June 18, 1968 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
NYY 1 CLE 4
@CHW 1 DET 2
BOS 1 MIN 9
WSA 8 BAL 3
@OAK 2 CIN 7
@ATL 5 HOU 3
@NYM 2 HOU 6
@NYM 5 PHI 10
SFG 2 PHI 9
SFG 1 PIT 3
LAD 2
(10) STL 1
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 12,021

Tuesday, June 18, 1968
Time of Game: 2:36

Reds

30-32

Won 1

6th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  1   3  0  0   1  0  2    7 14  1
Braves          1  0  2   1  0  0   1  0  0    5  7  1

W: T Abernathy (2-1), L: C Raymond (2-1)

Braves

33-30

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   2   5   1    0   0  .363  .921    0    0   0   3·2B
T Helms 2B                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .302  .715    0    4   5   3B
V Pinson CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .716    0    2   0   2B
F Whitfield 1B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .217  .496    0    6   1   
  T Abernathy P               0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    0   2   
M Jones LF                    4   1   1   2    1   1  .186  .647    0    1   0   HR
J Bench C                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .267  .720    0    6   1   HR,2B
C Ruiz 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .768    0    3   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .215  .496    0    1   2   
T Cloninger P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  D Pavletich PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .148  .296    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  L May 1B                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .737    0    4   0   CS
Totals                       39   7  14   7    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: P Rose 3 (20, off K Johnson, 2 off J Britton); J Bench (17, off J Britton); V Pinson (15, off J Britton).

3B: T Helms (2, off K Johnson).

HR: M Jones (2, off C Raymond; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Bench (5, off K Johnson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: T Cloninger (1, off J Britton).

TB: P Rose 8; J Bench 6; M Jones 4; T Helms 4; V Pinson 2; L May; D Pavletich; L Cardenas.

RBI: T Helms 2 (24); M Jones 2 (6); J Bench 2 (36); P Rose (24).

2-out RBI: P Rose; T Helms.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Cardenas-T Helms-F Whitfield; T Helms-F Whitfield.

E: T Cloninger (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: L May (2, 2nd base by C Raymond/J Torre).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .318  .824    0    4   0   2B
F Millan 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .675    0    3   6   SH
H Aaron RF                    2   1   1   1    2   1  .252  .810    0    1   1   IW
J Torre C                     3   0   0   1    1   2  .274  .795    0    3   3   
T Francona LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .846    0    2   0   GDP
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .195  .589    0    9   0   
S Jackson SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .556    0    2   2   3B,GDP
M Martinez 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .269  .698    0    3   0   CS
K Johnson P                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    0   0   SH
  J Britton P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .538    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .605    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   5   7   4    5   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: F Alou (14, off C Carroll).

3B: S Jackson (2, off T Cloninger).

SH: F Millan (5, off T Cloninger); K Johnson (3, off T Cloninger).

IBB: H Aaron (8, by T Cloninger).

TB: S Jackson 3; F Alou 3; F Millan; M Martinez; D Johnson; H Aaron.

GIDP: T Francona (4); S Jackson (5).

RBI: H Aaron (37); M Martinez (2); J Torre (15); F Alou (18).

2-out RBI: H Aaron.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Jackson (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Martinez (2, 2nd base by T Cloninger/J Bench).

PO: H Aaron (1st base by T Cloninger).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cloninger                    5     4   4   3    4   5   0   5.67   21     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 1· 4     46    -     1.08  -0.31
C Carroll                      1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.18    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.52   0.06
T Abernathy, BS (3), W (2-1)   2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.53    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          2-1    1.87  -0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   4    5   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 7          2-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson                      3.1   5   3   3    1   1   1   2.41   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5     38    -     1.27  -0.12
J Britton                      3.2   6   2   2    1   2   0   2.78   17     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 6          1-1    1.50  -0.31
C Raymond, L (2-1)             2     3   2   2    1   0   1   2.13    9     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 3          0-0    1.64  -0.34
Totals                         9    14   7   7    3   3   2          43     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0·14          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Cloninger (4; H Aaron).

PO: T Cloninger (1; H Aaron, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 12,021.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. P Rose               RF    1. F Alou               CF 
2. T Helms              2B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. F Whitfield          1B    4. J Torre              C  
5. M Jones              LF    5. T Francona           LF 
6. J Bench              C     6. D Johnson            1B 
7. C Ruiz               3B    7. S Jackson            SS 
8. L Cardenas           SS    8. M Martinez           3B 
9. T Cloninger          P     9. K Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  1--      43%  94% M Jones         C Raymond       Home Run; Abernathy Scores
   b 7   2  5-4  1-3     -25%  43% H Aaron         T Abernathy     Single to LF; Alou Scores; Millan to 2B
   t 7   1  4-4  1--      19%  70% J Bench         J Britton       Double to RF (CF-RF); Whitfield Scores; Bench out at 3B/RF-2B-SS
   t 3   0  1-0  -2-      17%  62% T Helms         K Johnson       Triple to CF; Rose Scores
   t 4   2  3-2  -2-      15%  49% P Rose          J Britton       Double to CF; Cardenas Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single to LF
          1--      60%  T Helms         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rose to 2B; Helms to 1B
   O      12-      54%  V Pinson        Popfly: 3B
   O      12-      50%  F Whitfield     Flyball: LF
          12-      53%  M Jones         Walk; Rose to 3B; Helms to 2B
   O      123      46%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  H Aaron         Walk
   R      1--      37%  J Torre         Aaron Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Aaron Scores/unER
   O      ---      37%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  C Ruiz          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      34%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  T Cloninger     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  T Francona      Lineout: 3B
          ---      32%  D Johnson       Single to 2B
   OO     1--      36%  S Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      44%  P Rose          Double to LF
   R      -2-      62%  T Helms         Triple to CF; Rose Scores
   O      --3      57%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      49%  F Whitfield     Fielder's Choice 2B; Helms out at Hm/2B-C-3B; Whitfield to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  M Martinez      Walk
          1--      34%  K Johnson       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Martinez to 2B; Johnson to 1B
   R      12-      23%  F Alou          Single to LF; Martinez Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      23%  F Millan        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Alou to 2B
          -23      22%  H Aaron         Intentional Walk
   R      123      14%  J Torre         Walk; Johnson Scores; Alou to 3B; Aaron to 2B
   OO     123      23%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      35%  J Bench         Home Run
   O      ---      32%  C Ruiz          Popfly: 3B
          ---      36%  L Cardenas      Single to LF
                  Jim Britton replaces Ken Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      33%  T Cloninger     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
   R      -2-      49%  P Rose          Double to CF; Cardenas Scores
   R      -2-      63%  T Helms         Single to LF; Rose Scores
          1--      66%  V Pinson        Double to LF; Helms to 3B
   O      -23      61%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      53%  S Jackson       Triple to CF
   R      --3      44%  M Martinez      Single to CF; Jackson Scores
   O      1--      49%  J Britton       Martinez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Britton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  M Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      44%  C Ruiz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  F Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  F Millan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Aaron         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Britton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Don Pavletich pinch hits for Tony Cloninger batting 9th
          ---      51%  D Pavletich     Single to LF
          1--      65%  P Rose          Double to LF; Pavletich to 3B
   O      -23      52%  T Helms         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -23      43%  V Pinson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Clay Carroll facing 4-5-6
                  Clay Carroll replaces Don Pavletich pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  T Francona      Walk
   O      1--      47%  D Johnson       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      50%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Britton facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  F Whitfield     Walk
   O      1--      51%  M Jones         Flyball: LF
   RO     1--      70%  J Bench         Double to RF (CF-RF); Whitfield Scores; Bench out at 3B/RF-2B-SS
   O      ---      69%  C Ruiz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Clay Carroll facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  M Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Jim Britton batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  F Alou          Double to CF
          -2-      68%  F Millan        Single to SS; Alou to 3B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Fred Whitfield pitching and batting 4th; Lee May replaces Clay Carroll playing 1B batting 9th
   R      1-3      43%  H Aaron         Single to LF; Alou Scores; Millan to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Torre         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Claude Raymond facing 8-9-1
                  Claude Raymond replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
          ---      51%  L May           Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  P Rose          May Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      45%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      48%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  S Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Claude Raymond facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      45%  V Pinson        Popfly: 1B
          ---      51%  T Abernathy     Walk
   RR     1--      94%  M Jones         Home Run; Abernathy Scores
   O      ---      94%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  C Ruiz          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  M Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Claude Raymond batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  S Valdespino    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Braves 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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