August 14, 1981 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@BAL 3 KCR 4
@CLE 1 DET 1
NYY 0 MIN 6
SEA 1 SEA 13
@MIN 3 OAK 4
CAL 2
(10) TEX 3
BOS 2 TOR 5
MIL 4 SFG 4
@CIN 0 CIN 7
SFG 6
(10) LAD 5
ATL 0 STL 3
@MON 1 PHI 8
@NYM 4 HOU 5
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 35,592

Friday, August 14, 1981, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Braves

29-30

Lost 1

4th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  2
Dodgers         0  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  X    5 11  0

W: D Goltz (2-0), L: J Montefusco (1-3), S: A Pena (1)

Dodgers

39-23

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miller RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .550    0    2   0   CS
R Linares LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .680    0    3   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .720    0    5   0   
B Horner 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .748    0    0   2   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .253  .692    0    3   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .251  .696    0    1   1   
B Benedict C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .739    0    6   0   GDP
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .596    0    3   3   
J Montefusco P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .231    0    0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Asselstine PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .652    0    0   0   
  P Hanna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
  L Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  L Owen C                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    4   8                    24   6

BATTING

TB: R Ramirez 2; D Murphy.

GIDP: B Benedict (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hubbard-R Ramirez-C Chambliss; R Ramirez-C Chambliss.

E: E Miller (1); B Horner (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Miller (2, 2nd base by D Goltz/M Scioscia).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .184  .556    0    3   3   GDP
K Landreaux CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .731    0    0   0   
  D Thomas CF                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .257  .656    0    0   0   
D Baker LF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .303  .785    0    1   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .277  .737    0   14   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .824    0    0   1   
P Guerrero RF                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .321  .909    0    1   1   
M Scioscia C                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .294  .709    0    7   1   
B Russell SS                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .202  .505    0    1   8   SF,GDP
D Goltz P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .222    0    0   1   HBP
  A Pena P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   5  11   5    3   7                    27  16

BATTING

SF: B Russell (2, off S Bedrosian).

HBP: D Goltz (1, by S Bedrosian).

TB: M Scioscia 3; P Guerrero 2; D Thomas 2; D Baker 2; D Lopes; R Cey.

GIDP: D Lopes (4); B Russell (6).

RBI: P Guerrero 2 (34); M Scioscia (12); B Russell (13); R Cey (34).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey.

PB: M Scioscia (7).

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
J Montefusco, L (1-3)          3.1   6   3   3    1   4   0   4.05   16     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5     39    -     1.25  -0.17
S Bedrosian                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          3-1    1.29   0.00
P Hanna                        0.1   3   2   2    1   1   0   6.55    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.66  -0.07
L Bradford                     1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.18    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.17   0.01
A Hrabosky                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.43    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    3   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1·10          5-1

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 (2-0)               5     2   0   0    3   4   0   2.34   18     -       ·  ·      9· 0· 1· 1     64    -     1.03   0.24
A Pena, S (1)                  4     1   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.04
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4   8   0          32     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 1· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Goltz (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Bedrosian (1; D Goltz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 35,592.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. E Miller             RF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. R Linares            LF    2. K Landreaux          CF 
3. C Chambliss          1B    3. D Baker              LF 
4. B Horner             3B    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. D Murphy             CF    5. R Cey                3B 
6. G Hubbard            2B    6. P Guerrero           RF 
7. B Benedict           C     7. M Scioscia           C  
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. B Russell            SS 
9. J Montefusco         P     9. D Goltz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  12-     -10%  50% D Lopes         J Montefusco    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 4   1  0-0  1-3       9%  73% R Cey           J Montefusco    Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Baker to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  -2-       8%  72% D Baker         J Montefusco    Single to LF; Thomas to 3B
   b 4   0  0-0  ---       8%  64% D Thomas        J Montefusco    Single to RF; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E9
   b 4   1  0-1  123       8%  87% M Scioscia      J Montefusco    Single to LF; Baker Scores; Cey to 3B; Guerrero to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Miller        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Linares       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  K Landreaux     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
                  Derrel Thomas replaces Ken Landreaux playing CF batting 2nd
          ---      46%  B Horner        Walk
          1--      40%  D Murphy        Walk; Horner to 2B
   O      12-      46%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Horner to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  J Montefusco    Strikeout
          ---      50%  E Miller        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Miller to 1B
   O      1--      54%  R Linares       Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  M Scioscia      Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
          1--      60%  D Goltz         Walk; Scioscia to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  D Lopes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Chambliss     Lineout: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Murphy        Single to RF; Murphy out at 1B/RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 2-3-4
          ---      64%  D Thomas        Single to RF; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      72%  D Baker         Single to LF; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   R      1-3      73%  R Cey           Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Baker to 2B
          12-      79%  P Guerrero      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Baker to 3B; Cey to 2B
   R      123      87%  M Scioscia      Single to LF; Baker Scores; Cey to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces John Montefusco pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      88%  B Russell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cey Scores; Guerrero to 3B
          1-3      89%  D Goltz         Hit By Pitch; Scioscia to 2B
   O      123      86%  D Lopes         Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  G Hubbard       Walk
   OO     1--      90%  B Benedict      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      89%  R Ramirez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Steve Bedrosian batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  B Asselstine    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Preston Hanna facing 2-3-4
                  Preston Hanna replaces Brian Asselstine pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  D Thomas        Single to CF
          1--      95%  D Baker         Single to RF; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  S Garvey        Strikeout
          1-3      94%  R Cey           Walk; Baker to 2B
   RR     123      97%  P Guerrero      Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Baker Scores; Cey to 2B
                  Larry Bradford replaces Preston Hanna pitching and batting 9th
          12-      98%  M Scioscia      Single to CF; Cey to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   OO     123      97%  B Russell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Alejandro Pena facing 1-2-3
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Dave Goltz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  E Miller        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Linares       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Larry Bradford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  A Pena          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  D Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Alejandro Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  B Horner        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  G Hubbard       Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Benedict      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Hrabosky facing 4-5-6
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Bruce Benedict pitching and batting 7th; Larry Owen replaces Larry Bradford playing C batting 9th
          ---      99%  S Garvey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  R Cey           Lineout: LF
   O      1--      99%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  M Scioscia      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Alejandro Pena facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  R Ramirez       Single to LF
          1--      97%  L Owen          Passed Ball; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  E Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-     100%  R Linares       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Hrabosky facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Pena          Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Lopes         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Alejandro Pena facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Horner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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