April 19, 1978 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 6
@MIN 5
(11) CAL 11
@SEA 2 TOR 4
NYY 3 MON 8
@CHC 6 LAD 5
CIN 4 HOU 2
@SDP 1 ATL 2
@SFG 0 NYM 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 3,689

Wednesday, April 19, 1978
Time of Game: 1:48

Braves

3-7

Won 2

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: D Ruthven (1-2), L: J Barr (1-1)

Giants

6-5

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gilbreath 2B-3B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .534    0    2   2   SB
R Office CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .500    0    2   0   SH
B Asselstine RF               3   1   2   0    1   0  .385  .891    0    2   0   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .733    0    0   0   GDP
  J Royster 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .907         0   1   
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .346  .804    0    4   0   2B
D Murphy 1B                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .143  .462    0    9   5   2B,CS,SF
B Bonnell 3B-LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .487    0    0   1   
P Rockett SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .103  .259    0    3   4   SF
D Ruthven P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    5   2   SH
Totals                       30   2   9   2    1   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: B Pocoroba (1, off R Moffitt); D Murphy (1, off J Barr).

SF: D Murphy (1, off J Barr); P Rockett (1, off J Barr).

SH: R Office (1, off G Lavelle); D Ruthven (1, off J Barr).

TB: D Murphy 3; B Pocoroba 3; B Asselstine 2; J Burroughs; P Rockett; R Gilbreath.

GIDP: J Burroughs (2).

RBI: P Rockett (2); D Murphy (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Royster-P Rockett-D Murphy; P Rockett-D Murphy.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gilbreath (1, 2nd base off G Lavelle/M Hill).

CS: D Murphy (1, Pickoff (CS) Home by M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .735    0    2   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .571    0    1   5   
B Madlock 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .498    0    3   3   
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .684    0    9   0   
J Clark RF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .759    0    3   0   
T Whitfield LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .828    0    3   0   GDP
M Hill C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .579    0    4   2   GDP
J LeMaster SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .147  .400    0    2   1   
  V Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    0    0   0   
J Barr P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   2   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Ivie PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.444    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   2   0    1   4                    27  13

BATTING

TB: J Clark; L Herndon.

GIDP: M Hill (2); T Whitfield (1).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Madlock-J LeMaster-W McCovey; D Evans-B Madlock.

E: W McCovey (1).

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
D Ruthven, W (1-2)             9     2   0   0    1   4   0   3.50   28     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 2     86    -     1.26   0.58
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   4   0          28     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 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
J Barr, L (1-1)                7     7   2   2    0   2   0   1.64   28     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 7     57    -     1.12   0.03
G Lavelle                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.79  -0.02
R Moffitt                      1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    0.60   0.07
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 9          3-0

J Barr faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:48.

Attendance: 3,689.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Gilbreath          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. D Ruthven            P     9. J Barr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-0  12-       9%  71% B Pocoroba      J Barr          Single to RF; Asselstine to 3B; Burroughs to 2B
   b 8   1  2-0  1--       9%  94% M Hill          D Ruthven       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-1  12-      -8%  59% B Bonnell       J Barr          Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 8   0  2-0  ---      -8%  79% J Clark         D Ruthven       Single to LF
   t 4   0  0-0  1--       7%  61% J Burroughs     J Barr          Single to LF; Asselstine to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Office        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Office to 1B
          1--      57%  B Asselstine    Single; Office to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Burroughs     Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      45%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

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

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  D Murphy        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Bonnell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  P Rockett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      45%  J Clark         Walk
   OO     1--      50%  T Whitfield     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  D Ruthven       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  R Office        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Barr          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  B Asselstine    Single to CF
          1--      61%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Asselstine to 2B
          12-      71%  B Pocoroba      Single to RF; Asselstine to 3B; Burroughs to 2B
   RO     123      68%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Asselstine Scores
   OO     12-      59%  B Bonnell       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  L Herndon       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      66%  B Madlock       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  P Rockett       Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  D Ruthven       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rockett to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  R Gilbreath     Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      61%  R Office        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  W McCovey       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      66%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  B Asselstine    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      63%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  M Hill          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      70%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      72%  J Barr          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  D Murphy        Double
   O      -2-      78%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 3B
   RO     --3      82%  P Rockett       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores
   O      ---      81%  D Ruthven       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  L Herndon       Single to SS
   O      1--      78%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B; Herndon to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      88%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  R Gilbreath     Single
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Jim Barr pitching and batting 9th
          1--      91%  R Office        Gilbreath Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Gilbreath to 3B
          --3      92%  B Asselstine    Walk
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3      86%  J Burroughs     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Royster replaces Jeff Burroughs playing 2B batting 4th; Rod Gilbreath moves to 3B; Barry Bonnell moves to LF
          ---      79%  J Clark         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      94%  M Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Randy Moffitt facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  B Pocoroba      Double to RF
          -2-      97%  D Murphy        Single to RF; Pocoroba to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  B Bonnell       Fielder's Choice 3B; Pocoroba out at Hm/3B-C; Murphy to 3B; Bonnell to 1B
   O      1-3      94%  P Rockett       Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      92%  D Ruthven       Murphy Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-3B-C)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
                  Vic Harris pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  V Harris        Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Ivie pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: P unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation