April 17, 1980 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
KCR 2 BOS 5
DET 4
(11) CHW 8
NYY 6 SEA 4
MIN 3 TOR 1
MIL 0 CIN 4
@ATL 1 CHC 4
NYM 1 LAD 6
HOU 4 STL 12
@PIT 9 SFG 7
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 15,742

Thursday, April 17, 1980
Time of Game: 3:04

Reds

8-0

Won 8

1st

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

W: F Pastore (2-0), L: P Niekro (0-3)

Braves

0-7

Lost 7

6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .394  .929    0    2   0   
  C Geronimo CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Griffey RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .718    0    2   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   1   1   0    0   2  .344 1.052    0    1   5   
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .875    0    6   0   
D Driessen 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .231  .800    0    7   0   HR
J Bench C                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .300  .967    0    6   0   2B
R Knight 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .790    0    0   2   HR
J Kennedy 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .462 1.154    0    3   1   
F Pastore P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       32   4   6   4    1   9                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Bench (2, off G Garber).

HR: D Driessen (2, off P Niekro; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); R Knight (1, off P Niekro; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

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

TB: D Driessen 4; R Knight 4; J Bench 3; D Concepcion; J Kennedy.

RBI: R Knight 2 (3); D Driessen 2 (9).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .192  .584    0    1   4   2B
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .584    0    9   0   
G Matthews LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .491    0    1   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .795    0    9   0   HR
B Horner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154    0    2   2   
D Murphy RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .462    0    2   0   
B Asselstine CF               3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .641    0    3   0   
L Gomez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    0    0   2   
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  L Blanks SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
P Niekro P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   1   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Royster (3, off F Pastore).

HR: C Chambliss (1, off F Pastore; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: C Chambliss 4; J Royster 2; B Asselstine; P Niekro; J Nolan.

RBI: C Chambliss (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 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
F Pastore, W (2-0)             9     5   1   1    1   6   1   0.50   33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 5     78    -     0.80   0.32
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   6   1          33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 5           -

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, L (0-3)              8     5   4   4    1   8   2   7.63   30     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 5     63    -     0.63  -0.18
G Garber                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0  10.13    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   4    1   9   2          34     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 15,742.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Collins            CF    1. J Royster            2B 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. B Pocoroba           C  
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. G Matthews           LF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. C Chambliss          1B 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. B Horner             3B 
6. J Bench              C     6. D Murphy             RF 
7. R Knight             3B    7. B Asselstine         CF 
8. J Kennedy            2B    8. L Gomez              SS 
9. F Pastore            P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  1--      22%  73% D Driessen      P Niekro        Home Run; Concepcion Scores
   t 4   1  0-2  1--      14%  88% R Knight        P Niekro        Home Run; Bench Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  -23       7%  50% B Pocoroba      F Pastore       Flyball: LF
   b 8   0  4-0  1--      -5%  89% J Nolan         F Pastore       Single to RF; Asselstine to 2B
   b 8   0  4-0  12-       5%  93% M Lum           F Pastore       Strikeout Looking

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      46%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Pastore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Royster       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Matthews      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Foster        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  D Driessen      Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  J Bench         Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Pastore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  B Horner        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Kennedy       Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  F Pastore       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kennedy to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kennedy to 3B
   O      --3      45%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Pastore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  P Niekro        Single to RF
          1--      43%  J Royster       Double to LF (LF-CF); Niekro to 3B
   O      -23      50%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  D Concepcion    Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  G Foster        Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      73%  D Driessen      Home Run; Concepcion Scores
          ---      75%  J Bench         Walk
   RR     1--      88%  R Knight        Home Run; Bench Scores
   O      ---      88%  J Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  F Pastore       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Pastore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Pastore facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      89%  B Asselstine    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      91%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  D Driessen      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Pastore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  R Knight        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      94%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  F Pastore       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Pastore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  B Horner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  D Collins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Pastore facing 7-8-9
                  Cesar Geronimo replaces Dave Collins playing CF batting 1st
          ---      94%  B Asselstine    Single to CF
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 8th
          1--      89%  J Nolan         Single to RF; Asselstine to 2B
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  M Lum           Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      97%  J Royster       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
                  Gene Garber replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th; Larvell Blanks replaces Joe Nolan playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  G Foster        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  J Bench         Double to CF
   O      -2-      98%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Pastore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  G Matthews      Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      98%  C Chambliss     Home Run
   O      ---     100%  B Horner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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