August 1, 1982 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 20,108

Sunday, August 1, 1982
Time of Game: 2:54

Giants

50-54

Won 1

4th, 12 GB

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

W: G Minton (7-4), L: F LaCorte (0-4)

Astros

46-56

Lost 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   2   1   0   1    2   1  .297  .841    0    3   3   SF
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .704    0    4   1   SH
C Davis CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .706    0    5   0   
J Clark RF                    4   1   1   2    1   0  .259  .815    0    0   0   HR
R Smith 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .270  .755    0   12   1   2B
J Leonard LF                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .242  .603    0    4   0   2B
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .797    0    1   1   2B
J LeMaster SS                 1   0   1   0    1   0  .218  .540    0    1   1   
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .647    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555         0   1   
  M Venable PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .487    0    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         0   0   
R Martin P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .594    0    0   1   2·SH
  D Kuiper PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .745    0    0   0   
  G Sularz PR-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .508    0    0   6   
Totals                       32   4   6   3    5   7                    30  15

BATTING

2B: D Evans (13, off N Ryan); J Leonard (4, off N Ryan); R Smith (4, off N Ryan).

HR: J Clark (20, off F LaCorte; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Morgan (2, off N Ryan).

SH: R Martin 2 (4, 2 off N Ryan); M May (4, off F LaCorte).

TB: J Clark 4; J Leonard 3; R Smith 2; D Evans 2; J LeMaster.

RBI: J Clark 2 (67); J Morgan (32).

2-out RBI: J Clark 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-J LeMaster-R Smith.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .259  .697    0    2   1   SB
T Puhl CF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .703    0    3   0   
R Knight 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .312  .789    0   11   1   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .745    0    3   0   SB,GDP
D Heep RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .694    0    1   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .729    0    2   5   2B
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .613    0    0   3   SH
A Knicely C                   1   0   1   0    2   0  .229  .644    0    5   0   IW
  C Reynolds PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .625         0   0   
  L Pujols C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .476         1   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .198  .589    0    0   0   CS
  A Ashby C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .709         1   0   
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .344    0    0   2   SH
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .722    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   2    3   4                    30  12

BATTING

2B: P Garner (22, off G Minton).

SH: A Howe (3, off G Minton); N Ryan (4, off G Lavelle).

IBB: A Knicely (3, by R Martin).

TB: P Garner 3; D Thon 2; J Cruz; A Knicely; D Walling; R Knight.

GIDP: J Cruz (8).

RBI: D Thon (20); D Walling (10).

2-out RBI: D Thon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thon (19, 2nd base off R Martin/M May); J Cruz (15, 2nd base off R Martin/M May).

CS: D Walling (1, 2nd base by G Minton/M May).

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
R Martin                       6     4   0   0    3   2   0   4.18   24     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 4     63    -     1.10   0.33
G Lavelle, BS (5)              2     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.97    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.78  -0.08
G Minton, BS (5), W (7-4)      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.08    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.87  -0.26
Totals                        10     8   2   2    3   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 8           -

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                         9     5   2   2    4   6   0   3.57   36     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5     71    -     1.40  -0.08
F LaCorte, L (0-4)             1     1   2   2    1   1   1   5.11    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.59  -0.43
Totals                        10     6   4   4    5   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: N Ryan 2 (9).

IBB: R Martin (5; A Knicely).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 20,108.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. J Morgan             2B    1. D Thon               SS 
2. M May                C     2. T Puhl               CF 
3. C Davis              CF    3. R Knight             1B 
4. J Clark              RF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. R Smith              1B    5. D Heep               RF 
6. J Leonard            LF    6. P Garner             2B 
7. D Evans              3B    7. A Howe               3B 
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. A Knicely            C  
9. R Martin             P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  2-2  -2-      45%  93% J Clark         F LaCorte       Home Run; Morgan Scores
   b 9   0  2-1  ---     -24%  59% P Garner        G Minton        Double to LF
   b 7   2  1-0  -2-     -24%  46% D Thon          G Lavelle       Single to CF; Reynolds Scores
   b 9   1  2-1  --3     -23%  38% D Walling       G Minton        Single to RF; Garner Scores
   t 7   0  0-0  1--      18%  74% D Evans         N Ryan          Double to LF; Leonard to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Thon          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Knight        Single to LF
          1--      45%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Knight to 3B
          1-3      44%  D Heep          Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  R Smith         Double to CF
   O      -2-      49%  J Leonard       Flyball: LF; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      45%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  A Knicely       Walk
   O      1--      50%  N Ryan          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J LeMaster      Single to SS
   O      1--      52%  R Martin        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
          -2-      55%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      12-      50%  M May           Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      45%  C Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  D Thon          Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  T Puhl          Strikeout
          1--      42%  R Knight        Thon Steals 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      50%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  J Leonard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  P Garner        Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B; Garner to 2B
          -2-      45%  A Knicely       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  J LeMaster      Walk
   O      1--      48%  R Martin        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Thon          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  M May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  C Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      46%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--      43%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Renie Martin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
          ---      56%  J Leonard       Single to RF
          1--      74%  D Evans         Double to LF; Leonard to 3B
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 8th
   O      -23      66%  D Bergman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Duane Kuiper pinch hits for Renie Martin batting 9th
          -23      67%  D Kuiper        Walk
                  Guy Sularz pinch runs for Duane Kuiper batting 9th
   RO     123      72%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Leonard Scores
   O      12-      67%  M May           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Lavelle facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Dave Bergman pitching and batting 8th; Guy Sularz moves to SS
   O      ---      72%  A Howe          Strikeout Looking
          ---      66%  A Knicely       Single to LF
                  Craig Reynolds pinch runs for Alan Knicely batting 8th
   O      1--      70%  N Ryan          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
   R      -2-      46%  D Thon          Single to CF; Reynolds Scores
   O      1--      50%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
                  Luis Pujols replaces Craig Reynolds playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      46%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  R Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      45%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      48%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Heep          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
          ---      68%  J Leonard       Double to CF
          -2-      80%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Leonard to 3B
   R      --3      86%  " "             Wild Pitch; Leonard Scores
   O      ---      85%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  Max Venable pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 8th
   O      ---      84%  M Venable       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Sularz        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Minton facing 6-7-8
                  Greg Minton replaces Max Venable pitching and batting 8th
          ---      59%  P Garner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      61%  A Howe          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 3B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Luis Pujols batting 8th
   R      --3      38%  D Walling       Single to RF; Garner Scores
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      1--      44%  H Spilman       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  D Thon          Walling Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th; Alan Ashby replaces Denny Walling playing C batting 8th
          ---      58%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      56%  M May           Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Morgan to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  C Davis         Strikeout
   RR     -2-      93%  J Clark         Home Run; Morgan Scores
   O      ---      93%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Puhl          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198208010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation