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BOS 12
MIN  3

CAL  5
BAL  0

CLE  9
TEX  1

MIL  5
KCR  4

NYY  5
CHW  4

OAK  6
DET  5

SFG 12
@ATL 11

(10)
SDP  7
@CIN  5

LAD  6
@HOU  3

PHI  5
@PIT  1

NYM  8
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 7,895

Tuesday, April 20, 1976
Time of Game: 3:40
Giants
12
5-4
Won 2
2nd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   3  2  3   0  1  1   1   12 19  3
Braves          0  3  5   2  0  1   0  0  0   0   11 15  3
W: E Halicki (1-2), L: E Sosa (1-1)
Braves
11
5-4
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   5   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .699    0    2   0   2B,IW
D Thomas 2B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .265  .690    0    3   4   SF
B Murcer RF                   6   1   1   1    0   1  .323 1.004    0    3   1   
G Matthews LF                 6   4   4   3    0   1  .361 1.000    0    0   1   2·HR
W Montanez 1B                 6   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .565    0   12   1   
C Speier SS                   5   2   3   2    1   0  .290  .711    0    1   3   
K Reitz 3B                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .371  .789    0    2   4   
  C Robinson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  E Halicki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
D Rader C                     5   0   1   2    0   1  .240  .629    0    5   0   2B
M Caldwell P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Heaverlo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.167    0    0   0   2B
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Adams PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   3   
  C Arnold PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Ontiveros PH-3B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .542    0    1   0   
Totals                       48  12  19  12    2   5                    30  17
BATTING
2B: G Thomasson (1, off P Niekro); V Joshua (2, off P Torrealba); D Rader (3, off E Sosa).
HR: G Matthews 2 (3, off P Niekro, off E Sosa; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: D Thomas (1, off E Sosa).
IBB: V Joshua (1, by E Sosa).
TB: G Matthews 10; K Reitz 3; C Speier 3; V Joshua 3; G Thomasson 2; D Rader 2; W Montanez; D Thomas; C Arnold; B Murcer; G Adams.
RBI: G Matthews 3 (11); D Rader 2 (5); D Thomas 2 (4); C Speier 2 (3); K Reitz 2 (5); B Murcer (8).
2-out RBI: K Reitz; C Speier.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 19.
FIELDING
DP: 1. K Reitz-D Thomas-W Montanez.
E: G Lavelle (1); M Caldwell (1); D Rader (2).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   6   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .514    0    3   0   
J Royster 3B                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .686    0    0   1   
  R Gilbreath PR-3B           3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 1.667    0    1   0   2B
  D May PH-LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Evans 1B                    5   0   2   0    1   1  .207  .720    0   12   1   
J Wynn LF                     5   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .779    0    4   0   
  M Perez 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Henderson RF                6   3   4   1    0   2  .464 1.162    0    1   0   HR
L Lacy 2B                     4   2   2   1    2   0  .257  .687    0    1   1   3B
B Pocoroba C                  5   3   3   1    0   0  .375  .820    0    5   0   2B,GDP
  E Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
D Chaney SS                   1   1   0   1    4   0  .250  .679    0    2   2   2·IW
P Niekro P                    2   1   1   3    0   0  .111  .222    0    1   0   SH
  P Torrealba P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Sosa P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       42  11  15   8    9   5                    30   7
BATTING
2B: B Pocoroba (2, off M Caldwell); R Gilbreath (1, off D Heaverlo).
3B: L Lacy (1, off M Caldwell).
HR: K Henderson (2, off R Moffitt; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: P Niekro (1, off M Caldwell).
IBB: D Chaney 2 (2, by R Moffitt, by G Lavelle).
TB: K Henderson 7; B Pocoroba 4; L Lacy 4; R Gilbreath 3; D Evans 2; R Office; P Niekro.
GIDP: B Pocoroba (1).
RBI: P Niekro 3 (3); B Pocoroba (2); L Lacy (5); R Gilbreath (1); K Henderson (8); D Chaney (2).
2-out RBI: P Niekro 2; R Gilbreath.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
FIELDING
E: J Wynn 3 (4).
BASERUNNING
PO: K Henderson (1st base by G Lavelle); R Gilbreath (1st base by R Moffitt).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell                     2.1   6   7   4    3   3   0   7.56   17     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 6     23    -     1.01  -0.36
D Heaverlo                     0.2   1   1   0    0   1   0   4.05    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          3-3    0.49  -0.08
G Minton                       2     4   2   2    1   0   0   3.12    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.36  -0.04
R Moffitt                      2     3   1   1    2   0   1   5.40   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.60  -0.06
G Lavelle                      1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.88   0.03
E Halicki, W (1-2)             2     0   0   0    1   1   0   7.36    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.34   0.32
Totals                        10    15  11   7    9   5   1          52     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·15          3-3 
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro                       5    11   7   7    1   3   1   4.22   27     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0·11     19    -     0.76  -0.08
P Torrealba                    2     4   3   2    0   0   0   6.30   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 4          1-1    1.52  -0.34
E Sosa, BS (1), L (1-1)        3     4   2   2    1   2   1   3.12   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4          2-1    3.26  -0.27
Totals                        10    19  12  11    2   5   2          51     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0·19          3-2 
P Niekro faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
P Torrealba faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: P Niekro (1).
WP: M Caldwell (1); D Heaverlo (2); P Torrealba (1).
IBB: R Moffitt (1; D Chaney); E Sosa (1; V Joshua); G Lavelle (1; D Chaney).
PO: R Moffitt (1; R Gilbreath, 1st base); G Lavelle (0; K Henderson, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 3:40.
Attendance: 7,895.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. V Joshua             CF    1. R Office             CF 
2. D Thomas             2B    2. J Royster            3B 
3. B Murcer             RF    3. D Evans              1B 
4. G Matthews           LF    4. J Wynn               LF 
5. W Montanez           1B    5. K Henderson          RF 
6. C Speier             SS    6. L Lacy               2B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. B Pocoroba           C  
8. D Rader              C     8. D Chaney             SS 
9. M Caldwell           P     9. P Niekro             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1 11-10 12-      44%  72% D Rader         E Sosa          Double; Speier Scores; Robinson to 3B
   t10   1 11-11 ---      39%  83% G Matthews      E Sosa          Home Run
   t 9   1 11-11 -23     -21%  51% S Ontiveros     E Sosa          Strikeout
   b 2   0  1-0  1--     -17%  35% L Lacy          M Caldwell      Triple; Henderson Scores
   t 8   0 11-9  -2-      17%  38% V Joshua        P Torrealba     Double; Arnold to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Office        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Royster       Strikeout
          ---      48%  D Evans         Single
   O      1--      50%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Matthews      Single
          1--      56%  W Montanez      Balk; Matthews to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: 1B
   R      -2-      61%  C Speier        Single; Matthews Scores
   O      1--      60%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B; Speier to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
          ---      52%  K Henderson     Single
   R      1--      35%  L Lacy          Triple; Henderson Scores
   R      --3      28%  B Pocoroba      Double; Lacy Scores
   O      -2-      32%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
          -2-      29%  P Niekro        Wild Pitch; Pocoroba to 3B
   R      --3      23%  " "             Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Pocoroba Scores; Niekro to 2B
   O      -2-      25%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B; Niekro to 3B
          --3      24%  J Royster       Walk
                  Rod Gilbreath pinch runs for Jerry Royster batting 2nd
   O      1-3      28%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Gilbreath moves to 3B
   O      ---      25%  M Caldwell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  V Joshua        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      23%  D Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
          ---      20%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      22%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
          1--      20%  L Lacy          Single; Wynn to 2B
          12-      16%  B Pocoroba      Single; Wynn to 3B; Lacy to 2B
   R      123      11%  D Chaney        Walk; Wynn Scores; Lacy to 3B; Pocoroba to 2B
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Mike Caldwell pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123       5%  P Niekro        Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Lacy Scores/No RBI/unER; Pocoroba Scores/No RBI/unER; Chaney to 3B
   O      1-3       6%  R Office        Flyball: 3B
   R      1-3       4%  R Gilbreath     Wild Pitch; Chaney Scores/unER; Niekro to 2B
   R      -2-       2%  " "             Double; Niekro Scores/unER
   O      -2-       2%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 8.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       2%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   R      ---       3%  G Matthews      Home Run
          ---       4%  W Montanez      Single
          1--       6%  C Speier        Walk; Montanez to 2B
   R      12-      10%  K Reitz         Single to LF; Montanez Scores; Speier to 3B/Adv on E7
   RO     1-3       9%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Speier Scores
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo batting 9th
          1--      12%  G Thomasson     Double; Rader to 3B
   O      -23       8%  V Joshua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Greg Minton facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Minton replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  J Wynn          Flyball: RF
          ---       8%  K Henderson     Single
   O      1--       9%  L Lacy          Flyball: 2B
          1--       8%  B Pocoroba      Single; Henderson to 2B
          12-       7%  D Chaney        Walk; Henderson to 3B; Pocoroba to 2B
   RRO    123       3%  P Niekro        Single to RF (CF-RF); Henderson Scores; Pocoroba Scores; Chaney out at 3B/RF-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 10.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-10, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       2%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       3%  B Murcer        Single
          1--       5%  G Matthews      Single; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-       3%  W Montanez      Flyball: 2B
   R      12-       5%  C Speier        Single; Murcer Scores; Matthews to 2B
   R      12-       9%  K Reitz         Single; Matthews Scores; Speier to 3B
   O      1-3       6%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 10-6, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       7%  R Office        Single to LF; Office out at 2B/LF-SS
   O      ---       7%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       7%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 10.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-10, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
          ---      10%  G Adams         Single
                  Pablo Torrealba replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
          1--      17%  V Joshua        Single to LF; Adams to 3B/Adv on E7
   R      1-3      28%  D Thomas        Single; Adams Scores; Joshua to 3B/Adv on E7; Thomas to 2B
   RO     -23      26%  B Murcer        Groundout: SS-1B; Joshua Scores; Thomas to 3B
   RO     --3      27%  G Matthews      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thomas Scores/unER
   O      ---      25%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Braves 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 10-9, Randy Moffitt facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Glenn Adams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
   R      ---      16%  K Henderson     Home Run
          ---      14%  L Lacy          Walk
   O      1--      15%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: P-2B-1B; Lacy to 2B
          -2-      15%  D Chaney        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      17%  P Torrealba     Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Braves 11.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-11, Pablo Torrealba facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      14%  C Speier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      12%  K Reitz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      11%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Braves 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-9, Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      11%  R Office        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      10%  R Gilbreath     Single
   O      1--      12%  D Evans         Gilbreath Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      12%  " "             Single
   O      1--      13%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Braves 11.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-11, Pablo Torrealba facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Arnold pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
          ---      19%  C Arnold        Single
          1--      22%  V Joshua        Wild Pitch; Arnold to 2B
          -2-      38%  " "             Double; Arnold to 3B
                  Elias Sosa replaces Pablo Torrealba pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      29%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Arnold Scores
   O      -2-      22%  B Murcer        Groundout: P-1B; Joshua to 3B
   O      --3      13%  G Matthews      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Braves 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-10, Gary Lavelle facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Chris Arnold pitching and batting 9th
          ---      11%  K Henderson     Single
          1--       9%  L Lacy          Henderson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Henderson to 2B
          -2-       8%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      13%  B Pocoroba      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
          --3      13%  D Chaney        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      15%  E Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 10, Braves 11.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 10-11, Elias Sosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       8%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
          ---      17%  C Speier        Single
          1--      28%  K Reitz         Single; Speier to 2B
                  Craig Robinson pinch runs for Ken Reitz batting 7th
   R      12-      72%  D Rader         Double; Speier Scores; Robinson to 3B
                  Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   O      -23      51%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
          -23      54%  V Joshua        Intentional Walk
   O      123      37%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 11.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 11-11, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
                  Ed Halicki replaces Craig Robinson pitching and batting 7th; Steve Ontiveros moves to 3B
   O      ---      42%  R Office        Flyball: 3B
                  Dave May pinch hits for Rod Gilbreath batting 2nd
   O      ---      47%  D May           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 11, Braves 11.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 11-11, Elias Sosa facing 3-4-5
                  Marty Perez replaces Jimmy Wynn playing 3B batting 4th; Dave May moves to LF
   O      ---      44%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      83%  G Matthews      Home Run
   O      ---      82%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      81%  C Speier        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 11.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Behind 11-12, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  Earl Williams pinch hits for Biff Pocoroba batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  E Williams      Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 11.

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