May 1, 1983 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
@CAL 9 CLE 2
@KCR 1 MIL 8
@MIN 4 OAK 8
DET 3 OAK 2
DET 0 BAL 8
@SEA 2 NYY 8
@TEX 4 TOR 8
CHW 0 LAD 3
@CHC 2
(6) MON 5
CIN 4 CIN 6
@MON 3 ATL 2
@NYM 1 PHI 11
HOU 3 STL 10
SFG 9

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 32,163

Sunday, May 1, 1983
Time of Game: 2:27

Braves

15-5

Won 2

1st

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

W: P Niekro (1-2), L: T Seaver (1-2), S: S Bedrosian (2)

Mets

6-12

Lost 2

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .667    0    2   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .287  .617    0    2   1   SB,GDP
C Washington RF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .777    0    1   0   
D Murphy LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .343 1.116    0    4   0   
B Horner 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .219  .773    0    0   2   2B
  J Royster 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   1   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .860    0    7   1   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .888    0    2   2   
B Benedict C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .915    0    9   0   
P Niekro P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .174    0    0   1   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    3   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Horner (2, off T Seaver).

TB: B Horner 2; G Hubbard; R Ramirez; D Murphy.

GIDP: R Ramirez (3).

RBI: D Murphy (22); B Horner (11).

2-out RBI: D Murphy; B Horner.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: R Ramirez (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Ramirez (4, 2nd base off T Seaver/R Hodges).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .321  .761    0    5   0   SB
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   2  .250  .601    0    2   2   
D Kingman 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .203  .642    0    9   0   
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .723    0    2   0   
D Heep RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .946    0    0   0   
R Hodges C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .152  .430    0    7   0   
B Giles 2B-SS                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .255  .614    0    2   4   SB
R Gardenhire SS               1   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .203    0    0   1   
  W Backman PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236    0    0   1   SH
T Seaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .873    0    0   0   
  R Staub PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .322    0    0   0   
  R Ownbey PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.267    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    4   8                    27   8

BATTING

SH: W Backman (1, off S Bedrosian).

TB: H Brooks 2; D Kingman; M Wilson; R Staub.

RBI: H Brooks (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Backman-B Giles-D Kingman.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wilson (7, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Benedict); B Giles (2, 2nd base off S Bedrosian/B Benedict).

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 (1-2)              7     5   1   1    3   6   0   5.88   30     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 5     66    -     1.27   0.05
S Bedrosian, S (2)             2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.29    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    4.92   0.56
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 5          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
T Seaver, L (1-2)              7     4   2   2    2   5   0   2.38   27     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 2· 4     64    -     1.11   0.03
J Orosco                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.87    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.08
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   7   0          33     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 4           -

P Niekro faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 32,163.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. B Butler             CF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. H Brooks             3B 
3. C Washington         RF    3. D Kingman            1B 
4. D Murphy             LF    4. G Foster             LF 
5. B Horner             3B    5. D Heep               RF 
6. C Chambliss          1B    6. R Hodges             C  
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. B Giles              2B 
8. B Benedict           C     8. R Gardenhire         SS 
9. P Niekro             P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  --3      25%  85% M Jorgensen     S Bedrosian     Strikeout
   t 6   2  1-1  1--      20%  66% B Horner        T Seaver        Double to CF; Murphy Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  -2-      16%  46% D Murphy        T Seaver        Single to LF; Ramirez Scores
   b 9   2  2-1  --3      15% 100% M Wilson        S Bedrosian     Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 8   0  2-1  1--     -14%  47% D Kingman       P Niekro        Walk; Brooks to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      39%  H Brooks        Wilson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      32%  " "             Single to CF; Wilson Scores
          1--      27%  D Kingman       Single to LF; Brooks to 2B
   O      12-      32%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      35%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brooks to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  R Hodges        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  B Horner        Walk
   O      1--      36%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
          1--      38%  G Hubbard       Single to LF; Horner to 2B
          12-      42%  B Benedict      Walk; Horner to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   O      123      34%  P Niekro        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  B Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  R Gardenhire    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  T Seaver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  B Butler        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      34%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  C Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  D Kingman       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  D Murphy        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      32%  B Horner        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      29%  D Heep          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Heep to 2B
          -2-      27%  R Hodges        Walk
   O      12-      31%  B Giles         Strikeout
          12-      29%  R Gardenhire    Walk; Heep to 3B; Hodges to 2B
   O      123      35%  T Seaver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  B Benedict      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      28%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  M Wilson        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      32%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  B Butler        Lineout: CF
          ---      33%  R Ramirez       Single to CF
          1--      36%  C Washington    Ramirez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      30%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      46%  D Murphy        Single to LF; Ramirez Scores
   R      1--      66%  B Horner        Double to CF; Murphy Scores
   O      -2-      62%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  D Heep          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  R Hodges        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  G Hubbard       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      67%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  P Niekro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  B Giles         Strikeout
                  Wally Backman pinch hits for Ron Gardenhire batting 8th
   O      ---      74%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Rusty Staub pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
          ---      71%  R Staub         Single to RF
                  Rick Ownbey pinch runs for Rusty Staub batting 9th
   O      1--      76%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Orosco facing 1-2-3
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Rick Ownbey pitching and batting 9th; Wally Backman moves to 2B; Brian Giles moves to SS
          ---      79%  B Butler        Walk
   OO     1--      73%  R Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
          ---      62%  H Brooks        Single to RF
          1--      47%  D Kingman       Walk; Brooks to 2B
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      61%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      12-      73%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      85%  R Hodges        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Bedrosian facing 7-8-9
                  Jerry Royster replaces Bob Horner playing 3B batting 5th
          ---      68%  B Giles         Walk
          1--      57%  W Backman       Giles Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Giles to 3B
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Jesse Orosco batting 9th
   O      --3      85%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation