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4
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@TEX
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6
Wednesday, August 23, 1989 6:43
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 7,792, Time of Game: 2:09
Cardinals
0
67-58
 Lost 1 
4th, 3 GB
at Braves
3
51-75
 Won 1 
6th, 21½ GB
W: Marty Clary (4-2)
L: Ricky Horton (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Braves          0  0  0   1  1  1   0  0  X    3  8  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .689 13 9 -0.081 0.97 0.010 -0.091 -0.7 3 0 SB
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .701 15 11 -0.089 0.86 0.000 -0.089 -0.8 1 1
Milt Thompson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 .728 12 5 -0.052 0.62 0.015 -0.066 -0.5 3 0 CS
Pedro Guerrero 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .314 .860 17 10 -0.021 0.71 0.033 -0.054 0.0 5 0 2B
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .255 .683 8 7 0.053 0.77 0.080 -0.027 0.2 2 2
Tom Brunansky RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .765 10 6 -0.099 1.45 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 3 0
Jose Oquendo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .740 9 7 -0.096 1.25 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 3 2
Todd Zeile C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .968 6 4 -0.066 0.89 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 4 0
Ricky Horton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 3 2 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   John Morris PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .617 3 2 0.035 0.81 0.035 0.000 0.2
   John Costello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .918 4 2 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 1 2 .161 .381 100 65 -0.439 0.88 0.173 -0.611 -4.0 24 5
2B: P Guerrero (34, off M Clary).
TB: P Guerrero 3; T Pendleton 2; J Morris.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: T Zeile (1).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (57, 2nd base off M Clary/J Davis).
CS: M Thompson (7, 2nd base by M Clary/J Davis).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .247 .647 7 5 0.080 0.94 0.128 -0.047 1.4 3 0 2B
Jeff Blauser 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .711 14 9 -0.004 0.68 0.052 -0.056 -0.9 0 2 2B
Lonnie Smith LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .326 .990 14 7 0.155 0.68 0.165 -0.010 1.7 1 0 SB,IW
Dale Murphy RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .661 11 6 -0.078 0.82 0.000 -0.078 -1.5 1 0
Andres Thomas SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .224 .574 8 6 -0.006 0.59 0.033 -0.039 0.0 0 3
Tommy Gregg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .645 15 10 -0.040 0.41 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 17 0
Jody Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .456 14 9 -0.046 0.47 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 2 1
Jeff Treadway 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .703 10 7 0.001 0.42 0.018 -0.017 0.3 3 6
Marty Clary P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .217 .497 13 8 0.000 0.50 0.018 -0.018 -0.2 0 2
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 2 4 .250 .607 106 67 0.062 0.62 0.414 -0.351 -0.6 27 14
2B: J Blauser (22, off R Horton); O McDowell (14, off J Costello).
IBB: L Smith (2, by J Costello).
TB: O McDowell 3; J Treadway 2; L Smith 2; J Blauser 2; A Thomas.
RBI: A Thomas (53); L Smith (58); O McDowell (35).
2-out RBI: O McDowell.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: L Smith (22, 2nd base off J Costello/T Zeile).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ricky Horton, L (0-1) 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.93 20 65 39 26 5 8 8 10 4 0 51 -0.028 0.82 0.2
John Costello 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.00 11 31 21 15 3 3 1 7 4 0 0 0 -0.040 0.43 -0.1
Dan Quisenberry 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.51 3 10 7 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.07 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 2 4 0 3.38 34 106 67 44 9 14 9 19 9 0 51 0 0 -0.063 0.88 0.6

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Marty Clary, W (4-2) 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 2.75 32 102 65 49 3 13 16 13 4 0 78 0.438 0.88 4.0
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 32 102 65 49 3 13 16 13 4 0 78 0.438 0.62 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Costello (7; L Smith).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 7,792.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 92° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Atlanta Braves
1 Vince Coleman LF 1 Oddibe McDowell CF
2 Ozzie Smith SS 2 Jeff Blauser 3B
3 Milt Thompson CF 3 Lonnie Smith LF
4 Pedro Guerrero 1B 4 Dale Murphy RF
5 Terry Pendleton 3B 5 Andres Thomas SS
6 Tom Brunansky RF 6 Tommy Gregg 1B
7 Jose Oquendo 2B 7 Jody Davis C
8 Todd Zeile C 8 Jeff Treadway 2B
9 Ricky Horton P 9 Marty Clary P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ATL L. Smith R. Horton 11% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Blauser Scores
b5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R ATL O. McDowell R. Horton 11% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Treadway Scores; Clary to 2B
b4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Blauser R. Horton 5% 58% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 0-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Brunansky M. Clary 5% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B
t7 0-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pendleton M. Clary -4% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guerrero to 2B

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman M. Clary 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL O. Smith M. Clary 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Thompson M. Clary 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL O. McDowell R. Horton -2% 52% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL J. Blauser R. Horton -1% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL L. Smith R. Horton -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL P. Guerrero M. Clary 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Pendleton M. Clary 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Brunansky M. Clary 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O ATL D. Murphy R. Horton -2% 53% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Thomas R. Horton -2% 51% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL T. Gregg R. Horton -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Clary 2% 52% Lineout: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Zeile M. Clary 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Horton M. Clary 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Davis R. Horton -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL J. Treadway R. Horton -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Clary R. Horton -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL V. Coleman M. Clary 3% 53% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith M. Clary 2% 54% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t4 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Thompson M. Clary -1% 53% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL P. Guerrero M. Clary 3% 56% Thompson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL O. McDowell R. Horton -3% 53% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
b4 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Blauser R. Horton 5% 58% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ATL L. Smith R. Horton 11% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Blauser Scores
b4 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Murphy R. Horton -3% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL A. Thomas R. Horton -2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Marty Clary facing 4-5-6
t5 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL P. Guerrero M. Clary 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pendleton M. Clary -4% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 0-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Brunansky M. Clary 4% 69% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Clary 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
b5 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL T. Gregg R. Horton -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Davis R. Horton -1% 69% Lineout: RF
b5 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL J. Treadway R. Horton 1% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 1-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL M. Clary R. Horton 2% 71% Walk; Treadway to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R ATL O. McDowell R. Horton 11% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Treadway Scores; Clary to 2B
b5 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Blauser R. Horton -2% 80% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Marty Clary facing 8-9-1
t6 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Zeile M. Clary 3% 83% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
John Morris pinch hits for Ricky Horton (P) batting 9th
t6 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Morris M. Clary -4% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t6 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL V. Coleman M. Clary 4% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL O. Smith M. Clary -1% 82% Coleman Steals 2B
t6 0-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL O. Smith M. Clary 4% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' John Costello facing 3-4-5
John Costello replaces John Morris (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL L. Smith J. Costello 2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b6 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Murphy J. Costello -2% 86% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b6 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL A. Thomas J. Costello 3% 89% Smith Steals 2B; Smith to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b6 2-0 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R ATL A. Thomas J. Costello 3% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Smith Scores
b6 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL T. Gregg J. Costello -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Davis J. Costello -1% 91% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Marty Clary facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Thompson M. Clary 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL P. Guerrero M. Clary -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 0-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pendleton M. Clary -4% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guerrero to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Brunansky M. Clary 5% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B
t7 0-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Clary 4% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' John Costello facing 8-9-1
b7 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  ATL J. Treadway J. Costello 1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL M. Clary J. Costello -1% 95% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 3-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL O. McDowell J. Costello 2% 97% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Treadway to 3B
b7 3-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Blauser J. Costello -2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  ATL L. Smith J. Costello 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b7 3-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  O ATL D. Murphy J. Costello -1% 94% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Marty Clary facing 8-9-1
t8 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Zeile M. Clary 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
Denny Walling pinch hits for John Costello (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Walling M. Clary 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman M. Clary 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Dan Quisenberry facing 5-6-7
Dan Quisenberry replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Thomas D. Quisenberry -0% 97% Lineout: LF
b8 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL T. Gregg D. Quisenberry -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Davis D. Quisenberry -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Marty Clary facing 2-3-4
t9 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith M. Clary 2% 99% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t9 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Thompson M. Clary 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t9 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL P. Guerrero M. Clary -1% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t9 0-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Pendleton M. Clary 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

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