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Series Summary

1999 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 12
NYM 2 Final
ATL 4
Game 2, October 13
NYM 3 Final
ATL 4
Game 3, October 15
ATL 1 Final
NYM 0
Game 4, October 16
ATL 2 Final
NYM 3
Game 5, October 17
ATL 3 Final
NYM 4 (15)
Game 6, October 19
NYM 9 Final
ATL 10 (11)

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 12, 1999
Start Time: 8:12 p.m. Local
Attendance: 44,172
Venue: Turner Field
Game Duration: 3:09
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 4 8 2
WP: Greg Maddux (1-1) • LP: Masato Yoshii (0-1) • SV: John Rocker (2)

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Rickey Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.316 0.409 0.316 0.725 0.000 0.000
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0.300 0.391 0.900 1.291 0.000 0.333
John Olerud 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.400 0.478 0.550 1.028 0.000 0.333
Mike Piazza C 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.308 0.000 0.333
Robin Ventura 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.176 0.364 0.294 0.658 0.000 0.000
Darryl Hamilton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.091 0.231 0.091 0.322 0.000 0.000
   Shawon Dunston PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.000 0.500
Roger Cedeno RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.400 0.417 0.500 0.917 0.000 0.000
   Todd Pratt PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.222 0.364 0.556 0.919 0.000 0.500
Rey Ordóñez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.222 0.222 0.278 0.500 0.000 0.000
Masato Yoshii P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Pat Mahomes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
   Matt Franco PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Melvin Mora PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000 0.667 0.000 0.667 0.000 0.000
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 35 0.182 0.229 0.273 0.501 0.000 2.000

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Gerald Williams LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0.391 0.391 0.435 0.826 0.333 1.000
Bret Boone 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.435 0.435 0.478 0.913 0.033 0.500
Chipper Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0.214 0.478 0.214 0.693 0.000 0.000
Brian Jordan RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.400 0.435 0.600 1.035 0.000 0.000
Ryan Klesko 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.267 0.313 0.267 0.579 0.033 0.167
   Howard Battle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mike Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   John Rocker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Andruw Jones CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.190 0.261 0.238 0.499 0.000 0.000
Eddie Perez C 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 0.316 0.300 0.526 0.826 0.333 1.500
Walt Weiss SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 4 0.400 0.400 0.500 0.900 0.283 0.833
Greg Maddux P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Brian Hunter 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 5 5 37 0.267 0.371 0.433 0.805 1.017 4.000

New York Mets

New York Mets 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
Masato Yoshii, L (0-1) 4.2 5 2 2 2 1 0 5.40 21 5 8 1 5 45 -0.020 1.10 -0.29% 28.77 0.3
Pat Mahomes 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.00 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 -0.028 0.85 -0.40% 22.15 0.0
Dennis Cook 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.027 0.49 0.39% 12.84 0.5
Turk Wendell 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3.00 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 -0.027 0.26 -0.40% 6.66 -0.5
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 5 5 1 4.50 37 10 9 1 8 45 2 0 -0.048 0.84 -0.70% 22.07 0.4

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, W (1-1) 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 1.93 26 12 6 2 5 64 0.334 1.12 4.88% 29.28 2.8
Mike Remlinger, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.31 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.032 2.05 0.47% 53.45 0.2
John Rocker, S (2) 1.1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.086 0.76 1.25% 19.77 -0.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 2 4 0 1.00 35 17 6 2 6 64 1 0 0.452 1.13 6.60% 29.44 2.9

Balks: None.
WP: John Rocker (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: Masato Yoshii (1; Chipper Jones); Dennis Cook (1; Brian Jordan).
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, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — O NYM Rickey Henderson Greg Maddux 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — O NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Greg Maddux 2% 54% Lineout: LF 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — O NYM John Olerud Greg Maddux 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Masato Yoshii facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — ATL Gerald Williams Masato Yoshii 3% 58% Single to CF 0.5
b1 0-0 0 1– ATL Bret Boone Masato Yoshii 2% 61% Williams Steals 2B 0.5
b1 0-0 0 -2- R ATL Bret Boone Masato Yoshii 7% 67% Single to CF; Williams Scores 0
b1 1-0 0 1– ATL Chipper Jones Masato Yoshii 4% 72% Walk; Boone to 2B 0.0
b1 1-0 0 12- O ATL Brian Jordan Masato Yoshii -4% 67% Flyball: RF -0.0
b1 1-0 1 12- O ATL Ryan Klesko Masato Yoshii -3% 64% Flyball: RF; Boone to 3B -0.0
b1 1-0 2 1-3 O ATL Andruw Jones Masato Yoshii -4% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 — O NYM Mike Piazza Greg Maddux 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t2 0-1 1 — O NYM Robin Ventura Greg Maddux 2% 64% Flyball: LF 0.0
t2 0-1 2 — O NYM Darryl Hamilton Greg Maddux 1% 65% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets’ Masato Yoshii facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 — ATL Eddie Perez Masato Yoshii 5% 71% Double to CF 0.0
b2 1-0 0 -2- O ATL Walt Weiss Masato Yoshii -4% 67% Strikeout 0.0
b2 1-0 1 -2- O ATL Greg Maddux Masato Yoshii -3% 64% Foul Popfly: 1B 0.0
b2 1-0 2 -2- O ATL Gerald Williams Masato Yoshii -3% 61% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 — NYM Roger Cedeno Greg Maddux -10% 51% Double to CF; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E7 0.0
t3 0-1 0 –3 O NYM Rey Ordóñez Greg Maddux 5% 56% Groundout: C-1B 0.0
t3 0-1 1 –3 O NYM Masato Yoshii Greg Maddux 9% 65% Cedeno Caught Stealing Hm (C) 0.0
t3 0-1 2 — O NYM Masato Yoshii Greg Maddux 1% 67% Groundout: P-1B 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets’ Masato Yoshii facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 — O ATL Bret Boone Masato Yoshii -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b3 1-0 1 — O ATL Chipper Jones Masato Yoshii -2% 63% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b3 1-0 2 — O ATL Brian Jordan Masato Yoshii -1% 62% Popfly: 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 — O NYM Rickey Henderson Greg Maddux 3% 65% Strikeout 0.0
t4 0-1 1 — NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Greg Maddux -5% 60% Double to CF 0.3334
t4 0-1 1 -2- NYM John Olerud Greg Maddux -6% 54% Single to RF; Alfonzo to 3B 0.3333
t4 0-1 1 1-3 RO NYM Mike Piazza Greg Maddux -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B; Alfonzo Scores; Olerud to 2B 0.3333
t4 1-1 2 -2- NYM Robin Ventura Greg Maddux -1% 51% Walk -0.0
t4 1-1 2 12- O NYM Darryl Hamilton Greg Maddux 5% 56% Groundout: P-1B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets’ Masato Yoshii facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 — O ATL Ryan Klesko Masato Yoshii -3% 53% Flyball: LF 0.0
b4 1-1 1 — O ATL Andruw Jones Masato Yoshii -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b4 1-1 2 — O ATL Eddie Perez Masato Yoshii -1% 50% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 — O NYM Roger Cedeno Greg Maddux 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t5 1-1 1 — O NYM Rey Ordóñez Greg Maddux 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t5 1-1 2 — O NYM Masato Yoshii Greg Maddux 2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets’ Masato Yoshii facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 — ATL Walt Weiss Masato Yoshii 8% 65% Double to RF 0.5
b5 1-1 0 -2- O ATL Greg Maddux Masato Yoshii -2% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Weiss to 3B 0.0
b5 1-1 1 –3 R ATL Gerald Williams Masato Yoshii 9% 72% Single to LF; Weiss Scores; Williams to 2B/Adv on E7 0.5
b5 2-1 1 -2- O ATL Bret Boone Masato Yoshii -3% 69% Lineout: RF -0.0
b5 2-1 2 -2- ATL Chipper Jones Masato Yoshii 1% 70% Intentional Walk -0.0
  Pat Mahomes replaces Masato Yoshii pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-1 2 12- O ATL Brian Jordan Pat Mahomes -4% 65% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 — O NYM Rickey Henderson Greg Maddux 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t6 1-2 1 — NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Greg Maddux -7% 63% Double to LF 0.0
t6 1-2 1 -2- O NYM John Olerud Greg Maddux 6% 68% Flyball: CF 0.0
t6 1-2 2 -2- O NYM Mike Piazza Greg Maddux 5% 74% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets’ Pat Mahomes facing 5-6-7
b6 2-1 0 — ATL Ryan Klesko Pat Mahomes 3% 77% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball) 0.1667
b6 2-1 0 1– OO ATL Andruw Jones Pat Mahomes -7% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B -0.3333
b6 2-1 2 — R ATL Eddie Perez Pat Mahomes 12% 81% Home Run 1.1666
b6 3-1 2 — ATL Walt Weiss Pat Mahomes 1% 82% Single to LF 0.0
b6 3-1 2 1– O ATL Greg Maddux Pat Mahomes -2% 81% Strikeout 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves’ Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 — O NYM Robin Ventura Greg Maddux 4% 84% Popfly: 3B 0.0
t7 1-3 1 — O NYM Darryl Hamilton Greg Maddux 2% 87% Flyball: CF 0.0
t7 1-3 2 — NYM Roger Cedeno Greg Maddux -2% 85% Single to LF 0.0
t7 1-3 2 1– O NYM Rey Ordóñez Greg Maddux 3% 88% Lineout: P 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets’ Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
  Dennis Cook replaces Pat Mahomes pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 — O ATL Gerald Williams Dennis Cook -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b7 3-1 1 — O ATL Bret Boone Dennis Cook -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b7 3-1 2 — ATL Chipper Jones Dennis Cook 1% 87% Walk 0.0
b7 3-1 2 1– ATL Brian Jordan Dennis Cook 1% 87% Jones Steals 2B 0.0
b7 3-1 2 -2- ATL Brian Jordan Dennis Cook 0% 88% Intentional Walk 0
  Howard Battle pinch hits for Ryan Klesko (1B) batting 5th
b7 3-1 2 12- O ATL Howard Battle Dennis Cook -2% 85% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves’ Mike Remlinger facing 9-1-2
  Mike Remlinger replaces Howard Battle (PH) pitching and batting 5thBrian Hunter replaces Greg Maddux (P) playing 1B batting 9thMatt Franco pinch hits for Dennis Cook (P) batting 9thMelvin Mora pinch hits for Matt Franco batting 9th
t8 1-3 0 — NYM Melvin Mora Mike Remlinger -7% 79% Walk 0.0
t8 1-3 0 1– O NYM Rickey Henderson Mike Remlinger 4% 83% Groundout: P-1B; Mora to 2B 0.0
t8 1-3 1 -2- O NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Mike Remlinger 5% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mora to 3B 0.0
  John Rocker replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 5th
t8 1-3 2 –3 O NYM John Olerud John Rocker 5% 94% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets’ Turk Wendell facing 6-7-8
  Turk Wendell replaces Melvin Mora (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 — ATL Andruw Jones Turk Wendell 1% 95% Walk 0.3334
b8 3-1 0 1– O ATL Eddie Perez Turk Wendell 0% 94% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Jones to 2B 0.3333
b8 3-1 1 -2- R ATL Walt Weiss Turk Wendell 3% 97% Single to LF; Jones Scores 0.3333
b8 4-1 1 1– O ATL Brian Hunter Turk Wendell 0% 97% Strikeout 0.0
b8 4-1 2 1– ATL Gerald Williams Turk Wendell 0% 97% Weiss Steals 2B 0.0
b8 4-1 2 -2- O ATL Gerald Williams Turk Wendell -1% 96% Strikeout 0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves’ John Rocker facing 4-5-6
t9 1-4 0 — O NYM Mike Piazza John Rocker 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t9 1-4 1 — O NYM Robin Ventura John Rocker 1% 100% Strikeout 0.0
  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Darryl Hamilton (CF) batting 6th
t9 1-4 2 — NYM Shawon Dunston John Rocker -1% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball) 0.5
  Todd Pratt pinch hits for Roger Cedeno (RF) batting 7th
t9 1-4 2 1– NYM Todd Pratt John Rocker 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Dunston to 2B 0.5
t9 1-4 2 -2- R NYM Todd Pratt John Rocker -2% 96% Single to LF; Dunston Scores/unER 0
t9 2-4 2 1– O NYM Rey Ordóñez John Rocker 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 4.