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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BOS		2
3
MIN
@CAL		0
3
DET
@NYY		8
5
CHW
@OAK		1
0		 
(10)
KCR
@TEX		0
3
HOU
@ATL		5
3
NYM
@CHC		0
1
NYM
@CHC		9
2
SFG
@CIN		4
3
MON
@PIT		2
10
PHI
@STL		1
3
Sunday, September 30, 1973
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 40,517, Time of Game: 2:12
Astros
5
82-80
⇐ Won 1
4th, 17 GB
 at Braves
3
76-85
⇐ Lost 1
5th, 22½ GB
W: Dave Roberts (17-11)
L: Wenty Ford (1-2)
S: Don Wilson (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  2  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Braves          1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .636 -0.012 0.49 0.027 -0.040 -0.4 0 0 2B
Roger Metzger SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .622 -0.098 0.71 0.000 -0.098 -1.5 3 3
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .320 .913 0.074 0.53 0.154 -0.080 0.3 3 0 HR,2·SB,2·CS,HBP
Bob Watson LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .312 .852 0.014 0.47 0.030 -0.016 0.2 1 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .254 .719 0.035 0.68 0.062 -0.027 0.5 0 3 2B
Lee May 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .270 .789 0.246 1.07 0.261 -0.014 2.5 8 1
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .287 .694 -0.036 0.83 0.010 -0.046 -0.4 7 4
Skip Jutze C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 .518 -0.050 0.62 0.016 -0.066 -1.0 5 0 GDP
Dave Roberts P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .129 .282 0.066 0.70 0.091 -0.025 0.4 0 0
   Don Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .177 .415 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 11 4 2 3 .306 .803 0.235 0.65 0.651 -0.416 0.5 27 12
2B: G Gross (2, off W Ford); D Rader (26, off M Leon).
HR: C Cedeno (25, off W Ford; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
HBP: C Cedeno (7, by A Devine).
TB: C Cedeno 5; D Rader 4; L May 2; G Gross 2; S Jutze; D Roberts; T Helms.
GIDP: S Jutze (14).
RBI: C Cedeno (70); T Helms (61); D Roberts (5); L May (105).
2-out RBI: L May; D Roberts; C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Helms-R Metzger; R Metzger-T Helms-L May; L May-R Metzger.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno 2 (56, 2nd base off A Devine/P Casanova, 2nd base off A Closter/F Velazquez).
CS: C Cedeno 2 (15, 3rd base by A Devine/P Casanova, 3rd base by A Closter/F Velazquez).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marty Perez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .663 -0.034 0.92 0.039 -0.073 -0.3 1 4
Mike Lum RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 .813 -0.019 0.99 0.086 -0.105 -0.2 1 0 2·2B,GDP
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .959 -0.128 0.93 0.000 -0.128 -1.3 3 3
Hank Aaron LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .301 1.045 0.171 0.93 0.179 -0.008 1.5 2 0
Dusty Baker CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .288 .813 -0.050 1.31 0.079 -0.129 -0.0 1 0 3B,GDP
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .916 -0.134 1.29 0.000 -0.134 -1.3 0 4
Dick Dietz 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 .295 .905 0.012 1.04 0.071 -0.059 0.5 13 2 SF
Freddie Velazquez C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .348 .766 0.077 1.22 0.094 -0.017 0.8 0 1
   Max Leon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Sonny Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .536 -0.045 1.96 0.000 -0.045 -0.4
   Adrian Devine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Tepedino PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .773 -0.015 0.56 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
Wenty Ford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Gary Neibauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Oscar Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .505 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.1
   Al Closter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Paul Casanova PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .589 -0.089 1.76 0.000 -0.089 -0.7 4 1
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 3 4 .258 .701 -0.265 1.10 0.548 -0.813 -1.5 27 16
2B: M Lum 2 (26, 2 off D Roberts).
3B: D Baker (4, off D Wilson).
SF: D Dietz (2, off D Wilson).
TB: M Lum 4; H Aaron 3; D Baker 3; D Dietz; F Velazquez.
GIDP: D Baker (14); M Lum (3).
RBI: D Dietz (24); F Velazquez (3); H Aaron (96).
2-out RBI: F Velazquez; H Aaron.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Johnson-M Perez-D Dietz.
E: D Johnson (30).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Roberts, W (17-11) 6 6 2 2 3 2 0 2.85 24 51 0.119 1.11 1.0
Don Wilson, S (2) 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.20 11 0 0 0.146 1.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 0 3.00 35 51 0 0 0.265 0.65 1.5

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wenty Ford, L (1-2) 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 1 5.51 10 33 -0.264 0.93 -2.6
Gary Neibauer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.17 1 2 0 0.045 1.53 0.6
Al Closter 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.54 8 0 0 -0.026 0.76 -0.0
Max Leon 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 5.33 14 0 0 -0.014 0.57 0.5
Adrian Devine 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.40 6 0 0 0.023 0.17 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 2 3 1 4.00 39 33 2 0 -0.236 1.10 -0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Devine (2; C Cedeno).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 40,517.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Greg Gross RF 1 Marty Perez SS
2 Roger Metzger SS 2 Mike Lum RF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Darrell Evans 3B
4 Bob Watson LF 4 Hank Aaron LF
5 Doug Rader 3B 5 Dusty Baker CF
6 Lee May 1B 6 Davey Johnson 2B
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Dick Dietz 1B
8 Skip Jutze C 8 Freddie Velazquez C
9 Dave Roberts P 9 Wenty Ford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 --- R HOU C. Cedeno W. Ford 10% 56% Home Run
t2 1-1 0 1-- HOU L. May W. Ford 9% 63% Single; Rader to 3B
b4 1-4 2 12- R ATL F. Velazquez D. Roberts -9% 70% Single; Dietz to 2B; Aaron Scores
b6 2-5 0 1-- OO ATL D. Baker D. Roberts 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 2-1 2 -2- R HOU D. Roberts W. Ford 9% 68% Single; May Scores

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Wenty Ford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross W. Ford -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger W. Ford -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- R HOU C. Cedeno W. Ford 10% 56% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson W. Ford -1% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O ATL M. Perez D. Roberts 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- ATL M. Lum D. Roberts -4% 54% Double
b1 0-1 1 -2- O ATL D. Evans D. Roberts 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lum to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 R ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts -9% 48% Single; Lum Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- ATL D. Baker D. Roberts -2% 46% Walk; Aaron to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- O ATL D. Johnson D. Roberts 4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Wenty Ford facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- HOU D. Rader W. Ford 4% 54% Single
t2 1-1 0 1-- HOU L. May W. Ford 9% 63% Single; Rader to 3B
t2 1-1 0 1-3 RO HOU T. Helms W. Ford -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B; May to 2B; Rader Scores
t2 2-1 1 -2- O HOU S. Jutze W. Ford -3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-1 2 -2- R HOU D. Roberts W. Ford 9% 68% Single; May Scores
t2 3-1 2 1-- HOU G. Gross W. Ford 3% 71% Double; Roberts to 3B
Gary Neibauer replaces Wenty Ford pitching and batting 9th
t2 3-1 2 -23 O HOU R. Metzger G. Neibauer -5% 66% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 --- O ATL D. Dietz D. Roberts 2% 69% Strikeout
b2 1-3 1 --- O ATL F. Velazquez D. Roberts 2% 71% Flyball: CF
Oscar Brown pinch hits for Gary Neibauer (P) batting 9th
b2 1-3 2 --- O ATL O. Brown D. Roberts 1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Al Closter facing 3-4-5
Al Closter replaces Oscar Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t3 3-1 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno A. Closter 3% 74% Single
t3 3-1 0 1-- HOU B. Watson A. Closter 2% 76% Cedeno Steals 2B
t3 3-1 0 -2- HOU B. Watson A. Closter 2% 78% Walk
t3 3-1 0 12- O HOU D. Rader A. Closter -5% 73% Cedeno Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Watson to 2B
t3 3-1 1 -2- O HOU D. Rader A. Closter -3% 70% Flyball: LF
t3 3-1 2 -2- R HOU L. May A. Closter 8% 78% Single; Watson Scores
t3 4-1 2 1-- O HOU T. Helms A. Closter -1% 77% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 --- ATL M. Perez D. Roberts -4% 73% Walk
b3 1-4 0 1-- OO ATL M. Lum D. Roberts 8% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b3 1-4 2 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Roberts 1% 82% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Al Closter facing 8-9-1
t4 4-1 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze A. Closter -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 4-1 1 --- O HOU D. Roberts A. Closter -1% 80% Flyball: 1B
t4 4-1 2 --- O HOU G. Gross A. Closter -1% 79% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts -4% 75% Single
b4 1-4 0 1-- O ATL D. Baker D. Roberts 4% 79% Strikeout
b4 1-4 1 1-- O ATL D. Johnson D. Roberts 3% 82% Flyball: 1B
b4 1-4 2 1-- ATL D. Dietz D. Roberts -2% 80% Walk; Aaron to 2B
b4 1-4 2 12- R ATL F. Velazquez D. Roberts -9% 70% Single; Dietz to 2B; Aaron Scores
Paul Casanova pinch hits for Al Closter (P) batting 9th
b4 2-4 2 12- O ATL P. Casanova D. Roberts 5% 76% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Max Leon facing 2-3-4
Max Leon replaces Freddie Velazquez (C) pitching and batting 8th
Paul Casanova moves from PH to C
t5 4-2 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger M. Leon -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-2 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Leon -1% 73% Strikeout
t5 4-2 2 --- HOU B. Watson M. Leon 1% 74% Walk
t5 4-2 2 1-- HOU D. Rader M. Leon 2% 75% Single; Watson to 2B
t5 4-2 2 12- R HOU L. May M. Leon 9% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rader to 2B; Watson Scores/No RBI/unER
t5 5-2 2 12- O HOU T. Helms M. Leon -2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b5 2-5 0 --- O ATL M. Perez D. Roberts 3% 84% Flyball: CF
b5 2-5 1 --- ATL M. Lum D. Roberts -4% 80% Double
b5 2-5 1 -2- OO ATL D. Evans D. Roberts 7% 87% Double Play: Flyball: 2B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Max Leon facing 8-9-1
t6 5-2 0 --- HOU S. Jutze M. Leon 2% 88% Single
t6 5-2 0 1-- O HOU D. Roberts M. Leon -2% 87% Flyball: C
t6 5-2 1 1-- O HOU G. Gross M. Leon -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B; Jutze to 2B
t6 5-2 2 -2- O HOU R. Metzger M. Leon -2% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b6 2-5 0 --- ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts -5% 80% Single
b6 2-5 0 1-- OO ATL D. Baker D. Roberts 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 2-5 2 --- O ATL D. Johnson D. Roberts 1% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Max Leon facing 3-4-5
t7 5-2 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Leon -1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
t7 5-2 1 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Leon -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-2 2 --- HOU D. Rader M. Leon 1% 89% Double
t7 5-2 2 -2- O HOU L. May M. Leon -1% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Don Wilson facing 7-8-9
Don Wilson replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-5 0 --- ATL D. Dietz D. Wilson -5% 83% Single
Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Max Leon (P) batting 8th
b7 2-5 0 1-- O ATL S. Jackson D. Wilson 4% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 2-5 1 1-- O ATL P. Casanova D. Wilson 3% 91% Flyball: 2B
b7 2-5 2 1-- O ATL M. Perez D. Wilson 2% 93% Groundout: P-3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Adrian Devine facing 7-8-9
Adrian Devine replaces Sonny Jackson (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t8 5-2 0 --- HOU T. Helms A. Devine 1% 94% Single
t8 5-2 0 1-- OO HOU S. Jutze A. Devine -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 5-2 2 --- O HOU D. Wilson A. Devine -0% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Don Wilson facing 2-3-4
b8 2-5 0 --- O ATL M. Lum D. Wilson 3% 94% Flyball: 1B
b8 2-5 1 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Wilson 2% 96% Strikeout
b8 2-5 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron D. Wilson 1% 97% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Adrian Devine facing 1-2-3
t9 5-2 0 --- O HOU G. Gross A. Devine -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-2 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger A. Devine -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-2 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno A. Devine 0% 96% Hit By Pitch
t9 5-2 2 1-- HOU B. Watson A. Devine 0% 97% Cedeno Steals 2B
t9 5-2 2 -2- O HOU B. Watson A. Devine -1% 96% Cedeno Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Don Wilson facing 5-6-7
b9 2-5 0 --- ATL D. Baker D. Wilson -6% 90% Triple
b9 2-5 0 --3 O ATL D. Johnson D. Wilson 5% 95% Flyball: 2B
b9 2-5 1 --3 RO ATL D. Dietz D. Wilson 3% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baker Scores
Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Adrian Devine (P) batting 8th
b9 3-5 2 --- O ATL F. Tepedino D. Wilson 1% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.

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