April 15, 1989 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

Saturday, April 15, 1989 1:06 , Candlestick Park Attendance: 29,798, Time of Game: 2:18

Braves 0 5-6 ⇐ Lost 2 ⇒ 4th, 2½ GB Russ Nixon	at	Giants 1 7-3 ⇐ Won 4 ⇒ 1st Roger Craig	W: Atlee Hammaker (1-0) L: Pete Smith (0-2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 3 0

Atlanta Braves

Batting	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OPS	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Lonnie Smith LF	4	0	0	1	.300	1.054	-0.094	0.97	0.000	-0.094	-0.5	1	0
Dale Murphy CF	4	0	0	1	.140	.438	-0.108	1.12	0.000	-0.108	-0.6	5	0
Gerald Perry 1B	2	0	1	0	.378	1.046	0.014	0.74	0.041	-0.027	0.0	3	0
Andres Thomas SS	3	1	0	1	.326	.821	-0.019	1.16	0.039	-0.059	0.0	0	0
Ron Gant 3B	3	0	0	0	.037	.360	-0.103	1.42	0.000	-0.103	-0.7	1	2
Tommy Gregg RF	2	1	0	0	.304	.838	0.019	1.04	0.039	-0.020	0.2	1	0
John Russell PH-RF	1	0	0	1	.250	.500	-0.051	2.12	0.000	-0.051	-0.2	0	0
Jeff Blauser 2B	3	0	0	1	.212	.590	-0.139	1.40	0.000	-0.139	-1.0	0	1	GDP
Bruce Benedict C	2	0	0	2	.000	.000	-0.056	1.17	0.000	-0.056	-0.4	12	0
Jody Davis PH-C	1	0	0	0	.222	.541	-0.024	0.97	0.000	-0.024	-0.1	1	0
Pete Smith P	2	0	0	1	.000	.200	-0.039	0.82	0.000	-0.039	-0.3	0	0
Geronimo Berroa PH	1	0	0	0	.071	.205	-0.066	2.74	0.000	-0.066	-0.2
Team Totals	28	2	1	8	.071	.175	-0.666	1.19	0.119	-0.786	-3.8	24	3

TB: T Gregg; A Thomas.

GIDP: J Blauser (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

Fielding

E: D Murphy (1).

San Francisco Giants

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OPS	Pit	Str	WPA	aLI	WPA+	WPA-	RE24	PO	A
Brett Butler CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.439	1.067	0	0	-0.012	0.91	0.049	-0.060	-0.1	2	0	SB
Robby Thompson 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.205	.619	0	0	-0.081	0.81	0.000	-0.081	-0.7	3	2
Will Clark 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.385	1.156	0	0	-0.041	0.81	0.012	-0.053	-0.3	10	0
Kevin Mitchell LF	3	1	0	0	0	2	.273	.933	0	0	0.068	1.12	0.116	-0.047	0.2	0	0
Candy Maldonado RF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.263	.691	0	0	-0.115	1.23	0.000	-0.115	-0.8	1	0
Terry Kennedy C	2	0	1	1	1	0	.368	1.008	0	0	0.216	1.12	0.228	-0.012	1.2	6	0	2B
Donell Nixon PR	0	0	0	0	0	0					0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0
Kirt Manwaring C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.687			0.000	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.0	2	0
Matt Williams 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.067	.292	0	0	-0.057	1.21	0.000	-0.057	-0.5	2	1
Ernie Riles PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.933	0	0	-0.022	0.98	0.000	-0.022	-0.3	0	1
Jose Uribe SS	3	0	0	0	0	3	.216	.554	0	0	-0.074	0.97	0.000	-0.074	-0.7	1	8
Don Robinson P	2	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.333	0	0	-0.038	0.78	0.000	-0.038	-0.3	0	0
Atlee Hammaker P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	0	0	-0.011	0.45	0.000	-0.011	-0.2	0	1
Team Totals	28	1	3	1	1	13	.107	.281	0	0	-0.167	0.96	0.405	-0.570	-2.4	27	13

2B: T Kennedy (1, off P Smith).

TB: T Kennedy 2; W Clark; B Butler.

RBI: T Kennedy (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Fielding

DP: 1. J Uribe-R Thompson-W Clark.

Baserunning

SB: B Butler (4, 2nd base off P Smith/B Benedict).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	BF	Pit	Str	Ctct	StS	StL	GB	FB	LD	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Pete Smith, L (0-2)	8	3	1	0	1	13	0	5.17	29						4	11	2	0	86			0.167	0.96	2.4
Team Totals	8	3	1	0	1	13	0	0.00	29						4	11	2	0	86			0.167	1.19	2.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	BF	GB	FB	LD	GSc	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	RE24
Don Robinson	5	2	0	4	3.14	16	8	4	0	67			0.262	0.93	2.1
Atlee Hammaker, W (1-0)	4	0	1	4	0.75	13	6	2	1		0	0	0.405	1.51	1.7
Team Totals	9	2	1	8	0.00	29	14	6	1	67	0	0	0.667	0.96	3.8

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 29,798.

Field Condition: Dry.

Start Time Weather: 74° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

	Atlanta Braves			San Francisco Giants
1	Lonnie Smith	LF	1	Brett Butler	CF
2	Dale Murphy	CF	2	Robby Thompson	2B
3	Gerald Perry	1B	3	Will Clark	1B
4	Andres Thomas	SS	4	Kevin Mitchell	LF
5	Ron Gant	3B	5	Candy Maldonado	RF
6	Tommy Gregg	RF	6	Terry Kennedy	C
7	Jeff Blauser	2B	7	Matt Williams	3B
8	Bruce Benedict	C	8	Jose Uribe	SS
9	Pete Smith	P	9	Don Robinson	P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
b7	0-0	1	-2-	R	SFG	T. Kennedy	P. Smith	20%	82%	Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Mitchell Scores/unER
b7	0-0	0	---		SFG	K. Mitchell	P. Smith	12%	70%	Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Mitchell to 2B
t2	0-0	1	12-	OO	ATL	J. Blauser	D. Robinson	9%	55%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7	0-0	0	-2-	O	SFG	C. Maldonado	P. Smith	-7%	62%	Strikeout
t9	0-1	0	---	O	ATL	G. Berroa	A. Hammaker	7%	92%	Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn	Score	Out	RoB	R/O	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	wWPA	wWE	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
t1	0-0	0	---	O	ATL	L. Smith	D. Robinson	2%	52%	Groundout: SS-1B
t1	0-0	1	---	O	ATL	D. Murphy	D. Robinson	1%	54%	Strikeout
t1	0-0	2	---	O	ATL	G. Perry	D. Robinson	1%	54%	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b1	0-0	0	---	O	SFG	B. Butler	P. Smith	-2%	52%	Groundout: 2B-1B
b1	0-0	1	---	O	SFG	R. Thompson	P. Smith	-1%	51%	Strikeout
b1	0-0	2	---		SFG	W. Clark	P. Smith	1%	52%	Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1	0-0	2	1--	O	SFG	K. Mitchell	P. Smith	-2%	50%	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
t2	0-0	0	---		ATL	A. Thomas	D. Robinson	-4%	46%	Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t2	0-0	0	1--	O	ATL	R. Gant	D. Robinson	4%	50%	Flyball: CF
t2	0-0	1	1--		ATL	T. Gregg	D. Robinson	-4%	46%	Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Thomas to 2B
t2	0-0	1	12-	OO	ATL	J. Blauser	D. Robinson	9%	55%	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
b2	0-0	0	---	O	SFG	C. Maldonado	P. Smith	-2%	53%	Strikeout
b2	0-0	1	---		SFG	T. Kennedy	P. Smith	3%	55%	Walk
b2	0-0	1	1--	O	SFG	M. Williams	P. Smith	-3%	52%	Strikeout
b2	0-0	2	1--	O	SFG	J. Uribe	P. Smith	-2%	50%	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
t3	0-0	0	---	O	ATL	B. Benedict	D. Robinson	2%	52%	Strikeout
t3	0-0	1	---	O	ATL	P. Smith	D. Robinson	2%	54%	Strikeout
t3	0-0	2	---	O	ATL	L. Smith	D. Robinson	1%	55%	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
b3	0-0	0	---	O	SFG	D. Robinson	P. Smith	-2%	53%	Strikeout
b3	0-0	1	---		SFG	B. Butler	P. Smith	3%	56%	Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b3	0-0	1	1--		SFG	R. Thompson	P. Smith	2%	58%	Butler Steals 2B
b3	0-0	1	-2-	O	SFG	R. Thompson	P. Smith	-4%	54%	Strikeout
b3	0-0	2	-2-	O	SFG	W. Clark	P. Smith	-4%	50%	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
t4	0-0	0	---	O	ATL	D. Murphy	D. Robinson	3%	53%	Foul Popfly: 3B
t4	0-0	1	---	O	ATL	G. Perry	D. Robinson	2%	54%	Foul Popfly: 3B
t4	0-0	2	---	O	ATL	A. Thomas	D. Robinson	1%	56%	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
b4	0-0	0	---	O	SFG	K. Mitchell	P. Smith	-3%	53%	Strikeout
b4	0-0	1	---	O	SFG	C. Maldonado	P. Smith	-2%	51%	Strikeout
b4	0-0	2	---	O	SFG	T. Kennedy	P. Smith	-1%	50%	Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
t5	0-0	0	---	O	ATL	R. Gant	D. Robinson	3%	53%	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	0-0	1	---	O	ATL	T. Gregg	D. Robinson	2%	55%	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5	0-0	2	---	O	ATL	J. Blauser	D. Robinson	1%	56%	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 7-8-9
b5	0-0	0	---	O	SFG	M. Williams	P. Smith	-3%	53%	Groundout: 3B-1B
b5	0-0	1	---	O	SFG	J. Uribe	P. Smith	-2%	51%	Strikeout
b5	0-0	2	---	O	SFG	D. Robinson	P. Smith	-1%	50%	Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Atlee Hammaker facing 8-9-1
								Atlee Hammaker replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
t6	0-0	0	---	O	ATL	B. Benedict	A. Hammaker	3%	53%	Strikeout
t6	0-0	1	---	O	ATL	P. Smith	A. Hammaker	2%	55%	Groundout: SS-1B
t6	0-0	2	---	O	ATL	L. Smith	A. Hammaker	2%	57%	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b6	0-0	0	---	O	SFG	B. Butler	P. Smith	-3%	54%	Flyball: CF
b6	0-0	1	---	O	SFG	R. Thompson	P. Smith	-2%	52%	Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b6	0-0	2	---	O	SFG	W. Clark	P. Smith	-2%	50%	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Atlee Hammaker facing 2-3-4
t7	0-0	0	---	O	ATL	D. Murphy	A. Hammaker	4%	54%	Lineout: SS
t7	0-0	1	---		ATL	G. Perry	A. Hammaker	-4%	50%	Walk
t7	0-0	1	1--	O	ATL	A. Thomas	A. Hammaker	5%	54%	Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7	0-0	2	1--	O	ATL	R. Gant	A. Hammaker	4%	58%	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
b7	0-0	0	---		SFG	K. Mitchell	P. Smith	12%	70%	Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Mitchell to 2B
b7	0-0	0	-2-	O	SFG	C. Maldonado	P. Smith	-7%	62%	Strikeout
b7	0-0	1	-2-	R	SFG	T. Kennedy	P. Smith	20%	82%	Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Mitchell Scores/unER
								Ernie Riles pinch hits for Matt Williams (3B) batting 7th Donell Nixon pinch runs for Terry Kennedy (C) batting 6th
b7	1-0	1	-2-	O	SFG	E. Riles	P. Smith	-2%	80%	Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Nixon to 3B
b7	1-0	2	--3	O	SFG	J. Uribe	P. Smith	-3%	77%	Strikeout
								1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Atlee Hammaker facing 6-7-8
								Kirt Manwaring replaces Donell Nixon (PR) playing C batting 6th Ernie Riles moves from PH to 3B John Russell pinch hits for Tommy Gregg (RF) batting 6th
t8	0-1	0	---	O	ATL	J. Russell	A. Hammaker	5%	82%	Strikeout
t8	0-1	1	---	O	ATL	J. Blauser	A. Hammaker	4%	86%	Strikeout
								Jody Davis pinch hits for Bruce Benedict (C) batting 8th
t8	0-1	2	---	O	ATL	J. Davis	A. Hammaker	2%	88%	Flyball: RF (Short RF)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
								Jody Davis moves from PH to C John Russell moves from PH to RF
b8	1-0	0	---	O	SFG	A. Hammaker	P. Smith	-1%	87%	Strikeout
b8	1-0	1	---	O	SFG	B. Butler	P. Smith	-1%	86%	Flyball: CF
b8	1-0	2	---	O	SFG	R. Thompson	P. Smith	-1%	86%	Flyball: CF (Short CF)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Atlee Hammaker facing 9-1-2
								Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Pete Smith (P) batting 9th
t9	0-1	0	---	O	ATL	G. Berroa	A. Hammaker	7%	92%	Groundout: 3B-1B
t9	0-1	1	---	O	ATL	L. Smith	A. Hammaker	5%	97%	Groundout: P-1B
t9	0-1	2	---	O	ATL	D. Murphy	A. Hammaker	3%	100%	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1.

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