September 24, 1984 San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
NYY 1 BAL 7
NYY 6 TOR 9
@BOS 8 MIN 8
@CHW 4 KCR 4
CAL 0 KCR 12
CAL 4 DET 7
@MIL 3 OAK 10
@TEX 6 LAD 5
HOU 1 MON 2
STL 1 NYM 7
PHI 5 CHC 4
@PIT 1 SDP 7
@SFG 1 SDP 8
@SFG 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 3,296

Monday, September 24, 1984
Time of Game: 3:12

Padres

89-68

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  1  0   0  0  0   5  0  0   0  2    8 14  0
Giants          2  2  1   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0    6 11  1

W: L DeLeon (2-2), L: B Lacey (1-3)

Giants

65-92

Lost 2

6th, 24 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miller RF                   6   1   2   1    0   2  .273  .728    0    1   2   3B,SB
  C Martinez LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .736         0   0   
T Flannery 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .738    0    0   3   
  K McReynolds PH-CF          1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .787    0    0   0   
S Garvey 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .676    0    1   1   
  G Templeton SS              3   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .638    0    1   2   
K Bevacqua 3B-1B              5   1   2   0    0   0  .216  .638    0    9   0   2B
R Roenicke LF-RF              5   1   2   0    0   1  .294  .823    0    3   0   2B
L Salazar CF-3B               5   1   2   1    0   2  .235  .573    0    7   1   CS
B Bochy C                     4   1   2   3    1   1  .241  .734    0    7   1   HR
  B Brown PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .244  .647         0   0   SB
  D Gwosdz C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         1   0   
M Ramirez SS-3B-2B            5   1   1   1    0   2  .127  .549    0    2   1   
F Chiffer P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  A Wiggins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .661    0    0   0   
  G Booker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  T Gwynn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .355  .863    0    0   0   
  D Dravecky P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .313    0    0   0   
  L DeLeon P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       45   8  14   8    1  11                    33  12

BATTING

2B: R Roenicke (1, off M Davis); K Bevacqua (3, off M Davis).

3B: E Miller (1, off B Lacey).

HR: B Bochy (4, off M Davis; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: B Bochy 5; E Miller 4; K Bevacqua 3; R Roenicke 3; T Flannery 2; L Salazar 2; M Ramirez; G Templeton.

RBI: B Bochy 3 (15); L Salazar (17); G Templeton (33); M Ramirez (9); T Flannery (9); E Miller (1).

2-out RBI: G Templeton; E Miller; B Bochy; T Flannery.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ramirez-G Templeton-L DeLeon.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Miller (3, 2nd base off S Garrelts/S Nicosia); B Brown (16, 2nd base off B Lacey/S Nicosia).

CS: L Salazar (7, 2nd base by B Lacey/S Nicosia).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden CF                  4   2   2   0    2   0  .354  .864    0    3   1   SB
D Kuiper 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .193  .472    0    4   0   
  B Wellman PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .582    0    0   1   
C Davis RF                    4   2   2   3    2   0  .316  .877    0    3   1   2B
D Baker LF                    3   1   3   0    1   0  .295  .764    0    0   0   2B
  A Sanchez PR-LF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .486    0    0   0   
S Thompson 1B                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .307  .736    0    7   0   SF
  J Rabb PH-1B                2   0   0   0    1   2  .197  .634    0    2   1   
C Brown 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .257  .707    0    1   2   2B,SF,GDP
S Nicosia C                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .298  .789    0   12   1   
F Mullins SS                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .216  .597    0    1   4   
M Davis P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .392    0    0   1   
  S Garrelts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  J Leonard PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .846    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  G Richards PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .616    0    0   0   
  B Lacey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       39   6  11   6    9   7                    33  12

BATTING

2B: C Davis (20, off F Chiffer); D Baker (6, off D Dravecky); C Brown (6, off F Chiffer).

SF: C Brown (1, off F Chiffer); S Thompson (4, off G Booker).

TB: D Baker 4; C Davis 3; C Brown 2; D Gladden 2; D Kuiper; S Thompson; S Nicosia.

GIDP: C Brown (4).

RBI: C Davis 3 (80); C Brown 2 (9); S Thompson (31).

2-out RBI: C Davis 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Rabb (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Gladden (31, 2nd base off F Chiffer/B Bochy).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Chiffer                      4     7   5   5    2   2   0   7.71   19     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 7     28    -     0.86  -0.35
G Booker                       2     1   1   1    3   1   0   3.33   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.22  -0.02
D Dravecky                     3     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.87   11     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          0-0    1.71   0.31
L DeLeon, W (2-2)              2     2   0   0    3   1   0   5.48   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    3.06   0.20
Totals                        11    11   6   6    9   7   0          50     -       ·  ·      8·15· 0·11           -

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
M Davis                        6     7   4   4    0   6   1   5.33   25     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 6     48    -     0.67  -0.03
S Garrelts, BS (1)             2     3   2   2    0   2   0   5.71    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.36  -0.15
G Lavelle                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.77    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.96   0.25
B Lacey, L (1-3)               1     3   2   2    1   1   0   3.99    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.36  -0.42
Totals                        11    14   8   8    1  11   1          46     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0·13           -

M Davis faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Booker (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 3,296.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              San Francisco Giants                 
1. E Miller             RF    1. D Gladden            CF 
2. T Flannery           2B    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. S Garvey             1B    3. C Davis              RF 
4. K Bevacqua           3B    4. D Baker              LF 
5. R Roenicke           LF    5. S Thompson           1B 
6. L Salazar            CF    6. C Brown              3B 
7. B Bochy              C     7. S Nicosia            C  
8. M Ramirez            SS    8. F Mullins            SS 
9. F Chiffer            P     9. M Davis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   1  6-6  -2-      33%  89% M Ramirez       B Lacey         Single to CF; Brown Scores; Ramirez to 3B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   t 7   2  6-5  -2-      20%  46% G Templeton     S Garrelts      Single; Flannery Scores
   b10   0  6-6  1--      17%  47% C Brown         L DeLeon        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-P
   b 2   2  1-2  1-3     -15%  18% C Davis         F Chiffer       Double; Gladden Scores; Kuiper Scores; Davis out at 3B/RF-1B-C-3B
   t11   0  6-6  1--     -14%  45% B Bochy         B Lacey         Salazar Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Davis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Miller        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Flannery      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Chiffer facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Gladden       Walk
          1--      39%  D Kuiper        Gladden Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      33%  C Davis         Single; Gladden Scores; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      31%  D Baker         Walk
          12-      26%  S Thompson      Single; Davis to 3B; Baker to 2B
   RO     123      25%  C Brown         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores; Baker to 3B
   O      1-3      28%  S Nicosia       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Davis facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  K Bevacqua      Double
   O      -2-      30%  R Roenicke      Strikeout
   O      -2-      27%  L Salazar       Strikeout
   R      -2-      37%  B Bochy         Single; Bevacqua Scores; Bochy to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      34%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Floyd Chiffer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  F Mullins       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  M Davis         Bunt Popfly: 1B
          ---      36%  D Gladden       Single
          1--      33%  D Kuiper        Single; Gladden to 3B
   RRO    1-3      18%  C Davis         Double; Gladden Scores; Kuiper Scores; Davis out at 3B/RF-1B-C-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      16%  F Chiffer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      15%  E Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      14%  T Flannery      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Floyd Chiffer facing 4-5-6
          ---      13%  D Baker         Single
   O      1--      14%  S Thompson      Flyball: LF
   RO     1--      10%  C Brown         Double; Baker Scores; Brown out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   O      ---      10%  S Nicosia       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       9%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---       8%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: P-1B
          ---       9%  R Roenicke      Single
   O      1--       7%  L Salazar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Floyd Chiffer facing 8-9-1
                  Kurt Bevacqua moves to 1B; Mario Ramirez moves to 3B; Garry Templeton replaces Steve Garvey playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---       8%  F Mullins       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       8%  M Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---       9%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       7%  B Bochy         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---       6%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Alan Wiggins pinch hits for Floyd Chiffer batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Greg Booker facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Booker replaces Alan Wiggins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       6%  C Davis         Walk
          1--       4%  D Baker         Single; Davis to 3B
   RO     1-3       3%  S Thompson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
   O      1--       4%  C Brown         Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       3%  E Miller        Flyball: 2B
          ---       4%  T Flannery      Single (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--       3%  G Templeton     Flyball: 2B
   O      1--       2%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Greg Booker facing 7-8-9
          ---       2%  S Nicosia       Walk
   O      1--       2%  F Mullins       Strikeout
   O      1--       2%  M Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Nicosia to 2B
          -2-       2%  D Gladden       Wild Pitch; Nicosia to 3B
          --3       2%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3       2%  D Kuiper        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---       4%  R Roenicke      Double
   R      -2-       7%  L Salazar       Single; Roenicke Scores
   RR     1--      16%  B Bochy         Home Run; Salazar Scores
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Mark Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      13%  M Ramirez       Strikeout
                  Tony Gwynn pinch hits for Greg Booker batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  T Gwynn         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      13%  E Miller        Single
          1--      14%  T Flannery      Miller Steals 2B
   R      -2-      26%  " "             Single; Miller Scores; Flannery to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      46%  G Templeton     Single; Flannery Scores
   O      1--      42%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Dave Dravecky facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Dravecky replaces Tony Gwynn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  D Baker         Double
                  John Rabb pinch hits for Scot Thompson batting 5th; Alejandro Sanchez pinch runs for Dusty Baker batting 4th
   O      -2-      44%  J Rabb          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      50%  C Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 6-6, Scott Garrelts facing 5-6-7
                  John Rabb moves to 1B; Alejandro Sanchez moves to LF
   O      ---      46%  R Roenicke      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      42%  L Salazar       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      40%  B Bochy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Dave Dravecky facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      44%  S Nicosia       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  F Mullins       Flyball: LF
                  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Scott Garrelts batting 9th
          ---      45%  J Leonard       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 6-6, Gary Lavelle facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Jeffrey Leonard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  D Dravecky      Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  E Miller        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Dave Dravecky facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Wellman pinch hits for Duane Kuiper batting 2nd
   O      ---      43%  B Wellman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Sanchez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Top of the 10th, Padres Batting, Tied 6-6, Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Wellman moves to 2B; Kevin McReynolds pinch hits for Tim Flannery batting 2nd
   O      ---      45%  K McReynolds    Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  G Templeton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  K Bevacqua      Single
   O      1--      38%  R Roenicke      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Luis DeLeon facing 5-6-7
                  Luis DeLeon replaces Dave Dravecky pitching and batting 9th; Mario Ramirez moves to 2B; Luis Salazar moves to 3B; Kevin McReynolds moves to CF
          ---      30%  J Rabb          Walk
   OO     1--      47%  C Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-P
          ---      44%  S Nicosia       Single
          1--      40%  F Mullins       Walk; Nicosia to 2B
                  Gene Richards pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  G Richards      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Giants 6.

Top of the 11th, Padres Batting, Tied 6-6, Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Lacey replaces Gene Richards pitching and batting 9th
          ---      58%  L Salazar       Single
   O      1--      45%  B Bochy         Salazar Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Walk
                  Bobby Brown pinch runs for Bruce Bochy batting 7th
          1--      56%  M Ramirez       Brown Steals 2B
   R      -2-      89%  " "             Single to CF; Brown Scores; Ramirez to 3B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   O      --3      85%  L DeLeon        Strikeout Looking
   RO     --3      92%  E Miller        Triple to RF; Ramirez Scores; Miller out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-8, Luis DeLeon facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Gwosdz replaces Bobby Brown playing C batting 7th; Carmelo Martinez replaces Eddie Miller playing LF batting 1st; Ron Roenicke moves to RF
          ---      84%  D Gladden       Single
   O      1--      91%  B Wellman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      82%  C Davis         Walk; Wellman to 2B
   O      12-      92%  A Sanchez       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-     100%  J Rabb          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Giants 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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