June 23, 1984 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@BAL 4
(11) TOR 9
@BOS 3 KCR 6
@CAL 5 DET 5
MIL 1 MIN 4
CHW 3 OAK 5
TEX 1 CLE 11
@SEA 4 LAD 10
@ATL 2 CHC 12
STL 11
(11) SDP 5
@CIN 2 SFG 7
@HOU 5 NYM 2
MON 0 PHI 7
@PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,541

Saturday, June 23, 1984
Time of Game: 2:56

Giants

26-42

Won 1

6th, 14 GB

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

W: F Williams (5-0), L: V Ruhle (1-5), S: G Minton (6)

Astros

32-38

Lost 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J LeMaster SS                 3   2   1   1    1   2  .223  .589    0    3   3   SB,SF
A Oliver 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .289  .687    0    3   1   2B
  G Minton P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    0   0   
C Davis CF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .280  .788    0    2   0   SH
J Leonard LF                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .282  .815    0    6   0   SF,IW
S Thompson RF-1B              4   1   1   1    0   0  .423  .917    0    2   0   GDP
J Youngblood 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .735    0    0   1   
B Brenly C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .322  .904    0    8   0   GDP
D Kuiper 2B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .418    0    2   2   SH
  B Wellman PH-2B             1   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .611    0    0   1   2B,SB
M Davis P                     1   1   1   1    1   0  .130  .384    0    0   0   
  F Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    1   0   
  D Baker RF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .859    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   7  10   7    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Wellman (4, off J Solano); A Oliver (14, off V Ruhle).

SF: J LeMaster (2, off J Solano); J Leonard (3, off B Dawley).

SH: C Davis (2, off B Dawley); D Kuiper (1, off V Ruhle).

IBB: J Leonard (1, by V Ruhle).

TB: A Oliver 4; B Wellman 2; J Youngblood; D Kuiper; S Thompson; J LeMaster; M Davis; B Brenly.

GIDP: B Brenly (5); S Thompson (3).

RBI: S Thompson (10); J Leonard (34); A Oliver (23); M Davis (3); J LeMaster (20); D Kuiper (6); C Davis (26).

2-out RBI: S Thompson; M Davis.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-J LeMaster-A Oliver.

E: J Youngblood 2 (19).

BASERUNNING

SB: J LeMaster (9, 2nd base off V Ruhle/M Bailey); B Wellman (3, 3rd base off J Solano/H Spilman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran SS                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .222  .621    0    3   4   2B
P Garner 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .221  .585    0    3   2   
E Cabell 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .322  .781    0   10   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .669    0    3   1   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .730    0    3   0   SB,GDP
R Knight 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .603    0    0   2   
K Bass RF                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .252  .601    0    0   0   
M Bailey C                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .189  .553    0    2   1   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .756    0    0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .762    0    0   0   
  J Solano P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Ruhle P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    0   1   
  A Ashby C                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .189  .525    0    3   0   2B
  H Spilman PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .653    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   4    5   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Doran (7, off M Davis); A Ashby (4, off F Williams).

TB: B Doran 3; K Bass 2; P Garner 2; A Ashby 2; V Ruhle; D Walling; E Cabell.

GIDP: J Mumphrey (4).

RBI: B Doran 2 (18); E Cabell (19); A Ashby (8).

2-out RBI: A Ashby.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Doran-P Garner-E Cabell; P Garner-B Doran-E Cabell; B Doran-P Garner.

E: E Cabell (3); P Garner (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Mumphrey (7, 2nd base off M Davis/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
M Davis                        4.1   6   3   3    3   5   0   4.63   22     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 6     41    -     1.38  -0.20
F Williams, W (5-0)            2.2   2   1   1    0   2   0   3.66    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          3-0    1.44   0.22
G Minton, S (6)                2     2   1   1    2   1   0   4.04   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    2.16   0.10
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   8   0          41     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0·10          3-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle, L (1-5)               4     6   6   4    3   2   0   3.38   20     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 6     29    -     1.03  -0.33
B Dawley                       2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.34    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          3-3    0.75  -0.07
J Sambito                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.10    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.54   0.05
J Solano                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.32  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   7   5    4   4   0          39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0·10          3-3

V Ruhle faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Davis (4); F Williams (4).

IBB: V Ruhle (6; J Leonard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 22,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. J LeMaster           SS    1. B Doran              SS 
2. A Oliver             1B    2. P Garner             2B 
3. C Davis              CF    3. E Cabell             1B 
4. J Leonard            LF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. S Thompson           RF    5. J Mumphrey           CF 
6. J Youngblood         3B    6. R Knight             3B 
7. B Brenly             C     7. K Bass               RF 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. M Bailey             C  
9. M Davis              P     9. V Ruhle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  6-3  123      17%  89% J Mumphrey      F Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   0  3-0  123     -14%  47% B Doran         M Davis         Single; Bass Scores; Bailey Scores; Ruhle to 2B
   b 9   0  7-4  1--     -11%  81% P Garner        G Minton        Single; Doran to 3B/Adv on E5
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-      10%  67% A Oliver        V Ruhle         Double; LeMaster Scores
   b 9   0  7-4  1-3      10%  91% E Cabell        G Minton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Doran Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J LeMaster      Single
          1--      56%  A Oliver        LeMaster Steals 2B
   R      -2-      67%  " "             Double; LeMaster Scores
   O      -2-      63%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   OO     -2-      57%  J Leonard       Double Play: Flyball: SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  B Doran         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      61%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  S Thompson      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      62%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
          1--      69%  B Brenly        Single; Thompson to 3B
   RO     1-3      71%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thompson Scores/unER; Brenly to 2B
   RO     -2-      78%  M Davis         Single to LF; Brenly Scores/unER; Davis out at 2B/LF-C-SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
          ---      83%  A Oliver        Single
          1--      87%  C Davis         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 3B; Davis to 2B
          -23      88%  J Leonard       Intentional Walk
   OO     123      80%  S Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Davis facing 7-8-9
          ---      76%  K Bass          Single
          1--      70%  M Bailey        Walk; Bass to 2B
          12-      60%  V Ruhle         Single; Bass to 3B; Bailey to 2B
   RR     123      47%  B Doran         Single; Bass Scores; Bailey Scores; Ruhle to 2B
   O      12-      53%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      12-      59%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      64%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Kuiper        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  J Mumphrey      Walk
          1--      51%  R Knight        Mumphrey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      62%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      66%  M Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  M Davis         Walk
          1--      75%  J LeMaster      Walk; Davis to 2B
          12-      82%  A Oliver        Single; Davis to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
                  Bill Dawley replaces Mark Bailey pitching and batting 8th; Alan Ashby replaces Vern Ruhle playing C batting 9th
   RO     123      84%  C Davis         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Davis Scores; LeMaster to 3B; Oliver to 2B
   RO     -23      86%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; LeMaster Scores
   R      -2-      91%  S Thompson      Single; Oliver Scores
   O      1--      91%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  B Doran         Double; Doran to 3B/Adv on E5
          --3      85%  P Garner        Single; Doran stays at 3B
   R      1-3      82%  E Cabell        Wild Pitch; Doran Scores; Garner to 2B
          -2-      77%  " "             Single; Garner to 3B
          1-3      72%  J Cruz          Walk; Cabell to 2B
                  Frank Williams replaces Mark Davis pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      89%  J Mumphrey      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  B Brenly        Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  D Kuiper        Single
   O      1--      88%  F Williams      Flyball: C
   O      1--      87%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Frank Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  K Bass          Single
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Bill Dawley batting 8th
          1--      85%  T Puhl          Wild Pitch; Bass to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      80%  A Ashby         Double; Bass Scores
   O      -2-      84%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-4, Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Sambito replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      83%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  C Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      82%  J Leonard       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Frank Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  P Garner        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-4, Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  J Youngblood    Single
   OO     1--      87%  B Brenly        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Greg Minton facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Minton replaces Al Oliver pitching and batting 2nd; Scot Thompson moves to 1B; Dusty Baker replaces Frank Williams playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
          ---      85%  R Knight        Walk
   O      1--      90%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito batting 8th
          1--      86%  D Walling       Single; Knight to 2B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Alan Ashby batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  H Spilman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-4, Julio Solano facing 8-9-1
                  Julio Solano replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 8th; Harry Spilman moves to C; Brad Wellman pinch hits for Duane Kuiper batting 8th
          ---      96%  B Wellman       Double
          -2-      97%  D Baker         Wellman Steals 3B
          --3      97%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      98%  J LeMaster      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wellman Scores; Baker to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  G Minton        Flyball: 1B; Baker to 3B
   O      --3      97%  C Davis         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Wellman moves to 2B
          ---      93%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      81%  P Garner        Single; Doran to 3B/Adv on E5
   RO     1-3      91%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Doran Scores
   O      1--      96%  J Cruz          Flyball: 1B; Cabell to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation