August 3, 1986 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 28,587

Sunday, August 3, 1986
Time of Game: 3:04

Braves

47-57

Won 1

6th, 11½ GB

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

W: D Palmer (8-8), L: K Downs (0-2), S: G Garber (14)

Giants

55-50

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .660    0    3   1   2B
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   0   0    2   1  .292  .768    0    0   4   IW
D Murphy CF                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .271  .809    0    0   0   
B Horner 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .279  .813    0   13   1   
K Griffey LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .837    0    1   0   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .292  .778    0    1   4   GDP
O Virgil C                    4   1   1   1    0   3  .201  .702    0    4   0   HR
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .710    0    3   5   IW
D Palmer P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .146  .413    0    1   1   SH
  B Benedict C                1   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .719    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    5   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: O Moreno (13, off K Downs).

HR: O Virgil (12, off K Downs; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: D Palmer (5, off K Downs).

IBB: K Oberkfell (6, by K Downs); G Hubbard (10, by K Downs).

TB: O Virgil 4; D Murphy 2; O Moreno 2; B Benedict; G Hubbard; B Horner; A Thomas; D Palmer.

GIDP: A Thomas (10).

RBI: D Murphy 2 (42); A Thomas (25); O Virgil (34).

2-out RBI: D Murphy 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Oberkfell-G Hubbard-B Horner; O Moreno-B Horner; A Thomas-G Hubbard-B Horner.

E: A Thomas 2 (14); B Horner (6).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .719    0    1   0   GDP
R Thompson 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .702    0    2   2   
J Youngblood LF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .798    0    1   0   2B
  M Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   
  F Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .733    0    0   0   
C Brown 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .334  .853    0    0   2   
C Davis RF                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .291  .818    0    4   0   IW
M Aldrete 1B-LF               4   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .633    0    9   3   
B Brenly C                    2   0   1   1    2   0  .242  .731    0    8   0   SB,IW
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .224  .586    0    1   4   
  C Maldonado PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .736    0    0   0   GDP
  L Quinones SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .644         0   0   
K Downs P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   2   
  W Clark PH-1B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .786    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    7   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Youngblood (7, off D Palmer).

IBB: C Davis (12, by D Palmer); B Brenly (6, by D Palmer).

TB: J Youngblood 2; W Clark; K Downs; R Thompson; C Brown; B Brenly.

GIDP: D Gladden (5); C Maldonado (4).

RBI: B Brenly (35); M Aldrete (11).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Brown-R Thompson-M Aldrete.

PB: B Brenly (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Brenly (9, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil).

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
D Palmer, W (8-8)              7     4   2   2    6   4   0   3.38   31     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 4     59    -     1.48   0.23
G Garber, S (14)               2     2   0   0    1   1   0   1.26    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          1-1    2.74   0.15
Totals                         9     6   2   2    7   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 6          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
K Downs, L (0-2)               7     7   3   3    4   5   1   3.75   31     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 7     52    -     1.08  -0.07
M Davis                        1.2   1   1   1    1   2   0   3.07    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.61   0.03
F Williams                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.90    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    1.01  -0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   7   1          40     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 9          2-1

D Palmer faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Palmer 2 (6; C Davis, B Brenly); K Downs 2 (3; G Hubbard, K Oberkfell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 28,587.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. O Moreno             RF    1. D Gladden            CF 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. R Thompson           2B 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. J Youngblood         LF 
4. B Horner             1B    4. C Brown              3B 
5. K Griffey            LF    5. C Davis              RF 
6. A Thomas             SS    6. M Aldrete            1B 
7. O Virgil             C     7. B Brenly             C  
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. D Palmer             P     9. K Downs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  1-3      33%  85% C Maldonado     G Garber        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 8   1  3-1  12-     -24%  53% B Brenly        G Garber        Single; Brown Scores; Davis to 3B
   t 4   1  1-1  ---      14%  62% O Virgil        K Downs         Home Run
   b 3   0  1-0  1--     -14%  40% J Youngblood    D Palmer        Double; Thompson to 3B
   t 7   2  1-2  12-      13%  83% D Murphy        K Downs         Single; Moreno Scores; Oberkfell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  K Oberkfell     Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Gladden       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gladden to 1B
   O      1--      43%  R Thompson      Groundout: P-SS-1B; Gladden to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      46%  C Brown         Walk
          12-      43%  C Davis         Walk; Gladden to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123      50%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Horner        Single
   O      1--      52%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P-1B; Horner to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  A Thomas        Single; Horner Scores; Thomas to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      60%  O Virgil        Strikeout
          -2-      61%  G Hubbard       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      57%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, David Palmer facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  B Brenly        Walk
          1--      50%  J Uribe         Brenly Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      59%  K Downs         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      62%  D Gladden       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  O Moreno        Double
   O      -2-      68%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF; Moreno to 3B
   O      --3      62%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      63%  B Horner        Walk
   O      1-3      58%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, David Palmer facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  R Thompson      Walk
          1--      40%  J Youngblood    Double; Thompson to 3B
   O      -23      47%  C Brown         Flyball: RF
          -23      45%  C Davis         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      43%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 1B-P; Thompson Scores; Youngblood to 3B; Davis to 2B
          -23      42%  B Brenly        Intentional Walk
   O      123      50%  J Uribe         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Kelly Downs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  A Thomas        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      62%  O Virgil        Home Run
          ---      64%  G Hubbard       Single
   O      1--      62%  D Palmer        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, David Palmer facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  K Downs         E3 on Foul Ball
          ---      54%  " "             Single
   OO     1--      64%  D Gladden       Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kelly Downs facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  B Horner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, David Palmer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      64%  J Youngblood    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  C Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  K Griffey       Walk
   OO     1--      64%  A Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  O Virgil        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  M Aldrete       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      69%  B Brenly        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Uribe         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kelly Downs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  D Palmer        Single
   O      1--      69%  O Moreno        Fielder's Choice 1B; Palmer out at 2B/1B-SS; Moreno to 1B
          1--      70%  K Oberkfell     Passed Ball; Moreno to 2B
          -2-      71%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      12-      83%  D Murphy        Single; Moreno Scores; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-      81%  B Horner        Fielder's Choice SS; Oberkfell to 3B; Murphy out at 2B/SS-2B; Horner to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, David Palmer facing 9-1-2
                  Will Clark pinch hits for Kelly Downs batting 9th
          ---      74%  W Clark         Single
   OO     1--      87%  D Gladden       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      85%  R Thompson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thompson to 1B
   O      1--      88%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Davis facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Davis replaces Joel Youngblood pitching and batting 3rd; Will Clark moves to 1B; Mike Aldrete moves to LF
   O      ---      87%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  A Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  O Virgil        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, David Palmer facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  C Brown         Single
                  Gene Garber replaces Ozzie Virgil pitching and batting 7th; Bruce Benedict replaces David Palmer playing C batting 9th
          1--      66%  C Davis         Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      77%  M Aldrete       Strikeout
   R      12-      53%  B Brenly        Single; Brown Scores; Davis to 3B
                  Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 8th
   OO     1-3      85%  C Maldonado     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mark Davis facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Quinones replaces Candy Maldonado playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      84%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  B Benedict      Single
   O      1--      84%  O Moreno        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      85%  K Oberkfell     Walk; Benedict to 2B
                  Frank Williams replaces Mark Davis pitching and batting 3rd
   R      12-      93%  D Murphy        Single; Benedict Scores; Oberkfell to 2B
   O      12-      92%  B Horner        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Gene Garber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  R Thompson      Single
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Frank Williams batting 3rd
   O      1--     100%  H Spilman       Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation