This game was basically over just as it started. In the bottom of the first Giants starter Mike Krukow allowed two runners on base before Kevin McReynolds mashed a pitch into the bleachers for a quick 3-0 lead. The Padres picked up another run in the second when Alan Wiggins plated Terry Kennedy after Kennedy led off with a double.
Dave Dravecky, unlike Krukow, was lights-out. In fact, he was pitching a perfect game into the top of the fifth before a Kennedy error allowed Bob Brenly to reach. Dravecky induced a double play grounder from Steve Nicosia, though, to keep the no-hitter intact. But back to back walks to Al Oliver and Manny Trillo brought up Johnny LeMaster, French for "the master," and Johnny broke up the no-no and shutout with an RBI single. Dravecky settled down after that and lasted eight innings with only three more hits.
Winning Pitcher - Dave Dravecky
Losing Pitcher - Mike Krukow
Player of the Game - Dravecky, 8IP, 4H's, 1ER, 6K's, 2BB's, 1-3
Hall of Famers in the Game - Tony Gwynn, Goose Gossage
Happy Trails...Chris Brown
The litany of injuries to the Giants this season caused Chris Brown to make his September call-up much earlier than expected. He's already cashed in his 23 games on the year, his first MLB season in the real 1984. Let's see how the late All-Star Giant did:
The Real 1984: .286 AVG, .358 OBP, .405 SLG, 1HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB
Statis Pro 1984: .296 AVG, .345 OBP., 395 SLG, 1HR, 7 RBI, 2 SB
Wow - that's pretty darn close to a mirror image. Playing rookies in Statis Pro is pretty fun, I'm sad to see Brown go...
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