April 16, 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
DET 5
(11) KCR 5
CLE 3 MIL 3
@TEX 1 ATL 3
LAD 1 SFG 14
@CIN 7 HOU 4
SDP 1 PIT 3
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 15,825

Friday, April 16, 1976
Time of Game: 2:30

Dodgers

0-5

Lost 5

6th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  3
Braves          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    3  7  1

W: D Ruthven (2-0), L: T John (0-1), S: R Moret (1)

Braves

4-2

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Buckner LF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .773    0    1   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .618    0    3   4   
D Baker CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .807    0    2   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .488    0   10   1   GDP
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .389 1.032    0    0   2   3B
J Ferguson RF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .472    0    1   0   
S Yeager C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .744    0    7   1   
B Russell SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450    0    0   1   HBP
  I DeJesus SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
T John P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   GDP
  R Rhoden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Mota PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Rodriguez PH              1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  G Burke PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    4   6                    24  12

BATTING

3B: R Cey (1, off D Ruthven).

HBP: B Russell (1, by D Ruthven).

TB: R Cey 3; E Rodriguez; D Baker; J Ferguson; S Garvey; S Yeager; B Buckner.

GIDP: T John (1); S Garvey (1).

RBI: E Rodriguez (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Russell-T Sizemore-S Garvey.

E: I DeJesus (1); J Ferguson (1); S Garvey (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .174  .535    0    2   0   
J Royster 3B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .619    0    1   5   SH
D Evans 1B                    3   1   2   3    1   1  .222  .829    0    9   1   HR
J Wynn LF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .300  .717    0    1   0   
K Henderson RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .866    0    2   0   GDP
L Lacy 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .554    0    4   2   
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .636    0    7   0   
D Chaney SS                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .235  .594    0    0   5   
D Ruthven P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   2   
  P Torrealba P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Moret P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   3    4   6                    27  15

BATTING

HR: D Evans (1, off T John; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SH: J Royster (1, off M Marshall).

TB: D Evans 5; D Chaney 2; B Pocoroba; R Office; J Royster.

GIDP: K Henderson (1).

RBI: D Evans 3 (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Ruthven-J Royster-L Lacy; D Chaney-L Lacy-D Evans.

E: D Chaney (4).

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
T John, L (0-1)                5     5   3   3    4   1   1   5.40   24     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 5     42    -     1.02  -0.10
R Rhoden                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.01
M Marshall                     2     2   0   0    0   4   0   5.63    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     7   3   3    4   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 7           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ruthven, W (2-0)             6     4   0   0    2   3   0   1.64   24     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 4     65    -     1.08   0.17
P Torrealba, H (1)             2.1   3   1   1    2   2   0   5.63   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          2-0    1.77  -0.01
R Moret, S (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    5.99   0.27
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 7          5-0

D Ruthven faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Ruthven (1; B Russell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 15,825.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Buckner            LF    1. R Office             CF 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. J Royster            3B 
3. D Baker              CF    3. D Evans              1B 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. J Wynn               LF 
5. R Cey                3B    5. K Henderson          RF 
6. J Ferguson           RF    6. L Lacy               2B 
7. S Yeager             C     7. B Pocoroba           C  
8. B Russell            SS    8. D Chaney             SS 
9. T John               P     9. D Ruthven            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  1-3      23%  88% D Evans         T John          Home Run; Office Scores; Royster Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  123     -16%  50% K Henderson     T John          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   2  3-1  123      14% 100% T Sizemore      R Moret         Flyball: RF
   t 9   1  3-1  123      13%  86% B Buckner       R Moret         Strikeout
   t 5   1  0-0  12-      12%  56% T John          D Ruthven       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-3B-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Buckner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      54%  J Wynn          Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Henderson     Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  S Garvey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  L Lacy          Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  D Chaney        Single
   O      1--      50%  D Ruthven       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  T John          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Office        Strikeout
          ---      56%  J Royster       Walk
          1--      60%  D Evans         Single; Royster to 2B
          12-      66%  J Wynn          Walk; Royster to 3B; Evans to 2B
   OO     123      50%  K Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Buckner       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  T Sizemore      Walk
   O      1--      53%  D Baker         Strikeout
          1--      50%  S Garvey        Single; Sizemore to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  L Lacy          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J Ferguson      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  S Yeager        Single
          1--      45%  B Russell       Hit By Pitch; Yeager to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  T John          Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
                  Ivan DeJesus replaces Bill Russell playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      53%  D Ruthven       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  R Office        Single
          1--      66%  J Royster       Single; Office to 3B/Adv on E9
   RRR    1-3      88%  D Evans         Home Run; Office Scores; Royster Scores
          ---      89%  J Wynn          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  K Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  B Buckner       Single
   O      1--      87%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      90%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Rhoden replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      91%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  D Ruthven       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  R Cey           Triple
          --3      76%  J Ferguson      Walk
                  Pablo Torrealba replaces Dick Ruthven pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      84%  S Yeager        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      91%  I DeJesus       Fielder's Choice 3B; Cey out at Hm/3B-C; DeJesus to 1B; Ferguson to 2B
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Rick Rhoden batting 9th
          12-      86%  M Mota          Walk; Ferguson to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   O      123      95%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Marshall replaces Manny Mota pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  R Office        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  J Royster       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Office to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      -2-      94%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Pablo Torrealba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  D Baker         Single
   OO     1--      98%  S Garvey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  B Pocoroba      Single
          1--      97%  D Chaney        Single; Pocoroba to 2B
   O      12-      97%  P Torrealba     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Pablo Torrealba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  J Ferguson      Single
          1--      92%  S Yeager        Walk; Ferguson to 2B
          12-      84%  I DeJesus       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 1B; Yeager to 2B; Ferguson to 3B
                  Ellie Rodriguez pinch hits for Mike Marshall batting 9th
   R      123      73%  E Rodriguez     Single; Ferguson Scores; Yeager to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
                  Roger Moret replaces Pablo Torrealba pitching and batting 9th; Glenn Burke pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      123      86%  B Buckner       Strikeout
   O      123     100%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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