August 14, 1977 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 4 BOS 11
SEA 1 CLE 12
MIL 4 CLE 14
MIL 5 DET 6
MIN 5 NYY 15
CAL 3 TEX 12
CHW 9 TOR 6
KCR 3 PHI 10
@CHC 2 PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 1
ATL 0 PIT 6
NYM 3 HOU 6
@SDP 3 SFG 6
CIN 1 CIN 9
@SFG 3 MON 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 27,169

Sunday, August 14, 1977
Time of Game: 2:01

Braves

41-74

Lost 2

6th, 29 GB

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

W: D Rau (13-3), L: P Niekro (11-15)

Dodgers

71-46

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonnell CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .679    0    3   0   
J Royster 3B-SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .546    0    2   6   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .805    0    9   0   2B
J Burroughs RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .889    0    0   0   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .792    0    1   0   
V Correll C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .739    0    8   2   
R Gilbreath 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .656    0    0   1   
P Rockett SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .598    0    1   3   GDP
  J Moore PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .635    0    0   0   
P Niekro P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .159  .338    0    0   0   2B
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .765    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    0   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: P Niekro (1, off D Rau); W Montanez (20, off D Rau).

TB: P Niekro 2; W Montanez 2; J Royster; R Gilbreath.

GIDP: P Rockett (6).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .775    0    1   4   
B Russell SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .679    0    0   6   2B,SB
D Baker LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .800    0    1   0   HBP
R Smith RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .304  .991    0    4   0   HBP
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .820    0   14   0   
R Monday CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .255  .772    0    2   0   
  G Burke PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .563         0   0   CS
T Martinez 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .300  .694    0    0   2   
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .774    0    5   0   
D Rau P                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .372    0    0   2   
Totals                       29   1   6   1    3   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Russell (21, off P Niekro).

HBP: R Smith (3, by P Niekro); D Baker (4, by P Niekro).

TB: B Russell 3; T Martinez 2; S Garvey; R Smith.

RBI: T Martinez (10).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: B Russell (10, 2nd base off P Niekro/V Correll).

CS: G Burke (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 (11-15)            8     6   1   1    3   7   0   4.13   34     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 6     70    -     1.06   0.23
Totals                         8     6   1   1    3   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 6           -

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 Rau, W (13-3)                9     4   0   0    0   4   0   3.40   30     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 4     83    -     1.24   0.73
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Niekro 2 (7; D Baker, R Smith).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 27,169.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  12-      12%  72% T Martinez      P Niekro        Single to RF; Smith Scores; Monday to 2B
   b 5   0  0-1  1--       9%  84% B Russell       P Niekro        Double to CF; Lopes to 3B
   t 9   2  1-0  1--       8% 100% W Montanez      D Rau           Flyball: RF
   b 5   1  0-1  -23      -7%  72% R Smith         P Niekro        Strikeout
   t 5   1  1-0  1--       7%  71% P Rockett       D Rau           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Montanez      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Baker         Hit By Pitch
          1--      54%  R Smith         Hit By Pitch; Baker to 2B
          12-      57%  S Garvey        Single to P; Baker to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123      50%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  G Matthews      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      55%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Rau           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  P Rockett       Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  P Niekro        Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  B Bonnell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Lopes         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Royster       Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      48%  W Montanez      Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      56%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  R Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 2B
          -2-      60%  R Monday        Walk
   R      12-      72%  T Martinez      Single to RF; Smith Scores; Monday to 2B
   O      12-      70%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B; Monday to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -23      64%  D Rau           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  V Correll       Flyball: LF
          ---      64%  R Gilbreath     Single to CF
   OO     1--      71%  P Rockett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      84%  B Russell       Double to CF; Lopes to 3B
   O      -23      79%  D Baker         Fielder's Choice 3B; Lopes stays at 3B; Russell out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Baker to 2B
   O      -23      72%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      -23      67%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  P Niekro        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      73%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  R Monday        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  T Martinez      Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      1--      70%  D Rau           Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  W Montanez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      77%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  B Russell       Single to CF
          1--      81%  D Baker         Russell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      75%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  V Correll       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
                  Junior Moore pinch hits for Pat Rockett batting 8th
   O      ---      87%  J Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
                  Junior Moore moves to 3B; Jerry Royster moves to SS
   O      ---      86%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  R Monday        Walk
                  Glenn Burke pinch runs for Rick Monday batting 6th
   O      1--      85%  T Martinez      Burke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 9-1-2
                  Glenn Burke moves to CF; Cito Gaston pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  C Gaston        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Bonnell       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  J Royster       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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