August 8, 1982 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
KCR 6 BOS 12
CHW 6 MIL 7
@CLE 6 TOR 7
@DET 4 TOR 7
@DET 4 OAK 5
@MIN 2 TEX 6
@NYY 4 NYY 8
TEX 5 CAL 9
@SEA 5 CHC 8
PHI 5 LAD 2
ATL 0 PIT 4
NYM 1 SDP 3
CIN 1 SFG 3
HOU 2 SFG 8
HOU 3 MON 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 22,937

Sunday, August 8, 1982
Time of Game: 2:50

Astros

48-62

Lost 6

5th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3 11  2
Giants          1  0  2   1  0  0   4  0  X    8  9  1

W: G Lavelle (7-5), L: M LaCoss (4-4)

Giants

57-55

Won 7

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     5   1   1   2    0   1  .262  .708    0    3   2   3B
T Puhl RF                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .714    0    1   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .309  .781    0    0   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .283  .751    0    3   0   
D Heep 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .663    0   10   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .739    0    0   6   
A Knicely C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .575    0    4   2   
T Scott CF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .261  .594    0    3   0   
M LaCoss P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   SH
  H Spilman PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .217  .565    0    0   0   
  B Roberge P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Garcia PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .565    0    0   0   2B
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .564    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   3    0   4                    24  13

BATTING

2B: K Garcia (5, off G Lavelle).

3B: D Thon (8, off A Fowlkes).

SH: M LaCoss (2, off A Fowlkes).

TB: D Thon 3; T Scott 3; J Cruz 2; R Knight 2; K Garcia 2; T Puhl; P Garner.

RBI: D Thon 2 (24); T Puhl (42).

2-out RBI: D Thon 2; T Puhl.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Garner-D Thon-D Heep; M LaCoss-A Knicely-D Heep.

PB: A Knicely (2).

E: F LaCorte (2); P Garner (13).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Davis CF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .271  .725    0    3   0   2B
D Kuiper 2B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .287  .737    0    2   2   SH
J Clark RF                    4   0   0   3    0   1  .258  .821    0    2   0   CS
R Smith 1B                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .302  .852    0    8   2   2B,IW
  D Bergman 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .669         2   0   
D Evans SS                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .258  .796    0    4   4   GDP
M May C                       4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .682    0    4   0   
M Venable LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .498    0    1   1   
T O'Malley 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .269  .701    0    1   0   GDP
A Fowlkes P                   2   1   0   0    0   1  .136  .310    0    0   1   
  G Lavelle P                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    0   1   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .404    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       32   8   9   7    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Davis (19, off M LaCoss); R Smith (6, off F LaCorte).

SH: D Kuiper (2, off M LaCoss); G Minton (1, off D Smith).

IBB: R Smith (4, by M LaCoss).

TB: C Davis 3; R Smith 2; T O'Malley 2; M Venable; D Kuiper; M May; D Evans.

GIDP: D Evans (5); T O'Malley (10).

RBI: J Clark 3 (75); R Smith 2 (38); D Evans (31); D Kuiper (12).

2-out RBI: R Smith 2; D Evans.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Evans (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Clark (7, 2nd base by M LaCoss/A Knicely).

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
M LaCoss, L (4-4)              4     5   4   3    1   1   0   3.26   18     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 5     38    -     0.85  -0.22
B Roberge                      2     0   0   0    1   3   0   8.10    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.09
F LaCorte                      0.2   2   4   0    1   0   0   5.05    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.32  -0.17
D Smith                        1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.80    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          1-1    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   8   3    4   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 9          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 Fowlkes                      4.2   5   3   3    0   0   0   5.56   19     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 5     42    -     0.88   0.07
G Lavelle, W (7-5)             3     5   0   0    0   3   0   2.78   13     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 5          1-1    1.03   0.10
G Minton                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·11          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: M LaCoss (2).

IBB: M LaCoss (3; R Smith).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 22,937.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Thon               SS    1. C Davis              CF 
2. T Puhl               RF    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. R Knight             3B    3. J Clark              RF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. R Smith              1B 
5. D Heep               1B    5. D Evans              SS 
6. P Garner             2B    6. M May                C  
7. A Knicely            C     7. M Venable            LF 
8. T Scott              CF    8. T O'Malley           3B 
9. M LaCoss             P     9. A Fowlkes            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  4-0  1-3     -13%  79% D Thon          A Fowlkes       Triple to CF; Spilman Scores; Garner Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  12-      11%  83% D Kuiper        M LaCoss        Single to RF; Davis to 3B; Fowlkes Scores
   t 5   2  4-2  --3     -10%  69% T Puhl          G Lavelle       Single to LF; Thon Scores
   b 7   2  3-5  -23       7%  97% R Smith         F LaCorte       Double to LF; Kuiper Scores/unER; Lavelle Scores/unER
   b 3   1  0-2  1-3       7%  90% J Clark         M LaCoss        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Davis Scores; Kuiper to 3B; Clark to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Fowlkes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Thon          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      54%  T Puhl          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  C Davis         Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Davis to 3B
   R      --3      65%  J Clark         Fielder's Choice ; Davis Scores
   O      1--      63%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      61%  D Evans         Clark Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Fowlkes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      66%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  M May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  M Venable       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Fowlkes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  A Knicely       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  T Scott         Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  M LaCoss        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Scott to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  D Thon          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  T O'Malley      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  A Fowlkes       Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Fowlkes to 1B
          1--      71%  C Davis         Single to RF; Fowlkes to 2B
   R      12-      83%  D Kuiper        Single to RF; Davis to 3B; Fowlkes Scores
   R      1-3      90%  J Clark         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Davis Scores; Kuiper to 3B; Clark to 2B
          -23      90%  R Smith         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      83%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Fowlkes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      86%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike LaCoss facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  M May           Single to CF
          1--      91%  M Venable       Single to CF; May to 2B
   OO     12-      87%  T O'Malley      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; May to 3B
   R      --3      92%  A Fowlkes       Passed Ball; May Scores/unER
   O      ---      91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Alan Fowlkes facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  A Knicely       Flyball: LF
          1--      88%  T Scott         Single to RF; Garner to 2B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  H Spilman       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Garner to 3B
   RR     1-3      79%  D Thon          Triple to CF; Spilman Scores; Garner Scores
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Alan Fowlkes pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      69%  T Puhl          Single to LF; Thon Scores
   O      1--      72%  R Knight        Single to LF; Puhl to 3B; Knight out at 2B/LF-2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bert Roberge facing 1-2-3
                  Bert Roberge replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Gary Lavelle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  D Heep          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bert Roberge facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      75%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      73%  M May           Flyball: LF
   O      1--      71%  M Venable       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Gary Lavelle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  A Knicely       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      78%  T Scott         Lineout: 3B
                  Kiko Garcia pinch hits for Bert Roberge batting 9th
          ---      74%  K Garcia        Double to CF
   O      -2-      80%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Kiko Garcia pitching and batting 9th
          ---      83%  T O'Malley      Single to CF
          1--      87%  G Lavelle       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); O'Malley to 2B
   O      12-      86%  C Davis         Flyball: CF; O'Malley to 3B
          1-3      87%  D Kuiper        Walk; Lavelle to 2B
   RO     123      90%  J Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Kuiper to 2B; Lavelle to 3B; O'Malley Scores/unER
   RR     -23      97%  R Smith         Double to LF; Kuiper Scores/unER; Lavelle Scores/unER
                  Dave Smith replaces Frank LaCorte pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      99%  D Evans         Single to RF; Smith Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  M May           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Bergman replaces Reggie Smith playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  R Knight        Single to CF
          1--      97%  J Cruz          Single to 3B; Knight to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Heep          Strikeout
                  Greg Minton replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  M Venable       Walk
          1--     100%  T O'Malley      Single to CF; Venable to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Minton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; O'Malley to 2B; Venable to 3B
   O      -23     100%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      -23      99%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  A Knicely       Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  T Scott         Single to 2B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scott to 2B
          -2-     100%  D Thon          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Scott to 3B; Thon to 1B
   O      1-3     100%  T Puhl          Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation