April 15, 1981 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,365

Wednesday, April 15, 1981
Time of Game: 2:00

Braves

3-3

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: N Ryan (1-0), L: T Boggs (0-1), S: F LaCorte (1)

Astros

2-4

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               4   0   0   0    0   3  .292  .792    0    3   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .383    0    2   2   
B Horner 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .633    0    0   1   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .471 1.331    0    8   1   2B
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .625    0    1   0   
M Lum LF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    3   0   
B Benedict C                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .211  .497    0    4   1   
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .536    0    2   2   
T Boggs P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    3  11                    24   8

BATTING

2B: C Chambliss (4, off F LaCorte).

TB: C Chambliss 4; B Horner.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Boggs (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .929    0    1   0   
C Reynolds SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .640    0    1   2   
C Cedeno CF                   2   1   0   0    0   0  .292  .737    0    1   0   SH
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .040  .080    0    4   0   
D Walling 1B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .400 1.100    0    9   0   
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .729    0    0   1   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .610    0   11   2   
R Landestoy 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343    0    0   3   
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       26   2   2   0    1   4                    27   8

BATTING

SH: C Cedeno (1, off T Boggs).

TB: C Reynolds; D Walling.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

PITCHING

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, L (0-1)               8     2   2   1    1   4   0   1.80   28     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 2     75    -     0.80   0.03
Totals                         8     2   2   1    1   4   0          28     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 2           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, W (1-0)                7     3   0   0    3   9   0   0.00   27     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 3     77    -     1.22   0.41
F LaCorte, S (1)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.57   0.12
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3  11   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Boggs (1); N Ryan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 22,365.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. C Washington         RF    1. T Puhl               RF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. B Horner             3B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. D Murphy             CF    5. D Walling            1B 
6. M Lum                LF    6. A Howe               3B 
7. B Benedict           C     7. A Ashby              C  
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. R Landestoy          2B 
9. T Boggs              P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  0-0  1--      25%  89% C Cedeno        T Boggs         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Reynolds Scores/No RBI; Cedeno to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  123       9%  56% R Ramirez       N Ryan          Strikeout
   t 9   0  2-0  ---      -8%  86% C Chambliss     F LaCorte       Double to CF
   t 4   0  0-0  1--      -7%  38% C Chambliss     N Ryan          Single to RF; Horner to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  12-       7%  45% D Murphy        N Ryan          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      53%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  B Horner        Walk
   O      1--      54%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  C Reynolds      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  B Benedict      Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  T Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  B Horner        Single to 3B
          1--      38%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Horner to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
          12-      47%  B Benedict      Walk; Horner to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
   O      123      56%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Puhl          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  T Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  D Walling       Walk
   O      1--      53%  A Howe          Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      50%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
          1--      47%  D Murphy        Wild Pitch; Chambliss to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      57%  M Lum           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  R Landestoy     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  B Benedict      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      56%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  T Boggs         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 2-3-4
          ---      64%  C Reynolds      Single to CF
   R      1--      89%  C Cedeno        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Reynolds Scores/No RBI; Cedeno to 3B
   R      --3      91%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Cedeno Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      90%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  D Walling       Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Horner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  R Landestoy     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  F LaCorte       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      94%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  C Chambliss     Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  D Murphy        Groundout: C-1B
   O      -2-      97%  M Lum           Flyball: SS
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Bruce Benedict batting 7th
   O      -2-     100%  B Pocoroba      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198104150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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