September 5, 1970 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, September 5, 1970
Time of Game: 2:38

Giants

70-66

Lost 3

3rd, 17½ GB

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

W: P Niekro (11-17), L: J Johnson (4-3)

Braves

68-69

Won 3

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .308  .891    0    4   0   SB
T Fuentes 2B-SS               4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .628    0    1   1   SH
W Mays CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .868    0    2   0   GDP
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .280 1.043    0    5   2   
J Hart 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .849    0    0   3   HBP
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .421         1   0   
K Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .860    0    3   0   
H Lanier SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .542    0    3   1   
  R Hunt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .781    0    0   0   
  D Mason 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    2   1   
J Stephenson C                3   1   0   0    1   0  .083  .239    0    3   1   
R Bryant P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .048  .139    0    0   0   
  D Dietz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .321 1.003    0    0   0   
  J Johnson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    0    0   0   
  A Gallagher 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .717    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   1    3   5                    24   9

BATTING

SH: T Fuentes (9, off P Niekro).

HBP: J Hart (2, by P Niekro).

TB: B Bonds 3; D Mason; T Fuentes; W Mays; K Henderson.

GIDP: W Mays (6).

RBI: B Bonds (64).

2-out RBI: B Bonds.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (42, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Tillman).

PO: W McCovey (1st base by P Niekro).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Brown CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .414 1.007    0    2   0   
  M Lum PH-CF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .754    0    1   0   
F Millan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .719    0    1   2   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .987    0    4   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .935    0   11   1   
R Carty LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .363 1.060    0    0   0   
  S Jackson PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .651         0   0   
  J Hall LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .528         0   0   
C Boyer 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .240  .684    0    0   1   
B Tillman C                   3   2   2   4    1   0  .227  .675    0    5   0   2·HR
G Garrido SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .278  .634    0    2   3   2B
P Niekro P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .374    0    1   4   SH
Totals                       30   5   8   5    5   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Garrido (5, off R Bryant).

HR: B Tillman 2 (9, off R Bryant, off D McMahon; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: P Niekro (4, off J Johnson).

TB: B Tillman 8; G Garrido 3; R Carty 2; C Boyer; M Lum.

RBI: B Tillman 4 (25); M Lum (23).

2-out RBI: B Tillman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Garrido-F Millan-O Cepeda.

PB: B Tillman (8).

E: P Niekro (1).

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
R Bryant                       4     4   1   1    3   0   1   5.09   18     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 4     47    -     1.04   0.09
J Johnson, L (4-3)             3.1   3   3   3    2   3   0   4.73   15     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.02  -0.04
D McMahon                      0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.07    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.41  -0.10
Totals                         8     8   5   5    5   3   2          36     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 8          2-2

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 (11-17)            9     7   2   1    3   5   0   4.33   38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 7     69    -     1.37   0.45
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: P Niekro (0; W McCovey, 1st base).

HBP: P Niekro (6; J Hart).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Bonds              RF    1. O Brown              CF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. W Mays               CF    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. J Hart               3B    5. R Carty              LF 
6. K Henderson          LF    6. C Boyer              3B 
7. H Lanier             SS    7. B Tillman            C  
8. J Stephenson         C     8. G Garrido            SS 
9. R Bryant             P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-1  -2-      16%  79% M Lum           J Johnson       Single to RF; Garrido Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  54% W McCovey       P Niekro        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Bonds Scores/unER; McCovey to 1B
   b 2   2  0-0  ---      11%  62% B Tillman       R Bryant        Home Run
   t 8   1  2-1  12-      11%  76% J Hart          P Niekro        Flyball: SS
   t 8   2  2-1  12-      11%  86% K Henderson     P Niekro        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  T Fuentes       Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  W Mays          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O Brown         Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  F Millan        Walk
   O      1--      52%  H Aaron         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      50%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  K Henderson     Single
   O      1--      55%  H Lanier        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Bryant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  C Boyer         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      62%  B Tillman       Home Run
          ---      64%  G Garrido       Double to LF
   O      -2-      61%  P Niekro        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  J Stephenson    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  R Bryant        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      64%  B Bonds         Single
          1--      63%  T Fuentes       Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  O Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  F Millan        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      62%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  W Mays          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      65%  J Hart          Walk
   O      1--      68%  K Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Bryant facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  O Cepeda        Walk
          1--      80%  R Carty         Single to RF; Cepeda to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  C Boyer         Fielder's Choice 3B; Cepeda out at Hm/3B-C-SS; Carty to 2B
          12-      77%  B Tillman       Walk; Carty to 3B; Boyer to 2B
   O      123      70%  G Garrido       Single to SS/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Carty stays at 3B; Tillman out at 2B/SS
   O      123      63%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Hunt pinch hits for Hal Lanier batting 7th
   O      ---      67%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Stephenson    Groundout: 1B-P
                  Dick Dietz pinch hits for Ron Bryant batting 9th
   O      ---      71%  D Dietz         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Johnson facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Johnson replaces Dick Dietz pitching and batting 9th; Don Mason replaces Ron Hunt playing 2B batting 7th; Tito Fuentes moves to SS
   O      ---      68%  O Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  F Millan        Flyball: 2B
          ---      68%  H Aaron         Walk
   O      1--      66%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  B Bonds         Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  T Fuentes       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      54%  W McCovey       Strikeout, Passed Ball; Bonds Scores/unER; McCovey to 1B
          1--      52%  J Hart          McCovey Picked off 1B, safe on E1; McCovey to 3B
          --3      50%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3      58%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  C Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Tillman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      44%  D Mason         Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  J Stephenson    Groundout: P-1B; Mason to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  J Johnson       Strikeout
   O      -2-      59%  B Bonds         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---      65%  G Garrido       Walk
   O      1--      62%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Garrido to 2B
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Oscar Brown batting 1st
   R      -2-      79%  M Lum           Single to RF; Garrido Scores
   O      1--      76%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      74%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Lum moves to CF
   O      ---      80%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      73%  W Mays          Single to LF
          1--      65%  W McCovey       Walk; Mays to 2B
   O      12-      76%  J Hart          Flyball: SS
   O      12-      86%  K Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  R Carty         Single to CF
                  Sonny Jackson pinch runs for Rico Carty batting 5th
          1--      88%  C Boyer         Single to CF; Jackson to 2B
                  Don McMahon replaces Jim Ray Hart pitching and batting 5th; Al Gallagher replaces Jerry Johnson playing 3B batting 9th
   RRR    12-      99%  B Tillman       Home Run; Jackson Scores; Boyer Scores
   O      ---      98%  G Garrido       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  P Niekro        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
                  Jimmie Hall replaces Sonny Jackson playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  D Mason         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  J Stephenson    Walk
   O      1--     100%  A Gallagher     Groundout: P-1B; Stephenson to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  B Bonds         Single to CF; Stephenson Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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