ATL @ FLO

October 10, 1997

Final Score: ATL 2 - FLO 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Sun Life Stadium
Attendance
53,857
Game Duration
179 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Livan Hernandez
Losing Pitcher
John Smoltz
Save
Robb Nen

Umpires

Home Plate
Mike Winters
First Base
Jerry Layne
Second Base
Eric Gregg
Third Base
Frank Pulli

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
77°F
Sky
Night
Field Condition
Wet
Precipitation
Showers
Wind Direction
fromcf
Wind Speed
20 mph

Line Score

ATL @ FLO — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ATL 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
FLO 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 x 5 8 1

ATL Batting

ATL @ FLO — ATL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jeff Blauser 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Mike Cather 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Graffanino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Gregg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andruw Jones 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Chipper Jones 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan Klesko 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Kerry Ligtenberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Keith Lockhart 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kenny Lofton 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Javy Lopez 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred McGriff 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
John Smoltz 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Tucker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 2 6 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 .207

FLO Batting

ATL @ FLO — FLO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Moises Alou 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Alex Arias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Bonilla 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
John Cangelosi 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Conine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dennis Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Craig Counsell 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Darren Daulton 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Livan Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Charles Johnson 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Robb Nen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Edgar Renteria 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Tony Saunders 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Sheffield 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667
Devon White 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 30 5 8 5 5 10 3 0 1 0 .267

ATL Pitching

ATL @ FLO — ATL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Cather - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Kerry Ligtenberg - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
John Smoltz (L) L 6.0 5 5 5 5 9 1 7.50
Team Totals 8.0 8 5 5 5 10 1 5.62

FLO Pitching

ATL @ FLO — FLO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dennis Cook - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Livan Hernandez (W) W 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Robb Nen (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tony Saunders - 5.1 4 2 2 3 3 0 3.38
Team Totals 9.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 2.00

Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins, October 10, 1997

This box score records a 5-2 win for the Florida Marlins over the Atlanta Braves at Sun Life Stadium, October 10, 1997, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 53,857, a game time of 179 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 77 degrees, night skies, and a 20 mph wind. The Atlanta Braves' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and sixth. The Florida Marlins' runs came in the fourth and sixth innings, 4 of them in the sixth. The Atlanta Braves had 6 hits and the Florida Marlins 8, with 1 and 1 errors. Livan Hernandez was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 2 hits in 1.2 innings. The loss was charged to John Smoltz after 6.0 innings and 5 runs. Robb Nen earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than John Smoltz, who had 9. The Atlanta Braves' pitching table lists Mike Cather, Kerry Ligtenberg, and John Smoltz. The Florida Marlins' pitching table lists Dennis Cook, Livan Hernandez, Robb Nen, and Tony Saunders. For the Florida Marlins, Gary Sheffield went 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Charles Johnson drove in 3 for the Florida Marlins. Behind the plate was umpire Mike Winters.

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