June 17, 1987 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
TEX 1 BOS 4
@CLE 0 KCR 10
OAK 5 MIL 8
MIN 5 NYY 4
BAL 3 SEA 2
CHW 0 DET 3
@TOR 2 ATL 6
SFG 1 CHC 5
PHI 3 CIN 9
@HOU 1 MON 9
NYM 1 SDP 8
LAD 7 PIT 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 9,913

Wednesday, June 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:43

Giants

33-31

Lost 5

3rd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  3  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  2   4  0  X    6 11  0

W: R Mahler (4-7), L: J Robinson (3-5)

Braves

32-32

Won 2

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .456    0    2   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .337  .979    0   11   1   
M Aldrete LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .698    0    3   0   
  R Bockus P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Leonard LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .957    0    0   0   GDP
C Davis RF-LF-RF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .721    0    1   0   
C Speier 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .777    0    0   1   
  J Perlman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Brenly C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .235  .734    0    2   0   HR
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .787    0    2   4   
M Williams SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .562    0    0   5   
  J Youngblood PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .526    0    0   0   
  I DeJesus SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
M LaCoss P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .221    0    1   1   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  K Comstock P-RF-P           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  H Spilman 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .367  .917    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   3   1    1   6                    24  13

BATTING

HR: B Brenly (3, off R Mahler; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: B Brenly 4; W Clark; R Thompson.

GIDP: J Leonard (10).

RBI: B Brenly (16).

2-out RBI: B Brenly.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Williams-R Thompson-W Clark; M LaCoss-W Clark; R Thompson-W Clark.

E: J Perlman (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .809    0    1   0   
  A Hall PH-CF                1   0   1   1    1   0  .296  .843    0    1   0   IW
K Oberkfell 3B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .746    0    1   3   
G Perry 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .630    0   13   0   GDP
D Murphy RF                   2   2   2   1    2   0  .330 1.112    0    1   0   HR,HBP
K Griffey LF                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .340  .978    0    2   0   2B
A Thomas SS                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .237  .636    0    1   3   
O Virgil C                    4   1   1   2    1   0  .246  .892    0    6   0   IW
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .881    0    1   3   
R Mahler P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .139  .356    0    0   2   2B
  G Nettles PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .181  .578    0    0   0   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  T Simmons PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .263  .756    0    0   0   SF
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       32   6  11   6    9   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (14, off M LaCoss); R Mahler (2, off M LaCoss).

HR: D Murphy (20, off R Bockus; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: T Simmons (1, off J Perlman).

IBB: A Hall (3, by K Comstock); O Virgil (1, by M LaCoss).

HBP: D Murphy (2, by J Perlman).

TB: D Murphy 5; K Griffey 3; R Mahler 2; A Thomas 2; K Oberkfell; A Hall; O Virgil; D James.

GIDP: G Perry (9).

RBI: O Virgil 2 (33); T Simmons (16); A Hall (11); D Murphy (44); G Nettles (18).

2-out RBI: A Hall.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Thomas-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 LaCoss                       5     5   1   1    5   1   0   4.25   22     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 2· 5     49    -     1.44   0.23
J Robinson, BS (4), L (3-5)    0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   2.61    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    2.81  -0.28
K Comstock                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.48    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-0    1.25   0.03
R Bockus                       0     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.45    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.62  -0.11
K Comstock                     0     2   2   1    0   0   0   3.48    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-0    1.25   0.03
J Perlman                      1.2   2   1   0    1   0   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          2-2    0.25  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   6   4    9   2   1          43     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2·13          7-3

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mahler, W (4-7)              6     1   1   1    0   5   1   5.05   19     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 1     71    -     0.73   0.19
J Acker, H (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.45    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.24   0.10
G Garber                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.93    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   6   1          30     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 3           -

M LaCoss faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
R Bockus faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
K Comstock faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Comstock (2; A Hall); M LaCoss (3; O Virgil).

HBP: J Perlman (1; D Murphy).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 9,913.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. E Milner             CF    1. D James              CF 
2. W Clark              1B    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. M Aldrete            LF    3. G Perry              1B 
4. C Davis              RF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. C Speier             3B    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. B Brenly             C     6. A Thomas             SS 
7. R Thompson           2B    7. O Virgil             C  
8. M Williams           SS    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. M LaCoss             P     9. R Mahler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  123     -17%  50% G Hubbard       M LaCoss        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   t 5   2  0-0  ---     -15%  41% B Brenly        R Mahler        Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  123     -14%  50% K Griffey       M LaCoss        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 5   1  1-0  12-     -13%  34% G Perry         M LaCoss        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  1-0  123      12%  79% O Virgil        J Robinson      Single; Murphy Scores; Griffey to 3B; Thomas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Milner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D James         Walk
   O      1--      55%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
          1--      58%  G Perry         Walk; James to 2B
          12-      64%  D Murphy        Walk; James to 3B; Perry to 2B
   OO     123      50%  K Griffey       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Speier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  A Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  M LaCoss        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 9-1-2
          ---      62%  R Mahler        Double
   O      -2-      58%  D James         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      54%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  G Perry         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  E Milner        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  M Aldrete       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  D Murphy        Single
          1--      72%  K Griffey       Double; Murphy to 3B
   O      -23      66%  A Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
          -23      67%  O Virgil        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      50%  G Hubbard       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  C Davis         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      55%  C Speier        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      41%  B Brenly        Home Run
   O      ---      42%  R Thompson      Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike LaCoss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  R Mahler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  D James         Single
          1--      47%  K Oberkfell     Single; James to 2B
   OO     12-      34%  G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  M Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  M LaCoss        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  E Milner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  D Murphy        Walk
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
          1--      55%  K Griffey       Walk; Murphy to 2B
          12-      67%  A Thomas        Walk; Murphy to 3B; Griffey to 2B
   R      123      79%  O Virgil        Single; Murphy Scores; Griffey to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      123      71%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for Rick Mahler batting 9th
   RO     123      75%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffey Scores; Thomas to 3B; Virgil to 2B
                  Keith Comstock replaces Jeff Robinson pitching and batting 9th; Albert Hall pinch hits for Dion James batting 1st
          -23      76%  A Hall          Intentional Walk
   O      123      69%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Acker replaces Graig Nettles pitching and batting 9th; Albert Hall moves to CF
          ---      62%  W Clark         Single
   O      1--      65%  M Aldrete       Flyball: LF; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  C Davis         Strikeout
   O      -2-      79%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Keith Comstock facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  G Perry         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Randy Bockus replaces Mike Aldrete pitching and batting 3rd; Chili Davis moves to LF; Keith Comstock moves to RF
   R      ---      87%  D Murphy        Home Run
                  Keith Comstock moves to P; Jeffrey Leonard replaces Randy Bockus playing LF batting 3rd; Chili Davis moves to RF
          ---      89%  K Griffey       Single
          1--      92%  A Thomas        Single; Griffey to 3B
                  Jon Perlman replaces Chris Speier pitching and batting 5th; Harry Spilman replaces Keith Comstock playing 3B batting 9th
   R      1-3      95%  O Virgil        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Griffey Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B; Virgil to 1B
          12-      96%  G Hubbard       Walk; Thomas to 3B; Virgil to 2B
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Jim Acker batting 9th
   RO     123      97%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Thomas Scores; Virgil to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  A Hall          Single; Virgil Scores/unER; Hubbard to 2B
   O      12-      98%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Garber replaces Ted Simmons pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  R Thompson      Single
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Matt Williams batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  J Youngblood    Groundout: P-1B; Thompson to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  H Spilman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jon Perlman facing 3-4-5
                  Ivan DeJesus replaces Joel Youngblood playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  G Perry         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  D Murphy        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      99%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  A Thomas        Single; Griffey to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  O Virgil        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  E Milner        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  W Clark         Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J Leonard       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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