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Standings
CAL
@BAL		5
9
TEX
@KCR		2
3		 
(10)
CLE
@MIL		3
4
OAK
@TOR		4
9
ATL
@CHC		5
2
ATL
@CHC		6
8		 
(8)
MON
@SDP		3
0
Thursday, August 27, 1987,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 19,006, Time of Game: 2:25
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Braves
6
56-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
8
63-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Les Lancaster (4-1)
L: Rick Mahler (7-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          4  0  1   1  0  0   0  0    6  7  0
Cubs            5  0  0   0  3  0   0  X    8  9  3

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dion James CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .294 .859 0.064 1.22 0.122 -0.057 0.7 1 0 HR,SF
Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .724 0.033 0.55 0.044 -0.011 0.4 0 2
   Gary Roenicke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .861 -0.031 1.07 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Jim Acker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .516 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gerald Perry 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .268 .732 0.023 1.13 0.084 -0.062 0.5 10 1 2B
Dale Murphy RF 4 2 0 0 0 0 .302 1.003 -0.026 1.32 0.058 -0.084 -0.3 1 0
Ken Griffey LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 .807 -0.008 1.00 0.066 -0.074 0.3 2 0
Ozzie Virgil C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .817 0.092 1.26 0.147 -0.056 1.2 5 1
Jeff Blauser SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 .283 .741 0.022 0.78 0.061 -0.038 0.0 0 3 SB
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 .282 .820 0.109 0.97 0.126 -0.017 0.7 2 4 2B
Jeff Dedmon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .607 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Mahler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .460 -0.041 1.22 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 0 0 SH
   Graig Nettles PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .672 -0.049 2.11 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 29 6 7 4 3 3 .241 .717 0.188 1.08 0.708 -0.520 2.4 21 12
2B: G Perry (23, off L Lancaster); G Hubbard (33, off L Lancaster).
HR: D James (10, off L Lancaster; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: D James (3, off L Lancaster).
SH: R Mahler (7, off L Lancaster).
TB: D James 4; G Hubbard 3; G Perry 2; K Griffey; K Oberkfell; O Virgil.
RBI: D James 2 (49); O Virgil (57); J Blauser (4).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Virgil-J Blauser-G Perry.
Baserunning
SB: J Blauser (2, 2nd base off L Lancaster/J Sundberg).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Martinez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .808 -0.098 0.89 0.000 -0.098 -1.1 3 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 2 2 1 0 2 1 .311 .856 0.064 0.74 0.086 -0.022 0.5 2 4
Leon Durham 1B 4 2 2 4 0 2 .275 .850 0.335 1.07 0.367 -0.032 2.9 10 0 2·HR
Andre Dawson RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .292 .926 0.115 0.70 0.141 -0.025 1.3 1 0 HR
Jerry Mumphrey LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .323 .905 0.124 0.77 0.171 -0.047 1.0 2 0 HR
Keith Moreland 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .260 .766 0.065 0.48 0.100 -0.035 0.5 0 2 HR
   Lee Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Shawon Dunston SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .668 -0.021 1.23 0.048 -0.069 -0.2 1 1 CS
   Luis Quinones SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .560 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 2
Jim Sundberg C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .682 -0.035 0.94 0.020 -0.055 -0.1 3 0
Les Lancaster P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .069 .172 0.009 0.67 0.030 -0.020 -0.0 0 0 2B
   Frank DiPino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 -0.008 0.80 0.000 -0.008 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Manny Trillo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .878 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 28 8 9 8 4 5 .321 1.299 0.542 0.78 0.963 -0.419 4.4 22 9
2B: L Lancaster (1, off R Mahler).
HR: A Dawson (42, off R Mahler; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); L Durham 2 (22, 1 off R Mahler, 1 off J Dedmon; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); K Moreland (23, off J Dedmon; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Mumphrey (12, off J Dedmon; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: F DiPino (1, off J Acker).
TB: L Durham 8; A Dawson 5; K Moreland 4; J Mumphrey 4; L Lancaster 2; R Sandberg; S Dunston.
RBI: L Durham 4 (50); J Mumphrey 2 (37); K Moreland (73); A Dawson (110).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: S Dunston 2 (11); K Moreland (24).
Baserunning
CS: S Dunston (2, 2nd base by R Mahler/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Dedmon 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 3 3.72 6 22 -0.428 0.77 -4.8
Rick Mahler, L (7-13) 4.2 4 3 3 2 3 2 5.09 19 0 0 -0.170 0.86 -0.6
Jim Acker 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.40 8 0 0 0.056 0.56 1.0
Team Totals 7 9 8 8 4 5 5 10.29 33 22 0 0 -0.542 1.08 -4.4

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Les Lancaster, W (4-1) 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 5.62 26 31 -0.374 1.02 -3.8
Frank DiPino, S (3) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.23 8 1 0 0.185 1.26 1.4
Lee Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.51 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Team Totals 7.1 7 6 5 3 3 1 6.14 34 31 1 0 -0.189 0.78 -2.4
L Lancaster faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L Lancaster (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 19,006.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Dion James CF 1 Dave Martinez CF
2 Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Gerald Perry 1B 3 Leon Durham 1B
4 Dale Murphy RF 4 Andre Dawson RF
5 Ken Griffey LF 5 Jerry Mumphrey LF
6 Ozzie Virgil C 6 Keith Moreland 3B
7 Jeff Blauser SS 7 Shawon Dunston SS
8 Glenn Hubbard 2B 8 Jim Sundberg C
9 Jeff Dedmon P 9 Les Lancaster P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 5-6 0 1-- RR CHC L. Durham R. Mahler 24% 71% Home Run; Sandberg Scores
b1 2-4 1 1-- RR CHC J. Mumphrey J. Dedmon 17% 53% Home Run; Dawson Scores
b1 0-4 1 1-- RR CHC L. Durham J. Dedmon 13% 33% Home Run; Sandberg Scores
b5 7-6 0 --- R CHC A. Dawson R. Mahler 10% 81% Home Run (LF-CF)
b4 5-6 0 1-- OO CHC J. Sundberg R. Mahler -10% 38% Double Play: Strikeout, Dunston Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R ATL D. James L. Lancaster -10% 40% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- ATL K. Oberkfell L. Lancaster -3% 37% Walk
t1 1-0 0 1-- ATL G. Perry L. Lancaster -5% 32% Walk; Oberkfell to 2B
t1 1-0 0 12- RO ATL D. Murphy L. Lancaster -1% 31% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Oberkfell Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t1 2-0 1 1-- ATL K. Griffey L. Lancaster -5% 27% Single to CF (Line Drive); Murphy to 3B
t1 2-0 1 1-3 R ATL O. Virgil L. Lancaster -5% 22% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Murphy Scores; Griffey to 2B
t1 3-0 1 12- ATL J. Blauser L. Lancaster -2% 20% Wild Pitch; Griffey to 3B
t1 3-0 1 1-3 RO ATL J. Blauser L. Lancaster -1% 19% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Griffey Scores
t1 4-0 2 1-- ATL G. Hubbard L. Lancaster -1% 18% Blauser Steals 2B
t1 4-0 2 -2- O ATL G. Hubbard L. Lancaster 2% 20% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Jeff Dedmon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- O CHC D. Martinez J. Dedmon -2% 18% Flyball: LF
b1 0-4 1 --- CHC R. Sandberg J. Dedmon 2% 20% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-4 1 1-- RR CHC L. Durham J. Dedmon 13% 33% Home Run; Sandberg Scores
b1 2-4 1 --- CHC A. Dawson J. Dedmon 3% 36% Walk
b1 2-4 1 1-- RR CHC J. Mumphrey J. Dedmon 17% 53% Home Run; Dawson Scores
b1 4-4 1 --- R CHC K. Moreland J. Dedmon 10% 63% Home Run
Rick Mahler replaces Jeff Dedmon pitching and batting 9th
b1 5-4 1 --- O CHC S. Dunston R. Mahler -1% 61% Strikeout
b1 5-4 2 --- O CHC J. Sundberg R. Mahler -1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 5.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 9-1-2
t2 4-5 0 --- O ATL R. Mahler L. Lancaster 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 4-5 1 --- O ATL D. James L. Lancaster 2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 4-5 2 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell L. Lancaster 1% 66% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 9-1-2
b2 5-4 0 --- O CHC L. Lancaster R. Mahler -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 5-4 1 --- O CHC D. Martinez R. Mahler -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 5-4 2 --- CHC R. Sandberg R. Mahler 1% 63% Walk
b2 5-4 2 1-- O CHC L. Durham R. Mahler -2% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 5.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 3-4-5
t3 4-5 0 --- O ATL G. Perry L. Lancaster 3% 64% Strikeout Looking
t3 4-5 1 --- ATL D. Murphy L. Lancaster -5% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B
t3 4-5 1 -2- O ATL K. Griffey L. Lancaster 4% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 3B
t3 4-5 2 --3 R ATL O. Virgil L. Lancaster -10% 53% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Murphy Scores/No RBI/unER
t3 5-5 2 1-- O ATL J. Blauser L. Lancaster 3% 56% Flyball: RF
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
b3 5-5 0 --- O CHC A. Dawson R. Mahler -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 5-5 1 --- O CHC J. Mumphrey R. Mahler -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 5-5 2 --- O CHC K. Moreland R. Mahler -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 8-9-1
t4 5-5 0 --- ATL G. Hubbard L. Lancaster -7% 43% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t4 5-5 0 -2- O ATL R. Mahler L. Lancaster 2% 44% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 3B
t4 5-5 1 --3 RO ATL D. James L. Lancaster -3% 42% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hubbard Scores
t4 6-5 2 --- ATL K. Oberkfell L. Lancaster -1% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 6-5 2 1-- ATL G. Perry L. Lancaster -4% 37% Double to RF (Line Drive); Oberkfell to 3B
t4 6-5 2 -23 O ATL D. Murphy L. Lancaster 6% 43% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 7-8-9
b4 5-6 0 --- CHC S. Dunston R. Mahler 5% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 5-6 0 1-- OO CHC J. Sundberg R. Mahler -10% 38% Double Play: Strikeout, Dunston Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
b4 5-6 2 --- CHC L. Lancaster R. Mahler 3% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b4 5-6 2 -2- O CHC D. Martinez R. Mahler -4% 36% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 5.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 5-6-7
Luis Quinones replaces Shawon Dunston playing SS batting 7th
t5 6-5 0 --- O ATL K. Griffey L. Lancaster 2% 39% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 6-5 1 --- O ATL O. Virgil L. Lancaster 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 6-5 2 --- O ATL J. Blauser L. Lancaster 1% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
b5 5-6 0 --- CHC R. Sandberg R. Mahler 5% 47% Walk
b5 5-6 0 1-- RR CHC L. Durham R. Mahler 24% 71% Home Run; Sandberg Scores
b5 7-6 0 --- R CHC A. Dawson R. Mahler 10% 81% Home Run (LF-CF)
b5 8-6 0 --- O CHC J. Mumphrey R. Mahler -1% 80% Flyball: LF
b5 8-6 1 --- O CHC K. Moreland R. Mahler -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 8-6 2 --- O CHC L. Quinones R. Mahler -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Les Lancaster facing 8-9-1
t6 6-8 0 --- ATL G. Hubbard L. Lancaster -5% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
Frank DiPino replaces Les Lancaster pitching and batting 9th
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Rick Mahler (P) batting 9th
t6 6-8 0 1-- O ATL G. Nettles F. DiPino 5% 77% Strikeout
t6 6-8 1 1-- O ATL D. James F. DiPino 4% 81% Flyball: CF
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Ken Oberkfell (3B) batting 2nd
t6 6-8 2 1-- O ATL G. Roenicke F. DiPino 3% 84% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-6, Braves' Jim Acker facing 8-9-1
Jim Acker replaces Gary Roenicke (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Graig Nettles moves from PH to 3B
b6 8-6 0 --- CHC J. Sundberg J. Acker 2% 86% Walk
b6 8-6 0 1-- O CHC F. DiPino J. Acker -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
b6 8-6 1 -2- O CHC D. Martinez J. Acker -2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 8-6 2 -2- O CHC R. Sandberg J. Acker -2% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Frank DiPino facing 3-4-5
t7 6-8 0 --- O ATL G. Perry F. DiPino 3% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 6-8 1 --- O ATL D. Murphy F. DiPino 2% 87% Popfly: 1B
t7 6-8 2 --- O ATL K. Griffey F. DiPino 1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-6, Braves' Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
b7 8-6 0 --- O CHC L. Durham J. Acker -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-6 1 --- CHC A. Dawson J. Acker 1% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b7 8-6 1 1-- O CHC J. Mumphrey J. Acker -1% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 8-6 2 1-- O CHC K. Moreland J. Acker -1% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-8, Cubs' Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
t8 6-8 0 --- O ATL O. Virgil F. DiPino 4% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 6-8 1 --- ATL J. Blauser F. DiPino -5% 85% Walk
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 8.

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