August 2, 1973 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 0 CAL 3
TEX 2 KCR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 6
BAL 0 MIL 6
DET 3 MIN 6
@OAK 3 CIN 17
@ATL 2 LAD 4
@HOU 2
(11) MON 2
STL 0 NYM 5
PIT 1 PHI 4
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 9,407

Thursday, August 2, 1973
Time of Game: 2:58

Reds

64-45

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  4   9  2  1   0  0  1   17 17  2
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  4  3

W: D Gullett (12-8), L: R Harrison (6-4)

Braves

49-63

Lost 1

5th, 20 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   2   2   2    1   0  .337  .840    0    1   0   2B
  L Stahl LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .649         0   0   
J Morgan 2B                   1   2   1   1    3   0  .298  .919    0    2   3   2B
  E Crosby SS                 2   1   2   0    0   0  .149  .493    0    2   2   
D Driessen 3B-1B              6   2   3   1    0   1  .310  .731    0    9   1   
T Perez 1B                    2   2   1   1    1   1  .298  .917    0    3   0   SF
  D Menke 3B                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .169  .597    0    0   1   SF
J Bench C-RF                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .247  .785    0    4   0   HR
  A Kosco RF                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .881    0    0   0   HR
B Tolan RF                    2   2   1   2    1   0  .205  .563    0    1   0   2B,SB,SF
  B Plummer C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .601    0    3   0   
C Geronimo CF                 6   1   2   0    0   1  .169  .511    0    2   0   SB
D Chaney SS-2B                4   1   1   1    2   1  .192  .536    0    0   4   
D Gullett P                   6   1   1   1    0   2  .189  .484    0    0   0   
Totals                       42  17  17  13    9   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: P Rose (21, off J Panther); J Morgan (27, off J Panther); B Tolan (11, off D Frisella).

HR: J Bench (21, off R Harrison; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); A Kosco (3, off A Devine; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Menke (3, off T House); T Perez (4, off R Harrison); B Tolan (6, off J Panther).

TB: J Bench 5; A Kosco 4; D Driessen 3; P Rose 3; J Morgan 2; C Geronimo 2; E Crosby 2; B Tolan 2; D Gullett; T Perez; D Chaney.

RBI: B Tolan 2 (45); P Rose 2 (40); J Bench 2 (81); D Gullett (3); D Menke (14); D Driessen (21); J Morgan (56); T Perez (68); D Chaney (6); A Kosco (8).

2-out RBI: P Rose 2; J Bench 2; D Gullett; J Morgan; D Chaney.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Chaney-J Morgan-T Perez; D Driessen-J Morgan-T Perez.

E: D Driessen (6); C Geronimo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Tolan (14, Home off R Harrison/P Casanova); C Geronimo (5, 2nd base off R Harrison/P Casanova).

PO: J Morgan (1st base by R Harrison).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .704    0    2   1   
M Perez SS                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .249  .651    0    0   2   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .998    0    0   4   
H Aaron LF                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .949    0    4   0   
  S Jackson LF                1   0   0   1    0   0  .220  .557    0    1   0   SF
D Baker CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .288  .759    0    2   0   2B
D Johnson 2B                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .861    0    0   0   GDP
  C Goggin 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .639    0    1   2   
D Dietz 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .317  .899    0    8   2   HR,GDP
P Casanova C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .653    0    5   0   
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   0   
  A Devine P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
R Harrison P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .065  .259    0    0   1   
  J Panther P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
  F Velazquez PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .606    0    2   0   
Totals                       29   2   4   2    3   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Baker (21, off D Gullett).

HR: D Dietz (2, off D Gullett; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: S Jackson (4, off D Gullett).

TB: D Dietz 4; D Baker 3; D Evans.

GIDP: D Dietz (4); D Johnson (8).

RBI: S Jackson (10); D Dietz (15).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Evans (17); C Goggin 2 (5).

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
D Gullett, W (12-8)            9     4   2   2    3   7   1   3.92   33     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 4     75    -     0.33   0.14
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   7   1          33     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 4           -

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 Harrison, L (6-4)            3.1   6   7   7    6   2   1   3.27   21     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 6     16    -     0.88  -0.30
J Panther                      0.1   6   6   6    1   0   0   7.63    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 6          2-2    0.16  -0.06
D Frisella                     1.1   1   2   2    2   3   0   4.39    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.02   0.00
T House                        2     1   1   0    0   2   0   4.94    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
A Devine                       2     3   1   1    0   0   1   7.83   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  17  16    9   7   2          54     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·17          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: D Frisella 2 (2).

IBB: None.

PO: R Harrison (2; J Morgan, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 9,407.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. P Rose               LF    1. R Garr               RF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. M Perez              SS 
3. D Driessen           3B    3. D Evans              3B 
4. T Perez              1B    4. H Aaron              LF 
5. J Bench              C     5. D Baker              CF 
6. B Tolan              RF    6. D Johnson            2B 
7. C Geronimo           CF    7. D Dietz              1B 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. P Casanova           C  
9. D Gullett            P     9. R Harrison           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      19%  78% J Bench         R Harrison      Home Run; Driessen Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  50% D Dietz         D Gullett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--       7%  58% D Driessen      R Harrison      Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
   t 3   2  0-3  1-3       6%  86% D Chaney        R Harrison      Tolan Steals Hm; Geronimo Steals 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      -4%  45% D Gullett       R Harrison      Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roric Harrison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      46%  D Driessen      Morgan Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      47%  " "             Single
   O      1--      45%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Garr          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roric Harrison facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Bench         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Tolan         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      47%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  D Chaney        Walk; Bench to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Gullett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  H Aaron         Strikeout
          ---      43%  D Baker         Double
          -2-      41%  D Johnson       Walk
   OO     12-      50%  D Dietz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roric Harrison facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      58%  D Driessen      Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
   RO     1-3      59%  T Perez         Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores
   RR     1--      78%  J Bench         Home Run; Driessen Scores
          ---      78%  B Tolan         Walk
          1--      80%  C Geronimo      Single to RF; Tolan to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  D Chaney        Tolan Steals Hm; Geronimo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Gullett facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  P Casanova      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Casanova to 1B
   O      1--      84%  R Harrison      Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      86%  R Garr          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      88%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roric Harrison facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  D Gullett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      89%  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
   R      12-      93%  D Driessen      Single to CF; Rose Scores; Morgan to 2B
                  Jim Panther replaces Roric Harrison pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      98%  T Perez         Single to 3B; Morgan Scores/No RBI/Adv on E5; Driessen Scores/No RBI; Perez to 3B
          --3      98%  J Bench         Walk
   RO     1-3      98%  B Tolan         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores
          1--      98%  C Geronimo      Single to RF; Bench to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  D Chaney        Single to CF; Bench Scores; Geronimo to 2B
   R      12-      99%  D Gullett       Single to CF; Geronimo Scores; Chaney to 2B
   RR     12-     100%  P Rose          Double to LF; Chaney Scores; Gullett Scores
   R      -2-     100%  J Morgan        Double to CF; Rose Scores
                  Danny Frisella replaces Jim Panther pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Driessen      Strikeout
                  9 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 13, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-13, Don Gullett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Strikeout
          ---     100%  H Aaron         Walk
          1--      99%  D Baker         Single; Aaron to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  D Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 13, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 13-0, Danny Frisella facing 4-5-6
                  Sonny Jackson replaces Hank Aaron playing LF batting 4th
          ---     100%  T Perez         Walk
          1--     100%  J Bench         Wild Pitch; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-     100%  B Tolan         Double; Perez Scores
   O      -2-     100%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B-P; Tolan to 3B
          --3     100%  D Chaney        Walk
   R      1-3     100%  D Gullett       Wild Pitch; Tolan Scores; Chaney to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 15, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-15, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Plummer replaces Bobby Tolan playing C batting 6th; Dan Driessen moves to 1B; Darrel Chaney moves to 2B; Denis Menke replaces Tony Perez playing 3B batting 4th; Ed Crosby replaces Joe Morgan playing SS batting 2nd; Johnny Bench moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  D Dietz         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  P Casanova      Flyball: CF
                  Freddie Velazquez pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Velazquez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 15, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 15-0, Tom House facing 1-2-3
                  Tom House replaces Paul Casanova pitching and batting 8th; Freddie Velazquez moves to C; Chuck Goggin replaces Davey Johnson playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  E Crosby        Single
          1--     100%  D Driessen      Reached on E4 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Crosby to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  D Menke         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Crosby Scores/unER; Driessen to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-16, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Garr          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 16-0, Tom House facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Plummer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-16, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
                  Andy Kosco replaces Johnny Bench playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Goggin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 16-0, Adrian Devine facing 9-1-2
                  Adrian Devine replaces Tom House pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  D Gullett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  P Rose          Single to RF
          1--     100%  E Crosby        Single to 2B; Rose to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-16, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
                  Larry Stahl replaces Pete Rose playing LF batting 1st
   R      ---     100%  D Dietz         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  A Devine        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  F Velazquez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Garr          Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 16-1, Adrian Devine facing 5-6-7
   R      ---     100%  A Kosco         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  B Plummer       Groundout: 1B-2B-P
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  D Chaney        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Chaney to 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Gullett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 17, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-17, Don Gullett facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  M Perez         Walk
          1--     100%  D Evans         Single to RF; Perez to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  S Jackson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores; Evans to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-     100%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans to 3B
   O      --3     100%  C Goggin        Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 17, Braves 2.

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