June 14, 1982 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
MIL 4 CLE 5
DET 0 CLE 2
DET 1 KCR 3
MIN 0 NYY 5
BOS 1 SEA 4
TEX 0 OAK 4
@TOR 2 CHC 12
PHI 11 HOU 9
ATL 0 NYM 2
@PIT 1 LAD 4
@SDP 3
(11) STL 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,353

Monday, June 14, 1982
Time of Game: 2:28

Braves

36-23

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Astros          0  0  2   0  0  3   1  3  X    9 15  0

W: J Niekro (6-4), L: R Mahler (6-5)

Astros

26-34

Won 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .228  .554    0    1   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .650    0    2   1   GDP
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .794    0   11   1   
D Murphy LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .292 1.000    0    1   0   
B Horner 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .317  .983    0    0   0   
C Washington RF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .730    0    0   0   
B Benedict C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .617    0    6   2   
R Johnson 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .527    0    2   4   
R Mahler P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .294    0    1   2   
  P Hanna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
  K Smith PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .429  .967    0    0   0   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   1   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    2   6                    24  11

BATTING

TB: R Mahler; B Horner; B Butler; C Washington; C Chambliss; R Johnson.

GIDP: R Ramirez (7).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Walling 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .158  .537    0   11   0   HR,SF
T Puhl RF                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .236  .655    0    1   0   CS
R Knight 3B                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .318  .806    0    1   3   
J Cruz LF                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .258  .708    0    2   0   CS
P Garner 2B                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .262  .720    0    1   4   SB
A Ashby C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .743    0    7   0   
T Scott CF                    4   2   3   1    0   1  .266  .617    0    1   0   3B
  S Loucks CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .161         1   0   
D Thon SS                     4   2   3   1    0   1  .227  .568    0    2   3   SB
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .243    0    0   0   2·SH
Totals                       34   9  15   9    2   6                    27  10

BATTING

3B: T Scott (2, off L McWilliams).

HR: D Walling (1, off L McWilliams; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: D Walling (1, off R Mahler).

SH: J Niekro 2 (6, off R Mahler, off L McWilliams).

TB: T Scott 5; D Walling 4; P Garner 3; D Thon 3; R Knight 2; A Ashby; J Cruz; T Puhl.

RBI: D Walling 3 (8); P Garner 2 (31); T Puhl (25); A Ashby (28); D Thon (7); T Scott (8).

2-out RBI: T Puhl; P Garner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Knight-P Garner-D Walling.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (12, 2nd base off R Mahler/B Benedict); D Thon (5, 3rd base off R Mahler/B Benedict).

CS: T Puhl (4, 2nd base by R Mahler/B Benedict); J Cruz (4, 2nd base by R Mahler/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
R Mahler, L (6-5)              5.1   9   5   5    1   3   0   4.12   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 9     32    -     0.80  -0.17
P Hanna                        1.2   3   1   1    1   3   0   4.61    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-1    0.14  -0.01
L McWilliams                   1     3   3   3    0   0   1   7.02    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    15   9   9    2   6   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0·15          2-1

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     6   0   0    2   6   0   2.30   34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 6     79    -     0.59   0.32
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 6           -

Balks: R Mahler (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 17,353.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  --3      10%  77% T Puhl          R Mahler        Single to CF; Thon Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% R Ramirez       J Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   1  0-2  12-       6%  95% P Garner        R Mahler        Single to CF; Cruz to 3B; Knight Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--       6%  66% D Thon          R Mahler        Single to LF; Scott to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  ---       4%  59% T Scott         R Mahler        Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Butler        Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  R Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  B Horner        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  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      ---      52%  J Cruz          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Ashby         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  B Benedict      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  R Mahler        Single to 3B
   O      1--      55%  B Butler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  T Scott         Single to CF
          1--      66%  D Thon          Single to LF; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      66%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thon to 2B; Scott to 3B
   RO     -23      67%  D Walling       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores
          -2-      68%  T Puhl          Thon Steals 3B
   R      --3      77%  " "             Single to CF; Thon Scores
   O      1--      76%  R Knight        Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Mahler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  R Knight        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      79%  P Garner        Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      79%  " "             Single to LF
          1--      80%  A Ashby         Balk; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  B Horner        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Mahler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  T Scott         Strikeout
          ---      84%  D Thon          Single to 3B
   O      1--      82%  J Niekro        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      81%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  R Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      86%  R Mahler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  R Knight        Single to LF
          1--      88%  J Cruz          Single to CF; Knight to 2B
   R      12-      95%  P Garner        Single to CF; Cruz to 3B; Knight Scores
          1-3      95%  A Ashby         Garner Steals 2B
   R      -23      97%  " "             Single to CF; Garner to 3B; Cruz Scores
                  Preston Hanna replaces Rick Mahler pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      98%  T Scott         Single to P; Ashby to 2B; Garner Scores
   O      12-      98%  D Thon          Strikeout
   O      12-      98%  J Niekro        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          1--      98%  B Horner        Walk; Chambliss to 2B
          12-      96%  C Washington    Single to RF; Horner to 2B; Chambliss to 3B
   O      123      99%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  R Knight        Single to LF
          1--      99%  J Cruz          Walk; Knight to 2B
   R      12-     100%  P Garner        Single to CF; Cruz to 3B; Knight Scores
   O      1-3      99%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  R Johnson       Single to LF
                  Ken Smith pinch hits for Preston Hanna batting 9th
          1--      98%  K Smith         Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Butler        Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  R Ramirez       Popfly: SS
   O      12-     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Ken Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  T Scott         Triple to CF
   R      --3     100%  D Thon          Single to LF; Scott Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thon to 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  D Walling       Home Run; Thon Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-9, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Loucks replaces Tony Scott playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Horner        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Horner to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198206140

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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