September 21, 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
TOR 0 BOS 3
NYY 2 TEX 9
@CAL 1 OAK 8
@CHW 6 KCR 10
MIN 5 SEA 11
@MIL 4 ATL 5
@HOU 3 MON 4
STL 2 STL 8
@MON 2 PIT 4
@NYM 0 CHC 2
@PHI 0 CIN 3
@SDP 2 SFG 5
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 5,299

Wednesday, September 21, 1977
Time of Game: 2:18

Dodgers

92-60

Lost 1

1st

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

W: G Minton (1-1), L: C Hough (5-11), S: G Lavelle (20)

Giants

70-83

Won 1

4th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy 2B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    1   2   
R Washington SS               4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .718    0    0   1   
D Baker LF                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .866    0    0   0   2B
S Garvey 1B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .292  .825    0    4   0   2B
  E Goodson 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .439    0    4   0   
V Davalillo RF                3   0   0   1    0   0  .324  .702    0    2   0   
  J Simpson RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277         1   0   
  J Leonard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.333    0    0   0   
L Lacy 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .710    0    1   3   
G Burke CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .585    0    1   0   
J Oates C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .679    0   10   0   
  S Yeager PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .778    0    0   0   
D Rau P                       2   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .370    0    0   2   
  R Monday PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .730    0    0   0   GDP
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .413         0   0   
  L Rautzhan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   4   6   3    3   0                    24   9

BATTING

2B: S Garvey (24, off G Minton); D Baker (23, off G Minton).

TB: S Garvey 2; D Baker 2; J Oates; R Washington; G Burke; R Landestoy.

GIDP: R Monday (4).

RBI: V Davalillo (3); S Garvey (112); D Baker (83).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Washington-R Landestoy-S Garvey.

E: J Simpson (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Washington (1st base by G Minton).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .704    0    1   0   
R Andrews 2B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .264  .651    0    1   6   3B
D Evans 3B                    2   1   2   1    2   0  .251  .755    0    0   1   
J Clark RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .251  .741    0    2   0   
R Elliott LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .234  .664    0    4   0   
G Alexander C                 2   1   0   1    2   0  .311  .919    0    1   0   SB,GDP
S James 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .273  .749    0   13   0   
J LeMaster SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .153  .420    0    4   2   
G Minton P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    0   3   SH
  G Lavelle P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   5  10   4    5   7                    27  12

BATTING

3B: R Andrews (3, off D Rau).

SH: G Minton (1, off D Rau).

TB: R Andrews 5; D Evans 2; S James 2; D Thomas; G Minton; R Elliott.

GIDP: G Alexander (3).

RBI: S James 2 (2); D Evans (68); G Alexander (19).

2-out RBI: S James 2; G Alexander.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Andrews-J LeMaster-S James.

E: D Evans (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Alexander (2, 2nd base off D Rau/J Oates).

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 Rau                          6     7   2   1    3   7   0   3.49   27     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 7     56    -     1.28   0.13
C Hough, H (3), L (5-11)       0.2   2   3   3    2   0   0   3.59    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.62  -0.19
L Rautzhan, BS (3)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.42    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-2    3.84  -0.35
B Castillo                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8    10   5   4    5   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1·10          3-2

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
G Minton, W (1-1)              7     5   4   4    3   0   0   4.50   28     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 5     48    -     0.90  -0.25
G Lavelle, S (20)              2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.09    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 2· 1          1-0    2.55   0.37
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   0   0          35     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 6          1-0

G Minton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: G Minton (1).

WP: G Minton 2 (2).

IBB: None.

PO: G Minton (1; R Washington, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 5,299.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Landestoy          2B    1. D Thomas             CF 
2. R Washington         SS    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. D Baker              LF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. J Clark              RF 
5. V Davalillo          RF    5. R Elliott            LF 
6. L Lacy               3B    6. G Alexander          C  
7. G Burke              CF    7. S James              1B 
8. J Oates              C     8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. D Rau                P     9. G Minton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-3  123      40%  80% S James         L Rautzhan      Single to CF; Clark Scores; Elliott Scores; Alexander to 3B; James to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   1  4-1  123     -16%  18% G Alexander     D Rau           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  4-2  1--      16%  43% R Andrews       C Hough         Single to CF; Thomas to 3B
   b 7   2  4-2  123      14%  40% G Alexander     C Hough         Walk; Evans Scores; Clark to 3B; Elliott to 2B
   b 7   1  4-2  123     -13%  26% R Elliott       C Hough         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Evans to 3B; Clark to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Washington    Single to 2B
          1--      48%  D Baker         Balk; Washington to 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
          12-      41%  S Garvey        Wild Pitch; Washington to 3B; Baker to 2B
          -23      40%  " "             Walk
   RO     123      40%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Washington Scores; Baker to 3B
   R      1-3      32%  L Lacy          Wild Pitch; Baker Scores; Davalillo to 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
          ---      39%  R Andrews       Triple to LF
   R      --3      45%  D Evans         Single to RF; Andrews Scores
          1--      48%  J Clark         Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      44%  R Elliott       Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      39%  G Alexander     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  G Burke         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  D Rau           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
          ---      48%  S James         Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      42%  G Minton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; James to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  D Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
          ---      35%  R Landestoy     Single to 2B
          1--      26%  R Washington    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Landestoy to 3B; Washington to 1B
   O      1-3      34%  D Baker         Washington Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   R      --3      27%  " "             Double to LF; Landestoy Scores
   R      -2-      19%  S Garvey        Double to CF; Baker Scores
   O      -2-      21%  V Davalillo     Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      23%  L Lacy          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Rau facing 2-3-4
          ---      26%  R Andrews       Single to LF
          1--      33%  D Evans         Walk; Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      27%  J Clark         Strikeout
          12-      34%  R Elliott       Single to SS; Andrews to 3B; Evans to 2B
   OO     123      18%  G Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  G Burke         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      20%  J Oates         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      21%  D Rau           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      18%  S James         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      17%  J LeMaster      Flyball: 3B
          ---      18%  G Minton        Single to RF
   O      1--      16%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  R Landestoy     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  R Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Rau facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      16%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
          ---      18%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      15%  J Clark         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      13%  R Elliott       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Minton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      14%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      15%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      15%  L Lacy          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
                  Ed Goodson replaces Steve Garvey playing 1B batting 4th; Joe Simpson replaces Vic Davalillo playing RF batting 5th
          ---      20%  G Alexander     Walk
          1--      22%  S James         Alexander Steals 2B
   RO     -2-      21%  " "             Flyball: RF; Alexander Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      19%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      18%  G Minton        Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  G Burke         Flyball: LF
          ---      18%  J Oates         Single to RF
                  Rick Monday pinch hits for Doug Rau batting 9th
   OO     1--      21%  R Monday        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
                  Charlie Hough replaces Rick Monday pitching and batting 9th
          ---      28%  D Thomas        Single to RF
          1--      43%  R Andrews       Single to CF; Thomas to 3B
          1-3      52%  D Evans         Walk; Andrews to 2B
   O      123      39%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Andrews to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      123      26%  R Elliott       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Evans to 3B; Clark to 2B
   R      123      40%  G Alexander     Walk; Evans Scores; Clark to 3B; Elliott to 2B
                  Lance Rautzhan replaces Charlie Hough pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      80%  S James         Single to CF; Clark Scores; Elliott Scores; Alexander to 3B; James to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      75%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  R Landestoy     Walk
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Greg Minton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      75%  R Washington    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      81%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  E Goodson       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bobby Castillo facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Lance Rautzhan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  G Lavelle       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Thomas        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      84%  R Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Gary Lavelle facing 5-6-7
                  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Joe Simpson batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  J Leonard       Lineout: P
   O      ---      96%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  G Burke         Single to 3B
                  Steve Yeager pinch hits for Johnny Oates batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  S Yeager        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation