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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
1
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: Preston Hanna (1-0), L: John Montefusco (0-1), S: Adrian Devine (1)
 Giants
0
6-4
Lost 1
2nd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .333  .907              2   6   SB
R Office CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .560              2   0   
B Asselstine RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .700              1   0   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   2   1    0   1  .290  .760              3   0   2B
  R Gilbreath 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .545              0   0   
B Pocoroba C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .726              4   0   
D Murphy 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .359             13   0   
B Bonnell 3B-LF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .543              1   1   2B
P Rockett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .220              1   1   
P Hanna P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   2   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083              0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       31   1   3   0    0  10                         27  10
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. J Royster-D Murphy.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Royster (4, 2nd base off J Montefusco/M Hill).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .263  .758              1   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .194  .615              1   2   
B Madlock 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .633              1   5   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .749             10   0   
J Clark RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .733              1   0   
T Whitfield LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .897              1   0   
M Hill C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .629             11   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .425              1   2   SB
J Montefusco P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500              0   1   
  M Ivie PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .571 1.643              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 Events
TB: J LeMaster.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
E: J LeMaster (3).
Baserunning Events
SB: J LeMaster (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba).

Pitching Stats

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· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.30
Totals                         9     1   0   0    5   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     12·11· 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   0.23
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.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 7,401.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            San Francisco Giants                         
1. Jerry Royster                2B       1. Larry Herndon                CF
2. Rowland Office               CF       2. Darrell Evans                3B
3. Brian Asselstine             RF       3. Bill Madlock                 2B
4. Jeff Burroughs               LF       4. Willie McCovey               1B
5. Biff Pocoroba                 C       5. Jack Clark                   RF
6. Dale Murphy                  1B       6. Terry Whitfield              LF
7. Barry Bonnell                3B       7. Marc Hill                     C
8. Pat Rockett                  SS       8. Johnnie LeMaster             SS
9. Preston Hanna                 P       9. John Montefusco               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 0 1-- OO 27% 96% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey A. Devine Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t4 2 -2- R 14% 63% 0-0 ATL J. Burroughs J. Montefusco Double; Royster Scores/unER
b9 0 --- -13% 69% 0-1 SFG B. Madlock A. Devine Walk
b3 2 123 O 8% 50% 0-0 SFG B. Madlock P. Hanna Groundout: P-1B
b8 0 --- O 6% 78% 0-1 SFG M. Ivie A. Devine Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL J. Royster J. Montefusco Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 ATL R. Office J. Montefusco Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon P. Hanna Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 SFG D. Evans P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 SFG B. Madlock P. Hanna Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL J. Burroughs J. Montefusco Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba J. Montefusco Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 ATL D. Murphy J. Montefusco Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey P. Hanna Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 SFG J. Clark P. Hanna Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 SFG T. Whitfield P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 ATL B. Bonnell J. Montefusco Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 ATL P. Rockett J. Montefusco Strikeout
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 ATL P. Hanna J. Montefusco Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 SFG M. Hill P. Hanna Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 0-0 SFG J. LeMaster P. Hanna Single
b3 1 1-- -2% 42% 0-0 SFG J. Montefusco P. Hanna LeMaster Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O 4% 46% 0-0 SFG J. Montefusco P. Hanna Bunt Popfly: C
b3 2 -2- -1% 45% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon P. Hanna Walk
b3 2 12- -3% 42% 0-0 SFG D. Evans P. Hanna Walk; LeMaster to 3B; Herndon to 2B
b3 2 123 O 8% 50% 0-0 SFG B. Madlock P. Hanna Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 ATL J. Royster J. Montefusco Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Royster to 1B
t4 0 1-- 3% 58% 0-0 ATL R. Office J. Montefusco Royster Steals 2B
t4 0 -2- O -5% 53% 0-0 ATL R. Office J. Montefusco Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 -2- O -4% 48% 0-0 ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco Flyball: RF
t4 2 -2- R 14% 63% 0-0 ATL J. Burroughs J. Montefusco Double; Royster Scores/unER
t4 2 -2- O -3% 59% 1-0 ATL B. Pocoroba J. Montefusco Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey P. Hanna Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1 --- -3% 59% 0-1 SFG J. Clark P. Hanna Walk
b4 1 1-- O 4% 63% 0-1 SFG T. Whitfield P. Hanna Flyball: LF
b4 2 1-- O 3% 66% 0-1 SFG M. Hill P. Hanna Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 ATL D. Murphy J. Montefusco Flyball: 3B
t5 1 --- 4% 68% 1-0 ATL B. Bonnell J. Montefusco Double
t5 1 -2- O -3% 64% 1-0 ATL P. Rockett J. Montefusco Strikeout
t5 2 -2- O -3% 61% 1-0 ATL P. Hanna J. Montefusco Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 SFG J. LeMaster P. Hanna Flyball: 1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 SFG J. Montefusco P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- -2% 65% 0-1 SFG L. Herndon P. Hanna Walk
b5 2 1-- O 3% 68% 0-1 SFG D. Evans P. Hanna Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -2% 66% 1-0 ATL J. Royster J. Montefusco Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 ATL R. Office J. Montefusco Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 4% 67% 0-1 SFG B. Madlock P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 70% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey P. Hanna Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 2% 72% 0-1 SFG J. Clark P. Hanna Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- 3% 75% 1-0 ATL J. Burroughs J. Montefusco Single
t7 0 1-- O -3% 72% 1-0 ATL B. Pocoroba J. Montefusco Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 1 1-- O -3% 69% 1-0 ATL D. Murphy J. Montefusco Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2 1-- O -2% 67% 1-0 ATL B. Bonnell J. Montefusco Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 5% 71% 0-1 SFG T. Whitfield P. Hanna Flyball: 3B
b7 1 --- O 3% 75% 0-1 SFG M. Hill P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 77% 0-1 SFG J. LeMaster P. Hanna Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O -2% 75% 1-0 ATL P. Rockett J. Montefusco Flyball: C
Bob Beall pinch hits for Preston Hanna (P) batting 9th
t8 1 --- O -1% 74% 1-0 ATL B. Beall J. Montefusco Strikeout
t8 2 --- O -1% 73% 1-0 ATL J. Royster J. Montefusco Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Adrian Devine facing 9-1-2
Adrian Devine replaces Bob Beall (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Mike Ivie pinch hits for John Montefusco (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 6% 78% 0-1 SFG M. Ivie A. Devine Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 4% 83% 0-1 SFG L. Herndon A. Devine Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 3% 86% 0-1 SFG D. Evans A. Devine Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
Gary Lavelle replaces Mike Ivie (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 84% 1-0 ATL R. Office G. Lavelle Strikeout
t9 1 --- O -1% 83% 1-0 ATL B. Asselstine G. Lavelle Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O -1% 83% 1-0 ATL J. Burroughs G. Lavelle Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Adrian Devine facing 3-4-5
Rod Gilbreath replaces Jeff Burroughs (LF) playing 3B batting 4th; Barry Bonnell moves from 3B to LF
b9 0 --- -13% 69% 0-1 SFG B. Madlock A. Devine Walk
b9 0 1-- OO 27% 96% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey A. Devine Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b9 2 --- O 4% 100% 0-1 SFG J. Clark A. Devine Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

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