August 17, 1978 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
@CAL 6 DET 9
CLE 5 MIL 6
TOR 0 MIN 6
KCR 5
(10) CHW 4
@TEX 2 CHC 2
CIN 0 SFG 3
@MON 0 SDP 9
@NYM 2 LAD 5
@PHI 2 PIT 5
HOU 1 PIT 3
HOU 2 STL 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 10,543

Thursday, August 17, 1978, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Braves

55-65

Lost 1

6th, 15½ GB

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

W: J Denny (10-8), L: M Mahler (4-7), S: M Littell (7)

Cardinals

50-71

Won 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .677    0    2   3   
R Office CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .648    0    4   0   HBP
G Matthews RF                 4   1   1   3    0   0  .285  .834    0    1   0   HR
J Burroughs LF                2   0   0   0    2   0  .320 1.016    0    1   1   
  B Bonnell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .577         0   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .845    0    1   2   
J Nolan C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .252  .733    0    6   0   
  R Gilbreath PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .633         0   0   
B Beall 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .620    0    5   0   CS
C Ruiz 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .726    0    4   3   2B
M Mahler P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .229    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  C Skok P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   0   
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .616    0    0   0   
  M Leon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   3    3   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: C Ruiz (3, off J Denny).

HR: G Matthews (13, off M Littell; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: R Office (4, by J Denny).

TB: G Matthews 4; C Ruiz 2; J Nolan 2; R Office; J Royster.

RBI: G Matthews 3 (48).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Burroughs-B Beall; J Royster-C Ruiz-B Beall.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Beall (2, 2nd base by J Denny/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   2   3   0    0   1  .286  .688    0    2   1   2B,SB
T Scott LF                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .239  .593    0    4   1   IW
G Hendrick CF                 2   0   0   2    1   0  .272  .786    0    0   0   SF,GDP
T Simmons C                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .288  .881    0    4   1   IW
R Freed 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .239  .715    0    6   0   
  K Hernandez PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .731    0    2   2   
J Morales RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .620    0    4   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .599    0    0   3   
M Tyson 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .591    0    4   3   
J Denny P                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .179  .467    0    1   2   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
Totals                       28   4   7   4    6   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Templeton (25, off R Camp).

SF: G Hendrick (3, off M Mahler).

IBB: T Simmons (14, by M Mahler); T Scott (1, by R Camp).

TB: G Templeton 4; T Scott; T Simmons; J Denny; R Freed.

GIDP: G Hendrick (10).

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (50); T Simmons (54); R Freed (18).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Templeton (21, 2nd base off M Mahler/J Nolan).

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
M Mahler, L (4-7)              5.1   5   2   2    4   3   0   4.41   23     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 1· 5     49    -     1.28  -0.04
R Camp                         1.1   2   2   2    2   0   0   3.64    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-0    0.75  -0.03
C Skok                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.36    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.26   0.00
M Leon                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    6   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 7          4-0

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Denny, W (10-8)              8     4   2   2    2   4   0   2.96   29     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 4     68    -     0.79   0.37
M Littell, S (7)               1     2   1   1    1   0   1   2.67    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-2    4.17   0.06
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 6          2-2

J Denny faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Mahler (8).

IBB: R Camp (8; T Scott); M Mahler (5; T Simmons).

HBP: J Denny (5; R Office).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 10,543.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Royster            SS    1. G Templeton          SS 
2. R Office             CF    2. T Scott              LF 
3. G Matthews           RF    3. G Hendrick           CF 
4. J Burroughs          LF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. B Horner             3B    5. R Freed              1B 
6. J Nolan              C     6. J Morales            RF 
7. B Beall              1B    7. K Reitz              3B 
8. C Ruiz               2B    8. M Tyson              2B 
9. M Mahler             P     9. J Denny              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-3  1-3      16% 100% C Ruiz          M Littell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 9   0  4-3  ---     -12%  74% J Burroughs     M Littell       Walk
   t 9   1  4-3  12-      11%  84% B Beall         M Littell       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bonnell to 3B
   t 9   1  4-3  1--     -11%  73% J Nolan         M Littell       Single to RF; Bonnell to 2B
   t 9   0  4-3  1--      10%  84% B Horner        M Littell       Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Office        Single to LF; Office out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      55%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Templeton     Strikeout
          ---      55%  T Scott         Walk
   OO     1--      50%  G Hendrick      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Horner        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Nolan         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  T Simmons       Single to CF
          1--      62%  R Freed         Wild Pitch; Simmons to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      53%  J Morales       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      50%  K Reitz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  B Beall         Walk
   O      1--      52%  C Ruiz          Beall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  M Mahler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Tyson         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      56%  J Denny         Walk
          1--      60%  G Templeton     Single to CF; Denny to 2B
   O      12-      55%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Office        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Freed         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  J Morales       Line Drive Double Play: LF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Horner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  J Nolan         Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  B Beall         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Denny         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  C Ruiz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  M Mahler        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  G Templeton     Single
          1--      67%  T Scott         Templeton Steals 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Single to 1B; Templeton to 3B
   RO     1-3      77%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Templeton Scores; Scott to 2B
          -2-      79%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      88%  R Freed         Single to CF; Scott Scores; Simmons to 2B
                  Rick Camp replaces Mickey Mahler pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Freed to 2B
   O      12-      84%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, John Denny facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  R Office        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
          ---      87%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1--      90%  B Horner        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Camp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  M Tyson         Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  J Denny         Single to 3B
          1--      94%  G Templeton     Double to CF; Denny to 3B
          -23      94%  T Scott         Intentional Walk
   R      123      97%  G Hendrick      Walk; Denny Scores; Templeton to 3B; Scott to 2B
   RO     123      98%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Templeton Scores; Scott to 3B
                  Craig Skok replaces Rick Camp pitching and batting 9th; Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Roger Freed batting 5th
   O      1-3      97%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, John Denny facing 6-7-8
                  Keith Hernandez moves to 1B
   O      ---      98%  J Nolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Beall         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  C Ruiz          Double to RF
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Craig Skok batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Max Leon facing 6-7-8
                  Max Leon replaces Darrel Chaney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Morales       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      99%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Tyson         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, John Denny facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  J Royster       Single to SS
          1--      94%  R Office        Hit By Pitch; Royster to 2B
                  Mark Littell replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-      85%  G Matthews      Home Run; Royster Scores; Office Scores
          ---      74%  J Burroughs     Walk
                  Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs batting 4th
   O      1--      84%  B Horner        Popfly: 2B
          1--      73%  J Nolan         Single to RF; Bonnell to 2B
                  Rod Gilbreath pinch runs for Joe Nolan batting 6th
   O      12-      84%  B Beall         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bonnell to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation