May 28, 1987 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
CAL 7
(12) BOS 12
CLE 8 MIN 13
MIL 1 NYY 5
SEA 2 OAK 4
@TOR 3 STL 11
ATL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 33,973

Thursday, May 28, 1987
Time of Game: 3:12

Braves

23-23

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  9  2
Cardinals       2  1  1   1  3  3   0  0  X   11 18  1

W: B Dawley (1-4), L: R Mahler (2-6)

Cardinals

27-16

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Hall CF                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .308  .887    0    3   0   SB
R Ramirez 3B-SS               5   1   2   1    0   1  .266  .692    0    4   2   2B,SB
G Roenicke LF                 3   0   1   3    1   1  .209  .566    0    1   0   SF
D Murphy RF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .327 1.111    0    2   0   HR
T Simmons 1B-3B-1B            3   0   1   0    2   1  .250  .728    0    5   3   IW
A Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .642    0    2   1   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Oberkfell 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .796    0    0   0   
O Virgil C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .968    0    3   2   2B
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .316  .892    0    1   4   2B
R Mahler P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .339    0    1   0   SH
  R O'Neal P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343         0   0   
  G Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .617    0    0   0   
  C Puleo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .571 1.571         0   0   
  G Perry 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .629    0    1   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    6   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: G Hubbard (13, off B Dawley); R Ramirez (9, off T Conroy); O Virgil (3, off B Dawley).

HR: D Murphy (14, off B Dawley; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: G Roenicke (2, off T Conroy).

SH: R Mahler (4, off T Conroy).

IBB: T Simmons (1, by B Dawley).

TB: D Murphy 5; R Ramirez 3; O Virgil 2; G Hubbard 2; A Hall; G Roenicke; T Simmons.

RBI: G Roenicke 3 (5); R Ramirez (16); D Murphy (29).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Ramirez-G Hubbard-G Perry; T Simmons-R Ramirez-G Garber.

E: T Simmons 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Hall (9, 2nd base off T Conroy/T Pena); R Ramirez (2, 2nd base off B Dawley/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .705    0    0   0   SB,CS
O Smith SS                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .286  .739    0    1   2   2B
T Pendleton 3B                4   2   1   0    1   0  .333  .812    0    0   2   
J Clark 1B                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .344 1.193    0    8   2   2·HR,GDP
W McGee CF                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .253  .682    0    5   0   
T Herr 2B                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .290  .772    0    4   1   
C Ford RF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .337  .909    0    0   0   2B,GDP
T Pena C                      4   0   2   3    0   0  .192  .531    0    8   0   2B
T Conroy P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Dawley P                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .900    0    0   0   
  R Soff P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         1   0   
Totals                       40  11  18  10    3   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: O Smith (10, off R Mahler); C Ford (6, off R Mahler); T Pena (1, off R O'Neal).

HR: J Clark 2 (15, 2 off R Mahler; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Clark 9; O Smith 4; T Pena 3; C Ford 3; W McGee 2; V Coleman 2; B Dawley 2; T Pendleton; T Herr.

GIDP: C Ford (2); J Clark (2).

RBI: J Clark 3 (48); T Pena 3 (4); W McGee 2 (35); B Dawley (1); V Coleman (12).

2-out RBI: J Clark 2; B Dawley; T Pena; W McGee; V Coleman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

E: T Pena (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (31, 2nd base off R Mahler/O Virgil).

CS: V Coleman (8, 3rd base by R Mahler/O Virgil).

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
R Mahler, L (2-6)              4    10   7   6    2   2   2   4.97   23     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 2     16    -     1.18  -0.48
R O'Neal                       1     2   1   1    1   1   0   5.03    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.88  -0.08
C Puleo                        1     5   3   3    0   0   0   4.40    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.04
P Assenmacher                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.56    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    18  11  10    3   3   2          43     -       ·  ·     20·10· 5· 2          1-1

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
T Conroy                       2.1   3   4   3    2   3   0   4.55   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 2· 0     38    -     1.13  -0.34
B Dawley, W (1-4)              4.2   4   1   1    3   4   1   4.31   21     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 2· 1          1-0    1.10   0.23
R Soff                         1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   6.46    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
R Horton                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.56    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   4    6   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 7· 1          4-0

R Mahler faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Mahler (3).

IBB: B Dawley (3; T Simmons).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 33,973.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Hall               CF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. R Ramirez            3B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. G Roenicke           LF    3. T Pendleton          3B 
4. D Murphy             RF    4. J Clark              1B 
5. T Simmons            1B    5. W McGee              CF 
6. A Thomas             SS    6. T Herr               2B 
7. O Virgil             C     7. C Ford               RF 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. T Pena               C  
9. R Mahler             P     9. T Conroy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-      18%  61% J Clark         R Mahler        Home Run (LF-CF); Pendleton Scores
   t 3   1  3-1  12-     -16%  51% R Ramirez       T Conroy        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hubbard Scores; Hall to 3B
   t 3   1  3-2  -23     -14%  37% G Roenicke      T Conroy        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hall Scores; Ramirez Scores; Roenicke to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 4   2  4-4  1-3      12%  68% T Pendleton     R Mahler        Baserunner Advance; Coleman Scores/unER; Smith to 3B/Adv on E3
   b 3   2  4-3  --3      11%  53% W McGee         R Mahler        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Smith Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Conroy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  A Hall          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      41%  R Ramirez       Hall Steals 2B; Hall to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      46%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     --3      44%  G Roenicke      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores/unER
   O      ---      45%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  V Coleman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--      45%  O Smith         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      47%  T Pendleton     Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      43%  J Clark         Coleman Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Pendleton to 2B
   RR     -2-      61%  " "             Home Run (LF-CF); Pendleton Scores
   O      ---      60%  W McGee         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Conroy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  T Simmons       Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  A Thomas        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      66%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  T Herr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      78%  C Ford          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Herr to 3B
   RO     -23      76%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B; Herr Scores
          -2-      78%  T Conroy        Wild Pitch; Ford to 3B
   O      --3      74%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      71%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Conroy facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  G Hubbard       Walk
   O      1--      69%  R Mahler        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 2B
          -2-      67%  A Hall          Walk
   R      12-      51%  R Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hubbard Scores; Hall to 3B
   RR     -23      37%  G Roenicke      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hall Scores; Ramirez Scores; Roenicke to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Bill Dawley replaces Tim Conroy pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      40%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      39%  T Simmons       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      44%  A Thomas        Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
          ---      51%  O Smith         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      49%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      42%  J Clark         Foul Flyball: C
   R      --3      53%  W McGee         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Smith Scores
          1--      55%  T Herr          Walk; McGee to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Ford          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  O Virgil        Strikeout
          ---      48%  G Hubbard       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      52%  R Mahler        Strikeout
   O      -2-      56%  A Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B Dawley        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--      53%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      56%  O Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive); Coleman to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  T Pendleton     Baserunner Advance; Coleman Scores/unER; Smith to 3B/Adv on E3
   O      --3      64%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Bill Dawley facing 2-3-4
          ---      59%  R Ramirez       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      63%  G Roenicke      Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called; Ramirez stays at 1B
          1--      61%  D Murphy        Ramirez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          -2-      65%  T Simmons       Walk
   O      12-      71%  A Thomas        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      81%  J Clark         Home Run
          ---      83%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Randy O'Neal replaces Rick Mahler pitching and batting 9th
          1--      87%  T Herr          Walk; McGee to 2B
   O      12-      84%  C Ford          Strikeout
   R      12-      92%  T Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); McGee Scores; Herr to 3B
   O      -23      89%  B Dawley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      -23      93%  V Coleman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Herr Scores; Pena to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  O Virgil        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      91%  G Hubbard       Lineout: 2B
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for Randy O'Neal batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Virgil to 3B
          --3      92%  A Hall          Walk
   O      1-3      95%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Charlie Puleo facing 3-4-5
                  Charlie Puleo replaces Graig Nettles pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      98%  J Clark         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Pendleton to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pendleton Scores
   O      1--      97%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
          1--      97%  C Ford          Single to SS (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McGee to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  T Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive); McGee Scores; Ford to 2B
   R      12-      99%  B Dawley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ford Scores; Pena to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  V Coleman       Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-11, Bill Dawley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
   R      ---      99%  D Murphy        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---      99%  A Thomas        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Andres Thomas pitching and batting 6th; Gerald Perry replaces Charlie Puleo playing 1B batting 9th; Ted Simmons moves to 3B; Rafael Ramirez moves to SS
          ---      99%  O Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      99%  T Pendleton     Foul Flyball: SS
   OO     1--      99%  J Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-11, Ray Soff facing 7-8-9
                  Ray Soff replaces Bill Dawley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  O Virgil        Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  G Hubbard       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Gene Garber facing 5-6-7
                  Gene Garber replaces Gerald Perry pitching and batting 9th; Ted Simmons moves to 1B; Ken Oberkfell replaces Paul Assenmacher playing 3B batting 6th
          ---     100%  W McGee         Reached on E3 (Fly Ball); McGee to 1B
   O      1--     100%  T Herr          Flyball: SS
   OO     1--     100%  C Ford          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-11, Ray Soff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  A Hall          Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  G Roenicke      Walk
          1--     100%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Line Drive); Roenicke to 2B
          12-     100%  T Simmons       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Roenicke to 3B; Murphy to 2B
                  Ricky Horton replaces Ray Soff pitching and batting 9th
   O      123     100%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation