May 10, 1974 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,879

Friday, May 10, 1974
Time of Game: 3:11

Giants

17-14

Won 1

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  2   0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   1    5 12  1
Braves          0  0  3   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    4  7  1

W: E Sosa (3-0), L: B Capra (0-2)

Braves

13-17

Lost 3

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   1   1   1    1   3  .217  .734    0    4   0   SF
T Fuentes 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    3   3   SH
G Maddox CF                   6   0   3   1    0   2  .323  .784    0    7   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                5   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .817    0    1   4   2·GDP
G Matthews LF                 6   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .696    0    4   0   
C Speier SS                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .230  .599    0    1   1   HR,GDP
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .521    0    0   0   
  E Sosa P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Kingman 1B                  5   2   2   0    0   3  .266  .843    0   13   0   2·2B
K Rudolph C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .233  .583    0    6   0   2B
  D Rader PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .693    0    0   0   
M Caldwell P                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .111  .311    0    0   3   
  M Phillips SS               2   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .645    0    0   1   
Totals                       46   5  12   5    3  13                    39  12

BATTING

2B: K Rudolph (1, off P Niekro); D Kingman 2 (7, 2 off P Niekro).

HR: C Speier (1, off P Niekro; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Bonds (2, off P Niekro).

SH: T Fuentes (1, off P Niekro).

TB: D Kingman 4; C Speier 4; G Maddox 3; K Rudolph 2; T Fuentes; B Bonds; G Matthews; M Caldwell; G Thomasson.

GIDP: S Ontiveros 2 (4); C Speier (2).

RBI: M Caldwell (1); G Maddox (19); K Rudolph (3); C Speier (14); B Bonds (14).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: C Speier (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: K Rudolph (2nd base by P Niekro).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr RF-LF                  6   1   1   0    0   1  .346  .839    0    3   0   
D Evans 3B                    6   1   1   3    0   1  .212  .756    0    0   3   HR
D Baker CF-RF                 5   1   1   0    1   1  .302  .830    0    0   0   
H Aaron LF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .235  .881    0    2   0   2B
  R Office PR-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .415    0    0   0   
D Johnson 2B                  5   0   1   0    1   1  .205  .700    0    2   4   2B
I Murrell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .517    0   12   0   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472    0    0   0   
  B Capra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Correll C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .095  .238    0    8   1   
  L Foster SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .705    0    2   3   
C Robinson SS                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .223  .540    0    1   5   
  J Oates PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .596    0    5   0   
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .650    0    0   1   SH
  F Tepedino PH-1B            2   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .441    0    4   0   
Totals                       46   4   7   4    3   5                    39  18

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (2, off M Caldwell); D Johnson (5, off M Caldwell).

HR: D Evans (4, off M Caldwell; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: P Niekro (2, off M Caldwell).

TB: D Evans 4; H Aaron 3; D Johnson 2; D Baker; V Correll; R Garr.

RBI: D Evans 3 (13); H Aaron (16).

2-out RBI: D Evans 3; H Aaron.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Johnson-L Foster-F Tepedino; D Johnson-C Robinson-I Murrell; C Robinson-D Johnson-I Murrell.

E: V Correll (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell                     8     6   4   1    3   4   1   1.92   34     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 6     61    -     1.07  -0.11
R Moffitt                      3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.53   10     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 0          1-0    2.22   0.47
E Sosa, W (3-0)                2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.75    6     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.34   0.33
Totals                        13     7   4   1    3   5   1          50     -       ·  ·     17·19· 0· 6          1-0

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                       9     6   4   4    3   8   1   3.71   34     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 4     64    -     1.39   0.10
J Aker                         2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.79   0.27
B Capra, L (0-2)               2     4   1   1    0   3   0   3.77   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    2.34  -0.17
Totals                        13    12   5   5    3  13   1          51     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 0· 9           -

M Caldwell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: P Niekro (0; K Rudolph, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 5,879.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Bonds              RF    1. R Garr               RF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. D Evans              3B 
3. G Maddox             CF    3. D Baker              CF 
4. S Ontiveros          3B    4. H Aaron              LF 
5. G Matthews           LF    5. D Johnson            2B 
6. C Speier             SS    6. I Murrell            1B 
7. D Kingman            1B    7. V Correll            C  
8. K Rudolph            C     8. C Robinson           SS 
9. M Caldwell           P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-0  1-3     -32%  36% D Evans         M Caldwell      Home Run; Robinson Scores/unER; Garr Scores/unER; Evans Scores/unER
   t13   1  4-4  -2-      28%  84% G Maddox        B Capra         Single; Bonds Scores
   t11   0  4-4  12-     -21%  49% S Ontiveros     J Aker          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fuentes to 3B
   t 7   0  4-3  ---      20%  50% C Speier        P Niekro        Home Run
   t 8   1  4-4  12-     -17%  40% S Ontiveros     P Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Garr          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Speier        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  I Murrell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  D Kingman       Double (Pop Fly to CF-RF)
   R      -2-      68%  K Rudolph       Double to RF (Pop Fly); Kingman Scores
          -2-      71%  M Caldwell      Rudolph Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Rudolph to 3B
   R      --3      75%  " "             Single (CF-RF); Rudolph Scores
   O      1--      72%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      1--      70%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
   O      1--      68%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  V Correll       Strikeout
          ---      68%  C Robinson      Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Robinson to 1B
   O      1--      70%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Robinson to 2B
          -2-      68%  R Garr          Single; Robinson to 3B
   RRR    1-3      36%  D Evans         Home Run; Robinson Scores/unER; Garr Scores/unER; Evans Scores/unER
          ---      35%  D Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      37%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  S Ontiveros     Walk
   O      1--      37%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   OO     1--      31%  C Speier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  D Johnson       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      29%  I Murrell       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      32%  V Correll       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      32%  C Robinson      Walk
   O      12-      35%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      44%  D Kingman       Double to LF
   O      -2-      42%  K Rudolph       Groundout: SS-1B; Kingman to 3B
          --3      45%  M Caldwell      Walk
   RO     1-3      47%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kingman Scores
   O      1--      44%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  R Garr          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  D Baker         Walk
   R      1--      30%  H Aaron         Double to LF; Baker Scores
   O      -2-      33%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      30%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      27%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  I Murrell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  V Correll       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      30%  C Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      50%  C Speier        Home Run
   O      ---      46%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  K Rudolph       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      41%  M Caldwell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  P Niekro        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  R Garr          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Fuentes       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bonds to 2B
          -2-      57%  G Maddox        Single; Bonds stays at 2B
   OO     12-      40%  S Ontiveros     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      47%  H Aaron         Flyball: 1B
          ---      45%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      50%  I Murrell       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  C Speier        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      37%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
          ---      29%  V Correll       Single (LF-CF)
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Chris Speier pitching and batting 6th; Mike Phillips replaces Mike Caldwell playing SS batting 9th; Johnny Oates pinch hits for Craig Robinson batting 8th
   O      1--      37%  J Oates         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
                  Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      1--      44%  F Tepedino      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Jack Aker facing 8-9-1
                  Jack Aker replaces Ivan Murrell pitching and batting 6th; Johnny Oates moves to C; Frank Tepedino moves to 1B; Leo Foster replaces Vic Correll playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      44%  K Rudolph       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Phillips      Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Randy Moffitt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      42%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      47%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  H Aaron         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Rowland Office pinch runs for Hank Aaron batting 4th
   O      1--      50%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Jack Aker facing 2-3-4
                  Ralph Garr moves to LF; Rowland Office moves to CF; Dusty Baker moves to RF
          ---      58%  T Fuentes       Single
          1--      70%  G Maddox        Single to LF; Fuentes to 2B
   OO     12-      49%  S Ontiveros     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fuentes to 3B
   O      --3      37%  G Matthews      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Randy Moffitt facing 6-7-8
                  Norm Miller pinch hits for Jack Aker batting 6th
   O      ---      42%  N Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  L Foster        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  J Oates         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Buzz Capra facing 6-7-8
                  Buzz Capra replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 6th; Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 6th
          ---      58%  G Thomasson     Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  Dave Rader pinch hits for Ken Rudolph batting 8th
   O      1--      43%  D Rader         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      37%  M Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Elias Sosa facing 9-1-2
                  Elias Sosa replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 6th; Dave Rader moves to C
   O      ---      42%  F Tepedino      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 13th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Buzz Capra facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Bonds         Single
   O      1--      56%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B; Bonds to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  G Maddox        Single; Bonds Scores
   O      1--      82%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      84%  G Matthews      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ontiveros to 2B
   O      12-      81%  E Sosa          Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 13th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Elias Sosa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  R Office        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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