April 9, 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
BOS 0 OAK 5
@CAL 2 CHW 4
KCR 0 TEX 2
MIN 1
(11) NYM 3
MON 2 SDP 8
ATL 2 SFG 4
LAD 2 STL 5
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 37,261

Friday, April 9, 1976, 2:07PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Dodgers

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

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

W: J Montefusco (1-0), L: D Sutton (0-1), S: G Lavelle (1)

Giants

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Buckner LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   5   
D Baker CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    2   0   HR
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    9   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   1   2   0    1   0  .667 1.750    0    2   1   2B
J Ferguson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    3   0   2B
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .250    0    4   2   HBP
B Russell SS                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  I DeJesus SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Rodriguez PH              0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  R Auerbach PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    2   6                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Ferguson (1, off J Montefusco); R Cey (1, off J Montefusco).

HR: D Baker (1, off J Montefusco; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: S Yeager (1, by J Montefusco).

TB: D Baker 4; R Cey 3; J Ferguson 2; T Sizemore; B Buckner.

RBI: S Yeager (1); D Baker (1).

2-out RBI: D Baker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Russell-T Sizemore-S Garvey.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    6   0   
V Joshua CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
B Murcer RF                   3   3   2   1    1   0  .667 2.417    0    5   0   HR
G Matthews LF                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.750    0    1   0   HR
W Montanez 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    5   0   IW
C Speier SS                   2   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .333    0    1   6   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   GDP
D Rader C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    6   0   
J Montefusco P                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   4   5   4    4   5                    27   8

BATTING

HR: G Matthews (1, off D Sutton; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); B Murcer (1, off D Sutton; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: W Montanez (1, by D Sutton).

TB: B Murcer 5; G Matthews 5; D Rader.

GIDP: K Reitz (1).

RBI: G Matthews 2 (2); B Murcer (1); C Speier (1).

2-out RBI: B Murcer.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

PO: D Rader (1st base by S Yeager).

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
D Sutton, L (0-1)              6     5   4   4    4   3   2   6.00   25     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 5     45    -     0.75  -0.19
M Marshall                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         8     5   4   4    4   5   2          31     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 5           -

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
J Montefusco, W (1-0)          7.1   5   2   2    1   6   1   2.45   29     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 5     65    -     1.15   0.20
G Lavelle, S (1)               1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.03   0.14
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Sutton (1; W Montanez).

HBP: J Montefusco (1; S Yeager).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 37,261.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. B Buckner            LF    1. D Thomas             2B 
2. T Sizemore           2B    2. V Joshua             CF 
3. D Baker              CF    3. B Murcer             RF 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. G Matthews           LF 
5. R Cey                3B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. J Ferguson           RF    6. C Speier             SS 
7. S Yeager             C     7. K Reitz              3B 
8. B Russell            SS    8. D Rader              C  
9. D Sutton             P     9. J Montefusco         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  1--      20%  80% G Matthews      D Sutton        Home Run; Murcer Scores
   t 7   0  4-1  1--     -12%  75% J Ferguson      J Montefusco    Double to LF; Cey to 3B
   b 1   2  1-0  ---      11%  51% B Murcer        D Sutton        Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% D Baker         J Montefusco    Home Run
   t 7   1  4-2  --3       7%  85% E Goodson       J Montefusco    Foul Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  T Sizemore      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      43%  D Baker         Home Run
   O      ---      44%  S Garvey        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  D Thomas        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      40%  V Joshua        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      51%  B Murcer        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  R Cey           Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  J Ferguson      Flyball: RF; Cey to 3B
   O      --3      51%  S Yeager        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      55%  B Russell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Montanez      Strikeout
          ---      55%  C Speier        Walk
   OO     1--      50%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Montefusco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Sutton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  B Buckner       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  J Montefusco    Strikeout; Montefusco out at 1B/C-1B
          ---      53%  D Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      50%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  S Garvey        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      56%  R Cey           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  B Murcer        Single to 3B
   RR     1--      80%  G Matthews      Home Run; Murcer Scores
   O      ---      78%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  C Speier        Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  K Reitz         Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
          ---      76%  S Yeager        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      80%  B Russell       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      83%  D Sutton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  D Rader         Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  J Montefusco    Rader Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---      80%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      80%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  B Buckner       Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      83%  D Baker         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      86%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  V Joshua        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      90%  G Matthews      Single to CF; Murcer to 3B; Matthews to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      91%  W Montanez      Intentional Walk
   RO     123      92%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murcer Scores; Matthews to 3B; Speier to 1B
   O      1-3      91%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  R Cey           Walk
          1--      75%  J Ferguson      Double to LF; Cey to 3B
   RO     -23      78%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B; Cey Scores; Ferguson to 3B
                  Ed Goodson pinch hits for Bill Russell batting 8th
   O      --3      85%  E Goodson       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  John Hale pinch hits for Don Sutton batting 9th
   O      --3      90%  J Hale          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Marshall facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Marshall replaces John Hale pitching and batting 9th; Ivan DeJesus replaces Ed Goodson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      89%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Montefusco    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  T Sizemore      Single to CF
                  Gary Lavelle replaces John Montefusco pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Marshall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  V Joshua        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      94%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  G Matthews      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Gary Lavelle facing 5-6-7
          ---      86%  R Cey           Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  J Ferguson      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Ellie Rodriguez pinch hits for Ivan DeJesus batting 8th
          1--      93%  E Rodriguez     Walk; Yeager to 2B
                  Glenn Burke pinch hits for Mike Marshall batting 9th; Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  G Burke         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation