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Standings
MIL
@BOS		1
10
CAL
@CHW		1
4
NYY
@DET		0
4
KCR
@MIN		0
2
SFG
@ATL		1
2
NYM
@LAD		7
3		 
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Thursday, May 24, 1973
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 4,520, Time of Game: 2:30
Giants
1
28-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Braves
2
17-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
W: Carl Morton (4-3)
L: Sam McDowell (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Braves          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2 10  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 .945 0.041 1.16 0.090 -0.048 -0.0 0 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .699 -0.222 1.74 0.000 -0.222 -1.3 4 3
Garry Maddox CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .352 .886 0.087 1.19 0.136 -0.049 0.3 2 0 SB
Ed Goodson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .325 .794 -0.117 1.98 0.047 -0.164 -0.5 1 0
Gary Matthews LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .937 -0.115 1.84 0.038 -0.153 -0.4 4 0
Chris Speier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .796 -0.094 1.89 0.094 -0.188 -0.0 3 2 GDP
Dave Kingman 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .170 .596 -0.155 1.40 0.000 -0.155 -1.3 5 1
Mike Sadek C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .425 0.028 1.48 0.051 -0.023 0.3 5 0
   Gary Thomasson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .643 -0.021 0.80 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
   Elias Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sam McDowell P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.013 0.82 0.018 -0.031 -0.2 0 2
   Dave Rader C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .542 -0.055 2.16 0.000 -0.055 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 30 1 5 0 3 3 .167 .409 -0.636 1.54 0.474 -1.109 -3.5 24 9
TB: E Goodson; B Bonds; S McDowell; G Maddox; C Speier.
GIDP: C Speier (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Kingman-C Speier-D Kingman.
Baserunning
SB: G Maddox (7, 2nd base off C Morton/J Oates).
Pickoffs: T Fuentes (1st base by J Oates).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .542 -0.090 1.34 0.035 -0.125 -1.0 2 0
Marty Perez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 .723 0.013 0.95 0.065 -0.052 0.2 3 5
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .910 -0.102 1.09 0.000 -0.102 -1.2 1 2
Hank Aaron LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 .923 -0.085 0.84 0.000 -0.085 -0.9 2 0
Dusty Baker CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .727 -0.050 0.77 0.019 -0.069 -0.3 2 0
Davey Johnson 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .260 .820 0.106 0.79 0.145 -0.040 0.8 4 4 HR
Joe Pepitone 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 .714 0.028 0.83 0.074 -0.046 0.2 9 0 GDP
Johnny Oates C 2 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .592 -0.018 1.08 0.012 -0.029 -0.3 4 1 SH
Carl Morton P 3 0 2 1 0 1 .200 .539 0.065 1.01 0.138 -0.072 0.5 0 0 2B
Team Totals 32 2 10 2 1 5 .312 .771 -0.133 0.96 0.488 -0.620 -2.0 27 12
2B: C Morton (2, off S McDowell).
HR: D Johnson (7, off S McDowell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: J Oates (4, off S McDowell).
TB: D Johnson 4; C Morton 3; M Perez 2; J Pepitone 2; J Oates; D Baker; R Garr.
GIDP: J Pepitone (2).
RBI: C Morton (7); D Johnson (19).
2-out RBI: C Morton.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Perez-D Johnson-J Pepitone.
E: J Pepitone (5).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam McDowell, L (1-2) 6 9 2 2 1 5 1 5.13 28 50 0.059 1.04 1.0
Elias Sosa 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.05 6 0 0 0.073 0.62 1.0
Team Totals 8 10 2 2 1 5 1 2.25 34 50 0 0 0.132 1.54 2.0

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, W (4-3) 9 5 1 0 3 3 0 2.52 33 75 0.633 1.54 3.5
Team Totals 9 5 1 0 3 3 0 0.00 33 75 0.633 0.96 3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 4,520.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Atlanta Braves
1 Bobby Bonds RF 1 Ralph Garr RF
2 Tito Fuentes 2B 2 Marty Perez SS
3 Garry Maddox CF 3 Darrell Evans 3B
4 Ed Goodson 3B 4 Hank Aaron LF
5 Gary Matthews LF 5 Dusty Baker CF
6 Chris Speier SS 6 Davey Johnson 2B
7 Dave Kingman 1B 7 Joe Pepitone 1B
8 Mike Sadek C 8 Johnny Oates C
9 Sam McDowell P 9 Carl Morton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-1 2 1-- R ATL C. Morton S. McDowell 12% 64% Double; Oates Scores
t9 1-2 0 --- SFG G. Maddox C. Morton -12% 72% Walk
b2 0-1 1 --- R ATL D. Johnson S. McDowell 11% 53% Home Run
t9 1-2 0 1-- O SFG E. Goodson C. Morton 11% 83% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- SFG C. Speier C. Morton -9% 37% Single; Matthews to 3B

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds C. Morton 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes C. Morton 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG G. Maddox C. Morton -1% 53% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- SFG E. Goodson C. Morton -1% 52% Maddox Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O SFG E. Goodson C. Morton 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- ATL R. Garr S. McDowell 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O ATL M. Perez S. McDowell -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL D. Evans S. McDowell -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL H. Aaron S. McDowell -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- SFG G. Matthews C. Morton -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- SFG C. Speier C. Morton -9% 37% Single; Matthews to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 O SFG D. Kingman C. Morton 9% 46% Fielder's Choice 3B; Matthews out at Hm/3B-C; Speier to 2B; Kingman to 1B
t2 0-0 1 12- RO SFG M. Sadek C. Morton -5% 41% Groundout: 3B/Forceout at 3B; Sadek to 2B/Safe on E3 (catch); Kingman Scores/No RBI/unER
t2 1-0 2 -2- O SFG S. McDowell C. Morton 3% 44% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Baker S. McDowell -3% 41% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-1 1 --- R ATL D. Johnson S. McDowell 11% 53% Home Run
b2 1-1 1 --- ATL J. Pepitone S. McDowell 3% 55% Single
b2 1-1 1 1-- O ATL J. Oates S. McDowell -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-1 2 1-- R ATL C. Morton S. McDowell 12% 64% Double; Oates Scores
b2 2-1 2 -2- O ATL R. Garr S. McDowell -3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds C. Morton 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes C. Morton 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O SFG G. Maddox C. Morton 1% 67% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- ATL M. Perez S. McDowell 3% 70% Single
b3 2-1 0 1-- O ATL D. Evans S. McDowell -3% 67% Strikeout
b3 2-1 1 1-- O ATL H. Aaron S. McDowell -3% 65% Strikeout
b3 2-1 2 1-- O ATL D. Baker S. McDowell -2% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- SFG E. Goodson C. Morton -5% 58% Single
t4 1-2 0 1-- O SFG G. Matthews C. Morton 4% 62% Flyball: SS
t4 1-2 1 1-- OO SFG C. Speier C. Morton 7% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- ATL D. Johnson S. McDowell 3% 72% Walk
b4 2-1 0 1-- ATL J. Pepitone S. McDowell 5% 77% Single; Johnson to 2B
b4 2-1 0 12- O ATL J. Oates S. McDowell -0% 77% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Pepitone to 2B
b4 2-1 1 -23 O ATL C. Morton S. McDowell -7% 70% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 -23 O ATL R. Garr S. McDowell -6% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- O SFG D. Kingman C. Morton 3% 67% Strikeout
t5 1-2 1 --- O SFG M. Sadek C. Morton 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 2 --- SFG S. McDowell C. Morton -2% 68% Single
t5 1-2 2 1-- SFG B. Bonds C. Morton -3% 65% Walk; McDowell to 2B
t5 1-2 2 12- O SFG T. Fuentes C. Morton 6% 71% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
b5 2-1 0 --- ATL M. Perez S. McDowell 3% 74% Single
b5 2-1 0 1-- O ATL D. Evans S. McDowell -3% 71% Flyball: LF
b5 2-1 1 1-- O ATL H. Aaron S. McDowell -3% 69% Lineout: 3B
b5 2-1 2 1-- O ATL D. Baker S. McDowell -2% 66% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
t6 1-2 0 --- O SFG G. Maddox C. Morton 4% 70% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 1 --- O SFG E. Goodson C. Morton 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-2 2 --- O SFG G. Matthews C. Morton 2% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
b6 2-1 0 --- O ATL D. Johnson S. McDowell -2% 72% Flyball: LF
b6 2-1 1 --- O ATL J. Pepitone S. McDowell -2% 71% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-1 2 --- ATL J. Oates S. McDowell 1% 72% Single
b6 2-1 2 1-- ATL C. Morton S. McDowell 2% 74% Single; Oates to 2B
b6 2-1 2 12- O ATL R. Garr S. McDowell -4% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- O SFG C. Speier C. Morton 4% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O SFG D. Kingman C. Morton 3% 77% Flyball: LF
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Mike Sadek (C) batting 8th
t7 1-2 2 --- O SFG G. Thomasson C. Morton 2% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Elias Sosa facing 2-3-4
Elias Sosa replaces Gary Thomasson (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Dave Rader replaces Sam McDowell (P) playing C batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- O ATL M. Perez E. Sosa -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 1 --- O ATL D. Evans E. Sosa -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron E. Sosa -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
t8 1-2 0 --- O SFG D. Rader C. Morton 5% 80% Flyball: SS
t8 1-2 1 --- SFG B. Bonds C. Morton -6% 74% Single
t8 1-2 1 1-- O SFG T. Fuentes C. Morton 7% 81% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-2 2 1-- O SFG G. Maddox C. Morton 6% 87% Fuentes Picked off 1B (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Elias Sosa facing 5-6-7
b8 2-1 0 --- ATL D. Baker E. Sosa 2% 89% Single
b8 2-1 0 1-- O ATL D. Johnson E. Sosa -2% 87% Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 2-1 1 1-- OO ATL J. Pepitone E. Sosa -3% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
t9 1-2 0 --- SFG G. Maddox C. Morton -12% 72% Walk
t9 1-2 0 1-- O SFG E. Goodson C. Morton 11% 83% Flyball: CF
t9 1-2 1 1-- O SFG G. Matthews C. Morton 9% 92% Flyball: 2B
t9 1-2 2 1-- O SFG C. Speier C. Morton 8% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

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