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Standings
MIL
@BAL		3
4
MIN
@CAL		0
4
NYY
@CLE		10
0
BOS
@DET		4
7
TEX
@KCR		5
0
CHW
@OAK		2
3
HOU
@ATL		9
6
STL
@CHC		7
3
SFG
@CIN		3
7
PHI
@MON		3
6
PIT
@NYM		2
7
Sunday, September 29, 1974 2:21PM
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 6,012, Time of Game: 2:37
Astros
9
80-79
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
 at Braves
6
86-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 14½ GB
W: Dave Roberts (10-12)
L: Carl Morton (16-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  3   0  1  1   0  3  0    9 11  0
Braves          0  0  0   2  3  0   1  0  0    6 10  3

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .311 .759 0.044 1.11 0.092 -0.048 0.8 1 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 .253 .609 0.129 1.35 0.171 -0.042 1.3 3 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 1 2 3 0 0 .270 .804 0.191 1.51 0.217 -0.027 1.2 1 0 3B,2·SF
Cliff Johnson 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 .217 .764 0.405 1.38 0.478 -0.073 2.2 13 1 HR
Milt May C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .295 .764 -0.027 0.91 0.055 -0.082 -0.1 4 0
Doug Rader 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .254 .743 -0.035 0.86 0.064 -0.099 -0.4 1 2
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .681 0.032 0.84 0.081 -0.049 0.2 0 4
   Larry Milbourne 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .651 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 2
Wilbur Howard LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .587 -0.054 0.42 0.000 -0.054 -0.9 1 0
Tom Griffin P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .780 0.028 0.56 0.034 -0.006 0.2 0 0
   Dave Roberts P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .219 .611 0.048 1.59 0.094 -0.046 0.4 2 1 2B
Team Totals 38 9 11 8 4 4 .289 .788 0.759 1.03 1.286 -0.528 4.7 27 11
2B: D Roberts (4, off C Morton).
3B: C Cedeno (5, off C Morton).
HR: C Johnson (9, off C Morton; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C Cedeno 2 (8, 2 off C Morton).
TB: C Johnson 5; C Cedeno 4; D Roberts 2; G Gross 2; D Rader; M May; R Metzger; T Griffin.
RBI: C Cedeno 3 (100); C Johnson 3 (26); R Metzger (29); D Rader (77).
2-out RBI: C Johnson 3; D Rader.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 .351 .884 0.027 1.41 0.129 -0.102 -0.2 1 0
Rod Gilbreath 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 0.016 1.26 0.078 -0.062 0.3 2 5 SH
Dusty Baker RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 .254 .754 0.348 1.36 0.358 -0.010 2.7 3 0 HR
Jack Pierce 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 -0.079 1.28 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 10 1
   Ivan Murrell PH-1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .242 .579 0.196 2.33 0.211 -0.014 0.8 4 0
Rowland Office CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .247 .645 0.019 1.53 0.093 -0.074 0.4 1 0 2B
Larvell Blanks SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 -0.043 1.89 0.102 -0.145 0.1 0 6
Johnny Oates C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .547 -0.142 1.48 0.000 -0.142 -1.1 5 1
Leo Foster 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .495 -0.066 1.30 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 0 1
   Darrell Evans 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .797 -0.043 0.88 0.000 -0.043 -0.3 0 0
Carl Morton P 2 0 1 0 1 1 .112 .292 0.035 0.67 0.054 -0.019 0.4 1 1
   Marty Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .649 -0.008 0.29 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Mike Beard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 10 6 2 3 .270 .686 0.260 1.37 1.025 -0.764 1.7 27 15
2B: R Office (16, off D Roberts).
HR: D Baker (20, off T Griffin; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: R Gilbreath (1, off D Roberts).
TB: D Baker 6; R Office 3; C Morton; I Murrell; R Garr; L Blanks; R Gilbreath.
RBI: D Baker 3 (68); R Office (30); I Murrell (12); L Blanks (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: L Foster (6); J Pierce (1); L Blanks (1).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin 4.1 6 5 5 2 1 1 3.54 21 30 -0.322 1.25 -2.9
Dave Roberts, W (10-12) 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.40 19 0 0 0.061 1.52 1.2
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 2 3 1 6.00 40 30 0 0 -0.261 1.03 -1.7

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, L (16-12) 8 11 9 7 4 3 1 3.15 41 27 -0.768 1.10 -5.2
Mike Beard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.89 3 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 9 7 4 4 1 7.00 44 27 0 0 -0.761 1.37 -4.7
Balks: None.
WP: T Griffin (11).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 6,012.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Greg Gross RF 1 Ralph Garr LF
2 Roger Metzger SS 2 Rod Gilbreath 2B
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Dusty Baker RF
4 Cliff Johnson 1B 4 Jack Pierce 1B
5 Milt May C 5 Rowland Office CF
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Larvell Blanks SS
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Johnny Oates C
8 Wilbur Howard LF 8 Leo Foster 3B
9 Tom Griffin P 9 Carl Morton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 6-6 2 12- RRR HOU C. Johnson C. Morton 44% 92% Home Run; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores
b5 2-5 1 -23 RRR ATL D. Baker T. Griffin -26% 46% Home Run; Garr Scores; Gilbreath Scores
b7 5-6 1 12- R ATL I. Murrell D. Roberts -21% 36% Single; Garr Scores; Baker to 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- R HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 14% 64% Triple (CF-RF); Gross Scores
t3 1-0 0 12- R HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 12% 83% Single to RF; Griffin Scores; Gross to 3B; Metzger to 2B/Adv on throw

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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' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Gross C. Morton 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU R. Metzger C. Morton -3% 50% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- R HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 14% 64% Triple (CF-RF); Gross Scores
t1 1-0 1 --3 O HOU C. Johnson C. Morton -5% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --3 O HOU M. May C. Morton -3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O ATL R. Garr T. Griffin 2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath T. Griffin 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O ATL D. Baker T. Griffin 1% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton -2% 59% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU T. Helms C. Morton -1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU W. Howard C. Morton -1% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O ATL J. Pierce T. Griffin 3% 59% Lineout: 1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O ATL R. Office T. Griffin 2% 61% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 --- O ATL L. Blanks T. Griffin 1% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- HOU T. Griffin C. Morton 3% 65% Single
t3 1-0 0 1-- HOU G. Gross C. Morton 5% 70% Walk; Griffin to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- R HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 12% 83% Single to RF; Griffin Scores; Gross to 3B; Metzger to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 2-0 0 -23 RO HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton -1% 82% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gross Scores
t3 3-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Johnson C. Morton -2% 80% Strikeout
t3 3-0 2 -2- HOU M. May C. Morton 0% 80% Walk
t3 3-0 2 12- R HOU D. Rader C. Morton 6% 87% Single; Metzger Scores; May to 2B
t3 4-0 2 12- O HOU T. Helms C. Morton -2% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- O ATL J. Oates T. Griffin 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- O ATL L. Foster T. Griffin 1% 88% Flyball: 1B
b3 0-4 2 --- ATL C. Morton T. Griffin -1% 87% Single (LF-CF)
b3 0-4 2 1-- O ATL R. Garr T. Griffin 2% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
t4 4-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard C. Morton -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-0 1 --- O HOU T. Griffin C. Morton -1% 87% Flyball: 2B
t4 4-0 2 --- HOU G. Gross C. Morton 0% 88% Single to LF
t4 4-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger C. Morton -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
b4 0-4 0 --- ATL R. Gilbreath T. Griffin -3% 83% Walk
b4 0-4 0 1-- ATL D. Baker T. Griffin -6% 78% Single to LF; Gilbreath to 2B
b4 0-4 0 12- O ATL J. Pierce T. Griffin 3% 81% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gilbreath to 3B
b4 0-4 1 1-3 R ATL R. Office T. Griffin -6% 75% Single to RF; Gilbreath Scores; Pierce to 2B
b4 1-4 1 12- R ATL L. Blanks T. Griffin -10% 65% Single; Pierce Scores; Office to 2B
b4 2-4 1 12- O ATL J. Oates T. Griffin 6% 71% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 2-4 2 12- O ATL L. Foster T. Griffin 5% 76% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
t5 4-2 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-2 1 --- HOU C. Johnson C. Morton 2% 76% Walk
t5 4-2 1 1-- HOU M. May C. Morton 5% 81% Single; Johnson to 3B
t5 4-2 1 1-3 O HOU D. Rader C. Morton -5% 76% Strikeout
t5 4-2 2 1-3 R HOU T. Helms C. Morton 8% 84% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; May to 2B
t5 5-2 2 12- O HOU W. Howard C. Morton -2% 82% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
b5 2-5 0 --- ATL C. Morton T. Griffin -4% 78% Walk
b5 2-5 0 1-- O ATL R. Garr T. Griffin 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 2-5 1 1-- ATL R. Gilbreath T. Griffin -5% 77% Single; Garr to 2B
b5 2-5 1 12- ATL D. Baker T. Griffin -5% 72% Wild Pitch; Garr to 3B; Gilbreath to 2B
b5 2-5 1 -23 RRR ATL D. Baker T. Griffin -26% 46% Home Run; Garr Scores; Gilbreath Scores
Dave Roberts replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-5 1 --- O ATL J. Pierce D. Roberts 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-5 2 --- ATL R. Office D. Roberts -3% 45% Double (CF-RF)
b5 5-5 2 -2- O ATL L. Blanks D. Roberts 5% 50% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
Darrell Evans replaces Leo Foster playing 3B batting 8th
t6 5-5 0 --- HOU D. Roberts C. Morton 9% 59% Double to LF
t6 5-5 0 -2- O HOU G. Gross C. Morton -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B; Roberts to 3B
t6 5-5 1 --3 HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 2% 60% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t6 5-5 1 1-3 RO HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 4% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Roberts Scores/unER
t6 6-5 2 1-- HOU C. Johnson C. Morton 2% 66% Single to SS; Metzger to 2B
t6 6-5 2 12- O HOU M. May C. Morton -5% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
b6 5-6 0 --- O ATL J. Oates D. Roberts 4% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 5-6 1 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Roberts 3% 68% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 5-6 2 --- O ATL C. Morton D. Roberts 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Braves' Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
t7 6-5 0 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton -2% 68% Foul Flyball: C
t7 6-5 1 --- O HOU T. Helms C. Morton -2% 66% Flyball: 1B
t7 6-5 2 --- O HOU W. Howard C. Morton -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
Larry Milbourne replaces Tommy Helms playing 2B batting 7th
b7 5-6 0 --- ATL R. Garr D. Roberts -8% 57% Single to LF
b7 5-6 0 1-- O ATL R. Gilbreath D. Roberts 3% 60% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Garr to 2B
b7 5-6 1 -2- ATL D. Baker D. Roberts -4% 57% Fielder's Choice
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Jack Pierce (1B) batting 4th
b7 5-6 1 12- R ATL I. Murrell D. Roberts -21% 36% Single; Garr Scores; Baker to 2B
b7 6-6 1 12- O ATL R. Office D. Roberts 6% 41% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Baker to 3B
b7 6-6 2 1-3 O ATL L. Blanks D. Roberts 9% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
Ivan Murrell moves from PH to 1B
t8 6-6 0 --- O HOU D. Roberts C. Morton -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 6-6 1 --- O HOU G. Gross C. Morton -3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 6-6 2 --- HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 2% 45% Walk
t8 6-6 2 1-- HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 4% 48% Single; Metzger to 2B
t8 6-6 2 12- RRR HOU C. Johnson C. Morton 44% 92% Home Run; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores
t8 9-6 2 --- O HOU M. May C. Morton -0% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); May out at 2B/SS-C-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-9, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
b8 6-9 0 --- O ATL J. Oates D. Roberts 3% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 6-9 1 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Roberts 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
Marty Perez pinch hits for Carl Morton (P) batting 9th
b8 6-9 2 --- O ATL M. Perez D. Roberts 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-6, Braves' Mike Beard facing 6-7-8
Mike Beard replaces Marty Perez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-6 0 --- O HOU D. Rader M. Beard -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 9-6 1 --- O HOU L. Milbourne M. Beard -0% 96% Strikeout
t9 9-6 2 --- O HOU W. Howard M. Beard -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-9, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b9 6-9 0 --- O ATL R. Garr D. Roberts 2% 98% Flyball: CF
b9 6-9 1 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath D. Roberts 1% 100% Flyball: 2B
b9 6-9 2 --- ATL D. Baker D. Roberts -1% 99% Single to LF
b9 6-9 2 1-- O ATL I. Murrell D. Roberts 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6.

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