April 18, 1982 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
TOR 3 CAL 5
MIN 2 CHW 6
BAL 4 CLE 8
KCR 2 DET 5
NYY 2 TEX 9
@MIL 6 SEA 4
OAK 3 ATL 6
@HOU 5 MON 7
@NYM 6 CHC 5
@PIT 1 SDP 9
LAD 3 SFG 4
CIN 2 STL 6
PHI 5
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 29,166

Sunday, April 18, 1982
Time of Game: 2:57

Braves

11-0

Won 11

1st

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

W: A Hrabosky (1-0), L: D Smith (0-1), S: R Camp (3)

Astros

4-8

Lost 3

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .669    0    7   0   SB
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .670    0    2   2   SH
R Linares LF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .409  .909    0    3   0   2B
B Horner 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .222  .883    0    3   1   
D Murphy RF                   4   2   1   2    1   0  .250 1.071    0    2   0   3B
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .913    0    5   2   2·2B
B Benedict C                  1   0   1   0    3   0  .278  .811    0    4   2   IW
R Ramirez SS                  4   1   0   1    0   0  .333  .926    0    1   0   2·GDP
J Cowley P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  L Whisenton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   2B
  J Royster PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    6   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Linares (2, off F LaCorte); B Pocoroba (1, off D Smith); C Chambliss 2 (4, off D Smith, off B Knepper).

3B: D Murphy (1, off B Knepper).

SH: G Hubbard (5, off B Knepper).

IBB: B Benedict (1, by D Smith).

TB: C Chambliss 4; D Murphy 3; B Pocoroba 2; B Butler 2; R Linares 2; B Benedict; G Hubbard; J Cowley.

GIDP: R Ramirez 2 (3).

RBI: B Pocoroba 2 (2); D Murphy 2 (12); R Ramirez (7); C Chambliss (3).

2-out RBI: B Pocoroba 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

E: D Murphy (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Butler (6, 2nd base off D Smith/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Walling CF                  1   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
  M Ivie PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .900    0    0   0   
  T Scott PR-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .418    0    0   0   
P Garner 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .191  .509    0    5   4   SB
J Cruz LF                     2   1   1   2    3   0  .293  .713    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .368 1.084    0    4   1   
D Heep RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   0   
  A Knicely PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
R Knight 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .268  .681    0    0   3   SF
A Howe 1B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .716    0   14   2   
D Thon SS                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .296  .757    0    1   8   3B,CS
B Knepper P                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   1   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Pittman PH                0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .555    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   4    8   2                    27  19

BATTING

3B: D Thon (1, off J Cowley).

SF: R Knight (1, off R Camp).

SH: A Knicely (1, off R Camp); J Pittman (1, off J Cowley).

TB: D Thon 3; P Garner 2; A Ashby 2; A Howe; J Cruz; T Puhl; R Knight.

RBI: J Cruz 2 (6); R Knight (2); D Thon (3).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thon-A Howe; D Thon-P Garner-A Howe.

PB: A Ashby (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (4, 2nd base off J Cowley/B Benedict).

CS: D Thon (2, 3rd base by L McWilliams/B Benedict).

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
J Cowley                       5.1   6   4   3    5   1   0   4.15   27     -       ·  ·      3·12· 0· 6     38    -     0.94  -0.34
L McWilliams                   0.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   4.26    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.04   0.10
A Hrabosky, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.08
R Camp, S (3)                  2     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.16    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    3.21   0.15
Totals                         9     9   5   4    8   2   0          43     -       ·  ·      7·17· 0· 9          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Knepper                      5.1   6   4   3    3   5   0   4.70   24     -       ·  ·      9· 1· 0· 6     44    -     1.11  -0.34
M LaCoss                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.30   0.10
D Smith, L (0-1)               2     3   2   2    2   0   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.28  -0.28
F LaCorte                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.87    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.40   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   5    6   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     18· 2· 0·10          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Smith (1; B Benedict).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 29,166.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-4  1-3      38%  88% B Pocoroba      D Smith         Double to CF; Chambliss Scores; Ramirez Scores
   t 6   1  4-1  12-      25%  40% D Murphy        B Knepper       Triple to CF; Hubbard Scores; Horner Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  1--     -18%  39% D Thon          J Cowley        Triple to CF; Knight Scores
   b 9   0  6-4  1--     -18%  67% A Ashby         R Camp          Single to RF; Cruz to 3B
   b 2   2  1-2  -23     -15%  17% J Cruz          J Cowley        Single to LF; Knepper Scores; Walling Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Butler        Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  G Hubbard       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Butler to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  R Linares       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      46%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Walling       Walk
   O      1--      45%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  J Cruz          Flyball: SS
          1--      45%  A Ashby         Single to LF; Walling to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      57%  C Chambliss     Passed Ball; Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 3B
          --3      58%  B Benedict      Walk
   RO     1-3      60%  R Ramirez       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murphy Scores/unER
   O      1--      58%  J Cowley        Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
          ---      53%  R Knight        Single to SS
   O      1--      57%  A Howe          Flyball: 3B
   R      1--      39%  D Thon          Triple to CF; Knight Scores
          --3      38%  B Knepper       Walk
          1-3      34%  D Walling       Walk; Knepper to 2B
   RO     123      32%  P Garner        Flyball: RF; Thon Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Knepper to 3B; Walling to 2B
   RR     -23      17%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Knepper Scores; Walling Scores/unER
   O      1--      18%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      16%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      14%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      14%  R Linares       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      15%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      15%  R Knight        Flyball: LF
          ---      15%  A Howe          Single to CF
   O      1--      16%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      14%  B Horner        Strikeout
   O      ---      12%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      12%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Cowley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      13%  B Knepper       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      13%  D Walling       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      13%  P Garner        Single to LF
          1--      12%  J Cruz          Garner Steals 2B
          -2-      12%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      14%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
          ---      17%  B Benedict      Single to LF
   OO     1--      10%  R Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      11%  J Cowley        Single to CF
   O      1--      10%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      10%  D Heep          Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  R Knight        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      11%  A Howe          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
          ---      15%  G Hubbard       Single to LF
   O      1--      12%  R Linares       Strikeout
          1--      16%  B Horner        Walk; Hubbard to 2B
   RR     12-      40%  D Murphy        Triple to CF; Hubbard Scores; Horner Scores
   R      --3      53%  C Chambliss     Double to RF; Murphy Scores
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      56%  B Benedict      Walk
   OO     12-      43%  R Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Cowley facing 8-9-1
          ---      38%  D Thon          Walk
                  Joe Pittman pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
   O      1--      40%  J Pittman       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Thon to 2B
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Joe Cowley pitching and batting 9th; Mike Ivie pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 1st
   O      -2-      48%  M Ivie          Thon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---      47%  " "             Walk
                  Tony Scott pinch runs for Mike Ivie batting 1st
          1--      44%  P Garner        Single to RF; Scott to 2B
          12-      40%  J Cruz          Walk; Scott to 3B; Garner to 2B
   O      123      50%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Smith replaces Joe Pittman pitching and batting 9th; Tony Scott moves to CF; Larry Whisenton pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  L Whisenton     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  B Butler        Single to 3B
          1--      54%  G Hubbard       Butler Steals 2B
          -2-      56%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      51%  R Linares       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Butler to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Al Hrabosky facing 5-6-7
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Larry Whisenton pitching and batting 9th; Alan Knicely pinch hits for Danny Heep batting 5th
   O      ---      46%  A Knicely       Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
                  Alan Knicely moves to RF
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  C Chambliss     Double to CF
          -2-      57%  B Benedict      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      51%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Chambliss to 3B
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Al Hrabosky batting 9th
   RR     1-3      88%  B Pocoroba      Double to CF; Chambliss Scores; Ramirez Scores
                  Jerry Royster pinch runs for Biff Pocoroba batting 9th
   O      -2-      87%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Camp facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Camp replaces Jerry Royster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  D Thon          Groundout: P-1B
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
          ---      85%  T Puhl          Single to SS
   O      1--      90%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      94%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank LaCorte facing 2-3-4
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  R Linares       Double to RF
   O      -2-      94%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      93%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Camp facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      67%  A Ashby         Single to RF; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      74%  A Knicely       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Ashby to 2B
   RO     -23      85%  R Knight        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores; Ashby to 3B
   O      --3     100%  A Howe          Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198204180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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