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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
7
OAK
@CAL		5
3
MIL
@CHW		4
5
DET
@KCR		4
0
MIN
@SEA		5
6
CLE
@TEX		0
8
NYY
@TOR		6
3
ATL
@HOU		0
2
CHC
@MON		4
5
STL
@NYM		3
5
PIT
@PHI		3
4		 
(11)
CIN
@SDP		10
1
LAD
@SFG		4
2
Wednesday, April 15, 1981
, Astrodome
Attendance: 22,365, Time of Game: 2:00
Braves
0
3-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
 at Astros
2
2-4
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
W: Nolan Ryan (1-0)
L: Tommy Boggs (0-1)
 
                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

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 3 .292 .792 -0.088 0.93 0.000 -0.088 -0.7 3 0
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .383 -0.058 0.60 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 2 2
Bob Horner 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 .633 0.015 0.81 0.057 -0.043 0.2 0 1
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .471 1.331 0.199 1.35 0.220 -0.021 1.4 8 1 2B
Dale Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .625 -0.200 1.98 0.000 -0.200 -1.5 1 0
Mike Lum LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 -0.171 1.76 0.000 -0.171 -1.2 3 0
Bruce Benedict C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .211 .496 0.014 1.35 0.050 -0.036 0.2 4 1
   Biff Pocoroba PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.032 1.19 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .536 -0.137 1.89 0.000 -0.137 -1.0 2 2
Tommy Boggs P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.070 0.97 0.000 -0.070 -0.5 1 1
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 3 11 .129 .367 -0.528 1.28 0.327 -0.856 -3.7 24 8
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .929 -0.064 0.67 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 1 0
Craig Reynolds SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .320 .640 0.027 0.95 0.058 -0.032 0.1 1 2
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .292 .737 0.245 1.03 0.267 -0.021 1.5 1 0 SH
Jose Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .040 .080 -0.058 0.80 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 4 0
Denny Walling 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .400 1.100 0.026 0.57 0.041 -0.015 0.3 9 0
Art Howe 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .729 -0.056 0.81 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 0 1
Alan Ashby C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .610 -0.061 0.81 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 11 2
Rafael Landestoy 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .343 -0.052 0.72 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 0 3
Nolan Ryan P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.033 0.69 0.000 -0.033 -0.2 0 0
   Frank LaCorte P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 26 2 2 0 1 4 .077 .188 -0.029 0.77 0.366 -0.395 -1.3 27 8
SH: C Cedeno (1, off T Boggs).
TB: C Reynolds; D Walling.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy Boggs, L (0-1) 8 2 2 1 1 4 0 1.80 28 75 0.028 0.77 1.3
Team Totals 8 2 2 1 1 4 0 1.12 28 75 0.028 1.28 1.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, W (1-0) 7 3 0 0 3 9 0 0.00 27 77 0.406 1.26 2.9
Frank LaCorte, S (1) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.122 1.37 0.8
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 11 0 0.00 34 77 0 0 0.528 0.77 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: T Boggs (1); N Ryan (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 22,365.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Claudell Washingto RF 1 Terry Puhl RF
2 Glenn Hubbard 2B 2 Craig Reynolds SS
3 Bob Horner 3B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Chris Chambliss 1B 4 Jose Cruz LF
5 Dale Murphy CF 5 Denny Walling 1B
6 Mike Lum LF 6 Art Howe 3B
7 Bruce Benedict C 7 Alan Ashby C
8 Rafael Ramirez SS 8 Rafael Landestoy 2B
9 Tommy Boggs P 9 Nolan Ryan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 0 1-- R HOU C. Cedeno T. Boggs 25% 89% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Reynolds Scores/No RBI; Cedeno to 3B
t4 0-0 2 123 O ATL R. Ramirez N. Ryan 9% 56% Strikeout
t9 0-2 0 --- ATL C. Chambliss F. LaCorte -8% 86% Double to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- ATL C. Chambliss N. Ryan -7% 38% Single to RF; Horner to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- O ATL D. Murphy N. Ryan 7% 45% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL C. Washington N. Ryan 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard N. Ryan 1% 53% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- ATL B. Horner N. Ryan -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL C. Chambliss N. Ryan 2% 54% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl T. Boggs -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Reynolds T. Boggs -1% 51% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Boggs -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy N. Ryan 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Lum N. Ryan 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- ATL B. Benedict N. Ryan -1% 52% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O ATL R. Ramirez N. Ryan 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz T. Boggs -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Walling T. Boggs -1% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU A. Howe T. Boggs -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O ATL T. Boggs N. Ryan 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O ATL C. Washington N. Ryan 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard N. Ryan 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby T. Boggs -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Landestoy T. Boggs -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU N. Ryan T. Boggs -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- ATL B. Horner N. Ryan -5% 45% Single to 3B
t4 0-0 0 1-- ATL C. Chambliss N. Ryan -7% 38% Single to RF; Horner to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- O ATL D. Murphy N. Ryan 7% 45% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 12- O ATL M. Lum N. Ryan 5% 50% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 12- ATL B. Benedict N. Ryan -4% 47% Walk; Horner to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
t4 0-0 2 123 O ATL R. Ramirez N. Ryan 9% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl T. Boggs -3% 53% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Reynolds T. Boggs -2% 51% Strikeout (C-1B)
b4 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Boggs -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- O ATL T. Boggs N. Ryan 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O ATL C. Washington N. Ryan 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard N. Ryan 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz T. Boggs -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- HOU D. Walling T. Boggs 3% 57% Walk
b5 0-0 1 1-- O HOU A. Howe T. Boggs -4% 53% Foul Flyball: C
b5 0-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Ashby T. Boggs -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
t6 0-0 0 --- O ATL B. Horner N. Ryan 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- ATL C. Chambliss N. Ryan -4% 50% Single to RF
t6 0-0 1 1-- ATL D. Murphy N. Ryan -3% 47% Wild Pitch; Chambliss to 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O ATL D. Murphy N. Ryan 5% 52% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 2 -2- O ATL M. Lum N. Ryan 5% 57% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
b6 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Landestoy T. Boggs -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-0 1 --- O HOU N. Ryan T. Boggs -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl T. Boggs -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
t7 0-0 0 --- O ATL B. Benedict N. Ryan 4% 54% Foul Flyball: C
t7 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Ramirez N. Ryan 3% 56% Flyball: CF
t7 0-0 2 --- O ATL T. Boggs N. Ryan 2% 58% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 2-3-4
b7 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Reynolds T. Boggs 6% 64% Single to CF
b7 0-0 0 1-- R HOU C. Cedeno T. Boggs 25% 89% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Reynolds Scores/No RBI; Cedeno to 3B
b7 1-0 0 --3 R HOU J. Cruz T. Boggs 1% 91% Wild Pitch; Cedeno Scores/No RBI/unER
b7 2-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz T. Boggs -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-0 1 --- HOU D. Walling T. Boggs 1% 91% Single to CF
b7 2-0 1 1-- O HOU A. Howe T. Boggs -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Ashby T. Boggs -1% 89% 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, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
Frank LaCorte replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-2 0 --- O ATL C. Washington F. LaCorte 3% 92% Strikeout
t8 0-2 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard F. LaCorte 2% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-2 2 --- O ATL B. Horner F. LaCorte 1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
b8 2-0 0 --- O HOU R. Landestoy T. Boggs -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b8 2-0 1 --- O HOU F. LaCorte T. Boggs -0% 94% Flyball: SS
b8 2-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl T. Boggs -0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
t9 0-2 0 --- ATL C. Chambliss F. LaCorte -8% 86% Double to CF
t9 0-2 0 -2- O ATL D. Murphy F. LaCorte 6% 92% Groundout: C-1B
t9 0-2 1 -2- O ATL M. Lum F. LaCorte 5% 97% Flyball: SS
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Bruce Benedict (C) batting 7th
t9 0-2 2 -2- O ATL B. Pocoroba F. LaCorte 3% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

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