April 27, 1984 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
TEX 3
(11) CAL 9
SEA 3 BOS 5
@CHW 3 CLE 8
@DET 4
(19) TOR 1
@KCR 0 MIL 12
@NYY 0 OAK 5
MIN 3 CIN 9
SFG 3 ATL 6
@HOU 0 STL 8
@MON 2 PHI 8
@NYM 3 PIT 3
CHC 2 LAD 1
@SDP 0
(7)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,961

Friday, April 27, 1984
Time of Game: 2:39

Braves

8-11

Won 2

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  0   1  0  0   3  0  0    6 13  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: P Falcone (1-3), L: J Niekro (2-4)

Astros

7-13

Lost 4

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               4   1   3   2    2   0  .282 1.034    0    2   0   HR,2B,SB
R Ramirez SS                  5   0   1   0    1   0  .253  .606    0    3   4   2B,GDP
D Murphy CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .625    0    1   0   
C Chambliss 1B                5   2   3   1    0   1  .231  .692    0    9   0   HR
B Horner 3B                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .197  .600    0    1   3   2B
T Harper LF                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .286  .698    0    4   0   
J Royster 2B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .136  .310    0    3   1   
A Trevino C                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    4   0   
P Falcone P                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .200  .600    0    0   0   2·2B
Totals                       40   6  13   6    7   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P Falcone 2 (2, off J Niekro, off B Dawley); B Horner (3, off M LaCoss); C Washington (3, off J Niekro); R Ramirez (3, off J Niekro).

HR: C Chambliss (3, off J Niekro; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs); C Washington (7, off J Niekro; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: C Washington 7; C Chambliss 6; P Falcone 4; B Horner 3; R Ramirez 2; A Trevino; T Harper.

GIDP: R Ramirez (3).

RBI: P Falcone 2 (2); C Washington 2 (18); C Chambliss (7); B Horner (8).

2-out RBI: P Falcone 2; C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Washington (8, 2nd base off J Niekro/T Wieghaus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Bass RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .788    0    1   1   
E Cabell 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .660    0   13   0   
J Cruz LF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .300  .829    0    2   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .701    0    1   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .613    0    1   3   2B
A Bannister SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .708    0    2   3   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .515    0    2   6   
T Wieghaus C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    5   0   
  T Tolman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  M Bailey C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   2   
  T Scott PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629    0    0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Doran PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .449    0    0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    4   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: R Knight (5, off P Falcone).

TB: R Knight 2; K Bass; P Garner.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-E Cabell.

PB: T Wieghaus 3 (4).

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
P Falcone, W (1-3)             9     3   0   0    4   4   0   3.18   34     -       ·  ·      8·15· 0· 3     81    -     0.60   0.29
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·15· 0· 3           -

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, L (2-4)              6     6   3   3    4   6   2   2.33   30     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 6     50    -     0.69  -0.14
M LaCoss                       0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   4.66    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.40  -0.05
B Dawley                       1.2   4   1   1    2   0   0   3.52   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          2-1    0.18  -0.02
D Smith                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   6   6    7   6   2          47     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·13          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 17,961.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. C Washington         RF    1. K Bass               RF 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. E Cabell             1B 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. J Mumphrey           CF 
5. B Horner             3B    5. R Knight             3B 
6. T Harper             LF    6. A Bannister          SS 
7. J Royster            2B    7. P Garner             2B 
8. A Trevino            C     8. T Wieghaus           C  
9. P Falcone            P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% C Washington    J Niekro        Home Run
   t 1   2  0-1  ---      10%  69% C Chambliss     J Niekro        Home Run
   t 4   1  0-2  -2-       8%  85% C Washington    J Niekro        Double; Falcone Scores
   t 7   0  0-3  1--       4%  97% B Horner        M LaCoss        Double; Chambliss Scores
   t 4   1  0-2  ---       3%  77% P Falcone       J Niekro        Double

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      61%  C Washington    Home Run
   O      ---      59%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      69%  C Chambliss     Home Run
          ---      69%  B Horner        Walk
          1--      71%  T Harper        Walk; Horner to 2B
   O      12-      68%  J Royster       Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  E Cabell        Flyball: SS
          ---      70%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      72%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  P Falcone       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      71%  C Washington    Walk
          1--      71%  R Ramirez       Washington Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  A Bannister     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      74%  P Garner        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  B Horner        Single
          1--      73%  T Harper        Passed Ball; Horner to 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Strikeout, Passed Ball; Harper to 1B
   O      12-      71%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  T Wieghaus      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  J Niekro        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  K Bass          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  A Trevino       Strikeout
          ---      77%  P Falcone       Double
   R      -2-      85%  C Washington    Double; Falcone Scores
   O      -2-      84%  R Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B; Washington to 3B
   O      --3      82%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
          ---      87%  B Horner        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Horner to 1B
          1--      88%  T Harper        Walk; Horner to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Horner to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  A Trevino       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  A Bannister     Walk
   O      1--      87%  P Garner        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      89%  T Wieghaus      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  P Falcone       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  R Ramirez       Double
   O      -2-      87%  D Murphy        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  T Scott         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      91%  K Bass          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Tony Scott pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  C Chambliss     Single
   R      1--      97%  B Horner        Double; Chambliss Scores
   O      -2-      96%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      96%  J Royster       Walk
                  Bill Dawley replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      96%  A Trevino       Single; Horner out at Hm/RF-C; Royster to 3B/Adv on throw; Trevino to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23      99%  P Falcone       Double; Royster Scores; Trevino Scores
          -2-      99%  C Washington    Walk
          12-      99%  R Ramirez       Walk; Falcone to 3B; Washington to 2B
   O      123      99%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pete Falcone facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      96%  J Mumphrey      Walk; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      98%  R Knight        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      99%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
          12-      98%  P Garner        Single; Cruz to 3B; Mumphrey to 2B
                  Tim Tolman pinch hits for Tom Wieghaus batting 8th
   O      123      99%  T Tolman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bill Dawley facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Bailey replaces Tim Tolman playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  C Chambliss     Single
   O      1--      99%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  T Harper        Single; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Chambliss to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  A Trevino       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Doran pinch hits for Bill Dawley batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--     100%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Smith replaces Bill Doran pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Falcone       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  C Washington    Single
   OO     1--     100%  R Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  R Knight        Double
   O      -2-     100%  A Bannister     Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 0.

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