June 7, 1980 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 42,263

Saturday, June 7, 1980
Time of Game: 2:05

Giants

21-31

Lost 3

6th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Astros          0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  X    3 10  0

W: J Niekro (6-4), L: E Whitson (2-7)

Astros

29-21

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .713    0    1   2   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
J Strain 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .584    0    2   1   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  L Herndon CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .642    0    1   0   
J Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .836    0    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .728    0    0   1   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .654    0    1   0   
R Murray 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    9   2   SB
M May C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .676    0    3   2   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .621    0    4   1   
E Whitson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .126    0    1   0   SH
  R Stennett PH-2B            2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    0   5                    24  12

BATTING

SH: E Whitson (4, off J Niekro).

TB: J LeMaster; R Stennett; D Evans; T Whitfield; B North.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Murray (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Murray (1, 2nd base off J Niekro/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy SS-2B             4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .673    0    1   3   3B
T Puhl CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .821    0    2   0   SB
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .221  .695    0    1   3   2·2B
  C Reynolds SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .521         1   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .326  .798    0    3   0   CS
D Walling RF                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .275  .727    0    2   0   
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .684    0    2   4   SB
A Howe 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .695    0    9   0   
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .769    0    6   0   IW
J Niekro P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .612    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3  10   3    2   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Morgan 2 (6, 2 off E Whitson).

3B: R Landestoy (3, off E Whitson).

IBB: A Ashby (9, by E Whitson).

TB: J Morgan 5; R Landestoy 3; D Walling 3; J Cruz 2; T Puhl.

RBI: J Morgan 2 (17); D Walling (8).

2-out RBI: J Morgan; D Walling.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Puhl (9, 2nd base off E Whitson/M May); E Cabell (8, 2nd base off E Whitson/M May).

CS: J Cruz (5, 2nd base by E Whitson/M May).

PO: J Morgan (1st base by A Holland).

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, L (2-7)             5     9   3   3    2   1   0   3.76   23     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 9     36    -     1.01  -0.12
G Lavelle                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.89    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
A Holland                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.76    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         8    10   3   3    2   2   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1·10           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, W (6-4)              9     5   0   0    0   5   0   3.32   32     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 5     82    -     1.02   0.40
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Whitson (5; A Ashby).

PO: A Holland (2; J Morgan, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 42,263.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. B North              CF    1. R Landestoy          SS 
2. J Strain             2B    2. T Puhl               CF 
3. J Clark              RF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. D Evans              3B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. T Whitfield          LF    5. D Walling            RF 
6. R Murray             1B    6. E Cabell             3B 
7. M May                C     7. A Howe               1B 
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. A Ashby              C  
9. E Whitson            P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-      14%  67% J Morgan        E Whitson       Double to CF; Puhl Scores
   b 5   0  0-1  ---      10%  82% R Landestoy     E Whitson       Triple to CF
   t 6   0  3-0  1--      -7%  78% B North         J Niekro        Single to CF; Stennett to 2B
   b 5   1  0-1  --3       7%  85% J Morgan        E Whitson       Double to LF; Landestoy Scores
   t 6   0  3-0  12-       6%  84% J Strain        J Niekro        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  J Strain        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Cruz          Single to SS
   O      1--      52%  D Walling       Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      55%  " "             Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cabell to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
          1--      53%  A Howe          Cabell Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  A Ashby         Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  M May           Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  J LeMaster      Single to 3B
   O      1--      51%  E Whitson       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  B North         Fielder's Choice 3B; LeMaster out at 3B/3B-2B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Niekro        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  R Landestoy     Strikeout
          ---      52%  T Puhl          Single to LF
          1--      54%  J Morgan        Puhl Steals 2B
   R      -2-      67%  " "             Double to CF; Puhl Scores
   O      -2-      64%  J Cruz          Single to CF; Morgan out at Hm/CF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  J Strain        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Clark         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      70%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  D Walling       Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B; Walling to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
          -2-      70%  A Ashby         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      66%  J Niekro        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  T Whitfield     Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  R Murray        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      63%  M May           Murray Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      73%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  R Landestoy     Triple to CF
   O      --3      78%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3      85%  J Morgan        Double to LF; Landestoy Scores
   O      -2-      83%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   RO     -2-      89%  D Walling       Single to CF; Morgan Scores; Walling out at 2B/CF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Ed Whitson batting 9th
          ---      85%  R Stennett      Single to CF
          1--      78%  B North         Single to CF; Stennett to 2B
   O      12-      84%  J Strain        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      89%  J Clark         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      93%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Joe Strain pitching and batting 2nd; Rennie Stennett moves to 2B
   O      ---      92%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  A Howe          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      92%  A Ashby         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  R Murray        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  J Niekro        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  T Puhl          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B North         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Al Holland facing 3-4-5
                  Al Holland replaces Billy North pitching and batting 1st; Larry Herndon replaces Gary Lavelle playing CF batting 2nd
          ---      98%  J Morgan        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Cruz          Morgan Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      98%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
                  Rafael Landestoy moves to 2B; Craig Reynolds replaces Joe Morgan playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Clark         Lineout: SS
          ---      99%  D Evans         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  T Whitfield     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198006070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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