August 21, 1990 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
@BOS 5 CHW 4
OAK 1 DET 6
CAL 2 KCR 8
MIN 7 MIL 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
TOR 2 SEA 4
@TEX 3 CIN 8
CHC 1 PHI 12
@LAD 11 HOU 2
@PIT 1 SDP 7
NYM 0 MON 10
@SFG 5 ATL 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,388

Tuesday, August 21, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:40

Braves

46-76

Won 1

6th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  2  0   0  0  2   1  0  1    7 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2 11  3

W: J Smoltz (10-9), L: J Magrane (8-14)

Cardinals

57-66

Lost 1

6th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .820    0    3   0   
R Gant CF                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .287  .859    0    6   0   HR,2B,SB
D Justice RF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .272  .861    0    2   0   
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .711    0    0   0   CS,GDP
F Cabrera 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .775    0    8   0   
  T Gregg PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .724    0    1   0   
G Olson C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .277  .743    0    2   1   2B
A Thomas SS                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .212  .543    0    5   0   HR
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .212  .555    0    0   1   
J Smoltz P                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .515    0    0   4   
  O McDowell PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .685    0    0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  10   6    1   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Gant (27, off T Niedenfuer); G Olson (10, off T Niedenfuer).

HR: R Gant (22, off J Magrane; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); A Thomas (5, off J Magrane; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Gant 6; A Thomas 5; M Lemke 2; G Olson 2; F Cabrera; J Presley; D Justice.

GIDP: J Presley (8).

RBI: M Lemke 2 (17); A Thomas (18); R Gant (59); J Smoltz (4); D Justice (52).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (21, 2nd base off J Magrane/T Pagnozzi).

CS: J Presley (1, 2nd base by J Magrane/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .765    0    0   0   SB
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .551    0    0   0   
O Smith SS                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .242  .617    0    2   3   
W McGee RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .335  .813    0    2   0   
T Zeile 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .728    0   12   0   2B
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .589    0    2   5   
R Lankford CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    0    4   0   2B,SB
R Hudler 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .289  .771    0    1   4   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .693    0    4   1   
J Magrane P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .350    0    0   0   
  M Thompson PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .620    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   2  11   2    1   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Lankford (1, off J Smoltz); T Zeile (15, off J Smoltz).

TB: R Lankford 3; R Hudler 2; T Pagnozzi 2; O Smith 2; T Zeile 2; C Wilson; V Coleman.

RBI: R Hudler (16); R Lankford (1).

2-out RBI: R Lankford; R Hudler.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-R Hudler-T Zeile.

E: R Hudler 2 (3); T Pendleton (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Lankford (1, 2nd base off J Smoltz/G Olson); V Coleman (69, 2nd base off J Smoltz/G Olson).

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
J Smoltz, W (10-9)             8    10   2   2    1   2   0   3.90   35     -       ·  ·      9·15· 8· 0     55    -     0.83   0.26
K Mercker                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.61    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9    11   2   2    1   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     10·16· 9· 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 Magrane, L (8-14)            7     7   6   4    0   3   2   3.72   28     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 3· 0     46    -     0.58  -0.22
T Niedenfuer                   2     3   1   1    1   0   0   3.34   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   5    1   3   2          38     -       ·  ·     16·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 27,388.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Smith              LF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. R Gant               CF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. D Justice            RF    3. W McGee              RF 
4. J Presley            3B    4. T Zeile              1B 
5. F Cabrera            1B    5. T Pendleton          3B 
6. G Olson              C     6. R Lankford           CF 
7. A Thomas             SS    7. R Hudler             2B 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. T Pagnozzi           C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. J Magrane            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-1  12-      12%  76% M Lemke         J Magrane       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cabrera Scores; Thomas to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  60% D Justice       J Magrane       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gant Scores/unER
   b 3   2  3-0  -23       6%  83% T Zeile         J Smoltz        Flyball: CF
   b 5   1  3-0  --3       6%  84% W McGee         J Smoltz        Flyball: LF
   t 6   0  0-3  ---       5%  93% R Gant          J Magrane       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Gant          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  D Justice       Gant Steals 2B
   R      -2-      60%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Gant Scores/unER
   OO     1--      56%  J Presley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  V Coleman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      56%  O Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      59%  W McGee         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      61%  T Zeile         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
          ---      64%  F Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      61%  G Olson         Strikeout
          1--      64%  A Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cabrera to 2B
   R      12-      76%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cabrera Scores; Thomas to 3B
   RO     1-3      78%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomas Scores; Lemke to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      79%  R Hudler        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          1--      78%  T Pagnozzi      Lankford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Magrane facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---      79%  D Justice       Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  J Presley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  J Magrane       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      74%  O Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Coleman to 2B
   O      12-      77%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Coleman to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      -23      83%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  F Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  G Olson         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  A Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  T Pendleton     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      84%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  R Hudler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      80%  T Pagnozzi      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hudler to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  J Magrane       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Magrane facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  L Smith         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  V Coleman       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      76%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Coleman to 3B
   O      --3      84%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   O      --3      87%  T Zeile         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Magrane facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      93%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   R      ---      96%  D Justice       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Justice Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
          ---      96%  J Presley       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      96%  F Cabrera       Presley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      95%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      ---      95%  G Olson         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  R Lankford      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Hudler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joe Magrane facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      99%  A Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      99%  M Lemke         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  T Pagnozzi      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Joe Magrane batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  M Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  V Coleman       Lineout: SS
   O      1--      99%  O Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tom Niedenfuer facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Vince Coleman pitching and batting 1st; Milt Thompson moves to LF
          ---     100%  R Gant          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      99%  D Justice       Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      99%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B; Gant to 3B
                  Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Francisco Cabrera batting 5th
   O      --3      99%  T Gregg         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
                  Tommy Gregg moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  T Zeile         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-     100%  T Pendleton     Popfly: SS
   R      -2-      99%  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Zeile Scores
   R      -2-      98%  R Hudler        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores
   O      1--      99%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tom Niedenfuer facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  G Olson         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      99%  A Thomas        Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      99%  M Lemke         Single to RF (Line Drive); Olson Scores
                  Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
          1--     100%  O McDowell      Walk; Lemke to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; McDowell to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Mercker replaces Oddibe McDowell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 1st
          ---      99%  C Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  W McGee         Defensive Indifference; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation