July 4, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 36,050

Saturday, July 4, 1987
Time of Game: 3:05

Cardinals

48-29

Won 2

1st

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

W: D Cox (8-3), L: Z Smith (8-5), S: T Worrell (17)

Braves

37-42

Lost 2

4th, 7½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .296  .729    0    2   0   SB
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .293  .756    0    2   0   2B,GDP
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .288  .734    0    1   4   
J Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .305 1.084    0    5   1   
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .293  .759    0    4   2   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .787    0    0   1   
J Lindeman RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .613    0    2   0   
  J Morris RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .804    0    1   0   
S Lake C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .677    0    9   1   
D Cox P                       3   1   1   0    0   1  .154  .380    0    1   1   3B
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  T Worrell P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: O Smith (19, off Z Smith).

3B: D Cox (1, off Z Smith).

TB: D Cox 3; V Coleman 2; O Smith 2; T Pendleton; S Lake; T Herr.

GIDP: O Smith (7).

RBI: V Coleman (23); O Smith (43); T Herr (37).

2-out RBI: O Smith; V Coleman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (52, 2nd base off Z Smith/O Virgil).

PO: J Lindeman (2nd base by O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    3   0   1   0    2   1  .284  .844    0    1   0   
A Thomas SS                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .239  .625    0    2   3   
G Perry 1B                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .250  .662    0   11   0   SB
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .307 1.048    0    4   0   
K Griffey LF                  1   0   0   0    3   1  .305  .894    0    1   0   IW
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .691    0    0   4   
O Virgil C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .866    0    6   1   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .882    0    2   4   CS
Z Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .330    0    0   0   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  P Runge PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Dedmon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .773    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   0   9   0    7   7                    27  12

BATTING

IBB: K Griffey (6, by D Cox).

TB: G Perry 3; A Thomas 2; G Hubbard; G Nettles; T Simmons; D James.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Nettles-G Hubbard-G Perry.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Perry (12, 2nd base off T Worrell/S Lake).

CS: G Hubbard (1, 2nd base by D Cox/S Lake).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cox, W (8-3)                 7     6   0   0    7   5   0   3.75   31     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 3· 0     63    -     1.48   0.40
R Horton, H (8)                0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.30    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.00
T Worrell, S (17)              1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    1.62   0.10
Totals                         9     9   0   0    7   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     11·10· 5· 0          1-0

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, L (8-5)               5     6   3   3    2   2   0   4.12   21     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 2· 0     43    -     0.96  -0.07
J Acker                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.31    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.03
J Dedmon                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.85    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
P Assenmacher                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Cox (4).

IBB: D Cox (3; K Griffey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 36,050.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. V Coleman            LF    1. D James              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. A Thomas             SS 
3. T Herr               2B    3. G Perry              1B 
4. J Clark              1B    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. W McGee              CF    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. J Lindeman           RF    7. O Virgil             C  
8. S Lake               C     8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. D Cox                P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  --3      10%  73% V Coleman       Z Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive); Cox Scores
   t 5   2  0-2  1--      10%  83% O Smith         Z Smith         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Coleman Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  -23       9%  55% D Murphy        D Cox           Strikeout
   b 5   2  3-0  123       9%  86% G Nettles       D Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 3   2  1-0  123       9%  62% G Nettles       D Cox           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      50%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  T Herr          Coleman Steals 2B
   R      -2-      60%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Coleman Scores
   O      1--      57%  J Clark         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      55%  W McGee         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  A Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      58%  G Perry         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  D Murphy        Walk; Perry to 2B
          12-      53%  K Griffey       Walk; Perry to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      123      60%  G Nettles       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---      63%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      60%  J Lindeman      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      64%  S Lake          Walk; Lindeman to 2B
   O      12-      58%  D Cox           Lindeman Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--      56%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  O Virgil        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      60%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---      61%  Z Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  V Coleman       Walk
   OO     1--      57%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  D James         Walk
   O      1--      56%  A Thomas        Strikeout
          1--      52%  G Perry         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); James to 2B
          12-      46%  D Murphy        Wild Pitch; James to 3B; Perry to 2B
   O      -23      55%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      53%  K Griffey       Intentional Walk
   O      123      62%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  J Clark         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---      58%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  O Virgil        Flyball: P
          ---      57%  G Hubbard       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      61%  Z Smith         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      1--      64%  D James         Hubbard Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  J Lindeman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      59%  S Lake          Lineout: 1B
          ---      62%  D Cox           Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3      73%  V Coleman       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cox Scores
   R      1--      83%  O Smith         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Coleman Scores
   O      -2-      81%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      76%  D James         Walk
          1--      69%  A Thomas        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); James to 2B
   O      12-      71%  G Perry         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); James out at Hm/CF-2B-C; Thomas to 3B; Perry to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      79%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          -23      77%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      123      86%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Acker replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  O Virgil        Walk
   O      1--      83%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Paul Runge pinch hits for Jim Acker batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  P Runge         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      89%  D James         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Virgil out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Dedmon facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Paul Runge pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  J Lindeman      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  S Lake          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
                  John Morris replaces Jim Lindeman playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      90%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---      92%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Dedmon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  O Smith         Walk
          1--      94%  T Herr          Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      92%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      12-      91%  W McGee         Lineout: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Ricky Horton facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Horton replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  G Nettles       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Todd Worrell replaces Ricky Horton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  O Virgil        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--      96%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Assenmacher facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jeff Dedmon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  T Pendleton     Lineout: RF
   O      ---      96%  J Morris        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      96%  S Lake          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--      96%  T Worrell       Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Worrell facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher batting 9th
          ---      91%  T Simmons       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      95%  D James         Strikeout
          1--      89%  A Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive); Simmons to 2B
   O      12-      95%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Simmons to 3B
          1-3      95%  D Murphy        Perry Steals 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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