September 4, 1977 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 9,435

Sunday, September 4, 1977
Time of Game: 2:42

Braves

50-86

Won 1

6th, 33 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          4  0  1   0  0  2   0  0  0    7 12  2
Mets            2  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    5 12  0

W: P Niekro (14-17), L: R Baldwin (1-2), S: D Campbell (7)

Mets

53-83

Lost 1

6th, 31 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonnell RF-CF               5   1   2   1    0   0  .295  .708    0    2   0   
R Gilbreath 2B                4   1   0   0    1   1  .244  .676    0    5   3   
G Matthews LF                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .785    0    0   0   3B
W Montanez 1B                 5   2   3   1    0   1  .273  .773    0    3   1   2B
J Moore 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .660    0    3   0   2B
B Pocoroba C                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .285  .818    0    8   0   HR,2B
R Office CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .603    0    2   0   SB
  B Asselstine PH-RF          3   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .516    0    0   0   
P Rockett SS                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .279  .678    0    4   2   
P Niekro P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .333    0    0   1   SH,GDP
  D Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  12   7    2   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Pocoroba (23, off R Baldwin); J Moore (7, off B Apodaca); W Montanez (26, off B Myrick).

3B: G Matthews (4, off B Myrick).

HR: B Pocoroba (7, off R Baldwin; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: P Niekro (10, off R Baldwin).

TB: B Pocoroba 6; W Montanez 4; G Matthews 4; J Moore 3; B Bonnell 2; P Rockett.

GIDP: P Niekro (3).

RBI: B Pocoroba 3 (39); G Matthews 2 (47); W Montanez (55); B Bonnell (33).

2-out RBI: B Pocoroba; B Bonnell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gilbreath-P Rockett-W Montanez; P Niekro-R Gilbreath-W Montanez.

PB: B Pocoroba (15).

E: J Moore (15); P Rockett (19).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Office (2, 2nd base off R Baldwin/R Hodges).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 3B                   5   2   4   1    0   0  .303  .783    0    0   3   2·SB
L Mazzilli CF                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .239  .639    0    1   0   
B Boisclair RF                5   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .780    0    2   0   GDP
S Henderson LF                3   0   1   0    2   1  .311  .899    0    1   0   SB
J Milner 1B                   3   0   0   1    1   2  .253  .785    0   13   2   SF
J Youngblood 2B               5   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .585    0    3   3   GDP
R Hodges C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .657    0    3   1   
  B Apodaca P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   1   
  L Foster PH                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .209  .525    0    0   0   HBP
  P Siebert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .798    0    0   0   
D Flynn SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .220  .507    0    0   6   
B Myrick P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  R Baldwin P                 2   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
  J Stearns C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .803    0    3   0   
Totals                       37   5  12   4    4   7                    27  17

BATTING

SF: J Milner (4, off P Niekro).

HBP: L Foster (1, by P Niekro).

TB: L Randle 4; R Baldwin 2; L Mazzilli 2; D Flynn; S Henderson; B Boisclair; R Hodges.

GIDP: J Youngblood (6); B Boisclair (3).

RBI: L Randle (24); J Milner (53); L Mazzilli (31); B Boisclair (31).

2-out RBI: B Boisclair.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Flynn-J Youngblood-J Milner.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Henderson (4, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Pocoroba); L Randle 2 (29, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Pocoroba, 2nd base off D Campbell/B Pocoroba).

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 (14-17)            7.1  11   5   4    4   5   0   3.99   37     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 2·11     39    -     1.53  -0.18
D Campbell, S (7)              1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.17    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    3.12   0.28
Totals                         9    12   5   4    4   7   0          43     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2·12          2-0

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 Myrick                       0     4   4   4    1   0   0   3.94    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4     25    -     1.10  -0.36
R Baldwin, L (1-2)             5.2   6   3   3    1   1   1   4.73   23     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 6          2-1    0.80  -0.10
B Apodaca                      2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.75    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          1-0    0.36   0.05
P Siebert                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.08    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    2   4   1          40     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 1·12          3-1

B Myrick faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: R Baldwin (1).

WP: P Niekro (14).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Niekro (8; L Foster).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 9,435.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. B Bonnell            RF    1. L Randle             3B 
2. R Gilbreath          2B    2. L Mazzilli           CF 
3. G Matthews           LF    3. B Boisclair          RF 
4. W Montanez           1B    4. S Henderson          LF 
5. J Moore              3B    5. J Milner             1B 
6. B Pocoroba           C     6. J Youngblood         2B 
7. R Office             CF    7. R Hodges             C  
8. P Rockett            SS    8. D Flynn              SS 
9. P Niekro             P     9. B Myrick             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      18%  77% G Matthews      B Myrick        Triple to CF (LF-CF); Bonnell Scores; Gilbreath Scores
   b 4   1  5-4  1-3      16%  65% B Boisclair     P Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  4-4  1--      14%  61% B Pocoroba      R Baldwin       Double to RF; Montanez Scores; Pocoroba to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 8   1  7-5  -23      14%  81% L Mazzilli      D Campbell      Foul Flyball: 3B
   b 8   1  7-4  12-     -14%  73% L Randle        P Niekro        Single to CF; Foster Scores; Flynn to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Myrick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Bonnell       Single to CF
          1--      59%  R Gilbreath     Walk; Bonnell to 2B
   RR     12-      77%  G Matthews      Triple to CF (LF-CF); Bonnell Scores; Gilbreath Scores
   R      --3      81%  W Montanez      Double to RF; Matthews Scores
          -2-      86%  J Moore         Single to LF; Montanez to 3B; Moore to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Rick Baldwin replaces Bob Myrick pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      87%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B; Montanez Scores; Moore to 3B
   O      --3      83%  R Office        Fielder's Choice 1B; Moore out at Hm/1B-C; Office to 1B
          1--      84%  P Rockett       Office Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  L Randle        Single to 2B
          1--      77%  L Mazzilli      Passed Ball; Randle to 2B
          -2-      71%  " "             Single to 1B; Randle to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  B Boisclair     Popfly: 2B
          1-3      73%  S Henderson     Walk; Mazzilli to 2B
   RO     123      75%  J Milner        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Randle Scores
   R      12-      67%  J Youngblood    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mazzilli Scores/No RBI/unER; Henderson to 2B; Youngblood to 1B
   O      12-      71%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Baldwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  P Niekro        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  D Flynn         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      67%  R Baldwin       Single to CF
          1--      58%  L Randle        Single to CF; Baldwin to 3B; Randle to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      58%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: SS-1B; Baldwin Scores; Randle to 3B
   R      --3      48%  B Boisclair     Single to CF; Randle Scores
   O      1--      50%  S Henderson     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Baldwin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  G Matthews      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  W Montanez      Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  J Moore         Foul Flyball: C
   R      1--      61%  B Pocoroba      Double to RF; Montanez Scores; Pocoroba to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Rowland Office batting 7th
   O      --3      57%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
                  Barry Bonnell moves to CF; Brian Asselstine moves to RF
          ---      53%  J Milner        Walk
   OO     1--      62%  J Youngblood    Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
          ---      60%  R Hodges        Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  D Flynn         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Baldwin facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  P Rockett       Single to LF
   OO     1--      59%  P Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
          ---      53%  R Baldwin       Single to SS
   O      1--      58%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      56%  L Mazzilli      Randle Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Single to 1B; Randle to 3B
   OO     1-3      65%  B Boisclair     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Baldwin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  W Montanez      Single to 3B
   O      1--      60%  J Moore         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  S Henderson     Walk
          1--      50%  J Milner        Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Wild Pitch; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      61%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
   O      --3      67%  R Hodges        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Baldwin facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      79%  B Pocoroba      Home Run
   O      ---      78%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      79%  P Rockett       Walk
   O      1--      78%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Rockett to 2B
   R      -2-      86%  B Bonnell       Single to CF; Rockett Scores
          1--      87%  R Gilbreath     Balk; Bonnell to 2B
                  Bob Apodaca replaces Ron Hodges pitching and batting 7th; John Stearns replaces Rick Baldwin playing C batting 9th
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  D Flynn         Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  J Stearns       Lineout: 2B
          1--      80%  L Randle        Single to RF; Flynn to 2B
   O      12-      86%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      91%  B Boisclair     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Apodaca facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
          ---      90%  J Moore         Double to LF
   O      -2-      89%  B Pocoroba      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  S Henderson     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      93%  J Milner        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Apodaca facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  B Asselstine    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      93%  P Rockett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
                  Leo Foster pinch hits for Bob Apodaca batting 7th
          ---      88%  L Foster        Hit By Pitch
          1--      79%  D Flynn         Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Stearns       Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      12-      73%  L Randle        Single to CF; Foster Scores; Flynn to 3B
                  Dave Campbell replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      67%  L Mazzilli      Randle Steals 2B
   O      -23      81%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -23      93%  B Boisclair     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-5, Paul Siebert facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Siebert replaces Leo Foster pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      93%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout Looking
          ---      92%  G Matthews      Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  W Montanez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Campbell facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  S Henderson     Single to RF
   O      1--      89%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Milner to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      96%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Paul Siebert batting 7th
   O      -2-     100%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 5.

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