June 24, 1978 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
BAL 3 CHW 7
MIN 4 CLE 12
TOR 3 DET 4
NYY 3 KCR 7
OAK 5 MIL 5
SEA 0 TEX 3
CAL 0 LAD 4
CIN 3 PIT 7
@NYM 4
(12) PHI 6
CHC 2 SDP 6
HOU 5
(10) SFG 2
ATL 1 MON 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 10,578

Saturday, June 24, 1978
Time of Game: 1:52

Braves

27-39

Lost 3

6th, 16 GB

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

W: J Barr (3-4), L: P Niekro (8-8)

Giants

44-24

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   4   0    0   0  .288  .732    0    1   2   CS
B Beall 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .621    0    5   0   SB
B Horner 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .161  .511    0    1   2   2B
G Matthews RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .927    0    1   0   
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .689    0    6   1   
R Office CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .230  .590    0    6   0   
C Gaston LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .416    0    1   0   
D Chaney SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .589    0    3   1   
P Niekro P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .555    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   1   9   1    0   6                    24   7

BATTING

2B: B Horner (2, off J Barr).

TB: J Royster 4; B Horner 2; R Office; B Beall; G Matthews; P Niekro.

RBI: R Office (14).

2-out RBI: R Office.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Beall (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Beall (3, 2nd base off J Barr/M Hill).

CS: J Royster (8, 2nd base by J Barr/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Whitfield LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .748    0    0   0   
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .594    0    0   3   
D Evans 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .258  .790    0    2   3   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .700    0   11   1   
H Cruz RF                     4   1   2   0    0   2  .277  .770    0    1   1   CS
L Herndon CF                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .278  .710    0    4   0   3B,2B
R Metzger SS                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .236  .587    0    3   3   2B
M Hill C                      3   0   2   0    0   0  .199  .548    0    6   1   
J Barr P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .316    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   9   2    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (6, off P Niekro); L Herndon (8, off P Niekro).

3B: L Herndon (6, off P Niekro).

TB: L Herndon 6; M Hill 2; H Cruz 2; R Metzger 2; T Whitfield.

RBI: R Metzger 2 (11).

2-out RBI: R Metzger 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: H Cruz (1, 2nd base by P Niekro/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 Niekro, L (8-8)              8     9   2   2    1   5   0   3.09   34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 9     60    -     1.19  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   2   2    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 9           -

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, W (3-4)                9     9   1   1    0   6   0   2.48   34     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 9     71    -     1.34   0.48
Totals                         9     9   1   1    0   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 1:52.

Attendance: 10,578.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Royster            2B    1. T Whitfield          LF 
2. B Beall              1B    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. B Horner             3B    3. D Evans              3B 
4. G Matthews           RF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. B Pocoroba           C     5. H Cruz               RF 
6. R Office             CF    6. L Herndon            CF 
7. C Gaston             LF    7. R Metzger            SS 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. M Hill               C  
9. P Niekro             P     9. J Barr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-0  12-      39%  75% R Metzger       P Niekro        Double to LF; Evans Scores; Cruz Scores
   t 6   2  0-0  --3     -17%  34% R Office        J Barr          Single; Horner Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% B Horner        J Barr          Double to LF
   t 6   1  0-0  --3      10%  51% B Pocoroba      J Barr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -10%  37% B Beall         J Barr          Single to RF; Royster to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Royster       Single to RF
          1--      37%  B Beall         Single to RF; Royster to 3B
          1-3      35%  B Horner        Beall Steals 2B
   O      -23      41%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      49%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      -23      55%  B Pocoroba      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Whitfield     Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  R Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B; Whitfield to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Office        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Chaney        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  H Cruz          Strikeout
          ---      57%  L Herndon       Double to CF
   O      -2-      53%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  M Hill          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Royster       Single
   O      1--      52%  B Beall         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Royster to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Barr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Whitfield     Flyball: 3B
          ---      52%  R Andrews       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Andrews to 1B
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Office        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Strikeout
          ---      56%  H Cruz          Single to CF
   O      1--      51%  L Herndon       Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      55%  " "             Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  C Gaston        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Chaney        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  P Niekro        Single
          1--      51%  J Royster       Single to CF; Niekro to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B Beall         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  M Hill          Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  J Barr          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  B Horner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      41%  G Matthews      Single to RF; Horner to 3B; Matthews out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
   O      --3      51%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      34%  R Office        Single; Horner Scores
   O      1--      37%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      37%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
          1--      44%  H Cruz          Single to LF; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      36%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
   RR     12-      75%  R Metzger       Double to LF; Evans Scores; Cruz Scores
          -2-      76%  M Hill          Single; Metzger to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  J Barr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Barr facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  D Chaney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      79%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      76%  J Royster       Single
   O      1--      81%  B Beall         Royster Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  R Andrews       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      77%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Barr facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  B Beall         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  B Horner        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      88%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  H Cruz          Strikeout
          ---      87%  L Herndon       Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  B Pocoroba      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      97%  R Office        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Gaston        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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