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Scores
Standings
CHW
@MIN		2
1
CAL
@OAK		10
7
KCR
@TEX		4
5
KCR
@TEX		2
3		 
(13)
CIN
@CHC		1
10
LAD
@MON		1
4
ATL
@STL		0
2
Thursday, June 8, 1978 12:39PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 11,576, Time of Game: 2:19
Braves
0
20-32
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 12 GB
 at Cardinals
2
22-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
L: Preston Hanna (4-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  X    2  7  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rod Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .563 -0.255 1.82 0.000 -0.255 -1.6 1 2 GDP
Rowland Office CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .264 .647 -0.103 1.54 0.078 -0.181 -0.4 2 0 CS
Biff Pocoroba C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .257 .663 0.017 1.53 0.067 -0.050 0.1 6 2
Jeff Burroughs LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .331 .950 -0.181 1.85 0.000 -0.181 -1.0 2 1
Gary Matthews RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .287 .969 0.071 1.38 0.139 -0.068 0.5 0 0 2B
Dale Murphy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .195 .571 -0.158 1.54 0.000 -0.158 -1.1 9 1
Darrel Chaney SS-3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 .771 -0.032 1.31 0.048 -0.080 -0.2 1 3
Jerry Maddox 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .091 -0.079 1.62 0.000 -0.079 -0.6 1 0
   Bob Beall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .540 -0.064 2.33 0.000 -0.064 -0.3
   Pat Rockett SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 .369 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Preston Hanna P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .221 0.023 1.29 0.048 -0.024 0.2 1 3
   Joe Nolan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .643 0.089 2.13 0.089 0.000 0.4
   Barry Bonnell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .552 0.064 3.61 0.064 0.000 0.2 SB
   Jamie Easterly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .714 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Campbell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 2 8 .219 .515 -0.608 1.65 0.533 -1.140 -4.0 24 13
2B: G Matthews (3, off P Vuckovich).
TB: G Matthews 3; R Office 3; P Hanna; D Chaney.
GIDP: R Gilbreath (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Campbell-D Chaney.
Outfield Assists: J Burroughs (S Swisher at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: B Bonnell (8, 2nd base off P Vuckovich/S Swisher).
CS: R Office (5, 2nd base by P Vuckovich/S Swisher).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Dwyer LF 1 0 0 0 3 0 .207 .617 0.022 0.81 0.043 -0.021 0.2 0 1 SB
Garry Templeton SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .229 .517 -0.068 1.21 0.041 -0.110 -0.5 4 2 2B
George Hendrick CF 3 2 1 0 0 1 .217 .637 0.060 1.03 0.115 -0.056 0.5 1 0 2B,HBP
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .757 -0.136 1.17 0.000 -0.136 -1.2 10 2
Jerry Morales RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .221 .618 -0.021 0.99 0.053 -0.074 0.2 0 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .251 .624 0.183 1.18 0.226 -0.043 1.6 0 2
Mike Tyson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .668 -0.012 0.71 0.047 -0.059 -1.1 1 3
Steve Swisher C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .558 -0.060 1.30 0.025 -0.085 -0.6 10 1 SB
Pete Vuckovich P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.075 0.97 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 0 3
   Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 29 2 7 2 4 7 .241 .663 -0.107 1.04 0.550 -0.659 -1.5 27 14
2B: G Hendrick (8, off P Hanna); G Templeton (9, off P Hanna).
HBP: G Hendrick (1, by J Easterly).
TB: G Templeton 3; G Hendrick 2; K Reitz 2; J Morales; M Tyson.
RBI: K Reitz 2 (31).
2-out RBI: K Reitz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez.
E: K Hernandez (4).
Outfield Assists: J Dwyer (B Bonnell at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Dwyer (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba); S Swisher (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Preston Hanna, L (4-1) 7 5 1 1 4 7 0 2.86 29 66 0.164 1.09 2.1
Jamie Easterly 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.87 3 0 0 -0.039 0.62 -0.7
Dave Campbell 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.84 2 2 1 -0.019 0.81 0.1
Team Totals 8 7 2 2 4 7 0 2.25 34 66 2 1 0.106 1.65 1.5

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Vuckovich, W (3-4) 7.2 7 0 0 2 5 0 1.86 30 68 0.439 1.64 3.1
Mark Littell, S (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.78 4 2 0 0.167 1.69 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 34 68 2 0 0.606 1.04 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Easterly (1; G Hendrick).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 11,576.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Rod Gilbreath 2B 1 Jim Dwyer LF
2 Rowland Office CF 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Biff Pocoroba C 3 George Hendrick CF
4 Jeff Burroughs LF 4 Keith Hernandez 1B
5 Gary Matthews RF 5 Jerry Morales RF
6 Dale Murphy 1B 6 Ken Reitz 3B
7 Darrel Chaney SS 7 Mike Tyson 2B
8 Jerry Maddox 3B 8 Steve Swisher C
9 Preston Hanna P 9 Pete Vuckovich P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-0 2 -2- R STL K. Reitz P. Hanna 18% 73% Single to RF; Hendrick Scores
t5 0-0 1 12- OO ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 0-1 2 12- O ATL J. Burroughs M. Littell 10% 88% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-1 0 -2- O ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich 10% 71% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-0 0 --- STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna 10% 67% Double to LF

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' Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich 3% 52% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL J. Burroughs P. Vuckovich 2% 55% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna -2% 52% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL G. Templeton P. Hanna 4% 57% Double to LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Templeton to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O STL K. Hernandez P. Hanna -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- ATL G. Matthews P. Vuckovich -7% 43% Double to RF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O ATL D. Murphy P. Vuckovich 4% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O ATL D. Chaney P. Vuckovich 4% 51% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 -2- O ATL J. Maddox P. Vuckovich 3% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Morales P. Hanna -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Reitz P. Hanna -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Tyson P. Hanna -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O ATL P. Hanna P. Vuckovich 2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich 2% 54% Popfly: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O STL S. Swisher P. Hanna -2% 53% Strikeout (C-1B)
b3 0-0 1 --- O STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna 1% 52% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- O STL G. Templeton P. Hanna -2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich -4% 46% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- O ATL J. Burroughs P. Vuckovich 4% 50% Popfly: SS
t4 0-0 1 1-- O ATL G. Matthews P. Vuckovich 3% 53% Lineout: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O ATL D. Murphy P. Vuckovich 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna -3% 53% Strikeout (C-1B)
b4 0-0 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez P. Hanna -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-0 2 --- STL J. Morales P. Hanna 1% 53% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz P. Hanna -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- ATL D. Chaney P. Vuckovich -5% 45% Single to LF
t5 0-0 0 1-- O ATL J. Maddox P. Vuckovich 4% 50% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 1-- ATL P. Hanna P. Vuckovich -5% 45% Single to RF (CF-RF); Chaney to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- OO ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- STL M. Tyson P. Hanna 5% 61% Single to SS
b5 0-0 0 1-- O STL S. Swisher P. Hanna -4% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-0 1 1-- STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna 3% 59% Swisher Steals 2B
b5 0-0 1 -2- O STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna -5% 55% Strikeout
b5 0-0 2 -2- STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna 1% 56% Walk
b5 0-0 2 12- O STL G. Templeton P. Hanna -6% 50% Single to LF; Swisher out at Hm/LF-C; Dwyer to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich -5% 45% Single to RF
t6 0-0 0 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich 9% 53% Office Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 0-0 1 --- O ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich 2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- O ATL J. Burroughs P. Vuckovich 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
b6 0-0 0 --- STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna 10% 67% Double to LF
b6 0-0 0 -2- O STL K. Hernandez P. Hanna -6% 60% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b6 0-0 1 -2- O STL J. Morales P. Hanna -5% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 0-0 2 -2- R STL K. Reitz P. Hanna 18% 73% Single to RF; Hendrick Scores
b6 1-0 2 1-- O STL M. Tyson P. Hanna -2% 71% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- ATL G. Matthews P. Vuckovich -7% 64% Single to RF
t7 0-1 0 1-- O ATL D. Murphy P. Vuckovich 7% 70% Strikeout
t7 0-1 1 1-- O ATL D. Chaney P. Vuckovich 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
Bob Beall pinch hits for Jerry Maddox (3B) batting 8th
t7 0-1 2 -2- O ATL B. Beall P. Vuckovich 6% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
Darrel Chaney moves from SS to 3B
Pat Rockett replaces Bob Beall (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b7 1-0 0 --- O STL S. Swisher P. Hanna -2% 79% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 1 --- O STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 2 --- STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna 1% 78% Walk
b7 1-0 2 1-- STL G. Templeton P. Hanna 1% 79% Dwyer Steals 2B
b7 1-0 2 -2- O STL G. Templeton P. Hanna -3% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Preston Hanna (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 --- ATL J. Nolan P. Vuckovich -9% 68% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Nolan to 1B
Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Joe Nolan (PH) batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 1-- ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich -6% 61% Bonnell Steals 2B
t8 0-1 0 -2- O ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich 10% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-1 1 -2- O ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich 8% 80% Single to LF; Bonnell out at Hm/LF-C; Office to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 0-1 2 -2- ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich -2% 77% Walk
Mark Littell replaces Pete Vuckovich pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 12- O ATL J. Burroughs M. Littell 10% 88% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Jamie Easterly facing 3-4-5
Jamie Easterly replaces Barry Bonnell (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- STL G. Hendrick J. Easterly 2% 90% Hit By Pitch
b8 1-0 0 1-- O STL K. Hernandez J. Easterly -2% 88% Flyball: CF
b8 1-0 1 1-- STL J. Morales J. Easterly 4% 92% Single to RF; Hendrick to 3B
Dave Campbell replaces Jamie Easterly pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 1 1-3 R STL K. Reitz D. Campbell 5% 96% Single to LF; Hendrick Scores; Morales to 3B
b8 2-0 1 1-3 OO STL M. Tyson D. Campbell -3% 94% Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
t9 0-2 0 --- O ATL G. Matthews M. Littell 3% 97% Strikeout
t9 0-2 1 --- O ATL D. Murphy M. Littell 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 0-2 2 --- O ATL D. Chaney M. Littell 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

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