April 16, 1970 San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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WSA 4
@BAL 2 BOS 8
NYY 5 CAL 3
MIN 2 DET 4
CLE 2 KCR 8
@MIL 6 OAK 3
CHW 1 SDP 5
@ATL 4
(10) CHC 6
PHI 5
(10) CIN 12
LAD 2 SFG 11
@HOU 9
(10) PIT 7
@NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,358

Thursday, April 16, 1970
Time of Game: 2:32

Padres

5-5

Won 1

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: G Ross (1-0), L: P Niekro (0-3), S: T Dukes (1)

Braves

5-5

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Arcia SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .661    0    0   0   IW
  A Ferrara PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .628    0    0   0   
  G Ross P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  I Murrell PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.750    0    0   0   HR
  T Dukes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Kelly 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .179  .457    0    0   0   
C Gaston CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .342  .916    0    0   0   GDP
N Colbert 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .265 1.124    0    0   0   HR
D Campbell 2B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .576    0    0   0   
O Brown RF                    4   0   3   0    0   1  .200  .425    0   27  26   2B
J Morales LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .050  .145    0    0   0   
B Barton C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   GDP
P Dobson P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Webster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  R Slocum SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   5   8   4    2   7                    30  26

BATTING

2B: O Brown (1, off P Niekro).

HR: I Murrell (1, off P Niekro; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out); N Colbert (5, off P Niekro; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

IBB: J Arcia (1, by P Niekro).

TB: O Brown 4; N Colbert 4; I Murrell 4; V Kelly 2; C Gaston.

GIDP: B Barton (1); C Gaston (1).

RBI: N Colbert 3 (12); I Murrell (2).

2-out RBI: N Colbert 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Brown.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jackson SS                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .300  .791    0    0   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .350  .820    0    0   0   SH,GDP
T Gonzalez CF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .765    0    0   0   2B
R Carty LF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .405 1.126    0    0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .410 1.234    0    0   0   CS
M Lum RF                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .311    0   23  21   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   1   2    1   1  .176  .538    0    0   0   2B
B Didier C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .481    0    7   0   IW
P Niekro P                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   4    4   3                    30  21

BATTING

2B: C Boyer (1, off P Dobson); T Gonzalez (3, off P Dobson).

SH: F Millan (3, off P Dobson).

IBB: B Didier (1, by P Dobson).

TB: T Gonzalez 3; F Millan 2; S Jackson 2; O Cepeda 2; C Boyer 2; R Carty; B Didier.

GIDP: F Millan (2).

RBI: C Boyer 2 (7); T Gonzalez (9); R Carty (10).

2-out RBI: C Boyer 2; R Carty.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Lum 2.

E: S Jackson (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Cepeda (1, 2nd base by P Dobson/B Barton).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dobson                       7     9   4   4    4   3   0   4.74   31     -       ·  ·     13· 2· 0· 9     42    -     0.85  -0.17
G Ross, W (1-0)                2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.22    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.09   0.25
T Dukes, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                        10    11   4   4    4   3   0          42     -       ·  ·     20· 4· 0·11           -

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, L (0-3)             10     8   5   4    2   7   2   6.63   39     -       ·  ·     20· 2· 0· 8     63    -     1.05  -0.21
Totals                        10     8   5   4    2   7   2          39     -       ·  ·     20· 2· 0· 8           -

Balks: P Niekro (1).

WP: None.

IBB: P Niekro (1; J Arcia); P Dobson (2; B Didier).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 5,358.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Atlanta Braves                       
1. J Arcia              SS    1. S Jackson            SS 
2. V Kelly              3B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. C Gaston             CF    3. T Gonzalez           CF 
4. N Colbert            1B    4. R Carty              LF 
5. D Campbell           2B    5. O Cepeda             1B 
6. O Brown              RF    6. M Lum                RF 
7. J Morales            LF    7. C Boyer              3B 
8. B Barton             C     8. B Didier             C  
9. P Dobson             P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  4-4  ---      37%  81% I Murrell       P Niekro        Home Run
   t 8   2  4-1  12-      35%  42% N Colbert       P Niekro        Home Run; Kelly Scores; Gaston Scores
   b 3   2  1-2  123     -15%  16% C Boyer         P Dobson        Double to LF; Gonzalez Scores; Carty Scores; Lum to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  -2-     -11%  32% T Gonzalez      P Dobson        Double; Jackson Scores
   b10   0  5-4  ---       9%  88% R Carty         T Dukes         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Arcia         Strikeout
          ---      50%  V Kelly         Single
   OO     1--      45%  C Gaston        Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  S Jackson       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      45%  F Millan        Single
   O      1--      47%  T Gonzalez      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play; Millan to 2B
   R      -2-      38%  R Carty         Single to CF; Millan Scores
   O      1--      40%  O Cepeda        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  N Colbert       Strikeout
          ---      40%  D Campbell      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Campbell to 1B
          1--      47%  O Brown         Single; Campbell to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  J Morales       Balk; Campbell Scores/unER; Brown to 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      49%  B Barton        Flyball: Unknown out on play
   O      12-      45%  P Dobson        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  M Lum           Strikeout
          ---      45%  C Boyer         Walk
          1--      38%  B Didier        Single; Boyer to 3B
   O      1-3      47%  P Niekro        Baserunner Out Advancing; Boyer out at Hm/Unknown; Didier to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Arcia         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      46%  V Kelly         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      44%  C Gaston        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  S Jackson       Single
   O      1--      42%  F Millan        Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
   R      -2-      32%  T Gonzalez      Double; Jackson Scores
          -2-      30%  R Carty         Walk
   O      12-      34%  O Cepeda        Flyball: Unknown out on play
          12-      31%  M Lum           Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Carty to 2B
   RR     123      16%  C Boyer         Double to LF; Gonzalez Scores; Carty Scores; Lum to 3B
          -23      15%  B Didier        Intentional Walk
   O      123      19%  P Niekro        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      17%  N Colbert       Strikeout
   O      ---      15%  D Campbell      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      17%  O Brown         Double
   O      -2-      14%  J Morales       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      15%  S Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  F Millan        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      17%  T Gonzalez      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      14%  B Barton        Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  P Dobson        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      14%  J Arcia         Intentional Walk
   O      1--      12%  V Kelly         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      13%  R Carty         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      12%  O Cepeda        Single
   O      1--      13%  M Lum           Flyball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      14%  C Boyer         Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      12%  C Gaston        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      10%  N Colbert       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---       9%  D Campbell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pat Dobson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      10%  C Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  B Didier        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      11%  P Niekro        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      15%  O Brown         Single
   O      1--      11%  J Morales       Flyball: Unknown out on play
   OO     1--       6%  B Barton        Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
          ---       5%  S Jackson       Single
   OO     1--       7%  F Millan        Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
          ---       7%  T Gonzalez      Single
   O      1--       7%  R Carty         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Webster pinch hits for Pat Dobson batting 9th
   O      ---       5%  R Webster       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  Al Ferrara pinch hits for Jose Arcia batting 1st
   O      ---       4%  A Ferrara       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---       5%  V Kelly         Single
          1--       7%  C Gaston        Single to SS; Kelly to 2B
   RRR    12-      42%  N Colbert       Home Run; Kelly Scores; Gaston Scores
   O      ---      39%  D Campbell      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Gary Ross facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Ross replaces Al Ferrara pitching and batting 1st; Ron Slocum replaces Ray Webster playing SS batting 9th
          ---      33%  O Cepeda        Single
   O      1--      39%  M Lum           Flyball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      45%  C Boyer         Flyball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      50%  B Didier        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  O Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  J Morales       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      36%  B Barton        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Gary Ross facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  P Niekro        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      46%  S Jackson       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      43%  F Millan        Single
   O      1--      50%  T Gonzalez      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 10th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      44%  R Slocum        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Gary Ross batting 1st
   R      ---      81%  I Murrell       Home Run
   O      ---      80%  V Kelly         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      79%  C Gaston        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Dukes facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Dukes replaces Ivan Murrell pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---      88%  R Carty         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      95%  O Cepeda        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---     100%  M Lum           Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation