June 30, 1969 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 7
@CHW 3 KCR 2
CAL 1 ATL 9
CIN 4 LAD 7
HOU 1 MON 5
CHC 2 PHI 4
@PIT 2 SFG 6
@SDP 1 NYM 10
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 21,922

Monday, June 30, 1969
Time of Game: 2:26

Reds

38-33

Lost 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  2
Braves          0  0  6   0  2  0   1  0  X    9 10  0

W: P Niekro (13-5), L: T Cloninger (4-11)

Braves

44-30

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   2   0    1   0  .320  .866    0    0   0   3B
B Tolan CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .892    0    7   0   SH
A Johnson LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .341  .895    0    2   0   2B
T Perez 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .339  .946    0    1   1   HR
L May 1B                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .316  .978    0    8   0   
J Bench C                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .337  .920    0    4   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .230  .542    0    1   2   2B
D Chaney SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .566    0    0   4   
T Cloninger P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .162  .475    0    0   0   
  P Ramos P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T Savage PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .644    0    0   0   
  J Fisher P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   2   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .644    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   3    2   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: A Johnson (11, off P Niekro); T Helms (8, off P Niekro).

3B: P Rose (4, off P Niekro).

HR: T Perez (17, off P Niekro; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: B Tolan (7, off P Niekro).

TB: T Perez 5; P Rose 4; T Helms 3; L May 2; A Johnson 2; T Cloninger; B Tolan.

RBI: T Helms 2 (22); T Perez (52).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: A Johnson (12); T Helms (13).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .740    0    2   0   
T Gonzalez LF                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .653    0    2   0   2B
H Aaron RF                    5   1   1   3    0   0  .333 1.093    0    1   0   HR
O Cepeda 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .247  .792    0   11   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .686    0    3   3   
C Boyer 3B                    2   1   1   2    2   0  .212  .671    0    2   2   2B,SB
S Jackson SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .677    0    1   3   
B Didier C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .538    0    5   0   
P Niekro P                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .130  .323    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       36   9  10   8    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P Niekro (2, off J Fisher); C Boyer (7, off P Ramos); T Gonzalez (8, off T Cloninger).

HR: H Aaron (21, off T Cloninger; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: H Aaron 4; P Niekro 3; F Alou 2; C Boyer 2; T Gonzalez 2; F Millan; B Didier; S Jackson.

RBI: H Aaron 3 (45); P Niekro 2 (4); C Boyer 2 (22); T Gonzalez (21).

2-out RBI: P Niekro 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: B Didier (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Boyer (1, 2nd base off J Fisher/J Bench).

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, L (4-11)          2     4   5   5    2   1   1   5.93   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 2· 4     27    -     0.94  -0.27
P Ramos                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.60    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.34  -0.04
J Fisher                       5     4   3   2    1   0   0   4.98   21     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 4          0-0    0.36  -0.08
Totals                         8    10   9   8    3   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2·10          1-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, W (13-5)             9    11   4   4    2   4   1   2.23   40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2·10     51    -     0.87   0.11
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   4   1          40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2·10           -

T Cloninger faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Niekro 4 (10).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 21,922.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. P Rose               RF    1. F Alou               CF 
2. B Tolan              CF    2. T Gonzalez           LF 
3. A Johnson            LF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. L May                1B    5. F Millan             2B 
6. J Bench              C     6. C Boyer              3B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. S Jackson            SS 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. B Didier             C  
9. T Cloninger          P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  12-      15%  80% T Gonzalez      T Cloninger     Double to RF; Niekro Scores; Alou to 3B
   b 5   2  4-6  12-      12%  94% P Niekro        J Fisher        Double to CF; Jackson Scores; Didier Scores
   b 3   0  0-1  -23      10%  91% H Aaron         T Cloninger     Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   t 4   0  6-1  -23      -8%  77% T Helms         P Niekro        Double to LF; May Scores; Bench Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  1-3       8%  50% B Tolan         P Niekro        Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  P Rose          Single to LF
          1--      44%  B Tolan         Wild Pitch; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Rose to 3B
   O      --3      51%  A Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      --3      55%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      51%  T Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  H Aaron         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Aaron to 1B
   O      1--      50%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Helms         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  F Millan        Lineout: CF
          ---      55%  C Boyer         Walk
   O      1--      52%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  B Didier        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Cloninger     Single to SS
          1--      48%  P Rose          Wild Pitch; Cloninger to 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Passed Ball; Cloninger to 3B
          --3      42%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      50%  B Tolan         Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3      55%  A Johnson       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  P Niekro        Single to RF
          1--      65%  F Alou          Single to LF; Niekro to 2B
   R      12-      80%  T Gonzalez      Double to RF; Niekro Scores; Alou to 3B
   RRR    -23      91%  H Aaron         Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Gonzalez Scores
          ---      92%  O Cepeda        Walk
                  Pedro Ramos replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
          1--      93%  F Millan        Single to CF; Cepeda to 2B
   RR     12-      97%  C Boyer         Double to CF; Cepeda Scores; Millan Scores
   O      -2-      97%  S Jackson       Bunt Popfly: P
   O      -2-      96%  B Didier        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      96%  P Niekro        Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      93%  T Perez         Home Run (Deep CF)
          ---      91%  L May           Single to LF
          1--      88%  J Bench         Walk; May to 2B
          12-      85%  T Helms         Wild Pitch; May to 3B; Bench to 2B
   RR     -23      77%  " "             Double to LF; May Scores; Bench Scores
   O      -2-      79%  D Chaney        Groundout: SS-1B; Helms to 3B
                  Ted Savage pinch hits for Pedro Ramos batting 9th
   R      --3      77%  T Savage        Wild Pitch; Helms Scores
   O      ---      79%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      76%  P Rose          Triple to CF
   O      --3      80%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Fisher replaces Ted Savage pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  F Alou          Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  T Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      78%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      77%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 6.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  A Johnson       Popfly: 2B
          ---      76%  T Perez         Single to LF
          1--      71%  L May           Single to CF; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      77%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      82%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  C Boyer         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      81%  S Jackson       Single to LF
          1--      82%  B Didier        Single to LF; Jackson to 2B
   RR     12-      94%  P Niekro        Double to CF; Jackson Scores; Didier Scores
   O      -2-      93%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  D Chaney        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      95%  J Fisher        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  P Rose          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jack Fisher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  B Tolan         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      97%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  F Millan        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  C Boyer         Walk
          1--      98%  S Jackson       Boyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      99%  B Didier        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Boyer Scores/No RBI/unER; Didier to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  P Niekro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 9.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-9, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  T Helms         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Chaney        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 9.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-9, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Jack Fisher batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  B Tolan         Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--     100%  A Johnson       Double to RF; Tolan to 3B
   O      -23     100%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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