September 3, 1976 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 3
@BAL 1 OAK 3
@CAL 0 BOS 5
@CLE 3 MIL 11
@DET 2 TEX 4
@KCR 1 MIN 11
CHW 1 CIN 10
@ATL 5 CHC 8
STL 5 LAD 4
@HOU 3 PIT 9
@MON 7 PIT 7
@MON 2 NYM 1
PHI 0 SFG 7
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 8,140

Friday, September 3, 1976
Time of Game: 2:38

Reds

85-50

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  2  1   0  0  2   0  3  2   10 16  1
Braves          0  2  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    5 12  1

W: R Eastwick (10-5), L: A Devine (2-5)

Braves

59-75

Lost 2

5th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .325  .862    0    0   0   CS
  R Eastwick P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
K Griffey RF                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .333  .848    0    4   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .337 1.094    0    3   3   SB
J Bench C                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .767    0    2   1   2B
G Foster LF                   5   2   3   1    0   1  .312  .912    0    3   0   SB
T Perez 1B                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .256  .758    0    8   1   HR
C Geronimo CF                 4   2   3   1    0   0  .304  .795    0    4   0   SF
D Concepcion SS               3   2   1   1    2   0  .278  .744    0    3   7   3B
J Billingham P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .588    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   1   SH
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542         0   0   
  D Driessen PH               1   1   1   3    0   0  .257  .780    0    0   0   HR
  D Flynn 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .666    0    0   0   
Totals                       39  10  16   8    5   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Bench (22, off P Niekro).

3B: D Concepcion (7, off P Niekro).

HR: T Perez (14, off B Dal Canton; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); D Driessen (6, off A Devine; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: C Geronimo (4, off P Niekro).

SH: P Borbon (2, off P Niekro).

TB: T Perez 5; D Driessen 4; C Geronimo 3; G Foster 3; K Griffey 3; D Concepcion 3; J Morgan 2; J Bench 2.

RBI: D Driessen 3 (40); T Perez 2 (71); D Concepcion (57); C Geronimo (41); G Foster (112).

2-out RBI: G Foster.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Morgan-D Concepcion-T Perez 2.

E: C Geronimo (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Foster (16, 2nd base off P Niekro/V Correll); J Morgan (51, 2nd base off P Niekro/V Correll).

CS: P Rose (5, 2nd base by P Niekro/V Correll).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .236  .605    0    3   1   
R Gilbreath 2B                4   0   0   1    1   0  .259  .677    0    2   2   
R Office CF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .716    0    0   0   
  D May LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .219  .593    0    4   0   CS
W Montanez 1B                 5   0   1   2    0   0  .305  .742    0    7   1   2B,GDP
K Henderson RF-CF             4   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .787    0    2   0   
D Chaney SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .271  .702    0    1   3   GDP
T Paciorek LF-RF              4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .703    0    1   0   
V Correll C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .695    0    6   1   
P Niekro P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .501    0    1   0   HBP
  J Wynn PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .208  .739    0    0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Beard P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .839    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  12   5    3   1                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Montanez (25, off W McEnaney).

HBP: P Niekro (1, by P Borbon).

TB: D May 2; J Royster 2; K Henderson 2; W Montanez 2; D Chaney 2; R Office; T Paciorek; P Niekro.

GIDP: D Chaney (9); W Montanez (25).

RBI: W Montanez 2 (66); D May (14); R Gilbreath (25); T Paciorek (29).

2-out RBI: W Montanez 2; D May; R Gilbreath.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: V Correll 2 (9).

E: D Chaney (29).

BASERUNNING

CS: D May (1, 2nd base by P Borbon/J Bench).

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
J Billingham                   1.2   6   2   2    1   1   0   4.41   11     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 5     35    -     1.74  -0.20
P Borbon                       5     4   3   3    1   0   0   3.15   19     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 4          3-0    1.26   0.24
W McEnaney, BS (2)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    2.55  -0.30
R Eastwick, W (10-5)           2     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.10    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          0-0    0.82   0.05
Totals                         9    12   5   5    3   1   0          40     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2·11          5-2

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                       7     9   5   4    4   4   0   3.42   32     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 9     41    -     0.91  -0.26
A Devine, L (2-5)              0.2   3   3   3    1   0   1   3.77    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    1.65  -0.43
M Beard                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.88    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.44   0.01
B Dal Canton                   1     3   2   2    0   1   1   3.57    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.09  -0.02
Totals                         9    16  10   9    5   5   2          46     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1·16          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: P Niekro (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Borbon (4; P Niekro).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 8,140.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. P Rose               3B    1. J Royster            3B 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. R Gilbreath          2B 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. R Office             CF 
4. J Bench              C     4. W Montanez           1B 
5. G Foster             LF    5. K Henderson          RF 
6. T Perez              1B    6. D Chaney             SS 
7. C Geronimo           CF    7. T Paciorek           LF 
8. D Concepcion         SS    8. V Correll            C  
9. J Billingham         P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-3  12-     -36%  44% W Montanez      W McEnaney      Double to RF; Royster Scores; May Scores
   t 8   1  5-5  12-      36%  93% D Driessen      A Devine        Home Run; Geronimo Scores; Concepcion Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      19%  69% D Concepcion    P Niekro        Triple to CF; Geronimo Scores; Concepcion Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3      11%  50% W Montanez      J Billingham    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  2-2  -2-      11%  59% G Foster        P Niekro        Single to LF; Morgan Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      48%  K Griffey       Rose Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  J Morgan        Strikeout
          1--      51%  J Bench         Double (LF-CF); Griffey to 3B
   O      -23      45%  G Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Royster       Single
   O      1--      45%  R Gilbreath     Lineout: 2B
          1--      39%  R Office        Single to LF; Royster to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  W Montanez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
                  Dave May replaces Rowland Office playing LF batting 3rd; Ken Henderson moves to CF; Tom Paciorek moves to RF
   O      ---      48%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  C Geronimo      Single to CF
   RR     1--      69%  D Concepcion    Triple to CF; Geronimo Scores; Concepcion Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      68%  J Billingham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Henderson to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-      53%  D Chaney        Single to CF; Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      46%  T Paciorek      Single to LF; Henderson Scores; Chaney to 2B
   O      12-      52%  V Correll       Strikeout
          12-      45%  P Niekro        Single/Bunt; Chaney to 3B; Paciorek to 2B
   O      123      54%  J Royster       Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Paciorek to 3B; Niekro to 2B; Royster to 1B
   R      123      43%  R Gilbreath     Walk; Paciorek Scores; Niekro to 3B; Royster to 2B
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      50%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      48%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      52%  J Bench         Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-      59%  G Foster        Single to LF; Morgan Scores
          1--      60%  T Perez         Foster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Borbon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  W Montanez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  K Henderson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  D Chaney        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Concepcion    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      58%  P Borbon        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  P Niekro        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      65%  J Royster       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  P Rose          Lineout: P
   O      ---      61%  K Griffey       Strikeout
          ---      62%  J Morgan        Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  D May           Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  W Montanez      May Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  G Foster        Single to LF
          1--      76%  T Perez         Single to CF; Foster to 2B
          12-      82%  C Geronimo      Passed Ball; Foster to 3B; Perez to 2B
   RO     -23      81%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Foster Scores
          -2-      83%  D Concepcion    Wild Pitch; Perez to 3B
   R      --3      86%  " "             Passed Ball; Perez Scores
          ---      88%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      87%  P Borbon        Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Sacrifice; Concepcion to 2B
          -2-      87%  P Rose          Walk
   O      12-      85%  K Griffey       Single to 1B; Concepcion out at Hm/1B-3B; Rose to 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  K Henderson     Single
   OO     1--      89%  D Chaney        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Pedro Borbon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  V Correll       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
          ---      88%  J Wynn          Walk
          1--      83%  J Royster       Single to LF; Wynn to 2B
   O      12-      89%  R Gilbreath     Lineout: RF
   R      12-      80%  D May           Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Royster to 2B
                  Will McEnaney replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      44%  W Montanez      Double to RF; Royster Scores; May Scores
   O      -2-      50%  K Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Adrian Devine facing 6-7-8
                  Adrian Devine replaces Jimmy Wynn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  C Geronimo      Single to LF
          1--      57%  D Concepcion    Walk; Geronimo to 2B
                  Dan Driessen pinch hits for Will McEnaney batting 9th
   RRR    12-      93%  D Driessen      Home Run; Geronimo Scores; Concepcion Scores
   O      ---      93%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  K Griffey       Single to CF
                  Mike Beard replaces Adrian Devine pitching and batting 9th
          1--      93%  J Morgan        Single to 2B; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      92%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-8, Rawly Eastwick facing 6-7-8
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Pete Rose pitching and batting 1st; Doug Flynn replaces Dan Driessen playing 3B batting 9th
          ---      88%  D Chaney        Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  T Paciorek      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  V Correll       Popfly: 2B
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Mike Beard batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-5, Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Cito Gaston pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  G Foster        Single to CF
   RR     1--      99%  T Perez         Home Run; Foster Scores
          ---     100%  C Geronimo      Single to 3B
   O      1--      99%  D Concepcion    Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      99%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  R Eastwick      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-10, Rawly Eastwick facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  J Royster       Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  D May           Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  W Montanez      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Braves 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation