July 31, 1982 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 9
@CAL 3 CHW 7
BOS 5 KCR 2
BAL 0 MIL 4
CLE 2 OAK 3
MIN 2 TEX 3
NYY 2 TOR 1
DET 0
(10) LAD 3
@ATL 0 SDP 5
@CIN 4 SDP 6
@CIN 2 SFG 5
@HOU 4 HOU 5
SFG 0 STL 10
@MON 1 NYM 9
PIT 4 PHI 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Astrodome, Attendance: 28,190

Saturday, July 31, 1982
Time of Game: 2:10

Giants

49-54

Lost 1

4th, 13 GB

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

W: M LaCoss (4-3), L: A Hammaker (8-6), S: F LaCorte (4)

Astros

46-55

Won 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Venable CF                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .200  .493    0    3   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .291  .742    0    3   2   GDP
  J Barr P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .500         1   1   
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .654    0    8   0   
J Clark RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .808    0    1   0   
D Evans SS                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .256  .797    0    1   7   
C Summers LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .695    0    1   0   
T O'Malley 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .256  .667    0    1   1   
B Brenly C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .709    0    3   0   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .715    0    0   0   
A Hammaker P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .106    0    0   1   SH
  J Morgan PH-2B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .844    0    2   1   3B
Totals                       32   0   8   0    4   7                    24  13

BATTING

3B: J Morgan (1, off F LaCorte).

SH: A Hammaker (1, off M LaCoss).

TB: J Morgan 3; M Venable 2; D Evans 2; T O'Malley; J Clark; D Kuiper.

GIDP: D Kuiper (6).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-D Evans-D Bergman.

E: T O'Malley (8); D Evans (14).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Venable (1st base by M LaCoss).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .696    0    2   5   2B,SB
T Scott CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .583    0    2   0   
R Knight 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .790    0   11   1   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .281  .748    0    2   0   
P Garner 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .257  .724    0    1   4   
A Howe 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .620    0    1   1   SH,GDP
T Puhl RF                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .251  .712    0    1   0   IW
A Knicely C                   3   1   1   3    0   0  .220  .614    0    7   0   HR
M LaCoss P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   SH
  F LaCorte P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   5   5   5    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Thon (16, off A Hammaker).

HR: A Knicely (2, off J Barr; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: A Howe (2, off J Barr); M LaCoss (1, off A Hammaker).

IBB: T Puhl (1, by J Barr).

TB: A Knicely 4; J Cruz 2; D Thon 2; T Scott.

GIDP: A Howe (8).

RBI: A Knicely 3 (11); T Scott (16); J Cruz (51).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thon-R Knight; P Garner-D Thon-R Knight.

E: M LaCoss 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thon (18, 3rd base off A Hammaker/B Brenly).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Hammaker, L (8-6)            6     3   2   1    0   2   0   3.83   22     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 3     62    -     0.76  -0.03
J Barr                         2     2   3   3    2   1   1   3.28   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.28  -0.08
Totals                         8     5   5   4    2   3   1          32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 5           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M LaCoss, W (4-3)              5.2   5   0   0    4   4   0   3.06   24     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 1· 5     59    -     1.10   0.26
F LaCorte, S (4)               3.1   3   0   0    0   3   0   4.84   13     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 3          2-0    0.80   0.13
Totals                         9     8   0   0    4   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 2· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Hammaker (1).

IBB: J Barr (4; T Puhl).

PO: M LaCoss (0; M Venable, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 28,190.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. M Venable            CF    1. D Thon               SS 
2. D Kuiper             2B    2. T Scott              CF 
3. D Bergman            1B    3. R Knight             1B 
4. J Clark              RF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. D Evans              SS    5. P Garner             2B 
6. C Summers            LF    6. A Howe               3B 
7. T O'Malley           3B    7. T Puhl               RF 
8. B Brenly             C     8. A Knicely            C  
9. A Hammaker           P     9. M LaCoss             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3      14%  51% D Bergman       M LaCoss        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   t 5   1  2-0  1-3      14%  83% D Kuiper        M LaCoss        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  0-1  1--       9%  82% R Knight        A Hammaker      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Scott to 3B
   t 7   1  2-0  ---      -8%  79% J Morgan        F LaCorte       Triple to CF
   b 4   1  0-2  1-3      -7%  78% A Howe          A Hammaker      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Venable       Single to LF
          1--      40%  D Kuiper        Venable Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Venable to 3B
          --3      37%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3      51%  D Bergman       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      --3      54%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Thon          Double to LF
          -2-      64%  T Scott         Thon Steals 3B
   RO     --3      64%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Thon Scores
   O      ---      63%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      66%  C Summers       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      63%  T O'Malley      Single to P; O'Malley to 2B/Adv on E1
   O      -2-      67%  B Brenly        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  T Puhl          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike LaCoss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  A Hammaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  M Venable       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  D Kuiper        Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  A Knicely       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  M LaCoss        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      67%  C Summers       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      70%  T O'Malley      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  T Scott         Single to 3B
          1--      82%  R Knight        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Scott to 3B
          1-3      83%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Knight to 2B
   R      -23      89%  " "             Single to RF; Knight to 3B; Scott Scores/unER
   O      1-3      85%  P Garner        Strikeout
   OO     1-3      78%  A Howe          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  B Brenly        Walk
   O      1--      76%  A Hammaker      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brenly to 2B
          -2-      69%  M Venable       Single to LF; Brenly to 3B
   OO     1-3      83%  D Kuiper        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  T Puhl          Flyball: 2B
          ---      84%  A Knicely       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      83%  M LaCoss        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Knicely to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  D Thon          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike LaCoss facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  D Bergman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
          ---      84%  D Evans         Single to CF
          1--      81%  C Summers       Walk; Evans to 2B
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      87%  T O'Malley      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Atlee Hammaker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  B Brenly        Flyball: LF
                  Joe Morgan pinch hits for Atlee Hammaker batting 9th
          ---      79%  J Morgan        Triple to CF
   O      --3      86%  M Venable       Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      90%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Barr replaces Duane Kuiper pitching and batting 2nd; Joe Morgan moves to 2B
          ---      92%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      91%  A Howe          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
          -2-      92%  T Puhl          Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-      99%  A Knicely       Home Run; Garner Scores; Puhl Scores
   O      ---      99%  F LaCorte       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Frank LaCorte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  J Clark         Single to CF
          1--      98%  D Evans         Single to RF; Clark to 2B
   O      12-      99%  C Summers       Flyball: RF; Clark to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  T O'Malley      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Barr facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  T Scott         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---     100%  R Knight        Popfly: 3B
          ---     100%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
                  Milt May pinch hits for Bob Brenly batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---     100%  M Venable       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198207312

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation