May 20, 1981 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
CAL 3 BOS 5
OAK 3 SEA 3
@CLE 1 DET 8
TEX 4 MIL 6
MIN 1 NYY 5
KCR 4
(11) CHW 6
@TOR 5 CIN 10
@CHC 7 LAD 3
PHI 2
(10) PIT 6
ATL 1 MON 6
@SDP 2 NYM 4
@SFG 3
(10) HOU 4
@STL 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,351

Wednesday, May 20, 1981
Time of Game: 2:29

Braves

18-18

Lost 4

4th, 8 GB

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

W: R Rhoden (5-0), L: B Walk (1-3), S: E Romo (5)

Pirates

14-16

Won 2

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .698    0    3   0   
B Pocoroba 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .565    0    1   2   
B Asselstine LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .343    0    2   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .783    0    9   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .232  .663    0    4   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .252  .706    0    0   4   
B Benedict C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .756    0    5   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .209  .565    0    0   2   
B Walk P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  B Porter PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.350    0    0   0   
  P Hanna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  L Gomez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .717    0    0   0   
  J Montefusco P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Hrabosky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Linares PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .370    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B Nahorodny PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   6   1    2   5                    24   8

BATTING

TB: C Chambliss 2; G Hubbard; B Pocoroba; D Murphy; C Washington.

RBI: R Ramirez (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Chambliss (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lacy LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .704    0    1   0   SB
T Foli SS                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .234  .541    0    5   2   SB,SF
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .777    0    0   1   
J Thompson 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .156  .610    0    7   1   
M Easler RF                   4   2   3   4    0   0  .340  .917    0    3   0   2·HR,2B
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .818    0    2   5   
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .514    0    3   0   
S Nicosia C                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .190  .525    0    5   0   
R Rhoden P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .529    0    1   0   
  K Bevacqua PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .555    0    0   0   
  E Romo P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   6   9   5    4   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Easler (6, off J Montefusco).

HR: M Easler 2 (5, off P Hanna, off B Walk; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SF: T Foli (1, off P Hanna).

TB: M Easler 10; L Lacy; S Nicosia; B Madlock; T Foli; O Moreno; R Rhoden.

RBI: M Easler 4 (20); T Foli (10).

2-out RBI: M Easler 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Lacy (8, 2nd base off L Bradford/B Benedict); T Foli (3, 2nd base off B Walk/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
B Walk, L (1-3)                1     1   3   3    2   0   1   5.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1     37    -     0.96  -0.25
P Hanna                        3     5   3   1    1   0   1   3.32   16     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 5          0-0    0.42  -0.14
J Montefusco                   1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.18   0.00
A Hrabosky                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.24   0.00
R Camp                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.19    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
L Bradford                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.88    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   4    4   5   2          38     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 9          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden, W (5-0)              6     6   1   1    1   4   0   2.25   25     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1· 6     59    -     0.96   0.10
E Romo, S (5)                  3     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.30   11     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.03
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 8,351.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Washington         RF    1. L Lacy               LF 
2. B Pocoroba           3B    2. T Foli               SS 
3. B Asselstine         LF    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. D Murphy             CF    5. M Easler             RF 
6. G Hubbard            2B    6. P Garner             2B 
7. B Benedict           C     7. O Moreno             CF 
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. S Nicosia            C  
9. B Walk               P     9. R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      26%  80% M Easler        B Walk          Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Foli Scores; Thompson Scores
   b 2   1  1-3  12-       9%  88% L Lacy          P Hanna         Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Nicosia Scores/No RBI/unER; Rhoden to 3B; Lacy to 2B
   t 2   0  3-0  12-      -8%  62% G Hubbard       R Rhoden        Single to LF; Chambliss to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   t 2   2  3-1  123       8%  76% C Washington    R Rhoden        Flyball: SS
   t 2   0  3-0  123       7%  70% B Benedict      R Rhoden        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  T Foli          Walk
          1--      57%  B Madlock       Foli Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      54%  J Thompson      Walk
   RRR    12-      80%  M Easler        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Foli Scores; Thompson Scores
   O      ---      80%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
          1--      71%  D Murphy        Single to CF; Chambliss to 2B
          12-      62%  G Hubbard       Single to LF; Chambliss to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      123      70%  B Benedict      Strikeout Looking
   RO     123      71%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Chambliss Scores; Murphy to 3B
                  Bob Porter pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          1-3      68%  B Porter        Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123      76%  C Washington    Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Preston Hanna facing 7-8-9
                  Preston Hanna replaces Bob Porter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  S Nicosia       Walk
          1--      79%  R Rhoden        Single to CF; Nicosia to 2B
   R      12-      88%  L Lacy          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Nicosia Scores/No RBI/unER; Rhoden to 3B; Lacy to 2B
   RO     -23      89%  T Foli          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rhoden Scores/unER
   O      -2-      88%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Rhoden facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  B Pocoroba      Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  B Asselstine    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      89%  C Chambliss     Lineout: RF
   O      1--      91%  D Murphy        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Preston Hanna facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      94%  M Easler        Home Run (Deep CF)
   O      ---      94%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      94%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      94%  S Nicosia       Single to LF; Moreno to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  R Rhoden        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  R Ramirez       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  L Lacy          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      95%  T Foli          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  B Madlock       Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Rhoden facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Gomez pinch hits for Preston Hanna batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  L Gomez         Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  C Washington    Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 1B-P; Washington to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
                  John Montefusco replaces Luis Gomez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  M Easler        Double to CF
   O      -2-      97%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      97%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF; Easler to 3B
   O      --3      96%  S Nicosia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
          ---      94%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      98%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Montefusco facing 9-1-2
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Rick Rhoden batting 9th
          ---      98%  K Bevacqua      Walk
   O      1--      98%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  T Foli          Single to LF; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B; Bevacqua to 3B; Foli to 2B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces John Montefusco pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      97%  J Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Enrique Romo facing 8-9-1
                  Enrique Romo replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rufino Linares pinch hits for Al Hrabosky batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Linares       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Rick Camp facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Camp replaces Rufino Linares pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Enrique Romo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  B Asselstine    Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Larry Bradford facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Bradford replaces Rick Camp pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  S Nicosia       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  E Romo          Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  L Lacy          Single to CF
          1--     100%  T Foli          Lacy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Enrique Romo facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  B Benedict      Fielder's Choice ; Murphy to 2B; Benedict to 1B
   O      12-     100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Murphy to 3B
                  Bill Nahorodny pinch hits for Larry Bradford batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

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