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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

Saturday, October 11, 1997
Start Time: 7:37 p.m. Local
Attendance: 54,890
Venue: Pro Player Stadium
Game Duration: 2:48
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
WP: Denny Neagle (1-0) • LP: Al Leiter (0-1)

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Kenny Lofton CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.156 0.182 0.188 0.369 0.000 0.000
Jeff Blauser SS 3 2 1 1 2 1 5 0.304 0.448 0.565 1.013 0.583 1.333
Chipper Jones 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 5 0.458 0.517 0.875 1.392 0.250 1.333
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 0.318 0.429 0.364 0.792 0.083 0.833
Javy Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.150 0.240 0.300 0.540 0.000 0.000
Andruw Jones RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661 0.083 0.500
Danny Bautista LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 0.286 0.286 0.571 0.000 0.000
Tony Graffanino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.182 0.308 0.273 0.580 0.000 0.000
Denny Neagle P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 4 11 4 3 8 39 0.314 0.368 0.457 0.826 1.000 4.000

Florida Marlins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Kurt Abbott 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.313 0.313 0.375 0.688 0.000 0.000
Edgar Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.179 0.281 0.214 0.496 0.000 0.000
Gary Sheffield RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.381 0.567 0.714 1.281 0.000 0.000
Bobby Bonilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.185 0.267 0.296 0.563 0.000 0.000
Jeff Conine 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.182 0.250 0.227 0.477 0.000 0.000
Moises Alou LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.182 0.182 0.273 0.455 0.000 0.000
Charles Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.200 0.360 0.500 0.860 0.000 0.000
Devon White CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.167 0.286 0.333 0.619 0.000 0.000
Al Leiter P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Alex Arias PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.000
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   John Cangelosi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.167 0.286 0.167 0.452 0.000 0.000
   Ed Vosberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 1 7 32 0.129 0.156 0.129 0.285 0.000 0.000

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
Denny Neagle, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 1 7 0 0.00 32 107 75 43 12 20 7 17 6 0 85 0.370 0.67 7.62% 21.57 4.4
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 7 0 0.00 32 107 75 43 12 20 7 17 6 0 85 0.370 0.67 7.62% 21.57 4.4

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
Al Leiter, L (0-1) 6 10 4 4 2 5 1 5.84 28 119 71 52 5 14 10 11 8 0 39 -0.151 0.94 -3.12% 30.23 -1.1
Felix Heredia 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 6 21 14 6 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.12 0.38% 3.84 1.0
Ed Vosberg 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 24 13 8 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.05 0.07% 1.73 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 8 1 4.00 39 164 98 66 9 23 14 14 8 0 39 0 0 -0.130 0.70 -2.67% 22.52 0.4

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Marlins’ Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O ATL Kenny Lofton Al Leiter -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 5,(3-1) BFBBB ATL Jeff Blauser Al Leiter 2% 50% Walk 0.3334
t1 0-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX ATL Chipper Jones Al Leiter 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 2B 0.3333
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0) X RO ATL Fred McGriff Al Leiter 4% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blauser Scores; Jones out at 3B/RF-SS-3B 0.3333
t1 1-0 2 1– 5,(2-2) BBFSS O ATL Javy Lopez Al Leiter -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 — 5,(2-2) BCFBS O FLA Kurt Abbott Denny Neagle 2% 58% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-1 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O FLA Edgar Renteria Denny Neagle 2% 60% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b1 0-1 2 — 2,(0-1) SX O FLA Gary Sheffield Denny Neagle 1% 61% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Marlins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Marlins’ Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX ATL Andruw Jones Al Leiter 3% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B) 0.0
t2 1-0 0 1– 6,(2-2) BFLBFX ATL Danny Bautista Al Leiter 8% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jones to 3B 0.0
t2 1-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1) BFX O ATL Tony Graffanino Al Leiter -5% 67% Lineout: SS 0.0
t2 1-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1) CBX O ATL Denny Neagle Al Leiter -5% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bautista to 2B 0.0
t2 1-0 2 -23 6,(2-2) BBFFFS O ATL Kenny Lofton Al Leiter -5% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O FLA Bobby Bonilla Denny Neagle 3% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b2 0-1 1 — 5,(1-2) CFFBX O FLA Jeff Conine Denny Neagle 2% 60% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B) 0.0
b2 0-1 2 — 4,(1-2) SCBX O FLA Moises Alou Denny Neagle 1% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Marlins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Marlins’ Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 — 5,(2-2) CBCBS O ATL Jeff Blauser Al Leiter -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 1-0 1 — 2,(1-0) BX ATL Chipper Jones Al Leiter 4% 63% Double to LF (Ground Ball) 0.5
t3 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2) CBC*BBFB ATL Fred McGriff Al Leiter 2% 65% Walk -0.0
t3 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0) X O ATL Javy Lopez Al Leiter -4% 61% Popfly: 2B -0.0
t3 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0) X R ATL Andruw Jones Al Leiter 11% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Jones Scores; McGriff to 3B 0.5
t3 2-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1) FBX O ATL Danny Bautista Al Leiter -4% 68% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B) -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 — 5,(2-2) FBSBS O FLA Charles Johnson Denny Neagle 3% 71% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b3 0-2 1 — 4,(2-1) BBCX O FLA Devon White Denny Neagle 2% 73% Lineout: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
b3 0-2 2 — 4,(1-2) CCBS O FLA Al Leiter Denny Neagle 1% 74% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Marlins 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marlins’ Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
t4 2-0 0 — 7,(3-2) BBCCFBX ATL Tony Graffanino Al Leiter 3% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS) 0.0
t4 2-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) LX O ATL Denny Neagle Al Leiter -3% 74% Bunt Lineout: P 0.0
t4 2-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX OO ATL Kenny Lofton Al Leiter -4% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P’s Left) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 — 1,(0-0) X FLA Kurt Abbott Denny Neagle -5% 65% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B) 0.0
b4 0-2 0 1– 7,(2-2) CBBS1FFT O FLA Edgar Renteria Denny Neagle 4% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-2 1 1– 3,(2-0) BBX O FLA Gary Sheffield Denny Neagle 4% 73% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B) 0.0
b4 0-2 2 1– 3,(1-1) S*BX O FLA Bobby Bonilla Denny Neagle 3% 76% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Marlins 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marlins’ Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BTBFX R ATL Jeff Blauser Al Leiter 9% 84% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) 1.0
t5 3-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BCFBX ATL Chipper Jones Al Leiter 2% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B) 0.5
t5 3-0 0 1– 6,(3-2) BFBBCX R ATL Fred McGriff Al Leiter 6% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive); Jones Scores 0.5
t5 4-0 0 -2- 10,(3-2) BBCFFFFBFX O ATL Javy Lopez Al Leiter -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS) -0.0
t5 4-0 1 -2- 8,(3-2) BBTFFFBX O ATL Andruw Jones Al Leiter -1% 90% Popfly: SS (Deep SS) 0.0
t5 4-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0) BBX O ATL Danny Bautista Al Leiter -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 — 1,(0-0) X O FLA Jeff Conine Denny Neagle 2% 90% Lineout: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
b5 0-4 1 — 7,(3-2) CBBFFBX O FLA Moises Alou Denny Neagle 1% 92% Flyball: LF 0.0
b5 0-4 2 — 1,(0-0) X O FLA Charles Johnson Denny Neagle 1% 92% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marlins’ Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
t6 4-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFS O ATL Tony Graffanino Al Leiter -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 4-0 1 — 5,(2-2) FBBFC O ATL Denny Neagle Al Leiter 0% 91% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t6 4-0 2 — 7,(3-2) BCFFBBX O ATL Kenny Lofton Al Leiter 0% 91% Lineout: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 8-9-1
b6 0-4 0 — 1,(0-0) X O FLA Devon White Denny Neagle 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  Alex Arias pinch hits for Al Leiter (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 1 — 3,(1-1) .CBX FLA Alex Arias Denny Neagle -2% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) 0.0
b6 0-4 1 1– 4,(0-2) FFFX O FLA Kurt Abbott Denny Neagle 2% 93% Flyball: CF 0.0
b6 0-4 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX FLA Edgar Renteria Denny Neagle -2% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Arias to 2B 0.0
b6 0-4 2 12- 5,(2-2) BBCCX O FLA Gary Sheffield Denny Neagle 3% 95% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marlins’ Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
  Felix Heredia replaces Alex Arias (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 0 — 2,(0-1) .CX O ATL Jeff Blauser Felix Heredia -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t7 4-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BTX O ATL Chipper Jones Felix Heredia 0% 94% Flyball: CF 0.0
t7 4-0 2 — 6,(3-2) CBBCBC O ATL Fred McGriff Felix Heredia 0% 93% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 4-5-6
b7 0-4 0 — 1,(0-0) X O FLA Bobby Bonilla Denny Neagle 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b7 0-4 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O FLA Jeff Conine Denny Neagle 1% 96% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF) 0.0
b7 0-4 2 — 1,(0-0) X O FLA Moises Alou Denny Neagle 1% 97% Foul Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marlins’ Felix Heredia facing 5-6-7
t8 4-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFS O ATL Javy Lopez Felix Heredia 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 4-0 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX O ATL Andruw Jones Felix Heredia 0% 96% Popfly: CF (Deep SS) 0.0
t8 4-0 2 — 3,(0-2) SCX O ATL Danny Bautista Felix Heredia 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 7-8-9
b8 0-4 0 — 5,(2-2) BCSBS O FLA Charles Johnson Denny Neagle 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 0-4 1 — 4,(1-2) BFSX O FLA Devon White Denny Neagle 1% 98% Lineout: RF 0.0
  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Felix Heredia (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 — 4,(1-2) ..BSFX FLA John Cangelosi Denny Neagle -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b8 0-4 2 1– 1,(0-0) X O FLA Kurt Abbott Denny Neagle 1% 99% Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marlins’ Ed Vosberg facing 8-9-1
  Ed Vosberg replaces John Cangelosi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 — 8,(3-2) .CBFBFFBS O ATL Tony Graffanino Ed Vosberg 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 4-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O ATL Denny Neagle Ed Vosberg 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
t9 4-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BCBSX ATL Kenny Lofton Ed Vosberg 0% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball) 0.0
t9 4-0 2 1– 5,(3-1) BF11BBB ATL Jeff Blauser Ed Vosberg 0% 99% Walk; Lofton to 2B 0.0
t9 4-0 2 12- 5,(2-2) FCBBX O ATL Chipper Jones Ed Vosberg 0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves’ Denny Neagle facing 2-3-4
b9 0-4 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX O FLA Edgar Renteria Denny Neagle 1% 99% Flyball: RF 0.0
b9 0-4 1 — 7,(3-2) BBCFBFB FLA Gary Sheffield Denny Neagle -1% 98% Walk 0.0
b9 0-4 1 1– 4,(1-2) CBCT O FLA Bobby Bonilla Denny Neagle 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b9 0-4 2 1– 5,(1-2) FCFBC O FLA Jeff Conine Denny Neagle 1% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Marlins 0.