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MIL
@BAL		3
2
TEX
@CHW		4
3
TEX
@CHW		1
5
OAK
@CLE		3
5
SEA
@DET		2
8
NYY
@KCR		3
9
CAL
@TOR		2
8
CIN
@LAD		5
4
CHC
@MON		1
8
STL
@NYM		1
0		 
(10)
PHI
@PIT		4
3
HOU
@SDP		4
3
ATL
@SFG		7
2
Wednesday, June 4, 1980
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 5,593, Time of Game: 2:12
Braves
7
20-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 8½ GB
 at Giants
2
21-29
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 9 GB
W: Rick Matula (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  1    7 12  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  7  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Glenn Hubbard 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .471 1.356 0.098 0.43 0.122 -0.024 1.8 4 4 HR,3B,CS
Dale Murphy CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .283 .807 -0.033 0.56 0.009 -0.042 -0.0 1 0 2B,SF
Chris Chambliss 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .286 .783 0.138 0.39 0.149 -0.011 1.9 12 3 HR
Gary Matthews RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .793 -0.054 0.52 0.000 -0.054 -1.2 1 0
Brian Asselstine LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .271 .682 0.109 0.54 0.116 -0.007 2.0 3 0 HR
Larvell Blanks 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .504 -0.040 0.64 0.011 -0.051 -0.7 0 4
Bill Nahorodny C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .214 .767 0.007 0.59 0.053 -0.046 0.7 3 0 HR
Luis Gomez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .476 -0.026 0.26 0.000 -0.026 -0.7 1 4
Rick Matula P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .048 .095 -0.028 0.29 0.000 -0.028 -0.6 2 2
Team Totals 38 7 12 7 0 8 .316 1.018 0.171 0.46 0.460 -0.289 3.1 27 17
2B: D Murphy (9, off G Lavelle).
3B: G Hubbard (1, off J Montefusco).
HR: B Nahorodny (2, off J Montefusco; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); C Chambliss (6, off J Montefusco; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out); G Hubbard (1, off G Lavelle; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); B Asselstine (2, off J Montefusco; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: D Murphy (1, off J Montefusco).
TB: G Hubbard 8; C Chambliss 6; B Asselstine 5; B Nahorodny 4; D Murphy 3; L Blanks.
RBI: B Asselstine 2 (21); B Nahorodny 2 (3); G Hubbard (2); C Chambliss (22); D Murphy (18).
2-out RBI: G Hubbard.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Matula-L Gomez-C Chambliss; L Gomez-G Hubbard-C Chambliss.
E: R Matula (1); B Asselstine (1).
Baserunning
CS: G Hubbard (1, 2nd base by J Montefusco/M May).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Herndon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .647 -0.130 1.22 0.000 -0.130 -1.1 5 0
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .743 -0.095 0.94 0.000 -0.095 -0.8 1 1
Jack Clark RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .862 -0.064 0.67 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 5 0
Willie McCovey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .208 .594 0.016 0.60 0.048 -0.031 0.3 3 0
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .677 -0.050 0.70 0.039 -0.089 -0.5 2 0 2B,GDP
Joe Strain 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 .614 -0.036 0.71 0.023 -0.059 -0.3 2 1
Milt May C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 .691 0.028 0.68 0.061 -0.034 0.3 8 1
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .236 .620 0.009 0.95 0.070 -0.061 0.4 1 0 GDP
John Montefusco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .192 -0.048 1.75 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 0 0 2·SH
   Bill North PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .739 0.041 0.59 0.041 0.000 1.0
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Wohlford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .629 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Team Totals 32 2 7 0 2 3 .219 .515 -0.329 0.83 0.282 -0.611 -1.9 27 3
2B: T Whitfield (6, off R Matula).
SH: J Montefusco 2 (2, 2 off R Matula).
TB: T Whitfield 3; M May 2; J Strain 2; W McCovey.
GIDP: J LeMaster (4); T Whitfield (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M May-J Strain.
E: J LeMaster (11).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Matula, W (4-4) 9 7 2 0 2 3 0 2.30 36 70 0.330 0.83 1.9
Team Totals 9 7 2 0 2 3 0 0.00 36 70 0.330 0.46 1.9

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Montefusco, L (2-5) 7 8 5 5 0 8 3 4.37 28 49 -0.139 0.57 -2.0
Gary Lavelle 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 3.12 11 0 0 -0.030 0.17 -1.1
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 0 8 4 7.00 39 49 0 0 -0.169 0.83 -3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 5,593.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         San Francisco Giants
1 Glenn Hubbard 2B 1 Larry Herndon CF
2 Dale Murphy CF 2 Darrell Evans 3B
3 Chris Chambliss 1B 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Gary Matthews RF 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Brian Asselstine LF 5 Terry Whitfield LF
6 Larvell Blanks 3B 6 Joe Strain 2B
7 Bill Nahorodny C 7 Milt May C
8 Luis Gomez SS 8 Johnnie LeMaster SS
9 Rick Matula P 9 John Montefusco P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 1 --- R ATL C. Chambliss J. Montefusco 10% 69% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL G. Hubbard J. Montefusco 10% 60% Triple to LF
b2 0-2 0 1-- OO SFG T. Whitfield R. Matula 8% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t7 2-0 0 --- R ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco 7% 91% Home Run
b5 0-2 0 --- SFG M. May R. Matula -5% 69% Single to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL G. Hubbard J. Montefusco 10% 60% Triple to LF
t1 0-0 0 --3 RO ATL D. Murphy J. Montefusco -1% 59% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hubbard Scores
t1 1-0 1 --- R ATL C. Chambliss J. Montefusco 10% 69% Home Run
t1 2-0 1 --- O ATL G. Matthews J. Montefusco -1% 68% Strikeout
t1 2-0 2 --- O ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco -1% 67% Foul Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Matula facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon R. Matula 2% 69% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 1 --- O SFG D. Evans R. Matula 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O SFG J. Clark R. Matula 1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- O ATL L. Blanks J. Montefusco -2% 70% Strikeout
t2 2-0 1 --- O ATL B. Nahorodny J. Montefusco -1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- O ATL L. Gomez J. Montefusco -1% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Matula facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- SFG W. McCovey R. Matula -4% 64% Walk
b2 0-2 0 1-- OO SFG T. Whitfield R. Matula 8% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- SFG J. Strain R. Matula -1% 71% Single to RF
b2 0-2 2 1-- O SFG M. May R. Matula 2% 73% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- O ATL R. Matula J. Montefusco -2% 72% Strikeout
t3 2-0 1 --- ATL G. Hubbard J. Montefusco 2% 74% Single to LF
t3 2-0 1 1-- OO ATL D. Murphy J. Montefusco -4% 70% Double Play: Strikeout, Hubbard Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Matula facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- SFG J. LeMaster R. Matula -5% 65% Walk
b3 0-2 0 1-- O SFG J. Montefusco R. Matula 2% 68% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
b3 0-2 1 -2- O SFG L. Herndon R. Matula 4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 2 -2- O SFG D. Evans R. Matula 4% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
t4 2-0 0 --- ATL C. Chambliss J. Montefusco 3% 78% Single to LF
t4 2-0 0 1-- O ATL G. Matthews J. Montefusco -2% 75% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 1 1-- ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco 3% 78% Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
t4 2-0 1 12- O ATL L. Blanks J. Montefusco -3% 75% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 2 12- O ATL B. Nahorodny J. Montefusco -3% 72% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Matula facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O SFG J. Clark R. Matula 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Matula 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- SFG T. Whitfield R. Matula -3% 74% Double to LF
b4 0-2 2 -2- O SFG J. Strain R. Matula 4% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- O ATL L. Gomez J. Montefusco -2% 76% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O ATL R. Matula J. Montefusco -1% 75% Strikeout
t5 2-0 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Montefusco -1% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Matula facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- SFG M. May R. Matula -5% 69% Single to LF
b5 0-2 0 1-- O SFG J. LeMaster R. Matula 5% 74% Flyball: LF
b5 0-2 1 1-- O SFG J. Montefusco R. Matula 3% 76% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
b5 0-2 2 -2- O SFG L. Herndon R. Matula 4% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy J. Montefusco -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-0 1 --- O ATL C. Chambliss J. Montefusco -1% 78% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 2 --- O ATL G. Matthews J. Montefusco -1% 77% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Rick Matula facing 2-3-4
b6 0-2 0 --- O SFG D. Evans R. Matula 3% 80% Flyball: LF
b6 0-2 1 --- O SFG J. Clark R. Matula 2% 82% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-2 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Matula 1% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
t7 2-0 0 --- R ATL B. Asselstine J. Montefusco 7% 91% Home Run
t7 3-0 0 --- ATL L. Blanks J. Montefusco 1% 92% Single to LF
t7 3-0 0 1-- RR ATL B. Nahorodny J. Montefusco 5% 98% Home Run; Blanks Scores
t7 5-0 0 --- O ATL L. Gomez J. Montefusco -0% 97% Flyball: LF
t7 5-0 1 --- O ATL R. Matula J. Montefusco -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-0 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Montefusco -0% 97% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Braves' Rick Matula facing 5-6-7
b7 0-5 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield R. Matula 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-5 1 --- SFG J. Strain R. Matula -1% 97% Single to 3B
b7 0-5 1 1-- O SFG M. May R. Matula 1% 98% Lineout: 2B
b7 0-5 2 1-- R SFG J. LeMaster R. Matula -2% 96% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Strain Scores/No RBI/unER; LeMaster to 3B
Bill North pinch hits for John Montefusco (P) batting 9th
b7 1-5 2 --3 R SFG B. North R. Matula -4% 91% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); LeMaster Scores/No RBI/unER; North to 2B
b7 2-5 2 -2- O SFG L. Herndon R. Matula 3% 94% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
Gary Lavelle replaces Bill North (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-2 0 --- ATL D. Murphy G. Lavelle 1% 95% Single to CF
t8 5-2 0 1-- ATL C. Chambliss G. Lavelle 2% 97% Single to CF; Murphy to 3B
t8 5-2 0 1-3 O ATL G. Matthews G. Lavelle -1% 96% Flyball: RF
t8 5-2 1 1-3 R ATL B. Asselstine G. Lavelle 2% 98% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Murphy Scores; Chambliss to 2B
t8 6-2 1 12- O ATL L. Blanks G. Lavelle -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 6-2 2 12- O ATL B. Nahorodny G. Lavelle -0% 97% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Rick Matula facing 2-3-4
b8 2-6 0 --- O SFG D. Evans R. Matula 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 2-6 1 --- O SFG J. Clark R. Matula 1% 99% Popfly: 1B
b8 2-6 2 --- SFG W. McCovey R. Matula -1% 98% Single to RF
b8 2-6 2 1-- SFG T. Whitfield R. Matula -1% 97% Single to RF; McCovey to 2B
b8 2-6 2 12- O SFG J. Strain R. Matula 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 8-9-1
t9 6-2 0 --- O ATL L. Gomez G. Lavelle -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 6-2 1 --- O ATL R. Matula G. Lavelle -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-2 2 --- R ATL G. Hubbard G. Lavelle 1% 99% Home Run
t9 7-2 2 --- ATL D. Murphy G. Lavelle 0% 100% Double to LF
t9 7-2 2 -2- O ATL C. Chambliss G. Lavelle -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-7, Braves' Rick Matula facing 7-8-9
b9 2-7 0 --- SFG M. May R. Matula -1% 99% Single to SS
b9 2-7 0 1-- OO SFG J. LeMaster R. Matula 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Gary Lavelle (P) batting 9th
b9 2-7 2 --- O SFG J. Wohlford R. Matula 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Giants 2.

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