April 10, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,624

Tuesday, April 10, 1979
Time of Game: 2:27

Reds

2-4

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    4 14  0
Braves          0  1  0   1  0  2   1  1  X    6 10  2

W: P Niekro (1-1), L: F Norman (0-1), S: G Garber (1)

Braves

1-4

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Griffey RF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .370  .935    0    1   1   SB,GDP
D Concepcion SS               5   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .481    0    2   3   
J Morgan 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .423 1.060    0    3   2   2·2B
G Foster LF                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .458 1.269    0    4   0   
D Driessen 1B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .979    0    9   1   2B
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .751    0    1   1   IW
R Knight 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .357  .929    0    1   2   2B
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .523    0    3   0   SB
F Norman P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   SH
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  C Summers PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   4  14   2    2   5                    24  14

BATTING

2B: D Driessen (1, off P Niekro); R Knight (1, off G Garber); J Morgan 2 (4, off P Niekro, off G Garber).

SH: F Norman (1, off P Niekro).

IBB: J Bench (2, by P Niekro).

TB: J Morgan 4; G Foster 3; D Driessen 3; R Knight 3; K Griffey 2; F Norman; D Concepcion; C Geronimo.

GIDP: K Griffey (1).

RBI: C Geronimo (3); G Foster (8).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Griffey (2, 2nd base off P Niekro/D Murphy); C Geronimo (1, 2nd base off G Garber/D Murphy).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  5   1   4   1    0   0  .500 1.056    0    1   2   2B,SB
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    5   2   SH
G Matthews RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .684    0    2   1   SB
J Burroughs LF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .071  .387    0    1   1   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Murphy C                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .200  .733    0    5   0   HR
B Bonnell CF-LF               2   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .694    0    4   0   CS,SH
M Lum 1B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .167  .389    0    8   0   2B
P Frias SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   5   SH
P Niekro P                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
  R Office CF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   
Totals                       30   6  10   5    5   1                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Royster (1, off M LaCoss); M Lum (1, off P Borbon).

HR: D Murphy (1, off F Norman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: B Bonnell (1, off F Norman); P Frias (1, off M LaCoss); G Hubbard (1, off M LaCoss).

TB: J Royster 5; D Murphy 4; M Lum 3; G Matthews; B Bonnell; P Niekro.

RBI: M Lum (1); J Royster (1); P Niekro (1); G Matthews (4); D Murphy (1).

2-out RBI: J Royster; P Niekro.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Royster-G Hubbard-M Lum.

PB: D Murphy (1).

E: P Frias 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Matthews (1, 2nd base off M LaCoss/J Bench); J Royster (2, 2nd base off F Norman/J Bench).

CS: B Bonnell (1, 2nd base by F Norman/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
F Norman, L (0-1)              5.1   6   4   4    4   0   1   4.91   25     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6     36    -     1.37  -0.22
M LaCoss                       1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          1-0    0.53  -0.01
P Borbon                       1     2   1   1    1   0   0  11.57    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.36  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   6   6    5   1   1          38     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0·10          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, W (1-1)              7    10   2   1    2   3   0   1.80   32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0·10     52    -     1.25   0.20
G Garber, S (1)                2     4   2   2    0   2   0   6.00   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    1.29   0.04
Totals                         9    14   4   3    2   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·14           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Norman (1); P Niekro (2).

IBB: P Niekro (1; J Bench).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 5,624.

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. D Driessen           1B    5. D Murphy             C  
6. J Bench              C     6. B Bonnell            CF 
7. R Knight             3B    7. M Lum                1B 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. P Frias              SS 
9. F Norman             P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-1  ---      13%  56% D Murphy        F Norman        Home Run
   b 2   2  2-0  1-3      10%  43% P Niekro        F Norman        Single to CF; Bonnell Scores; Frias to 2B
   t 5   2  2-2  123      10%  57% R Knight        P Niekro        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-      -9%  35% D Concepcion    P Niekro        Fielder's Choice SS; Griffey Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI; Concepcion to 2B
   b 6   1  2-2  -23       9%  79% M Lum           F Norman        Wild Pitch; Burroughs Scores; Murphy to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  K Griffey       Single to 2B
          1--      44%  D Concepcion    Griffey Steals 2B
   R      -2-      35%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Griffey Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI; Concepcion to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF; Concepcion to 3B
   R      --3      31%  G Foster        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Concepcion Scores/No RBI/unER; Foster to 1B
          1--      28%  D Driessen      Single to RF; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      32%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      12-      35%  R Knight        Single to RF; Foster out at Hm/RF-C; Driessen to 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  J Royster       Single to LF
   O      1--      35%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      32%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      30%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  F Norman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      32%  K Griffey       Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
          ---      38%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      44%  B Bonnell       Single; Murphy to 2B
   O      12-      38%  M Lum           Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Bonnell to 2B
   O      12-      34%  P Frias         Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bonnell to 3B
   R      1-3      43%  P Niekro        Single to CF; Bonnell Scores; Frias to 2B
   O      12-      39%  J Royster       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      41%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
          ---      37%  G Foster        Single to LF; Foster to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      40%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-      43%  J Bench         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  G Hubbard       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      34%  R Knight        Walk
   O      1--      37%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      39%  F Norman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Knight to 2B
          -2-      39%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Knight to 3B
   O      --3      43%  " "             Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      56%  D Murphy        Home Run
          ---      60%  B Bonnell       Walk
   O      1--      53%  M Lum           Bonnell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  P Frias         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Morgan        Double to LF; Morgan out at 3B/LF-SS-1B
          ---      54%  G Foster        Single
          1--      49%  D Driessen      Double to RF; Foster to 3B
          -23      47%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   O      123      57%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  P Niekro        Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  J Royster       Single
          1--      59%  G Hubbard       Royster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      50%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  F Norman        Single to CF
   OO     1--      58%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  J Burroughs     Walk
          1--      70%  D Murphy        Walk; Burroughs to 2B
   O      12-      70%  B Bonnell       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Burroughs to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   R      -23      79%  M Lum           Wild Pitch; Burroughs Scores; Murphy to 3B
   R      --3      85%  " "             Single to RF; Murphy Scores
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  P Frias         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lum to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  P Niekro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
          ---      76%  D Concepcion    Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  J Royster       Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  G Hubbard       Bunt Groundout: P-1B-2B/Sacrifice; Royster to 3B
   R      --3      94%  G Matthews      Single to LF; Royster Scores
          1--      95%  J Burroughs     Matthews Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      93%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Garber replaces Jeff Burroughs pitching and batting 4th; Barry Bonnell moves to LF; Rowland Office replaces Phil Niekro playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  R Knight        Double to LF
   R      -2-      86%  C Geronimo      Single to CF; Knight Scores
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
          1--      84%  C Summers       Geronimo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      94%  K Griffey       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Champ Summers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  M Lum           Double to CF
   O      -2-      94%  P Frias         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lum to 3B
          --3      94%  R Office        Walk
   R      1-3      97%  J Royster       Single; Lum Scores; Office to 2B
   O      12-      97%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Gene Garber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D Concepcion    Popfly: 3B
          ---      96%  J Morgan        Double to RF
   R      -2-      91%  G Foster        Single to LF; Morgan Scores
   O      1--      96%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 6.

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