September 6, 1977 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@CLE 3 BAL 7
@DET 2 MIN 7
TEX 4 CHW 7
@OAK 2 KCR 10
@SEA 0 BOS 11
@TOR 2 SFG 12
@ATL 2 STL 3
@CHC 1 HOU 8
CIN 3 NYM 5
MON 3 PIT 5
PHI 4
(11) LAD 3
@SDP 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 877

Tuesday, September 6, 1977, 8:07PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Giants

64-75

Won 1

4th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  5   0  1  5   0  0  0   12 14  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  5  1

W: B Knepper (8-7), L: E Solomon (4-5)

Braves

51-87

Lost 1

6th, 33 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas CF                   5   3   3   0    0   0  .263  .693    0    3   0   2B
R Andrews 2B                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .265  .647    0    1   5   2B
D Evans 3B                    5   2   2   3    0   0  .258  .779    0    0   3   2·2B,GDP
W McCovey 1B                  2   1   2   4    0   0  .276  .852    0    5   0   HR
  T Whitfield LF              3   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .735    0    2   0   
J Clark RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .260  .756    0    5   0   
G Thomasson LF-1B             4   1   1   3    0   1  .253  .808    0    4   1   HR,SF
M Hill C                      5   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .656    0    4   1   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .180  .485    0    3   2   IW
B Knepper P                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .191  .399    0    0   0   
Totals                       39  12  14  12    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Evans 2 (18, off D Theiss, off E Solomon); D Thomas (11, off D Theiss); R Andrews (9, off D Theiss).

HR: G Thomasson (16, off M Davey; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); W McCovey (23, off D Collins; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs).

SF: G Thomasson (8, off R Camp).

IBB: J LeMaster (3, by D Collins).

TB: W McCovey 5; G Thomasson 4; D Thomas 4; D Evans 4; J Clark 3; R Andrews 2; B Knepper; T Whitfield.

GIDP: D Evans (8).

RBI: W McCovey 4 (73); D Evans 3 (65); G Thomasson 3 (59); R Andrews (21); J Clark (47).

2-out RBI: G Thomasson 2; J Clark; W McCovey.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J LeMaster-R Andrews-W McCovey.

E: J LeMaster (12).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .538    0    3   3   
B Bonnell CF                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .288  .692    0    3   0   
J Burroughs RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .875    0    2   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .771    0   10   0   GDP
G Matthews LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .278  .781    0    1   0   CS
J Moore 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .664    0    0   5   
V Correll C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .210  .721    0    3   0   2B,SF
P Rockett SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .683    0    5   3   2B
E Solomon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .291         0   0   
  D Collins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .453    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .625    0    0   0   
  D Theiss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Davey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gilbreath PH              0   1   0   0    1   0  .244  .678    0    0   0   
  M Leon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .686         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: V Correll (7, off B Knepper); P Rockett (9, off B Knepper).

SF: V Correll (2, off B Knepper).

TB: J Moore 2; P Rockett 2; V Correll 2; J Royster.

GIDP: W Montanez (15).

RBI: V Correll (16); B Bonnell (34).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Royster-P Rockett-W Montanez.

E: B Bonnell (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Matthews (8, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Hill).

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
B Knepper, W (8-7)             9     5   2   1    3   4   0   3.08   34     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 5     72    -     0.32   0.17
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 5           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Solomon, L (4-5)             2     5   5   5    1   1   0   4.76   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5     26    -     1.09  -0.26
D Collins                      1     2   1   1    1   0   1   5.18    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          2-2    0.35  -0.05
R Camp                         2     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.03    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.16  -0.00
D Theiss                       0.2   4   4   4    0   0   0   7.27    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.05  -0.01
M Davey                        2.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.09    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          1-1    0.00  -0.00
M Leon                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.31    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  12  12    3   3   2          43     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0·14          3-3

E Solomon faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: D Collins (3).

WP: E Solomon (2).

IBB: D Collins (8; J LeMaster).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 877.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Thomas             CF    1. J Royster            2B 
2. R Andrews            2B    2. B Bonnell            CF 
3. D Evans              3B    3. J Burroughs          RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. W Montanez           1B 
5. J Clark              RF    5. G Matthews           LF 
6. G Thomasson          LF    6. J Moore              3B 
7. M Hill               C     7. V Correll            C  
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. P Rockett            SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. E Solomon            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  123      11%  87% D Evans         E Solomon       Double to LF; Knepper Scores; Thomas Scores; Andrews to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3       8%  57% W McCovey       E Solomon       Single to RF; Thomas Scores
   t 3   0  0-3  -23       6%  93% W McCovey       D Collins       Home Run; Andrews Scores; Evans Scores
   t 3   0  0-1  12-       6%  76% R Andrews       E Solomon       Walk; Knepper to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  --3      -6%  49% D Evans         E Solomon       Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D Thomas        Single
          1--      56%  R Andrews       Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomas to 3B
   O      --3      49%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
   R      --3      57%  W McCovey       Single to RF; Thomas Scores
   O      1--      55%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  B Bonnell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eddie Solomon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--      60%  J Moore         Matthews Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      58%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  V Correll       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eddie Solomon facing 9-1-2
          ---      64%  B Knepper       Single to RF
          1--      69%  D Thomas        Single to LF; Knepper to 2B
          12-      76%  R Andrews       Walk; Knepper to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   RR     123      87%  D Evans         Double to LF; Knepper Scores; Thomas Scores; Andrews to 3B
                  Don Collins replaces Eddie Solomon pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    -23      93%  W McCovey       Home Run; Andrews Scores; Evans Scores
          ---      94%  J Clark         Single to LF
          1--      95%  G Thomasson     Balk; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      93%  M Hill          Flyball: RF
          -2-      93%  J LeMaster      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      92%  B Knepper       Flyball: SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  P Rockett       Double to LF
                  Craig Robinson pinch hits for Don Collins batting 9th
   O      -2-      91%  C Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      93%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B; Rockett to 3B
   O      --3      95%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Camp replaces Craig Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  R Andrews       Walk
   OO     1--      94%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  J Burroughs     Walk
   OO     1--      95%  W Montanez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Gary Thomasson moves to 1B; Terry Whitfield replaces Willie McCovey playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  G Matthews      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rick Camp facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  T Whitfield     Single to CF
          1--      98%  J Clark         Single to CF; Whitfield to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitfield Scores; Clark to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      97%  M Hill          Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      97%  J LeMaster      Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  J Moore         Strikeout
          ---      97%  V Correll       Double to CF
   O      -2-      98%  P Rockett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      -2-      98%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-0, Duane Theiss facing 9-1-2
                  Duane Theiss replaces Tom Paciorek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Knepper       Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  D Thomas        Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  R Andrews       Double to RF; Thomas Scores
   R      -2-     100%  D Evans         Double to RF; Andrews Scores
   O      -2-     100%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Clark         Single to CF; Evans Scores
                  Mike Davey replaces Duane Theiss pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--     100%  G Thomasson     Home Run; Clark Scores
   O      ---     100%  M Hill          Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-12, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Bonnell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 12-0, Mike Davey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Knepper       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-12, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  G Matthews      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Matthews to 1B
          1--     100%  J Moore         Single to RF; Matthews to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  V Correll       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Matthews Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  P Rockett       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 12-1, Mike Davey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  T Whitfield     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-12, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Mike Davey batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Gilbreath     Walk
          1--     100%  J Royster       Single to CF; Gilbreath to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gilbreath Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 12-2, Max Leon facing 5-6-7
                  Max Leon replaces Rod Gilbreath pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Thomasson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-12, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Moore         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 12, Braves 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation