October 8, 1977 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4 at Veterans Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1977 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4
1977 postseason: WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI

Game 1
PHI  7
@LAD  5
Game 2
LAD  7
PHI  1
Game 3
LAD  6
@PHI  5
Game 4
LAD  4
@PHI  1

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 64,924

Saturday, October 8, 1977, 8:30PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  2  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4  5  0
Phillies        0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

W: T John (1-0), L: S Carlton (0-1)

Phillies

Danny Ozark

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .235  .551   27    1   3   
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .611   15    1   4   GDP
R Smith RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .188  .591   17    2   0   SB
R Cey 3B                      2   1   0   0    2   1  .308 1.015   20    3   6   GDP
S Garvey 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .708   10   11   1   SH,IW
D Baker LF                    3   2   1   2    1   0  .357 1.295   13    0   0   HR
G Burke CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   14    1   0   
S Yeager C                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .231  .517   21    8   0   
T John P                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   17    0   0   
Totals                       29   4   5   3    7   8              154   27  14

BATTING

HR: D Baker (2, off S Carlton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: S Garvey (1, off R Reed).

IBB: S Garvey (2, by T McGraw).

TB: D Baker 4; B Russell; T John; R Smith; S Yeager.

GIDP: B Russell (1); R Cey (1).

RBI: D Baker 2 (8); B Russell (2).

2-out RBI: B Russell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Smith (1, 2nd base off T McGraw/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .652   23    2   0   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .285   10    0   2   
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .063  .230   15    1   3   
G Luzinski LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .286 1.015   12    3   0   
R Hebner 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .357  .857   14    7   0   2B
G Maddox CF                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .429  .929   14    3   0   HBP
T McCarver C                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .453    8    3   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .564   11    3   2   
S Carlton P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .500 1.100   10    0   0   
  B Boone C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    9    5   1   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   8              130   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Hebner (2, off T John).

HBP: G Maddox (1, by T John).

TB: R Hebner 3; G Maddox 2; T Sizemore; B Boone; G Luzinski.

RBI: G Maddox (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Bowa-T Sizemore-R Hebner 2.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, W (1-0)                9     7   1   1    2   8   0   0.66   37  130-81   46·24·11   15· 4· 0· 7     75    -     1.17   0.39
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   8   0          37  130-81   46·24·11   15· 4· 0· 7           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, L (0-1)             5     4   4   4    5   3   1   6.94   22   89-48   35· 7· 6    7· 4· 1· 2     41    -     0.97  -0.20
R Reed                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    3    8-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.68   0.05
T McGraw                       2     1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    9   44-29   15·10· 4    0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.43   0.04
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3   12-9     5· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     5   4   4    7   8   1          37  153-92   58·22·12    8·10· 1· 3          1-0

S Carlton faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Carlton (1).

IBB: T McGraw (1; S Garvey).

HBP: T John (2; G Maddox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 64,924.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. D Lopes              2B    1. B McBride            RF 
2. B Russell            SS    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. R Smith              RF    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. R Cey                3B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. S Garvey             1B    5. R Hebner             1B 
6. D Baker              LF    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. G Burke              CF    7. T McCarver           C  
8. S Yeager             C     8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. T John               P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  3   17%  67% D Baker         S Carlton       Home Run; Cey Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  1  -13%  50% R Hebner        T John          Double to RF; Luzinski to 3B
   t 5   2  1-2  1-3  6   11%  74% D Lopes         S Carlton       Walk, Wild Pitch; Baker Scores/No RBI; Yeager to 3B; Lopes to 1B
   b 2   2  2-0  123  6    8%  71% S Carlton       T John          Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   2  1-3  1-3  2    8%  83% B Russell       S Carlton       Single to P/Bunt; Yeager Scores; Lopes to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  D Lopes         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   46%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  L Bowa          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  3   67%  D Baker         Home Run; Cey Scores
   O      ---  3   66%  G Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  S Yeager        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   68%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   65%  R Hebner        Single to RF
          1--  1   61%  G Maddox        Single to CF; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  T McCarver      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   63%  T Sizemore      Single to P; Hebner to 3B; Maddox to 2B
   O      123  6   71%  S Carlton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  T John          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   71%  D Lopes         Walk
   OO     1--  2   67%  B Russell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   69%  B McBride       Groundout: 3B-1B-3B
   O      ---  1   71%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   72%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   75%  R Smith         Single to CF
   OO     1--  3   69%  R Cey           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   68%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   63%  G Luzinski      Single to RF
          1--  1   50%  R Hebner        Double to RF; Luzinski to 3B
   RO     -23  5   54%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B; Luzinski Scores
   O      -2-  5   59%  T McCarver      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   58%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      12-  4   63%  S Carlton       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   67%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  G Burke         Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   70%  S Yeager        Single to CF; Baker to 3B
   O      1-3  5   63%  T John          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      1-3  6   74%  D Lopes         Walk, Wild Pitch; Baker Scores/No RBI; Yeager to 3B; Lopes to 1B
   R      1-3  2   83%  B Russell       Single to P/Bunt; Yeager Scores; Lopes to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   83%  B McBride       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   85%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   87%  R Cey           Walk
                  Ron Reed replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 7th; Bob Boone replaces Steve Carlton playing C batting 9th
   O      1--  1   87%  S Garvey        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cey to 2B
   O      -2-  2   85%  D Baker         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  5   83%  G Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   86%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   88%  R Hebner        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   86%  G Maddox        Hit By Pitch
                  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 7th
   O      1--  2   89%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
                  Tug McGraw replaces Ollie Brown pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  6   88%  S Yeager        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  T John          Single to RF
   O      1--  6   88%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   86%  B Russell       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   89%  T Sizemore      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   86%  B Boone         Single to LF
   O      1--  6   90%  B McBride       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   92%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   94%  R Smith         Walk
          1--      94%  R Cey           Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   94%  S Garvey        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   92%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   91%  G Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--  1   90%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  7   94%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
          1--  7   91%  G Maddox        Single to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
                  Jerry Martin pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 7th
   O      12-  2   96%  J Martin        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gene Garber facing 8-9-1
                  Gene Garber replaces Jerry Martin pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  S Yeager        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  T John          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-4, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  B McBride       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI197710080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation