July 4, 1973 Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
MIL 7 CLE 5
@DET 2 KCR 5
@MIN 4 BOS 2
@NYY 1 BOS 1
@NYY 0 CAL 3
@OAK 1 CHW 2
@TEX 0 CHW 6
@TEX 2 HOU 11
@ATL 4 HOU 12
@ATL 8 CHC 3
PHI 2
(10) SFG 6
@CIN 2 SDP 4
@LAD 2 MON 7
NYM 5 STL 11
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, July 4, 1973
Time of Game: 2:42

Astros

45-38

Won 1

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          4  0  0   4  1  0   1  1  0   11 15  1
Braves          1  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4 12  3

W: J Richard (2-0), L: R Reed (4-11), S: J Crawford (6)

Braves

35-48

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     6   2   3   1    0   0  .262  .732    0    1   0   HR,2B
R Metzger SS                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .261  .663    0    2   3   SF
J Wynn RF                     4   2   1   0    2   1  .231  .781    0    3   0   SB
B Watson LF                   4   2   1   2    2   1  .329  .871    0    1   0   2B
D Rader 3B                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .255  .720    0    0   2   HR
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .718    0    9   1   IW
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .294  .710    0    3   3   2B
  H Torres 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .079  .246         0   0   
S Jutze C                     5   0   3   2    0   1  .265  .644    0    7   1   
J Richard P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    0   2   
  J Crawford P                2   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .637    0    1   1   
Totals                       42  11  15   9    6   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Watson (13, off R Reed); T Helms (17, off R Reed); T Agee (2, off A Devine).

HR: D Rader (10, off T House; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); T Agee (5, off A Devine; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: R Metzger (1, off A Devine).

IBB: L May (4, by R Reed).

TB: T Agee 7; D Rader 6; S Jutze 3; B Watson 2; R Metzger 2; T Helms 2; J Crawford; J Wynn.

RBI: D Rader 2 (45); B Watson 2 (57); S Jutze 2 (7); T Agee (9); T Helms (33); R Metzger (20).

2-out RBI: S Jutze 2; T Helms.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Helms-R Metzger-L May.

PB: S Jutze (5).

E: R Metzger (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wynn (8, 2nd base off R Reed/P Casanova).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jackson SS                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .224  .557    0    3   2   
M Lum LF                      4   2   1   0    1   2  .298  .811    0    1   0   GDP
D Evans 3B                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .284  .986    0    0   3   HR
D Baker CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .749    0    5   0   
R Garr RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .654    0    3   0   
F Tepedino 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .289  .650    0    6   0   HR
D Johnson 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .835    0    1   1   
P Casanova C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .463    0    8   0   CS
R Reed P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .432    0    0   0   
  A Devine P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  C Goggin PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .583    0    0   0   
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Dietz PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .808    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  12   3    2   7                    27   6

BATTING

HR: D Evans (22, off J Richard; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); F Tepedino (1, off J Richard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: F Tepedino 5; D Evans 5; R Garr 2; C Goggin; D Baker; D Dietz; M Lum; D Johnson; S Jackson.

GIDP: M Lum (1).

RBI: D Evans 2 (55); F Tepedino (8).

2-out RBI: D Evans 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Evans (10); S Jackson (2); F Tepedino (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Casanova (1, 2nd base by J Richard/S Jutze).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Richard, W (2-0)             5     7   4   3    2   4   2   2.84   22     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7     41    -     0.71  -0.01
J Crawford, S (6)              4     5   0   0    0   3   0   3.33   17     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 5          0-0    0.21   0.04
Totals                         9    12   4   3    2   7   2          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·12           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reed, L (4-11)               3.2   9   8   4    4   3   0   4.39   25     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 1· 9     18    -     0.97  -0.46
A Devine                       3.1   4   2   2    0   3   1   6.94   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 4          1-0    0.15  -0.01
T House                        1     2   1   1    1   1   1   5.28    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.03  -0.00
D Frisella                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.28    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  11   7    6   8   2          49     -       ·  ·      7·11· 2·15          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Richard (2); J Crawford (5).

IBB: R Reed (6; L May).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. T Agee               CF    1. S Jackson            SS 
2. R Metzger            SS    2. M Lum                LF 
3. J Wynn               RF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. B Watson             LF    4. D Baker              CF 
5. D Rader              3B    5. R Garr               RF 
6. L May                1B    6. F Tepedino           1B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. D Johnson            2B 
8. S Jutze              C     8. P Casanova           C  
9. J Richard            P     9. R Reed               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  123      13%  79% B Watson        R Reed          Double to CF; Agee Scores; Metzger Scores; Wynn to 3B
   t 1   2  0-2  123      12%  83% S Jutze         R Reed          Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Watson Scores; May to 2B
   t 4   1  2-4  123      12%  93% D Rader         R Reed          Single to SS; Metzger Scores/unER; Wynn Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Watson Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; Rader to 2B
   b 2   0  4-1  ---      -9%  66% F Tepedino      J Richard       Home Run
   b 3   0  4-2  1--       9%  72% M Lum           J Richard       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  T Agee          Single to RF
          1--      59%  R Metzger       Single to RF; Agee to 2B
          12-      66%  J Wynn          Single to SS; Agee to 3B; Metzger to 2B
   RR     123      79%  B Watson        Double to CF; Agee Scores; Metzger Scores; Wynn to 3B
   O      -23      75%  D Rader         Strikeout
          -23      76%  L May           Intentional Walk
   O      123      71%  T Helms         Popfly: SS
   RR     123      83%  S Jutze         Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Watson Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      81%  J Richard       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  S Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      81%  M Lum           Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  D Evans         Strikeout, Passed Ball; Lum to 2B
   R      -2-      75%  D Baker         Single to SS; Lum Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Baker to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  T Agee          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      76%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  J Wynn          Walk
          1--      77%  B Watson        Wynn Steals 2B
          -2-      78%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      75%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      66%  F Tepedino      Home Run
          ---      62%  D Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  P Casanova      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  R Reed          Casanova Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      72%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ron Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
          ---      70%  S Jutze         Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  J Richard       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  S Jackson       Walk
   OO     1--      72%  M Lum           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      71%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  R Metzger       Single to P
          1--      76%  J Wynn          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Metzger to 2B; Wynn to 1B
          12-      81%  B Watson        Walk; Metzger to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   RRR    123      93%  D Rader         Single to SS; Metzger Scores/unER; Wynn Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER; Watson Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; Rader to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  L May           Strikeout
   R      -2-      95%  T Helms         Double to CF; Rader Scores/unER
                  Adrian Devine replaces Ron Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      95%  S Jutze         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-8, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  R Garr          Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  F Tepedino      Groundout: P-1B; Garr to 2B
          -2-      93%  D Johnson       Wild Pitch; Garr to 3B
   O      --3      95%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      96%  P Casanova      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Adrian Devine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  J Richard       Strikeout
   R      ---      98%  T Agee          Home Run
   O      ---      98%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-9, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  A Devine        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  M Lum           Walk
   RR     1--      95%  D Evans         Home Run; Lum Scores
   O      ---      96%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Adrian Devine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  D Rader         Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  L May           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Jim Crawford facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Crawford replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  F Tepedino      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Adrian Devine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  S Jutze         Lineout: SS
          ---      97%  J Crawford      Single to LF
          1--      98%  T Agee          Double to CF; Crawford to 3B
   RO     -23      98%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Crawford Scores
   O      -2-      98%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-10, Jim Crawford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  P Casanova      Popfly: 2B
                  Chuck Goggin pinch hits for Adrian Devine batting 9th
          ---      98%  C Goggin        Single to CF
          1--      97%  S Jackson       Single to RF; Goggin to 2B
   O      12-      98%  M Lum           Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-4, Tom House facing 4-5-6
                  Tom House replaces Chuck Goggin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   R      ---     100%  D Rader         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  T Helms         Walk
          1--     100%  S Jutze         Single to LF; Helms to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Crawford      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-11, Jim Crawford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  R Garr          Single to CF
          1--      99%  F Tepedino      Single to RF; Garr to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: P-1B; Tepedino to 2B; Garr stays at 3B
   O      -23     100%  P Casanova      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-4, Danny Frisella facing 1-2-3
                  Danny Frisella replaces Tom House pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Popfly: SS
          ---     100%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-11, Jim Crawford facing 9-1-2
                  Hector Torres replaces Tommy Helms playing 2B batting 7th; Dick Dietz pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 9th
          ---     100%  D Dietz         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  S Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  M Lum           Strikeout
          1--     100%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Dietz to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation