September 7, 1981 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
CLE 2 SEA 9
@CHW 5 DET 3
BOS 1 KCR 7
CAL 1 MIN 4
TOR 0 NYY 4
MIL 2 OAK 2
TEX 1 HOU 3
@ATL 2 CIN 8
SDP 7 LAD 5
SFG 1 MON 5
@PHI 4 PIT 2
NYM 1 PIT 5
NYM 4 CHC 10
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 49,561

Monday, September 7, 1981
Time of Game: 2:35

Giants

43-43

Lost 1

4th, 10½ GB

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

W: B Welch (7-5), L: E Whitson (5-7), S: T Niedenfuer (2)

Dodgers

53-32

Won 3

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .234  .755    0    2   2   
E Cabell 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .579    0   11   1   
J Clark RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .256  .778    0    2   1   2·GDP
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .767    0    1   6   
L Herndon LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .289  .741    0    2   0   
J Martin CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .640    0    4   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   0    1   1  .313  .756    0    2   1   2B
J LeMaster SS                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .254  .602    0    0   0   
E Whitson P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .107  .301    0    0   3   
  A Ripley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   1   
  B Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .173  .485    0    0   0   
  F Breining P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Venable PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  M Rowland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .728    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   8   1    5   5                    24  15

BATTING

2B: M May (13, off B Welch).

TB: M May 2; B Smith; J Clark; J LeMaster; D Evans; L Herndon; J Martin; E Cabell.

GIDP: J Clark 2 (7).

RBI: J LeMaster (20).

2-out RBI: J LeMaster.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Whitson-J Morgan-E Cabell; J Clark-E Cabell-J Morgan-E Cabell.

BASERUNNING

PO: E Cabell (1st base by B Welch).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .193  .566    0    5   5   
K Landreaux CF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .270  .716    0    2   0   SB
D Baker LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .787    0    3   0   GDP
  C Maldonado LF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Garvey 1B                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .736    0    1   0   
  M Marshall PR-1B            3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    7   0   2B
R Cey 3B                      3   2   1   2    0   0  .286  .830    0    0   1   HR,HBP
P Guerrero RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .320  .891    0    2   0   
M Scioscia C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .728    0    5   0   SH
D Thomas SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .702    0    2   2   IW
B Welch P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .592    0    0   2   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Smith PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .208  .661    0    0   0   SF
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   5   7   4    3   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Marshall (1, off E Whitson).

HR: R Cey (12, off E Whitson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: R Smith (1, off M Rowland).

SH: M Scioscia (3, off M Rowland).

IBB: D Thomas (1, by M Rowland).

HBP: R Cey (2, by M Rowland).

TB: R Cey 4; M Marshall 2; K Landreaux 2; D Baker; D Lopes; S Garvey.

GIDP: D Baker (8).

RBI: R Cey 2 (48); S Garvey (57); R Smith (5).

2-out RBI: R Cey 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Welch-D Lopes-M Marshall; D Thomas-D Lopes-M Marshall.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Landreaux (15, 2nd base off F Breining/M May).

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 (5-7)             2.2   6   4   4    1   1   1   3.84   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6     30    -     1.04  -0.26
A Ripley                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.83    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
F Breining                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.29   0.01
M Rowland                      3     0   1   1    2   0   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.02
Totals                         8     7   5   5    3   2   1          33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 7           -

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
B Welch, W (7-5)               5.2   7   1   1    5   4   0   3.61   26     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 7     50    -     1.07   0.15
A Pena, H (1)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.21    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.76   0.04
T Niedenfuer, S (2)            3     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.72   10     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 1          0-0    0.33   0.05
Totals                         9     8   1   1    5   5   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Rowland (1; D Thomas).

PO: B Welch (1; E Cabell, 1st base).

HBP: M Rowland (1; R Cey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 49,561.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Morgan             2B    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. E Cabell             1B    2. K Landreaux          CF 
3. J Clark              RF    3. D Baker              LF 
4. D Evans              3B    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. L Herndon            LF    5. R Cey                3B 
6. J Martin             CF    6. P Guerrero           RF 
7. M May                C     7. M Scioscia           C  
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. D Thomas             SS 
9. E Whitson            P     9. B Welch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      13%  72% S Garvey        E Whitson       Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Baker to 3B
   b 3   2  0-2  -2-      13%  90% R Cey           E Whitson       Home Run; Marshall Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  12-      10%  68% J Clark         B Welch         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-1  1--       8%  80% K Landreaux     E Whitson       Single to RF; Lopes to 3B
   t 5   1  4-0  12-       6%  95% J Clark         B Welch         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      50%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      54%  J Clark         Cabell Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      54%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Lopes         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
          1--      58%  D Baker         Single to CF; Lopes to 2B
   R      12-      72%  S Garvey        Single to RF; Lopes Scores; Baker to 3B
                  Mike Marshall pinch runs for Steve Garvey batting 4th
   O      1-3      66%  R Cey           Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3      62%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Marshall moves to 1B
   O      ---      64%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  M May           Double to RF
   O      -2-      67%  J LeMaster      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  M Scioscia      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Welch         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
          ---      58%  E Whitson       Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Morgan        Strikeout
          1--      58%  E Cabell        Single to LF; Whitson to 2B
   OO     12-      68%  J Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      80%  K Landreaux     Single to RF; Lopes to 3B
   ROO    1-3      76%  D Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Lopes Scores/No RBI
          ---      78%  M Marshall      Double to CF
   RR     -2-      90%  R Cey           Home Run; Marshall Scores
                  Allen Ripley replaces Ed Whitson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  P Guerrero      Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  D Evans         Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          1--      85%  J Martin        Single to CF; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  M May           Strikeout
   O      1-3      93%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Allen Ripley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Welch         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Smith pinch hits for Allen Ripley batting 9th
          ---      89%  B Smith         Single to LF
          1--      84%  J Morgan        Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      89%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   OO     12-      95%  J Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Fred Breining facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Breining replaces Billy Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  K Landreaux     Single to RF
          1--      95%  D Baker         Landreaux Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      94%  M Marshall      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
          ---      93%  L Herndon       Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
          1--      94%  M May           Walk; Herndon to 2B
   R      12-      88%  J LeMaster      Single to CF; Herndon Scores; May to 3B
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 9th; Max Venable pinch hits for Fred Breining batting 9th
   O      1-3      93%  M Venable       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Rowland facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Rowland replaces Max Venable pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  R Cey           Hit By Pitch
          1--      95%  P Guerrero      Walk; Cey to 2B
   O      12-      95%  M Scioscia      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cey to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
          -23      95%  D Thomas        Intentional Walk
                  Reggie Smith pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   ROO    123      96%  R Smith         Double Play: Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cey Scores; Thomas out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Niedenfuer facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Reggie Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Morgan        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  J Clark         Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Rowland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Niedenfuer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Martin        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Rowland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  M Marshall      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Niedenfuer facing 8-9-1
                  Candy Maldonado replaces Dusty Baker playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Mike Rowland batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Bergman       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation