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CAL  7
KCR  1

MIN  5
@CHW  0

NYY  9
@MIL  4

(10)
TEX  3
@OAK  1

SEA  8
CLE  7

(12)
TOR  5
DET  3

LAD  9
@ATL  7

CIN  2
SDP  1

HOU  4
SFG  2

CHC  3
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 3,137

Monday, September 9, 1985
Time of Game: 3:46
Dodgers
9
79-55
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  2  0   0  5  1    9 13  2
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  1   4  0  1    7 10  2
W: B Holton (1-0), L: B Sutter (7-7), S: D Powell (1)
Braves
7
58-77
Lost 1
5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Duncan SS                   5   0   2   0    1   0  .239  .614    0    4   4   SB,CS
K Landreaux CF                4   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .708    0    1   0   IW
M Marshall RF                 5   1   2   4    0   1  .280  .797    0    0   0   HR
G Brock 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .757    0   10   2   
  E Cabell PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .633    0    0   0   
  D Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .726    0    2   0   
  B Bailor PR-3B              1   2   1   0    0   0  .234  .541    0    0   0   
M Scioscia C                  3   2   3   1    1   0  .300  .840    0    4   1   HR
T Whitfield LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .701    0    1   0   
  R Williams LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Maldonado PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .584         0   0   
  L Matuszek PH-1B            1   1   0   0    1   1  .215  .580    0    1   0   
S Sax 2B                      3   1   2   2    1   0  .269  .648    0    4   6   SB,HBP
B Welch P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .425    0    0   0   GDP
  K Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  B Holton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Stubbs PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  J Gonzalez PR-LF            0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .523    0    0   0   
  S Pederson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   9  13   9    6   5                    27  13
BATTING
HR: M Scioscia (6, off L Barker; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Marshall (20, off L Barker; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
IBB: K Landreaux (2, by B Sutter).
HBP: S Sax (3, by L Barker).
TB: M Scioscia 6; M Marshall 5; B Madlock 2; M Duncan 2; S Sax 2; B Bailor; F Stubbs.
GIDP: B Welch (1).
RBI: M Marshall 4 (67); F Stubbs 2 (2); S Sax 2 (30); M Scioscia (46).
2-out RBI: M Marshall 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 2. M Duncan-S Sax-G Brock; M Duncan-G Brock-B Madlock.
E: S Sax (19); B Bailor (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: S Sax (24, 2nd base off G Garber/R Cerone); M Duncan (24, 2nd base off L Barker/B Benedict).
CS: M Duncan (8, 2nd base by R Camp/B Benedict).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               3   1   0   0    1   2  .274  .787    0    3   0   
  Z Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266         0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Ramirez SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .621    0    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .229  .638    0    3   3   HR,HBP
D Murphy CF                   4   2   3   1    1   0  .291  .926    0    2   0   
G Perry 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .209  .523    0   11   2   2B,SB
  B Horner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .877    0    0   0   
T Harper LF                   4   0   3   2    1   0  .259  .736    0    0   0   CS
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   0   0    2   0  .283  .744    0    0   2   IW
P Zuvella SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .496    0    3   3   GDP
  B Komminsk RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .621         0   0   
B Benedict C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .578    0    3   1   
  A Thomas PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cerone C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .572    0    2   0   
L Barker P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .425    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .808         0   0   
  M Thompson PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .710    0    0   0   
  J Rabb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       36   7  10   6    5   4                    27  11
BATTING
2B: G Perry (4, off T Niedenfuer).
HR: G Hubbard (5, off B Welch; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
IBB: K Oberkfell (6, by B Welch).
HBP: G Hubbard (3, by B Welch).
TB: G Hubbard 5; D Murphy 3; T Harper 3; G Perry 2; B Benedict.
GIDP: P Zuvella (2).
RBI: G Perry 2 (10); T Harper 2 (67); D Murphy (93); G Hubbard (35).
2-out RBI: G Perry 2; T Harper 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. G Hubbard-P Zuvella-G Perry.
E: R Cerone (5); P Zuvella (6).
BASERUNNING
SB: G Perry (9, 2nd base off B Welch/M Scioscia).
CS: T Harper (7, 2nd base by B Holton/M Scioscia).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch                        5.1   4   2   2    3   2   1   2.33   23     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 4     51    -     1.42  -0.07
K Howell, H (5)                1.1   2   3   3    2   1   0   3.13    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-0    2.88   0.10
T Niedenfuer, BS (5)           0     1   1   1    0   0   0   2.37    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    5.92  -0.40
B Holton, W (1-0)              0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.00  -0.13
D Powell, S (1)                2     2   1   0    0   1   0   4.34   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 2          0-0    2.00   0.12
Totals                         9    10   7   6    5   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1·10          7-4 
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                       5     6   3   3    2   2   2   5.60   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     43    -     1.19  -0.16
R Camp                         2     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.97    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.96   0.09
Z Smith, H (3)                 0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   3.62    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.92  -0.05
B Sutter, BS (12), L (7-7)     0.2   3   3   3    2   0   0   4.25    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-2    3.71  -0.73
G Garber                       1     2   1   0    0   2   0   3.95    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.46  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   9   8    6   5   2          46     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·13          2-2 
T Niedenfuer faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Powell (2).
IBB: B Welch (2; K Oberkfell); B Sutter (3; K Landreaux).
HBP: L Barker (1; S Sax); B Welch (5; G Hubbard).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 3:46.
Attendance: 3,137.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. M Duncan             SS    1. C Washington         RF 
2. K Landreaux          CF    2. G Hubbard            2B 
3. M Marshall           RF    3. D Murphy             CF 
4. G Brock              1B    4. G Perry              1B 
5. B Madlock            3B    5. T Harper             LF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. K Oberkfell          3B 
7. T Whitfield          LF    7. P Zuvella            SS 
8. S Sax                2B    8. B Benedict           C  
9. B Welch              P     9. L Barker             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-2  123     -40%  20% G Perry         T Niedenfuer    Double; Thomas Scores; Hubbard Scores; Murphy to 3B
   t 8   2  6-6  123      34%  87% M Marshall      B Sutter        Single; Sax Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   t 8   1  6-4  123      33%  65% F Stubbs        B Sutter        Single; Scioscia Scores; Matuszek Scores; Sax to 3B
   b 6   1  3-2  123      26%  70% P Zuvella       K Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  1-1  -2-      22%  75% M Marshall      L Barker        Home Run; Landreaux Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  M Marshall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Brock         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Madlock       Single
          1--      54%  M Scioscia      Single; Madlock to 2B
   O      12-      49%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
          12-      53%  S Sax           Hit By Pitch; Madlock to 3B; Scioscia to 2B
   O      123      45%  B Welch         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Perry         Flyball: 3B
          ---      45%  T Harper        Single
   OO     1--      50%  K Oberkfell     Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B; Harper out at 3B/1B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  M Duncan        Single
   O      1--      50%  K Landreaux     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      47%  M Marshall      Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      48%  G Brock         Duncan Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      45%  B Madlock       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  P Zuvella       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Benedict      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  L Barker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Len Barker facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      63%  M Scioscia      Home Run
   O      ---      61%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  S Sax           Walk
   OO     1--      58%  B Welch         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  C Washington    Walk
          1--      46%  G Hubbard       Hit By Pitch; Washington to 2B
   R      12-      33%  D Murphy        Single; Washington Scores; Hubbard to 2B
   O      12-      36%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hubbard to 3B
          1-3      33%  T Harper        Perry Steals 2B
   O      -23      43%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      41%  K Oberkfell     Intentional Walk
   O      123      50%  P Zuvella       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  M Duncan        Single
   O      1--      53%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Landreaux to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   RR     -2-      75%  M Marshall      Home Run; Landreaux Scores
   O      ---      73%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      73%  B Madlock       Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  B Benedict      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Len Barker batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  A Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Camp facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Camp replaces Albert Hall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      81%  M Scioscia      Walk
   O      1--      81%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scioscia to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      76%  B Welch         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
                  Reggie Williams replaces Terry Whitfield playing LF batting 7th
   R      ---      62%  G Hubbard       Home Run
          ---      55%  D Murphy        Single
   O      1--      58%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-1B; Murphy to 2B
          -2-      55%  T Harper        Walk
                  Ken Howell replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 9th
          12-      44%  K Oberkfell     Walk; Murphy to 3B; Harper to 2B
   OO     123      70%  P Zuvella       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  M Duncan        Walk
   O      1--      68%  K Landreaux     Duncan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      66%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  M Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Howell facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  B Benedict      Single
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th; Andres Thomas pinch runs for Bruce Benedict batting 8th
   O      1--      64%  M Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      70%  C Washington    Strikeout
          1--      66%  G Hubbard       Single; Thomas to 2B
          12-      60%  D Murphy        Walk; Thomas to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Ken Howell pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      20%  G Perry         Double; Thomas Scores; Hubbard Scores; Murphy to 3B
                  Brian Holton replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23       6%  T Harper        Single; Murphy Scores; Perry Scores
   O      1--       6%  K Oberkfell     Harper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
                  Zane Smith replaces Claudell Washington pitching and batting 1st; Rick Cerone replaces Andres Thomas playing C batting 8th; Milt Thompson moves to RF; Enos Cabell pinch hits for Greg Brock batting 4th
   O      ---       4%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---       7%  B Madlock       Single
                  Bob Bailor pinch runs for Bill Madlock batting 5th
          1--      11%  M Scioscia      Single; Bailor to 2B
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 1st; Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Reggie Williams batting 7th; Len Matuszek pinch hits for Candy Maldonado batting 7th
          12-      19%  L Matuszek      Walk; Bailor to 3B; Scioscia to 2B
   R      123      31%  S Sax           Single; Bailor Scores; Scioscia to 3B; Matuszek to 2B
                  Franklin Stubbs pinch hits for Brian Holton batting 9th
   RR     123      65%  F Stubbs        Single; Scioscia Scores; Matuszek Scores; Sax to 3B
                  Jose Gonzalez pinch runs for Franklin Stubbs batting 9th
   O      1-3      51%  M Duncan        Groundout: 1B-2B; Gonzalez to 2B
          -23      54%  K Landreaux     Intentional Walk
   RR     123      87%  M Marshall      Single; Sax Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-8, Dennis Powell facing 6-7-8
                  Dennis Powell replaces Enos Cabell pitching and batting 4th; Len Matuszek moves to 1B; Bob Bailor moves to 3B; Jose Gonzalez moves to LF
          ---      77%  K Oberkfell     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Oberkfell to 1B
   O      1--      84%  P Zuvella       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  R Cerone        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  John Rabb pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  J Rabb          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Gene Garber facing 5-6-7
                  Gene Garber replaces John Rabb pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Ramirez replaces Bruce Sutter playing SS batting 1st; Brad Komminsk replaces Paul Zuvella playing RF batting 7th
          ---      94%  B Bailor        Single
          1--      96%  M Scioscia      Reached on Interference on C; Bailor to 2B
   O      12-      94%  L Matuszek      Strikeout
   R      12-      98%  S Sax           Single; Bailor Scores/unER; Scioscia to 3B
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Jose Gonzalez batting 9th
   O      1-3      97%  J Johnstone     Strikeout, Sax Steals 2B
   O      -23      96%  M Duncan        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 9, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-9, Dennis Powell facing 1-2-3
                  Stu Pederson replaces Jay Johnstone playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  G Hubbard       Flyball: 2B
          ---      99%  D Murphy        Single
                  Bob Horner pinch hits for Gerald Perry batting 4th
          1--      96%  B Horner        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B
          12-      91%  T Harper        Single; Murphy to 3B; Horner to 2B
   R      123      86%  K Oberkfell     Wild Pitch; Murphy Scores/unER; Horner to 3B; Harper to 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Lineout: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 9, Braves 7.

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