May 18, 1984 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,947

Friday, May 18, 1984
Time of Game: 2:20

Braves

19-18

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: L McWilliams (1-3), L: P Falcone (2-4)

Pirates

13-20

Won 1

6th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .333 1.061    0    3   0   2B
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .728    0    4   2   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .730    0    1   4   
B Horner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .615    0    1   1   GDP
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   2   0    1   0  .248  .668    0    8   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .793    0    1   0   
T Harper LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .529    0    3   0   
A Trevino C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .356  .875    0    3   1   CS
P Falcone P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .470    0    0   2   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .396    0    0   0   
  J Dedmon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   0   8   0    2   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: C Washington (9, off L McWilliams).

TB: C Washington 3; C Chambliss 2; A Trevino; R Ramirez; D Murphy; B Horner.

GIDP: B Horner (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Horner-G Hubbard-C Chambliss.

E: J Dedmon (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Trevino (1, 2nd base by L McWilliams/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .294  .746    0    2   0   
L Lacy RF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .791    0    2   0   CS
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .561    0    1   1   
J Morrison 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .501    0    5   4   
  J Ray 2B                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .322  .792    0    0   1   
T Pena C                      3   1   1   4    1   0  .293  .839    0    6   1   HR
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .716    0    6   1   
A Otis LF                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .514         1   0   
  B Distefano LF              2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 2.167    0    1   0   3B
D Berra SS                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .196  .526    0    2   3   2B,GDP
L McWilliams P                2   1   1   0    0   0  .083  .166    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       29   6   7   6    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Berra (2, off P Falcone).

3B: B Distefano (1, off P Falcone).

HR: T Pena (6, off G Garber; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

SH: L McWilliams (4, off P Falcone).

TB: T Pena 4; B Distefano 3; D Berra 2; L Lacy; J Morrison; L McWilliams; J Ray.

GIDP: D Berra (2).

RBI: T Pena 4 (19); M Wynne (7); D Berra (12).

2-out RBI: T Pena 4.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Morrison-L McWilliams; D Berra-J Morrison-J Thompson; T Pena-J Morrison.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Lacy (1, 2nd base by P Falcone/A Trevino).

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 Falcone, L (2-4)             6     3   2   2    2   1   0   3.55   22     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 3     57    -     0.71  -0.01
J Dedmon                       1.2   3   3   3    1   1   0   4.60    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.52   0.02
G Garber                       0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.98    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-3    0.41  -0.05
Totals                         8     7   6   6    3   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 7          3-3

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McWilliams, W (1-3)          9     8   0   0    2   6   0   2.63   34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 8     75    -     1.17   0.46
Totals                         9     8   0   0    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 10,947.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Washington         RF    1. M Wynne              CF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. R Ramirez            SS    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. B Horner             3B    4. J Morrison           2B 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. T Pena               C  
6. D Murphy             CF    6. J Thompson           1B 
7. T Harper             LF    7. A Otis               LF 
8. A Trevino            C     8. D Berra              SS 
9. P Falcone            P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% B Distefano     P Falcone       Triple
   t 6   0  2-0  1--      10%  84% B Horner        L McWilliams    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   0  2-0  1--       9%  81% P Falcone       L McWilliams    Double Play: Strikeout, Trevino Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% G Hubbard       L McWilliams    Double Play: Flyball: 2B-P
   t 2   1  0-0  123       8%  47% A Trevino       L McWilliams    Foul Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
                  Benny Distefano replaces Amos Otis playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---      54%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wynne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  B Horner        Single
          1--      40%  C Chambliss     Single; Horner to 2B
   O      12-      46%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          12-      39%  T Harper        Walk; Horner to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
   O      123      47%  A Trevino       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      123      55%  P Falcone       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Morrison      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  T Pena          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  C Washington    Single
   OO     1--      54%  G Hubbard       Double Play: Flyball: 2B-P
   O      ---      55%  R Ramirez       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
          ---      66%  B Distefano     Triple
   R      --3      73%  D Berra         Double; Distefano Scores
   O      -2-      72%  L McWilliams    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Berra to 3B
   RO     --3      75%  M Wynne         Groundout: SS-1B; Berra Scores
          ---      76%  L Lacy          Walk
   O      1--      75%  B Madlock       Lacy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  B Horner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      74%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--      77%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Murphy to 1B
   O      1--      80%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Falcone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      78%  B Madlock       Popfly: 2B
          ---      80%  J Morrison      Single
          1--      82%  T Pena          Walk; Morrison to 2B
   O      12-      80%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Morrison to 3B; Thompson to 1B
   O      1-3      77%  B Distefano     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
          ---      72%  A Trevino       Single
   OO     1--      81%  P Falcone       Double Play: Strikeout, Trevino Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      79%  C Washington    Double
   O      -2-      82%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  L McWilliams    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Wynne         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  R Ramirez       Single
   OO     1--      84%  B Horner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  B Madlock       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      83%  J Morrison      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
                  Johnny Ray replaces Jim Morrison playing 2B batting 4th
          ---      77%  D Murphy        Single
   O      1--      82%  T Harper        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      86%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 2B
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Pete Falcone batting 9th
   O      -2-      90%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Dedmon facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Bob Watson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  T Pena          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Pena to 1B
   O      1--      91%  J Thompson      Groundout: P-1B; Pena to 2B
          -2-      91%  B Distefano     Walk
   OO     12-      88%  D Berra         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  C Washington    Lineout: SS
   O      ---      93%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Dedmon facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  L McWilliams    Single
   O      1--      95%  M Wynne         Strikeout
          1--      95%  L Lacy          Single; McWilliams to 2B
   O      12-      94%  B Madlock       Flyball: RF
          12-      95%  J Ray           Single; McWilliams to 3B; Lacy to 2B
                  Gene Garber replaces Jeff Dedmon pitching and batting 9th
   RRRR   123     100%  T Pena          Home Run; McWilliams Scores; Lacy Scores; Ray Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  B Horner        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  C Chambliss     Single
   O      1--     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  T Harper        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT198405180

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