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SEP
@CHW		5
1
OAK
@KCR		2
1
CAL
@MIN		5
6
BAL
@WSA		5
7
ATL
@CIN		4
0
HOU
@LAD		4
5
CHC
@MON		6
5		 
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@PHI		8
6
SDP
@SFG		3
5
NYM
@STL		2
1
Saturday, April 19, 1969
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 3,554, Time of Game: 2:07
Braves
4
9-2
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Reds
0
3-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
W: Phil Niekro (3-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   1  0  2   0  0  0    4  6  1
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .692 -0.014 0.66 0.018 -0.033 -0.3 2 0
Felix Millan 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .310 .870 0.139 0.88 0.157 -0.018 1.2 2 4
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .436 1.327 -0.084 0.74 0.000 -0.084 -1.1 0 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .167 .636 0.123 0.73 0.148 -0.025 1.4 15 0 HR,IW
Clete Boyer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .216 .672 0.054 0.68 0.089 -0.035 0.7 2 3
Bob Aspromonte LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .450 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -0.8 2 0
Sonny Jackson SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .341 .878 0.021 0.35 0.041 -0.020 -0.1 0 5 CS
Bob Didier C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .442 -0.059 0.83 0.000 -0.059 -0.8 3 1
Phil Niekro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.035 0.65 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 1 0 SH
Team Totals 31 4 6 3 2 3 .194 .533 0.112 0.64 0.453 -0.342 -0.3 27 13
HR: O Cepeda (3, off T Cloninger; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: P Niekro (1, off T Cloninger).
IBB: O Cepeda (1, by T Cloninger).
TB: O Cepeda 4; F Millan 2; C Boyer; F Alou; S Jackson.
RBI: C Boyer (6); F Millan (9); O Cepeda (6).
2-out RBI: F Millan.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Jackson-F Millan-O Cepeda.
E: P Niekro (1).
Baserunning
CS: S Jackson (2, 2nd base by J Fisher/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1.026 -0.056 0.57 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 4 0
Bobby Tolan RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .314 .923 0.055 0.53 0.073 -0.019 0.6 1 0 SB
Alex Johnson LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .378 1.108 -0.048 0.84 0.039 -0.087 -0.2 6 0
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 .743 -0.126 0.97 0.000 -0.126 -1.7 0 0 GDP
Lee May 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .541 -0.040 0.53 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 6 0
Johnny Bench C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .681 -0.019 0.82 0.026 -0.045 -0.2 6 1
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .810 -0.047 0.80 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 1 0
Darrel Chaney SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.051 0.63 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 3 5
Tony Cloninger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.027 1.08 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 1
   Jimmy Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.018 0.70 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Jack Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Whitfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 1 4 .133 .295 -0.387 0.71 0.138 -0.526 -4.3 27 7
TB: A Johnson 2; B Tolan 2.
GIDP: T Perez (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: A Johnson (2).
Baserunning
SB: B Tolan (1, 3rd base off P Niekro/B Didier).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, W (3-0) 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 0.67 31 82 0.388 0.71 4.3
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 31 82 0.388 0.64 4.3

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger, L (0-2) 6 5 4 4 2 2 1 3.29 25 46 -0.133 0.85 -1.1
Jack Fisher 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.021 0.08 1.4
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 3 1 4.00 34 46 0 0 -0.112 0.71 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: T Cloninger 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Cloninger (2; O Cepeda).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 3,554.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Felipe Alou CF 1 Pete Rose CF
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Bobby Tolan RF
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Alex Johnson LF
4 Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 Tony Perez 3B
5 Clete Boyer 3B 5 Lee May 1B
6 Bob Aspromonte LF 6 Johnny Bench C
7 Sonny Jackson SS 7 Tommy Helms 2B
8 Bob Didier C 8 Darrel Chaney SS
9 Phil Niekro P 9 Tony Cloninger P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 1-3 R ATL F. Millan T. Cloninger 11% 61% Single to RF; Jackson Scores; Alou to 2B
t4 1-0 0 --- R ATL O. Cepeda T. Cloninger 11% 74% Home Run
t6 2-0 1 12- R ATL C. Boyer T. Cloninger 9% 90% Single to CF; Millan Scores; Cepeda to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O CIN A. Johnson P. Niekro 6% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-4 0 1-- OO CIN T. Perez P. Niekro 6% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Alou T. Cloninger -2% 48% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL F. Millan T. Cloninger -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron T. Cloninger -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose P. Niekro 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN B. Tolan P. Niekro -4% 43% Single to P; Tolan to 2B/Adv on E1
b1 0-0 1 -2- CIN A. Johnson P. Niekro -3% 41% Tolan Steals 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O CIN A. Johnson P. Niekro 6% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O CIN T. Perez P. Niekro 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL O. Cepeda T. Cloninger -2% 48% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O ATL C. Boyer T. Cloninger -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O ATL B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN L. May P. Niekro 2% 47% Lineout: 3B
b2 0-0 1 --- CIN J. Bench P. Niekro -3% 45% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CIN T. Helms P. Niekro 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B; Bench to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O CIN D. Chaney P. Niekro 3% 50% Lineout: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- ATL S. Jackson T. Cloninger 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O ATL B. Didier T. Cloninger -4% 50% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-0 1 1-- O ATL P. Niekro T. Cloninger -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- ATL F. Alou T. Cloninger 2% 50% Single to P; Jackson to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 R ATL F. Millan T. Cloninger 11% 61% Single to RF; Jackson Scores; Alou to 2B
t3 1-0 2 12- O ATL H. Aaron T. Cloninger -4% 57% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O CIN T. Cloninger P. Niekro 3% 60% Strikeout (C-1B)
b3 0-1 1 --- O CIN P. Rose P. Niekro 2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-1 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan P. Niekro 1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- R ATL O. Cepeda T. Cloninger 11% 74% Home Run
t4 2-0 0 --- O ATL C. Boyer T. Cloninger -2% 72% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 1 --- O ATL B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger -1% 71% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 2 --- O ATL S. Jackson T. Cloninger -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson P. Niekro 3% 73% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- O CIN T. Perez P. Niekro 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O CIN L. May P. Niekro 1% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- O ATL B. Didier T. Cloninger -2% 75% Popfly: SS
t5 2-0 1 --- O ATL P. Niekro T. Cloninger -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- O ATL F. Alou T. Cloninger -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- O CIN J. Bench P. Niekro 3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O CIN T. Helms P. Niekro 2% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 --- O CIN D. Chaney P. Niekro 1% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- ATL F. Millan T. Cloninger 2% 81% Single to LF
t6 2-0 0 1-- ATL H. Aaron T. Cloninger 2% 84% Wild Pitch; Millan to 2B
t6 2-0 0 -2- O ATL H. Aaron T. Cloninger -3% 81% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 1 -2- ATL O. Cepeda T. Cloninger 1% 82% Intentional Walk
t6 2-0 1 12- R ATL C. Boyer T. Cloninger 9% 90% Single to CF; Millan Scores; Cepeda to 3B
t6 3-0 1 1-3 R ATL B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger 3% 93% Wild Pitch; Cepeda Scores; Boyer to 2B
t6 4-0 1 -2- O ATL B. Aspromonte T. Cloninger -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-0 2 -2- O ATL S. Jackson T. Cloninger -1% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Tony Cloninger (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 --- O CIN J. Stewart P. Niekro 2% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-4 1 --- O CIN P. Rose P. Niekro 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-4 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan P. Niekro 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 8-9-1
Jack Fisher replaces Jimmy Stewart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 0 --- O ATL B. Didier J. Fisher -0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
t7 4-0 1 --- O ATL P. Niekro J. Fisher -0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
t7 4-0 2 --- O ATL F. Alou J. Fisher -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
b7 0-4 0 --- CIN A. Johnson P. Niekro -3% 91% Single to CF
b7 0-4 0 1-- OO CIN T. Perez P. Niekro 6% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 0-4 2 --- O CIN L. May P. Niekro 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 2-3-4
t8 4-0 0 --- O ATL F. Millan J. Fisher -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 4-0 1 --- ATL H. Aaron J. Fisher 0% 96% E7 on Foul Ball
t8 4-0 1 --- O ATL H. Aaron J. Fisher -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 4-0 2 --- O ATL O. Cepeda J. Fisher -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b8 0-4 0 --- O CIN J. Bench P. Niekro 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-4 1 --- O CIN T. Helms P. Niekro 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-4 2 --- O CIN D. Chaney P. Niekro 0% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 5-6-7
t9 4-0 0 --- O ATL C. Boyer J. Fisher -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 4-0 1 --- O ATL B. Aspromonte J. Fisher -0% 98% Strikeout
t9 4-0 2 --- ATL S. Jackson J. Fisher 0% 99% Single to CF
t9 4-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Didier J. Fisher -0% 98% Jackson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Jack Fisher (P) batting 9th
b9 0-4 0 --- O CIN F. Whitfield P. Niekro 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-4 1 --- O CIN P. Rose P. Niekro 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-4 2 --- CIN B. Tolan P. Niekro -0% 100% Single to LF (LF-CF)
b9 0-4 2 1-- CIN A. Johnson P. Niekro -1% 99% Single to 3B; Tolan to 3B
b9 0-4 2 1-3 O CIN T. Perez P. Niekro 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

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