April 15, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 1
TEX 0 MIL 5
@CLE 1 DET 3
BOS 2 KCR 2
CHW 1
(11) OAK 4
MIN 3
(11) PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 3
@CIN 1 SFG 5
@HOU 0 NYM 4
PIT 0 SDP 6
ATL 5 MON 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 37,895

Saturday, April 15, 1972
Time of Game: 2:13

Dodgers

1-0

Won 1

1st

                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

W: D Sutton (1-0), L: J Billingham (0-1), S: J Brewer (1)

Reds

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
B Buckner 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    9   1   2B
W Davis CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    1   0   2B
F Robinson RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .750    0    0   4   2B
W Crawford LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
  J Brewer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Sims C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0   10   0   HR
B Grabarkewitz 3B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  S Garvey 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Sutton P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   2   
  M Mota LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   7   3    0   3                    27  11

BATTING

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              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    2   0   2B
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   6   
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    3   0   
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   15   0   
D Menke 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   2   HR
C Geronimo RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   GDP
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
J Billingham P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Javier PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J McGlothlin P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    1   7                    27  11

BATTING

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).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (1-0)              7     3   1   1    1   5   1   1.29   26     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 2     71    -     1.31   0.28
J Brewer, S (1)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.14
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   7   1          32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 2           -

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 Billingham, L (0-1)          5.2   5   2   2    0   1   0   3.18   23     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 3· 3     52    -     1.16  -0.04
T Hall                         2.1   2   1   1    0   2   1   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          1-0    0.80  -0.04
J McGlothlin                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 3· 5          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Sutton (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 37,895.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. M Wills              SS    1. P Rose               LF 
2. B Buckner            1B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. W Davis              CF    3. B Tolan              CF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. J Bench              C  
5. J Lefebvre           2B    5. T Perez              1B 
6. W Crawford           LF    6. D Menke              3B 
7. D Sims               C     7. C Geronimo           RF 
8. B Grabarkewitz       3B    8. D Concepcion         SS 
9. D Sutton             P     9. J Billingham         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-1  -2-      19%  68% J Lefebvre      J Billingham    Double to RF (Line Drive); Buckner Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  ---     -13%  48% D Menke         D Sutton        Home Run
   t 7   0  1-2  ---      12%  85% D Sims          T Hall          Home Run
   b 7   0  3-1  1--      12%  88% C Geronimo      D Sutton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  59% F Robinson      J Billingham    Single to CF; Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      49%  W Davis         Double to LF
   R      -2-      59%  F Robinson      Single to CF; Davis Scores
   O      1--      57%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  P Rose          Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rose to 3B
   O      --3      60%  B Tolan         Fielder's Choice P; Rose out at Hm/P-C; Tolan to 1B
          1--      59%  J Bench         Wild Pitch; Tolan to 2B
   O      -2-      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, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  W Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      59%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      58%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  T Perez         Strikeout
   R      ---      48%  D Menke         Home Run
   O      ---      49%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Concepcion    Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  D Sutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Billingham    Strikeout
          ---      45%  P Rose          Single/Bunt
   O      1--      48%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  B Tolan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  W Davis         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      46%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      44%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Bench         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  W Crawford      Single to P
          1--      63%  D Sims          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Crawford to 2B; Sims to 1B
   O      12-      60%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Crawford to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Sutton        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      44%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  C Geronimo      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      49%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Billingham    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  B Buckner       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      54%  W Davis         Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      48%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   R      -2-      68%  J Lefebvre      Double to RF (Line Drive); Buckner Scores
                  Tom Hall replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      64%  W Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  P Rose          Reached on Interference on C; Rose to 1B
          1--      47%  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      57%  B Tolan         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      65%  J Bench         Popfly: C
   O      12-      72%  T Perez         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      85%  D Sims          Home Run
   O      ---      83%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  D Sutton        Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B; Sutton to 2B
          -2-      85%  B Buckner       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Sutton to 3B; Buckner to 1B
   O      1-3      82%  W Davis         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  D Menke         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Menke to 1B
   OO     1--      88%  C Geronimo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Hall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  W Crawford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Brewer facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Brewer replaces Willie Crawford pitching and batting 6th; Manny Mota replaces Don Sutton playing LF batting 9th; Julian Javier pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  J Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  P Rose          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      94%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim McGlothlin facing 7-8-9
                  Jim McGlothlin replaces Julian Javier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Brewer facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Garvey replaces Billy Grabarkewitz playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  B Tolan         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation