April 14, 1971 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 2
@CHW 0 BAL 3
@CLE 0 CAL 4
@KCR 1 OAK 6
@MIN 1 NYY 8
DET 4 WSA 6
BOS 5 CIN 8
@ATL 3 STL 7
@LAD 1 PHI 6
PIT 5 SFG 2
HOU 1
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 9,266

Wednesday, April 14, 1971
Time of Game: 2:22

Reds

3-4

Won 3

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  2  4   0  0  0   0  0  2    8 12  0
Braves          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  2

W: T Cloninger (1-0), L: P Niekro (0-1), S: C Carroll (2)

Braves

4-4

Lost 3

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .730    0    1   0   GDP
B Carbo LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .656    0    4   0   SB
T Perez 3B                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .267  .733    0    2   2   
  F Duffy SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .573         0   0   
J Bench C                     5   3   3   2    0   0  .379 1.281    0    2   1   HR
W Smith 1B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .353  .801    0   11   0   
H McRae CF                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .241  .551    0    2   0   2B,GDP
T Helms 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   1   CS
W Woodward SS-3B              3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .798    0    3   4   
T Cloninger P                 3   0   2   1    0   1  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       37   8  12   7    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: H McRae (2, off M McQueen).

HR: J Bench (4, off B Priddy; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: C Carroll (1, off B Priddy).

TB: J Bench 6; W Smith 3; T Cloninger 2; H McRae 2; W Woodward; T Perez; T Helms.

GIDP: H McRae (1); P Rose (1).

RBI: J Bench 2 (7); H McRae 2 (4); T Cloninger (1); T Helms (1); W Woodward (3).

2-out RBI: T Cloninger; W Woodward.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Carroll-W Smith.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Carbo (1, 2nd base off M McQueen/H King).

CS: T Helms (1, 2nd base by B Priddy/H King).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jackson CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .777    0    2   0   
R Garr LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .382  .860    0    1   0   
H Aaron RF                    4   2   3   3    0   0  .242 1.003    0    2   0   2·HR
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .817    0   10   0   
H King C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .668    0    3   2   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .936    0    3   2   3B
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    3   2   
M Perez SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .192  .507    0    3   5   
P Niekro P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M McQueen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  B Priddy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Barber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Staehle PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   2                    27  12

BATTING

3B: F Millan (2, off C Carroll).

HR: H Aaron 2 (5, 2 off T Cloninger; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M McQueen (1, off T Cloninger).

TB: H Aaron 9; F Millan 4; M Perez; R Garr; S Jackson.

RBI: H Aaron 3 (9).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Boyer-F Millan-O Cepeda; M Perez-F Millan-O Cepeda.

E: P Niekro (1); H King (1).

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, W (1-0)           6.1   6   3   3    1   2   2   4.26   26     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 6     50    -     0.90  -0.06
C Carroll, S (2)               2.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.93   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 2          2-0    1.21   0.16
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   2   2          36     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 8          2-0

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 (0-1)              2     6   5   2    1   1   0   5.79   14     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 6     30    -     1.42  -0.36
M McQueen                      5     3   1   1    1   3   0   1.80   19     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 3          2-2    0.50  -0.03
B Priddy                       1.1   2   2   2    2   0   1   6.23    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.29  -0.01
S Barber                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   5    4   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1·12          2-2

P Niekro faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 9,266.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. P Rose               RF    1. S Jackson            CF 
2. B Carbo              LF    2. R Garr               LF 
3. T Perez              3B    3. H Aaron              RF 
4. J Bench              C     4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. W Smith              1B    5. H King               C  
6. H McRae              CF    6. F Millan             2B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. C Boyer              3B 
8. W Woodward           SS    8. M Perez              SS 
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 1   1  0-0  1--     -18%  27% H Aaron         T Cloninger     Home Run; Garr Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  1-3     -15%  28% H McRae         P Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Bench stays at 3B
   t 3   0  2-2  12-      14%  74% W Smith         P Niekro        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Perez Scores/No RBI; Bench to 3B; Smith to 1B
   t 3   0  2-3  1-3      12%  87% H McRae         M McQueen       Double to CF; Bench Scores; Smith Scores/unER; McRae to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 2   2  2-1  12-      11%  49% T Cloninger     P Niekro        Single to LF; Helms Scores/unER; Woodward to 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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Carbo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  S Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  R Garr          Single to RF
   RR     1--      27%  H Aaron         Home Run; Garr Scores
   O      ---      28%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      29%  H King          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      33%  J Bench         Single to LF
          1--      43%  W Smith         Single to RF; Bench to 3B
   OO     1-3      28%  H McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Bench stays at 3B
          --3      29%  T Helms         Reached on Interference on C; Bench stays at 3B; Helms to 1B
   R      1-3      38%  W Woodward      Single to SS; Bench Scores/unER; Helms to 2B
   R      12-      49%  T Cloninger     Single to LF; Helms Scores/unER; Woodward to 2B
          12-      53%  P Rose          Walk; Woodward to 3B; Cloninger to 2B
   O      123      45%  B Carbo         Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Boyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  T Perez         Single to CF
          1--      60%  J Bench         Single to LF; Perez to 2B
   R      12-      74%  W Smith         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Perez Scores/No RBI; Bench to 3B; Smith to 1B
                  Mike McQueen replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3      87%  H McRae         Double to CF; Bench Scores; Smith Scores/unER; McRae to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3      89%  T Helms         Fielder's Choice SS; McRae Scores; Helms to 1B
   O      1--      88%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B; Helms to 2B
          -2-      90%  T Cloninger     Single to LF; Helms to 3B
   OO     1-3      85%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Tony Cloninger facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  M McQueen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  S Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Garr          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike McQueen facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--      89%  T Perez         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      88%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      89%  W Smith         Carbo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      80%  H Aaron         Home Run
   O      ---      83%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  H King          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike McQueen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  T Helms         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      83%  W Woodward      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  C Boyer         Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  M Perez         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  M McQueen       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
          -2-      83%  S Jackson       Single to RF; Perez to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike McQueen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  T Cloninger     Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Carbo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  H King          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike McQueen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  W Smith         Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  F Millan        Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  C Boyer         Flyball: LF
          1--      83%  M Perez         Walk; Millan to 2B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lum pinch hits for Mike McQueen batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      94%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Priddy facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Priddy replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  T Helms         Single to SS
   O      1--      93%  W Woodward      Helms Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      94%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      93%  C Carroll       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  H Aaron         Single to RF
          1--      87%  O Cepeda        Walk; Aaron to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  H King          Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Priddy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Carbo         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  T Perez         Walk
   RR     1--      99%  J Bench         Home Run; Perez Scores
                  Steve Barber replaces Bob Priddy pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  H McRae         Lineout: 3B
   O      1--      99%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-8, Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
                  Woody Woodward moves to 3B; Frank Duffy replaces Tony Perez playing SS batting 3rd
          ---      98%  F Millan        Triple to CF
   O      --3      99%  C Boyer         Lineout: 3B
   O      --3     100%  M Perez         Popfly: 3B
                  Marv Staehle pinch hits for Steve Barber batting 9th
   O      --3     100%  M Staehle       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation