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Series Summary

1997 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 7
FLA 5 Final
ATL 3
Game 2, October 8
FLA 1 Final
ATL 7
Game 3, October 10
ATL 2 Final
FLA 5
Game 4, October 11
ATL 4 Final
FLA 0
Game 5, October 12
ATL 1 Final
FLA 2
Game 6, October 14
FLA 7 Final
ATL 4

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 7, 1997
Start Time: 8:09 p.m. Local
Attendance: 49,244
Venue: Turner Field
Game Duration: 3:04
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Atlanta Braves 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 2
WP: Kevin Brown (1-0) • LP: Greg Maddux (1-1) • SV: Robb Nen (1)

Florida Marlins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Devon White CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.125 0.222 0.313 0.535 0.000 0.000
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.176 0.300 0.176 0.476 0.117 0.500
Gary Sheffield RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 0.500 0.667 0.833 1.500 0.317 1.167
Bobby Bonilla 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 0.267 0.389 0.467 0.856 0.067 0.333
Jeff Conine 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.267 0.313 0.333 0.646 0.117 0.500
Moises Alou LF 4 0 1 4 0 0 4 0.222 0.222 0.333 0.556 0.317 2.000
Charles Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 0.250 0.438 0.667 1.104 0.067 0.500
Craig Counsell 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0.500 0.600 0.625 1.225 0.000 0.000
Kevin Brown P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Darren Daulton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Robb Nen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 5 6 5 3 9 38 0.182 0.270 0.242 0.513 1.000 5.000

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Kenny Lofton CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.111 0.158 0.167 0.325 0.000 0.000
Keith Lockhart 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.111 0.200 0.222 0.422 0.000 0.383
Chipper Jones 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0.417 0.500 0.917 1.417 0.000 1.133
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.231 0.375 0.231 0.606 0.000 0.383
Ryan Klesko LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 0.273 0.333 0.909 1.242 0.000 1.050
Michael Tucker RF 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.167 0.444 0.167 0.611 0.000 0.050
   Andruw Jones PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.000
Eddie Perez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Javy Lopez PH-C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.182 0.308 0.364 0.671 0.000 0.000
Jeff Blauser SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.308 0.438 0.538 0.976 0.000 0.000
Greg Maddux P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
   Tommy Gregg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Denny Neagle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Greg Colbrunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 4 4 37 0.167 0.306 0.400 0.706 0.000 3.000

Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Kevin Brown, W (1-0) 6 5 3 3 4 3 2 2.77 27 13 3 1 3 49 0.084 1.18 1.42% 30.70 0.1
Dennis Cook, H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.129 1.57 2.16% 41.11 0.8
Jay Powell, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.048 0.93 0.80% 24.16 0.3
Robb Nen, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.096 1.24 1.61% 32.38 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 4 2 3.00 37 17 7 1 3 49 0 0 0.357 1.22 5.99% 31.89 1.7

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Greg Maddux, L (1-1) 6 5 5 0 3 7 0 0.60 28 8 5 0 5 56 -0.229 0.85 -3.83% 22.18 -1.9
Denny Neagle 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 10 2 4 1 1 0 0 0.086 0.56 1.44% 14.73 1.6
Team Totals 9 6 5 0 3 9 0 0.00 38 10 9 1 6 56 0 0 -0.143 0.78 -2.39% 20.27 -0.3

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: Kevin Brown (1; Jeff Blauser); Denny Neagle (1; Edgar Renteria); Dennis Cook (1; Keith Lockhart).
IBB: Greg Maddux (1; Craig Counsell).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — O FLA Devon White Greg Maddux -2% 48% Strikeout 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — FLA Edgar Renteria Greg Maddux 2% 50% Single to CF 0.5
t1 0-0 1 1– FLA Gary Sheffield Greg Maddux 2% 52% Renteria Steals 2B 0.5
t1 0-0 1 -2- FLA Gary Sheffield Greg Maddux 2% 54% Walk 0
t1 0-0 1 12- O FLA Bobby Bonilla Greg Maddux -4% 49% Strikeout 0.0
t1 0-0 2 12- FLA Jeff Conine Greg Maddux 3% 52% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Renteria to 3B; Sheffield to 2B; Conine to 1B 0.5
t1 0-0 2 123 RRR FLA Moises Alou Greg Maddux 23% 75% Double to LF; Renteria Scores/unER; Sheffield Scores/unER; Conine Scores/unER 1.5
t1 3-0 2 -2- O FLA Charles Johnson Greg Maddux -2% 73% Strikeout Looking -0.0
  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Marlins’ Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 — O ATL Kenny Lofton Kevin Brown 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b1 0-3 1 — ATL Keith Lockhart Kevin Brown -4% 72% Double (CF-RF) 0.3834
b1 0-3 1 -2- O ATL Chipper Jones Kevin Brown 3% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lockhart to 3B 0.1333
b1 0-3 2 –3 R ATL Fred McGriff Kevin Brown -7% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lockhart Scores 0.3833
b1 1-3 2 1– ATL Ryan Klesko Kevin Brown -2% 65% Walk; McGriff to 2B 0.05
b1 1-3 2 12- ATL Michael Tucker Kevin Brown -3% 62% Walk; McGriff to 3B; Klesko to 2B 0.05
  Javy Lopez pinch hits for Eddie Perez (C) batting 7th
b1 1-3 2 123 O ATL Javy Lopez Kevin Brown 8% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
  Javy Lopez moves from PH to C
t2 3-1 0 — FLA Craig Counsell Greg Maddux 3% 72% Single to LF 0.0
t2 3-1 0 1– O FLA Kevin Brown Greg Maddux -1% 71% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Counsell to 2B 0.0
t2 3-1 1 -2- O FLA Devon White Greg Maddux -3% 68% Strikeout 0.0
t2 3-1 2 -2- O FLA Edgar Renteria Greg Maddux -3% 66% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Marlins’ Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
b2 1-3 0 — ATL Jeff Blauser Kevin Brown -4% 62% Hit By Pitch 0.0
b2 1-3 0 1– O ATL Greg Maddux Kevin Brown 4% 65% Strikeout (foul bunt) 0.0
b2 1-3 1 1– O ATL Kenny Lofton Kevin Brown 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B; Blauser to 2B 0.0
b2 1-3 2 -2- O ATL Keith Lockhart Kevin Brown 3% 71% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 — FLA Gary Sheffield Greg Maddux 7% 78% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Sheffield to 3B 0.6667
t3 3-1 0 –3 FLA Bobby Bonilla Greg Maddux 2% 81% Walk 0.3333
t3 3-1 0 1-3 O FLA Jeff Conine Greg Maddux -4% 76% Flyball: RF 0.0
t3 3-1 1 1-3 RO FLA Moises Alou Greg Maddux 2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B; Sheffield Scores/unER; Bonilla to 2B 0.5
t3 4-1 2 -2- R FLA Charles Johnson Greg Maddux 7% 85% Double to LF; Bonilla Scores/unER 0.5
t3 5-1 2 -2- FLA Craig Counsell Greg Maddux 0% 85% Intentional Walk 0.0
t3 5-1 2 12- O FLA Kevin Brown Greg Maddux -2% 83% Strikeout -0.0
  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Marlins’ Kevin Brown facing 3-4-5
b3 1-5 0 — R ATL Chipper Jones Kevin Brown -7% 76% Home Run (Deep LF-CF) 1.0
b3 2-5 0 — O ATL Fred McGriff Kevin Brown 2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b3 2-5 1 — O ATL Ryan Klesko Kevin Brown 2% 80% Strikeout 0.0
b3 2-5 2 — ATL Michael Tucker Kevin Brown -1% 79% Walk -0.0
b3 2-5 2 1– O ATL Javy Lopez Kevin Brown 2% 81% Strikeout -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t4 5-2 0 — O FLA Devon White Greg Maddux -1% 80% Groundout: C-1B 0.0
t4 5-2 1 — O FLA Edgar Renteria Greg Maddux -1% 79% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t4 5-2 2 — O FLA Gary Sheffield Greg Maddux -1% 78% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Marlins’ Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
b4 2-5 0 — ATL Jeff Blauser Kevin Brown -4% 74% Single to CF 0.0
b4 2-5 0 1– O ATL Greg Maddux Kevin Brown 2% 76% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Blauser to 2B 0.0
b4 2-5 1 -2- OO ATL Kenny Lofton Kevin Brown 7% 83% Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
t5 5-2 0 — O FLA Bobby Bonilla Greg Maddux -1% 82% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t5 5-2 1 — O FLA Jeff Conine Greg Maddux -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t5 5-2 2 — O FLA Moises Alou Greg Maddux -1% 81% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Marlins’ Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
b5 2-5 0 — O ATL Keith Lockhart Kevin Brown 3% 83% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
b5 2-5 1 — O ATL Chipper Jones Kevin Brown 2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b5 2-5 2 — O ATL Fred McGriff Kevin Brown 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
t6 5-2 0 — O FLA Charles Johnson Greg Maddux -1% 85% Strikeout 0.0
t6 5-2 1 — FLA Craig Counsell Greg Maddux 1% 86% Single (LF-CF) 0.0
t6 5-2 1 1– O FLA Kevin Brown Greg Maddux -1% 85% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t6 5-2 2 1– O FLA Devon White Greg Maddux -1% 83% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Marlins’ Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
b6 2-5 0 — R ATL Ryan Klesko Kevin Brown -10% 74% Home Run 1.0
b6 3-5 0 — ATL Michael Tucker Kevin Brown -6% 68% Walk 0.0
b6 3-5 0 1– O ATL Javy Lopez Kevin Brown 5% 73% Flyball: CF 0.0
b6 3-5 1 1– O ATL Jeff Blauser Kevin Brown 5% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B -0.0
  Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Greg Maddux (P) batting 9th
b6 3-5 2 1– O ATL Tommy Gregg Kevin Brown 4% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 2-3-4
  Denny Neagle replaces Tommy Gregg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-3 0 — FLA Edgar Renteria Denny Neagle 2% 84% Hit By Pitch 0.0
t7 5-3 0 1– FLA Gary Sheffield Denny Neagle 6% 90% Single to CF; Renteria to 3B 0.0
t7 5-3 0 1-3 O FLA Bobby Bonilla Denny Neagle -4% 86% Popfly: CF 0.0
t7 5-3 1 1-3 OO FLA Jeff Conine Denny Neagle -8% 78% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Marlins’ Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
  Dennis Cook replaces Kevin Brown pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 — O ATL Kenny Lofton Dennis Cook 4% 82% Popfly: 3B 0.0
b7 3-5 1 — ATL Keith Lockhart Dennis Cook -5% 77% Hit By Pitch 0.0
b7 3-5 1 1– O ATL Chipper Jones Dennis Cook 5% 82% Flyball: LF 0.0
b7 3-5 2 1– O ATL Fred McGriff Dennis Cook 4% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 6-7-8
t8 5-3 0 — O FLA Moises Alou Denny Neagle -1% 85% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t8 5-3 1 — O FLA Charles Johnson Denny Neagle -1% 84% Lineout: 2B 0.0
t8 5-3 2 — O FLA Craig Counsell Denny Neagle -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Marlins’ Dennis Cook facing 5-6-7
b8 3-5 0 — O ATL Ryan Klesko Dennis Cook 5% 88% Popfly: SS 0.0
  Jay Powell replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9thAndruw Jones pinch hits for Michael Tucker (RF) batting 6th
b8 3-5 1 — O ATL Andruw Jones Jay Powell 3% 91% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b8 3-5 2 — O ATL Javy Lopez Jay Powell 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 9-1-2
  Andruw Jones moves from PH to RF Darren Daulton pinch hits for Jay Powell (P) batting 9th
t9 5-3 0 — O FLA Darren Daulton Denny Neagle -1% 91% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t9 5-3 1 — O FLA Devon White Denny Neagle -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t9 5-3 2 — O FLA Edgar Renteria Denny Neagle 0% 90% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Marlins’ Robb Nen facing 8-9-1
  Robb Nen replaces Darren Daulton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-5 0 — O ATL Jeff Blauser Robb Nen 5% 95% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Denny Neagle (P) batting 9th
b9 3-5 1 — O ATL Greg Colbrunn Robb Nen 3% 98% Flyball: CF 0.0
b9 3-5 2 — O ATL Kenny Lofton Robb Nen 2% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Braves 3.