April 20, 1969 Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
CLE 4 CHW 3
SEP 2
(10) CHW 13
SEP 3 OAK 5
@KCR 1 KCR 7
OAK 5 MIN 12
CAL 1 DET 5
@NYY 2 NYY 2
DET 0 BAL 2
@WSA 1 WSA 5
BAL 2 CIN 7
ATL 1 LAD 2
HOU 1 CHC 6
@MON 3 MON 4
CHC 2 PHI 7
PIT 1 SFG 3
SDP 2 NYM 11
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 29,163

Sunday, April 20, 1969
Time of Game: 2:30

Braves

9-3

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Maloney (1-0), L: K Johnson (0-1)

Reds

4-5

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .231  .722    0    2   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .797    0    5   3   
H Aaron RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .429 1.291    0    2   0   SB
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .178  .653    0    8   1   
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .613    0    0   3   
B Aspromonte LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .358    0    3   0   
S Jackson SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .847    0    1   1   
B Tillman C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .266    0    3   1   
K Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Evans PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Britton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    2   6                    24   9

BATTING

TB: F Alou 2; B Tillman; S Jackson; H Aaron; O Cepeda.

RBI: O Cepeda (7).

2-out RBI: O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Jackson-F Millan-O Cepeda.

PB: B Tillman (1).

E: F Millan (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Aaron (3, 2nd base off J Maloney/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose CF                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .361 1.035    0    2   0   
B Tolan RF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .883    0    2   0   2B
A Johnson LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .375 1.090    0    1   0   GDP
T Perez 3B                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .314  .825    0    1   5   
L May 1B                      4   1   1   3    0   1  .194  .620    0   13   0   HR
J Bench C                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .265  .749    0    6   0   HR
T Helms 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .710    0    1   1   
D Chaney SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    1   5   
J Maloney P                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    0    0   3   SH
Totals                       33   7  10   7    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Tolan (2, off K Johnson).

HR: J Bench (2, off K Johnson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); L May (2, off K Johnson; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Maloney (1, off J Britton).

TB: L May 4; J Bench 4; T Perez 3; P Rose 2; B Tolan 2; A Johnson; D Chaney.

GIDP: A Johnson (2).

RBI: L May 3 (9); T Perez 2 (5); P Rose (7); J Bench (6).

2-out RBI: T Perez; P Rose.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson, L (0-1)             5.1   8   6   5    3   3   2   7.84   27     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 3· 8     30    -     0.46  -0.29
C Raymond                      1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.06   0.01
J Britton                      1     1   1   1    1   1   0   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   6    4   4   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 3·10          2-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maloney, W (1-0)             9     6   1   1    2   6   0   2.25   35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 6     75    -     0.41   0.21
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 29,163.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. F Alou               CF    1. P Rose               CF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. B Tolan              RF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. A Johnson            LF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. T Perez              3B 
5. C Boyer              3B    5. L May                1B 
6. B Aspromonte         LF    6. J Bench              C  
7. S Jackson            SS    7. T Helms              2B 
8. B Tillman            C     8. D Chaney             SS 
9. K Johnson            P     9. J Maloney            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  1-3      16%  86% L May           K Johnson       Home Run; Johnson Scores; Perez Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       9%  71% T Perez         K Johnson       Single to CF; Tolan Scores; Johnson to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  ---       4%  57% B Tolan         K Johnson       Double to CF
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       3%  55% O Cepeda        J Maloney       Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-       3%  59% A Johnson       K Johnson       Passed Ball; Tolan to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  H Aaron         Walk
          1--      52%  O Cepeda        Aaron Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Rose          Lineout: LF
          ---      57%  B Tolan         Double to CF
          -2-      59%  A Johnson       Passed Ball; Tolan to 3B
          --3      61%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      71%  T Perez         Single to CF; Tolan Scores; Johnson to 3B
   RRR    1-3      86%  L May           Home Run; Johnson Scores; Perez Scores
   O      ---      86%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Maloney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  C Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  S Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  D Chaney        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      87%  J Maloney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      88%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      87%  B Tolan         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Maloney facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  B Tillman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  K Johnson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      90%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  A Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  T Perez         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      89%  L May           Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Maloney facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  H Aaron         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  O Cepeda        Walk
   O      1--      92%  C Boyer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Chaney        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      91%  J Maloney       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Maloney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  S Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  B Tillman       Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  K Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  P Rose          Single to RF
          1--      96%  B Tolan         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rose to 2B
   OO     12-      94%  A Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Rose to 3B
   R      --3      96%  T Perez         Single to CF; Rose Scores/unER
   O      1--      96%  L May           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  F Alou          Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  F Millan        Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      99%  J Bench         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  T Helms         Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Chaney        Single to RF
          1--      99%  J Maloney       Walk; Chaney to 2B
                  Claude Raymond replaces Ken Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  P Rose          Flyball: RF; Chaney to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  C Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  S Jackson       Single to 2B
   O      1--      99%  B Tillman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Claude Raymond facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  T Perez         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  L May           Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      99%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 9-1-2
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Claude Raymond batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  F Alou          Single to P
   O      1--     100%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      99%  H Aaron         Single to LF; Alou to 2B
   R      12-      99%  O Cepeda        Single to RF; Alou Scores; Aaron to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jim Britton facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Britton replaces Darrell Evans pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Helms         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Chaney        Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Maloney       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Chaney to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  P Rose          Single to LF; Chaney Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Tolan         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 7.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Jim Maloney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Tillman       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation