August 15, 1981 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 40,510

Saturday, August 15, 1981, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Braves

30-30

Won 1

4th, 7½ GB

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

W: S Bedrosian (1-0), L: J Reuss (6-3), S: A Hrabosky (1)

Dodgers

39-24

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miller RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .226  .552    0    3   0   2B
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .699    0    1   1   SH
R Linares LF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .272  .690    0    5   0   2B
B Horner 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .737    0    1   1   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Murphy CF                   5   0   3   2    0   0  .261  .707    0    2   0   2B
C Chambliss 1B                3   1   1   1    1   0  .267  .725    0    7   0   2B,SH,IW
B Benedict C                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .745    0    5   0   2B
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .585    0    2   3   
P Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .069  .138    0    0   1   
  J Royster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .461    0    0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .712    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Gomez 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .686         1   0   
Totals                       39   6  11   5    2   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Linares (5, off B Castillo); E Miller (3, off J Reuss); D Murphy (8, off T Niedenfuer); B Benedict (9, off J Reuss); C Chambliss (15, off J Reuss).

SH: C Chambliss (2, off J Reuss); G Hubbard (2, off J Reuss).

IBB: C Chambliss (8, by T Niedenfuer).

TB: D Murphy 4; R Linares 3; B Benedict 3; C Chambliss 2; E Miller 2; G Hubbard; B Horner.

RBI: D Murphy 2 (31); R Linares (18); B Benedict (26); C Chambliss (26).

2-out RBI: B Benedict.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Horner-C Chambliss.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .545    0    2   1   
  P Frias 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .623    0    1   0   
D Thomas CF-SS                5   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .688    0    3   0   HR,SB
D Baker LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .302  .780    0    0   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .733    0   13   0   
R Cey 3B                      1   1   0   0    3   0  .274  .828    0    0   8   
P Guerrero RF-CF              3   1   0   0    1   0  .316  .899    0    3   0   
M Scioscia C                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .293  .704    0    5   0   
B Russell SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .503    0    0   3   
  R Monday RF                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .889    0    0   0   
  S Yeager PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .724    0    0   0   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .438    0    0   1   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .609    0    0   0   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.143         0   0   
  R Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4   5                    27  13

BATTING

HR: D Thomas (2, off P Niekro; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D Thomas 5; R Monday; D Baker; S Garvey; M Scioscia; P Frias; S Yeager.

RBI: M Scioscia 2 (14); D Thomas (16); S Yeager (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: M Scioscia (8).

E: J Reuss (1); B Russell (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thomas (4, 2nd base off R Camp/B Benedict).

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 Niekro                       4     2   1   1    2   0   1   3.44   16     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 2     52    -     1.11   0.05
S Bedrosian, W (1-0)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.88   0.06
R Camp, H (1)                  3     3   0   0    0   2   0   1.18   11     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 1· 3          0-0    1.20   0.13
G Garber                       0     2   3   3    2   0   0   4.58    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.97  -0.18
A Hrabosky, S (1)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.41    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    4.35   0.19
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      7·14· 1· 7          2-1

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
J Reuss, L (6-3)               6     8   5   4    1   2   0   2.04   30     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 2· 8     39    -     1.08  -0.19
T Niedenfuer                   1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.75  -0.05
B Castillo                     2     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.71    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    11   6   5    2   4   0          43     -       ·  ·     19· 5· 2·11          2-2

G Garber faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
J Reuss faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Niedenfuer (1; C Chambliss).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 40,510.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  1-1  12-      18%  82% C Chambliss     J Reuss         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Horner Scores/No RBI/unER; Murphy to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  ---     -15%  44% D Thomas        P Niekro        Home Run
   b 9   0  6-4  12-      12%  82% R Smith         A Hrabosky      Strikeout
   t 2   2  0-0  --3      12%  61% B Benedict      J Reuss         Double to LF; Chambliss Scores
   b 9   0  6-3  1-3     -11%  70% S Yeager        A Hrabosky      Single to CF; Guerrero Scores; Scioscia to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Linares       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Lopes         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      49%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
          ---      49%  C Chambliss     Double to RF
          -2-      49%  B Benedict      Passed Ball; Chambliss to 3B
   R      --3      61%  " "             Double to LF; Chambliss Scores
   O      -2-      58%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--      60%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      63%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  E Miller        Strikeout
          ---      61%  G Hubbard       Walk
          1--      62%  R Linares       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hubbard to 2B
   O      12-      59%  B Horner        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Reuss         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      62%  B Benedict      Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      44%  D Thomas        Home Run
          ---      40%  D Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B; Baker to 2B
          -2-      40%  R Cey           Walk
   O      12-      45%  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      50%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
                  Derrel Thomas moves to SS; Pedro Guerrero moves to CF; Rick Monday replaces Bill Russell playing RF batting 8th; Jerry Royster pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  E Miller        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  G Hubbard       Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  R Linares       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Bedrosian facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Jerry Royster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  J Reuss         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Lopes         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  B Horner        Single to LF
          1--      64%  D Murphy        Single to CF; Horner to 2B
   R      12-      82%  C Chambliss     Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Horner Scores/No RBI/unER; Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  B Benedict      Foul Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      68%  R Ramirez       Fielder's Choice 3B; Murphy out at Hm/3B-C; Chambliss to 2B
                  Terry Harper pinch hits for Steve Bedrosian batting 9th
   O      12-      64%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Camp facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Camp replaces Terry Harper pitching and batting 9th
          ---      57%  D Thomas        Single to CF
          1--      52%  D Baker         Thomas Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      72%  R Cey           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  E Miller        Double to LF
          -2-      85%  G Hubbard       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Miller to 3B; Hubbard to 1B
   R      1-3      89%  R Linares       Single to LF; Miller Scores; Hubbard to 2B
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  B Horner        Strikeout
   RR     12-      96%  D Murphy        Double to LF; Hubbard Scores; Linares Scores
          -2-      96%  C Chambliss     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      96%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Camp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  P Guerrero      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      97%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  R Monday        Single to RF
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bobby Castillo facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th; Pepe Frias replaces Davey Lopes playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  R Camp          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  E Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  P Frias         Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  D Thomas        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bobby Castillo facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  R Linares       Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      99%  D Murphy        Single to LF; Linares to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Linares Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Benedict      Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
                  Gene Garber replaces Bob Horner pitching and batting 4th; Luis Gomez replaces Rick Camp playing 3B batting 9th
          ---      99%  S Garvey        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  R Cey           Walk; Garvey to 2B
          12-      92%  P Guerrero      Walk; Garvey to 3B; Cey to 2B
   RR     123      81%  M Scioscia      Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Cey Scores; Guerrero to 3B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Gene Garber pitching and batting 4th; Steve Yeager pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 8th
   R      1-3      70%  S Yeager        Single to CF; Guerrero Scores; Scioscia to 2B
                  Reggie Smith pinch hits for Bobby Castillo batting 9th
   O      12-      82%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      12-      92%  P Frias         Popfly: 3B
   O      12-     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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