September 20, 1980 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
TOR 1 DET 13
CLE 3 OAK 9
@KCR 0 MIL 8
SEA 4 BOS 4
@NYY 1 CAL 6
@TEX 4
(10) PHI 7
@CHC 3 CIN 10
@LAD 2 NYM 9
@PIT 6
(11) SDP 3
ATL 2
(11) HOU 3
@SFG 2 MON 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 16,770

Saturday, September 20, 1980, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Astros

84-64

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  1    3 12  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  9  0

W: D Smith (7-5), L: G Lavelle (6-7), S: J Sambito (17)

Giants

70-78

Lost 1

5th, 14 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .244  .733    0    2   3   IW
E Cabell 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .274  .646    0    0   0   2B
T Puhl RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .774    0    3   0   GDP
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .312  .818    0    3   0   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .315  .869    0    2   0   2·CS
D Bergman 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .282  .764    0    6   1   2B
A Ashby C                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .630    0    6   0   
  G Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .353  .930    0    0   0   
  L Pujols C                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .201  .488    0    4   0   
  S Loucks PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  B Bochy C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .584         0   0   
C Reynolds SS                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .558    0    1   3   
  R Landestoy PH-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .639    0    0   1   SH
N Ryan P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .076  .283    0    0   0   SH
  A Howe PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .765    0    0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Leonard PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .213  .612    0    0   0   2B
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
Totals                       33   3  12   3    3   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Bergman (6, off E Whitson); J Leonard (7, off G Lavelle); E Cabell (20, off E Whitson).

SH: R Landestoy (6, off G Lavelle); N Ryan (3, off E Whitson).

IBB: J Morgan (6, by E Whitson).

TB: E Cabell 3; C Cedeno 3; J Leonard 2; D Bergman 2; A Ashby; J Morgan; T Puhl; C Reynolds; L Pujols.

GIDP: T Puhl (3).

RBI: J Leonard (20); C Reynolds (23); C Cedeno (69).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Landestoy-J Morgan-D Bergman; D Bergman-C Reynolds-A Ashby.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Cedeno 2 (14, 2nd base by E Whitson/M May, 3rd base by G Lavelle/M May).

PO: J Morgan (1st base by E Whitson).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Venable RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .651    0    1   0   2B
  C Bourjos PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .853    0    0   0   GDP
L Herndon CF                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .255  .667    0    4   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .761    0    1   4   SB
M May C                       3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .688    0    6   2   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .732    0    1   0   
R Murray 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .210  .579    0   10   1   
J Pettini SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .585    0    2   2   
  G Lavelle P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
G Sularz 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .576    0    2   3   
  J Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .920    0    0   0   
E Whitson P                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .098  .211    0    0   1   
  J LeMaster SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .566    0    0   1   
  J Wohlford PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .698    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    3   9                    27  14

BATTING

2B: M Venable (3, off N Ryan).

TB: L Herndon 3; M Venable 2; E Whitson; D Evans; T Whitfield; G Sularz; R Murray.

GIDP: C Bourjos (1).

RBI: D Evans (69); R Murray (18).

2-out RBI: R Murray.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Sularz-J Pettini-R Murray; M May-D Evans.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Evans (16, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan                         6     9   2   2    2   6   0   3.38   28     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 9     50    -     1.37  -0.04
D Smith, W (7-5)               2     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.14    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.14
J Sambito, S (17)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.05    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.74   0.18
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 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
E Whitson                      5.1   8   1   1    3   2   0   2.96   24     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 8     47    -     1.26   0.03
G Lavelle, BS (6), L (6-7)     3.2   4   2   2    0   4   0   3.16   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          2-0    2.10  -0.26
Totals                         9    12   3   3    3   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0·12          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Whitson (6; J Morgan).

PO: E Whitson (4; J Morgan, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 16,770.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Morgan             2B    1. M Venable            RF 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. L Herndon            CF 
3. T Puhl               RF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. M May                C  
5. C Cedeno             CF    5. T Whitfield          LF 
6. D Bergman            1B    6. R Murray             1B 
7. A Ashby              C     7. J Pettini            SS 
8. C Reynolds           SS    8. G Sularz             2B 
9. N Ryan               P     9. E Whitson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-2  -2-      31%  87% J Leonard       G Lavelle       Double to LF; Loucks Scores
   t 8   2  2-1  -2-      25%  45% C Cedeno        G Lavelle       Single to LF; Puhl Scores
   b 9   1  3-2  1--      19% 100% C Bourjos       J Sambito       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-0  1-3      18%  48% D Evans         N Ryan          Double Play: Groundout: 1B-SS-C; Evans to 1B
   b 5   2  1-1  123     -15%  26% R Murray        N Ryan          Walk; Herndon Scores; Evans to 3B; Whitfield to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Morgan        Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  E Cabell        Morgan Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      52%  " "             Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      45%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Venable       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  L Herndon       Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  C Cedeno        Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  D Bergman       Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  R Murray        Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  J Pettini       Strikeout
          1--      46%  G Sularz        Single to SS; Murray to 2B
   O      12-      50%  E Whitson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  N Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  M Venable       Double to RF
          -2-      30%  L Herndon       Single to 1B; Venable to 3B
   OO     1-3      48%  D Evans         Double Play: Groundout: 1B-SS-C; Evans to 1B
          1--      46%  M May           Evans Steals 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  E Cabell        Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  T Puhl          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      47%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      44%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  R Murray        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Pettini       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  G Sularz        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  D Bergman       Double to LF
          -2-      68%  A Ashby         Single to SS; Bergman to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  C Reynolds      Single to RF; Bergman Scores; Ashby to 2B
   O      12-      75%  N Ryan          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Ashby to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
          -23      75%  J Morgan        Intentional Walk
   O      123      68%  E Cabell        Flyball: SS
   O      123      61%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  E Whitson       Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  M Venable       Flyball: LF
          1--      50%  L Herndon       Single to RF; Whitson to 3B
   R      1-3      39%  D Evans         Single to LF; Whitson Scores; Herndon to 2B
   O      12-      44%  M May           Flyball: LF
          12-      41%  T Whitfield     Single to 3B; Herndon to 3B; Evans to 2B
   R      123      26%  R Murray        Walk; Herndon Scores; Evans to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
   O      123      32%  J Pettini       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      29%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  C Cedeno        Single to SS
          1--      39%  D Bergman       Walk; Cedeno to 2B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Joe Pettini pitching and batting 7th; Johnnie LeMaster replaces Ed Whitson playing SS batting 9th; Gary Woods pinch hits for Alan Ashby batting 7th
   OO     12-      24%  G Woods         Double Play: Strikeout, Cedeno Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Pujols replaces Gary Woods playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      26%  G Sularz        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  M Venable       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Gary Lavelle facing 8-9-1
                  Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 8th
   O      ---      24%  R Landestoy     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Art Howe pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      ---      22%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      20%  J Morgan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Smith replaces Art Howe pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Landestoy moves to SS
   O      ---      21%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  M May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      18%  E Cabell        Strikeout Looking
          ---      24%  T Puhl          Single to RF
   O      1--      20%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Puhl to 2B
   R      -2-      45%  C Cedeno        Single to LF; Puhl Scores
   O      1--      40%  D Bergman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  T Whitfield     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  R Murray        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Lavelle       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Gary Lavelle facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  L Pujols        Single to SS
                  Scott Loucks pinch runs for Luis Pujols batting 7th
   O      1--      56%  R Landestoy     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Loucks to 2B
                  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
   R      -2-      87%  J Leonard       Double to LF; Loucks Scores
   O      -2-      85%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      82%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Sambito replaces Jeffrey Leonard pitching and batting 9th; Bruce Bochy replaces Scott Loucks playing C batting 7th; Jack Clark pinch hits for Guy Sularz batting 8th
   O      ---      90%  J Clark         Flyball: 2B
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 9th
          ---      81%  J Wohlford      Walk
                  Chris Bourjos pinch hits for Max Venable batting 1st
   OO     1--     100%  C Bourjos       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation