel 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Jeltz.

E: L Parrish (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    5   0   3   2    1   1  .429 1.116    0    2   0   2B,CS
A Thomas SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    2   1   2B
  J Acker P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Benedict C                0   0   0   0    0   0                0    3   0   SH
G Roenicke 1B                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .476    0   15   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .375  .819    0    0   0   IW
K Griffey LF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .286 1.158    0    0   0   HR
O Virgil C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .953    0    6   0   HR
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  G Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                5   2   3   0    0   0  .750 1.778    0    1   2   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .667 1.611    0    0   5   2B,HBP
Z Smith P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   4   
  J Dedmon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  R Ramirez PH-SS             3   1   2   2    0   0  .667 1.417    0    0   0   HBP
Totals                       40   8  16   7    3   5                    30  17

BATTING

2B: A Thomas (1, off B Ruffin); G Hubbard (1, off B Ruffin); D James (1, off K Tekulve).

HR: K Griffey (1, off B Ruffin; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); O Virgil (1, off B Ruffin; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: B Benedict (1, off D Schatzeder).

IBB: D Murphy (1, by D Schatzeder).

HBP: G Hubbard (2, by T Hume); R Ramirez (1, by T Hume).

TB: K Griffey 5; D James 4; G Hubbard 4; O Virgil 4; K Oberkfell 3; R Ramirez 2; A Thomas 2; D Murphy.

RBI: R Ramirez 2 (2); D James 2 (3); G Hubbard (2); O Virgil (1); K Griffey (1).

2-out RBI: G Hubbard; D James.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Hubbard-A Thomas-G Roenicke.

PB: O Virgil (1).

E: A Thomas 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D James (1, 2nd base by B Ruffin/L Parrish).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Ruffin                       5.2   9   5   5    2   4   2   7.94   25     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 4· 0     33    -     0.92  -0.16
K Tekulve, BS (1)              1.1   4   2   1    0   1   0   6.75    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.23  -0.31
D Schatzeder, L (0-1)          2.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.00   10     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.55   0.25
T Hume                         0     1   0   0    0   0   0  27.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    4.22  -0.36
Totals                         9.1  16   8   7    3   5   2          46     -       ·  ·     14·15· 7· 0          1-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Smith                        3.2   8   6   3    1   2   0   7.36   20     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 2· 0     28    -     1.15  -0.37
J Dedmon                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.02
J Acker                        2.1   0   1   1    2   4   0   3.86    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.45   0.03
P Assenmacher, BS (1)          0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    3.78  -0.16
G Garber, W (1-0)              2.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.60   0.41
Totals                        10    10   7   4    4   9   0          44     -       ·  ·     24· 5· 3· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Schatzeder (1; D Murphy); G Garber (1; G Gross).

HBP: T Hume 2 (3; G Hubbard, R Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 8,907.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Atlanta Braves                       
1. C James              CF    1. D James              CF 
2. J Samuel             2B    2. A Thomas             SS 
3. V Hayes              1B    3. G Roenicke           1B 
4. M Schmidt            3B    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. L Parrish            C     5. K Griffey            LF 
6. G Wilson             RF    6. O Virgil             C  
7. M Easler             LF    7. K Oberkfell          3B 
8. S Jeltz              SS    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. B Ruffin             P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  6-5  12-      34%  73% D James         K Tekulve       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hubbard Scores; Ramirez Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; James to 3B
   t 8   1  7-6  12-     -33%  33% J Russell       P Assenmacher   Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Parrish Scores; Wilson to 3B
   b10   1  7-7  123      16% 100% D James         T Hume          Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Oberkfell Scores; Hubbard to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   t 8   1  7-7  -23      16%  49% S Jeltz         P Assenmacher   Groundout: P-1B
   t 8   2  7-7  123      14%  61% C James         G Garber        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C James         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Samuel        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  V Hayes         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D James         Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Thomas        Strikeout
   O      1--      51%  G Roenicke      James Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  M Schmidt       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      54%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      57%  O Virgil        Groundout: 3B-1B; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffey to 3B
   R      --3      63%  G Hubbard       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Griffey Scores
   O      1--      61%  Z Smith         Popfly: P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  M Easler        Lineout: SS
          ---      61%  S Jeltz         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--      64%  B Ruffin        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      62%  C James         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jeltz to 2B
   O      12-      67%  J Samuel        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  D James         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  G Roenicke      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  V Hayes         Walk
          1--      44%  M Schmidt       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Hayes to 3B; Schmidt to 2B/Adv on E6
   RR     -23      34%  L Parrish       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hayes Scores; Schmidt Scores
          1--      29%  G Wilson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Parrish to 2B; Wilson to 1B
   R      12-      18%  M Easler        Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Parrish Scores; Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3      14%  S Jeltz         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores/unER; Easler to 2B
   O      12-      17%  B Ruffin        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Jeltz to 2B
   O      12-      18%  C James         Groundout: P-1B; Jeltz to 3B; Ruffin to 2B
   RR     -23       9%  J Samuel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Jeltz Scores/unER; Ruffin Scores/unER
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      10%  V Hayes         Groundout: P-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Bruce Ruffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       8%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---       7%  O Virgil        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeff Dedmon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       7%  M Schmidt       Flyball: CF
   O      ---       7%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       8%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Bruce Ruffin facing 7-8-9
          ---      10%  K Oberkfell     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      17%  G Hubbard       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Oberkfell to 3B
                  Rafael Ramirez pinch hits for Jeff Dedmon batting 9th
   RR     -23      24%  R Ramirez       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Oberkfell Scores; Hubbard Scores
   OO     1--      15%  D James         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
          ---      17%  A Thomas        Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      14%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Acker replaces Andres Thomas pitching and batting 2nd; Rafael Ramirez moves to SS
   O      ---      15%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      16%  S Jeltz         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      17%  B Ruffin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Bruce Ruffin facing 4-5-6
                  Chris James moves to LF; Milt Thompson replaces Mike Easler playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---      14%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      23%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      ---      36%  O Virgil        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      33%  K Oberkfell     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Oberkfell out at 2B/RF-SS
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bruce Ruffin pitching and batting 9th
          ---      35%  G Hubbard       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      39%  R Ramirez       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Hubbard to 2B
   RR     12-      73%  D James         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hubbard Scores; Ramirez Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; James to 3B
   O      --3      69%  J Acker         Lineout: CF
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 7.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 6-7, Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      73%  C James         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  J Samuel        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  V Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-6, Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
          ---      79%  D Murphy        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      76%  K Griffey       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      74%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 7.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 6-7, Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
          ---      74%  L Parrish       Walk
          1--      70%  G Wilson        Passed Ball; Parrish to 2B
          -2-      65%  " "             Walk
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jim Acker pitching and batting 2nd; John Russell pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 7th
   R      12-      33%  J Russell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Parrish Scores; Wilson to 3B
   O      -23      49%  S Jeltz         Groundout: P-1B
                  Gene Garber replaces Ozzie Virgil pitching and batting 6th; Bruce Benedict replaces Paul Assenmacher playing C batting 2nd; Rick Schu pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th; Greg Gross pinch hits for Rick Schu batting 9th
          -23      47%  G Gross         Intentional Walk
   O      123      61%  C James         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 7, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 7-7, Dan Schatzeder facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces John Russell pitching and batting 7th; Greg Gross moves to LF; Chris James moves to CF
   O      ---      56%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  G Hubbard       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  R Ramirez       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Braves 7.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 7-7, Gene Garber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      56%  J Samuel        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  V Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  M Schmidt       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      64%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 7, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 7-7, Dan Schatzeder facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  D James         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      70%  B Benedict      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; James to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      61%  D Murphy        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  K Griffey       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 7, Braves 7.

Top of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 7-7, Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  G Wilson        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      61%  D Schatzeder    Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  S Jeltz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 7-7, Dan Schatzeder facing 6-7-8
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 6th
   O      ---      58%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      64%  K Oberkfell     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Tom Hume replaces Dan Schatzeder pitching and batting 7th
          1--      71%  G Hubbard       Hit By Pitch; Oberkfell to 2B
          12-      84%  R Ramirez       Hit By Pitch; Oberkfell to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   R      123     100%  D James         Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Oberkfell Scores; Hubbard to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 7, Braves 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation