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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		4
1
MIL
@DET		3
5
MIN
@KCR		1
0		 
(12)
CLE
@NYY		2
4
CAL
@OAK		6
5
CHW
@TEX		5
1
NYM
@CHC		1
5
ATL
@CIN		4
2
SFG
@LAD		1
0
PHI
@MON		1
4
HOU
@SDP		4
2
PIT
@STL		9
4		 
(14)
Wednesday, May 24, 1972
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 10,156, Time of Game: 2:22
Braves
4
14-20
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 8½ GB
 at Reds
2
18-17
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
W: Tom Kelley (3-4)
L: Wayne Simpson (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  1    4 10  0
Reds            0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felix Millan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .658 -0.120 1.02 0.000 -0.120 -1.1 3 4
Ralph Garr LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .712 0.050 0.99 0.086 -0.036 0.2 3 0 SB
Dusty Baker CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 .770 0.188 1.34 0.276 -0.087 0.3 2 0
Earl Williams C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .715 -0.104 1.07 0.000 -0.104 -0.8 4 1
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .339 .911 -0.028 0.74 0.026 -0.054 -0.2 8 0
Darrell Evans 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 .274 .883 0.082 0.70 0.133 -0.051 0.9 0 1 HR,2B,GDP
Mike Lum RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 .215 .557 0.135 1.18 0.206 -0.071 1.2 2 0 CS
Marty Perez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .228 .538 0.073 1.44 0.165 -0.092 0.3 5 4
Tom Kelley P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .153 -0.099 1.31 0.000 -0.099 -0.6 0 0
   Hank Aaron PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .864 0.001 0.35 0.001 0.000 0.1 IW
   Oscar Brown PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1.048 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Cecil Upshaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 10 4 3 4 .294 .763 0.178 1.06 0.893 -0.714 0.3 27 10
2B: D Evans (3, off W Simpson).
HR: D Evans (6, off W Simpson; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
IBB: H Aaron (3, by C Carroll).
TB: D Evans 6; M Lum 3; R Garr 2; D Baker; M Perez; O Cepeda.
GIDP: D Evans (3).
RBI: D Baker (7); D Evans (18); M Perez (8); M Lum (2).
2-out RBI: D Baker; M Perez; M Lum.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Millan-M Perez-O Cepeda.
Baserunning
SB: R Garr (8, 2nd base off W Simpson/J Bench).
CS: M Lum (2, 2nd base by W Simpson/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .608 -0.126 1.02 0.000 -0.126 -0.9 4 1
Joe Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .896 0.021 0.80 0.054 -0.033 0.1 1 1 SB
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .889 -0.103 0.96 0.012 -0.115 -0.6 2 0 CS
Johnny Bench C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .237 .770 0.082 1.35 0.162 -0.079 1.0 4 1 HR
Joe Hague 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .242 .838 0.134 1.27 0.195 -0.061 0.7 8 1 HR
   Darrel Chaney PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 1.024 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Hal McRae RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .469 -0.061 0.89 0.000 -0.061 -0.5 3 0
   Cesar Geronimo RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .656 -0.135 3.31 0.000 -0.135 -0.4 0 0 GDP
Denis Menke 3B-1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .232 .664 0.021 0.85 0.058 -0.037 0.3 1 2
Dave Concepcion SS-3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .616 -0.018 1.25 0.074 -0.092 -0.0 3 4 2B
Wayne Simpson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.088 1.17 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 1 1
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ted Uhlaender PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .475 -0.047 2.27 0.000 -0.047 -0.2
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 5 4 .219 .762 -0.320 1.14 0.555 -0.874 -1.7 27 13
2B: D Concepcion (3, off T Kelley).
HR: J Hague (4, off T Kelley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Bench (6, off T Kelley; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Hague 4; J Bench 4; D Concepcion 3; D Menke 2; B Tolan.
GIDP: C Geronimo (3).
RBI: J Hague (12); J Bench (18).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Hague-D Concepcion-W Simpson; P Rose-J Hague.
Outfield Assists: P Rose (R Garr at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (16, 2nd base off T Kelley/E Williams).
CS: B Tolan (4, 2nd base by T Kelley/E Williams).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Kelley, W (3-4) 8 6 2 2 5 4 2 4.26 33 61 0.250 1.09 1.3
Cecil Upshaw, S (3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 0.071 1.56 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 2 2.00 37 61 0 0 0.321 1.06 1.7

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Simpson, L (1-1) 8.1 10 4 4 2 4 1 2.96 34 49 -0.192 1.12 -0.8
Clay Carroll 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.42 3 1 0 0.012 0.36 0.4
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 3 4 1 4.00 37 49 1 0 -0.180 1.14 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Carroll (1; H Aaron).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 10,156.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Felix Millan 2B 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Ralph Garr LF 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Dusty Baker CF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Earl Williams C 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Orlando Cepeda 1B 5 Joe Hague 1B
6 Darrell Evans 3B 6 Hal McRae RF
7 Mike Lum RF 7 Denis Menke 3B
8 Marty Perez SS 8 Dave Concepcion SS
9 Tom Kelley P 9 Wayne Simpson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-2 2 -2- R ATL D. Baker W. Simpson 28% 76% Single to CF; Garr Scores
t5 1-2 2 -2- R ATL M. Perez W. Simpson 16% 48% Single to RF; Lum Scores; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw
b8 2-3 1 1-- OO CIN C. Geronimo T. Kelley 14% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- R CIN J. Hague T. Kelley -13% 35% Home Run
t5 0-2 2 -2- R ATL M. Lum W. Simpson 12% 32% Single to RF; Evans Scores; Lum to 2B/Adv on throw

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' Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Millan W. Simpson -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Garr W. Simpson -1% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. Baker W. Simpson -1% 46% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Kelley 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan T. Kelley 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CIN B. Tolan T. Kelley -1% 48% Single to RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench T. Kelley 2% 50% Tolan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL E. Williams W. Simpson -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- ATL O. Cepeda W. Simpson 3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO ATL D. Evans W. Simpson -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Kelley 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- R CIN J. Hague T. Kelley -13% 35% Home Run
b2 1-0 1 --- O CIN H. McRae T. Kelley 1% 36% Lineout: SS
b2 1-0 2 --- CIN D. Menke T. Kelley -1% 35% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion T. Kelley 2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- ATL M. Lum W. Simpson 5% 41% Single to CF
t3 0-1 0 1-- O ATL M. Perez W. Simpson -7% 34% Lum Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 0-1 1 --- O ATL M. Perez W. Simpson -2% 33% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O ATL T. Kelley W. Simpson -1% 32% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O CIN W. Simpson T. Kelley 2% 33% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Kelley 1% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- CIN J. Morgan T. Kelley -1% 34% Walk
b3 1-0 2 1-- O CIN B. Tolan T. Kelley 2% 36% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O ATL F. Millan W. Simpson -3% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- ATL R. Garr W. Simpson 3% 36% Single to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-- OO ATL D. Baker W. Simpson -6% 30% Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- R CIN J. Bench T. Kelley -11% 19% Home Run
b4 2-0 0 --- O CIN J. Hague T. Kelley 1% 20% Strikeout
b4 2-0 1 --- O CIN H. McRae T. Kelley 1% 21% Flyball: RF
b4 2-0 2 --- CIN D. Menke T. Kelley -1% 20% Single to SS
b4 2-0 2 1-- CIN D. Concepcion T. Kelley -2% 18% Double to LF; Menke to 3B
b4 2-0 2 -23 O CIN W. Simpson T. Kelley 3% 22% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
t5 0-2 0 --- O ATL E. Williams W. Simpson -3% 19% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 0-2 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda W. Simpson -2% 17% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- ATL D. Evans W. Simpson 3% 20% Double to RF (RF Line)
t5 0-2 2 -2- R ATL M. Lum W. Simpson 12% 32% Single to RF; Evans Scores; Lum to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 1-2 2 -2- R ATL M. Perez W. Simpson 16% 48% Single to RF; Lum Scores; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 2-2 2 -2- O ATL T. Kelley W. Simpson -5% 44% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Kelley 3% 47% Strikeout
b5 2-2 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan T. Kelley 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b5 2-2 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan T. Kelley 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
t6 2-2 0 --- O ATL F. Millan W. Simpson -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-2 1 --- O ATL R. Garr W. Simpson -2% 45% Popfly: SS
t6 2-2 2 --- O ATL D. Baker W. Simpson -1% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- CIN J. Bench T. Kelley -5% 38% Walk
b6 2-2 0 1-- O CIN J. Hague T. Kelley 5% 43% Popfly: SS
b6 2-2 1 1-- O CIN H. McRae T. Kelley 4% 47% Flyball: LF
b6 2-2 2 1-- CIN D. Menke T. Kelley -4% 43% Single to RF; Bench to 3B
b6 2-2 2 1-3 O CIN D. Concepcion T. Kelley 7% 50% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
Cesar Geronimo replaces Hal McRae playing RF batting 6th
t7 2-2 0 --- O ATL E. Williams W. Simpson -4% 46% Flyball: CF
t7 2-2 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda W. Simpson -3% 44% Lineout: LF
t7 2-2 2 --- ATL D. Evans W. Simpson 2% 46% Walk
t7 2-2 2 1-- ATL M. Lum W. Simpson 3% 49% Walk; Evans to 2B
t7 2-2 2 12- O ATL M. Perez W. Simpson -7% 42% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 9-1-2
b7 2-2 0 --- O CIN W. Simpson T. Kelley 4% 46% Strikeout
b7 2-2 1 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Kelley 3% 48% Lineout: LF
b7 2-2 2 --- CIN J. Morgan T. Kelley -2% 46% Walk
b7 2-2 2 1-- CIN B. Tolan T. Kelley -2% 44% Morgan Steals 2B
b7 2-2 2 -2- O CIN B. Tolan T. Kelley 6% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
t8 2-2 0 --- O ATL T. Kelley W. Simpson -4% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-2 1 --- O ATL F. Millan W. Simpson -3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-2 2 --- ATL R. Garr W. Simpson 2% 45% Single to CF
t8 2-2 2 1-- ATL D. Baker W. Simpson 3% 48% Garr Steals 2B
t8 2-2 2 -2- R ATL D. Baker W. Simpson 28% 76% Single to CF; Garr Scores
t8 3-2 2 1-- O ATL E. Williams W. Simpson -2% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 4-5-6
b8 2-3 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Kelley 6% 79% Popfly: 2B
b8 2-3 1 --- CIN J. Hague T. Kelley -7% 73% Walk
Darrel Chaney pinch runs for Joe Hague (1B) batting 5th
b8 2-3 1 1-- OO CIN C. Geronimo T. Kelley 14% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 5-6-7
Denis Menke moves from 3B to 1B
Dave Concepcion moves from SS to 3B
Darrel Chaney moves from PR to SS
t9 3-2 0 --- O ATL O. Cepeda W. Simpson -1% 85% Strikeout
t9 3-2 1 --- R ATL D. Evans W. Simpson 9% 94% Home Run
t9 4-2 1 --- ATL M. Lum W. Simpson 1% 94% Single
Clay Carroll replaces Wayne Simpson pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-2 1 1-- O ATL M. Perez C. Carroll -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B; Lum to 2B
Hank Aaron pinch hits for Tom Kelley (P) batting 9th
t9 4-2 2 -2- ATL H. Aaron C. Carroll 0% 94% Intentional Walk
Oscar Brown pinch runs for Hank Aaron (PH) batting 9th
t9 4-2 2 12- O ATL F. Millan C. Carroll -1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Cecil Upshaw facing 7-8-9
Cecil Upshaw replaces Oscar Brown (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-4 0 --- O CIN D. Menke C. Upshaw 4% 97% Lineout: LF
b9 2-4 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion C. Upshaw -5% 91% Single to LF
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
b9 2-4 1 1-- O CIN T. Uhlaender C. Upshaw 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Concepcion to 2B
b9 2-4 2 -2- O CIN P. Rose C. Upshaw 4% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.

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