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Scores
Standings
CAL
@BAL		6
2
KCR
@CHW		11
7
BOS
@CLE		7
3
TEX
@DET		0
7
MIN
@MIL		10
6
SEA
@NYY		1
4
OAK
@TOR		3
13
CHC
@CIN		3
1
MON
@LAD		5
4
HOU
@PIT		0
7
PHI
@SDP		1
6
NYM
@SFG		5
3
ATL
@STL		3
4
Sunday, August 30, 1987,
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 39,370, Time of Game: 2:21
Braves
3
56-73
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Cardinals
4
78-51
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Bill Dawley (5-7)
L: Jim Acker (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  6  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  3    4  7  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Albert Hall CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .752 0.002 0.54 0.035 -0.033 -0.3 1 0
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .289 .726 0.118 0.60 0.127 -0.010 1.6 0 0 2·2B
Gerald Perry 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .274 .750 0.085 0.67 0.128 -0.043 0.5 14 1 HR,GDP
Dale Murphy RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .301 1.003 -0.040 0.56 0.003 -0.043 -0.6 1 0 IW
Gary Roenicke LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 .841 -0.026 0.47 0.005 -0.031 -0.2 2 0
Ozzie Virgil C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .809 -0.045 0.45 0.000 -0.045 -1.1 2 1
Jeff Blauser SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .708 -0.039 0.57 0.019 -0.058 -0.7 3 6 CS
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .804 -0.029 0.38 0.000 -0.029 -0.5 1 5
David Palmer P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .401 -0.020 0.26 0.000 -0.020 -0.3 1 0
   Jim Acker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .516 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 2 5 .194 .597 0.006 0.51 0.317 -0.312 -1.6 25 13
2B: K Oberkfell 2 (26, 1 off R Horton, 1 off G Mathews).
HR: G Perry (10, off G Mathews; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: D Murphy (21, by R Horton).
TB: K Oberkfell 5; G Perry 4; J Blauser; A Hall.
GIDP: G Perry (15).
RBI: G Perry 3 (58).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Blauser-G Hubbard-G Perry; G Hubbard-J Blauser-G Perry.
Baserunning
CS: J Blauser (3, 2nd base by G Mathews POCS).

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 0 0 0 .287 .710 0.035 1.20 0.117 -0.081 -0.1 4 0 2B,SB
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 .761 0.012 1.41 0.108 -0.096 0.6 3 2
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .304 .818 0.088 1.37 0.164 -0.076 0.4 1 1 2B
Jack Clark 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .290 1.073 0.075 2.04 0.122 -0.046 0.1 6 1
Willie McGee CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .291 .749 0.371 2.86 0.532 -0.161 0.7 3 0 2B,GDP
Lance Johnson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .623 -0.084 0.83 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 1 0 GDP
   Jim Lindeman PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .677 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Tom Herr PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .727 -0.011 4.08 0.000 -0.011 0.2 IW
Jose Oquendo 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .296 .762 0.087 2.16 0.165 -0.079 0.4 3 1 SH
Tony Pena C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .621 -0.073 0.96 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 6 0
Greg Mathews P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .211 .465 0.021 0.56 0.031 -0.010 0.2 0 1
   John Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .764 -0.017 0.65 0.000 -0.017 -0.1
   Ricky Horton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .453 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bill Dawley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 7 4 3 2 .233 .636 0.504 1.61 1.239 -0.734 1.0 27 7
2B: T Pendleton (25, off J Acker); V Coleman (11, off J Acker); W McGee (29, off P Assenmacher).
SH: J Oquendo (6, off G Garber).
IBB: T Herr (3, by G Garber).
TB: W McGee 2; T Pendleton 2; V Coleman 2; O Smith 2; G Mathews; J Clark.
GIDP: W McGee (19); L Johnson (1).
RBI: T Pendleton (86); W McGee (92); J Oquendo (22); O Smith (67).
2-out RBI: O Smith.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-J Oquendo-J Clark.
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (89, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
David Palmer 8 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.44 27 71 0.401 0.97 3.1
Jim Acker, H (5), L (1-6) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.53 4 0 0 -0.244 3.16 -1.4
Paul Assenmacher, BS (3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.34 1 2 1 -0.507 7.15 -1.5
Gene Garber 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.41 2 2 1 -0.154 4.83 -1.2
Team Totals 8.1 7 4 4 3 2 0 4.32 34 71 4 2 -0.504 0.51 -1.0
P Assenmacher faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Mathews 8 5 3 3 0 5 1 4.18 27 65 -0.023 0.51 1.1
Ricky Horton 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.72 4 0 0 0.000 0.38 0.0
Bill Dawley, W (5-7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.76 2 2 0 0.018 0.79 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 33 65 2 0 -0.005 1.61 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: G Garber (10; T Herr); R Horton (7; D Murphy).
Pickoffs: G Mathews (2; J Blauser, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 39,370.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Albert Hall CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Gerald Perry 1B 3 Terry Pendleton 3B
4 Dale Murphy RF 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Gary Roenicke LF 5 Willie McGee CF
6 Ozzie Virgil C 6 Lance Johnson RF
7 Jeff Blauser SS 7 Jose Oquendo 2B
8 Glenn Hubbard 2B 8 Tony Pena C
9 David Palmer P 9 Greg Mathews P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-3 1 12- R STL W. McGee P. Assenmacher 51% 85% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Pendleton Scores; Clark to 3B
b9 3-3 1 123 R STL J. Oquendo G. Garber 17% 100% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Clark Scores; McGee to 3B; Herr to 2B
b9 1-3 1 -2- R STL T. Pendleton J. Acker 16% 28% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Coleman Scores
b7 1-3 0 1-- OO STL W. McGee D. Palmer -13% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 0 -23 RRR ATL G. Perry G. Mathews -13% 24% Home Run; Hall Scores; Oberkfell Scores

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' Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL A. Hall G. Mathews -4% 46% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- ATL K. Oberkfell G. Mathews -10% 36% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Hall to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 RRR ATL G. Perry G. Mathews -13% 24% Home Run; Hall Scores; Oberkfell Scores
t1 3-0 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy G. Mathews 1% 25% Strikeout
t1 3-0 1 --- O ATL G. Roenicke G. Mathews 1% 26% Flyball: SS
t1 3-0 2 --- O ATL O. Virgil G. Mathews 1% 27% Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O STL V. Coleman D. Palmer -2% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- O STL O. Smith D. Palmer -1% 23% Flyball: RF
b1 0-3 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton D. Palmer -1% 22% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- O ATL J. Blauser G. Mathews 1% 24% Strikeout
t2 3-0 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard G. Mathews 1% 25% Strikeout
t2 3-0 2 --- O ATL D. Palmer G. Mathews 1% 25% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O STL J. Clark D. Palmer -2% 23% Flyball: SS
b2 0-3 1 --- STL W. McGee D. Palmer 2% 25% Walk
b2 0-3 1 1-- OO STL L. Johnson D. Palmer -5% 21% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
t3 3-0 0 --- O ATL A. Hall G. Mathews 1% 22% Flyball: RF
t3 3-0 1 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell G. Mathews 1% 23% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 3-0 2 --- O ATL G. Perry G. Mathews 1% 24% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- O STL J. Oquendo D. Palmer -2% 21% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-3 1 --- O STL T. Pena D. Palmer -2% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-3 2 --- O STL G. Mathews D. Palmer -1% 19% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
t4 3-0 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy G. Mathews 1% 20% Flyball: LF
t4 3-0 1 --- O ATL G. Roenicke G. Mathews 1% 21% Lineout: CF
t4 3-0 2 --- O ATL O. Virgil G. Mathews 1% 22% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 1-2-3
b4 0-3 0 --- O STL V. Coleman D. Palmer -3% 19% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- STL O. Smith D. Palmer 3% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-3 1 1-- O STL T. Pendleton D. Palmer -3% 19% Popfly: 1B
b4 0-3 2 1-- O STL J. Clark D. Palmer -2% 16% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 7-8-9
t5 3-0 0 --- ATL J. Blauser G. Mathews -2% 14% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t5 3-0 0 1-- O ATL G. Hubbard G. Mathews 3% 18% Blauser Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t5 3-0 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard G. Mathews 1% 19% Lineout: 3B
t5 3-0 2 --- O ATL D. Palmer G. Mathews 1% 19% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 5-6-7
b5 0-3 0 --- O STL W. McGee D. Palmer -3% 17% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-3 1 --- O STL L. Johnson D. Palmer -2% 15% Bunt Groundout: C-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- O STL J. Oquendo D. Palmer -1% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
t6 3-0 0 --- O ATL A. Hall G. Mathews 1% 15% Lineout: 2B
t6 3-0 1 --- ATL K. Oberkfell G. Mathews -1% 14% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 3-0 1 1-- OO ATL G. Perry G. Mathews 3% 16% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 8-9-1
b6 0-3 0 --- O STL T. Pena D. Palmer -3% 13% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 1 --- STL G. Mathews D. Palmer 3% 17% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 0-3 1 1-- O STL V. Coleman D. Palmer -3% 13% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-3 2 1-- STL O. Smith D. Palmer 1% 14% Coleman Steals 2B
b6 0-3 2 -2- R STL O. Smith D. Palmer 8% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Coleman Scores
b6 1-3 2 1-- O STL T. Pendleton D. Palmer -4% 18% Groundout: P unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
t7 3-1 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy G. Mathews 2% 20% Flyball: LF
t7 3-1 1 --- O ATL G. Roenicke G. Mathews 1% 21% Flyball: SS
t7 3-1 2 --- O ATL O. Virgil G. Mathews 1% 22% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 4-5-6
b7 1-3 0 --- STL J. Clark D. Palmer 7% 29% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b7 1-3 0 1-- OO STL W. McGee D. Palmer -13% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- O STL L. Johnson D. Palmer -2% 14% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 7-8-9
t8 3-1 0 --- O ATL J. Blauser G. Mathews 1% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard G. Mathews 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- O ATL D. Palmer G. Mathews 1% 17% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' David Palmer facing 7-8-9
b8 1-3 0 --- O STL J. Oquendo D. Palmer -4% 12% Strikeout
b8 1-3 1 --- O STL T. Pena D. Palmer -3% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
John Morris pinch hits for Greg Mathews (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 2 --- O STL J. Morris D. Palmer -2% 8% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
Ricky Horton replaces John Morris (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O ATL A. Hall R. Horton 1% 8% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-1 1 --- ATL K. Oberkfell R. Horton -2% 7% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t9 3-1 1 -2- O ATL G. Perry R. Horton 1% 8% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oberkfell to 3B
t9 3-1 2 --3 ATL D. Murphy R. Horton -0% 8% Intentional Walk
Bill Dawley replaces Ricky Horton pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 2 1-3 ATL G. Roenicke B. Dawley -1% 7% Walk; Murphy to 2B
t9 3-1 2 123 O ATL O. Virgil B. Dawley 2% 9% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
Jim Acker replaces David Palmer pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-3 0 --- STL V. Coleman J. Acker 11% 20% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b9 1-3 0 -2- O STL O. Smith J. Acker -8% 12% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-3 1 -2- R STL T. Pendleton J. Acker 16% 28% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Coleman Scores
b9 2-3 1 -2- STL J. Clark J. Acker 5% 34% Walk
Paul Assenmacher replaces Jim Acker pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-3 1 12- R STL W. McGee P. Assenmacher 51% 85% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Pendleton Scores; Clark to 3B
Gene Garber replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Lance Johnson (RF) batting 6th
Tom Herr pinch hits for Jim Lindeman batting 6th
b9 3-3 1 -23 STL T. Herr G. Garber -1% 83% Intentional Walk
b9 3-3 1 123 R STL J. Oquendo G. Garber 17% 100% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Clark Scores; McGee to 3B; Herr to 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

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