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OAK
@BAL		3
2
CAL
@DET		8
14
CHW
@KCR		2
3
MIL
@MIN		3
4
SEA
@NYY		3
6
BOS
@TEX		6
4
HOU
@CHC		8
7		 
(10)
MON
@LAD		0
4
ATL
@PIT		2
0
NYM
@SDP		8
3
PHI
@SFG		4
3		 
(13)
CIN
@STL		4
6
Tuesday, September 3, 1985
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 3,019, Time of Game: 2:08
Braves
2
56-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 20½ GB
 at Pirates
0
41-88
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 38 GB
W: Joe Johnson (3-0)
L: Jose DeLeon (2-16)
S: Bruce Sutter (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  6  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Milt Thompson RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .339 .776 0.173 1.37 0.214 -0.042 1.1 3 0
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 .265 .638 -0.048 1.26 0.041 -0.089 -0.6 1 5 SF
Dale Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .291 .930 -0.077 1.07 0.012 -0.089 -0.6 0 0
Bob Horner 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .880 -0.027 0.90 0.053 -0.080 -0.2 11 0 CS
Terry Harper LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .254 .730 0.071 1.12 0.110 -0.039 0.5 0 0 2B
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .285 .749 -0.010 1.42 0.044 -0.054 -0.1 4 2 HBP,IW
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .612 -0.227 1.59 0.000 -0.227 -2.1 3 4 GDP
Bruce Benedict C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .558 0.010 1.13 0.060 -0.050 -0.0 4 1
   Andres Thomas PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.116 2.79 0.116 0.000 0.6
   Rick Cerone C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .576 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.1 0 0
Joe Johnson P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 -0.044 1.56 0.041 -0.085 -0.2 0 1
   Zane Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .267 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Albert Hall LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .467 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 30 2 6 1 4 10 .200 .539 -0.071 1.23 0.691 -0.763 -2.0 27 14
2B: T Harper (11, off J DeLeon).
SF: R Ramirez (4, off J DeLeon).
IBB: K Oberkfell (5, by J DeLeon).
HBP: K Oberkfell (5, by J DeLeon).
TB: T Harper 3; M Thompson 2; B Benedict; B Horner.
GIDP: G Hubbard (9).
RBI: R Ramirez (53).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Ramirez-G Hubbard-B Horner; K Oberkfell-B Horner.
Baserunning
CS: B Horner (1, 2nd base by J DeLeon/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Orsulak CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .664 -0.090 1.09 0.043 -0.133 -0.7 4 0 CS
R.J. Reynolds LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 .667 0.061 0.83 0.094 -0.033 0.2 1 0
Johnny Ray 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 .656 -0.080 1.21 0.029 -0.109 -0.4 3 1 SB
Jason Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .763 -0.146 1.48 0.000 -0.146 -1.0 5 0 GDP
Mike Brown RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .767 0.032 1.14 0.076 -0.045 0.0 1 0
Tony Pena C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .636 0.091 1.42 0.122 -0.031 0.4 9 2
Denny Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .717 -0.148 1.98 0.000 -0.148 -0.9 2 3
Sam Khalifa SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .569 -0.217 2.02 0.000 -0.217 -1.2 2 1 GDP
Jose DeLeon P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .057 .189 -0.034 0.71 0.000 -0.034 -0.2 0 1
   Lee Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .785 -0.041 1.68 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 1 4 .172 .372 -0.572 1.31 0.364 -0.937 -4.0 27 8
TB: R Reynolds 2; M Brown; T Pena; J Orsulak.
GIDP: J Thompson (7); S Khalifa (7).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Gonzalez-J Ray.
PB: T Pena (5).
Baserunning
SB: J Ray (9, 2nd base off J Johnson/B Benedict).
CS: J Orsulak (7, 2nd base by J Johnson/B Benedict).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Johnson, W (3-0) 6.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 2.08 21 72 0.331 0.97 2.7
Zane Smith, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.39 1 1 0 0.082 2.01 0.5
Bruce Sutter, S (21) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.05 8 0 0 0.159 2.22 0.9
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 30 72 1 0 0.572 1.23 4.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jose DeLeon, L (2-16) 9 6 2 1 4 10 0 4.74 36 75 0.073 1.23 2.0
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 4 10 0 1.00 36 75 0.073 1.31 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J DeLeon (3; K Oberkfell).
IBB: J DeLeon (3; K Oberkfell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 3,019.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Milt Thompson RF 1 Joe Orsulak CF
2 Rafael Ramirez SS 2 R.J. Reynolds LF
3 Dale Murphy CF 3 Johnny Ray 2B
4 Bob Horner 1B 4 Jason Thompson 1B
5 Terry Harper LF 5 Mike Brown RF
6 Ken Oberkfell 3B 6 Tony Pena C
7 Glenn Hubbard 2B 7 Denny Gonzalez 3B
8 Bruce Benedict C 8 Sam Khalifa SS
9 Joe Johnson P 9 Jose DeLeon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-2 1 12- OO PIT S. Khalifa B. Sutter 17% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t7 0-0 1 1-- ATL M. Thompson J. DeLeon 15% 65% Single; Thomas to 3B; Thompson to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- OO ATL G. Hubbard J. DeLeon -12% 47% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B; Hubbard to 1B
b8 0-2 0 1-- PIT T. Pena B. Sutter -12% 66% Single; Brown to 2B
t7 0-0 1 -23 R ATL R. Ramirez J. DeLeon 12% 77% Passed Ball; Thomas Scores; Thompson to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL M. Thompson J. DeLeon -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Ramirez J. DeLeon -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- ATL D. Murphy J. DeLeon 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Horner J. DeLeon -2% 45% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Orsulak J. Johnson 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Reynolds J. Johnson 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. Ray J. Johnson 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- ATL T. Harper J. DeLeon 7% 57% Double
t2 0-0 0 -2- ATL K. Oberkfell J. DeLeon 3% 60% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 12- OO ATL G. Hubbard J. DeLeon -12% 47% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B; Hubbard to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Benedict J. DeLeon -2% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT J. Thompson J. Johnson 2% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Brown J. Johnson 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O PIT T. Pena J. Johnson 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- ATL J. Johnson J. DeLeon 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- ATL M. Thompson J. DeLeon 6% 60% Single; Johnson to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- O ATL R. Ramirez J. DeLeon -6% 54% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Thompson to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- O ATL D. Murphy J. DeLeon -5% 49% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 12- O ATL B. Horner J. DeLeon -5% 45% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT D. Gonzalez J. Johnson 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O PIT S. Khalifa J. Johnson 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. DeLeon J. Johnson 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- ATL T. Harper J. DeLeon 4% 54% Single
t4 0-0 0 1-- O ATL K. Oberkfell J. DeLeon -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 1 1-- O ATL G. Hubbard J. DeLeon -3% 47% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Benedict J. DeLeon -3% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- PIT J. Orsulak J. Johnson -4% 40% Single
b4 0-0 0 1-- O PIT R. Reynolds J. Johnson 7% 47% Orsulak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 0-0 1 --- O PIT R. Reynolds J. Johnson 2% 49% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-0 2 --- PIT J. Ray J. Johnson -1% 47% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- PIT J. Thompson J. Johnson -1% 46% Ray Steals 2B
b4 0-0 2 -2- O PIT J. Thompson J. Johnson 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- O ATL J. Johnson J. DeLeon -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Thompson J. DeLeon -2% 45% Strikeout (C-1B)
t5 0-0 2 --- O ATL R. Ramirez J. DeLeon -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Brown J. Johnson 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b5 0-0 1 --- O PIT T. Pena J. Johnson 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b5 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Gonzalez J. Johnson 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 3-4-5
t6 0-0 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy J. DeLeon -3% 47% Strikeout
t6 0-0 1 --- ATL B. Horner J. DeLeon 4% 50% Walk
t6 0-0 1 1-- O ATL T. Harper J. DeLeon -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Horner to 2B
t6 0-0 2 -2- ATL K. Oberkfell J. DeLeon 1% 49% Intentional Walk
t6 0-0 2 12- O ATL G. Hubbard J. DeLeon -6% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 8-9-1
b6 0-0 0 --- O PIT S. Khalifa J. Johnson 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-0 1 --- O PIT J. DeLeon J. Johnson 2% 48% Strikeout
b6 0-0 2 --- O PIT J. Orsulak J. Johnson 2% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 8-9-1
t7 0-0 0 --- ATL B. Benedict J. DeLeon 6% 56% Single
Andres Thomas pinch runs for Bruce Benedict (C) batting 8th
t7 0-0 0 1-- O ATL J. Johnson J. DeLeon -6% 50% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t7 0-0 1 1-- ATL M. Thompson J. DeLeon 15% 65% Single; Thomas to 3B; Thompson to 2B
t7 0-0 1 -23 R ATL R. Ramirez J. DeLeon 12% 77% Passed Ball; Thomas Scores; Thompson to 3B
t7 1-0 1 --3 RO ATL R. Ramirez J. DeLeon 4% 81% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thompson Scores/unER
t7 2-0 2 --- O ATL D. Murphy J. DeLeon -1% 80% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Joe Johnson facing 2-3-4
Rick Cerone replaces Andres Thomas (PR) playing C batting 8th
b7 0-2 0 --- PIT R. Reynolds J. Johnson -7% 74% Single
b7 0-2 0 1-- O PIT J. Ray J. Johnson 6% 80% Flyball: RF
Zane Smith replaces Joe Johnson pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-2 1 1-- OO PIT J. Thompson Z. Smith 8% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
t8 2-0 0 --- ATL B. Horner J. DeLeon 2% 90% Single
t8 2-0 0 1-- O ATL T. Harper J. DeLeon -2% 88% Strikeout
t8 2-0 1 1-- O ATL K. Oberkfell J. DeLeon -1% 87% Flyball: LF
t8 2-0 2 1-- O ATL G. Hubbard J. DeLeon -1% 86% Horner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Bruce Sutter facing 5-6-7
Bruce Sutter replaces Terry Harper (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Albert Hall replaces Zane Smith (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 --- PIT M. Brown B. Sutter -8% 78% Single
b8 0-2 0 1-- PIT T. Pena B. Sutter -12% 66% Single; Brown to 2B
b8 0-2 0 12- O PIT D. Gonzalez B. Sutter 11% 77% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Pena to 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
b8 0-2 1 12- OO PIT S. Khalifa B. Sutter 17% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
t9 2-0 0 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. DeLeon -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-0 1 --- O ATL R. Cerone J. DeLeon -0% 92% Flyball: SS
t9 2-0 2 --- O ATL A. Hall J. DeLeon -0% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jose DeLeon (P) batting 9th
b9 0-2 0 --- O PIT L. Mazzilli B. Sutter 4% 96% Flyball: SS
b9 0-2 1 --- O PIT J. Orsulak B. Sutter 3% 99% Flyball: LF
b9 0-2 2 --- PIT R. Reynolds B. Sutter -3% 96% Single
b9 0-2 2 1-- O PIT J. Ray B. Sutter 4% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

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