September 11, 1979 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CAL 7 DET 14
CLE 1 MIN 3
@KCR 1 MIL 5
OAK 0 TEX 5
SEA 2 TOR 3
BAL 1 CIN 9
HOU 8 SDP 3
@LAD 1 MON 8
CHC 6 MON 3
CHC 2 PHI 5
@NYM 2 PIT 7
STL 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 5,128

Tuesday, September 11, 1979
Time of Game: 2:21

Braves

56-87

Won 1

6th, 25 GB

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

W: L McWilliams (2-2), L: J Montefusco (3-8), S: J McLaughlin (5)

Giants

63-82

Lost 2

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .617    8    3   0   
J Royster 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .267  .670   15    2   3   SB,CS
G Matthews RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .889   20    1   0   2B
B Horner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .880    8    0   3   
D Murphy 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .823   13    7   1   
L Whisenton LF                3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    6    1   2   SH
J Nolan C                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .246  .704   13   10   0   3B,2B,CS
P Frias SS                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .266  .625   11    2   1   SF
L McWilliams P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .118  .334    9    0   1   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .651    4    0   0   
  J McLaughlin P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    1    1   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    4   4              108   27  11

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (32, off J Montefusco); J Nolan (8, off J Montefusco).

3B: J Nolan (3, off G Minton).

SF: P Frias (3, off J Montefusco).

SH: L Whisenton (1, off J Montefusco).

TB: J Nolan 5; G Matthews 3; L Whisenton; J Royster.

RBI: L Whisenton (1); P Frias (44).

2-out RBI: L Whisenton.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Royster (29, 2nd base off J Montefusco/D Littlejohn).

CS: J Royster (7, 2nd base by J Montefusco/D Littlejohn); J Nolan (3, Home by G Minton/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Venable RF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .233  .667    8    0   0   HBP
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .680    9    3   3   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .750   11    1   1   
M Ivie 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .304  .940   12    8   2   2B
L Herndon CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .695   10    3   0   
G Johnston LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .451    9    4   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .641    6    0   2   
D Littlejohn C                3   1   1   0    0   0  .205  .530    4    6   2   
J Montefusco P                0   0   0   0    1   0  .175  .495    7    1   1   SH
  W McCovey PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .758    1    0   0   
  J Clark PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .829         0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         1   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    2   8               77   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Ivie (17, off L McWilliams).

SH: J Montefusco (2, off L McWilliams).

HBP: M Venable (1, by L McWilliams).

TB: M Ivie 2; W McCovey; M Venable; R Andrews; D Littlejohn.

RBI: M Venable (2).

2-out RBI: M Venable.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Andrews (7).

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
L McWilliams, W (2-2)          6     3   1   1    1   4   0   6.70   22   55-37   20·11· 6    6· 7· 1· 2     65    -     1.13   0.17
J McLaughlin, S (5)            3     2   0   0    1   4   0   2.23   11   22-18    6·12· 0    3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    2.77   0.41
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   8   0          33   77-55   26·23· 6    9· 8· 2· 3           -

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
J Montefusco, L (3-8)          8     5   2   1    3   4   0   4.08   32   94-62   42· 7·13    9·11· 4· 1     67    -     1.15   0.05
G Minton                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.12    4    7-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.73   0.03
Totals                         9     6   2   1    4   4   0          36  101-65   45· 7·13   11·11· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L McWilliams (3; M Venable).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 5,128.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. E Miller             CF    1. M Venable            RF 
2. J Royster            2B    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. G Matthews           RF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. B Horner             3B    4. M Ivie               1B 
5. D Murphy             1B    5. L Herndon            CF 
6. L Whisenton          LF    6. G Johnston           LF 
7. J Nolan              C     7. J LeMaster           SS 
8. P Frias              SS    8. D Littlejohn         C  
9. L McWilliams         P     9. J Montefusco         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  1-1  1--  1   18%  74% L Whisenton     J Montefusco    Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to P); Murphy to 3B; Whisenton to 2B
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-  2   13%  61% L Whisenton     J Montefusco    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Matthews Scores
   b 5   2  1-0  -2-  1  -13%  50% M Venable       L McWilliams    Single to LF; Littlejohn Scores; Venable out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
   b 9   1  2-1  1--  1   10%  91% L Herndon       J McLaughlin    Flyball: SS
   b 8   2  2-1  -2-  1   10%  85% R Andrews       J McLaughlin    Single to LF; Clark out at Hm/LF-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  E Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   50%  J Royster       Walk
          1--      52%  G Matthews      Royster Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   49%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   45%  B Horner        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  M Venable       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   50%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   46%  L Whisenton     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   49%  J Nolan         Double to LF
   O      -2-  3   45%  P Frias         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   38%  M Ivie          Double to LF
   O      -2-  5   43%  L Herndon       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   46%  G Johnston      Flyball: CF; Ivie to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  J LeMaster      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   48%  L McWilliams    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  E Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   47%  J Royster       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   45%  G Matthews      Royster Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   44%  J Montefusco    Walk
          1--  2   40%  M Venable       Hit By Pitch; Montefusco to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   50%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   58%  G Matthews      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   53%  B Horner        Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-  1   48%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   61%  L Whisenton     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Matthews Scores
   O      1--  1   59%  J Nolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   62%  M Ivie          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   64%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  G Johnston      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   62%  L McWilliams    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  E Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   64%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: C
          ---  1   60%  D Littlejohn    Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   63%  J Montefusco    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Littlejohn to 2B
   RO     -2-  1   50%  M Venable       Single to LF; Littlejohn Scores; Venable out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, John Montefusco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  J Royster       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   44%  G Matthews      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   43%  B Horner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Larry McWilliams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   46%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   48%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  M Ivie          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   56%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--  1   74%  L Whisenton     Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to P); Murphy to 3B; Whisenton to 2B
          -23  6   76%  J Nolan         Walk
   RO     123  1   75%  P Frias         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores/unER
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      12-  4   71%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   66%  E Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Joey McLaughlin facing 5-6-7
                  Joey McLaughlin replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   71%  L Herndon       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  G Johnston      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   77%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Montefusco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   75%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   77%  G Matthews      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   74%  B Horner        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   72%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Joey McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   78%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for John Montefusco batting 9th
          ---  1   71%  W McCovey       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jack Clark pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 9th
   O      1--  1   76%  M Venable       Groundout: 1B-P; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  1   85%  R Andrews       Single to LF; Clark out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Minton facing 6-7-8
                  Greg Minton replaces Jack Clark pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   84%  L Whisenton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   89%  J Nolan         Triple to LF
   O      --3      83%  P Frias         Nolan Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
          ---  4   84%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   82%  J McLaughlin    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Joey McLaughlin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   90%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   81%  M Ivie          Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  L Herndon       Flyball: SS
   O      1--  1  100%  G Johnston      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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