September 20, 1982 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
DET 1 CAL 3
KCR 2 MIL 4
BOS 3
(11) MIN 4
TOR 1 TEX 10
@OAK 3 SEA 5
CHW 2 CHC 3
PIT 1 HOU 4
ATL 3 STL 4
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 12,634

Monday, September 20, 1982
Time of Game: 2:33

Braves

82-68

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  5  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  1    4 12  2

W: D Smith (4-4), L: G Garber (7-9)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

70-80

Won 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .711    0    0   1   
R Ramirez SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .272  .674    0    0   2   HR
C Washington RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .738    0    1   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .285  .894    0    2   0   SB
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .770    0    9   1   2B,IW
T Harper LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .613    0    4   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .678    0    3   4   
M Sinatro C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .439    0    5   0   SH
T Boggs P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462    0    0   1   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .122         1   2   
  L Whisenton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .747    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   5   2    3   3                    25  11

BATTING

2B: C Chambliss (21, off N Ryan).

HR: R Ramirez (7, off N Ryan; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Sinatro (1, off D Smith).

IBB: C Chambliss (12, by N Ryan).

TB: R Ramirez 5; C Chambliss 2; G Hubbard; D Murphy.

RBI: C Chambliss (74); R Ramirez (40).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ramirez-G Hubbard-C Chambliss.

E: J Royster (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Murphy (19, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl CF-RF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .706    0    5   0   SB
D Thon SS                     4   1   2   1    1   2  .274  .722    0    1   3   2B,SB
R Knight 1B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .299  .761    0   12   4   3B,2B
P Garner 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .266  .725    0    1   1   SB
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .715    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .254  .718    0    2   1   SF,SH
D Heep RF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .682    0    1   0   GDP
  S Loucks PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .352         1   0   
  T Scott PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .548    0    0   0   
B Doran 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .629    0    2   1   
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .127  .306    0    1   1   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .563    0    0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .639    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4  12   3    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Thon (29, off G Garber); R Knight (36, off S Bedrosian).

3B: R Knight (6, off T Boggs).

SF: A Ashby (3, off S Bedrosian).

SH: A Ashby (2, off S Bedrosian).

TB: R Knight 6; D Thon 3; P Garner 2; T Puhl 2; A Ashby; J Cruz; B Doran.

GIDP: D Heep (4).

RBI: A Ashby (45); P Garner (78); D Thon (34).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

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

E: D Thon 2 (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Garner (23, 2nd base off S Bedrosian/M Sinatro); T Puhl (17, 2nd base off T Boggs/M Sinatro); D Thon (35, 2nd base off T Boggs/M Sinatro).

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
T Boggs                        5     7   3   2    1   3   0   2.58   22     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 7     45    -     1.25   0.01
S Bedrosian, BS (5)            3     3   0   0    1   1   0   2.23   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 3          2-2    2.30   0.05
G Garber, L (7-9)              0.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   2.39    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.39  -0.38
Totals                         8.1  12   4   3    2   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·12          2-2

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                         6     4   3   2    3   3   1   3.23   27     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 4     54    -     0.90  -0.11
D Smith, W (4-4)               3     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.98    9     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 1          0-0    1.88   0.30
Totals                         9     5   3   2    3   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     15·10· 0· 5           -

T Boggs faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: N Ryan (2).

WP: T Boggs (2); N Ryan 2 (14).

IBB: N Ryan (3; C Chambliss).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Lanny Harris.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 12,634.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. J Royster            3B    1. T Puhl               CF 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. D Thon               SS 
3. C Washington         RF    3. R Knight             1B 
4. D Murphy             CF    4. P Garner             3B 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. J Cruz               LF 
6. T Harper             LF    6. A Ashby              C  
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. D Heep               RF 
8. M Sinatro            C     8. B Doran              2B 
9. T Boggs              P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-3  1--      38% 100% D Thon          G Garber        Double to CF; Puhl Scores
   b 6   2  3-2  12-      23%  59% B Doran         S Bedrosian     Single to 3B; Garner Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Loucks to 3B; Doran to 2B
   t 9   1  3-3  -2-      18%  62% L Whisenton     D Smith         Double Play: Groundout: P-1B; Hubbard out at 3B/1B-3B
   t 5   1  0-1  ---     -13%  23% R Ramirez       N Ryan          Home Run
   b 6   0  3-0  12-      13%  38% P Garner        T Boggs         Single to LF; Knight to 2B; Thon 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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Royster       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      37%  R Ramirez       Single to RF; Royster to 3B
   O      1-3      41%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ramirez to 2B
   R      -23      34%  D Murphy        Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 3B; Royster Scores/unER
   O      --3      40%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      39%  C Chambliss     Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      43%  T Harper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      39%  D Thon          Strikeout
          ---      42%  R Knight        Triple to LF
   O      --3      38%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      38%  M Sinatro       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sinatro to 1B
   O      1--      40%  T Boggs         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      39%  J Royster       Balk; Boggs to 2B
          -2-      39%  " "             Wild Pitch; Boggs to 3B
          --3      38%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      42%  R Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy Boggs facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  A Ashby         Single to RF
   OO     1--      37%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      39%  C Washington    Strikeout
          ---      37%  D Murphy        Single to RF
   O      1--      39%  C Chambliss     Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      41%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  N Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  T Puhl          Single to CF
          1--      40%  D Thon          Puhl Steals 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Single to 3B; Puhl to 3B
          1-3      43%  R Knight        Thon Steals 2B
   O      -23      36%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      38%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  M Sinatro       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  T Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  P Garner        Single to CF
          1--      49%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      39%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B; Garner to 3B
   O      --3      34%  D Heep          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      23%  R Ramirez       Home Run
   O      ---      24%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      24%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      23%  C Chambliss     Murphy Steals 2B
   R      -2-      14%  " "             Double to LF; Murphy Scores
   O      -2-      16%  T Harper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy Boggs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      12%  N Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      12%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      12%  M Sinatro       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      13%  T Boggs         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy Boggs facing 2-3-4
          ---      17%  D Thon          Walk
          1--      25%  R Knight        Single to CF; Thon to 2B
   R      12-      38%  P Garner        Single to LF; Knight to 2B; Thon Scores
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Tommy Boggs pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      33%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF; Knight to 3B
          1-3      37%  A Ashby         Garner Steals 2B
   RO     -23      34%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Knight Scores
          -2-      36%  D Heep          Walk
                  Scott Loucks pinch runs for Danny Heep batting 7th
   R      12-      59%  B Doran         Single to 3B; Garner Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Loucks to 3B; Doran to 2B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      -23      50%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Smith replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th; Scott Loucks moves to CF; Terry Puhl moves to RF
   O      ---      54%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  C Washington    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Bedrosian facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  T Puhl          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      52%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  R Knight        Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Bedrosian facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  A Ashby         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 2B
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Scott Loucks batting 7th
   O      -2-      59%  T Scott         Flyball: CF; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      50%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Scott moves to CF
          ---      42%  G Hubbard       Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  M Sinatro       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 2B
                  Larry Whisenton pinch hits for Steve Bedrosian batting 9th
   OO     -2-      62%  L Whisenton     Double Play: Groundout: P-1B; Hubbard out at 3B/1B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Garber facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Garber replaces Larry Whisenton pitching and batting 9th; Harry Spilman pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  H Spilman       Strikeout
          ---      62%  T Puhl          Single to SS
   R      1--     100%  D Thon          Double to CF; Puhl Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198209200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation