April 20, 1978 Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
MIL 4 LAD 5
HOU 1 SDP 2
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 10,256

Thursday, April 20, 1978
Time of Game: 1:33

Braves

3-8

Lost 1

6th, 5 GB

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

W: R Jones (1-0), L: P Niekro (0-4), S: R Fingers (2)

Padres

3-7

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .864    0    2   3   
B Bonnell CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .452    0    4   0   SH,GDP
C Gaston RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .126    0    0   0   
  B Asselstine PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .829    0    0   0   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .664    0    3   0   
B Pocoroba C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .345  .791    0    6   1   
D Murphy 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .427    0    7   0   
R Gilbreath 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    0   2   
P Rockett SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .296    0    2   1   
P Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   SH
  B Beall PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .154    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    1   2                    24   7

BATTING

SH: B Bonnell (1, off R Jones); P Niekro (1, off R Jones).

TB: B Pocoroba; J Royster; P Rockett.

GIDP: B Bonnell (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .467    0   16   0   
D Thomas 2B-LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .837    0    3   2   
G Hendrick CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .643    0    1   0   
D Winfield RF                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .300  .958    0    2   0   
O Gamble LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .206  .488    0    2   0   
  M Champion 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
B Almon 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .579    0    0   2   
O Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .472    0    0   5   
B Davis C                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .182  .364    0    2   1   
R Jones P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    1   5   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       26   2   2   2    1   7                    27  15

BATTING

TB: O Gamble; B Davis.

RBI: B Davis 2 (2).

2-out RBI: B Davis 2.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Jones-G Richards; D Thomas-G Richards.

E: O Smith (1); R Jones (1).

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, L (0-4)              8     2   2   2    1   7   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 2     76    -     0.82  -0.01
Totals                         8     2   2   2    1   7   0          27     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 2           -

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Jones, W (1-0)               8.1   3   0   0    1   2   0   2.50   29     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 3     78    -     1.28   0.28
R Fingers, S (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.91   0.22
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   2   0          31     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 2· 3          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:33.

Attendance: 10,256.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Diego Padres                     
1. J Royster            2B    1. G Richards           1B 
2. B Bonnell            CF    2. D Thomas             2B 
3. C Gaston             RF    3. G Hendrick           CF 
4. J Burroughs          LF    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. B Pocoroba           C     5. O Gamble             LF 
6. D Murphy             1B    6. B Almon              3B 
7. R Gilbreath          3B    7. O Smith              SS 
8. P Rockett            SS    8. B Davis              C  
9. P Niekro             P     9. R Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  -23      25%  82% B Davis         P Niekro        Single; Winfield Scores; Gamble Scores
   t 9   0  2-0  1--     -12%  75% J Royster       R Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Beall to 2B; Royster to 1B
   t 9   1  2-0  -23      11%  90% B Asselstine    R Fingers       Groundout: C-1B
   t 9   2  2-0  -23      10% 100% J Burroughs     R Fingers       Flyball: RF
   t 5   0  0-0  1--      10%  55% D Murphy        R Jones         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Royster       Single
   OO     1--      53%  B Bonnell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Gaston        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Winfield      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  O Gamble        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Almon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  P Rockett       Single
   O      1--      51%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rockett to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  J Royster       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  G Richards      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  B Pocoroba      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Pocoroba to 1B
   OO     1--      55%  D Murphy        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--      68%  O Gamble        Single; Winfield to 2B
   O      12-      61%  B Almon         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      58%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Winfield to 3B; Gamble to 2B
   RR     -23      82%  B Davis         Single; Winfield Scores; Gamble Scores
   O      1--      81%  R Jones         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  P Rockett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  P Niekro        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  J Royster       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  G Richards      Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  C Gaston        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Burroughs     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  O Gamble        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      89%  B Almon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Champion replaces Oscar Gamble playing 2B batting 5th; Derrel Thomas moves to LF
          ---      82%  B Pocoroba      Single
   O      1--      86%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B; Pocoroba to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      95%  P Rockett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  O Smith         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  B Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
          ---      87%  B Beall         Walk
          1--      75%  J Royster       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Beall to 2B; Royster to 1B
   O      12-      78%  B Bonnell       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Beall to 3B; Royster to 2B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Randy Jones pitching and batting 9th; Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Cito Gaston batting 3rd
   O      -23      90%  B Asselstine    Groundout: C-1B
   O      -23     100%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation