July 5, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
MIL 3
(12) CHW 17
@CLE 0 KCR 4
TOR 3
(10) MIN 4
BAL 3 TEX 10
@NYY 4 OAK 6
BOS 3 DET 7
@SEA 5 STL 4
@ATL 1 SFG 7
@CHC 5 CIN 7
NYM 5 SDP 3
@MON 2 HOU 8
@PHI 2 LAD 6
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 29,359

Sunday, July 5, 1987
Time of Game: 2:41

Cardinals

49-29

Won 3

1st

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

W: G Mathews (6-6), L: D Alexander (4-4), S: T Worrell (18)

Braves

37-43

Lost 3

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .296  .728    0    3   0   
O Smith SS                    5   0   4   2    0   0  .302  .770    0    1   3   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .725    0    3   0   2·GDP
J Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .301 1.077    0    9   0   
W McGee CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .760    0    0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .311  .779    0    1   2   SF
C Ford RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .329  .865    0    5   0   
T Pena C                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .268  .699    0    5   0   2B
G Mathews P                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .617    0    0   2   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   4  11   3    5   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: T Pena (6, off D Alexander).

SF: T Pendleton (6, off D Alexander).

TB: O Smith 4; G Mathews 2; T Pena 2; W McGee 2; C Ford; V Coleman.

GIDP: T Herr 2 (5).

RBI: O Smith 2 (45); T Pendleton (45).

2-out RBI: O Smith 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: T Pena (5).

E: G Mathews (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (20, 2nd base off G Garber/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Hall CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .815    0    2   0   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .623    0    2   4   
G Roenicke LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .206  .633    0    5   0   HR
D Murphy RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .305 1.045    0    0   0   
T Simmons 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .742    0   10   1   
O Virgil C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .855    0    5   0   
  K Griffey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .891    0    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .684    0    0   3   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .873    0    2   6   
D Alexander P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .045  .132    0    1   0   
  J Blauser PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    3   4                    27  14

BATTING

HR: G Roenicke (2, off G Mathews; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Roenicke 5; A Thomas.

RBI: G Roenicke (8).

2-out RBI: G Roenicke.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hubbard-A Thomas-T Simmons; G Nettles-G Hubbard-T Simmons.

E: D Murphy (5).

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
G Mathews, W (6-6)             8.2   3   1   1    3   4   1   3.87   32     -       ·  ·      8·14· 2· 1     75    -     0.96   0.34
T Worrell, S (18)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.43    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3   4   1          33     -       ·  ·      8·14· 3· 1          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 Alexander, L (4-4)           8    10   4   4    4   2   0   3.46   36     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 6· 0     44    -     1.20  -0.13
G Garber                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9    11   4   4    5   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 29,359.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. V Coleman            LF    1. A Hall               CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. A Thomas             SS 
3. T Herr               2B    3. G Roenicke           LF 
4. J Clark              1B    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. W McGee              CF    5. T Simmons            1B 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. O Virgil             C  
7. C Ford               RF    7. G Nettles            3B 
8. T Pena               C     8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. G Mathews            P     9. D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-1  123      28%  81% O Smith         D Alexander     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; Mathews Scores; Coleman to 2B
   b 6   2  1-0  ---     -19%  48% G Roenicke      G Mathews       Home Run
   t 7   1  1-1  123     -12%  53% V Coleman       D Alexander     Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Pena to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  1--      11%  65% O Smith         D Alexander     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coleman to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  -23      10%  46% D Murphy        G Mathews       Baserunner Out Advancing; Thomas out at Hm/C; Roenicke to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  O Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--      45%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Hall          Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  A Thomas        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      42%  G Roenicke      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Thomas to 2B
          12-      37%  D Murphy        Passed Ball; Thomas to 3B; Roenicke to 2B
   O      -23      46%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Thomas out at Hm/C; Roenicke to 3B
   O      --3      50%  " "             Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  O Virgil        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  G Nettles       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  C Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Pena          Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  G Mathews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Hall          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      65%  O Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coleman to 3B
   ROO    1-3      58%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Coleman Scores
          ---      59%  J Clark         Walk
          1--      61%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   O      12-      57%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Mathews facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  A Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Roenicke      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      61%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      64%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  C Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  G Mathews       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      63%  V Coleman       Single to RF (Line Drive); Mathews to 2B
   O      12-      58%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Mathews facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  O Virgil        Lineout: 2B
          ---      58%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      62%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      66%  D Alexander     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      63%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  J Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  A Hall          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      67%  A Thomas        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      48%  G Roenicke      Home Run
   O      ---      50%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  C Ford          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      56%  T Pena          Walk; Ford to 2B
          12-      65%  G Mathews       Single to P/Bunt; Ford to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      123      53%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Pena to 3B; Mathews to 2B
   RR     123      81%  O Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; Mathews Scores; Coleman to 2B
          12-      83%  T Herr          Walk; Coleman to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123      78%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Greg Mathews facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  T Simmons       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  W McGee         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McGee to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3      92%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McGee Scores
   O      ---      91%  C Ford          Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  T Pena          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      91%  G Mathews       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
                  Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Doyle Alexander batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  A Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Garber replaces Jeff Blauser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  V Coleman       Strikeout
          ---      96%  O Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      97%  T Herr          Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
          --3      96%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1-3      96%  W McGee         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Mathews facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  A Thomas        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  G Roenicke      Flyball: 2B
          ---      98%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      96%  T Simmons       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B; Simmons to 1B
                  Todd Worrell replaces Greg Mathews pitching and batting 9th; Ken Griffey pinch hits for Ozzie Virgil batting 6th
   O      12-     100%  K Griffey       Lineout: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation