April 11, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 5
(10) CAL 11
MIN 2 KCR 10
DET 3 OAK 14
@SEA 7 TEX 4
CLE 0 CIN 9
@ATL 5 HOU 10
LAD 3 MON 3
@NYM 2
(11) PHI 5
PIT 4 SDP 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 3,021

Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Time of Game: 2:37

Reds

3-4

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  0  3   0  4  0   0  0  0    9 13  0
Braves          0  0  1   2  1  0   0  1  0    5  9  3

W: T Hume (1-1), L: E Solomon (0-1), S: F Pastore (1)

Braves

1-5

Lost 1

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Griffey RF                  5   2   2   0    1   0  .375  .931    0    0   0   IW
D Concepcion SS               6   2   3   4    0   0  .281  .669    0    2   4   HR,SB
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .379  .988    0    1   1   SB
  J Kennedy 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   3   
G Foster LF                   3   0   1   2    2   0  .444 1.235    0    1   0   IW
D Driessen 1B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .321  .982    0   13   0   2B
J Bench C                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .200  .664    0    3   1   IW
  V Correll C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Knight 3B                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .421 1.101    0    0   3   2·2B,GDP
C Geronimo CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .231  .656    0    5   0   2B,HBP
T Hume P                      5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  F Pastore P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   9  13   9    6   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: C Geronimo (1, off A Devine); D Driessen (2, off E Solomon); R Knight 2 (3, 2 off E Solomon).

HR: D Concepcion (1, off A Devine; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: K Griffey (1, by A Devine); G Foster (2, by E Solomon); J Bench (3, by E Solomon).

HBP: C Geronimo (1, by E Solomon).

TB: D Concepcion 6; R Knight 5; C Geronimo 3; D Driessen 3; K Griffey 2; G Foster.

GIDP: R Knight (2).

RBI: D Concepcion 4 (5); R Knight 2 (2); G Foster 2 (10); D Driessen (7).

2-out RBI: R Knight 2; D Driessen.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-D Driessen.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base off E Solomon/D Murphy); J Morgan (3, 2nd base off E Solomon/D Murphy).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .455  .978    0    1   2   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .143  .423    0    1   3   
G Matthews RF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    0   0   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .111  .415    0    0   0   
M Lum 1B                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .372    0   11   1   
D Murphy C                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .263  .943    0    7   0   HR
B Bonnell CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .263  .912    0    4   0   HR
P Frias SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .071  .214    0    1   3   2B,GDP
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Solomon P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  C Skok P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Office PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   4    4   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: P Frias (1, off T Hume).

HR: B Bonnell (2, off T Hume; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Murphy (2, off T Hume; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Bonnell 5; D Murphy 5; P Frias 2; G Hubbard; G Matthews; J Burroughs; J Royster.

GIDP: P Frias (2).

RBI: B Bonnell 2 (3); D Murphy (2); J Burroughs (1).

2-out RBI: D Murphy.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Hubbard-M Lum; P Frias-M Lum.

E: D Murphy (1); G Hubbard (2); P Frias (4).

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 Hume, W (1-1)                8.2   9   5   5    4   3   2   4.30   38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 9     45    -     0.78   0.04
F Pastore, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   3   2          39     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 9          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Solomon, L (0-1)             4     6   5   5    4   4   0  11.25   24     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 6     30    -     0.87  -0.27
A Devine                       1     3   4   4    1   0   1   9.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.86  -0.20
C Skok                         4     4   0   0    1   2   0   1.13   16     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 4          0-0    0.16   0.02
Totals                         9    13   9   9    6   6   1          47     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: E Solomon (1).

IBB: A Devine (1; K Griffey); E Solomon 2 (2; J Bench, G Foster).

HBP: E Solomon (1; C Geronimo).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 3,021.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Overcast.

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. M Lum                1B 
6. J Bench              C     6. D Murphy             C  
7. R Knight             3B    7. B Bonnell            CF 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. P Frias              SS 
9. T Hume               P     9. E Solomon            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-5  123      14%  96% D Concepcion    A Devine        Home Run; Knight Scores; Geronimo Scores; Griffey Scores
   b 4   0  5-1  12-     -13%  65% B Bonnell       T Hume          Single to CF; Lum Scores; Murphy to 3B
   t 3   2  0-3  12-      11%  90% R Knight        E Solomon       Double to CF; Driessen Scores; Bench Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -23      11%  69% G Foster        E Solomon       Single to CF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores
   b 4   0  5-2  1-3      10%  74% P Frias         T Hume          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Murphy Scores/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  K Griffey       Single to LF
          1--      62%  D Concepcion    Single to RF; Griffey to 3B
          1-3      64%  J Morgan        Concepcion Steals 2B
   O      -23      58%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      69%  G Foster        Single to CF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores
   O      1--      67%  D Driessen      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      65%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  J Royster       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  G Hubbard       Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      70%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eddie Solomon facing 7-8-9
          ---      75%  R Knight        Double to LF
   O      -2-      72%  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      69%  T Hume          Groundout: 3B-1B; Knight to 3B
   O      --3      66%  K Griffey       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  M Lum           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eddie Solomon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      73%  G Foster        Wild Pitch; Morgan to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      79%  D Driessen      Double to LF; Morgan Scores
          -2-      79%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   RR     12-      90%  R Knight        Double to CF; Driessen Scores; Bench Scores
          -2-      91%  C Geronimo      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      89%  T Hume          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Hume facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      84%  B Bonnell       Home Run
          ---      79%  P Frias         Double to CF
   O      -2-      83%  E Solomon       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      80%  J Royster       Walk
          12-      75%  G Hubbard       Walk; Frias to 3B; Royster to 2B
   O      123      81%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
   O      123      88%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      88%  D Concepcion    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      89%  J Morgan        Walk; Concepcion to 2B
          12-      91%  G Foster        Morgan Steals 2B; Concepcion to 3B/Adv on E2
          -23      92%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123      89%  D Driessen      Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      86%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Hume facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  M Lum           Walk
          1--      77%  D Murphy        Single to 2B; Lum to 2B
   R      12-      65%  B Bonnell       Single to CF; Lum Scores; Murphy to 3B
   ROO    1-3      74%  P Frias         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Murphy Scores/No RBI
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Eddie Solomon batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  B Beall         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Adrian Devine facing 7-8-9
                  Adrian Devine replaces Bob Beall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  R Knight        Single to RF
          1--      86%  C Geronimo      Double to CF; Knight to 3B
   O      -23      82%  T Hume          Popfly: 1B
          -23      83%  K Griffey       Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123      96%  D Concepcion    Home Run; Knight Scores; Geronimo Scores; Griffey Scores
   O      ---      96%  J Morgan        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      96%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-9, Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  G Hubbard       Single to LF
          1--      94%  G Matthews      Single to RF; Hubbard to 2B
   R      12-      90%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Hubbard Scores; Matthews to 2B
   O      12-      93%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      95%  D Murphy        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Craig Skok facing 5-6-7
                  Craig Skok replaces Adrian Devine pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  D Driessen      Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  C Geronimo      Single to LF; Driessen to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  T Hume          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Hume facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  B Bonnell       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  P Frias         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Skok          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Craig Skok facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  D Concepcion    Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          1--      97%  G Foster        Walk; Concepcion to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Driessen      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
                  Junior Kennedy replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---      97%  J Royster       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Craig Skok facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  J Bench         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      98%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
                  Vic Correll replaces Johnny Bench playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  J Burroughs     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  D Murphy        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-5, Craig Skok facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  T Hume          Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  K Griffey       Single to RF
   OO     1--      98%  D Concepcion    Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Pepe Frias batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  Rowland Office pinch hits for Craig Skok batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Office        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  J Royster       Single
          1--      99%  G Hubbard       Walk; Royster to 2B
                  Frank Pastore replaces Tom Hume pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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