August 27, 1980 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
DET 2
(14) CLE 4
MIN 1 KCR 5
@MIL 4 TOR 6
TEX 4 SFG 1
@MON 0 SDP 4
@NYM 1 PHI 4
LAD 3 ATL 7
@PIT 4 STL 10
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,363

Wednesday, August 27, 1980
Time of Game: 2:41

Braves

63-63

Won 5

4th, 8 GB

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

W: R Matula (8-12), L: D Robinson (5-7), S: A Hrabosky (3)

Pirates

70-57

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster LF-3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .592    0    0   2   SH
R Ramirez SS                  2   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .767    0    2   1   HBP
  L Gomez SS                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .195  .466    0    0   3   
G Matthews RF                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .282  .747    0    0   0   
B Horner 3B                   3   2   2   5    1   1  .257  .849    0    1   3   HR,2B
  G Cooper PR-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   CS
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .758    0   12   2   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .859    0    2   0   IW
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .753    0    2   4   
B Benedict C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .665    0    4   1   2B,GDP
R Matula P                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .122  .262    0    2   1   
  L Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   7   9   7    5   4                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Horner (8, off D Robinson); B Benedict (11, off D Robinson).

HR: B Horner (28, off D Robinson; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Royster (3, off D Robinson).

IBB: D Murphy (5, by D Robinson).

HBP: R Ramirez (1, by D Robinson).

TB: B Horner 6; B Benedict 2; G Hubbard; R Ramirez; D Murphy; L Gomez; G Matthews; J Royster.

GIDP: B Benedict (8).

RBI: B Horner 5 (69); G Hubbard (36); R Ramirez (9).

2-out RBI: B Horner 3; R Ramirez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: B Benedict (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Cooper (1, 2nd base by K Tekulve/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .257  .643    0    1   0   2B
T Foli SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .669    0    3   3   
  D Berra SS                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .238  .678    0    2   2   HR
  D Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .787    0    0   0   
M Easler RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .345 1.009    0    5   0   
B Madlock 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .702    0    1   0   2B
  E Solomon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .516         0   0   
  B Robinson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .782    0    0   0   
  B Blyleven PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .061  .141         0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
J Milner 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .758    0    5   1   
L Lacy LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .355  .937    0    2   0   CS
E Ott C                       3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .700    0    4   1   
P Garner 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .673    0    3   1   
D Robinson P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .366  .878    0    1   3   
  K Bevacqua 3B               1   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .704    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: O Moreno (17, off R Matula); B Madlock (18, off R Matula).

HR: D Berra (6, off R Matula; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Berra 4; B Madlock 2; J Milner 2; O Moreno 2; B Robinson; L Lacy; P Garner.

RBI: D Berra 2 (29); L Lacy (29); O Moreno (24).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Robinson-T Foli-J Milner.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Lacy (8, 2nd base by R Matula/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
R Matula, W (8-12)             7.1   6   4   4    2   4   1   4.83   29     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 6     52    -     0.86   0.13
L Bradford, H (7)              0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.02    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.63  -0.03
R Camp, H (3)                  1     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.09    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.83   0.05
A Hrabosky, S (3)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.95    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.04
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0· 8          4-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Robinson, L (5-7)            7     8   7   7    5   3   1   4.07   34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 8     31    -     0.84  -0.32
E Solomon                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.90    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
K Tekulve                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     9   7   7    5   4   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Robinson (5).

IBB: D Robinson (4; D Murphy).

HBP: D Robinson (2; R Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 12,363.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Royster            LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. R Ramirez            SS    2. T Foli               SS 
3. G Matthews           RF    3. M Easler             RF 
4. B Horner             3B    4. B Madlock            3B 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. J Milner             1B 
6. D Murphy             CF    6. L Lacy               LF 
7. G Hubbard            2B    7. E Ott                C  
8. B Benedict           C     8. P Garner             2B 
9. R Matula             P     9. D Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-2  12-      25%  90% B Horner        D Robinson      Home Run; Ramirez Scores; Matthews Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  --3      11%  60% R Ramirez       D Robinson      Single to 2B; Benedict Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  -23       7%  63% T Foli          R Matula        Strikeout
   t 3   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% B Benedict      D Robinson      Double to CF
   b 3   0  1-0  1--      -7%  46% P Garner        R Matula        Walk; Ott to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      46%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--      45%  B Horner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Matula facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Easler        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Matula facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Madlock       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  B Benedict      Double to CF
          -2-      61%  R Matula        Wild Pitch; Benedict to 3B
   O      --3      56%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      49%  J Royster       Foul Flyball: RF
   R      --3      60%  R Ramirez       Single to 2B; Benedict Scores
   O      1--      58%  G Matthews      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Matula facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  E Ott           Walk
          1--      46%  P Garner        Walk; Ott to 2B
   O      12-      53%  D Robinson      Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ott to 3B; Garner to 2B
   O      -23      63%  T Foli          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  B Horner        Walk
   O      1--      63%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: RF
          1--      70%  D Murphy        Single to RF; Horner to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  G Hubbard       Single to LF; Horner Scores; Murphy to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  B Benedict      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Matula facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  M Easler        Strikeout
          ---      68%  B Madlock       Double to LF
          -2-      62%  J Milner        Single to RF; Madlock to 3B
   RO     1-3      62%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Madlock Scores
   O      1--      65%  E Ott           Lacy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  R Matula        Walk
   O      1--      67%  J Royster       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Matula to 2B
          -2-      69%  R Ramirez       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      64%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RRR    12-      90%  B Horner        Home Run; Ramirez Scores; Matthews Scores
   O      ---      89%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Matula facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Gomez replaces Rafael Ramirez playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      91%  E Ott           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      92%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  G Hubbard       Walk
   O      1--      92%  B Benedict      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      92%  R Matula        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Matula facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  T Foli          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Easler        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  J Royster       Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  L Gomez         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      96%  G Matthews      Single to CF; Gomez to 3B
   RR     1-3      99%  B Horner        Double to LF; Gomez Scores; Matthews Scores
                  Gary Cooper pinch runs for Bob Horner batting 4th
   O      -2-      99%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
          -2-      99%  D Murphy        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Rick Matula facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Royster moves to 3B; Gary Cooper moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  L Lacy          Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  E Ott           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Eddie Solomon facing 8-9-1
                  Eddie Solomon replaces Bill Madlock pitching and batting 4th; Kurt Bevacqua replaces Don Robinson playing 3B batting 9th; Dale Berra replaces Tim Foli playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  B Benedict      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Matula        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Rick Matula facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  P Garner        Single to P
   O      1--      99%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      98%  O Moreno        Double to LF; Bevacqua Scores
   RR     -2-      95%  D Berra         Home Run; Moreno Scores
                  Larry Bradford replaces Rick Matula pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  M Easler        Flyball: P
                  Bill Robinson pinch hits for Eddie Solomon batting 4th
          ---      95%  B Robinson      Single to RF
                  Bert Blyleven pinch runs for Bill Robinson batting 4th
          1--      92%  J Milner        Single to CF; Blyleven to 3B
                  Rick Camp replaces Larry Bradford pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      97%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 4th
          ---      97%  L Gomez         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  G Cooper        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  C Chambliss     Cooper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Camp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  E Ott           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  K Bevacqua      Walk
          1--      99%  O Moreno        Passed Ball; Bevacqua to 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Walk
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Rick Camp pitching and batting 9th; Dave Parker pinch hits for Dale Berra batting 2nd
   O      12-     100%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation