April 23, 1980 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 7
TOR 4 CLE 7
@MIL 3 CAL 17
@MIN 0 NYY 6
BAL 5 OAK 5
@SEA 2 DET 5
@TEX 4 ATL 2
SDP 1 STL 3
@CHC 1 CIN 3
@HOU 2
(12) LAD 4
SFG 0 MON 3
PIT 2 NYM 3
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 24,822

Wednesday, April 23, 1980
Time of Game: 2:37

Giants

4-10

Lost 3

5th, 8 GB

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

W: D Goltz (1-2), L: E Whitson (0-3)

Dodgers

7-7

Won 4

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .618    0    0   2   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .603    0    3   1   
L Herndon CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .790    0    2   0   SB
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .786    0   10   0   
J Clark RF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .205  .564    0    2   0   
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .652    0    2   1   2B,GDP
M May C                       2   0   1   0    2   1  .278  .922    0    5   1   
  B North PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .781         0   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .479    0    0   3   
  R Metzger PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
E Whitson P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Halicki P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Strain PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .385  .770    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    4   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (4, off D Goltz).

TB: R Stennett 2; M Ivie; J LeMaster; M May; T Whitfield; L Herndon.

GIDP: R Metzger (2); R Stennett (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Ivie (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Herndon (3, 2nd base off D Goltz/M Scioscia).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .647         2   0   
  D Thomas PH-2B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .881    0    3   5   SB,HBP
R Law CF                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .351  .818    0    2   0   SB
R Smith RF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .377  .973    0    2   0   SF
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .237  .637    0   12   0   
D Baker LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .874    0    0   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .747    0    0   4   
B Russell SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .178  .440    0    1   5   2·SB
M Scioscia C                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .774    0    5   0   SF,IW
D Goltz P                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .143  .393    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   4  10   4    3   5                    27  16

BATTING

SF: M Scioscia (1, off E Whitson); R Smith (2, off E Whitson).

IBB: M Scioscia (1, by E Whitson).

HBP: D Thomas (1, by E Whitson).

TB: B Russell 2; S Garvey 2; R Law 2; D Baker; D Goltz; D Thomas; M Scioscia.

RBI: R Law (4); M Scioscia (2); R Smith (11); S Garvey (13).

2-out RBI: R Law.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Russell-S Garvey; B Russell-D Thomas-S Garvey.

E: D Thomas (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Law (9, 2nd base off E Whitson/M May); D Thomas (1, 2nd base off E Whitson/M May); B Russell 2 (2, 2nd base off E Whitson/M May 2).

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
E Whitson, L (0-3)             3.2   5   4   2    3   2   0   5.00   20     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     38    -     0.94  -0.22
E Halicki                      2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.23   0.03
G Lavelle                      2     4   0   0    0   2   0   4.76   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   2    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0·10          2-0

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Goltz, W (1-2)               9     6   0   0    4   4   0   3.22   35     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 6     75    -     0.74   0.31
Totals                         9     6   0   0    4   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Whitson (1; M Scioscia).

HBP: E Whitson (1; D Thomas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 24,822.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Evans              3B    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. T Whitfield          LF    2. R Law                CF 
3. L Herndon            CF    3. R Smith              RF 
4. M Ivie               1B    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. J Clark              RF    5. D Baker              LF 
6. R Stennett           2B    6. R Cey                3B 
7. M May                C     7. B Russell            SS 
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. M Scioscia           C  
9. E Whitson            P     9. D Goltz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-0  1--       9%  79% R Stennett      D Goltz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   2  0-1  123      -6%  62% D Thomas        E Whitson       Flyball: LF
   b 4   0  0-2  1--       6%  88% B Russell       E Whitson       Single to RF; Cey to 3B
   b 4   2  0-3  12-       5%  93% R Law           E Whitson       Single to CF; Russell Scores/unER; Thomas to 3B; Law to 2B
   t 2   2  1-0  12-       5%  66% E Whitson       D Goltz         Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  T Whitfield     Single to P
   O      1--      52%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
                  Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Davey Lopes batting 1st
          ---      58%  D Thomas        Single to LF
          1--      61%  R Law           Thomas Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thomas to 3B
   RO     --3      62%  R Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Thomas Scores
   O      ---      61%  S Garvey        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
                  Derrel Thomas moves to 2B
   O      ---      64%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  M May           Walk
          1--      62%  J LeMaster      Single to 2B; May to 2B
   O      12-      66%  E Whitson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  B Russell       Walk
          1--      65%  M Scioscia      Russell Steals 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-      69%  D Goltz         Walk; Russell to 3B; Scioscia to 2B
   O      123      62%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  T Whitfield     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      65%  L Herndon       Single to RF
          1--      64%  M Ivie          Herndon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  R Law           Single to LF
          1--      74%  R Smith         Law Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Law to 3B
   RO     --3      76%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Law Scores; Garvey out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      75%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  J Clark         Walk
   OO     1--      79%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  M May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  R Cey           Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      88%  B Russell       Single to RF; Cey to 3B
          1-3      89%  M Scioscia      Russell Steals 2B
   RO     -23      89%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cey Scores/unER
   O      -2-      87%  D Goltz         Strikeout
          -2-      87%  D Thomas        Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      93%  R Law           Single to CF; Russell Scores/unER; Thomas to 3B; Law to 2B
                  Ed Halicki replaces Ed Whitson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      91%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  E Halicki       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Goltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  M Ivie          Single to CF
          1--      93%  J Clark         Walk; Ivie to 2B
   O      12-      96%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  B Russell       Popfly: C
   O      ---      95%  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  D Goltz         Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Goltz facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  M May           Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  J LeMaster      Popfly: 1B
                  Joe Strain pinch hits for Ed Halicki batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  J Strain        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Strain to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      98%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Joe Strain pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      97%  S Garvey        Single to SS
          1--      98%  D Baker         Single to LF; Garvey to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Cey           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Goltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Ivie          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gary Lavelle facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  B Russell       Single to 3B
          1--      99%  M Scioscia      Single to RF; Russell to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Goltz         Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      99%  R Law           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Clark         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      99%  R Stennett      Double to LF
          -2-      97%  M May           Walk
                  Roger Metzger pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 8th; Billy North pinch runs for Milt May batting 7th
   OO     12-     100%  R Metzger       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:LAN198004230

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation