April 19, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 2 CLE 3
@BOS 1 MIN 12
@CAL 3 CHW 2
TEX 1 NYY 3
MIL 2 OAK 4
KCR 0 OAK 3
KCR 1 LAD 4
@ATL 0 HOU 7
@CIN 5 PHI 1
STL 0 PIT 5
CHC 2 SDP 4
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,391

Wednesday, April 19, 1972
Time of Game: 2:09

Dodgers

4-1

Won 3

1st

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

W: D Sutton (2-0), L: P Niekro (0-2)

Braves

1-5

Lost 4

6th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .045  .181    0    1   5   3B
B Buckner 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .182  .523    0   15   1   
  B Russell PR-RF             0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Davis CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .400 1.079    0    2   0   
F Robinson RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .411    0    2   0   
  M Mota PH-LF                3   1   1   2    0   0  .462 1.192    0    1   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .350  .800    0    0   3   
W Crawford LF-RF              4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    1   0   GDP
  W Parker 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         2   0   
S Garvey 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .594    0    0   5   
C Cannizzaro C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.053    0    2   1   
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       32   4   6   3    1   7                    27  16

BATTING

3B: M Wills (1, off P Niekro).

SH: D Sutton (1, off P Niekro).

TB: M Wills 3; M Mota; J Lefebvre; S Garvey; W Davis; B Buckner.

GIDP: W Crawford (1).

RBI: M Mota 2 (4); B Buckner (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Garvey (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .389    0    4   5   
R Garr RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .348  .791    0    1   0   
H Aaron 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .283    0   10   0   
E Williams C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .656    0    5   2   
R Carty LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.127    0    3   0   2B
D Evans 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .829    0    1   1   
M Lum CF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .368    0    3   0   
M Perez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .844    0    0   1   
P Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  J Breazeale PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  J Nash P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    1   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Carty (1, off D Sutton).

SH: P Niekro (1, off D Sutton).

TB: R Carty 2; M Perez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Perez-F Millan-H Aaron.

E: D Evans 2 (4).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (2-0)              9     2   0   0    1   2   0   0.56   31     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 2· 2     84    -     1.14   0.64
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   2   0          31     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 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, L (0-2)              8     3   1   1    0   7   0   4.61   28     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 3     79    -     0.92   0.28
J Nash                         1     3   3   3    1   0   0  11.57    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.51  -0.14
Totals                         9     6   4   4    1   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 5,391.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. M Wills              SS    1. F Millan             2B 
2. B Buckner            1B    2. R Garr               RF 
3. W Davis              CF    3. H Aaron              1B 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. E Williams           C  
5. J Lefebvre           2B    5. R Carty              LF 
6. W Crawford           LF    6. D Evans              3B 
7. S Garvey             3B    7. M Lum                CF 
8. C Cannizzaro         C     8. M Perez              SS 
9. D Sutton             P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  59% M Wills         P Niekro        Triple to CF
   t 9   0  0-1  1--       7%  93% W Davis         J Nash          Single to 3B; Russell to 3B/Adv on E5; Davis to 2B
   b 8   0  1-0  ---       6%  77% M Perez         D Sutton        Flyball: RF
   b 4   2  1-0  12-       6%  65% M Lum           D Sutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 8   2  0-1  -23      -6%  71% M Wills         P Niekro        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      59%  M Wills         Triple to CF
   RO     --3      58%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills Scores
   O      ---      57%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  F Robinson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Garr          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  W Crawford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  S Garvey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  R Carty         Double to RF
   O      -2-      58%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      -2-      62%  M Lum           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  C Cannizzaro    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      58%  D Sutton        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  M Wills         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  M Perez         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      63%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Frank Robinson batting 4th
   O      ---      58%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
                  Manny Mota moves to LF; Willie Crawford moves to RF
   O      ---      61%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  E Williams      Lineout: LF
          ---      60%  R Carty         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Carty to 2B
          -2-      59%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-      65%  M Lum           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  W Crawford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  S Garvey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  M Perez         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      65%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  C Cannizzaro    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  D Sutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  E Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  B Buckner       Single to LF
   O      1--      73%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Buckner to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      65%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  W Crawford      Strikeout
          ---      76%  S Garvey        Single to RF
          1--      79%  C Cannizzaro    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garvey to 2B; Cannizzaro to 1B
   O      12-      76%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Garvey to 3B; Cannizzaro to 2B
   O      -23      71%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
                  Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  J Breazeale     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Nash facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Nash replaces Jim Breazeale pitching and batting 9th
          ---      87%  B Buckner       Walk
                  Bill Russell pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 2nd
          1--      93%  W Davis         Single to 3B; Russell to 3B/Adv on E5; Davis to 2B
   RR     -23      97%  M Mota          Single to SS; Russell Scores; Davis Scores
          1--      99%  J Lefebvre      Single to SS; Mota to 3B
   ROO    1-3      98%  W Crawford      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mota Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      98%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
                  Wes Parker replaces Willie Crawford playing 1B batting 6th; Bill Russell moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  R Garr          Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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