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Scores
Standings
CLE
@CAL		5
3
CHW
@DET		1
0		 
(11)
MIN
@MIL		3
0
BAL
@OAK		9
3
NYY
@TEX		4
3		 
(12)
ATL
@CHC		2
3
STL
@CIN		1
0
PIT
@HOU		1
2
SFG
@NYM		4
3
SFG
@NYM		3
0
SDP
@PHI		5
3		 
(13)
Tuesday, May 7, 1974, 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 6,523, Time of Game: 2:32
Braves
2
13-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
3
10-13
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Steve Stone (1-0)
L: Carl Morton (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  1
Cubs            1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  X    3  7  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .367 .890 -0.182 1.84 0.076 -0.258 -0.8 2 0 CS
Rowland Office CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .434 -0.053 0.98 0.024 -0.078 -0.5 3 0
Dusty Baker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .858 -0.104 0.85 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Darrell Evans 3B 1 1 1 0 3 0 .208 .734 0.120 0.72 0.120 0.000 1.3 0 4 2B
Davey Johnson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .213 .722 -0.027 1.44 0.096 -0.122 -0.6 2 4 GDP
Frank Tepedino 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .507 0.067 1.58 0.155 -0.088 0.6 7 0
Johnny Oates C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .253 .632 -0.102 1.90 0.072 -0.174 -0.1 6 1 2B,SF
Craig Robinson SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .524 -0.025 0.87 0.012 -0.037 -0.2 2 0 SH
   Hank Aaron PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .913 0.110 3.83 0.110 0.000 0.4
   Leo Foster PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .773 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Carl Morton P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .048 .095 -0.079 1.04 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 0 1
   Jack Aker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Buzz Capra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Norm Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .536 -0.019 0.68 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
   Tom House P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Marty Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .412 1.075 -0.138 6.12 0.000 -0.138 -0.5
Team Totals 29 2 6 1 6 4 .207 .609 -0.432 1.48 0.665 -1.097 -2.3 24 11
2B: D Evans (2, off S Stone); J Oates (4, off S Stone).
SF: J Oates (2, off H Pina).
SH: C Robinson (2, off S Stone).
TB: R Garr 2; D Evans 2; J Oates 2; R Office; D Johnson.
GIDP: D Johnson (6); D Baker (2).
RBI: J Oates (8).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: D Johnson (2).
Baserunning
CS: R Garr (8, 2nd base by S Stone/G Mitterwald).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Harris 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 .169 .477 0.063 0.49 0.075 -0.012 0.6 2 4 2B,SH
Jerry Morales RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .235 .718 0.080 0.76 0.100 -0.020 0.8 1 0 2B
Rick Monday CF 1 0 0 1 2 1 .286 .828 0.052 1.00 0.060 -0.008 0.6 1 0 SF
Billy Williams 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .284 .929 0.109 0.90 0.120 -0.011 1.0 9 2
Jose Cardenal LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .774 -0.092 0.60 0.005 -0.097 -1.2 4 0 2B
   Jim Tyrone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carmen Fanzone 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .452 -0.047 0.59 0.001 -0.049 -0.6 1 6 IW
George Mitterwald C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .239 .738 0.000 0.52 0.029 -0.029 -0.3 4 1 CS
Don Kessinger SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .583 -0.075 0.75 0.000 -0.075 -1.6 3 2
Steve Stone P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.020 0.44 0.007 -0.028 0.0 2 1
   Horacio Pina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Kremmel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 7 3 4 5 .241 .668 0.070 0.68 0.397 -0.329 -0.8 27 16
2B: J Cardenal (6, off T House); J Morales (2, off C Morton); V Harris (2, off C Morton).
SF: R Monday (1, off C Morton).
SH: V Harris (2, off T House).
IBB: C Fanzone (1, by T House).
TB: J Morales 3; V Harris 3; J Cardenal 2; S Stone; B Williams.
RBI: B Williams 2 (23); R Monday (7).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Kessinger-V Harris-B Williams; C Fanzone-V Harris-B Williams.
E: B Williams (4).
Baserunning
CS: G Mitterwald (2, 2nd base by C Morton/J Oates).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, L (3-3) 4.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 4.58 21 39 -0.105 0.89 -1.2
Jack Aker 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 2 3 1 0.004 1.11 0.5
Buzz Capra 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.75 3 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Tom House 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.38 9 0 0 0.017 0.22 0.9
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 4 5 0 3.38 35 39 3 1 -0.068 1.48 0.8

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Stone, W (1-0) 8 6 2 1 5 3 0 3.00 32 62 0.289 1.00 2.8
Horacio Pina, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.45 4 2 2 0.005 4.43 -1.0
Jim Kremmel, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 1 2 0 0.138 5.43 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 6 4 0 1.00 37 62 4 2 0.432 0.68 2.3
S Stone faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T House (1; C Fanzone).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 6,523.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 43° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Ralph Garr LF 1 Vic Harris 2B
2 Rowland Office CF 2 Jerry Morales RF
3 Dusty Baker RF 3 Rick Monday CF
4 Darrell Evans 3B 4 Billy Williams 1B
5 Davey Johnson 2B 5 Jose Cardenal LF
6 Frank Tepedino 1B 6 Carmen Fanzone 3B
7 Johnny Oates C 7 George Mitterwald C
8 Craig Robinson SS 8 Don Kessinger SS
9 Carl Morton P 9 Steve Stone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-3 0 12- R ATL F. Tepedino H. Pina -15% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B; Tepedino to 1B
t9 2-3 1 12- O ATL M. Perez H. Pina 14% 86% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-3 2 12- O ATL R. Garr J. Kremmel 14% 100% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
t9 1-3 0 1-3 RO ATL J. Oates H. Pina 13% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores/unER
t9 2-3 1 1-- ATL H. Aaron H. Pina -11% 72% Walk; Tepedino to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL R. Garr S. Stone -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O ATL R. Office S. Stone 6% 52% Garr Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Office S. Stone -2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO ATL D. Baker S. Stone 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC V. Harris C. Morton 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O CHC J. Morales C. Morton -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Harris to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO CHC R. Monday C. Morton 2% 62% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Harris Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- O CHC B. Williams C. Morton -1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- ATL D. Evans S. Stone -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- OO ATL D. Johnson S. Stone 8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O ATL F. Tepedino S. Stone 1% 66% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O CHC J. Cardenal C. Morton -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O CHC C. Fanzone C. Morton -1% 63% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 --- CHC G. Mitterwald C. Morton 1% 64% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mitterwald to 1B
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger C. Morton -2% 62% Mitterwald Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- ATL J. Oates S. Stone -7% 55% Double to LF (Pop Fly)
t3 0-1 0 -2- O ATL C. Robinson S. Stone 2% 56% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Oates to 3B
t3 0-1 1 --3 O ATL C. Morton S. Stone 7% 63% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 --3 O ATL R. Garr S. Stone 4% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger C. Morton -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O CHC S. Stone C. Morton -1% 64% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O CHC V. Harris C. Morton -1% 63% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O ATL R. Office S. Stone 3% 66% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 --- O ATL D. Baker S. Stone 2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- ATL D. Evans S. Stone -2% 66% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-- ATL D. Johnson S. Stone -3% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Evans to 2B
t4 0-1 2 12- O ATL F. Tepedino S. Stone 5% 69% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
b4 1-0 0 --- CHC J. Morales C. Morton 6% 75% Double to RF
b4 1-0 0 -2- CHC R. Monday C. Morton 2% 77% Walk
b4 1-0 0 12- R CHC B. Williams C. Morton 10% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Morales Scores; Monday to 3B
b4 2-0 0 1-3 O CHC J. Cardenal C. Morton -6% 82% Fielder's Choice 3B; Monday out at Hm/3B-C; Williams to 2B; Cardenal to 1B
b4 2-0 1 12- O CHC C. Fanzone C. Morton -3% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 12- CHC G. Mitterwald C. Morton 2% 81% Walk; Williams to 3B; Cardenal to 2B
b4 2-0 2 123 O CHC D. Kessinger C. Morton -5% 76% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- O ATL J. Oates S. Stone 3% 79% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-2 1 --- O ATL C. Robinson S. Stone 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O ATL C. Morton S. Stone 1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- O CHC S. Stone C. Morton -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- CHC V. Harris C. Morton 1% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 2-0 1 1-- CHC J. Morales C. Morton 4% 86% Single to CF; Harris to 3B
b5 2-0 1 1-3 CHC R. Monday C. Morton 1% 88% Walk; Morales to 2B
Jack Aker replaces Carl Morton pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-0 1 123 RO CHC B. Williams J. Aker 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harris Scores; Morales to 3B
b5 3-0 2 1-3 O CHC J. Cardenal J. Aker -2% 87% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
t6 0-3 0 --- ATL R. Garr S. Stone -4% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0-3 0 1-- O ATL R. Office S. Stone 4% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-3 1 1-- O ATL D. Baker S. Stone 3% 90% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 2 1-- ATL D. Evans S. Stone -2% 88% Walk; Office to 2B
t6 0-3 2 12- O ATL D. Johnson S. Stone 4% 92% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Buzz Capra facing 6-7-8
Buzz Capra replaces Jack Aker pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- O CHC C. Fanzone B. Capra -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-0 1 --- O CHC G. Mitterwald B. Capra -1% 91% Flyball: LF
b6 3-0 2 --- O CHC D. Kessinger B. Capra -0% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
t7 0-3 0 --- O ATL F. Tepedino S. Stone 2% 93% Lineout: LF
t7 0-3 1 --- O ATL J. Oates S. Stone 1% 94% Flyball: LF
t7 0-3 2 --- ATL C. Robinson S. Stone -1% 93% Walk
Norm Miller pinch hits for Buzz Capra (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 2 1-- O ATL N. Miller S. Stone 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tom House facing 9-1-2
Tom House replaces Norm Miller (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-0 0 --- CHC S. Stone T. House 1% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 3-0 0 1-- O CHC V. Harris T. House -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Stone to 2B
b7 3-0 1 -2- O CHC J. Morales T. House -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-0 2 -2- O CHC R. Monday T. House -1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
t8 0-3 0 --- O ATL R. Garr S. Stone 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-3 1 --- O ATL R. Office S. Stone 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 0-3 2 --- O ATL D. Baker S. Stone 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tom House facing 4-5-6
b8 3-0 0 --- O CHC B. Williams T. House -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-0 1 --- CHC J. Cardenal T. House 0% 98% Double to LF
b8 3-0 1 -2- CHC C. Fanzone T. House 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b8 3-0 1 12- O CHC G. Mitterwald T. House -0% 98% Flyball: RF; Cardenal to 3B
b8 3-0 2 1-3 O CHC D. Kessinger T. House -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Steve Stone facing 4-5-6
Jim Tyrone replaces Jose Cardenal playing LF batting 5th
t9 0-3 0 --- ATL D. Evans S. Stone -4% 93% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t9 0-3 0 -2- ATL D. Johnson S. Stone -7% 86% Walk
Horacio Pina replaces Steve Stone pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-3 0 12- R ATL F. Tepedino H. Pina -15% 70% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B; Tepedino to 1B
t9 1-3 0 1-3 RO ATL J. Oates H. Pina 13% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores/unER
Hank Aaron pinch hits for Craig Robinson (SS) batting 8th
t9 2-3 1 1-- ATL H. Aaron H. Pina -11% 72% Walk; Tepedino to 2B
Marty Perez pinch hits for Tom House (P) batting 9th
Leo Foster pinch runs for Hank Aaron (PH) batting 8th
t9 2-3 1 12- O ATL M. Perez H. Pina 14% 86% Strikeout Looking
Jim Kremmel replaces Horacio Pina pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-3 2 12- O ATL R. Garr J. Kremmel 14% 100% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 3.

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