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Scores
Standings
OAK
@CAL		4
3
MIL
@CHW		9
5		 
(12)
BAL
@CLE		7
4		 
(11)
MIN
@KCR		0
5
DET
@NYY		1
2
BOS
@WSA		6
3
HOU
@ATL		5
2
LAD
@CIN		3
6
STL
@MON		7
2
CHC
@PHI		1
7
NYM
@PIT		3
4
SDP
@SFG		6
7
Saturday, September 26, 1970
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 3,078, Time of Game: 1:54
Astros
5
74-83
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 25 GB
 at Braves
2
75-84
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 25 GB
W: Larry Dierker (15-12)
L: George Stone (11-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   3  2  0    5  6  1
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .305 .776 0.127 0.68 0.157 -0.030 2.1 0 0 HR,2B
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .772 -0.118 1.03 0.000 -0.118 -1.1 0 0
Jim Wynn LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .890 -0.085 0.84 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 0 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .271 .758 -0.008 0.67 0.043 -0.051 -0.5 0 0 2B
Denis Menke SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .303 .830 0.305 1.12 0.364 -0.059 1.1 0 0 HR
Doug Rader 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .757 0.098 0.54 0.139 -0.042 0.5 0 0 HR
Larry Howard C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .858 -0.035 0.45 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 4 0
Jesus Alou RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .719 -0.065 1.23 0.000 -0.065 -0.5 0 0
   Cesar Geronimo RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .597 -0.014 0.53 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
Larry Dierker P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .157 .345 -0.031 0.73 0.014 -0.045 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 6 5 0 6 .182 .697 0.174 0.79 0.717 -0.544 0.2 * 0
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: B Watson (18, off G Stone); C Cedeno (20, off G Stone).
HR: D Menke (13, off G Stone; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); C Cedeno (6, off G Stone; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Rader (25, off G Stone; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: C Cedeno 6; D Rader 4; D Menke 4; B Watson 2; L Dierker.
RBI: D Menke 2 (90); C Cedeno 2 (38); D Rader (85).
2-out RBI: D Menke 2; D Rader.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: L Dierker (3).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felix Millan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .310 .733 -0.023 0.74 0.034 -0.057 -0.3 0 0
Ralph Garr CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .682 -0.052 0.76 0.007 -0.059 -0.5 0 0
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .958 -0.089 0.81 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 0 0
   Don Cardwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .382 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 .923 0.061 0.72 0.112 -0.051 0.5 0 0
Darrell Evans 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .389 .972 -0.009 0.61 0.029 -0.038 0.1 0 0
Mike Lum LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 .702 -0.052 1.09 0.025 -0.077 -0.4 0 0
Clete Boyer SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .244 .681 -0.094 1.07 0.012 -0.105 -0.1 0 0 2B
Bob Didier C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .383 -0.066 0.61 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 6 0
George Stone P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .576 0.014 0.72 0.036 -0.022 0.2 0 0 2B
   Dusty Baker PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .581 -0.017 0.65 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 1 4 .206 .493 -0.327 0.79 0.255 -0.581 -2.8 * 0
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: C Boyer (13, off L Dierker); G Stone (2, off L Dierker).
TB: G Stone 2; D Evans 2; C Boyer 2; F Millan; R Garr; O Cepeda.
RBI: C Boyer (61); O Cepeda (111).
2-out RBI: C Boyer; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: O Cepeda (1st base by L Dierker).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, W (15-12) 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 3.90 35 68 0.326 0.79 2.8
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 0 2.00 35 68 0.326 0.79 2.8

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
George Stone, L (11-11) 8 6 5 5 0 5 3 3.86 30 55 -0.178 0.86 -0.7
Don Cardwell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.28 3 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 0 6 3 5.00 33 55 0 0 -0.174 0.79 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: L Dierker (0; O Cepeda, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 1:54.
Attendance: 3,078.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Cesar Cedeno CF 1 Felix Millan 2B
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Ralph Garr CF
3 Jim Wynn LF 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Orlando Cepeda 1B
5 Denis Menke SS 5 Darrell Evans 3B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Mike Lum LF
7 Larry Howard C 7 Clete Boyer SS
8 Jesus Alou RF 8 Bob Didier C
9 Larry Dierker P 9 George Stone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-1 2 -2- RR HOU D. Menke G. Stone 36% 64% Home Run; Watson Scores
t7 2-1 2 --- R HOU D. Rader G. Stone 14% 78% Home Run
t8 3-1 1 1-- RR HOU C. Cedeno G. Stone 10% 96% Home Run; Dierker Scores
b1 0-0 2 -2- R ATL O. Cepeda L. Dierker -9% 38% Single; Millan Scores
b1 1-0 2 123 O ATL C. Boyer L. Dierker 6% 40% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' George Stone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno G. Stone 6% 56% Double
t1 0-0 0 -2- O HOU J. Morgan G. Stone -4% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Wynn G. Stone -3% 49% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play; Cedeno to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O HOU B. Watson G. Stone -4% 45% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- ATL F. Millan L. Dierker -3% 42% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O ATL R. Garr L. Dierker 2% 43% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play; Millan to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O ATL H. Aaron L. Dierker 3% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- R ATL O. Cepeda L. Dierker -9% 38% Single; Millan Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- ATL D. Evans L. Dierker -2% 36% Single; Cepeda to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- ATL M. Lum L. Dierker -2% 34% Walk; Cepeda to 3B; Evans to 2B
b1 1-0 2 123 O ATL C. Boyer L. Dierker 6% 40% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' George Stone facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O HOU D. Menke G. Stone -2% 37% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t2 0-1 1 --- O HOU D. Rader G. Stone -2% 36% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t2 0-1 2 --- O HOU L. Howard G. Stone -1% 35% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
b2 1-0 0 --- O ATL B. Didier L. Dierker 2% 37% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b2 1-0 1 --- ATL G. Stone L. Dierker -4% 33% Double
b2 1-0 1 -2- O ATL F. Millan L. Dierker 3% 36% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 -2- O ATL R. Garr L. Dierker 3% 39% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' George Stone facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Alou G. Stone -3% 36% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t3 0-1 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker G. Stone -2% 35% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno G. Stone -1% 33% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
b3 1-0 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron L. Dierker 2% 35% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b3 1-0 1 --- ATL O. Cepeda L. Dierker -2% 33% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cepeda to 1B
b3 1-0 1 1-- O ATL D. Evans L. Dierker 3% 36% Flyball: Unknown out on play
b3 1-0 2 1-- O ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 2% 38% Cepeda Picked off 1B (Unknown)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' George Stone facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan G. Stone -3% 35% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t4 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn G. Stone -2% 33% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t4 0-1 2 --- O HOU B. Watson G. Stone -1% 32% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- O ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 2% 34% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b4 1-0 1 --- O ATL C. Boyer L. Dierker 2% 35% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b4 1-0 2 --- O ATL B. Didier L. Dierker 1% 37% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' George Stone facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O HOU D. Menke G. Stone -3% 33% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t5 0-1 1 --- O HOU D. Rader G. Stone -2% 31% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t5 0-1 2 --- O HOU L. Howard G. Stone -2% 29% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- O ATL G. Stone L. Dierker 2% 32% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b5 1-0 1 --- O ATL F. Millan L. Dierker 2% 33% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b5 1-0 2 --- O ATL R. Garr L. Dierker 1% 34% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' George Stone facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Alou G. Stone -4% 31% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t6 0-1 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker G. Stone -3% 28% Strikeout
t6 0-1 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno G. Stone -2% 26% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron L. Dierker 2% 28% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 1-0 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda L. Dierker 2% 30% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 1-0 2 --- O ATL D. Evans L. Dierker 1% 31% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' George Stone facing 2-3-4
t7 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan G. Stone -4% 27% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t7 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn G. Stone -3% 24% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t7 0-1 2 --- HOU B. Watson G. Stone 4% 28% Double
t7 0-1 2 -2- RR HOU D. Menke G. Stone 36% 64% Home Run; Watson Scores
t7 2-1 2 --- R HOU D. Rader G. Stone 14% 78% Home Run
t7 3-1 2 --- O HOU L. Howard G. Stone -1% 77% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
Cesar Geronimo replaces Jesus Alou playing RF batting 8th
b7 1-3 0 --- O ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 4% 81% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 1-3 1 --- O ATL C. Boyer L. Dierker 3% 84% Strikeout
b7 1-3 2 --- O ATL B. Didier L. Dierker 2% 86% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' George Stone facing 8-9-1
t8 3-1 0 --- O HOU C. Geronimo G. Stone -1% 84% Strikeout
t8 3-1 1 --- HOU L. Dierker G. Stone 1% 86% Single
t8 3-1 1 1-- RR HOU C. Cedeno G. Stone 10% 96% Home Run; Dierker Scores
t8 5-1 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan G. Stone -0% 96% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t8 5-1 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn G. Stone -0% 95% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
Dusty Baker pinch hits for George Stone (P) batting 9th
b8 1-5 0 --- O ATL D. Baker L. Dierker 2% 97% Strikeout
b8 1-5 1 --- O ATL F. Millan L. Dierker 1% 98% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 1-5 2 --- ATL R. Garr L. Dierker -1% 97% Single
b8 1-5 2 1-- O ATL H. Aaron L. Dierker 1% 98% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Braves' Don Cardwell facing 4-5-6
Don Cardwell replaces Hank Aaron (RF) pitching and batting 3rd
Dusty Baker moves from PH to RF
t9 5-1 0 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Cardwell -0% 98% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t9 5-1 1 --- O HOU D. Menke D. Cardwell -0% 98% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t9 5-1 2 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Cardwell -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b9 1-5 0 --- O ATL O. Cepeda L. Dierker 1% 99% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b9 1-5 1 --- ATL D. Evans L. Dierker -1% 98% Single
b9 1-5 1 1-- O ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 1% 99% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play; Evans to 2B
b9 1-5 2 -2- R ATL C. Boyer L. Dierker -1% 98% Double; Evans Scores
b9 2-5 2 -2- O ATL B. Didier L. Dierker 2% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.

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