August 14, 1977 Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 4 BOS 11
SEA 1 CLE 12
MIL 4 CLE 14
MIL 5 DET 6
MIN 5 NYY 15
CAL 3 TEX 12
CHW 9 TOR 6
KCR 3 PHI 10
@CHC 2 PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 1
ATL 0 PIT 6
NYM 3 HOU 6
@SDP 3 SFG 6
CIN 1 CIN 9
@SFG 3 MON 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 14, 1977
Time of Game: 2:37

Reds

58-58

Lost 1

2nd, 12 GB

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

W: B Knepper (6-6), L: D Capilla (4-5)

Giants

54-64

Won 1

4th, 18 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .812    0    1   1   GDP
D Concepcion SS               2   0   0   0    2   0  .267  .698    0    2   3   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .911    0    8   1   GDP
G Foster CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .314 1.009    0    1   0   2B
B Bailey 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .271  .778    0    8   0   
R Knight LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .814    0    0   0   
E Armbrister RF               4   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .828    0    1   1   2B,2·GDP
R Auerbach 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .267    0    3   4   
D Capilla P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .139    0    0   0   
  D Murray P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    0   0   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .181  .547    0    0   0   
  M Sarmiento P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   5   1    6   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: G Foster (25, off B Knepper); E Armbrister (3, off B Knepper).

TB: G Foster 2; R Knight 2; E Armbrister 2; D Murray.

GIDP: E Armbrister 2 (3); P Rose (7); J Bench (8).

RBI: E Armbrister (5).

2-out RBI: E Armbrister.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .251  .644    0    1   0   
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .666    0    5   5   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .767    0    1   3   CS
J Clark RF                    2   2   0   0    2   1  .262  .768    0    0   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .288  .885    0   12   0   HR
R Elliott LF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .737    0    0   0   
  D Evans PH-LF               2   1   1   3    0   1  .247  .734    0    0   0   HR
T Foli SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .613    0    2  10   
G Alexander C                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .319 1.018    0    5   0   
B Knepper P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .447    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   6  10   6    4   8                    27  18

BATTING

HR: D Evans (11, off D Murray; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); W McCovey (21, off D Capilla; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: W McCovey 5; D Evans 4; R Andrews 2; D Thomas 2; G Alexander; B Madlock; T Foli.

RBI: D Evans 3 (52); W McCovey 2 (63); D Thomas (29).

2-out RBI: D Thomas.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 4. T Foli-R Andrews-W McCovey 2; T Foli-W McCovey; R Andrews-T Foli-W McCovey.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Madlock (7, 2nd base by D Murray/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Capilla, L (4-5)             3.2   6   3   3    3   5   1   5.27   19     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 5     39    -     1.04  -0.22
D Murray                       2.1   4   3   3    1   0   1   5.02   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 4          2-0    0.49  -0.10
M Sarmiento                    2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.05    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    4   8   2          36     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 9          2-0

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
B Knepper, W (6-6)             9     5   1   1    6   5   0   3.11   34     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 1· 5     72    -     0.78   0.18
Totals                         9     5   1   1    6   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Capilla (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Francisco Giants                 
1. P Rose               3B    1. D Thomas             CF 
2. D Concepcion         SS    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. J Bench              C     3. B Madlock            3B 
4. G Foster             CF    4. J Clark              RF 
5. B Bailey             1B    5. W McCovey            1B 
6. R Knight             LF    6. R Elliott            LF 
7. E Armbrister         RF    7. T Foli               SS 
8. R Auerbach           2B    8. G Alexander          C  
9. D Capilla            P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  -2-      19%  69% W McCovey       D Capilla       Home Run; Clark Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  1--     -14%  39% E Armbrister    B Knepper       Double to LF; Knight Scores
   b 5   1  1-3  12-      12%  96% D Evans         D Murray        Home Run; Clark Scores; McCovey Scores
   b 4   2  1-2  12-      11%  79% D Thomas        D Capilla       Single; Foli Scores; Alexander to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      11%  51% E Armbrister    B Knepper       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bailey to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      55%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Capilla facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Thomas        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  R Andrews       Single to RF; Thomas out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--      52%  B Madlock       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  J Clark         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  B Bailey        Walk
          1--      40%  R Knight        Single to LF; Bailey to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  E Armbrister    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bailey to 3B
   O      --3      55%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Capilla facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Elliott       Strikeout
          ---      52%  T Foli          Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Alexander     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Capilla       Strikeout
          ---      50%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      46%  D Concepcion    Walk; Rose to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Capilla facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Knepper       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Andrews       Single to SS
   O      1--      50%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  G Foster        Double
   O      -2-      48%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      53%  R Knight        Fielder's Choice SS; Foster out at 3B/SS-3B; Knight to 1B
   R      1--      39%  E Armbrister    Double to LF; Knight Scores
   O      -2-      42%  R Auerbach      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Capilla facing 4-5-6
          ---      47%  J Clark         Walk
          1--      50%  W McCovey       Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B
   RR     -2-      69%  " "             Home Run; Clark Scores
   O      ---      67%  R Elliott       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      69%  T Foli          Single to LF
          1--      72%  G Alexander     Walk; Foli to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Knepper       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      12-      79%  D Thomas        Single; Foli Scores; Alexander to 3B
                  Dale Murray replaces Doug Capilla pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      76%  R Andrews       Lineout: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  D Murray        Single to 1B
   OO     1--      81%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  D Concepcion    Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dale Murray facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  B Madlock       Single to 2B
   O      1--      80%  J Clark         Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      82%  " "             Walk
          1--      84%  W McCovey       Single to RF; Clark to 2B
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Randy Elliott batting 6th
   RRR    12-      96%  D Evans         Home Run; Clark Scores; McCovey Scores
   O      ---      96%  T Foli          Popfly: 2B
          ---      96%  G Alexander     Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  B Knepper       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
                  Darrell Evans moves to LF
   O      ---      97%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  G Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  B Bailey        Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dale Murray facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Andrews       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  E Armbrister    Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  R Auerbach      Strikeout
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Dale Murray batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Lum           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Manny Sarmiento facing 4-5-6
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  D Concepcion    Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Manny Sarmiento facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Knepper       Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  R Knight        Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  E Armbrister    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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