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MIL
@BOS		3
4
DET
@CHW		3
8
BAL
@NYY		4
5		 
(10)
CAL
@OAK		1
2
MIN
@SEA		7
9
TEX
@TOR		14
0
CIN
@CHC		0
3
PHI
@LAD		1
5
PHI
@LAD		5
1
HOU
@PIT		2
3
MON
@SDP		3
4
MON
@SDP		5
2		 
(15)
NYM
@SFG		8
3
ATL
@STL		2
4
Tuesday, July 26, 1977 7:41PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 18,730, Time of Game: 2:17
Braves
2
35-62
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 25 GB
 at Cardinals
4
52-46
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
W: Bob Forsch (13-4)
L: Dick Ruthven (3-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2  9  0
Cardinals       3  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    4  5  2

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rowland Office CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .595 -0.050 0.65 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 1 0
   Barry Bonnell PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .741 -0.112 1.81 0.023 -0.135 -0.8 1 0 GDP
Rod Gilbreath 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .232 .632 -0.110 0.84 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 3 2
Willie Montanez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 .880 0.059 0.65 0.090 -0.032 0.9 12 1 HR
Jeff Burroughs RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .839 0.019 0.98 0.068 -0.049 -0.2 0 0
Gary Matthews LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .797 0.105 1.18 0.127 -0.022 0.6 1 0 2B
Joe Nolan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .371 .950 -0.039 0.73 0.011 -0.050 -0.4 4 0
   Vic Correll PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .771 -0.126 5.36 0.000 -0.126 -0.8 0 0
Junior Moore 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .645 -0.091 1.76 0.056 -0.146 -0.4 0 2 2B
Darrel Chaney SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .573 0.005 1.04 0.052 -0.048 -0.1 1 3
   Tom Paciorek PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .629 -0.037 1.47 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
Dick Ruthven P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .488 -0.013 0.53 0.008 -0.021 -0.1 1 0
   Brian Asselstine PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .197 .569 0.076 2.18 0.076 0.000 0.7
   Dave Campbell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Don Collins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Cito Gaston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .631 -0.023 0.92 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Team Totals 37 2 9 2 1 7 .243 .642 -0.337 1.17 0.511 -0.849 -2.4 24 10
2B: G Matthews (12, off B Forsch); J Moore (6, off C Carroll).
HR: W Montanez (14, off C Carroll; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: W Montanez 5; G Matthews 2; J Moore 2; B Asselstine; J Burroughs; B Bonnell; D Chaney; J Nolan.
GIDP: B Bonnell (5).
RBI: B Asselstine (6); W Montanez (45).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .675 0.041 0.61 0.060 -0.019 0.1 1 0 SB
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .319 .757 -0.045 0.39 0.007 -0.052 -0.5 1 4 SB
Jerry Mumphrey CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .306 .843 -0.056 0.52 0.000 -0.056 -1.0 4 0
Ted Simmons C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .330 .948 0.089 0.61 0.104 -0.015 0.6 7 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 .308 .863 0.146 0.48 0.157 -0.011 1.5 10 1 HR
Hector Cruz RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .264 .746 -0.010 0.26 0.005 -0.016 -0.2 0 0
Mike Phillips 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .202 .519 0.040 0.38 0.058 -0.019 0.7 1 3 2B
Mike Tyson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .652 -0.024 0.30 0.000 -0.024 -0.6 2 3
Bob Forsch P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .412 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.1 0 0
   Mike Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .654 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Buddy Schultz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 29 4 5 4 1 4 .172 .510 0.164 0.44 0.391 -0.229 0.1 27 11
2B: M Phillips (3, off D Ruthven).
HR: K Hernandez (9, off D Ruthven; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: K Hernandez 4; M Phillips 2; G Templeton; T Simmons; L Brock.
RBI: K Hernandez 2 (54); M Phillips (5); T Simmons (69).
2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2; M Phillips; T Simmons.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez.
E: M Tyson (12); M Phillips (3).
Baserunning
SB: G Templeton (18, 2nd base off D Collins/V Correll); L Brock (18, 2nd base off D Ruthven/J Nolan).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ruthven, L (3-7) 6 4 4 4 1 4 1 3.74 23 51 -0.199 0.50 -1.1
Dave Campbell 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92 4 0 0 0.028 0.28 0.7
Don Collins 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.44 3 0 0 0.008 0.20 0.3
Team Totals 8 5 4 4 1 4 1 4.50 30 51 0 0 -0.163 1.17 -0.1

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, W (13-4) 5 2 0 0 1 4 0 3.63 19 66 0.209 0.63 2.4
Clay Carroll 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 2.51 8 0 0 -0.151 0.85 -1.9
Buddy Schultz, S (1) 2.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 1.21 11 2 0 0.279 2.33 1.9
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 7 1 2.00 38 66 2 0 0.337 0.44 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: D Ruthven (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 18,730.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Rowland Office CF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Rod Gilbreath 2B 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Willie Montanez 1B 3 Jerry Mumphrey CF
4 Jeff Burroughs RF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Gary Matthews LF 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 Joe Nolan C 6 Hector Cruz RF
7 Junior Moore 3B 7 Mike Phillips 3B
8 Darrel Chaney SS 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 Dick Ruthven P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 2 -2- RR STL K. Hernandez D. Ruthven 16% 79% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Simmons Scores
t7 2-4 1 12- OO ATL B. Bonnell B. Schultz 14% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 2-4 2 123 O ATL J. Moore B. Schultz 13% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-4 1 123 O ATL V. Correll B. Schultz 13% 81% Popfly: 2B
t8 2-4 1 12- ATL G. Matthews B. Schultz -11% 69% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Montanez to 3B; Burroughs to 2B; Matthews to 1B

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, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Office B. Forsch 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath B. Forsch 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL W. Montanez B. Forsch 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock D. Ruthven 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL G. Templeton D. Ruthven 2% 61% Brock Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O STL G. Templeton D. Ruthven -4% 57% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 -2- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Ruthven -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- R STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven 9% 63% Single to CF; Brock Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez D. Ruthven 1% 64% Wild Pitch; Simmons to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -2- RR STL K. Hernandez D. Ruthven 16% 79% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Simmons Scores
b1 3-0 2 --- O STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven -1% 79% Popfly: 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O ATL J. Burroughs B. Forsch 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-3 1 --- O ATL G. Matthews B. Forsch 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-3 2 --- ATL J. Nolan B. Forsch -1% 81% Single to RF
t2 0-3 2 1-- ATL J. Moore B. Forsch -2% 79% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nolan to 2B; Moore to 1B
t2 0-3 2 12- O ATL D. Chaney B. Forsch 4% 83% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- O STL M. Phillips D. Ruthven -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-0 1 --- O STL M. Tyson D. Ruthven -1% 81% Popfly: 2B
b2 3-0 2 --- O STL B. Forsch D. Ruthven -1% 80% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- O ATL D. Ruthven B. Forsch 2% 82% Strikeout
t3 0-3 1 --- O ATL R. Office B. Forsch 1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-3 2 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath B. Forsch 1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
b3 3-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. Ruthven -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 3-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton D. Ruthven -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Ruthven -1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- O ATL W. Montanez B. Forsch 2% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-3 1 --- O ATL J. Burroughs B. Forsch 1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- ATL G. Matthews B. Forsch -2% 84% Double to LF
t4 0-3 2 -2- O ATL J. Nolan B. Forsch 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
b4 3-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-0 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez D. Ruthven -1% 85% Lineout: 2B
b4 3-0 2 --- STL H. Cruz D. Ruthven 1% 86% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-- R STL M. Phillips D. Ruthven 6% 91% Double to LF; Cruz Scores
b4 4-0 2 -2- O STL M. Tyson D. Ruthven -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- O ATL J. Moore B. Forsch 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- O ATL D. Chaney B. Forsch 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 2 --- ATL D. Ruthven B. Forsch -1% 92% Walk
t5 0-4 2 1-- O ATL R. Office B. Forsch 1% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 9-1-2
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Bob Forsch (P) batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 --- O STL M. Anderson D. Ruthven -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Ruthven -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 4-0 2 --- O STL G. Templeton D. Ruthven -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
Clay Carroll replaces Mike Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath C. Carroll 2% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- R ATL W. Montanez C. Carroll -5% 89% Home Run
t6 1-4 1 --- O ATL J. Burroughs C. Carroll 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-4 2 --- O ATL G. Matthews C. Carroll 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Dick Ruthven facing 3-4-5
b6 4-1 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Ruthven -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-1 1 --- O STL T. Simmons D. Ruthven -1% 90% Flyball: LF
b6 4-1 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez D. Ruthven -0% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
t7 1-4 0 --- O ATL J. Nolan C. Carroll 2% 92% Flyball: CF
t7 1-4 1 --- ATL J. Moore C. Carroll -4% 89% Double to LF
t7 1-4 1 -2- ATL D. Chaney C. Carroll -5% 83% Single to CF; Moore to 3B
Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Dick Ruthven (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 1 1-3 R ATL B. Asselstine C. Carroll -8% 76% Single to CF; Moore Scores; Chaney to 2B
Buddy Schultz replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
Barry Bonnell pinch hits for Rowland Office (CF) batting 1st
t7 2-4 1 12- OO ATL B. Bonnell B. Schultz 14% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Dave Campbell facing 6-7-8
Dave Campbell replaces Brian Asselstine (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Barry Bonnell moves from PH to CF
b7 4-2 0 --- O STL H. Cruz D. Campbell -1% 88% Popfly: SS
b7 4-2 1 --- O STL M. Phillips D. Campbell -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b7 4-2 2 --- O STL M. Tyson D. Campbell -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 2-3-4
t8 2-4 0 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath B. Schultz 4% 91% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-4 1 --- ATL W. Montanez B. Schultz -4% 86% Single to CF
t8 2-4 1 1-- ATL J. Burroughs B. Schultz -7% 79% Single to LF; Montanez to 2B
t8 2-4 1 12- ATL G. Matthews B. Schultz -11% 69% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Montanez to 3B; Burroughs to 2B; Matthews to 1B
Vic Correll pinch hits for Joe Nolan (C) batting 6th
t8 2-4 1 123 O ATL V. Correll B. Schultz 13% 81% Popfly: 2B
t8 2-4 2 123 O ATL J. Moore B. Schultz 13% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Dave Campbell facing 9-1-2
Vic Correll moves from PH to C
b8 4-2 0 --- O STL B. Schultz D. Campbell -1% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
Don Collins replaces Dave Campbell pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-2 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Collins -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-2 2 --- STL G. Templeton D. Collins 0% 94% Single to 1B
b8 4-2 2 1-- STL J. Mumphrey D. Collins 0% 94% Templeton Steals 2B
b8 4-2 2 -2- O STL J. Mumphrey D. Collins -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 8-9-1
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Darrel Chaney (SS) batting 8th
t9 2-4 0 --- O ATL T. Paciorek B. Schultz 4% 97% Strikeout Looking
Cito Gaston pinch hits for Don Collins (P) batting 9th
t9 2-4 1 --- O ATL C. Gaston B. Schultz 2% 99% Groundout: P unassisted
t9 2-4 2 --- ATL B. Bonnell B. Schultz -2% 97% Single to LF
t9 2-4 2 1-- O ATL R. Gilbreath B. Schultz 3% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 4.

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