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Scores
Standings
DET
@CAL		1
2		 
(11)
MIL
@CLE		4
6
BOS
@MIN		9
1
BAL
@OAK		2
3		 
(10)
NYY
@SEA		11
1
KCR
@TEX		5
0
CHW
@TOR		3
4
CIN
@CHC		5
2
LAD
@MON		1
6
SFG
@PHI		5
6
HOU
@PIT		2
3
ATL
@STL		3
6
Tuesday, May 21, 1985
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 27,541, Time of Game: 2:40
Braves
3
16-21
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
 at Cardinals
6
18-19
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
W: Danny Cox (4-1)
L: Len Barker (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  9  1
Cardinals       2  0  1   1  0  0   2  0  X    6  9  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Claudell Washington RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .762 -0.132 1.66 0.073 -0.205 -0.9 0 0 CS
Rafael Ramirez SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .263 .627 -0.099 1.22 0.032 -0.131 -0.7 2 3
Gerald Perry 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .218 .552 0.026 0.93 0.089 -0.063 -0.1 10 1
Dale Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .336 1.034 -0.129 1.36 0.000 -0.129 -1.0 2 0
Bob Horner 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .224 .658 0.211 1.03 0.266 -0.055 2.5 0 3 2·HR
Terry Harper LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .780 -0.023 0.92 0.041 -0.065 -0.4 1 0
Glenn Hubbard 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .241 .682 0.062 0.92 0.088 -0.026 0.3 3 4
Bruce Benedict C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .156 .427 0.054 1.29 0.113 -0.060 0.2 5 0 GDP
Len Barker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.005 0.88 0.021 -0.026 -0.0 0 0
   Albert Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .664 -0.124 4.46 0.000 -0.124 -0.8
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Terry Forster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Komminsk PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .611 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 4 7 .257 .762 -0.176 1.24 0.723 -0.901 -1.1 24 11
HR: B Horner 2 (3, 2 off D Cox; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: B Horner 8; G Perry 2; R Ramirez 2; C Washington 2; T Harper.
GIDP: B Benedict (2).
RBI: B Horner 3 (10).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: B Benedict (1).
Baserunning
CS: C Washington (1, 2nd base by D Cox/T Nieto).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 .283 .711 0.109 0.55 0.142 -0.033 0.6 0 0 HR
Ozzie Smith SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .264 .719 0.118 0.85 0.128 -0.010 1.4 3 6 SB
Willie McGee CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .330 .817 0.049 0.78 0.061 -0.012 0.4 1 0 3·SB
Jack Clark 1B-RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 .315 1.035 -0.006 1.07 0.033 -0.039 -0.3 6 0 SF,IW
Andy Van Slyke RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .320 .939 0.002 0.43 0.022 -0.020 -0.0 1 0
   Tom Herr PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .377 .909 0.133 2.21 0.133 0.000 1.7
   Mike Jorgensen PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .600 -0.014 0.70 0.033 -0.047 -0.2 2 3
Tom Lawless 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .625 -0.061 0.58 0.000 -0.061 -1.1 2 2
Tom Nieto C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 .590 0.061 0.51 0.081 -0.020 0.9 8 1
Danny Cox P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .250 -0.052 0.81 0.000 -0.052 -0.9 0 0
   Ricky Horton P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.016 0.37 0.001 -0.017 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 32 6 9 6 4 4 .281 .726 0.323 0.73 0.634 -0.311 2.4 27 12
HR: V Coleman (1, off L Barker; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: J Clark (2, off L Barker).
IBB: J Clark (4, by G Garber).
TB: V Coleman 4; O Smith 3; W McGee 2; T Nieto; T Pendleton; T Herr.
RBI: T Herr 2 (29); T Nieto (6); W McGee (14); J Clark (32); V Coleman (9).
2-out RBI: T Herr 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Lawless-O Smith-J Clark.
Baserunning
SB: O Smith (7, 2nd base off L Barker/B Benedict); W McGee 3 (14, 2nd base off G Garber/B Benedict, 2nd base off L Barker/B Benedict 2).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Len Barker, L (1-4) 5 6 4 4 2 2 1 4.17 23 39 -0.233 0.76 -1.7
Gene Garber 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.50 8 0 0 0.028 0.79 0.2
Terry Forster 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.37 6 3 2 -0.119 0.48 -0.8
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 4 4 1 6.75 37 39 3 2 -0.324 1.24 -2.4

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny Cox, W (4-1) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4 2 3.27 25 43 -0.125 1.04 -1.1
Ricky Horton, S (1) 3.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0.45 14 2 0 0.301 1.62 2.2
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 4 7 2 3.00 39 43 2 0 0.176 0.73 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: G Garber (1; J Clark).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Fred Brocklander.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 27,541.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Claudell Washingto RF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Rafael Ramirez SS 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Gerald Perry 1B 3 Willie McGee CF
4 Dale Murphy CF 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Bob Horner 3B 5 Andy Van Slyke RF
6 Terry Harper LF 6 Terry Pendleton 3B
7 Glenn Hubbard 2B 7 Tom Lawless 2B
8 Bruce Benedict C 8 Tom Nieto C
9 Len Barker P 9 Danny Cox P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-4 1 1-- RR ATL B. Horner D. Cox -17% 71% Home Run; Perry Scores
b7 4-3 2 123 RR STL T. Herr T. Forster 13% 95% Single; Smith Scores; McGee Scores; Clark to 2B
t6 3-4 1 123 O ATL A. Hall R. Horton 12% 63% Strikeout
t6 3-4 2 123 O ATL C. Washington R. Horton 12% 75% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b3 2-1 1 --- R STL V. Coleman L. Barker 11% 76% Inside-the-park Home Run to RF

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' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL C. Washington D. Cox -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O ATL R. Ramirez D. Cox 6% 52% Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Ramirez D. Cox -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL G. Perry D. Cox 3% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL D. Murphy D. Cox 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL V. Coleman L. Barker 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL O. Smith L. Barker 9% 67% Single; Coleman to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 STL W. McGee L. Barker 1% 69% Smith Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -23 RO STL W. McGee L. Barker 1% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Coleman Scores; Smith to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 RO STL J. Clark L. Barker 2% 72% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- O STL A. Van Slyke L. Barker -1% 71% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- R ATL B. Horner D. Cox -10% 61% Home Run
t2 1-2 0 --- O ATL T. Harper D. Cox 2% 64% Strikeout
t2 1-2 1 --- ATL G. Hubbard D. Cox -3% 61% Walk
t2 1-2 1 1-- OO ATL B. Benedict D. Cox 5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Len Barker facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- O STL T. Pendleton L. Barker -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-1 1 --- O STL T. Lawless L. Barker -1% 63% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 2-1 2 --- O STL T. Nieto L. Barker -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O ATL L. Barker D. Cox 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- O ATL C. Washington D. Cox 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 1-2 2 --- O ATL R. Ramirez D. Cox 1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Len Barker facing 9-1-2
b3 2-1 0 --- O STL D. Cox L. Barker -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 2-1 1 --- R STL V. Coleman L. Barker 11% 76% Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
b3 3-1 1 --- O STL O. Smith L. Barker -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 3-1 2 --- STL W. McGee L. Barker 1% 76% Single
b3 3-1 2 1-- STL J. Clark L. Barker 1% 77% McGee Steals 2B; McGee to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b3 3-1 2 --3 O STL J. Clark L. Barker -3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- O ATL G. Perry D. Cox 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- O ATL D. Murphy D. Cox 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-3 2 --- O ATL B. Horner D. Cox 1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Len Barker facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- STL A. Van Slyke L. Barker 2% 82% Walk
b4 3-1 0 1-- STL T. Pendleton L. Barker 3% 86% Single; Van Slyke to 2B
b4 3-1 0 12- O STL T. Lawless L. Barker -3% 82% Flyball: 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- R STL T. Nieto L. Barker 8% 90% Single; Van Slyke Scores; Pendleton to 3B
b4 4-1 1 1-3 O STL D. Cox L. Barker -3% 87% Fielder's Choice C unassisted; Pendleton out at Hm/C; Nieto to 2B; Cox to 1B
b4 4-1 2 12- O STL V. Coleman L. Barker -2% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
t5 1-4 0 --- O ATL T. Harper D. Cox 2% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 1-4 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard D. Cox 1% 89% Flyball: 2B
t5 1-4 2 --- ATL B. Benedict D. Cox -1% 88% Walk
t5 1-4 2 1-- ATL L. Barker D. Cox -2% 86% Fielder's Choice ; Benedict to 2B; Barker to 1B
t5 1-4 2 12- ATL C. Washington D. Cox -4% 82% Single; Benedict to 3B; Barker to 2B
t5 1-4 2 123 O ATL R. Ramirez D. Cox 8% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Len Barker facing 2-3-4
b5 4-1 0 --- STL O. Smith L. Barker 1% 91% Single
b5 4-1 0 1-- O STL W. McGee L. Barker -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 4-1 1 1-- STL J. Clark L. Barker 1% 91% McGee Steals 2B
b5 4-1 1 -2- O STL J. Clark L. Barker -1% 89% Strikeout
b5 4-1 2 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke L. Barker -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
t6 1-4 0 --- ATL G. Perry D. Cox -4% 84% Single
t6 1-4 0 1-- O ATL D. Murphy D. Cox 4% 88% Strikeout
t6 1-4 1 1-- RR ATL B. Horner D. Cox -17% 71% Home Run; Perry Scores
t6 3-4 1 --- ATL T. Harper D. Cox -4% 67% Single
t6 3-4 1 1-- ATL G. Hubbard D. Cox -6% 61% Walk; Harper to 2B
Ricky Horton replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-4 1 12- ATL B. Benedict R. Horton -10% 51% Walk; Harper to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
Albert Hall pinch hits for Len Barker (P) batting 9th
t6 3-4 1 123 O ATL A. Hall R. Horton 12% 63% Strikeout
t6 3-4 2 123 O ATL C. Washington R. Horton 12% 75% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
Gene Garber replaces Albert Hall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- O STL T. Pendleton G. Garber -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-3 1 --- O STL T. Lawless G. Garber -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-3 2 --- O STL T. Nieto G. Garber -1% 71% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 2-3-4
t7 3-4 0 --- O ATL R. Ramirez R. Horton 4% 75% Lineout: P
t7 3-4 1 --- ATL G. Perry R. Horton -5% 70% Single
t7 3-4 1 1-- O ATL D. Murphy R. Horton 5% 76% Strikeout
t7 3-4 2 1-- O ATL B. Horner R. Horton 4% 80% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Gene Garber facing 9-1-2
b7 4-3 0 --- O STL R. Horton G. Garber -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-3 1 --- O STL V. Coleman G. Garber -1% 77% Strikeout
b7 4-3 2 --- STL O. Smith G. Garber 1% 78% Single
b7 4-3 2 1-- STL W. McGee G. Garber 2% 80% Single; Smith to 3B
b7 4-3 2 1-3 STL J. Clark G. Garber 1% 81% McGee Steals 2B
b7 4-3 2 -23 STL J. Clark G. Garber 1% 82% Intentional Walk
Terry Forster replaces Gene Garber pitching and batting 9th
Tom Herr pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke (RF) batting 5th
b7 4-3 2 123 RR STL T. Herr T. Forster 13% 95% Single; Smith Scores; McGee Scores; Clark to 2B
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Tom Herr (PH) batting 5th
b7 6-3 2 12- O STL T. Pendleton T. Forster -1% 94% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
Mike Jorgensen moves from PR to 1B
Jack Clark moves from 1B to RF
t8 3-6 0 --- O ATL T. Harper R. Horton 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-6 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard R. Horton 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 3-6 2 --- O ATL B. Benedict R. Horton 1% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Braves' Terry Forster facing 7-8-9
b8 6-3 0 --- O STL T. Lawless T. Forster -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 6-3 1 --- O STL T. Nieto T. Forster -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 6-3 2 --- STL R. Horton T. Forster 0% 97% Walk
b8 6-3 2 1-- O STL V. Coleman T. Forster -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 9-1-2
Brad Komminsk pinch hits for Terry Forster (P) batting 9th
t9 3-6 0 --- O ATL B. Komminsk R. Horton 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 3-6 1 --- O ATL C. Washington R. Horton 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-6 2 --- ATL R. Ramirez R. Horton -1% 99% Single
t9 3-6 2 1-- O ATL G. Perry R. Horton 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

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