July 21, 1985 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
KCR 4 BOS 8
CAL 4 CLE 4
@CHW 3
(10) TEX 7
@DET 5 MIL 5
SEA 4 NYY 5
@MIN 2 TOR 11
OAK 4 CIN 7
PHI 6 STL 4
@LAD 2
(10) HOU 5
@MON 4 NYM 15
ATL 10 PIT 5
@SDP 2 SFG 2
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,876

Sunday, July 21, 1985
Time of Game: 2:51

Braves

40-50

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  2   4  2  1   10 13  3
Mets            0  2  2   0  5  0   4  2  X   15 16  3

W: T Leach (1-0), L: P Perez (1-8)

Mets

53-37

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               5   2   3   2    0   0  .287  .811    0    0   0   HR,3B
G Hubbard 2B                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .244  .682    0    2   3   2B,SB,GDP
D Murphy CF                   5   1   1   2    0   0  .285  .932    0    3   0   HR
B Horner 3B                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .279  .883    0    1   2   2B
T Harper LF                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .267  .742    0    4   0   HR
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .590    0    7   2   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .344  .782    0    0   0   
R Cerone C                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .229  .568    0    3   0   2B,SF
P Zuvella SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .428    0    4   5   
P Perez P                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .301    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .856         0   0   
  B Komminsk PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .560    0    0   0   
  G Perry 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .499    0    0   1   
Totals                       41  10  13  10    2   2                    24  13

BATTING

2B: B Horner (18, off T Leach); R Cerone (4, off R McDowell); G Hubbard (13, off T Leach).

3B: C Washington (5, off T Gorman).

HR: D Murphy (24, off T Leach; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); T Harper (9, off T Gorman; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); C Washington (10, off R McDowell; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: R Cerone (3, off T Leach).

TB: C Washington 8; T Harper 6; B Horner 4; D Murphy 4; G Hubbard 3; R Cerone 2.

GIDP: G Hubbard (5).

RBI: T Harper 3 (46); D Murphy 2 (72); C Washington 2 (28); R Cerone 2 (15); G Hubbard (30).

2-out RBI: T Harper 3; C Washington 2; R Cerone.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hubbard-P Zuvella-C Chambliss; G Hubbard-C Chambliss.

E: P Zuvella 2 (5); B Horner (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Hubbard (2, 3rd base off T Leach/G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .260  .669    0    3   0   
W Backman 2B                  5   2   1   1    0   0  .272  .663    0    3   2   3B
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   3   2    0   0  .286  .806    0    8   0   2·2B
  T Paciorek 1B               1   1   0   0    0   0  .244  .550    0    2   0   
G Carter C                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .269  .778    0    2   1   HBP
  R Reynolds PR-C             0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .718         0   0   
D Strawberry RF               5   2   1   1    0   1  .241  .835    0    2   0   
G Foster LF                   3   3   3   5    2   0  .257  .823    0    1   0   HR,2B
H Johnson 3B                  4   2   1   3    0   1  .228  .635    0    2   2   HR,SF
R Santana SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .563    0    4   5   
T Leach P                     2   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   1   2B
  R Staub PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .764    0    0   0   GDP
  T Gorman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Chapman PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .180  .439    0    0   0   
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237         0   0   
Totals                       40  15  16  14    2   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Foster (15, off T Forster); K Hernandez 2 (20, off P Perez, off T Forster); T Leach (1, off P Perez).

3B: W Backman (3, off P Perez).

HR: G Foster (15, off R Camp; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); H Johnson (6, off P Perez; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: H Johnson (3, off T Forster).

HBP: G Carter (6, by P Perez).

TB: G Foster 7; K Hernandez 5; H Johnson 4; T Leach 3; W Backman 3; G Carter 2; R Santana; L Dykstra; K Chapman; D Strawberry.

GIDP: R Staub (1).

RBI: G Foster 5 (51); H Johnson 3 (24); K Hernandez 2 (48); W Backman (14); D Strawberry (29); K Chapman (7); G Carter (41).

2-out RBI: G Foster 3; H Johnson 2; K Hernandez; K Chapman; D Strawberry.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santana-W Backman-K Hernandez.

E: R Santana 2 (15); H Johnson (10).

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 Perez, L (1-8)               4.2   7   7   7    1   1   1   6.51   22     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 7     22    -     0.68  -0.32
R Camp                         1.1   4   2   2    0   0   1   3.44    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          2-2    0.14  -0.05
T Forster                      2     5   6   2    1   1   0   1.83   15     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.21  -0.10
Totals                         8    16  15  11    2   2   2          44     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1·16          2-2

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 Leach, W (1-0)               6     6   3   2    2   0   1   1.93   26     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 6     48    -     0.70   0.11
T Gorman                       1     4   4   4    0   1   1   5.67    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.37  -0.09
R McDowell                     2     3   3   1    0   1   1   2.97   11     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.14  -0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   7    2   2   3          44     -       ·  ·     14·13· 0·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Forster (1); R McDowell (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Perez (1; G Carter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 50,876.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. C Washington         RF    1. L Dykstra            CF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. W Backman            2B 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. B Horner             3B    4. G Carter             C  
5. T Harper             LF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. C Chambliss          1B    6. G Foster             LF 
7. R Cerone             C     7. H Johnson            3B 
8. P Zuvella            SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. P Perez              P     9. T Leach              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  1--      23%  63% H Johnson       P Perez         Home Run; Foster Scores
   b 3   1  1-2  1--      14%  82% W Backman       P Perez         Triple; Dykstra Scores
   t 7   2  9-4  12-      -9%  89% T Harper        T Gorman        Home Run; Hubbard Scores; Horner Scores
   b 7   1  7-9  12-       6%  98% G Foster        T Forster       Double; Carter Scores; Strawberry Scores
   t 3   1  2-1  1--       6%  68% G Hubbard       T Leach         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Leach facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  G Hubbard       Double
          -2-      45%  D Murphy        Hubbard Steals 3B
   RO     --3      43%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Hubbard Scores
   O      ---      44%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  L Dykstra       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  W Backman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Terry Leach facing 5-6-7
          ---      35%  T Harper        Single
   O      1--      38%  C Chambliss     Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      41%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      43%  P Zuvella       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pascual Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  G Foster        Walk
   RR     1--      63%  H Johnson       Home Run; Foster Scores
   O      ---      62%  R Santana       Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Terry Leach facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  P Perez         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      62%  C Washington    Single
   OO     1--      68%  G Hubbard       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  T Leach         Single
   O      1--      68%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      82%  W Backman       Triple; Dykstra Scores
   R      --3      87%  K Hernandez     Double; Backman Scores
   O      -2-      85%  G Carter        Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      83%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Terry Leach facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  D Murphy        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      87%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  T Harper        Single
   O      1--      88%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pascual Perez facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  G Foster        Single
   O      1--      88%  H Johnson       Strikeout
   OO     1--      86%  R Santana       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Terry Leach facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  R Cerone        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      89%  P Zuvella       Flyball: 2B
          ---      88%  P Perez         Walk
   O      1--      90%  C Washington    Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  T Leach         Double
   O      -2-      91%  L Dykstra       Fielder's Choice 1B; Leach out at 3B/1B-3B-SS-3B; Dykstra to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  W Backman       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      94%  K Hernandez     Single; Dykstra Scores
          1--      94%  G Carter        Hit By Pitch; Hernandez to 2B
                  Rick Camp replaces Pascual Perez pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      97%  D Strawberry    Single; Hernandez Scores; Carter to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  G Foster        Home Run; Carter Scores; Strawberry Scores
   O      ---      99%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 9.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Terry Leach facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  G Hubbard       Flyball: SS
   R      ---      99%  D Murphy        Home Run
          ---      99%  B Horner        Double
          -2-      98%  T Harper        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Harper to 1B
          12-      97%  C Chambliss     Walk; Horner to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RO     123      98%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Horner Scores/unER; Harper to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  P Zuvella       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-3, Rick Camp facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  R Santana       Single
                  Rusty Staub pinch hits for Terry Leach batting 9th
   OO     1--      99%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      99%  L Dykstra       Single
   O      1--      99%  W Backman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 9.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-9, Tom Gorman facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Gorman replaces Rusty Staub pitching and batting 9th; Brad Komminsk pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Komminsk      Strikeout
          ---      98%  C Washington    Triple
   R      --3      97%  G Hubbard       Single; Washington Scores
   O      1--      98%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
          1--      98%  B Horner        Single; Hubbard to 2B
   RRR    12-      89%  T Harper        Home Run; Hubbard Scores; Horner Scores
   O      ---      90%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-7, Terry Forster facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Forster replaces Chris Chambliss pitching and batting 6th; Gerald Perry replaces Brad Komminsk playing 1B batting 9th
          ---      93%  K Hernandez     Double
          -2-      95%  G Carter        Single; Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  D Strawberry    Fielder's Choice 1B; Hernandez out at Hm/1B-3B-C; Carter to 2B; Strawberry to 1B
   RR     12-      98%  G Foster        Double; Carter Scores; Strawberry Scores
          -2-      98%  H Johnson       Wild Pitch; Foster to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Foster Scores/unER/No RBI; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  R Santana       Flyball: SS
                  Kelvin Chapman pinch hits for Tom Gorman batting 9th
   R      -2-      99%  K Chapman       Single; Johnson Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  L Dykstra       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 13.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-13, Roger McDowell facing 7-8-9
                  Roger McDowell replaces Kelvin Chapman pitching and batting 9th; Tom Paciorek replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---      99%  R Cerone        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cerone to 1B
   O      1--      99%  P Zuvella       Groundout: 3B-1B; Cerone to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  G Perry         Strikeout
          -2-     100%  C Washington    Wild Pitch; Cerone to 3B
   RR     --3      99%  " "             Home Run; Cerone Scores/unER; Washington Scores/unER
          ---      98%  G Hubbard       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hubbard to 1B
   O      1--      99%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 13-9, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  W Backman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Backman to 1B
          1--      99%  T Paciorek      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Backman to 2B; Paciorek to 1B
   R      12-     100%  G Carter        Single; Backman Scores/unER; Paciorek to 2B
                  Ronn Reynolds pinch runs for Gary Carter batting 4th
   O      12-     100%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
          12-     100%  G Foster        Walk; Paciorek to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
   RO     123     100%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Paciorek Scores/unER
   O      12-     100%  R Santana       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 15.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 9-15, Roger McDowell facing 4-5-6
                  Ronn Reynolds moves to C
          ---     100%  B Horner        Single
   O      1--     100%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Terry Forster batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--     100%  R Cerone        Double; Thompson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  P Zuvella       Flyball: SS
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 10, Mets 15.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation