October 9, 1982 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1982 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
1982 postseason: WS: STL-MIL / ALCS: MIL-CAL / NLCS: STL-ATL

Game 1
STL  7
ATL  0
Game 2
STL  4
ATL  3
Game 3
STL  6
@ATL  2

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 53,408

Saturday, October 9, 1982, 7:24PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Braves

Joe Torre

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

W: B Sutter (1-0), L: G Garber (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .661   16    2   1   IW
R Ramirez SS                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .125  .250   12    2   4   
D Murphy CF-LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250   16    1   0   SB,CS
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143   21   12   1   IW
B Horner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    1   0   
  B Butler CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Royster LF-3B               4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .572   13    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   13    1   5   SH
B Benedict C                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .400 1.171   18    5   2   2B
P Niekro P                    0   0   0   1    0   0                2    1   1   SF,SH
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  G Garber P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
Totals                       29   3   6   2    4   5              129   25  15

BATTING

2B: B Benedict (1, off J Stuper).

SF: P Niekro (1, off J Stuper).

SH: P Niekro (1, off J Stuper); G Hubbard (1, off D Bair).

IBB: C Chambliss (1, by D Bair); C Washington (1, by D Bair).

TB: B Benedict 2; J Royster 2; G Hubbard; R Ramirez; D Murphy.

RBI: R Ramirez (1); P Niekro (1).

2-out RBI: R Ramirez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: B Benedict (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Murphy (1, 2nd base off D Bair/D Porter).

CS: D Murphy (1, 3rd base by B Sutter/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .583   12    2   2   SH
K Oberkfell 3B                5   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    9    1   0   
L Smith LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .619   11    1   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .583   13   11   1   
D Porter C                    2   1   2   1    2   0  .667 1.945   23    5   1   2·2B
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .375  .819   17    1   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   1    0   3  .250  .750   19    6   0   
O Smith SS                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .400  .900   19    0   3   SB
J Stuper P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   SH
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Green LF                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   9   3    5   7              139   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Porter 2 (3, 2 off P Niekro).

SH: J Stuper (1, off P Niekro); T Herr (1, off G Garber).

TB: D Porter 4; G Hendrick 2; K Oberkfell; D Green; O Smith; L Smith; K Hernandez.

RBI: D Porter (1); K Oberkfell (2); W McGee (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: W McGee (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (1, 2nd base off P Niekro/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 Niekro                       6     6   2   2    4   5   0   3.00   27   97-55   33·11·11    9· 3· 0· 6     53    -     1.57   0.11
G Garber, BS (1), L (0-1)      2.1   3   2   2    1   2   0   7.71   11   34-25   16· 2· 7    5· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.49  -0.48
Totals                         8.1   9   4   4    5   7   0          38  131-80   49·13·18   14· 3· 0· 9           -

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 Stuper                       6     4   3   2    1   4   0   3.00   23   78-51   31·10·10    6· 7· 1· 4     57    -     0.88  -0.10
D Bair                         1     2   0   0    3   0   0   0.00    8   24-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.67  -0.03
B Sutter, W (1-0)              2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   23-17    9· 3· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.70   0.26
Totals                         9     6   3   2    4   5   0          36  125-78   47·14·17   11· 9· 1· 6          2-0

D Bair faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Niekro (1).

IBB: D Bair 2 (2; C Washington, C Chambliss).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 53,408.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Washington         RF    1. T Herr               2B 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. L Smith              LF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. K Hernandez          1B 
5. B Horner             3B    5. D Porter             C  
6. J Royster            LF    6. G Hendrick           RF 
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. W McGee              CF 
8. B Benedict           C     8. O Smith              SS 
9. P Niekro             P     9. J Stuper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-3  -2-  2   31% 100% K Oberkfell     G Garber        Single to CF; Green Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  -2-  2  -22%  42% R Ramirez       J Stuper        Single to CF; Benedict Scores; Ramirez Scores/No RBI/Adv on E8/unER
   b 6   0  3-1  1--  5   19%  49% D Porter        P Niekro        Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
   b 8   1  3-2  1--  1   18%  48% G Hendrick      G Garber        Single to CF; Porter to 3B
   t 5   0  1-2  1--  2  -11%  21% B Benedict      J Stuper        Ground-rule Double; Hubbard to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Stuper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Washington    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   61%  L Smith         Single to RF; Oberkfell to 3B
   O      1-3  6   56%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 2B
   R      -23  5   65%  D Porter        Walk, Wild Pitch; Oberkfell Scores/No RBI; Smith to 3B
   O      1-3  3   61%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Stuper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   63%  C Chambliss     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   65%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   64%  J Royster       Single to CF
   O      1--  1   66%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   64%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   66%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--  1   65%  J Stuper        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  1   62%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Stuper facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   58%  B Benedict      Walk
   O      1--  1   60%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Benedict to 2B
   O      -2-  6   64%  C Washington    Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  2   42%  R Ramirez       Single to CF; Benedict Scores; Ramirez Scores/No RBI/Adv on E8/unER
   O      ---  4   43%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   40%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   38%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   37%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Stuper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   39%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   41%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   42%  J Royster       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   50%  D Porter        Double to CF
          -2-      54%  G Hendrick      Passed Ball; Porter to 3B
   O      --3  6   48%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   40%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   42%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1-3  1   35%  J Stuper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Stuper facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   31%  G Hubbard       Single to RF
          1--  2   21%  B Benedict      Ground-rule Double; Hubbard to 3B
   RO     -23  1   22%  P Niekro        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hubbard Scores
   O      -2-  1   24%  C Washington    Flyball: RF; Benedict to 3B
   O      --3  2   27%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   24%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   22%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   21%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Stuper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   22%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   23%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   24%  B Horner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   30%  K Hernandez     Single to RF
   R      1--  5   49%  D Porter        Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
          -2-  2   54%  G Hendrick      Single to SS; Porter stays at 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   38%  O Smith         Single to RF; Porter out at Hm/RF-SS-3B; Hendrick to 3B
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for John Stuper batting 9th
          1-3      40%  S Braun         Smith Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   29%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Bair facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Bair replaces Steve Braun pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   26%  J Royster       Single to LF
   O      1--  1   27%  G Hubbard       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Royster to 2B
          -2-  6   26%  B Benedict      Walk
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      12-  1   29%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B; Royster to 3B; Benedict to 2B
          -23  4   27%  C Washington    Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   35%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Garber replaces Biff Pocoroba pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   30%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   26%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   24%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Bair facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   21%  D Murphy        Single to LF
          1--      18%  C Chambliss     Murphy Steals 2B
          -2-  4   16%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Lonnie Smith pitching and batting 3rd; David Green replaces Doug Bair playing LF batting 9th
   O      12-  5   21%  B Horner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-      27%  J Royster       Murphy Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      1--  3   29%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Royster moves to 3B; Dale Murphy moves to LF; Brett Butler replaces Bob Horner playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   23%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   30%  D Porter        Walk
          1--  1   48%  G Hendrick      Single to CF; Porter to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   55%  W McGee         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Porter Scores
   O      1--  6   50%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Sutter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   56%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   60%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  G Garber        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Garber facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   70%  D Green         Single to LF
   O      1--  1   69%  T Herr          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Green to 2B
   R      -2-  2  100%  K Oberkfell     Single to CF; Green Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation