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CLE  5
@BAL  3

NYY  1
@CAL  0

DET  2
CHW  1

(10)
CHW  6
@DET  4

(10)
KCA  5
BOS  3

BOS  7
@KCA  5

MIN  3
WSA  2

CHC  8
PIT  4

CIN  5
HOU  0

NYM  3
ATL  2

(11)
PHI  5
SFG  4

(10)
LAD  6
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 21,280

Tuesday, August 8, 1967, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 3:23
Braves
2
56-50
Lost 1
4th, 9 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0    2  5  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1    3  7  1
W: R Taylor (3-3), L: J Ritchie (2-3)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
Mets
3
41-65
Won 1
10th, 24 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .754    0    3   0   IW
D Menke SS                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .229  .667    0    1   2   2·2B
H Aaron RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .989    0    1   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .312  .894    0    8   1   IW
C Boyer 3B                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .262  .767    0    2   2   GDP
R Carty LF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .735    0    4   0   2B
B Uecker C                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .420    0   11   0   
W Woodward 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .217  .543    0    0   2   
D Lemaster P                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .120  .287    0    0   1   
  C Upshaw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   SH
  J Ritchie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .889         0   1   
Totals                       36   2   5   1    7   9                    30   9
BATTING
2B: D Menke 2 (12, off D Selma, off B Hendley); R Carty (11, off B Hendley).
SH: C Upshaw (2, off H Reniff).
IBB: F Alou (6, by H Reniff); J Torre (6, by D Selma).
TB: D Menke 4; R Carty 2; W Woodward 2.
GIDP: C Boyer (11).
RBI: D Menke (30).
2-out RBI: D Menke.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                4   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .661    0    1   5   CS
C Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .537    0    2   0   
  L Stahl PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .528    0    0   0   
B Johnson 1B-2B               5   2   2   1    0   2  .355  .920    0   12   0   HR
T Davis LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .840    0    4   0   
  H Reniff P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   1   1   1    0   0  .280  .733    0    1   0   2B
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .744    0    0   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .254  .656    0    0   5   
J Buchek 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .240  .656    0    3   2   IW
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Goossen C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .194  .438    0    8   0   
  J Sullivan PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .503    0    2   0   
B Hendley P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .178    0    0   0   
  T Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .551    0    0   0   
  D Selma P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  P Linz PH-LF                1   0   0   0    1   0  .179  .544    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   7   3    3  11                    33  14
BATTING
2B: E Kranepool (8, off C Upshaw).
HR: B Johnson (4, off J Ritchie; 11th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
IBB: J Buchek (5, by C Upshaw).
TB: B Johnson 5; E Charles 2; E Kranepool 2; J Buchek; R Swoboda.
RBI: B Johnson (15); E Kranepool (36); E Charles (29).
2-out RBI: E Charles.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Harrelson-J Buchek-B Johnson.
E: R Swoboda (9).
BASERUNNING
CS: B Harrelson (10, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Lemaster).

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
D Lemaster                     7.2   3   0   0    2   9   0   3.46   27     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 1· 3     80    -     1.25   0.34
C Upshaw, BS (1)               1     3   2   2    1   0   0   3.31    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 3          3-0    3.73  -0.38
J Ritchie, L (2-3)             1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1   3.64    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-0    2.49  -0.16
Totals                        10     7   3   3    3  11   1          39     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2· 7          5-0 
New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hendley                      6     3   2   1    4   6   0   3.70   25     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 3     62    -     0.97   0.00
D Selma                        2     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.27    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.65   0.05
H Reniff                       1     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.26    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.58   0.01
R Taylor, W (3-3)              2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.68    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.24
Totals                        11     5   2   1    7   9   0          44     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 3· 4           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: C Upshaw (2; J Buchek); D Selma (2; J Torre); H Reniff (3; F Alou).
PO: D Lemaster (1; B Harrelson, 2nd base (CS)).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Tony Venzon.
Time of Game: 3:23.
Attendance: 21,280.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. F Alou               CF    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. D Menke              SS    2. C Jones              CF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. B Johnson            1B 
4. J Torre              1B    4. T Davis              LF 
5. C Boyer              3B    5. R Swoboda            RF 
6. R Carty              LF    6. E Charles            3B 
7. B Uecker             C     7. J Buchek             2B 
8. W Woodward           2B    8. G Goossen            C  
9. D Lemaster           P     9. B Hendley            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-1  -2-      47%  60% E Charles       C Upshaw        Single to CF; Kranepool Scores; Charles to 2B/Adv on throw
   b11   0  2-2  ---      38% 100% B Johnson       J Ritchie       Home Run
   b 9   1  2-0  1--      17%  26% E Kranepool     C Upshaw        Double to LF; Johnson Scores
   b 8   2  2-0  123     -15%   6% B Harrelson     C Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   t 6   2  0-1  1--     -15%  20% R Carty         B Hendley       Double to RF; Boyer Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Carty to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Menke         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      54%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      52%  C Jones         Harrelson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Johnson       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  R Swoboda       Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  E Charles       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Buchek        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Hendley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  B Uecker        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  W Woodward      Single to LF
          1--      45%  D Lemaster      Walk; Woodward to 2B
   O      12-      50%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Woodward to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  D Menke         Double to RF; Woodward Scores; Alou to 3B
   O      -23      41%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  G Goossen       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  B Hendley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Hendley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      38%  J Torre         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  C Boyer         Strikeout
          ---      38%  R Carty         Walk
   O      1--      40%  B Uecker        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      37%  C Jones         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      35%  B Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Hendley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  W Woodward      Flyball: LF
          ---      34%  D Lemaster      Walk
   O      1--      36%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      39%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  R Swoboda       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      33%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  J Buchek        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Hendley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  H Aaron         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      35%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      34%  C Boyer         Walk
   R      1--      20%  R Carty         Double to RF; Boyer Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Carty to 3B
   O      --3      22%  B Uecker        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  G Goossen       Strikeout
                  Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Bob Hendley batting 9th
   O      ---      17%  T Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      16%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Selma facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Selma replaces Tommie Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      17%  W Woodward      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      18%  D Lemaster      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  F Alou          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      15%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      13%  B Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  T Davis         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Selma facing 2-3-4
          ---       8%  D Menke         Double to CF
   O      -2-      10%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      10%  J Torre         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      13%  C Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
          ---      21%  R Swoboda       Single to LF
   O      1--      15%  E Charles       Flyball: LF
          1--      25%  J Buchek        Single to RF; Swoboda to 3B
   O      1-3      14%  G Goossen       Strikeout
                  Phil Linz pinch hits for Dick Selma batting 9th
          1-3      21%  P Linz          Walk; Buchek to 2B
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      123       6%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hal Reniff facing 6-7-8
                  Hal Reniff replaces Tommy Davis pitching and batting 4th; Phil Linz moves to LF
   O      ---       7%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
          ---       6%  B Uecker        Walk
          1--       5%  W Woodward      Single/Bunt; Uecker to 2B
   O      12-       6%  C Upshaw        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B; Uecker to 3B
          -23       6%  F Alou          Intentional Walk
   O      123       7%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cecil Upshaw facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Stahl pinch hits for Cleon Jones batting 2nd
   O      ---       3%  L Stahl         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       9%  B Johnson       Single to CF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Hal Reniff batting 4th
   R      1--      26%  E Kranepool     Double to LF; Johnson Scores
   O      -2-      13%  R Swoboda       Lineout: CF
   R      -2-      60%  E Charles       Single to CF; Kranepool Scores; Charles to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      60%  J Buchek        Intentional Walk
                  Jay Ritchie replaces Cecil Upshaw pitching and batting 9th; John Sullivan pinch hits for Greg Goossen batting 8th
   O      12-      50%  J Sullivan      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Ron Taylor facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Taylor replaces Jerry Buchek pitching and batting 7th; John Sullivan moves to C; Ed Kranepool moves to 1B; Bob Johnson moves to 2B; Larry Stahl moves to CF
   O      ---      55%  H Aaron         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      59%  J Torre         Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Jay Ritchie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      57%  P Linz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      53%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  L Stahl         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Ron Taylor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  R Carty         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      59%  B Uecker        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      62%  W Woodward      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Jay Ritchie facing 3-4-5
   R      ---     100%  B Johnson       Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 3.

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