April 14, 1987 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BAL 4 BOS 4
TEX 1 KCR 10
DET 1 NYY 10
CLE 6 MIN 9
@OAK 8 SEA 6
CAL 4 TOR 4
CHW 3
(13) CIN 6
@ATL 3 LAD 3
HOU 2
(12) NYM 7
@PHI 5 SFG 3
@SDP 2 MON 9
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 8,768

Tuesday, April 14, 1987
Time of Game: 2:29

Reds

6-1

Won 2

1st

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

W: T Power (1-0), L: D Palmer (0-2), S: J Franco (2)

Braves

4-3

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Daniels LF                  3   2   2   2    2   0  .320 1.113    0    4   0   HR,2·SB,IW
T Francona 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .238  .685    0    7   1   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .674    0    3   0   
E Davis CF                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .481 1.459    0    3   0   HR,2·SB
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .624    0    0   2   
B Diaz C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .671    0    4   0   
K Stillwell SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .800    0    2   3   
R Oester 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .779    0    3   1   GDP
T Power P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    0    0   1   
  P O'Neill PH                1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  R Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.222    0    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   6   7   6    4   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill (2, off J Acker).

HR: K Daniels (2, off D Palmer; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF Line); E Davis (3, off D Palmer; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

IBB: K Daniels (1, by J Acker).

TB: E Davis 5; K Daniels 5; P O'Neill 2; K Stillwell; R Oester.

GIDP: R Oester (1).

RBI: E Davis 3 (8); K Daniels 2 (5); P O'Neill (2).

2-out RBI: K Daniels; P O'Neill.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Parker (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Daniels 2 (3, 2nd base off J Acker/O Virgil, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil); E Davis 2 (7, 3rd base off D Palmer/O Virgil, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .360 1.020    0    2   0   
  R Ramirez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .717    0    0   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                2   1   0   0    2   0  .429 1.024    0    0   3   
G Perry 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .071  .142    0   12   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .414 1.245    0    2   0   2B
K Griffey LF                  3   0   0   2    0   0  .474 1.384    0    1   0   SF
A Thomas SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .632    0    1   6   
O Virgil C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .696    0    7   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .400 1.036    0    1   3   
D Palmer P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   
  G Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    4   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (3, off T Power).

SF: K Griffey (1, off T Power).

TB: D Murphy 3; O Virgil; A Thomas; G Perry.

RBI: K Griffey 2 (8); G Perry (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

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

E: K Oberkfell (1).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Power, W (1-0)               6     5   3   3    4   4   0   5.40   27     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 0     50    -     1.37   0.06
R Robinson, H (2)              2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.81   0.11
J Franco, S (2)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     14·13· 2· 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
D Palmer, L (0-2)              6     4   4   4    2   5   2   4.15   23     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 0     51    -     0.91  -0.13
J Acker                        3     3   2   2    2   2   0   4.05   15     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.53  -0.15
Totals                         9     7   6   6    4   7   2          38     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Acker (1; K Daniels).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 8,768.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. K Daniels            LF    1. D James              CF 
2. T Francona           1B    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. D Parker             RF    3. G Perry              1B 
4. E Davis              CF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. B Bell               3B    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. B Diaz               C     6. A Thomas             SS 
7. K Stillwell          SS    7. O Virgil             C  
8. R Oester             2B    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. T Power              P     9. D Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -23      16%  75% E Davis         D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Daniels Scores; Francona Scores
   t 6   0  3-3  ---      16%  66% K Daniels       D Palmer        Home Run (Line Drive to RF Line)
   t 7   2  3-4  -2-      13%  80% P O'Neill       J Acker         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Stillwell Scores
   b 5   1  3-2  1--      -9%  48% D Murphy        T Power         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Perry to 3B
   b 1   0  3-0  12-      -9%  55% G Perry         T Power         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak 2B); James Scores; Oberkfell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  K Daniels       Walk
          1--      56%  T Francona      Daniels Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      58%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Daniels to 3B; Francona to 2B
   RRR    -23      75%  E Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Daniels Scores; Francona Scores
   O      ---      74%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  B Diaz          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Power facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  D James         Walk
          1--      64%  K Oberkfell     Walk; James to 2B
   R      12-      55%  G Perry         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak 2B); James Scores; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-      58%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oberkfell to 3B; Murphy to 1B
   RO     1-3      58%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Oberkfell Scores
          1--      56%  A Thomas        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B
   O      12-      60%  O Virgil        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  R Oester        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  T Power         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Ted Power facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  D James         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  K Daniels       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  T Francona      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Ted Power facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  G Perry         Flyball: LF
          ---      58%  D Murphy        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-      62%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Ted Power facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  A Thomas        Strikeout Looking
          ---      57%  O Virgil        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      52%  G Hubbard       Walk; Virgil to 2B
   O      12-      58%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      64%  D James         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Palmer facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  K Stillwell     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   OO     1--      59%  R Oester        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  T Power         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Ted Power facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  K Oberkfell     Walk
   O      1--      58%  G Perry         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Perry to 3B
   RO     1-3      47%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Perry Scores
   O      1--      50%  A Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      66%  K Daniels       Home Run (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      ---      63%  T Francona      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  D Parker        Strikeout
          ---      63%  E Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      64%  B Bell          Davis Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Davis Steals 3B
   O      --3      60%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Ted Power facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  O Virgil        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for David Palmer batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Acker facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Acker replaces Graig Nettles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  B Diaz          Strikeout
          ---      69%  K Stillwell     Walk
   O      1--      67%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Stillwell to 2B
                  Paul O'Neill pinch hits for Ted Power batting 9th
   R      -2-      80%  P O'Neill       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Stillwell Scores
   R      -2-      88%  K Daniels       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); O'Neill Scores
          1--      88%  T Francona      Daniels Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Ron Robinson facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Robinson replaces Paul O'Neill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  D James         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  G Perry         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  B Bell          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Ron Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  D Murphy        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      96%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  A Thomas        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Thomas to 3B
   O      --3      96%  O Virgil        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jim Acker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  R Oester        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Tracy Jones pinch hits for Ron Robinson batting 9th
          1--      97%  T Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oester to 3B; Jones to 2B
          -23      97%  K Daniels       Intentional Walk
   O      123      96%  T Francona      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, John Franco facing 8-9-1
                  John Franco replaces Tracy Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Jim Acker batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  A Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rafael Ramirez pinch hits for Dion James batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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