May 31, 1982 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
TEX 7 DET 4
@CAL 3 CLE 9
MIN 4 KCR 11
CHW 4 BOS 5
@OAK 2 SEA 5
MIL 4
(11) TOR 5
NYY 4 SDP 9
@CHC 7 MON 10
HOU 0 NYM 10
ATL 4 PHI 5
CIN 4
(15) LAD 5
@PIT 4 STL 11
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 21,954

Monday, May 31, 1982
Time of Game: 3:06

Braves

27-20

Lost 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    4  7  4
Mets            1  0  1   2  0  4   0  2  X   10 16  1

W: C Puleo (5-2), L: B Walk (4-4)

Mets

27-21

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               5   2   4   1    0   0  .287  .772    0    0   0   HR,SB
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .235  .676    0    3   1   SB
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .829    0    9   2   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .290 1.002    0    1   1   
L Whisenton LF                3   0   0   1    0   1  .356  .901    0    0   0   SF
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .762    0    5   0   2B
J Royster 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .200  .502    0    3   2   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .707    0    3   5   2B
B Walk P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .436    0    0   0   
  L McWilliams P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    0   3   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .467 1.046    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  P Hanna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .649    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    4  11                    24  14

BATTING

2B: B Pocoroba (4, off C Puleo); R Ramirez (8, off C Puleo).

HR: C Washington (5, off C Swan; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: L Whisenton (1, off C Puleo).

TB: C Washington 7; B Pocoroba 3; R Ramirez 2.

RBI: C Washington (26); B Pocoroba (5); R Ramirez (15); L Whisenton (4).

2-out RBI: B Pocoroba; R Ramirez; C Washington.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Royster-C Chambliss; C Chambliss-R Ramirez.

E: C Chambliss (6); B Walk (3); G Hubbard (7); R Ramirez (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Washington (7, 3rd base off C Puleo/J Stearns); G Hubbard (3, 2nd base off C Puleo/J Stearns).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   2   0   0    0   1  .299  .721    0    1   0   
J Stearns C                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .327  .833    0   11   0   2B,SB
G Foster LF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .729    0    2   0   
R Staub 1B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .161  .553    0    4   0   2B
  M Jorgensen PR-1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .713    0    1   0   
E Valentine RF                5   1   4   2    0   0  .281  .646    0    1   0   HR
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .272  .680    0    1   2   SB,2·GDP
W Backman 2B                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .314  .819    0    1   0   
  B Bailor PH-2B              1   1   1   0    1   0  .353  .795    0    0   2   2B,SB
T Veryzer SS                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .375  .821    0    4   1   
C Puleo P                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .343    0    0   3   SH
  C Swan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         1   0   
Totals                       37  10  16   9    4   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Stearns (10, off L McWilliams); R Staub (1, off B Walk); B Bailor (6, off L McWilliams).

HR: E Valentine (2, off P Hanna; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: C Puleo (3, off L McWilliams).

TB: E Valentine 7; J Stearns 4; R Staub 3; B Bailor 2; G Foster 2; T Veryzer 2; C Puleo; H Brooks.

GIDP: H Brooks 2 (4).

RBI: J Stearns 3 (14); E Valentine 2 (6); R Staub (6); T Veryzer (4); H Brooks (21); G Foster (22).

2-out RBI: E Valentine 2; R Staub.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 9 for 21.

FIELDING

E: E Valentine (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Stearns (7, 2nd base off B Walk/B Pocoroba); B Bailor (5, 2nd base off A Hrabosky/B Pocoroba); H Brooks (3, 2nd base off L McWilliams/B Pocoroba).

PO: J Stearns (2nd base by L McWilliams); H Brooks (1st base by B Walk).

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
B Walk, L (4-4)                2.2   6   2   2    2   2   0   3.28   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 6     38    -     1.39  -0.12
L McWilliams                   2.2   6   6   3    0   1   0   5.04   14     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 0· 6          1-0    0.67  -0.19
R Camp                         0.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.59    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.07  -0.00
A Hrabosky                     1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.73    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
P Hanna                        1     2   2   2    0   0   1   4.88    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    16  10   7    4   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 0·16          2-1

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
C Puleo, W (5-2)               7.2   6   3   3    4  10   0   3.70   33     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 6     61    -     0.83   0.17
C Swan                         1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   2.21    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4  11   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Camp (3); P Hanna (2).

IBB: None.

PO: B Walk (3; H Brooks, 1st base); L McWilliams (1; J Stearns, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 21,954.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. C Washington         RF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. J Stearns            C  
3. C Chambliss          1B    3. G Foster             LF 
4. D Murphy             CF    4. R Staub              1B 
5. L Whisenton          LF    5. E Valentine          RF 
6. B Pocoroba           C     6. H Brooks             3B 
7. J Royster            3B    7. W Backman            2B 
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. T Veryzer            SS 
9. B Walk               P     9. C Puleo              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-2  12-      15%  88% J Stearns       L McWilliams    Single to LF; Puleo Scores/unER; Wilson Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; Stearns to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   2  1-0  1--     -13%  51% R Ramirez       C Puleo         Double to RF; Royster Scores; Ramirez to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      11%  64% R Staub         B Walk          Double to LF; Stearns Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  123      -8%  57% M Wilson        B Walk          Strikeout
   t 6   1  4-1  -23       8%  87% D Murphy        C Puleo         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Washington    Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  G Hubbard       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  J Stearns       Single to LF
          1--      57%  G Foster        Stearns Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      64%  R Staub         Double to LF; Stearns Scores
   O      -2-      61%  E Valentine     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Puleo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  L Whisenton     Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  B Pocoroba      Popfly: 2B
          ---      64%  J Royster       Walk
   R      1--      51%  R Ramirez       Double to RF; Royster Scores; Ramirez to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3      55%  B Walk          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  H Brooks        Walk
          1--      61%  W Backman       Brooks Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brooks to 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      59%  T Veryzer       Popfly: 2B
          12-      65%  C Puleo         Single to CF; Backman to 2B; Brooks to 3B
   O      123      57%  M Wilson        Strikeout
   O      123      50%  J Stearns       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Hubbard       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Walk facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  R Staub         Single to RF
          1--      60%  E Valentine     Single to LF; Staub to 2B
   RO     12-      66%  H Brooks        Single to CF; Staub Scores; Valentine out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Bob Walk pitching and batting 9th
          1--      67%  W Backman       Brooks Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Puleo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  L Whisenton     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      70%  B Pocoroba      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  T Veryzer       Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  C Puleo         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  M Wilson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Puleo to 2B
   RR     12-      88%  J Stearns       Single to LF; Puleo Scores/unER; Wilson Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; Stearns to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      86%  G Foster        Stearns Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      ---      85%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Charlie Puleo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  L McWilliams    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  E Valentine     Single to CF
   OO     1--      88%  H Brooks        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  C Washington    Single to RF
          1--      77%  G Hubbard       Walk; Washington to 2B
          12-      72%  C Chambliss     Washington Steals 3B; Hubbard Steals 2B
   O      -23      79%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -23      87%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      -23      92%  L Whisenton     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Bailor pinch hits for Wally Backman batting 7th
          ---      94%  B Bailor        Double to LF
   R      -2-      96%  T Veryzer       Single to RF; Bailor Scores
   O      1--      96%  C Puleo         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Veryzer to 2B
          -2-      97%  M Wilson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Veryzer to 3B
   RR     1-3      99%  J Stearns       Double to CF; Wilson Scores/unER; Veryzer Scores
                  Rick Camp replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      99%  G Foster        Wild Pitch; Stearns to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Single to RF; Stearns Scores
          1--     100%  R Staub         Walk; Foster to 2B
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Rusty Staub batting 4th
          12-     100%  E Valentine     Single to LF; Jorgensen to 2B; Foster to 3B
   OO     123      99%  H Brooks        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 8.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Charlie Puleo facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B; Bob Bailor moves to 2B
          ---      99%  B Pocoroba      Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Ken Smith pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  K Smith         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-1, Al Hrabosky facing 7-8-9
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Ken Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  B Bailor        Walk
          1--     100%  T Veryzer       Bailor Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  C Puleo         Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--      99%  G Hubbard       Walk; Washington to 2B
   O      12-      99%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: 3B
          12-      99%  D Murphy        Walk; Washington to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   RO     123      99%  L Whisenton     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hubbard to 3B; Washington Scores
   R      1-3      98%  B Pocoroba      Double to RF; Murphy to 3B; Hubbard Scores
                  Craig Swan replaces Charlie Puleo pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23     100%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-3, Preston Hanna facing 2-3-4
                  Preston Hanna replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Stearns       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  G Foster        Single to CF
          1--     100%  M Jorgensen     Wild Pitch; Foster to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   RR     -2-     100%  E Valentine     Home Run; Foster Scores
   O      ---     100%  H Brooks        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 10.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-10, Craig Swan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Preston Hanna batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   R      ---     100%  C Washington    Home Run
   O      ---     100%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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