April 9, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 7
@KCR 3 SEA 5
OAK 2 CIN 9
@ATL 4 LAD 2
@HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 30,433

Monday, April 9, 1979
Time of Game: 2:32

Reds

2-3

Won 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            3  1  1   1  2  1   0  0  0    9 11  0
Braves          0  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  7  2

W: T Seaver (1-1), L: M Mahler (0-1)

Braves

0-4

Lost 4

6th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Griffey RF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .364  .966    0    3   0   2B,SF
D Concepcion SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .499    0    0   2   SH
J Morgan 2B                   3   2   0   0    2   2  .429 1.024    0    0   2   GDP
G Foster LF                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .421 1.289    0    1   0   3B
J Bench C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .294  .880    0   13   1   HR,SF
D Driessen 1B                 2   1   0   1    2   0  .278  .975    0    6   0   SB,SF
R Knight 3B                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .273  .702    0    2   1   GDP
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .528    0    2   0   
T Seaver P                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   0   HR,SH
  F Pastore P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   9  11   9    6   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (5, off M Mahler).

3B: G Foster (1, off M Mahler).

HR: J Bench (1, off C Skok; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); T Seaver (1, off F LaCorte; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: K Griffey (1, off C Skok); J Bench (1, off M Mahler); D Driessen (1, off M Mahler).

SH: D Concepcion (1, off M Mahler); T Seaver (1, off M Mahler).

TB: J Bench 5; G Foster 5; K Griffey 4; T Seaver 4; D Concepcion; R Knight.

GIDP: R Knight (1); J Morgan (2).

RBI: J Bench 2 (2); G Foster 2 (7); T Seaver 2 (2); K Griffey 2 (3); D Driessen (6).

2-out RBI: K Griffey.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bench-R Knight.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Driessen (1, 2nd base off F LaCorte/D Murphy).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .385  .770    0    0   1   
G Hubbard 2B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .143  .393    0    5   3   CS
G Matthews RF                 4   1   2   3    0   1  .267  .734    0    2   0   HR
J Burroughs LF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .091  .424    0    0   0   
M Lum 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    0   10   1   
D Murphy C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .368    0    3   0   
B Bonnell CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .154  .599    0    3   0   HR
P Frias SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   1   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Chaney SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
M Mahler P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  F LaCorte P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Skok P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  R Office PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    2  12                    27  12

BATTING

HR: B Bonnell (1, off T Seaver; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); G Matthews (1, off T Seaver; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: G Matthews 5; B Bonnell 4; J Royster 3; J Burroughs.

RBI: G Matthews 3 (3); B Bonnell (1).

2-out RBI: G Matthews 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Devine-G Hubbard-M Lum; M Lum-D Chaney-M Lum-G Hubbard.

E: P Frias (1); M Mahler (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Hubbard (1, 3rd base by T Seaver/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
T Seaver, W (1-1)              8     7   4   4    2  10   2   7.45   32     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 7     60    -     0.53   0.03
F Pastore                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.18    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2  12   2          35     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 7           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mahler, L (0-1)              2.1   5   5   4    2   0   0  15.43   15     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 5     27    -     0.81  -0.34
F LaCorte                      1.2   3   3   3    2   2   1  16.20   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          2-0    0.70  -0.10
C Skok                         3     1   1   1    1   1   1   2.25   12     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 1          2-2    0.31  -0.03
A Devine                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9    11   9   8    6   3   2          44     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0·11          4-2

F LaCorte faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 30,433.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. K Griffey            RF    1. J Royster            3B 
2. D Concepcion         SS    2. G Hubbard            2B 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. G Matthews           RF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. J Burroughs          LF 
5. J Bench              C     5. M Lum                1B 
6. D Driessen           1B    6. D Murphy             C  
7. R Knight             3B    7. B Bonnell            CF 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. P Frias              SS 
9. T Seaver             P     9. M Mahler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  5-0  12-     -18%  72% G Matthews      T Seaver        Home Run; Royster Scores; Hubbard Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      16%  73% G Foster        M Mahler        Triple to RF; Griffey Scores; Morgan Scores
   t 4   0  3-5  ---       8%  82% T Seaver        F LaCorte       Home Run
   b 1   1  3-0  12-       8%  78% J Burroughs     T Seaver        Double Play: Strikeout, Hubbard Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-       6%  83% K Griffey       M Mahler        Single to CF; Knight Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Mahler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  K Griffey       Double to LF
   O      -2-      54%  D Concepcion    Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Griffey to 3B
          --3      56%  J Morgan        Walk
   RR     1-3      73%  G Foster        Triple to RF; Griffey Scores; Morgan Scores
   RO     --3      74%  J Bench         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Foster Scores
   O      ---      74%  D Driessen      Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  J Royster       Strikeout Looking
          ---      73%  G Hubbard       Walk
          1--      70%  G Matthews      Single to LF; Hubbard to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  J Burroughs     Double Play: Strikeout, Hubbard Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mickey Mahler facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  R Knight        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  C Geronimo      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      77%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Knight to 2B
   R      -2-      83%  K Griffey       Single to CF; Knight Scores/unER
   O      1--      82%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      85%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  B Bonnell       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mickey Mahler facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      90%  G Foster        Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
          12-      93%  J Bench         Single to 3B; Morgan to 3B; Foster to 2B
   RO     123      92%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Mickey Mahler pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      89%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  F LaCorte       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  J Royster       Single to RF
          1--      90%  G Hubbard       Walk; Royster to 2B
   RRR    12-      72%  G Matthews      Home Run; Royster Scores; Hubbard Scores
   O      ---      73%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank LaCorte facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      82%  T Seaver        Home Run
          ---      84%  K Griffey       Single to 1B
   O      1--      83%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  J Morgan        Strikeout
          -2-      81%  G Foster        Walk
   O      12-      79%  J Bench         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      83%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Frank LaCorte facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  D Driessen      Walk
          1--      87%  R Knight        Driessen Steals 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Single to CF; Driessen to 3B; Knight to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Craig Skok replaces Frank LaCorte pitching and batting 9th
          -23      92%  C Geronimo      Walk
   R      123      95%  T Seaver        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Driessen Scores; Knight to 3B; Geronimo to 2B
   RO     123      95%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Knight Scores
   O      12-      94%  D Concepcion    Popfly: SS
   O      12-      93%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  P Frias         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  C Skok          Strikeout Looking
          ---      94%  J Royster       Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Craig Skok facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      97%  J Bench         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D Driessen      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      97%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-9, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Lum           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-3, Craig Skok facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Seaver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-9, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      97%  B Bonnell       Home Run
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Pepe Frias batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  B Beall         Strikeout
                  Rowland Office pinch hits for Craig Skok batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Office        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Adrian Devine facing 2-3-4
                  Adrian Devine replaces Rowland Office pitching and batting 9th; Darrel Chaney replaces Bob Beall playing SS batting 8th
          ---      99%  D Concepcion    Single
   OO     1--      98%  J Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B-2B
          ---      98%  G Foster        Single
   O      1--      98%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  J Royster       Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  G Hubbard       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  J Burroughs     Single to CF; Royster to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Adrian Devine facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  D Driessen      Walk
   OO     1--      99%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Geronimo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Frank Pastore facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Pastore replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Chaney        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

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