September 18, 1980 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
DET 3 BOS 8
CLE 3 KCR 5
CAL 2 MIL 9
MIN 8 MIL 5
MIN 0 TOR 2
@NYY 1 CHW 5
@SEA 4 TEX 10
OAK 6 HOU 10
@CIN 2 LAD 7
SDP 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 2,151

Thursday, September 18, 1980
Time of Game: 2:08

Braves

77-69

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

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

W: R Matula (11-12), L: A Hargesheimer (4-5), S: R Camp (18)

Giants

69-77

Lost 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster LF-3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .640    0    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .703    0    2   3   
G Matthews RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .749    0    2   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .864    0    1   2   
  T Harper LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                3   1   2   2    1   0  .279  .773    0   11   0   HR,CS
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .854    0    5   1   
B Benedict C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .620    0    3   0   SB,SH
L Gomez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .454    0    3   5   
R Matula P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .105  .241    0    0   1   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   1   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   4                    27  13

BATTING

HR: C Chambliss (16, off A Hargesheimer; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: B Benedict (11, off A Hargesheimer).

TB: C Chambliss 5; B Benedict; D Murphy; B Horner.

RBI: C Chambliss 2 (65).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Horner-C Chambliss; D Murphy-C Chambliss; G Hubbard-L Gomez-C Chambliss.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Benedict (2, 2nd base off A Hargesheimer/M May).

CS: C Chambliss (2, 2nd base by A Hargesheimer/M May).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Venable CF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .633    0    3   0   GDP
J Pettini SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .600    0    0   5   
  C Bourjos PH-LF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .933    0    1   0   2B
L Herndon RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .661    0    2   0   
M May C                       3   0   2   1    0   0  .265  .699    0    4   1   SF
T Whitfield LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .736    0    0   0   
  J LeMaster SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .567         0   0   
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .598    0    1   2   HBP,GDP
R Murray 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .583    0   14   0   SH
G Sularz 3B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .200  .476    0    2   3   IW
A Hargesheimer P              2   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .549    0    0   2   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  J Wohlford PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .694    0    0   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.250         0   0   
  J Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .923    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   7   1    4   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: C Bourjos (1, off R Matula).

SF: M May (5, off R Camp).

SH: R Murray (1, off R Camp).

IBB: G Sularz (1, by R Matula).

HBP: R Stennett (2, by R Camp).

TB: G Sularz 2; M May 2; C Bourjos 2; R Stennett; T Whitfield.

GIDP: M Venable (2); R Stennett (9).

RBI: M May (44).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M May-R Stennett.

E: J Pettini (6).

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
R Matula, W (11-12)            7     6   1   1    4   2   0   4.58   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 6     59    -     1.42   0.30
R Camp, S (18)                 2     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.90    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          1-1    4.42   0.27
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 7          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
A Hargesheimer, L (4-5)        6.1   5   2   2    1   3   1   4.26   25     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 1· 5     57    -     0.88  -0.06
G Minton                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.38    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.25   0.08
A Holland                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.78    7     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.50   0.05
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 5          2-0

R Matula faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Matula (9; G Sularz).

HBP: R Camp (4; R Stennett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 2,151.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Royster            LF    1. M Venable            CF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. J Pettini            SS 
3. G Matthews           RF    3. L Herndon            RF 
4. B Horner             3B    4. M May                C  
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. T Whitfield          LF 
6. D Murphy             CF    6. R Stennett           2B 
7. B Benedict           C     7. R Murray             1B 
8. L Gomez              SS    8. G Sularz             3B 
9. R Matula             P     9. A Hargesheimer       P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  123      52% 100% M Venable       R Camp          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   2  0-0  1--      26%  73% C Chambliss     A Hargesheimer  Home Run; Horner Scores
   b 9   0  2-1  12-     -23%  27% G Sularz        R Camp          Single to P; Stennett to 3B; Murray to 2B
   b 9   0  2-1  123      21%  48% J Clark         R Camp          Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Murray to 3B; Sularz to 2B
   b 9   0  2-1  1--     -19%  50% R Murray        R Camp          Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Stennett to 2B; Murray to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Hubbard       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      45%  G Matthews      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Matula facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Venable       Walk
   OO     1--      49%  J Pettini       Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  C Chambliss     Walk
   OO     1--      45%  D Murphy        Double Play: Strikeout, Chambliss Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Matula facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  M May           Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  T Whitfield     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      41%  R Stennett      Single to CF; Whitfield to 2B
   O      12-      44%  R Murray        Groundout: SS-1B; Whitfield to 3B; Stennett to 2B
          -23      42%  G Sularz        Intentional Walk
   O      123      50%  A Hargesheimer  Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  B Benedict      Single to 3B
   O      1--      52%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B; Benedict to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  R Matula        Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  J Royster       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Matula facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Venable       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Pettini       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  G Matthews      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  B Horner        Single to LF
   RR     1--      73%  C Chambliss     Home Run; Horner Scores
   O      ---      72%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Matula facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  M May           Single to LF
          1--      59%  T Whitfield     Single to RF; May to 2B
   OO     12-      74%  R Stennett      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Whitfield to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  R Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  B Benedict      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Benedict to 1B
          1--      82%  L Gomez         Benedict Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      77%  R Matula        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      74%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Matula facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  G Sularz        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  A Hargesheimer  Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  M Venable       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Matula facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  J Pettini       Walk
   O      1--      76%  L Herndon       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      81%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      84%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Hargesheimer facing 5-6-7
          ---      86%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
          1--      89%  D Murphy        Single to LF; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      89%  B Benedict      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Chambliss to 3B; Murphy to 2B
                  Greg Minton replaces Alan Hargesheimer pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      84%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      81%  R Matula        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Matula facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  R Stennett      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      87%  R Murray        Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  G Sularz        Single to LF
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
          1--      81%  J Wohlford      Walk; Sularz to 2B
   O      12-      88%  M Venable       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Al Holland facing 1-2-3
                  Al Holland replaces Jim Wohlford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--      86%  B Horner        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Matula facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Royster moves to 3B; Terry Harper replaces Bob Horner playing LF batting 4th; Chris Bourjos pinch hits for Joe Pettini batting 2nd
          ---      76%  C Bourjos       Double to LF
                  Rick Camp replaces Rick Matula pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      81%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B; Bourjos to 3B
   RO     --3      82%  M May           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bourjos Scores
   O      ---      85%  T Whitfield     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Al Holland facing 5-6-7
                  Johnnie LeMaster replaces Terry Whitfield playing SS batting 5th; Chris Bourjos moves to LF
   O      ---      84%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Camp facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  R Stennett      Hit By Pitch
          1--      50%  R Murray        Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Stennett to 2B; Murray to 1B
          12-      27%  G Sularz        Single to P; Stennett to 3B; Murray to 2B
                  Jack Clark pinch hits for Al Holland batting 9th
   O      123      48%  J Clark         Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Murray to 3B; Sularz to 2B
   OO     123     100%  M Venable       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

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