Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1985 > Apr 20, 1985, Astros at Braves Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
SEA
@CAL		3
2
BOS
@CHW		12
8
KCR
@DET		3
4
TEX
@MIL		5
1
CLE
@NYY		2
5
MIN
@OAK		2
6
BAL
@TOR		2
3
HOU
@ATL		8
1
SFG
@CIN		1
2
CHC
@MON		0
4
NYM
@PHI		6
7
LAD
@SDP		3
4		 
(10)
PIT
@STL		3
4
Saturday, April 20, 1985
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 32,887, Time of Game: 2:23
Astros
8
5-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 2 GB
 at Braves
1
5-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Joe Niekro (1-2)
L: Pascual Perez (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  3   3  0  1    8 12  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  2  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 .237 .599 -0.035 0.87 0.057 -0.092 -0.4 5 4 CS
Terry Puhl RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .367 .954 -0.039 0.65 0.039 -0.079 1.2 2 0 2B
Denny Walling 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .375 .881 0.036 0.70 0.068 -0.032 1.5 0 2
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 2 4 1 1 .333 .788 0.186 0.85 0.203 -0.016 3.1 1 0 2B
Jerry Mumphrey CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .723 -0.055 0.47 0.000 -0.055 -1.4 4 0
Enos Cabell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .730 -0.064 0.65 0.000 -0.064 -1.0 11 0
Alan Ashby C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .857 -0.044 0.42 0.001 -0.045 -0.4 2 0 2B
Craig Reynolds SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .273 .818 0.111 0.40 0.123 -0.012 0.8 2 7 HR
Joe Niekro P 2 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.068 0.68 0.071 -0.003 0.6 0 1 SH
   Frank DiPino P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 37 8 12 8 3 5 .324 .861 0.164 0.63 0.562 -0.398 3.7 27 14
2B: T Puhl (1, off Z Smith); A Ashby (2, off R Camp); J Cruz (3, off Z Smith).
HR: C Reynolds (1, off P Perez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Niekro (1, off Z Smith).
TB: C Reynolds 5; J Cruz 3; T Puhl 3; J Niekro 2; D Walling 2; A Ashby 2; B Doran.
RBI: J Cruz 4 (6); T Puhl 2 (7); C Reynolds (2); D Walling (4).
2-out RBI: T Puhl 2; J Cruz; D Walling.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Doran-C Reynolds-E Cabell; C Reynolds-B Doran-E Cabell.
E: D Walling (2).
Baserunning
CS: B Doran (1, 2nd base by P Perez/R Cerone).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Claudell Washington RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .722 -0.197 1.16 0.000 -0.197 -2.0 0 0 GDP
Rafael Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .576 -0.069 0.70 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 2 1
Brad Komminsk LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .597 -0.015 0.45 0.017 -0.032 -0.1 2 0
Dale Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .447 1.564 -0.039 0.69 0.017 -0.056 -0.8 4 0
Bob Horner 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .188 .587 -0.040 0.48 0.007 -0.047 0.1 1 2
Chris Chambliss 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .586 -0.035 0.51 0.010 -0.045 -0.1 10 4
Rick Cerone C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .438 1.096 0.044 0.84 0.067 -0.024 1.1 5 1
Glenn Hubbard 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .600 0.053 1.23 0.069 -0.016 0.5 0 3
   Zane Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerald Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .399 -0.036 0.90 0.000 -0.036 -1.0 GDP
   Rick Camp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Pascual Perez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.031 2.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 2 0
   Ken Oberkfell 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .308 0.027 0.45 0.032 -0.005 0.0 1 3
Team Totals 28 1 2 0 5 2 .071 .284 -0.338 0.76 0.219 -0.558 -3.3 27 14
TB: K Oberkfell; R Cerone.
GIDP: C Washington (2); G Perry (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Niekro, W (1-2) 6 2 1 0 5 1 0 2.45 25 62 0.288 0.95 1.0
Frank DiPino, S (2) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.17 8 3 1 0.049 0.17 2.3
Team Totals 9 2 1 0 5 2 0 0.00 33 62 3 1 0.337 0.63 3.3
J Niekro faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pascual Perez, L (0-2) 5.1 4 4 4 2 3 1 12.00 21 45 0.024 0.98 0.3
Zane Smith 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 2.03 10 3 3 -0.188 0.48 -4.0
Rick Camp 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 10 0 0 0.000 0.02 -0.1
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 3 5 1 8.00 41 45 3 3 -0.164 0.76 -3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 32,887.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Bill Doran 2B 1 Claudell Washingto RF
2 Terry Puhl RF 2 Rafael Ramirez SS
3 Denny Walling 3B 3 Brad Komminsk LF
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Dale Murphy CF
5 Jerry Mumphrey CF 5 Bob Horner 3B
6 Enos Cabell 1B 6 Chris Chambliss 1B
7 Alan Ashby C 7 Rick Cerone C
8 Craig Reynolds SS 8 Glenn Hubbard 2B
9 Joe Niekro P 9 Pascual Perez P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-0 1 123 RRR HOU J. Cruz Z. Smith 16% 93% Double; Niekro Scores; Doran Scores; Walling Scores
b3 0-1 1 1-3 OO ATL C. Washington J. Niekro 14% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-0 0 --- R HOU C. Reynolds P. Perez 12% 62% Home Run
b3 0-1 0 1-- ATL G. Hubbard J. Niekro -7% 46% Walk; Cerone to 2B
t6 1-0 1 12- HOU D. Walling P. Perez 6% 77% Walk; Niekro to 3B; Doran to 2B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Doran P. Perez -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl P. Perez -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Walling P. Perez -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O ATL C. Washington J. Niekro 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Ramirez J. Niekro 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O ATL B. Komminsk J. Niekro 1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pascual Perez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Cruz P. Perez 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Mumphrey P. Perez -4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU E. Cabell P. Perez -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Ashby P. Perez -2% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy J. Niekro 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O ATL B. Horner J. Niekro 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O ATL C. Chambliss J. Niekro 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pascual Perez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- R HOU C. Reynolds P. Perez 12% 62% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 --- HOU J. Niekro P. Perez 3% 65% Single
t3 1-0 0 1-- O HOU B. Doran P. Perez -3% 62% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-0 1 1-- O HOU T. Puhl P. Perez -4% 58% Doran Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl P. Perez -1% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- ATL R. Cerone J. Niekro -4% 53% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- ATL G. Hubbard J. Niekro -7% 46% Walk; Cerone to 2B
b3 0-1 0 12- O ATL P. Perez J. Niekro 3% 49% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cerone to 3B
b3 0-1 1 1-3 OO ATL C. Washington J. Niekro 14% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Pascual Perez facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Walling P. Perez -2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz P. Perez -2% 59% Lineout: 3B
t4 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Mumphrey P. Perez -1% 58% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O ATL R. Ramirez J. Niekro 3% 61% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- O ATL B. Komminsk J. Niekro 2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- ATL D. Murphy J. Niekro -2% 62% Walk
b4 0-1 2 1-- O ATL B. Horner J. Niekro 3% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Pascual Perez facing 6-7-8
t5 1-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Perez -2% 62% Flyball: SS
t5 1-0 1 --- O HOU A. Ashby P. Perez -2% 61% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- O HOU C. Reynolds P. Perez -1% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O ATL C. Chambliss J. Niekro 3% 63% Lineout: 2B
b5 0-1 1 --- O ATL R. Cerone J. Niekro 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Niekro 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- HOU J. Niekro P. Perez 4% 71% Single
t6 1-0 0 1-- HOU B. Doran P. Perez 6% 76% Single; Niekro to 2B
t6 1-0 0 12- O HOU T. Puhl P. Perez -5% 71% Flyball: CF
t6 1-0 1 12- HOU D. Walling P. Perez 6% 77% Walk; Niekro to 3B; Doran to 2B
Zane Smith replaces Glenn Hubbard (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Ken Oberkfell replaces Pascual Perez (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t6 1-0 1 123 RRR HOU J. Cruz Z. Smith 16% 93% Double; Niekro Scores; Doran Scores; Walling Scores
t6 4-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Mumphrey Z. Smith -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cruz to 3B
t6 4-0 2 --3 O HOU E. Cabell Z. Smith -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
b6 0-4 0 --- ATL K. Oberkfell J. Niekro -3% 88% Single
b6 0-4 0 1-- O ATL C. Washington J. Niekro 3% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 0-4 1 1-- O ATL R. Ramirez J. Niekro 2% 93% Flyball: CF
b6 0-4 2 1-- ATL B. Komminsk J. Niekro -2% 92% Walk; Oberkfell to 2B
b6 0-4 2 12- O ATL D. Murphy J. Niekro 3% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
t7 4-0 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby Z. Smith -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-0 1 --- HOU C. Reynolds Z. Smith 0% 95% Single
t7 4-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Niekro Z. Smith -0% 94% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
t7 4-0 2 -2- HOU B. Doran Z. Smith 0% 95% Walk
t7 4-0 2 12- RR HOU T. Puhl Z. Smith 4% 99% Double; Reynolds Scores; Doran Scores
t7 6-0 2 -2- R HOU D. Walling Z. Smith 1% 99% Single; Puhl Scores
t7 7-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz Z. Smith -0% 99% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
b7 0-7 0 --- ATL B. Horner J. Niekro -1% 98% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Horner to 2B
b7 0-7 0 -2- ATL C. Chambliss J. Niekro -1% 97% Walk
b7 0-7 0 12- ATL R. Cerone J. Niekro -2% 95% Single; Horner to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
Frank DiPino replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
Gerald Perry pinch hits for Zane Smith (P) batting 8th
b7 0-7 0 123 ROO ATL G. Perry F. DiPino 4% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Horner Scores/unER; Chambliss to 3B
b7 1-7 2 --3 O ATL K. Oberkfell F. DiPino 0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Braves' Rick Camp facing 5-6-7
Rick Camp replaces Gerald Perry (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t8 7-1 0 --- O HOU J. Mumphrey R. Camp -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 7-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell R. Camp -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 7-1 2 --- HOU A. Ashby R. Camp 0% 99% Double
t8 7-1 2 -2- O HOU C. Reynolds R. Camp -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Astros' Frank DiPino facing 1-2-3
b8 1-7 0 --- O ATL C. Washington F. DiPino 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 1-7 1 --- O ATL R. Ramirez F. DiPino 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-7 2 --- O ATL B. Komminsk F. DiPino 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Braves' Rick Camp facing 9-1-2
t9 7-1 0 --- O HOU F. DiPino R. Camp -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 7-1 1 --- O HOU B. Doran R. Camp -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-1 2 --- HOU T. Puhl R. Camp 0% 100% Single
t9 7-1 2 1-- HOU D. Walling R. Camp 0% 100% Single; Puhl to 3B
t9 7-1 2 1-3 R HOU J. Cruz R. Camp 0% 100% Single; Puhl Scores; Walling to 2B
t9 8-1 2 12- O HOU J. Mumphrey R. Camp -0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Astros' Frank DiPino facing 4-5-6
b9 1-8 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy F. DiPino 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-8 1 --- O ATL B. Horner F. DiPino 0% 100% Lineout: SS
b9 1-8 2 --- O ATL C. Chambliss F. DiPino 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ATL198504200
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.