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Standings
CLE
@BAL		2
7
DET
@BOS		3
2
CHW
@CAL		3
2
MIN
@KCR		3
2
TOR
@NYY		5
7
MIL
@OAK		2
4
TEX
@SEA		5
2
SDP
@ATL		0
2
LAD
@CIN		3
1
SFG
@HOU		1
0
PIT
@MON		8
6
NYM
@STL		2
4
Wednesday, April 20, 1977 7:35PM
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 8,176, Time of Game: 2:07
Padres
0
5-8
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 5 GB
 at Braves
2
7-5
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
L: Randy Jones (1-2)
S: Rick Camp (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  2
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  X    2  7  0

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Turner LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .585 -0.127 1.17 0.000 -0.127 -1.0 1 0
Bill Almon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .624 -0.093 0.89 0.000 -0.093 -0.7 2 9
Dave Winfield RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .315 .777 0.064 0.87 0.102 -0.038 0.6 2 0 2B
George Hendrick CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .388 .995 0.042 1.14 0.093 -0.051 0.3 4 0
Gene Tenace C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .849 -0.062 1.77 0.054 -0.116 -0.7 3 1
Mike Ivie 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .768 -0.241 2.28 0.000 -0.241 -1.7 7 1
Doug Rader 3B 2 0 2 0 2 0 .333 1.147 0.189 1.16 0.189 0.000 1.3 0 2
Mike Champion 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .552 -0.138 1.85 0.000 -0.138 -1.2 4 1
   Gene Richards PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .439 -0.067 2.91 0.000 -0.067 -0.4
Randy Jones P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .533 -0.055 1.32 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Merv Rettenmund PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1.000 -0.035 1.18 0.000 -0.035 -0.2
   Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Bobby Valentine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 -0.091 2.18 0.000 -0.091 -0.6 GDP
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 3 3 .219 .536 -0.614 1.42 0.438 -1.052 -4.9 24 15
2B: D Winfield (4, off A Messersmith).
SH: R Jones (2, off A Messersmith).
TB: G Hendrick 3; D Winfield 3; D Rader 2.
GIDP: B Valentine (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: M Champion (2); J Turner (1).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rowland Office CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .656 -0.040 0.74 0.041 -0.080 -0.5 1 0 2B
Jerry Royster 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 .539 -0.081 0.89 0.024 -0.105 -0.8 1 5
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .649 -0.112 1.02 0.000 -0.112 -1.3 13 1
Jeff Burroughs RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .256 1.000 0.069 0.73 0.120 -0.051 0.3 2 0 HR
   Brian Asselstine RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gary Matthews LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .422 1.046 0.051 0.64 0.077 -0.026 0.5 0 0 2B
Vic Correll C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 1.132 -0.009 1.09 0.039 -0.048 -0.1 4 1 2B
Rod Gilbreath 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .295 .681 0.032 1.28 0.098 -0.065 0.2 5 5
Pat Rockett SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .775 -0.088 1.02 0.000 -0.088 -1.0 1 3
Andy Messersmith P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .573 0.064 0.77 0.099 -0.034 0.4 0 0 2B
   Rick Camp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 1 3 .226 .702 -0.114 0.89 0.498 -0.609 -2.4 27 15
2B: G Matthews (3, off R Jones); V Correll (2, off R Jones); R Office (3, off R Jones); A Messersmith (1, off R Jones).
HR: J Burroughs (5, off R Jones; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Burroughs 4; G Matthews 3; R Office 2; A Messersmith 2; V Correll 2; R Gilbreath.
RBI: J Burroughs (11); R Gilbreath (4).
2-out RBI: R Gilbreath.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Royster-R Gilbreath-W Montanez.

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Jones, L (1-2) 6 7 2 2 1 1 1 5.06 26 50 0.070 1.04 1.3
Rollie Fingers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50 6 0 0 0.043 0.28 1.1
Team Totals 8 7 2 2 1 3 1 2.25 32 50 0 0 0.113 1.42 2.4

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Messersmith, W (2-1) 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 4.30 27 68 0.452 1.18 3.8
Rick Camp, S (4) 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.161 2.05 1.1
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 3 3 0 0.00 36 68 0 0 0.613 0.89 4.9
Balks: None.
WP: R Camp (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 8,176.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         Atlanta Braves
1 Jerry Turner LF 1 Rowland Office CF
2 Bill Almon SS 2 Jerry Royster 3B
3 Dave Winfield RF 3 Willie Montanez 1B
4 George Hendrick CF 4 Jeff Burroughs RF
5 Gene Tenace C 5 Gary Matthews LF
6 Mike Ivie 1B 6 Vic Correll C
7 Doug Rader 3B 7 Rod Gilbreath 2B
8 Mike Champion 2B 8 Pat Rockett SS
9 Randy Jones P 9 Andy Messersmith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-2 2 123 O SDP M. Ivie R. Camp 13% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 0 --- R ATL J. Burroughs R. Jones 12% 68% Home Run
b3 0-0 0 --- ATL A. Messersmith R. Jones 10% 66% Double to LF; Messersmith to 3B/Adv on E7
b6 1-0 2 --3 R ATL R. Gilbreath R. Jones 10% 82% Single to RF; Matthews Scores
t9 0-2 1 1-- OO SDP B. Valentine R. Camp 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SDP J. Turner A. Messersmith 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O SDP B. Almon A. Messersmith 2% 54% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O SDP D. Winfield A. Messersmith 1% 55% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Office R. Jones -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- ATL J. Royster R. Jones 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL W. Montanez R. Jones -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Jones -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- SDP G. Hendrick A. Messersmith -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O SDP G. Tenace A. Messersmith 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O SDP M. Ivie A. Messersmith 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- SDP D. Rader A. Messersmith -2% 51% Walk; Tenace to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O SDP M. Champion A. Messersmith 4% 55% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Rader to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- ATL G. Matthews R. Jones 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O ATL V. Correll R. Jones -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Correll to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
b2 0-0 1 -2- O ATL R. Gilbreath R. Jones -4% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 -2- O ATL P. Rockett R. Jones -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O SDP R. Jones A. Messersmith 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O SDP J. Turner A. Messersmith 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O SDP B. Almon A. Messersmith 1% 56% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- ATL A. Messersmith R. Jones 10% 66% Double to LF; Messersmith to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 0-0 0 --3 O ATL R. Office R. Jones -5% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --3 O ATL J. Royster R. Jones -6% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --3 O ATL W. Montanez R. Jones -4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- SDP D. Winfield A. Messersmith -7% 43% Double to RF
t4 0-0 0 -2- O SDP G. Hendrick A. Messersmith 5% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 -2- O SDP G. Tenace A. Messersmith 4% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 2 -2- O SDP M. Ivie A. Messersmith 4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- R ATL J. Burroughs R. Jones 12% 68% Home Run
b4 1-0 0 --- O ATL G. Matthews R. Jones -2% 66% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 --- ATL V. Correll R. Jones 4% 70% Double to LF
b4 1-0 1 -2- O ATL R. Gilbreath R. Jones -3% 67% Flyball: CF; Correll to 3B
b4 1-0 2 --3 O ATL P. Rockett R. Jones -4% 63% Groundout: C-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- SDP D. Rader A. Messersmith -5% 58% Single to LF
t5 0-1 0 1-- O SDP M. Champion A. Messersmith 5% 63% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 1-- O SDP R. Jones A. Messersmith 3% 66% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
t5 0-1 2 -2- O SDP J. Turner A. Messersmith 5% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O ATL A. Messersmith R. Jones -2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- ATL R. Office R. Jones 4% 72% Double to CF
b5 1-0 1 -2- O ATL J. Royster R. Jones -3% 69% Fielder's Choice P; Office out at 3B/P-SS-3B-2B; Royster to 2B
b5 1-0 2 -2- O ATL W. Montanez R. Jones -3% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- O SDP B. Almon A. Messersmith 4% 69% Groundout: C-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O SDP D. Winfield A. Messersmith 3% 72% Flyball: SS
t6 0-1 2 --- SDP G. Hendrick A. Messersmith -2% 70% Single to LF
t6 0-1 2 1-- O SDP G. Tenace A. Messersmith 4% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Jones -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- ATL G. Matthews R. Jones 4% 75% Double to RF
b6 1-0 1 -2- O ATL V. Correll R. Jones -3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B; Matthews to 3B
b6 1-0 2 --3 R ATL R. Gilbreath R. Jones 10% 82% Single to RF; Matthews Scores
b6 2-0 2 1-- O ATL P. Rockett R. Jones -2% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
t7 0-2 0 --- O SDP M. Ivie A. Messersmith 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- SDP D. Rader A. Messersmith -4% 80% Walk
t7 0-2 1 1-- O SDP M. Champion A. Messersmith 5% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Randy Jones (P) batting 9th
t7 0-2 2 1-- O SDP M. Rettenmund A. Messersmith 3% 88% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
Rollie Fingers replaces Merv Rettenmund (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-0 0 --- O ATL A. Messersmith R. Fingers -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 1 --- O ATL R. Office R. Fingers -1% 86% Flyball: SS
b7 2-0 2 --- O ATL J. Royster R. Fingers -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
Rick Camp replaces Andy Messersmith pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-2 0 --- O SDP J. Turner R. Camp 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-2 1 --- O SDP B. Almon R. Camp 3% 92% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-2 2 --- SDP D. Winfield R. Camp -2% 90% Single to LF
t8 0-2 2 1-- SDP G. Hendrick R. Camp -1% 89% Wild Pitch; Winfield to 2B
t8 0-2 2 -2- SDP G. Hendrick R. Camp -4% 86% Single; Winfield to 3B
t8 0-2 2 1-3 SDP G. Tenace R. Camp -5% 80% Walk; Hendrick to 2B
t8 0-2 2 123 O SDP M. Ivie R. Camp 13% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 3-4-5
b8 2-0 0 --- O ATL W. Montanez R. Fingers -1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 2-0 1 --- O ATL J. Burroughs R. Fingers -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-0 2 --- O ATL G. Matthews R. Fingers -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Camp facing 7-8-9
Brian Asselstine replaces Jeff Burroughs playing RF batting 4th
t9 0-2 0 --- SDP D. Rader R. Camp -8% 84% Single
Gene Richards pinch hits for Mike Champion (2B) batting 8th
t9 0-2 0 1-- O SDP G. Richards R. Camp 7% 91% Strikeout
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Rollie Fingers (P) batting 9th
t9 0-2 1 1-- OO SDP B. Valentine R. Camp 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.

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