April 13, 1977 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
BOS 3 NYY 5
@KCR 3 OAK 9
CAL 3 SEA 3
MIN 2
(13) CLE 5
@TEX 3 TOR 7
DET 6 HOU 7
CIN 6 LAD 4
ATL 3 STL 7
@NYM 3 CHC 3
@PHI 1 PIT 3
MON 0 SFG 3
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 36,547

Wednesday, April 13, 1977
Time of Game: 2:22

Braves

2-4

Lost 2

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  1
Dodgers         1  0  1   0  0  1   0  1  X    4  9  1

W: C Hough (1-0), L: P Niekro (0-2)

Dodgers

4-2

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .667    0    2   0   2B
J Royster 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .482    0    1   2   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .756    0   12   0   
J Burroughs RF                2   0   0   0    2   1  .217  .811    0    0   0   
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .770    0    2   0   
V Correll C                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .429 1.500    0    5   1   HR
R Gilbreath 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .612    0    1   5   CS
P Rockett SS                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .820    0    1   2   SH
  C Gaston PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  J Moore PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Niekro P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   1   GDP
  B Asselstine PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3  10   2    3   4                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Office (2, off D Sutton).

HR: V Correll (1, off D Sutton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: P Rockett (1, off D Sutton).

TB: V Correll 5; R Office 2; R Gilbreath 2; W Montanez; G Matthews; J Royster; P Rockett; P Niekro.

GIDP: P Niekro (1).

RBI: P Rockett (3); V Correll (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gilbreath-P Rockett-W Montanez.

E: J Royster (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Gilbreath (1, 2nd base by C Hough/J Oates).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    2   2   2   0    2   0  .333  .808    0    6   2   2·SB
B Russell SS                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .393  .900    0    4   5   
R Smith RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .381 1.088    0    1   0   CS
R Cey 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   1  .440 1.277    0    1   2   HR
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .671    0    7   2   GDP
R Monday CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .292  .870    0    1   0   HR
D Baker LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .967    0    1   0   
  J Hale LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
S Yeager C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .474 1.425    0    3   0   
  J Oates PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    1   2   
  B Powell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Hough P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

HR: R Monday (1, off P Niekro; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Cey (1, off P Niekro; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: R Monday 4; R Cey 4; D Lopes 2; B Russell 2; D Baker; R Smith; S Yeager.

GIDP: S Garvey (1).

RBI: R Cey (8); B Russell (4); R Monday (2); R Smith (6).

2-out RBI: R Smith.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey.

E: B Russell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes 2 (6, 2nd base off P Niekro/V Correll 2).

CS: R Smith (2, 2nd base by P Niekro/V Correll).

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
P Niekro, L (0-2)              8     9   4   4    4   4   2   3.38   36     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 9     48    -     1.34  -0.22
Totals                         8     9   4   4    4   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 9           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton                       7     9   3   2    2   2   1   1.69   31     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 9     49    -     1.34   0.01
C Hough, W (1-0)               2     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.80    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.74   0.26
Totals                         9    10   3   2    3   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·10           -

Balks: P Niekro (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 36,547.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. R Office             CF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. J Royster            3B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. W Montanez           1B    3. R Smith              RF 
4. J Burroughs          RF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. G Matthews           LF    5. S Garvey             1B 
6. V Correll            C     6. R Monday             CF 
7. R Gilbreath          2B    7. D Baker              LF 
8. P Rockett            SS    8. S Yeager             C  
9. P Niekro             P     9. D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-3  ---      26%  87% R Monday        P Niekro        Home Run
   b 6   0  3-2  ---      19%  57% R Cey           P Niekro        Home Run
   t 6   0  2-2  ---     -17%  33% V Correll       D Sutton        Home Run
   b 7   2  3-3  123     -12%  50% S Garvey        P Niekro        Strikeout
   t 9   0  4-3  ---     -12%  73% C Gaston        C Hough         Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Office        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  J Royster       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  W Montanez      Single to CF
          1--      51%  J Burroughs     Walk; Montanez to 2B
   O      12-      55%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Lopes         Single to LF
          1--      61%  B Russell       Balk; Lopes to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  " "             Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Russell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      69%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Russell to 3B
          --3      71%  R Cey           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Russell stays at 3B; Cey to 1B
   OO     1-3      61%  S Garvey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  V Correll       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      65%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  P Rockett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      62%  S Yeager        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  P Niekro        Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  R Office        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Niekro to 2B
          -2-      57%  J Royster       Single to 3B; Niekro stays at 2B
   RO     12-      52%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Niekro Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Montanez to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Sutton        Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  D Lopes         Single to LF
          1--      58%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      65%  R Smith         Single to CF; Lopes Scores
   O      1--      63%  R Cey           Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  G Matthews      Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  V Correll       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  R Gilbreath     Single to LF; Correll to 3B
   R      1-3      45%  P Rockett       Single to RF; Correll Scores; Gilbreath to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  P Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Office        Double to CF
   O      -2-      47%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B; Office to 3B
          --3      50%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1-3      57%  G Matthews      Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  D Baker         Popfly: 3B
          ---      57%  S Yeager        Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  D Sutton        Popfly: C
          1--      56%  D Lopes         Walk; Yeager to 2B
          12-      59%  B Russell       Single to SS; Yeager to 3B; Lopes to 2B
   O      123      50%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      33%  V Correll       Home Run
          ---      30%  R Gilbreath     Single to RF
   O      1--      31%  P Rockett       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gilbreath to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      39%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      57%  R Cey           Home Run
   O      ---      54%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      54%  D Baker         Single to CF
                  Johnny Oates pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   O      1--      50%  J Oates         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
                  Johnny Oates moves to C; John Hale replaces Dusty Baker playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---      54%  J Royster       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      57%  W Montanez      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      59%  J Burroughs     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Boog Powell pinch hits for Don Sutton batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  B Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      62%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          -2-      57%  R Smith         Walk
          12-      62%  R Cey           Walk; Lopes to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123      50%  S Garvey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
                  Charlie Hough replaces Boog Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  V Correll       Single to 3B
   O      1--      56%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      61%  P Rockett       Gilbreath Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      87%  R Monday        Home Run
   O      ---      86%  J Hale          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  J Oates         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Hough         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Pat Rockett batting 8th
          ---      73%  C Gaston        Walk
                  Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th; Junior Moore pinch runs for Cito Gaston batting 8th
   O      1--      83%  B Asselstine    Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  R Office        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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