September 4, 1985 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,613

Wednesday, September 4, 1985
Time of Game: 2:15

Braves

56-75

Lost 1

5th, 21½ GB

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

W: R Reuschel (11-7), L: P Perez (1-9)

Pirates

42-88

Won 1

6th, 38 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Thompson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .748    0    1   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .633    0    0   2   
D Murphy CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .928    0    3   0   SB
B Horner 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .873    0    7   1   
T Harper LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .729    0    3   1   SB
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .749    0    1   2   
G Hubbard 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .614    0    1   0   
  G Perry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .517    0    0   0   
  R Cerone C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .576         1   0   
B Benedict C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .552    0    7   1   GDP
  J Rabb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Zuvella 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .512         0   0   
P Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417    0    0   1   
  D Schuler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .452    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .808         0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  C Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .799    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    1   6                    24   8

BATTING

TB: G Hubbard; K Oberkfell; T Harper.

GIDP: B Benedict (7).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Murphy (10, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Pena); T Harper (9, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak CF                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .284  .662    0    0   1   SB,SH
R Reynolds LF                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .276  .693    0    2   0   3B,2B,IW
J Ray 2B                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .261  .659    0    1   5   
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .248  .767    0   13   0   2B,IW
M Brown RF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .778    0    2   0   2·2B,SB
T Pena C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .631    0    6   0   
D Gonzalez 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .224  .696    0    2   4   IW
S Khalifa SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .559    0    1   2   
R Reuschel P                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .196  .533    0    0   3   
Totals                       29   2   7   2    5   8                    27  15

BATTING

2B: J Thompson (17, off P Perez); R Reynolds (11, off P Perez); M Brown 2 (21, off R Camp, off P Perez).

3B: R Reynolds (5, off D Schuler).

SH: J Orsulak (8, off R Camp).

IBB: D Gonzalez (2, by P Perez); J Thompson (10, by R Camp); R Reynolds (1, by R Camp).

TB: R Reynolds 5; M Brown 4; J Ray 2; J Thompson 2.

RBI: J Ray (47); R Reynolds (26).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Gonzalez-J Ray-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Orsulak (15, 2nd base off D Schuler/B Benedict); M Brown (2, 3rd base off R Camp/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 Perez, L (1-9)               4.1   4   1   1    2   4   0   5.97   19     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 4     53    -     1.05   0.20
D Schuler                      0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0  14.54    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    1.48  -0.11
R Camp                         2     2   1   1    3   2   0   4.05   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.12  -0.04
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.93    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     7   2   2    5   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 7          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, W (11-7)           9     3   0   0    1   6   0   2.37   29     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 3     86    -     1.08   0.57
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   6   0          29     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Camp 2 (11; R Reynolds, J Thompson); P Perez (5; D Gonzalez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 4,613.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Thompson           RF    1. J Orsulak            CF 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. R Reynolds           LF 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. B Horner             1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. T Harper             LF    5. M Brown              RF 
6. K Oberkfell          3B    6. T Pena               C  
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. D Gonzalez           3B 
8. B Benedict           C     8. S Khalifa            SS 
9. P Perez              P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  -2-      18%  77% R Reynolds      D Schuler       Triple; Orsulak Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% B Benedict      R Reuschel      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-0  ---       8%  63% J Thompson      P Perez         Double
   t 7   1  1-0  -2-       7%  74% B Horner        R Reuschel      Strikeout
   b 7   1  0-1  12-       7%  90% J Ray           R Camp          Single to LF; Reuschel Scores; Reynolds to 3B; Ray out at 2B/LF-SS-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  R Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  J Ray           Single
   O      1--      50%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  B Horner        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  T Harper        Single
   O      1--      54%  K Oberkfell     Harper Steals 2B; Harper out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      ---      55%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  M Brown         Double
   O      -2-      57%  T Pena          Strikeout
   O      -2-      53%  D Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  S Khalifa       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  G Hubbard       Single
   OO     1--      54%  B Benedict      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  R Reuschel      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  R Reynolds      Double
   O      -2-      50%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  J Thompson      Double
   O      -2-      58%  M Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      54%  T Pena          Strikeout
          -2-      55%  D Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  S Khalifa       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Horner        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  K Oberkfell     Single
   O      1--      56%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  R Reuschel      Strikeout
          ---      57%  J Orsulak       Walk
                  Dave Schuler replaces Pascual Perez pitching and batting 9th
          1--      59%  R Reynolds      Orsulak Steals 2B
   R      -2-      77%  " "             Triple; Orsulak Scores
   O      --3      71%  J Ray           Strikeout
   O      --3      68%  J Thompson      Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Dave Schuler batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  A Hall          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      75%  M Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Camp facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Camp replaces Albert Hall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      81%  M Brown         Double
   O      -2-      77%  T Pena          Popfly: 1B
          -2-      80%  D Gonzalez      Brown Steals 3B
   O      --3      75%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      71%  S Khalifa       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
          ---      70%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      67%  B Horner        Murphy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      80%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Camp facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  R Reuschel      Walk
   O      1--      82%  J Orsulak       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Reuschel to 2B
          -2-      83%  R Reynolds      Intentional Walk
   RO     12-      90%  J Ray           Single to LF; Reuschel Scores; Reynolds to 3B; Ray out at 2B/LF-SS-3B
          --3      90%  J Thompson      Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      88%  M Brown         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  K Oberkfell     Popfly: SS
                  Gerald Perry pinch hits for Glenn Hubbard batting 7th
   O      ---      93%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  John Rabb pinch hits for Bruce Benedict batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  J Rabb          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Garber replaces Rick Camp pitching and batting 9th; Rick Cerone replaces Gerald Perry playing C batting 7th; Paul Zuvella replaces John Rabb playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  S Khalifa       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation