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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 13,537

Wednesday, July 4, 1973
Time of Game: 2:56

Astros

46-38

Won 2

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  4   1  0  0   0  5  0   12 15  0
Braves          1  0  1   3  0  1   1  0  1    8 14  0

W: J Ray (5-0), L: J Panther (1-2)

Braves

35-49

Lost 2

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     2   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .781    0    2   0   HR,2B
  J Alou PH-RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .623    0    3   0   HBP
R Metzger SS                  5   2   3   2    1   1  .266  .680    0    1   3   3B
J Wynn RF-CF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .228  .773    0    3   0   
B Watson LF                   4   1   3   0    1   0  .334  .880    0    2   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   3   2   3    0   0  .258  .732    0    0   1   HR,SF
L May 1B                      5   1   2   4    0   0  .266  .730    0   10   0   HR
T Helms 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .290  .703    0    2   7   
S Jutze C                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .651    0    4   0   
K Forsch P                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .083  .224    0    0   0   
  B Gallagher PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .513    0    0   0   
  D Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .264         0   0   
  J Ray P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  12  15  12    4   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Agee (3, off P Niekro).

3B: R Metzger (11, off P Niekro).

HR: D Rader (11, off J Freeman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); T Agee (6, off P Niekro; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L May (11, off D Frisella; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D Rader (2, off P Niekro).

HBP: J Alou (2, by P Niekro).

TB: T Agee 6; L May 5; D Rader 5; R Metzger 5; B Watson 3; S Jutze 2; K Forsch.

RBI: L May 4 (48); D Rader 3 (48); R Metzger 2 (22); T Agee (10); S Jutze (8); K Forsch (1).

2-out RBI: R Metzger 2; S Jutze; K Forsch.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

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

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jackson SS                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .223  .567    0    0   4   3B
R Garr RF                     5   3   4   1    0   0  .275  .682    0    4   0   HR,3B
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .281  .976    0    1   4   
H Aaron LF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .234  .885    0    3   0   
M Lum 1B                      4   1   2   0    1   0  .301  .816    0   11   0   IW
D Baker CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .750    0    1   0   
D Johnson 2B                  5   2   2   4    0   1  .262  .855    0    2   3   2·HR
J Oates C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .604    0    5   0   
P Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .369    0    0   1   
  J Freeman P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   
  J Panther P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Tepedino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .634    0    0   0   GDP
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500         0   0   
Totals                       40   8  14   7    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

3B: S Jackson (2, off D Roberts); R Garr (4, off K Forsch).

HR: D Johnson 2 (19, 2 off K Forsch; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Garr (6, off K Forsch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: M Lum (2, by J Ray).

TB: R Garr 9; D Johnson 8; S Jackson 3; H Aaron 2; M Lum 2; D Baker 2; J Oates.

GIDP: F Tepedino (1).

RBI: D Johnson 4 (53); R Garr (22); D Evans (56); H Aaron (38).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

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
K Forsch                       6     9   6   6    0   3   3   3.44   27     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 9     33    -     1.03  -0.15
D Roberts, BS (1)              0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.85    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.21  -0.37
J Ray, W (5-0)                 2.2   3   1   1    2   0   0   2.84   12     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          2-0    1.13   0.26
Totals                         9    14   8   8    3   3   3          43     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0·14          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                       2.2   8   6   6    3   0   1   2.96   20     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 8     15    -     1.08  -0.40
J Freeman                      3.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   5.82   12     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 2          2-0    0.46   0.06
J Panther, L (1-2)             1.1   3   3   3    1   0   0   4.09    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.60  -0.12
D Frisella                     0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   4.82    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          3-3    1.77  -0.30
T House                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.12    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    15  12  12    4   3   3          47     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0·15          5-3

Balks: None.

WP: D Roberts (2); J Ray (1).

IBB: J Ray (7; M Lum).

HBP: P Niekro (2; J Alou).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 13,537.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. T Agee               CF    1. S Jackson            SS 
2. R Metzger            SS    2. R Garr               RF 
3. J Wynn               RF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. B Watson             LF    4. H Aaron              LF 
5. D Rader              3B    5. M Lum                1B 
6. L May                1B    6. D Baker              CF 
7. T Helms              2B    7. D Johnson            2B 
8. S Jutze              C     8. J Oates              C  
9. K Forsch             P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  7-6  ---     -21%  44% S Jackson       D Roberts       Triple to LF
   t 8   1  7-7  123      16%  84% D Rader         D Frisella      Single to RF; Metzger Scores; Wynn to 3B; Watson to 2B
   b 4   0  7-2  12-     -15%  69% D Johnson       K Forsch        Home Run; Lum Scores; Baker Scores
   t 8   1  7-8  123      14%  98% L May           D Frisella      Home Run; Wynn Scores; Watson Scores; Rader Scores
   b 7   1  7-7  1--     -14%  27% H Aaron         D Roberts       Single to CF; Evans to 3B; Aaron to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      60%  T Agee          Home Run
          ---      68%  R Metzger       Triple to CF
   O      --3      64%  J Wynn          Foul Flyball: C
          --3      66%  B Watson        Walk
   RO     1-3      67%  D Rader         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Metzger Scores
          1--      68%  L May           Single to CF; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      65%  T Helms         Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  R Garr          Triple to CF
   RO     --3      59%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B; Garr Scores
   O      ---      61%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  S Jutze         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  K Forsch        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  T Agee          Double to LF
          -2-      60%  R Metzger       Walk
   O      12-      56%  J Wynn          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      52%  M Lum           Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      59%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          1--      57%  J Oates         Single to CF; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      61%  P Niekro        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  B Watson        Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      59%  L May           Flyball: RF
          1--      61%  T Helms         Walk; Rader to 2B
   R      12-      72%  S Jutze         Single to LF; Rader Scores; Helms to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  K Forsch        Single to CF; Helms Scores; Jutze to 2B
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Tommie Agee batting 1st
          12-      81%  J Alou          Hit By Pitch; Jutze to 3B; Forsch to 2B
   RR     123      91%  R Metzger       Single to RF; Jutze Scores; Forsch Scores; Alou to 2B
                  Jimmy Freeman replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
                  Jimmy Wynn moves to CF; Jesus Alou moves to RF
   O      ---      91%  S Jackson       Flyball: CF
   R      ---      86%  R Garr          Home Run
   O      ---      87%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jimmy Freeman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      92%  D Rader         Home Run
   O      ---      91%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  M Lum           Single to CF
          1--      84%  D Baker         Single to CF; Lum to 2B
   RRR    12-      69%  D Johnson       Home Run; Lum Scores; Baker Scores
   O      ---      72%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Freeman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  S Jackson       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jimmy Freeman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  S Jutze         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  K Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      75%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      78%  M Lum           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jimmy Freeman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      76%  B Watson        Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      65%  D Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      68%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Norm Miller pinch hits for Jimmy Freeman batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  N Miller        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jim Panther facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Panther replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      67%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  T Helms         Popfly: 2B
          ---      67%  S Jutze         Single to SS
                  Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Ken Forsch batting 9th
   O      1--      64%  B Gallagher     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-7, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Roberts replaces Bob Gallagher pitching and batting 9th
          ---      44%  S Jackson       Triple to LF
   O      --3      53%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3      41%  D Evans         Walk, Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores/No RBI
          1--      27%  H Aaron         Single to CF; Evans to 3B; Aaron to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Jim Ray replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 9th
          -23      26%  M Lum           Intentional Walk
   O      123      38%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      123      50%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Jim Panther facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Metzger       Single to CF
          1--      57%  J Wynn          Walk; Metzger to 2B
          12-      68%  B Watson        Single to 2B; Metzger to 3B; Wynn to 2B
                  Danny Frisella replaces Jim Panther pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      84%  D Rader         Single to RF; Metzger Scores; Wynn to 3B; Watson to 2B
   RRRR   123      98%  L May           Home Run; Wynn Scores; Watson Scores; Rader Scores
   O      ---      98%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  S Jutze         Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-12, Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  J Oates         Walk
                  Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 9th
   OO     1--      99%  F Tepedino      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-7, Tom House facing 9-1-2
                  Tom House replaces Frank Tepedino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Ray           Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-12, Jim Ray facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  R Garr          Single to RF
          1--      98%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Garr to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Garr to 3B
   R      --3      98%  H Aaron         Single to LF; Garr Scores
   O      1--     100%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: C
          1--      99%  D Baker         Single to LF; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 8.

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