August 21, 1986 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 24
@CLE 5 CAL 6
@DET 1 KCR 4
TEX 3 CHW 4
@TOR 3 ATL 5
@CHC 2 CIN 9
STL 4 SDP 6
MON 0 SFG 7
PHI 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 22,543

Thursday, August 21, 1986
Time of Game: 2:28

Braves

58-62

Won 4

4th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  1    5 12  1
Cubs            1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1

W: J Acker (5-6), L: E Lynch (3-3), S: G Garber (19)

Cubs

52-69

Lost 3

5th, 28 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno RF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .249  .674    0    0   0   CS
K Oberkfell 3B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .290  .774    0    0   2   2B
D Murphy CF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .282  .876    0    2   0   HR
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   2   2    0   0  .327  .851    0    9   1   
K Griffey LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .848    0    2   0   GDP
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .237  .589    0    3   3   CS
O Virgil C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .206  .699    0    7   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .669    0    4   4   
J Acker P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .133  .333    0    0   2   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .286         0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       35   5  12   4    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: K Oberkfell (19, off E Lynch).

HR: D Murphy (23, off E Lynch; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: G Garber (1, off F DiPino).

TB: D Murphy 5; R Ramirez 2; O Moreno 2; C Chambliss 2; K Oberkfell 2; G Hubbard; K Griffey; O Virgil.

GIDP: K Griffey (8).

RBI: D Murphy 2 (61); C Chambliss 2 (13).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Ramirez (22).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Moreno (13, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by E Lynch/J Davis); R Ramirez (5, 2nd base by E Lynch/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .765    0    1   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .749    0    5   4   
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .820    0    2   0   
K Moreland RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .715    0    0   1   
L Durham 1B                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .251  .755    0   11   0   3B,SF
J Davis C                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .246  .705    0    6   1   SF
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .868    0    1   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .722    0    1   5   
E Lynch P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .045  .170    0    0   1   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   1   
  T Bosley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .741    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   7                    27  13

BATTING

3B: L Durham (6, off J Acker).

SF: J Davis (4, off J Acker); L Durham (4, off J Acker).

TB: L Durham 3; K Moreland; E Lynch; R Sandberg; J Mumphrey; G Matthews; R Cey.

RBI: L Durham (50); J Davis (53).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Lynch-S Dunston-L Durham.

E: S Dunston (25).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Acker, W (5-6)               7.1   6   2   2    2   5   0   3.68   31     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6     61    -     1.26   0.17
P Assenmacher, H (5)           0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.77    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.44   0.06
G Garber, S (19)               1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.76    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.28   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 7          2-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Lynch, L (3-3)               7.1  10   4   3    1   4   1   3.49   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1·10     47    -     1.38  -0.18
F DiPino                       1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   4.35    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.44  -0.02
Totals                         9    12   5   4    1   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: F DiPino (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 22,543.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. O Moreno             RF    1. J Mumphrey           CF 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. R Sandberg           2B 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. G Matthews           LF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. K Moreland           RF 
5. K Griffey            LF    5. L Durham             1B 
6. R Ramirez            SS    6. J Davis              C  
7. O Virgil             C     7. R Cey                3B 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. S Dunston            SS 
9. J Acker              P     9. E Lynch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-2  --3      23%  86% D Murphy        E Lynch         Home Run; Moreno Scores/unER
   t 6   2  2-1  -2-      15%  46% C Chambliss     E Lynch         Single to RF; Oberkfell Scores
   b 4   0  1-1  ---     -11%  33% L Durham        J Acker         Triple to RF
   b 1   0  1-0  12-      -8%  38% G Matthews      J Acker         Single to CF; Mumphrey to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-      -8%  56% K Griffey       E Lynch         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Single to RF; Moreno out at 2B/RF-C
          ---      50%  K Oberkfell     Walk
          1--      57%  D Murphy        Single to CF; Oberkfell to 3B
   R      1-3      63%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Oberkfell Scores; Murphy to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  J Mumphrey      Single to RF
          1--      46%  R Sandberg      Single to LF; Mumphrey to 2B
          12-      38%  G Matthews      Single to CF; Mumphrey to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
   O      123      45%  K Moreland      Strikeout
   RO     123      46%  L Durham        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mumphrey Scores
          12-      43%  J Davis         Walk; Sandberg to 3B; Matthews to 2B
   O      123      50%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Lynch facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  R Ramirez       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  O Virgil        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      46%  G Hubbard       Ramirez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Acker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  S Dunston       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  E Lynch         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Lynch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  J Acker         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  O Moreno        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  K Moreland      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Lynch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
          ---      33%  L Durham        Triple to RF
   RO     --3      33%  J Davis         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Durham Scores
   O      ---      35%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Lynch facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  R Ramirez       Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  O Virgil        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      32%  G Hubbard       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      29%  J Acker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      31%  E Lynch         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      34%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      37%  K Oberkfell     Double to RF
   O      -2-      31%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      46%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Oberkfell Scores
          1--      49%  K Griffey       Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      43%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      46%  L Durham        Walk
          1--      42%  J Davis         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Durham to 3B; Davis to 1B
   O      1-3      50%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Ed Lynch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  G Hubbard       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      41%  J Acker         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Acker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      45%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  E Lynch         Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      63%  K Oberkfell     Moreno Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E6; Moreno to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Moreno to 3B
   RR     --3      86%  D Murphy        Home Run; Moreno Scores/unER
                  Frank DiPino replaces Ed Lynch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  K Griffey       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  K Moreland      Single to RF
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jim Acker pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Gene Garber replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  O Virgil        Single to LF
          1--      95%  G Hubbard       Single to LF; Virgil to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  G Garber        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 2B
   R      -23      97%  O Moreno        Wild Pitch; Virgil Scores; Hubbard to 3B
   O      --3      96%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Gene Garber facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  R Cey           Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  S Dunston       Flyball: 2B
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  T Bosley        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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