September 14, 1981 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
DET 2 KCR 4
@CAL 3 NYY 10
@MIL 2 CHW 5
@SEA 2 OAK 5
@TEX 2 MIN 6
@TOR 3 CIN 4
@HOU 2 LAD 10
@SDP 5 SFG 4
ATL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 4,938

Monday, September 14, 1981
Time of Game: 2:25

Braves

43-44

Lost 2

4th, 11 GB

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

W: T Griffin (8-6), L: T Boggs (3-11), S: G Minton (16)

Giants

45-47

Won 1

5th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler LF                   1   1   1   0    2   0  .254  .725    0    2   0   
  R Linares PH-LF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .671    0    1   0   GDP
C Washington RF               4   0   2   0    0   2  .297  .765    0    2   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .776    0    1   2   
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .786    0    8   0   SF
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .720    0    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .694    0    4   2   HBP
B Benedict C                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .262  .704    0    4   0   
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .571    0    2   3   
  B Pocoroba PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .476    0    0   0   GDP
T Boggs P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .342    0    0   1   
  B Asselstine PH             1   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .804    0    0   0   
  J Montefusco P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .200         0   1   
  B Jacoby PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Royster PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .195  .509    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   9   2    4   7                    24   9

BATTING

SF: C Chambliss (1, off T Griffin).

HBP: G Hubbard (2, by T Griffin).

TB: C Chambliss 2; C Washington 2; B Asselstine; B Horner; B Jacoby; B Butler; J Royster.

GIDP: R Linares (7); B Pocoroba (5).

RBI: B Horner (34); C Chambliss (43).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ramirez-G Hubbard-C Chambliss.

E: B Horner (11); R Ramirez 2 (25).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Butler (1st base by T Griffin).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .741    0    0   4   
E Cabell 1B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .244  .569    0    9   0   SB
J Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .777    0    0   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .741    0    1   3   
L Herndon LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .721    0    2   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   1    1   0  .310  .750    0    9   1   
J Martin CF                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .247  .655    0    3   0   3B,GDP,IW
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .603    0    3   3   SH
T Griffin P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .496    0    0   1   SH
  F Breining P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Venable PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .944         0   1   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   4    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

3B: J Martin (3, off T Boggs).

SH: J LeMaster (4, off T Boggs); T Griffin (6, off T Boggs).

IBB: J Martin (2, by S Bedrosian).

TB: J Martin 4; J LeMaster; M May; D Evans; L Herndon.

GIDP: J Martin (6).

RBI: J Martin 2 (19); M May (27); J LeMaster (23).

2-out RBI: J Martin 2; M May.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Lavelle-J LeMaster-E Cabell; J Morgan-J LeMaster-E Cabell; J Morgan-M May-D Evans-E Cabell.

E: J LeMaster (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (6, 2nd base off T Boggs/B Benedict).

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
T Boggs, L (3-11)              4     3   4   1    2   2   0   3.96   20     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 3     46    -     0.84  -0.26
J Montefusco                   2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.63    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.55   0.05
S Bedrosian                    2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.24    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.35   0.03
Totals                         8     6   4   1    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 6           -

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
T Griffin, W (8-6)             5     6   2   2    3   5   0   3.25   23     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 6     49    -     1.13   0.08
F Breining, H (3)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.73    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.88   0.06
G Lavelle, H (4)               2     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.60    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.46   0.05
G Minton, S (16)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.56   0.13
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   7   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 9          1-0

G Lavelle faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Bedrosian (1; J Martin).

PO: T Griffin (3; B Butler, 1st base).

HBP: T Griffin (6; G Hubbard).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 4,938.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. B Butler             LF    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. C Washington         RF    2. E Cabell             1B 
3. B Horner             3B    3. J Clark              RF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. D Evans              3B 
5. D Murphy             CF    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. G Hubbard            2B    6. M May                C  
7. B Benedict           C     7. J Martin             CF 
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. T Boggs              P     9. T Griffin            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  123      15%  83% J Martin        T Boggs         Single to LF; Evans Scores/unER; Herndon Scores/unER; May to 2B
   t 9   0  4-2  1--      12%  99% B Pocoroba      G Minton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   0  4-2  1--      11%  89% R Linares       G Lavelle       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  123      11%  68% M May           T Boggs         Walk; Cabell Scores/unER; Evans to 3B; Herndon to 2B
   t 5   1  4-0  123      -9%  75% B Horner        T Griffin       Single to RF; Asselstine Scores; Butler to 3B; Washington to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Butler        Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  C Washington    Butler Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Horner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  E Cabell        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  J Clark         Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: 1B
          -2-      54%  D Evans         Walk
          12-      57%  L Herndon       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cabell to 3B; Evans to 2B
   R      123      68%  M May           Walk; Cabell Scores/unER; Evans to 3B; Herndon to 2B
   RR     123      83%  J Martin        Single to LF; Evans Scores/unER; Herndon Scores/unER; May to 2B
   O      12-      81%  J LeMaster      Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
          ---      77%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      1--      83%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
          1--      81%  B Benedict      Walk; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      84%  R Ramirez       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tommy Boggs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  T Griffin       Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  T Boggs         Strikeout
          ---      82%  B Butler        Walk
          1--      78%  C Washington    Single to LF; Butler to 2B
   OO     12-      86%  B Horner        Double Play: Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Butler out at 3B/2B-C-3B; Washington out at 3B/3B-1B; Horner to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tommy Boggs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  J Clark         Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  D Evans         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  M May           Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          ---      86%  G Hubbard       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      88%  B Benedict      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tommy Boggs facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  J Martin        Triple to CF
   R      --3      94%  J LeMaster      Fielder's Choice uk/Sacrifice Bunt; Martin Scores
   O      1--      93%  T Griffin       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      -2-      92%  E Cabell        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Tommy Boggs batting 9th
          ---      92%  B Asselstine    Single to CF
          1--      89%  B Butler        Walk; Asselstine to 2B
          12-      83%  C Washington    Single to RF; Asselstine to 3B; Butler to 2B
   R      123      75%  B Horner        Single to RF; Asselstine Scores; Butler to 3B; Washington to 2B
   RO     123      78%  C Chambliss     Flyball: SS/Sacrifice Fly; Butler Scores
   O      12-      83%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
                  John Montefusco replaces Brian Asselstine pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Fred Breining facing 6-7-8
                  Fred Breining replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  M May           Single to RF
   OO     1--      85%  J Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      86%  J LeMaster      Single to SS; LeMaster to 2B/Adv on E6
                  Max Venable pinch hits for Fred Breining batting 9th
   O      -2-      84%  M Venable       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Max Venable pitching and batting 9th; Brook Jacoby pinch hits for John Montefusco batting 9th
          ---      78%  B Jacoby        Single to LF
                  Rufino Linares pinch hits for Brett Butler batting 1st
   OO     1--      89%  R Linares       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  C Washington    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Bedrosian facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Brook Jacoby pitching and batting 9th; Rufino Linares moves to LF
   O      ---      90%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Bedrosian facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  L Herndon       Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Herndon to 2B
          -2-      95%  J Martin        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      94%  J LeMaster      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Gary Lavelle facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  B Benedict      Walk
                  Greg Minton replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 9th; Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Rafael Ramirez batting 8th
   OO     1--      99%  B Pocoroba      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Jerry Royster pinch hits for Steve Bedrosian batting 9th
          ---      97%  J Royster       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  R Linares       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 4.

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