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TEX
@CAL		0
1
MIL
@CLE		5
1
BOS
@DET		2
3
CHW
@KCR		1
2		 
(11)
MIN
@OAK		3
4		 
(11)
PHI
@CHC		4
2
LAD
@CIN		3
1
SFG
@HOU		5
0
PIT
@NYM		0
4
ATL
@SDP		5
6
MON
@STL		3
2
Saturday, April 15, 1972,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 37,895, Time of Game: 2:13
Dodgers
3
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
 at Reds
1
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
W: Don Sutton (1-0)
S: Jim Brewer (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    3  7  2
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  2

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.110 1.19 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 2 3
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.084 0.78 0.109 -0.025 0.6 9 1 2B
Willie Davis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 -0.096 1.12 0.023 -0.119 -0.8 1 0 2B
Frank Robinson RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .500 0.026 1.07 0.105 -0.079 0.3 3 0
Jim Lefebvre 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .750 0.156 0.85 0.193 -0.037 0.6 0 4 2B
Willie Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.008 0.86 0.050 -0.058 -0.2 1 0
   Jim Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Duke Sims C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1.250 0.182 0.92 0.200 -0.018 1.3 10 0 HR
Billy Grabarkewitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.048 0.92 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 0 1
   Steve Garvey 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Sutton P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.107 1.40 0.013 -0.120 -0.6 1 2
   Manny Mota LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 36 3 7 3 0 3 .194 .556 0.076 0.98 0.693 -0.617 -0.7 27 11
2B: B Buckner (1, off J Billingham); J Lefebvre (1, off J Billingham); W Davis (1, off J Billingham).
HR: D Sims (1, off T Hall; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: D Sims 4; J Lefebvre 2; W Davis 2; B Buckner 2; W Crawford; F Robinson; D Sutton.
RBI: D Sims (1); J Lefebvre (1); F Robinson (1).
2-out RBI: F Robinson; J Lefebvre.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lefebvre-M Wills-B Buckner.
E: B Grabarkewitz (1); D Sims (1).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.667 0.142 1.05 0.165 -0.023 1.1 2 0 2B
Joe Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.047 1.54 0.104 -0.056 0.1 1 6
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.229 1.72 0.011 -0.240 -1.5 3 0
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.160 1.75 0.000 -0.160 -1.0 3 0
Tony Perez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.128 1.34 0.000 -0.128 -0.8 15 0
Denis Menke 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.667 0.184 0.87 0.196 -0.012 1.3 0 2 HR
Cesar Geronimo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.165 1.50 0.000 -0.165 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.042 0.59 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 1 2
Jack Billingham P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.037 0.78 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 0 0
   Tom Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Julian Javier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.036 1.52 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
   Jim McGlothlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 1 7 .100 .362 -0.424 1.31 0.476 -0.899 -2.7 27 11
2B: P Rose (1, off D Sutton).
HR: D Menke (1, off D Sutton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Menke 4; P Rose 3.
GIDP: C Geronimo (1).
RBI: D Menke (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Morgan (1); T Hall (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (1-0) 7 3 1 1 1 5 1 1.29 26 71 0.281 1.38 1.8
Jim Brewer, S (1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.142 0.99 0.8
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 1 7 1 1.00 32 71 0 0 0.423 0.98 2.7

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Billingham, L (0-1) 5.2 5 2 2 0 1 0 3.18 23 52 -0.044 1.24 0.2
Tom Hall 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.86 10 1 0 -0.044 0.62 0.1
Jim McGlothlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.012 0.16 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 0 3 1 3.00 36 52 1 0 -0.076 1.31 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: D Sutton (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 37,895.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Cincinnati Reds
1 Maury Wills SS 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Bill Buckner 1B 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Frank Robinson RF 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Jim Lefebvre 2B 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Willie Crawford LF 6 Denis Menke 3B
7 Duke Sims C 7 Cesar Geronimo RF
8 Billy Grabarkewitz 3B 8 Dave Concepcion SS
9 Don Sutton P 9 Jack Billingham P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-1 2 -2- R LAD J. Lefebvre J. Billingham 19% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive); Buckner Scores
b2 0-1 1 --- R CIN D. Menke D. Sutton -13% 48% Home Run
t7 2-1 0 --- R LAD D. Sims T. Hall 12% 85% Home Run
b7 1-3 0 1-- OO CIN C. Geronimo D. Sutton 12% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- R LAD F. Robinson J. Billingham 10% 59% Single to CF; Davis Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD M. Wills J. Billingham -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham -1% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- LAD W. Davis J. Billingham 2% 49% Double to LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- R LAD F. Robinson J. Billingham 10% 59% Single to CF; Davis Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O LAD J. Lefebvre J. Billingham -2% 57% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CIN P. Rose D. Sutton -7% 50% Double to LF
b1 0-1 0 -2- O CIN J. Morgan D. Sutton 1% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rose to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 O CIN B. Tolan D. Sutton 8% 60% Fielder's Choice P; Rose out at Hm/P-C; Tolan to 1B
b1 0-1 2 1-- CIN J. Bench D. Sutton -1% 59% Wild Pitch; Tolan to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench D. Sutton 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford J. Billingham -2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1-0 1 --- O LAD D. Sims J. Billingham -1% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1-0 2 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz J. Billingham -1% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O CIN T. Perez D. Sutton 2% 60% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- R CIN D. Menke D. Sutton -13% 48% Home Run
b2 1-1 1 --- O CIN C. Geronimo D. Sutton 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion D. Sutton 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O LAD D. Sutton J. Billingham -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- O LAD M. Wills J. Billingham -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t3 1-1 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O CIN J. Billingham D. Sutton 2% 47% Strikeout
b3 1-1 1 --- CIN P. Rose D. Sutton -3% 45% Single/Bunt
b3 1-1 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan D. Sutton 3% 48% Flyball: LF
b3 1-1 2 1-- O CIN B. Tolan D. Sutton 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Billingham -3% 47% Lineout: RF
t4 1-1 1 --- O LAD F. Robinson J. Billingham -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-1 2 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre J. Billingham -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O CIN J. Bench D. Sutton 3% 47% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1-1 1 --- O CIN T. Perez D. Sutton 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- O CIN D. Menke D. Sutton 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- LAD W. Crawford J. Billingham 5% 55% Single to P
t5 1-1 0 1-- LAD D. Sims J. Billingham 8% 63% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Crawford to 2B; Sims to 1B
t5 1-1 0 12- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz J. Billingham -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Crawford to 3B
t5 1-1 1 1-3 O LAD D. Sutton J. Billingham -10% 51% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 1-1 2 1-3 O LAD M. Wills J. Billingham -7% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O CIN C. Geronimo D. Sutton 3% 47% Popfly: SS
b5 1-1 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion D. Sutton 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O CIN J. Billingham D. Sutton 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham 10% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t6 1-1 0 -2- O LAD W. Davis J. Billingham -7% 54% Popfly: SS
t6 1-1 1 -2- O LAD F. Robinson J. Billingham -5% 48% Strikeout
t6 1-1 2 -2- R LAD J. Lefebvre J. Billingham 19% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive); Buckner Scores
Tom Hall replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-1 2 -2- O LAD W. Crawford T. Hall -3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
b6 1-2 0 --- CIN P. Rose D. Sutton -7% 57% Reached on Interference on C; Rose to 1B
b6 1-2 0 1-- CIN J. Morgan D. Sutton -10% 47% Walk; Rose to 2B
b6 1-2 0 12- O CIN B. Tolan D. Sutton 10% 57% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-2 1 12- O CIN J. Bench D. Sutton 8% 65% Popfly: C
b6 1-2 2 12- O CIN T. Perez D. Sutton 8% 72% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
t7 2-1 0 --- R LAD D. Sims T. Hall 12% 85% Home Run
t7 3-1 0 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz T. Hall -1% 83% Flyball: CF
t7 3-1 1 --- LAD D. Sutton T. Hall 1% 85% Single to RF
t7 3-1 1 1-- O LAD M. Wills T. Hall -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B; Sutton to 2B
t7 3-1 2 -2- LAD B. Buckner T. Hall 1% 85% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Sutton to 3B; Buckner to 1B
t7 3-1 2 1-3 O LAD W. Davis T. Hall -3% 82% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
b7 1-3 0 --- CIN D. Menke D. Sutton -7% 75% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Menke to 1B
b7 1-3 0 1-- OO CIN C. Geronimo D. Sutton 12% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion D. Sutton 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Tom Hall facing 4-5-6
t8 3-1 0 --- O LAD F. Robinson T. Hall -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre T. Hall -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-1 2 --- O LAD W. Crawford T. Hall -0% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Jim Brewer facing 9-1-2
Jim Brewer replaces Willie Crawford (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Manny Mota replaces Don Sutton (P) playing LF batting 9th
Julian Javier pinch hits for Tom Hall (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 --- O CIN J. Javier J. Brewer 4% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-3 1 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Brewer 2% 93% Lineout: RF
b8 1-3 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan J. Brewer 1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Jim McGlothlin facing 7-8-9
Jim McGlothlin replaces Julian Javier (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O LAD D. Sims J. McGlothlin -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-1 1 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz J. McGlothlin -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-1 2 --- O LAD M. Mota J. McGlothlin -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Jim Brewer facing 3-4-5
Steve Garvey replaces Billy Grabarkewitz playing 3B batting 8th
b9 1-3 0 --- O CIN B. Tolan J. Brewer 4% 97% Strikeout
b9 1-3 1 --- O CIN J. Bench J. Brewer 2% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 1-3 2 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Brewer 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

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