July 9, 1976 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 8
@BOS 6 BAL 4
@CAL 3 KCR 1
@DET 0 MIL 7
TEX 2 NYY 2
CHW 1 OAK 2
CLE 1 ATL 5
NYM 3 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 12
PIT 11
(10) CIN 2
PIT 1 HOU 6
MON 0 PHI 4
SDP 3 STL 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 12,871

Friday, July 9, 1976
Time of Game: 2:14

Mets

45-41

Lost 1

3rd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3  8  4
Braves          0  0  0   2  1  0   0  2  X    5  6  2

W: P Niekro (9-4), L: N Espinosa (0-1), S: M Marshall (13)

Braves

39-44

Won 1

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Phillips SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .743    0    1   4   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .636    0    4   3   
J Milner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .836    0    1   0   
D Kingman RF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .235  .809    0    1   0   HR
E Kranepool 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .730    0    8   0   2B
R Hodges C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .784    0    6   1   
W Garrett 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   2  .230  .679    0    1   0   HR
L Brown CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .543    0    2   0   GDP
C Swan P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .326    0    0   0   SH
  B Myrick P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .534    0    0   0   
  N Espinosa P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Apodaca P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .573         0   1   
  J Torre PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .767    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: E Kranepool (11, off P Niekro).

HR: D Kingman (28, off P Niekro; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); W Garrett (4, off P Niekro; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: C Swan (5, off P Niekro).

TB: W Garrett 4; D Kingman 4; L Brown 2; E Kranepool 2; M Phillips; F Millan; R Hodges.

GIDP: L Brown (1).

RBI: R Hodges (16); D Kingman (67); W Garrett (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Hodges 2 (4); F Millan (7); W Garrett (8).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .753    0    3   0   CS
R Gilbreath 2B                3   2   0   0    1   0  .306  .800    0    1   4   
T Paciorek LF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .339  .835    0    3   0   SB
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .314  .789    0   10   1   
K Henderson RF                3   0   1   1    1   1  .268  .760    0    1   0   
D Chaney SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .688    0    3   2   
J Royster 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .233  .609    0    1   3   
B Pocoroba C                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .564    0    5   0   
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .340    0    0   1   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .596    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .560         0   0   
Totals                       31   5   6   3    2   6                    27  11

BATTING

TB: T Paciorek 2; B Pocoroba; W Montanez; K Henderson; J Royster.

RBI: B Pocoroba (8); W Montanez (43); K Henderson (33).

2-out RBI: W Montanez; K Henderson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Royster-R Gilbreath-W Montanez.

E: B Pocoroba (4); R Gilbreath (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Paciorek (1, 2nd base off C Swan/R Hodges).

CS: R Office (7, 2nd base by C Swan/R Hodges).

PO: K Henderson (1st base by C Swan).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Swan                         5     2   3   1    2   5   0   3.42   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2     58    -     1.07  -0.15
B Myrick                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.61    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.88   0.05
N Espinosa, L (0-1)            1.2   2   2   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.60  -0.23
B Apodaca                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.68    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.83  -0.06
Totals                         8     6   5   1    2   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 6          2-1

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, W (9-4)              8     8   3   3    1   5   2   3.49   34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 8     58    -     1.33   0.04
M Marshall, S (13)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.02    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   5   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Swan (0; K Henderson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 12,871.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. M Phillips           SS    1. R Office             CF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. R Gilbreath          2B 
3. J Milner             LF    3. T Paciorek           LF 
4. D Kingman            RF    4. W Montanez           1B 
5. E Kranepool          1B    5. K Henderson          RF 
6. R Hodges             C     6. D Chaney             SS 
7. W Garrett            3B    7. J Royster            3B 
8. L Brown              CF    8. B Pocoroba           C  
9. C Swan               P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  12-      28%  87% W Montanez      N Espinosa      Single to LF; Gilbreath Scores/unER; Paciorek to 2B
   t 8   0  3-2  ---     -26%  50% D Kingman       P Niekro        Home Run
   b 4   2  1-1  1-3      12%  68% D Chaney        C Swan          Henderson Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Paciorek Scores/unER; Henderson to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  ---     -11%  41% W Garrett       P Niekro        Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  1-3      11%  62% W Montanez      C Swan          Paciorek Steals 2B; Paciorek to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Gilbreath Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Phillips      Single to RF
          1--      41%  F Millan        Single to LF; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Milner        Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      50%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  E Kranepool     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Office        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      41%  W Garrett       Home Run
          ---      39%  L Brown         Single to LF
   O      1--      40%  C Swan          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
          -2-      40%  M Phillips      Reached on Interference on C
   O      12-      43%  F Millan        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Swan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  W Montanez      Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  K Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  D Chaney        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  E Kranepool     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  J Royster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Pocoroba      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      37%  P Niekro        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  R Hodges        Flyball: LF
          ---      37%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      33%  L Brown         Single to RF; Garrett to 2B
   O      12-      37%  C Swan          Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      42%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  R Gilbreath     Walk
          1--      51%  T Paciorek      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gilbreath to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  W Montanez      Paciorek Steals 2B; Paciorek to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Gilbreath Scores/unER
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      56%  K Henderson     Walk
   R      1-3      68%  D Chaney        Henderson Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Paciorek Scores/unER; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3      65%  " "             Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Craig Swan facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  J Royster       Single to CF
   R      1--      84%  B Pocoroba      Single to LF; Royster Scores
   O      1--      82%  P Niekro        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      81%  R Office        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      79%  R Gilbreath     Office Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  E Kranepool     Double to RF
   R      -2-      61%  R Hodges        Single to CF; Kranepool Scores
   O      1--      66%  W Garrett       Strikeout
   OO     1--      75%  L Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Myrick facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Myrick replaces Craig Swan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  T Paciorek      Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Bob Myrick batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  M Vail          Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  M Phillips      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      75%  F Millan        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      80%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
                  Nino Espinosa replaces Mike Vail pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  D Kingman       Home Run
   O      ---      55%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  R Hodges        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      60%  W Garrett       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Nino Espinosa facing 9-1-2
                  Dave May pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  D May           Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  R Office        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      59%  T Paciorek      Single to 2B; Gilbreath to 2B
   R      12-      87%  W Montanez      Single to LF; Gilbreath Scores/unER; Paciorek to 2B
                  Bob Apodaca replaces Nino Espinosa pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      94%  K Henderson     Single to RF; Paciorek Scores/unER; Montanez to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  D Chaney        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Marshall facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Marshall replaces Dave May pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Joe Torre pinch hits for Bob Apodaca batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Torre         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.

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