August 14, 1981 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@BAL 3 KCR 4
@CLE 1 DET 1
NYY 0 MIN 6
SEA 1 SEA 13
@MIN 3 OAK 4
CAL 2
(10) TEX 3
BOS 2 TOR 5
MIL 4 SFG 4
@CIN 0 CIN 7
SFG 6
(10) LAD 5
ATL 0 STL 3
@MON 1 PHI 8
@NYM 4 HOU 5
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cinergy Field, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, August 14, 1981
Time of Game: 2:13

Giants

29-34

Won 1

5th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    4  8  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: E Whitson (3-5), L: B Berenyi (5-3)

Reds

36-24

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   1    2   0  .241  .755    0    0   6   CS
E Cabell 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .591    0   11   1   
J Clark RF                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .235  .699    0    2   0   HR
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .757    0    0   2   2B
L Herndon LF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .306  .775    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .738    0    2   0   
J Leonard CF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .208  .575    0    6   0   2B,GDP
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .600    0    4   4   
E Whitson P                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .100  .282    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    6   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Evans (7, off B Berenyi); J Leonard (2, off D Bair).

HR: J Clark (7, off D Bair; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Clark 4; J Leonard 3; M May 2; D Evans 2; E Whitson; J LeMaster.

GIDP: J Leonard (1).

RBI: J Morgan (22); J Clark (27); D Evans (34); J Leonard (4).

2-out RBI: D Evans.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Morgan-J LeMaster-E Cabell 2; E Cabell-J LeMaster-E Cabell.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Morgan (1, 2nd base by B Berenyi/J Nolan).

PO: J Morgan (1st base by G Combe).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .793    0    1   0   2·GDP
R Oester 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .755    0    0   3   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .827    0    4   4   
G Foster LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .924    0    2   0   
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .735    0   13   0   
R Knight 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .698    0    1   2   
J Nolan C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .774    0    3   1   GDP
S Mejias CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .677    0    2   0   
B Berenyi P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .334    0    1   1   
  G Combe P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Landestoy PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .480    0    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         0   0   
  L Biittner PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .346  .862    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    1   1                    27  12

BATTING

TB: L Biittner; R Oester; S Mejias; R Knight.

GIDP: D Collins 2 (5); J Nolan (4).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Berenyi-D Concepcion-D Driessen.

E: D Concepcion (14).

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
E Whitson, W (3-5)             9     4   0   0    1   1   0   3.82   29     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 4     79    -     0.92   0.41
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   1   0          29     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 4           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Berenyi, L (5-3)             5     6   3   1    6   2   0   4.13   26     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 6     43    -     0.95  -0.11
G Combe                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.07    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.33   0.04
D Bair                         3     2   1   1    0   0   1   5.97   11     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.17  -0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   2    6   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 8          3-1

B Berenyi faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Combe (1; J Morgan, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Morgan             2B    1. D Collins            RF 
2. E Cabell             1B    2. R Oester             2B 
3. J Clark              RF    3. D Concepcion         SS 
4. D Evans              3B    4. G Foster             LF 
5. L Herndon            LF    5. D Driessen           1B 
6. M May                C     6. R Knight             3B 
7. J Leonard            CF    7. J Nolan              C  
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. S Mejias             CF 
9. E Whitson            P     9. B Berenyi            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      12%  59% D Evans         B Berenyi       Double to LF (LF-CF); Clark Scores
   t 6   0  0-1  1--      10%  81% M May           B Berenyi       Single to RF; Herndon to 3B
   b 5   1  1-0  1--       8%  68% J Nolan         E Whitson       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-1  1--      -7%  58% J Leonard       B Berenyi       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 2   2  0-1  123      -7%  57% E Cabell        B Berenyi       Lineout: P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      48%  E Cabell        Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  J Clark         Walk
   R      1--      59%  D Evans         Double to LF (LF-CF); Clark Scores
   O      -2-      57%  L Herndon       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Oester        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      61%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  M May           Single to LF
   OO     1--      58%  J Leonard       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      59%  J LeMaster      Single to 3B
          1--      62%  E Whitson       Single to RF; LeMaster to 3B
          1-3      64%  J Morgan        Walk; Whitson to 2B
   O      123      57%  E Cabell        Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  G Foster        Walk
   O      1--      57%  D Driessen      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      60%  R Knight        Popfly: RF
   O      1--      62%  J Nolan         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      1--      58%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  S Mejias        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  B Berenyi       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  J Leonard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  J LeMaster      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  E Whitson       Walk
   O      1--      59%  J Morgan        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  R Knight        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      68%  J Nolan         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  L Herndon       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      81%  M May           Single to RF; Herndon to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  J Leonard       Single to CF; Herndon Scores/unER; May to 2B
          12-      90%  J LeMaster      Walk; May to 3B; Leonard to 2B
                  Geoff Combe replaces Bruce Berenyi pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      86%  E Whitson       Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm; Leonard to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
   RO     123      88%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Leonard Scores/unER; LeMaster to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  E Cabell        Morgan Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  S Mejias        Single to RF
                  Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Geoff Combe batting 9th
   O      1--      86%  R Landestoy     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      91%  D Collins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Bair facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Bair replaces Rafael Landestoy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      95%  J Clark         Home Run
   O      ---      95%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  R Oester        Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  D Concepcion    Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      96%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Bair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  J Leonard       Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      97%  E Whitson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Nolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Mejias        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Bair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  E Cabell        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  J Clark         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Doug Bair batting 9th
          ---      97%  L Biittner      Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  D Collins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation