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BAL  7
CLE  3

TOR  3
@BOS  1

TEX  6
@CAL  5

MIL 11
SEA  1

CHW  6
@MIN  3

NYY 13
DET  5

OAK  4
KCR  1

ATL  2
SFG  1

MON  4
@CHC  0

LAD  4
@CIN  0

CIN  5
LAD  4

HOU  4
SDP  1

PHI  7
PIT  6

STL  8
NYM  5

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,822

Monday, May 26, 1980
Time of Game: 2:06
Giants
1
18-24
Lost 1
5th, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    2  7  0
W: T Boggs (1-1), L: G Minton (1-2), S: L Bradford (2)
Braves
2
14-24
Won 1
6th, 10 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .277  .740    0    2   0   SB
J Strain 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .714    0    5   5   
J Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .909    0    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .266  .776    0    1   2   
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .608    0    9   1   
T Whitfield LF                3   1   2   0    0   1  .239  .625    0    2   0   3B
  L Herndon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .656    0    0   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .718    0    4   0   
  J Wohlford PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .673    0    0   0   
J LeMaster SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .619    0    0   4   
A Ripley P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Stennett PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .566    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    2   5                    24  12
BATTING
3B: T Whitfield (2, off T Boggs).
SH: A Ripley (1, off T Boggs).
TB: T Whitfield 4; D Evans 2; J LeMaster; J Wohlford; M May.
RBI: M May (13).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J LeMaster-J Strain-M Ivie.
BASERUNNING
SB: B North (13, 2nd base off T Boggs/B Benedict).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .592    0    2   1   SB
L Blanks 3B-SS                4   0   1   2    0   0  .202  .512    0    0   4   
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .777    0   13   1   IW
G Matthews RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .700    0    3   1   
B Asselstine CF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .611    0    2   0   
J Burroughs LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .728    0    1   0   
B Benedict C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .607    0    5   0   2B,GDP
L Gomez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .433    0    0   5   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .136  .467    0    0   0   
  C Ruiz PR-3B                0   1   0   0    0   0  .364  .962         0   1   
T Boggs P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .191    0    1   0   
  J Nolan PH                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .300  .714    0    0   0   
  L Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   7   2    1   3                    27  13
BATTING
2B: B Benedict (4, off A Ripley).
IBB: C Chambliss (2, by G Minton).
TB: B Benedict 2; B Asselstine; M Lum; J Burroughs; J Royster; C Chambliss; L Blanks.
GIDP: B Benedict (1).
RBI: L Blanks 2 (6).
2-out RBI: L Blanks 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Royster (8, 2nd base off A Ripley/M May).

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
A Ripley                       7     5   1   1    0   3   0   1.29   25     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 5     66    -     1.18   0.31
G Minton, BS (1), L (1-2)      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-1    3.21  -0.38
Totals                         8     7   2   2    1   3   0          31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 7          1-1 
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Boggs, W (1-1)               8     6   1   1    2   4   0   3.72   32     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 6     68    -     1.04   0.27
L Bradford, S (2)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.93    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.99   0.15
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 7           -  
A Ripley faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: G Minton (3; C Chambliss).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - (none), 3B - Steve Fields.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 5,822.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B North              CF    1. J Royster            2B 
2. J Strain             2B    2. L Blanks             3B 
3. J Clark              RF    3. C Chambliss          1B 
4. D Evans              3B    4. G Matthews           RF 
5. M Ivie               1B    5. B Asselstine         CF 
6. T Whitfield          LF    6. J Burroughs          LF 
7. M May                C     7. B Benedict           C  
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. L Gomez              SS 
9. A Ripley             P     9. T Boggs              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  1-0  -23      55%  87% L Blanks        G Minton        Single; Ruiz Scores; Nolan Scores; Blanks to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 8   0  1-0  1-3     -24%  39% J Nolan         G Minton        Fielder's Choice 1B; Benedict out at Hm/1B-C; Ruiz to 2B; Nolan to 1B
   b 8   0  1-0  ---      18%  46% B Benedict      A Ripley        Double to LF
   b 8   0  1-0  -2-      17%  63% M Lum           G Minton        Single to LF; Benedict to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% T Whitfield     T Boggs         Triple to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B North         Walk
          1--      44%  J Strain        North Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      51%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      50%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-      55%  M Ivie          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Ripley facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Royster       Single to CF
          1--      61%  L Blanks        Royster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      53%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 6-7-8
          ---      40%  T Whitfield     Triple to CF
   R      --3      36%  M May           Fielder's Choice ; Whitfield Scores; May to 1B
          1--      31%  J LeMaster      Single to RF; May to 2B
   O      12-      31%  A Ripley        Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; May to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
   O      -23      38%  B North         Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      43%  J Strain        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  B Asselstine    Flyball: RF
          ---      44%  J Burroughs     Single to CF
   OO     1--      38%  B Benedict      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy Boggs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  L Gomez         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      38%  T Boggs         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy Boggs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
          ---      37%  M May           Single to SS
   O      1--      39%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      42%  A Ripley        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      39%  L Blanks        Flyball: 2B
          ---      42%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      35%  B Asselstine    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      37%  B North         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      39%  J Strain        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      37%  J Burroughs     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  L Gomez         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
          ---      29%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      33%  M Ivie          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      34%  T Whitfield     Single to RF; Evans to 3B; Whitfield out at 2B/RF-SS-2B
   O      --3      38%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  T Boggs         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  L Blanks        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  J LeMaster      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      33%  A Ripley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      30%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      26%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      29%  B Asselstine    Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy Boggs facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      26%  J Strain        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      29%  M Ivie          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Allen Ripley facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  B Benedict      Double to LF
                  Greg Minton replaces Allen Ripley pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lum pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 8th
          -2-      63%  M Lum           Single to LF; Benedict to 3B
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Tommy Boggs batting 9th; Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Mike Lum batting 8th
   O      1-3      39%  J Nolan         Fielder's Choice 1B; Benedict out at Hm/1B-C; Ruiz to 2B; Nolan to 1B
   O      12-      32%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ruiz to 3B; Nolan to 2B
   RR     -23      87%  L Blanks        Single; Ruiz Scores; Nolan Scores; Blanks to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      87%  C Chambliss     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      85%  G Matthews      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Larry Bradford facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Bradford replaces Joe Nolan pitching and batting 9th; Chico Ruiz moves to 3B; Larvell Blanks moves to SS; Larry Herndon pinch hits for Terry Whitfield batting 6th
   O      ---      92%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Milt May batting 7th
          ---      84%  J Wohlford      Single to 1B
   O      1--      93%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Stennett      Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

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