April 25, 1987 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
TOR 4 CLE 2
NYY 1 DET 13
KCR 2 MIL 8
BAL 2 MIN 8
CAL 7 OAK 7
SEA 3 TEX 2
BOS 1 ATL 5
SFG 3 CIN 3
@HOU 0
(10) LAD 4
SDP 2 CHC 9
@MON 4 STL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 13,949

Saturday, April 25, 1987
Time of Game: 2:48

Giants

12-6

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: G Garber (3-2), L: S Garrelts (2-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Braves

7-9

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .864    0   12   0   
C Davis CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .704    0    1   0   HR
J Leonard LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .982    0    1   0   SB
C Maldonado RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .843    0    2   0   GDP
C Brown 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .746    0    0   0   
B Melvin C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .936    0    3   0   2B,CS
M Williams SS                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .132  .472    0    2   7   3B,SF
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .191  .567    0    4   7   
M Grant P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  M LaCoss P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Garrelts P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   3   8   3    3   3                    25  16

BATTING

2B: B Melvin (1, off J Dedmon).

3B: M Williams (1, off Z Smith).

HR: C Davis (2, off Z Smith; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: M Williams (1, off G Garber).

SH: M Grant (1, off Z Smith).

TB: C Davis 4; B Melvin 3; M Williams 3; J Leonard 2; R Thompson; C Brown.

GIDP: C Maldonado (2).

RBI: R Thompson (7); M Williams (3); C Davis (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 4. R Thompson-M Williams-W Clark 2; M Williams-R Thompson-W Clark 2.

E: J Leonard (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Leonard (2, 2nd base off Z Smith/O Virgil).

CS: B Melvin (2, 2nd base by J Dedmon/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    3   2   2   0    2   0  .327  .886    0    0   0   2B
K Oberkfell 3B-2B             2   1   0   0    3   0  .346  .837    0    1   2   
G Perry 1B                    4   1   2   4    0   0  .308  .785    0   11   0   HR,SF,GDP
D Murphy RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .365 1.072    0    5   0   2B
K Griffey LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .326  .918    0    2   0   GDP
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .638    0    1   4   
O Virgil C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .211  .644    0    4   2   GDP
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .925    0    3   5   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Z Smith P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .450    0    0   0   GDP
  J Dedmon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Nettles 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .857    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   5   8   5    9   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (6, off M Grant); D James (5, off M LaCoss).

HR: G Perry (1, off S Garrelts; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: G Perry (1, off M LaCoss).

TB: G Perry 5; D James 3; D Murphy 2; K Griffey; O Virgil; Z Smith.

GIDP: T Simmons (1); O Virgil (1); K Griffey (3); G Perry (4).

RBI: G Perry 4 (6); O Virgil (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ramirez-G Hubbard-G Perry.

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant                        5.1   5   1   0    6   2   0   2.12   25     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 4· 0     52    -     1.56   0.11
M LaCoss, BS (1)               1.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   5.28    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.57   0.02
S Garrelts, L (2-2)            1.1   2   3   3    2   1   1   5.52    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.28  -0.68
Totals                         8.1   8   5   4    9   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 5· 0          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
Z Smith                        6     5   2   2    1   2   1   3.21   23     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 0     55    -     0.83   0.07
J Dedmon                       2     3   1   1    2   1   0   5.68   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.84  -0.15
G Garber, W (3-2)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.63   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     15·13· 2· 0          2-1

J Dedmon faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: S Garrelts (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 13,949.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. W Clark              1B    1. D James              CF 
2. C Davis              CF    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. J Leonard            LF    3. G Perry              1B 
4. C Maldonado          RF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. C Brown              3B    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. B Melvin             C     6. R Ramirez            SS 
7. M Williams           SS    7. O Virgil             C  
8. R Thompson           2B    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. M Grant              P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-2  12-      66% 100% G Perry         S Garrelts      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); James Scores; Oberkfell Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  123     -25%  31% T Simmons       M LaCoss        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 9   0  2-2  1--     -23%  18% B Melvin        J Dedmon        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  123     -14%  50% K Griffey       M Grant         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   1  2-0  12-      14%  46% O Virgil        M Grant         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Griffey Scores/unER; Ramirez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Davis         Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  J Leonard       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  C Maldonado     Leonard Steals 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      55%  C Brown         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Grant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D James         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  K Oberkfell     Walk
          1--      58%  G Perry         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Oberkfell to 2B
          12-      64%  D Murphy        Walk; Oberkfell to 3B; Perry to 2B
   OO     123      50%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  B Melvin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  M Williams      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      --3      40%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Williams Scores
   O      1--      41%  M Grant         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  W Clark         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Grant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  O Virgil        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  J Leonard       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   OO     1--      44%  C Maldonado     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Grant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  Z Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---      44%  D James         Walk
          1--      48%  K Oberkfell     Walk; James to 2B
   OO     12-      38%  G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  C Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  B Melvin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  M Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Grant facing 4-5-6
          ---      51%  D Murphy        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-      55%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      12-      48%  R Ramirez       Flyball: 2B
   OO     12-      36%  O Virgil        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  R Thompson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      41%  M Grant         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Grant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  G Hubbard       Flyball: 2B
          ---      42%  Z Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      47%  D James         Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      41%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      34%  G Perry         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      22%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      24%  J Leonard       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      25%  C Maldonado     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  C Brown         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          ---      27%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      33%  R Ramirez       Reached on E7 (Line Drive to Short LF); Griffey to 2B; Ramirez to 1B
   R      12-      46%  O Virgil        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Griffey Scores/unER; Ramirez to 2B
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Mark Grant pitching and batting 9th
          12-      56%  G Hubbard       Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Virgil to 2B
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Zane Smith batting 9th
   OO     123      31%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Dedmon facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Ted Simmons pitching and batting 9th
          ---      27%  B Melvin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      31%  M Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      35%  R Thompson      Melvin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      34%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      37%  M LaCoss        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  D James         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-      47%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B; James to 3B
   RO     --3      52%  G Perry         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; James Scores
   O      ---      50%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeff Dedmon facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  J Leonard       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      61%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Garrelts facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  O Virgil        Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Hubbard       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeff Dedmon facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  C Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      18%  B Melvin        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
                  Gene Garber replaces Glenn Hubbard pitching and batting 8th; Ken Oberkfell moves to 2B; Graig Nettles replaces Jeff Dedmon playing 3B batting 9th
   RO     -23      12%  M Williams      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores; Melvin to 3B
   O      --3      17%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      21%  S Garrelts      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Garrelts facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      12%  G Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      22%  D James         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      29%  K Oberkfell     Balk; James to 2B
          -2-      34%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-     100%  G Perry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); James Scores; Oberkfell Scores
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation