September 29, 1976 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 1,369

Wednesday, September 29, 1976
Time of Game: 1:59

Giants

74-86

Won 4

4th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  4  0   1  3  0   0  0  1    9 12  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  2

W: J Montefusco (16-14), L: J Easterly (1-1)

Braves

69-90

Lost 2

6th, 31 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .286  .689    0    3   0   
M Perez 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .637    0    1   1   
G Matthews LF                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .795    0    4   0   2B,GDP
B Murcer RF                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .259  .795    0    3   0   2B
G Alexander C                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .176  .534    0    4   1   
G Thomasson 1B                4   0   2   2    0   0  .266  .763    0   12   0   
D Thomas 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .632    0    0   1   
J LeMaster SS                 3   2   2   3    0   1  .223  .535    0    0   8   3B,2B,SF
J Montefusco P                4   0   0   1    0   1  .103  .280    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   9  12   9    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J LeMaster (3, off J Easterly); G Matthews (28, off P Hanna); B Murcer (20, off B Capra).

3B: J LeMaster (2, off P Hanna).

SF: J LeMaster (1, off R Camp).

TB: J LeMaster 5; B Murcer 3; G Matthews 3; L Herndon 2; G Thomasson 2; G Alexander; D Thomas.

GIDP: G Matthews (8).

RBI: J LeMaster 3 (9); G Thomasson 2 (37); J Montefusco (3); L Herndon (23); B Murcer (90); D Thomas (19).

2-out RBI: L Herndon; B Murcer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

PO: G Thomasson (2nd base by R Camp).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .613    0    2   2   
R Gilbreath 2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .673    0    6   7   
W Montanez 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .771    0    8   0   
D May LF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .614    0    1   0   
B Asselstine CF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .564    0    2   0   
T Paciorek RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .720    0    1   0   
D Murphy C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .596    0    4   0   
D Chaney SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .662    0    1   2   
  B Capra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wynn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .746    0    0   0   
J Easterly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  P Hanna P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  P Rockett PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .766    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   0   0    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Royster-R Gilbreath-W Montanez.

E: J Royster (19); D Murphy (3).

PITCHING

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, W (16-14)        9     0   0   0    1   4   0   2.84   28     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 0     90    -     0.32   0.16
Totals                         9     0   0   0    1   4   0          28     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Easterly, L (1-1)            1.2   6   4   4    0   1   0   4.91   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6     28    -     1.29  -0.30
P Hanna                        2.1   4   4   3    2   0   0   4.91   14     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 4          1-0    0.35  -0.05
R Camp                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.07   0.00
B Capra                        3     2   1   1    0   2   0   8.68   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   8    2   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·12          3-1

P Hanna faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Camp (1; G Thomasson, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 1,369.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. L Herndon            CF    1. J Royster            3B 
2. M Perez              2B    2. R Gilbreath          2B 
3. G Matthews           LF    3. W Montanez           1B 
4. B Murcer             RF    4. D May                LF 
5. G Alexander          C     5. B Asselstine         CF 
6. G Thomasson          1B    6. T Paciorek           RF 
7. D Thomas             3B    7. D Murphy             C  
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. D Chaney             SS 
9. J Montefusco         P     9. J Easterly           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-1  12-      16%  80% J LeMaster      J Easterly      Double; Alexander Scores; Thomas Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      10%  64% D Thomas        J Easterly      Single; Murcer Scores; Alexander to 2B
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-       6%  84% L Herndon       J Easterly      Single; LeMaster Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  60% G Alexander     J Easterly      Single; Murcer to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      -6%  54% G Thomasson     J Easterly      Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Easterly facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Herndon       Single
   O      1--      50%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      45%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Easterly facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Murcer        Single
          1--      60%  G Alexander     Single; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-      54%  G Thomasson     Flyball: 3B
   R      12-      64%  D Thomas        Single; Murcer Scores; Alexander to 2B
   RR     12-      80%  J LeMaster      Double; Alexander Scores; Thomas Scores
   O      -2-      78%  J Montefusco    Strikeout
   R      -2-      84%  L Herndon       Single; LeMaster Scores
                  Preston Hanna replaces Jamie Easterly pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      83%  M Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  D May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  B Asselstine    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  G Alexander     Walk
          1--      87%  G Thomasson     Single; Alexander to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, John Montefusco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  D Murphy        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  P Hanna         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
          ---      92%  J LeMaster      Triple
   RO     --3      92%  J Montefusco    Groundout: 2B-1B; LeMaster Scores
   O      ---      92%  L Herndon       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  M Perez         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  J Royster       Walk
   O      1--      92%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      93%  W Montanez      Groundout: P-1B; Royster to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  D May           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  G Matthews      Double
          -2-      96%  B Murcer        Walk
          12-      97%  G Alexander     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Matthews to 3B; Murcer to 2B
   RR     123      99%  G Thomasson     Single; Matthews Scores; Murcer Scores; Alexander to 2B
                  Rick Camp replaces Preston Hanna pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-P; Alexander to 3B; Thomasson to 2B
   RO     -23      99%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alexander Scores/unER
          -2-      99%  J Montefusco    Thomasson Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Thomasson to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-8, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Asselstine    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Matthews      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-8, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Flyball: LF
                  Pat Rockett pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Rockett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Buzz Capra facing 4-5-6
                  Buzz Capra replaces Darrel Chaney pitching and batting 8th; Pat Rockett moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  G Alexander     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-8, John Montefusco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Buzz Capra facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Montefusco    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-8, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  B Asselstine    Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Buzz Capra facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Perez         Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  G Matthews      Single
   R      1--     100%  B Murcer        Double; Matthews Scores; Murcer to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3     100%  G Alexander     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-9, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
                  Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Buzz Capra batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Pat Rockett batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Gaston        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Braves 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation