August 18, 1978 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 12,764

Friday, August 18, 1978, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Braves

55-66

Lost 2

6th, 16½ GB

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

W: P Vuckovich (11-9), L: P Hanna (7-12)

Cardinals

51-71

Won 2

5th, 14 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .684    0    0   2   3B
  M Leon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Benedict C                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
R Office CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .647    0    3   0   2B
G Matthews RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .829    0    1   0   
J Burroughs LF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .320 1.014    0    3   0   
B Horner 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .836    0    0   4   
J Nolan C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .711    0    3   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
B Beall 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .233  .626    0   13   1   CS
C Ruiz 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .759    0    0   3   
P Hanna P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .174  .474    0    1   2   
  J Easterly P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .572         0   0   
  D Chaney PH-SS              2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .619    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   1  10   1    3   5                    24  13

BATTING

2B: R Office (8, off P Vuckovich).

3B: J Royster (6, off P Vuckovich).

TB: J Royster 4; R Office 2; C Ruiz 2; B Benedict; B Beall; G Matthews; J Burroughs; D Chaney.

RBI: R Office (32).

2-out RBI: R Office.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Matthews (6); B Beall (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Beall (3, 2nd base by P Vuckovich/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .220  .513    0    0   0   
G Templeton SS                4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .689    0    2   3   2B
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .272  .783    0    3   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .873    0    5   3   
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   0   0    1   1  .253  .727    0    8   0   
W Garrett 3B                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .233  .619    0    0   1   2B
  K Reitz PH-3B               2   0   1   1    0   0  .232  .603    0    0   2   2B
J Morales RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .620    0    5   0   
M Phillips 2B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .266  .643    0    3   2   SF
P Vuckovich P                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .119  .283    0    1   1   
  T Bruno P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       30   5   6   5    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: W Garrett (2, off P Hanna); G Templeton (26, off P Hanna); K Reitz (20, off J Easterly).

SF: M Phillips (4, off P Hanna).

TB: W Garrett 2; G Templeton 2; K Reitz 2; J Morales; G Hendrick; L Brock.

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (52); M Phillips (10); G Templeton (34); K Reitz (56).

2-out RBI: G Hendrick 2; G Templeton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Simmons-G Templeton.

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 Hanna, L (7-12)              5     5   5   5    3   2   0   4.98   23     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 5     36    -     0.94  -0.17
J Easterly                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.13    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.19  -0.01
M Leon                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
G Garber                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.90    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   5    3   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 0· 6          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
P Vuckovich, W (11-9)          7     8   1   1    3   5   0   2.18   30     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 2· 7     59    -     0.99   0.29
T Bruno                        2     2   0   0    0   0   0   1.06    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         9    10   1   1    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 9           -

P Hanna faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 12,764.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Royster            SS    1. L Brock              LF 
2. R Office             CF    2. G Templeton          SS 
3. G Matthews           RF    3. G Hendrick           CF 
4. J Burroughs          LF    4. T Simmons            C  
5. B Horner             3B    5. K Hernandez          1B 
6. J Nolan              C     6. W Garrett            3B 
7. B Beall              1B    7. J Morales            RF 
8. C Ruiz               2B    8. M Phillips           2B 
9. P Hanna              P     9. P Vuckovich          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-1  1-3      11%  83% G Templeton     P Hanna         Double to RF; Morales Scores; Brock to 3B
   b 5   2  0-2  -23      10%  94% G Hendrick      P Hanna         Single to CF; Brock Scores; Templeton Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  -2-       9%  74% J Morales       P Hanna         Single to P; Garrett to 3B
   b 5   0  0-0  ---       9%  65% W Garrett       P Hanna         Double to RF
   t 3   1  0-0  ---      -8%  44% J Royster       P Vuckovich     Triple to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Office        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      52%  G Matthews      Single to P
   O      1--      55%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Nolan         Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  B Beall         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  K Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  W Garrett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  P Hanna         Strikeout
          ---      44%  J Royster       Triple to LF
   O      --3      51%  R Office        Lineout: P
   O      --3      55%  G Matthews      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  P Vuckovich     Walk
          1--      55%  L Brock         Single to RF; Vuckovich to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Templeton     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      56%  J Nolan         Double Play: Strikeout; Burroughs out at 2B/C-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  G Hendrick      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  B Beall         Walk
   O      1--      53%  C Ruiz          Beall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      50%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  P Hanna         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      50%  J Royster       Single to CF; Ruiz to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  R Office        Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  W Garrett       Double to RF
          -2-      74%  J Morales       Single to P; Garrett to 3B
   RO     1-3      74%  M Phillips      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Garrett Scores; Morales to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      71%  P Vuckovich     Groundout: 3B-1B; Morales to 3B
          --3      72%  L Brock         Walk
   R      1-3      83%  G Templeton     Double to RF; Morales Scores; Brock to 3B
   RR     -23      94%  G Hendrick      Single to CF; Brock Scores; Templeton Scores
   O      1--      93%  T Simmons       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  J Burroughs     Single to LF
          1--      90%  B Horner        Walk; Burroughs to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Nolan         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      96%  B Beall         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Preston Hanna facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  K Hernandez     Walk
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Preston Hanna pitching and batting 9th; Ken Reitz pinch hits for Wayne Garrett batting 6th
   R      1--      99%  K Reitz         Double to RF; Hernandez Scores
   O      -2-      98%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      98%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B; Reitz to 3B
   O      --3      98%  P Vuckovich     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Pete Vuckovich facing 8-9-1
                  Ken Reitz moves to 3B
          ---      96%  C Ruiz          Single to CF
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Jamie Easterly batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  D Chaney        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      96%  R Office        Double to LF; Royster Scores
   O      -2-      98%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Max Leon facing 1-2-3
                  Max Leon replaces Jerry Royster pitching and batting 1st; Darrel Chaney moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  G Hendrick      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hendrick to 1B
   O      1--      97%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Bruno facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Bruno replaces Pete Vuckovich pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Nolan         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gene Garber facing 5-6-7
                  Gene Garber replaces Joe Nolan pitching and batting 6th; Bruce Benedict replaces Max Leon playing C batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  K Reitz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Bruno facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  B Beall         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Ruiz          Groundout: C-1B
          ---     100%  D Chaney        Single to RF
          1--      99%  B Benedict      Single to LF; Chaney to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Office        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation