September 3, 1982 Atlanta Braves at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
MIN 2 BOS 10
SEA 8 CHW 7
TEX 5 CLE 3
TOR 2 DET 6
OAK 3 KCR 5
NYY 3 CAL 5
@MIL 2 PIT 3
@LAD 2 ATL 4
@MON 3 CIN 1
@NYM 0 PHI 2
HOU 1 SDP 3
CHC 0 SFG 3
STL 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 28,065

Friday, September 3, 1982
Time of Game: 2:56

Braves

76-58

Won 4

1st

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

W: P Niekro (14-3), L: C Lea (11-8), S: S Bedrosian (9)

Expos

71-63

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster LF                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .276  .727    0    0   0   SB
R Ramirez SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .269  .662    0    0   4   
C Washington RF               4   1   1   3    0   2  .262  .739    0    1   0   HR
D Murphy CF                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .292  .901    0    2   0   2B
  B Butler CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .511         0   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .852    0    1   4   
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .760    0   14   0   IW
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .707    0    3   2   
B Benedict C                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .221  .567    0    6   0   CS
P Niekro P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .476    0    0   1   
  S Bedrosian P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .132    0    0   1   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    2   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (20, off C Lea).

HR: C Washington (13, off C Lea; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: C Chambliss (11, by C Lea).

TB: C Washington 4; D Murphy 3; R Ramirez 2; B Benedict 2; B Horner; J Royster; P Niekro.

RBI: C Washington 3 (58); B Benedict (37).

2-out RBI: B Benedict.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Royster (8, 2nd base off B Smith/G Carter).

CS: B Benedict (3, 2nd base by C Lea/G Carter).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .282  .722    0    1   0   SB,SH
W Cromartie RF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .706    0    4   0   
A Dawson CF                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .303  .840    0    3   0   SB,CS
A Oliver 1B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .333  .921    0    8   0   2·2B
G Carter C                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .305  .941    0    9   1   
T Wallach 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .752    0    1   2   SH
C Speier SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .676    0    1   1   
D Flynn 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .509    0    0   2   
  B Mills PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .638    0    0   0   
  B Little 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .559         0   1   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Phillips 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Lea P                       2   0   1   0    0   0  .145  .354    0    0   1   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .663    0    0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  W Johnson PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .184  .524    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Oliver 2 (36, off P Niekro, off S Bedrosian).

SH: T Raines (6, off S Bedrosian); T Wallach (3, off S Bedrosian).

TB: A Oliver 4; A Dawson 2; T Raines; G Carter; W Cromartie; C Lea.

RBI: A Oliver 2 (91); A Dawson (71).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (32, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Benedict); T Raines (63, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Benedict).

CS: A Dawson (7, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by P Niekro).

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, W (14-3)             5.1   7   3   3    3   1   0   3.79   25     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7     40    -     1.18  -0.16
S Bedrosian, S (9)             3.2   1   0   0    2   4   0   2.20   14     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          2-0    3.53   0.58
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 8          2-0

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lea, L (11-8)                6     9   4   4    2   7   1   3.28   28     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 9     43    -     1.22  -0.21
B Smith                        3     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.22   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.74   0.13
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   9   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Niekro (4).

IBB: C Lea (3; C Chambliss).

PO: P Niekro (3; A Dawson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 28,065.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Montreal Expos                       
1. J Royster            LF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. W Cromartie          RF 
3. C Washington         RF    3. A Dawson             CF 
4. D Murphy             CF    4. A Oliver             1B 
5. B Horner             3B    5. G Carter             C  
6. C Chambliss          1B    6. T Wallach            3B 
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. C Speier             SS 
8. B Benedict           C     8. D Flynn              2B 
9. P Niekro             P     9. C Lea                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-1  12-      34%  75% C Washington    C Lea           Home Run; Niekro Scores; Ramirez Scores
   b 8   1  4-3  -23      22%  68% C Speier        S Bedrosian     Groundout: P-1B
   b 8   0  4-3  ---     -18%  54% A Oliver        S Bedrosian     Double to LF
   b 1   1  0-0  12-     -17%  24% A Oliver        P Niekro        Double to CF; Dawson Scores; Cromartie Scores
   b 8   2  4-3  -23      17%  85% K Phelps        S Bedrosian     Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  W Cromartie     Single to LF
          1--      42%  A Dawson        Walk; Cromartie to 2B
   RR     12-      24%  A Oliver        Double to CF; Dawson Scores; Cromartie Scores
   O      -2-      27%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      29%  T Wallach       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Charlie Lea facing 4-5-6
          ---      33%  D Murphy        Single to CF
          1--      39%  B Horner        Single to LF; Murphy to 2B
   O      12-      33%  C Chambliss     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      28%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   R      12-      38%  B Benedict      Single to LF; Horner to 2B; Murphy Scores
   O      12-      34%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      36%  C Lea           Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  J Royster       Strikeout Looking
          ---      38%  R Ramirez       Single to RF
   O      1--      35%  C Washington    Strikeout Looking
          1--      37%  D Murphy        Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-      32%  B Horner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      32%  A Dawson        Single to SS
          1--      31%  A Oliver        Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Popfly: 3B
          -2-      33%  G Carter        Walk
   O      12-      37%  T Wallach       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Lea facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  G Hubbard       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  B Benedict      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      33%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Flynn         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      35%  C Lea           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Lea facing 9-1-2
          ---      40%  P Niekro        Single to LF
   O      1--      36%  J Royster       Strikeout
          1--      41%  R Ramirez       Single to LF; Niekro to 2B
   RRR    12-      75%  C Washington    Home Run; Niekro Scores; Ramirez Scores
          ---      78%  D Murphy        Double to LF
   O      -2-      76%  B Horner        Fielder's Choice P; Murphy out at 3B/P-2B-3B; Horner to 2B
          -2-      76%  C Chambliss     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      73%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  T Raines        Single to RF
          1--      65%  W Cromartie     Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Flyball: RF; Raines to 3B
   R      --3      59%  A Dawson        Single to CF; Raines Scores
   O      1--      66%  A Oliver        Dawson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Charlie Lea facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  B Benedict      Single to SS
   O      1--      65%  P Niekro        Benedict Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      63%  " "             Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  J Royster       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  G Carter        Single to LF
          1--      51%  T Wallach       Wild Pitch; Carter to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      55%  C Speier        Walk
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th; Brad Mills pinch hits for Doug Flynn batting 8th
   O      12-      63%  B Mills         Strikeout Looking
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Charlie Lea batting 9th
   O      12-      71%  J White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bryn Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Bryn Smith replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th; Bryan Little replaces Brad Mills playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      68%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Bedrosian facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  W Cromartie     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      76%  A Dawson        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bryn Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  C Chambliss     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      71%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Bedrosian facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  A Oliver        Double to LF
          -2-      47%  G Carter        Walk
   O      12-      46%  T Wallach       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Carter to 2B; Oliver to 3B
   O      -23      68%  C Speier        Groundout: P-1B
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Bryan Little batting 8th
   O      -23      85%  K Phelps        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bryn Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Phillips replaces Ken Phelps playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      83%  B Benedict      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      82%  S Bedrosian     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  J Royster       Single to CF
          1--      84%  R Ramirez       Royster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Bedrosian facing 9-1-2
                  Brett Butler replaces Dale Murphy playing CF batting 4th; Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Bryn Smith batting 9th
          ---      68%  W Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      73%  T Raines        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  W Cromartie     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Expos 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON198209030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation