April 25, 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
OAK 0 DET 1
BOS 0 CHW 5
@KCR 2 CHC 4
STL 3 HOU 6
CIN 4 NYM 5
@MON 3 PIT 3
PHI 2 SDP 5
ATL 3 LAD 6
@SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 14,153

Friday, April 25, 1975
Time of Game: 2:42

Dodgers

10-8

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   2  0  2   0  1  0    6 12  1
Giants          2  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  1    5 10  4

W: A Messersmith (3-0), L: M Caldwell (0-3), S: J Brewer (1)

Giants

9-8

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes CF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .258  .778    0    0   0   3B,GDP
L Lacy 2B                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .412  .883    0    4   2   2B
S Garvey 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .363  .856    0    5   1   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .953    0    2   0   
J Ferguson RF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .155  .509    0    3   0   
S Yeager C                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .185  .586    0    9   0   
P Powell LF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  H Cruz PH-LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .407    0    1   0   
R Auerbach SS                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .170  .484    0    2   2   
A Messersmith P               4   2   3   1    0   0  .313  .853    0    1   1   3·2B
  J Brewer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       40   6  12   4    4   1                    27   7

BATTING

2B: L Lacy (1, off M Caldwell); A Messersmith 3 (3, off C Williams, 2 off M Caldwell).

3B: D Lopes (2, off M Caldwell).

TB: A Messersmith 6; L Lacy 4; D Lopes 4; S Garvey 2; R Auerbach; S Yeager.

GIDP: D Lopes (2).

RBI: D Lopes (4); A Messersmith (1); R Auerbach (2); S Garvey (10).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Lacy-R Auerbach-S Garvey.

E: R Cey (3).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .379  .854    0    3   0   
M Phillips 2B-3B              4   1   2   1    0   1  .240  .627    0    6   2   
  C Arnold PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
B Murcer RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .328  .944    0    1   0   HBP
G Matthews LF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .302  .969    0    0   0   
G Thomasson 1B                4   1   0   0    1   1  .032  .272    0    8   1   
C Speier SS                   5   0   3   4    0   0  .265  .634    0    2   4   2·2B
S Ontiveros 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .641    0    1   3   
  C Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .567    0    0   0   GDP
  D Heaverlo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Maddox PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384    0    0   0   
M Hill C                      2   1   1   0    2   1  .353  .942    0    2   0   2B
  D Thomas PR-2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .415         1   0   
M Caldwell P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   SH
  B Miller 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  D Rader PH-C                0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .398    0    1   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    5   8                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Speier 2 (5, off A Messersmith, off J Brewer); M Hill (2, off A Messersmith).

SH: M Caldwell (2, off A Messersmith).

HBP: B Murcer (1, by A Messersmith).

TB: C Speier 5; M Phillips 2; M Hill 2; V Joshua; G Matthews; B Murcer; C Arnold.

GIDP: E Goodson (2).

RBI: C Speier 4 (14); M Phillips (1).

2-out RBI: C Speier 4; M Phillips.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Phillips-G Thomasson; C Speier-M Phillips-G Thomasson.

E: B Miller (1); C Williams (1); S Ontiveros (4); M Phillips (1).

PITCHING

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
A Messersmith, W (3-0)         8     7   4   4    5   7   0   3.38   37     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7     54    -     1.33   0.04
J Brewer, S (1)                1     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.23    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    4.20   0.09
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   8   0          43     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·10           -

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
M Caldwell, L (0-3)            5.2   9   5   3    4   0   0   3.67   30     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 9     31    -     1.35  -0.39
C Williams                     2.1   2   1   0    0   0   0   0.63   10     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 1          2-0    1.18   0.01
D Heaverlo                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9    12   6   3    4   1   0          44     -       ·  ·     16·11· 1·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Messersmith (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Messersmith (1; B Murcer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 14,153.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Lopes              CF    1. V Joshua             CF 
2. L Lacy               2B    2. M Phillips           2B 
3. S Garvey             1B    3. B Murcer             RF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. G Matthews           LF 
5. J Ferguson           RF    5. G Thomasson          1B 
6. S Yeager             C     6. C Speier             SS 
7. P Powell             LF    7. S Ontiveros          3B 
8. R Auerbach           SS    8. M Hill               C  
9. A Messersmith        P     9. M Caldwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-5  -23      24% 100% G Maddox        J Brewer        Groundout: P-1B
   t 6   1  4-3  1--      19%  53% A Messersmith   M Caldwell      Double to LF; Auerbach Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  123     -18%  36% C Speier        A Messersmith   Single to CF; Phillips Scores; Matthews Scores; Thomasson to 2B
   b 9   2  6-4  12-     -15%  76% C Speier        J Brewer        Ground-rule Double; Murcer Scores; Matthews to 3B
   b 8   0  6-4  1--      15%  91% E Goodson       A Messersmith   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      59%  D Lopes         Triple to RF
          --3      63%  L Lacy          Single to P; Lopes stays at 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lopes Scores
          1--      64%  R Cey           Walk; Garvey to 2B
   O      12-      60%  J Ferguson      Popfly: P
   O      12-      56%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  V Joshua        Flyball: 2B
          ---      56%  M Phillips      Single to P
   O      1--      58%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Phillips to 2B
          -2-      56%  G Matthews      Walk
          12-      55%  G Thomasson     Wild Pitch; Phillips to 3B; Matthews to 2B
          -23      53%  " "             Walk
   RR     123      36%  C Speier        Single to CF; Phillips Scores; Matthews Scores; Thomasson to 2B
   O      12-      39%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  P Powell        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      35%  R Auerbach      Flyball: SS
          ---      37%  A Messersmith   Double to LF
   O      -2-      34%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  M Hill          Walk
   O      1--      34%  M Caldwell      Strikeout
   O      1--      36%  V Joshua        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      38%  M Phillips      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  L Lacy          Double to LF
   O      -2-      40%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      36%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      33%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
          ---      29%  B Murcer        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      32%  G Matthews      Flyball: C
   O      1--      35%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      24%  C Speier        Double to LF; Thomasson Scores
   O      -2-      26%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
          ---      31%  S Yeager        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Yeager to 1B
          1--      38%  P Powell        Walk; Yeager to 2B
   R      12-      49%  R Auerbach      Single to LF; Yeager Scores/unER; Powell to 2B
   RO     12-      50%  A Messersmith   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Powell Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER; Messersmith to 1B
   OO     1--      44%  D Lopes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
          ---      40%  M Hill          Walk
   O      1--      42%  M Caldwell      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hill to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  V Joshua        Strikeout
   R      -2-      33%  M Phillips      Single to RF; Hill Scores
          1--      31%  B Murcer        Single to RF; Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3      35%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  S Garvey        Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  R Cey           Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      35%  J Ferguson      Walk; Cey to 2B
   O      12-      29%  S Yeager        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  C Speier        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      33%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      30%  P Powell        Flyball: CF
          ---      34%  R Auerbach      Walk
   R      1--      53%  A Messersmith   Double to LF; Auerbach Scores
   R      -2-      67%  D Lopes         Single to LF; Messersmith Scores
   O      1--      64%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
          1--      66%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Lopes to 2B
                  Charlie Williams replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching and batting 7th; Bruce Miller replaces Mike Caldwell playing 3B batting 9th
          12-      69%  R Cey           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 3B; Garvey to 2B; Cey to 1B
   O      123      62%  J Ferguson      Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  M Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  B Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  V Joshua        Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  M Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Charlie Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  S Yeager        Flyball: SS
                  Henry Cruz pinch hits for Paul Powell batting 7th
   O      ---      66%  H Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      65%  R Auerbach      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
                  Henry Cruz moves to LF
   O      ---      70%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Charlie Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---      82%  A Messersmith   Double to LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      91%  D Lopes         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Messersmith Scores/No RBI/unER; Lopes to 2B
          -2-      94%  L Lacy          Single to P/Bunt; Lopes to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  S Garvey        Flyball: C
   OO     1-3      85%  R Cey           Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
          ---      77%  C Speier        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Speier to 1B
                  Ed Goodson pinch hits for Charlie Williams batting 7th
   OO     1--      91%  E Goodson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      88%  M Hill          Double to LF
                  Dave Rader pinch hits for Bruce Miller batting 9th; Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Marc Hill batting 8th
          -2-      85%  D Rader         Walk
   O      12-      93%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dave Heaverlo facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Ed Goodson pitching and batting 7th; Dave Rader moves to C; Derrel Thomas moves to 2B; Mike Phillips moves to 3B
   O      ---      92%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
          ---      93%  S Yeager        Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  H Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  R Auerbach      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Jim Brewer facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Brewer replaces Andy Messersmith pitching and batting 9th; Chris Arnold pinch hits for Mike Phillips batting 2nd
          ---      82%  C Arnold        Single to 3B
   O      1--      90%  B Murcer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      81%  G Matthews      Single to LF; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-      91%  G Thomasson     Strikeout
   R      12-      76%  C Speier        Ground-rule Double; Murcer Scores; Matthews to 3B
                  Garry Maddox pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo batting 7th
   O      -23     100%  G Maddox        Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Giants 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation