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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
3
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: Danny Cox (8-3), L: Zane Smith (8-5), S: Todd Worrell (17)
 Braves
0
37-42
Lost 2
4th, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .296  .728              2   0   SB
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .293  .756              2   0   2B,GDP
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .288  .735              1   4   
J Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .305 1.084              5   1   
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .293  .759              4   2   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .788              0   1   
J Lindeman RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .612              2   0   
  J Morris RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .804              1   0   
S Lake C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .677              9   1   
D Cox P                       3   1   1   0    0   1  .154  .380              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   
Totals                       32   3   7   0    4   6                         27  10
Batting Events
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 Events
SB: V Coleman (52, 2nd base off Z Smith/O Virgil).
Pickoffs: J Lindeman (2nd base by O Virgil).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    3   0   1   0    2   1  .284  .844              1   0   
A Thomas SS                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .239  .625              2   3   
G Perry 1B                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .250  .662             11   0   SB
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .307 1.048              4   0   
K Griffey LF                  1   0   0   0    3   1  .305  .895              1   0   IW
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .691              0   4   
O Virgil C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .866              6   1   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .883              2   4   CS
Z Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .329              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   
  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   
Totals                       33   0   9   0    7   7                         27  12
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. G Nettles-G Hubbard-G Perry.
Baserunning Events
SB: G Perry (12, 2nd base off T Worrell/S Lake).
CS: G Hubbard (1, 2nd base by D Cox/S Lake).

Pitching Stats

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     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 0     63    -     1.48   0.40
R Horton, H (8)                0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.30    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.00
T Worrell, S (17)              1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    7     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 0          1-0    1.62   0.10
Totals                         9     9   0   0    7   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     11·15· 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· 8· 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· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
P Assenmacher                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     14·12· 4· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: D Cox (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Cox (3; K Griffey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 36,050.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Atlanta Braves                               
1. Vince Coleman                LF       1. Dion James                   CF
2. Ozzie Smith                  SS       2. Andres Thomas                SS
3. Tom Herr                     2B       3. Gerald Perry                 1B
4. Jack Clark                   1B       4. Dale Murphy                  RF
5. Willie McGee                 CF       5. Ken Griffey                  LF
6. Terry Pendleton              3B       6. Graig Nettles                3B
7. Jim Lindeman                 RF       7. Ozzie Virgil                  C
8. Steve Lake                    C       8. Glenn Hubbard                2B
9. Danny Cox                     P       9. Zane Smith                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 --3 R 10% 73% 1-0 STL V. Coleman Z. Smith Single to LF (Line Drive); Cox Scores
t5 2 1-- R 10% 83% 2-0 STL O. Smith Z. Smith Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Coleman Scores
b3 1 -23 O 9% 55% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy D. Cox Strikeout
b5 2 123 O 9% 86% 0-3 ATL G. Nettles D. Cox Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 123 O 9% 62% 0-1 ATL G. Nettles D. Cox Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 STL V. Coleman Z. Smith Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 STL O. Smith Z. Smith Flyball: LF
t1 1 1-- 1% 52% 0-0 STL T. Herr Z. Smith Coleman Steals 2B
t1 1 -2- R 8% 60% 0-0 STL T. Herr Z. Smith Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Coleman Scores
t1 1 1-- O -3% 57% 1-0 STL J. Clark Z. Smith Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t1 2 1-- O -2% 55% 1-0 STL W. McGee Z. Smith Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 57% 0-1 ATL D. James D. Cox Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas D. Cox Strikeout
b1 2 --- -1% 58% 0-1 ATL G. Perry D. Cox Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b1 2 1-- -2% 56% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy D. Cox Walk; Perry to 2B
b1 2 12- -3% 53% 0-1 ATL K. Griffey D. Cox Walk; Perry to 3B; Murphy to 2B
b1 2 123 O 8% 60% 0-1 ATL G. Nettles D. Cox Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 3% 63% 1-0 STL T. Pendleton Z. Smith Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t2 0 1-- O -3% 60% 1-0 STL J. Lindeman Z. Smith Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 1 1-- 3% 64% 1-0 STL S. Lake Z. Smith Walk; Lindeman to 2B
t2 1 12- O -6% 58% 1-0 STL D. Cox Z. Smith Lindeman Picked off 2B (C-SS)
t2 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 STL D. Cox Z. Smith 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, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 3% 58% 0-1 ATL O. Virgil D. Cox Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b2 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 ATL G. Hubbard D. Cox Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 ATL Z. Smith D. Cox 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, Braves' Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 3% 64% 1-0 STL V. Coleman Z. Smith Walk
t3 0 1-- OO -7% 57% 1-0 STL O. Smith Z. Smith Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 STL T. Herr Z. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- -4% 52% 0-1 ATL D. James D. Cox Walk
b3 0 1-- O 4% 56% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas D. Cox Strikeout
b3 1 1-- -4% 51% 0-1 ATL G. Perry D. Cox Single to 3B (Ground Ball); James to 2B
b3 1 12- -6% 46% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy D. Cox Wild Pitch; James to 3B; Perry to 2B
b3 1 -23 O 9% 55% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy D. Cox Strikeout
b3 2 -23 -2% 53% 0-1 ATL K. Griffey D. Cox Intentional Walk
b3 2 123 O 9% 62% 0-1 ATL G. Nettles D. Cox 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, Braves' Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 STL J. Clark Z. Smith Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 STL W. McGee Z. Smith Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 STL T. Pendleton Z. Smith Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 ATL O. Virgil D. Cox Flyball: P
b4 1 --- -3% 57% 0-1 ATL G. Hubbard D. Cox Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 1 1-- O 4% 60% 0-1 ATL Z. Smith D. Cox Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b4 2 1-- O 3% 64% 0-1 ATL D. James D. Cox 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, Braves' Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -3% 61% 1-0 STL J. Lindeman Z. Smith Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 STL S. Lake Z. Smith Lineout: 1B
t5 2 --- 3% 62% 1-0 STL D. Cox Z. Smith Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 2 --3 R 10% 73% 1-0 STL V. Coleman Z. Smith Single to LF (Line Drive); Cox Scores
t5 2 1-- R 10% 83% 2-0 STL O. Smith Z. Smith Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Coleman Scores
t5 2 -2- O -2% 81% 3-0 STL T. Herr Z. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- -4% 76% 0-3 ATL D. James D. Cox Walk
b5 0 1-- -7% 69% 0-3 ATL A. Thomas D. Cox Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); James to 2B
b5 0 12- O 2% 71% 0-3 ATL G. Perry D. Cox 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
b5 1 -23 O 9% 79% 0-3 ATL D. Murphy D. Cox Strikeout
b5 2 -23 -2% 77% 0-3 ATL K. Griffey D. Cox Walk
b5 2 123 O 9% 86% 0-3 ATL G. Nettles D. Cox Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
Jim Acker replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 STL J. Clark J. Acker Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 STL W. McGee J. Acker Strikeout
t6 2 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 STL T. Pendleton J. Acker Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- -5% 79% 0-3 ATL O. Virgil D. Cox Walk
b6 0 1-- O 4% 83% 0-3 ATL G. Hubbard D. Cox Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Paul Runge pinch hits for Jim Acker (P) batting 9th
b6 1 1-- O 3% 87% 0-3 ATL P. Runge D. Cox Strikeout Looking
b6 2 1-- O 3% 89% 0-3 ATL D. James D. Cox 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, Braves' Jeff Dedmon facing 7-8-9
Jeff Dedmon replaces Paul Runge (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 STL J. Lindeman J. Dedmon Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O -1% 87% 3-0 STL S. Lake J. Dedmon Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O -0% 87% 3-0 STL D. Cox J. Dedmon Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
John Morris replaces Jim Lindeman playing RF batting 7th
b7 0 --- O 3% 90% 0-3 ATL A. Thomas D. Cox Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b7 1 --- O 2% 92% 0-3 ATL G. Perry D. Cox Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-3 ATL D. Murphy D. Cox Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Jeff Dedmon facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 STL V. Coleman J. Dedmon Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 1% 93% 3-0 STL O. Smith J. Dedmon Walk
t8 1 1-- 1% 94% 3-0 STL T. Herr J. Dedmon Walk; Smith to 2B
t8 1 12- O -1% 92% 3-0 STL J. Clark J. Dedmon Strikeout
t8 2 12- O -1% 91% 3-0 STL W. McGee J. Dedmon 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, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 5-6-7
Ricky Horton replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 3% 94% 0-3 ATL K. Griffey R. Horton Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- -3% 91% 0-3 ATL G. Nettles R. Horton Single to CF (Line Drive)
Todd Worrell replaces Ricky Horton pitching and batting 9th
b8 1 1-- O 4% 94% 0-3 ATL O. Virgil T. Worrell Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 2 1-- O 2% 96% 0-3 ATL G. Hubbard T. Worrell 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, Braves' Paul Assenmacher facing 6-7-8
Paul Assenmacher replaces Jeff Dedmon pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 STL T. Pendleton P. Assenmacher Lineout: RF
t9 1 --- O -0% 96% 3-0 STL J. Morris P. Assenmacher Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 2 --- 0% 96% 3-0 STL S. Lake P. Assenmacher Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t9 2 1-- O -0% 96% 3-0 STL T. Worrell P. Assenmacher 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, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 9-1-2
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher (P) batting 9th
b9 0 --- -5% 91% 0-3 ATL T. Simmons T. Worrell Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b9 0 1-- O 4% 95% 0-3 ATL D. James T. Worrell Strikeout
b9 1 1-- -6% 90% 0-3 ATL A. Thomas T. Worrell Single to LF (Line Drive); Simmons to 2B
b9 1 12- O 6% 95% 0-3 ATL G. Perry T. Worrell Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Simmons to 3B
b9 2 1-3 -1% 95% 0-3 ATL D. Murphy T. Worrell Perry Steals 2B
b9 2 -23 O 5% 100% 0-3 ATL D. Murphy T. Worrell Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

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