May 15, 1984 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,595

Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Time of Game: 2:21

Braves

18-16

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: J Andujar (6-3), L: L Barker (3-4)

Cardinals

17-19

Won 2

5th, 4 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .328 1.050    0    0   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   3   1    0   1  .310  .715    0    1   2   2·CS
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .853    0    2   0   
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .636    0    4   0   
  J Royster 3B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .510    0    1   0   
T Harper LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .572    0    4   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .721    0    3   5   
R Johnson 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .879    0    1   1   
  G Perry PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .621    0    2   0   
A Trevino C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .359  .867    0    6   2   
L Barker P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .292    0    0   0   SH
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .357    0    0   0   
  J Dedmon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   1   8   1    0   6                    24  11

BATTING

SH: L Barker (4, off J Andujar).

TB: R Ramirez 3; G Hubbard; A Trevino; D Murphy; J Royster; C Chambliss.

RBI: R Ramirez (7).

2-out RBI: R Ramirez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: A Trevino (1).

E: A Trevino (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Ramirez 2 (5, 2nd base by J Andujar/T Nieto 2).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .274  .659    0    4   1   
W McGee CF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .262  .682    0    5   0   2·2B,CS
S Braun LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .890    0    2   0   
  T Landrum PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .310  .808         0   0   
G Hendrick RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .600    0    5   0   
A Van Slyke 1B                2   1   0   0    2   0  .254  .748    0    2   1   IW
K Oberkfell 3B                3   1   2   0    1   1  .303  .751    0    0   1   IW
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .211  .609    0    2   0   2·SB
T Nieto C                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .308 1.015    0    6   2   IW
J Andujar P                   3   1   1   4    1   2  .130  .591    0    1   1   HR
Totals                       33   9  11   7    5   6                    27   6

BATTING

2B: W McGee 2 (2, 2 off L Barker).

HR: J Andujar (2, off J Dedmon; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

IBB: A Van Slyke (3, by J Dedmon); K Oberkfell (1, by J Dedmon); T Nieto (1, by J Dedmon).

TB: W McGee 5; J Andujar 4; T Herr 2; K Oberkfell 2; O Smith; G Hendrick; S Braun.

RBI: J Andujar 4 (5); W McGee (10); O Smith (10); G Hendrick (15).

2-out RBI: J Andujar 4; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith 2 (8, 2nd base off L Barker/A Trevino, 2nd base off J Dedmon/A Trevino).

CS: W McGee (2, Pickoff (CS) Home by A Trevino).

PO: O Smith (3rd base by A Trevino).

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
L Barker, L (3-4)              6.2   7   3   2    2   6   0   3.67   27     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7     54    -     0.97  -0.08
G Garber                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.44   0.01
J Dedmon                       1     4   6   6    3   0   1   3.94   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.26  -0.05
Totals                         8    11   9   8    5   6   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0·11          1-0

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 Andujar, W (6-3)             9     8   1   1    0   6   0   2.51   33     -       ·  ·      4·15· 0· 8     73    -     1.00   0.38
Totals                         9     8   1   1    0   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      4·15· 0· 8           -

Balks: L Barker (1); J Andujar (2).

WP: L Barker (1); J Dedmon (1).

IBB: J Dedmon 3 (7; A Van Slyke, K Oberkfell, T Nieto).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 34,595.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Washington         RF    1. T Herr               2B 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. W McGee              CF 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. S Braun              LF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. G Hendrick           RF 
5. T Harper             LF    5. A Van Slyke          1B 
6. G Hubbard            2B    6. K Oberkfell          3B 
7. R Johnson            3B    7. O Smith              SS 
8. A Trevino            C     8. T Nieto              C  
9. L Barker             P     9. J Andujar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-1  --3      17%  73% G Hendrick      L Barker        Single to SS; McGee Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  --3     -11%  53% R Ramirez       J Andujar       Single to SS; Trevino Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-      10%  71% W McGee         L Barker        Double; Herr Scores
   t 7   2  2-1  12-       8%  80% G Perry         J Andujar       Flyball: LF
   b 7   0  1-2  1--       7%  90% O Smith         L Barker        Single; Oberkfell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Washington    Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  R Ramirez       Single
          1--      48%  D Murphy        Balk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Herr          Single
          1--      61%  W McGee         Balk; Herr to 2B
   R      -2-      71%  " "             Double; Herr Scores
   O      -2-      67%  S Braun         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      64%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
          -2-      64%  A Van Slyke     Wild Pitch; McGee to 3B
          --3      65%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      61%  K Oberkfell     McGee Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Len Barker facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  K Oberkfell     Single
   O      1--      67%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  T Nieto         Strikeout
          1--      65%  J Andujar       Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  A Trevino       Single
   O      1--      60%  L Barker        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Trevino to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B; Trevino to 3B
   R      --3      53%  R Ramirez       Single to SS; Trevino Scores
   O      1--      55%  D Murphy        Ramirez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Herr          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Braun         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  C Chambliss     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Len Barker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  T Nieto         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Andujar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  L Barker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  C Washington    Flyball: CF
          ---      54%  R Ramirez       Single
   O      1--      57%  D Murphy        Ramirez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  W McGee         Double
   O      -2-      56%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B; McGee to 3B
   R      --3      73%  G Hendrick      Single to SS; McGee Scores
   O      1--      71%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Joaquin Andujar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  D Murphy        Flyball: SS
          ---      70%  C Chambliss     Single
   O      1--      76%  T Harper        Strikeout
          1--      72%  G Hubbard       Single; Chambliss to 2B
                  Gerald Perry pinch hits for Randy Johnson batting 7th
   O      12-      80%  G Perry         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Len Barker facing 6-7-8
                  Gerald Perry moves to 1B; Jerry Royster replaces Chris Chambliss playing 3B batting 4th
          ---      83%  K Oberkfell     Single
          1--      90%  O Smith         Single; Oberkfell to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  T Nieto         Passed Ball; Oberkfell Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      88%  J Andujar       Smith Picked off 3B (C-3B)
          ---      88%  " "             E2 on Foul Ball
          ---      89%  " "             Walk
                  Gene Garber replaces Len Barker pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  A Trevino       Flyball: 2B
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  A Hall          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Dedmon facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Albert Hall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  W McGee         Single
          1--      97%  S Braun         Single; McGee to 2B
                  Tito Landrum pinch runs for Steve Braun batting 3rd
   O      12-      97%  G Hendrick      Groundout: P-2B-1B; McGee to 3B; Landrum to 2B
          -23      97%  A Van Slyke     Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  K Oberkfell     Wild Pitch; McGee Scores; Landrum to 3B; Van Slyke to 2B
          -23      99%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RO     123      99%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Landrum Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
          1-3      99%  T Nieto         Smith Steals 2B
          -23      99%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123     100%  J Andujar       Home Run; Van Slyke Scores; Smith Scores; Nieto Scores
          ---     100%  T Herr          Single
   O      1--     100%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Joaquin Andujar facing 2-3-4
                  Tito Landrum moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Murphy        Single
          1--     100%  J Royster       Single; Murphy to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 9.

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