April 16, 1982 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 26,513

Friday, April 16, 1982
Time of Game: 2:32

Braves

9-0

Won 9

1st

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

W: L McWilliams (2-0), L: N Ryan (0-3), S: R Camp (2)

Astros

4-6

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .622    0    3   1   SB
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .691    0    3   3   
D Murphy RF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .276 1.145    0    3   0   CS
B Horner 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .901    0    0   1   2B
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .789    0    5   0   
R Linares LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .538 1.153    0    2   0   
B Benedict C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .784    0   11   0   2B,CS
R Ramirez SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .382 1.079    0    0   2   
R Mahler P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   5   6   3    4   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Horner (3, off N Ryan); B Benedict (4, off N Ryan).

TB: B Benedict 3; B Horner 2; B Butler; C Chambliss; R Linares.

RBI: B Butler 2 (7); B Horner (5).

2-out RBI: B Horner.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Horner-G Hubbard-C Chambliss.

PB: B Benedict (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Butler (5, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby).

CS: D Murphy (2, 2nd base by M LaCoss/A Ashby); B Benedict (1, 2nd base by N Ryan/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Garner 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .158  .431    0    2   2   GDP
T Puhl RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .555    0    3   0   
T Scott CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .175  .420    0    2   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .639    0    0   0   
A Ashby C                     4   1   2   2    0   2  .414 1.280    0    6   2   2B
R Knight 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .677    0    1   2   
A Howe 1B                     3   0   2   1    1   1  .281  .789    0   10   0   
D Thon SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .724    0    1   2   
N Ryan P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   3   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    3  11                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Ashby (1, off R Mahler).

TB: A Ashby 3; A Howe 2; J Cruz; T Scott; P Garner; D Thon; N Ryan.

GIDP: P Garner (1).

RBI: A Ashby 2 (6); A Howe (4).

2-out RBI: A Howe.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Smith (1).

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
R Mahler                       4.1   7   3   3    1   4   0   1.21   20     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 7     40    -     0.85  -0.20
L McWilliams, W (2-0)          0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.11   0.05
S Bedrosian, H (1)             3     1   0   0    2   5   0   4.05   12     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.35   0.12
R Camp, S (2)                  1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.42    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    4.63   0.16
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3  11   0          37     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 9          4-0

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, L (0-3)                5.2   4   5   4    2   6   0   7.90   22     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 4     47    -     1.07  -0.32
D Smith                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.18  -0.11
M LaCoss                       3     2   0   0    2   0   0   3.38   12     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.53   0.06
Totals                         9     6   5   4    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 6          1-1

S Bedrosian faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Ryan (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 26,513.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. P Garner             2B 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. T Puhl               RF 
3. D Murphy             RF    3. T Scott              CF 
4. B Horner             3B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. A Ashby              C  
6. R Linares            LF    6. R Knight             3B 
7. B Benedict           C     7. A Howe               1B 
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. D Thon               SS 
9. R Mahler             P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-3  1--      21%  67% B Horner        N Ryan          Double to LF; Murphy Scores
   b 9   1  5-3  1-3      19% 100% P Garner        R Camp          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-0  1-3     -18%  18% A Ashby         R Mahler        Double to CF; Scott Scores; Cruz Scores
   b 9   0  5-3  1--     -18%  67% D Thon          R Camp          Single to CF; Howe to 3B
   t 6   2  3-2  --3      14%  45% D Murphy        N Ryan          Wild Pitch; Butler Scores

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      ---      48%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  G Hubbard       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  T Puhl          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  T Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Horner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  C Chambliss     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Linares       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          ---      45%  A Ashby         Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  R Knight        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  A Howe          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  B Benedict      Single to SS
   O      1--      48%  R Ramirez       Benedict Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Mahler        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  N Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  T Scott         Single to RF
          1--      35%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Scott to 3B
   RR     1-3      18%  A Ashby         Double to CF; Scott Scores; Cruz Scores
   O      -2-      20%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B; Ashby to 3B
   RO     --3      14%  A Howe          Single to CF; Ashby Scores; Howe out at 2B/CF-2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      12%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      10%  C Chambliss     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      10%  R Linares       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      10%  D Thon          Strikeout
          ---       9%  N Ryan          Single to P
          1--       8%  P Garner        Single to LF; Ryan to 2B
          12-       6%  T Puhl          Walk; Ryan to 3B; Garner to 2B
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Rick Mahler pitching and batting 9th
   O      123       9%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      123      11%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
          ---      17%  B Benedict      Double to LF
          -2-      22%  R Ramirez       Walk
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      12-      20%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Benedict to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RR     -23      32%  B Butler        Single to LF; Benedict Scores; Ramirez Scores
          1--      35%  G Hubbard       Butler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      30%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 3B
   R      --3      45%  D Murphy        Wild Pitch; Butler Scores
          ---      46%  " "             Walk
   R      1--      67%  B Horner        Double to LF; Murphy Scores
                  Dave Smith replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      80%  C Chambliss     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Horner Scores/No RBI/unER; Chambliss to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  R Linares       Groundout: P unassisted
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Bedrosian facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Biff Pocoroba pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  A Ashby         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  R Knight        Strikeout
          ---      81%  A Howe          Single to LF
          1--      80%  D Thon          Passed Ball; Howe to 2B
          -2-      78%  " "             Walk
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike LaCoss facing 7-8-9
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  S Bedrosian     Walk
   O      1--      82%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Bedrosian facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  T Scott         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  G Hubbard       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      87%  B Horner        Murphy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      87%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Bedrosian facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
          1--      96%  R Linares       Single to CF; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      94%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      93%  S Bedrosian     Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Bedrosian facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  A Howe          Walk
                  Rick Camp replaces Steve Bedrosian pitching and batting 9th
          1--      67%  D Thon          Single to CF; Howe to 3B
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
   O      1-3      81%  D Heep          Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3     100%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198204160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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