April 18, 1978 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
MIL 6 NYY 4
BAL 3 SEA 6
CAL 1 KCR 5
@TOR 0 CHC 2
MON 1 CIN 11
@LAD 3 HOU 5
@SDP 1 ATL 1
@SFG 0 NYM 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 7,401

Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Time of Game: 2:04

Braves

2-7

Won 1

6th, 5½ GB

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

W: P Hanna (1-0), L: J Montefusco (0-1), S: A Devine (1)

Giants

6-4

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .333  .907    0    2   6   SB
R Office CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .560    0    2   0   
B Asselstine RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .700    0    1   0   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   2   1    0   1  .290  .760    0    3   0   2B
  R Gilbreath 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
B Pocoroba C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .725    0    4   0   
D Murphy 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .359    0   13   0   
B Bonnell 3B-LF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .543    0    1   1   2B
P Rockett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .220    0    1   1   
P Hanna P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083    0    0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   3   1    0  10                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Bonnell (1, off J Montefusco); J Burroughs (2, off J Montefusco).

TB: J Burroughs 3; B Bonnell 2.

RBI: J Burroughs (3).

2-out RBI: J Burroughs.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Royster-D Murphy.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Royster (4, 2nd base off J Montefusco/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .263  .759    0    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .194  .616    0    1   2   
B Madlock 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .633    0    1   5   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .749    0   10   0   
J Clark RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .733    0    1   0   
T Whitfield LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .897    0    1   0   
M Hill C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .630    0   11   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .425    0    1   2   SB
J Montefusco P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    0   1   
  M Ivie PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .571 1.643    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    5   3                    27  11

BATTING

TB: J LeMaster.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: J LeMaster (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J LeMaster (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba).

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 Hanna, W (1-0)               7     1   0   0    4   1   0   3.86   26     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 1     72    -     1.15   0.46
A Devine, S (1)                2     0   0   0    1   2   0   6.14    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.30
Totals                         9     1   0   0    5   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 1           -

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, L (0-1)          8     3   1   0    0   9   0   1.40   28     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 3     83    -     0.97   0.24
G Lavelle                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.72    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
Totals                         9     3   1   0    0  10   0          31     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 7,401.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Royster            2B    1. L Herndon            CF 
2. R Office             CF    2. D Evans              3B 
3. B Asselstine         RF    3. B Madlock            2B 
4. J Burroughs          LF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. B Pocoroba           C     5. J Clark              RF 
6. D Murphy             1B    6. T Whitfield          LF 
7. B Bonnell            3B    7. M Hill               C  
8. P Rockett            SS    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. P Hanna              P     9. J Montefusco         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  1-0  1--      27%  96% W McCovey       A Devine        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-      14%  63% J Burroughs     J Montefusco    Double; Royster Scores/unER
   b 9   0  1-0  ---     -13%  69% B Madlock       A Devine        Walk
   b 3   2  0-0  123       8%  50% B Madlock       P Hanna         Groundout: P-1B
   b 8   0  1-0  ---       6%  78% M Ivie          A Devine        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Office        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  B Asselstine    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Herndon       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  J Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  P Rockett       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  P Hanna         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  M Hill          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  J LeMaster      Single
          1--      42%  J Montefusco    LeMaster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Bunt Popfly: C
          -2-      45%  L Herndon       Walk
          12-      42%  D Evans         Walk; LeMaster to 3B; Herndon to 2B
   O      123      50%  B Madlock       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  J Royster       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Royster to 1B
          1--      58%  R Office        Royster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      48%  B Asselstine    Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      63%  J Burroughs     Double; Royster Scores/unER
   O      -2-      59%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Preston Hanna facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      59%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--      63%  T Whitfield     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  M Hill          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  D Murphy        Flyball: 3B
          ---      68%  B Bonnell       Double
   O      -2-      64%  P Rockett       Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  P Hanna         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  J LeMaster      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      66%  J Montefusco    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      65%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      1--      68%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  W McCovey       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  J Clark         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  J Burroughs     Single
   O      1--      72%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      69%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  B Bonnell       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Preston Hanna facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  T Whitfield     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      75%  M Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  P Rockett       Flyball: C
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Preston Hanna batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  B Beall         Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  J Royster       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Adrian Devine facing 9-1-2
                  Adrian Devine replaces Bob Beall pitching and batting 9th; Mike Ivie pinch hits for John Montefusco batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  M Ivie          Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Mike Ivie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  R Office        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  B Asselstine    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  J Burroughs     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Adrian Devine facing 3-4-5
                  Rod Gilbreath replaces Jeff Burroughs playing 3B batting 4th; Barry Bonnell moves to LF
          ---      69%  B Madlock       Walk
   OO     1--      96%  W McCovey       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation