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BAL  8
MIL  7

(10)
BOS 10
NYY  5

KCR 12
@CAL  5

CLE  2
DET  1

MIN  5
@OAK  3

CHW  3
@TEX  1

CHC  3
MON  2

(10)
SFG  7
@CIN  5

(11)
NYM  3
PHI  2

SDP  4
LAD  3

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 10,464

Saturday, April 7, 1973
Time of Game: 3:03
Giants
7
2-0
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  2  1   0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2    7 11  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0    5  8  1
W: E Sosa (1-0), L: C Carroll (0-1)
Reds
5
0-2
Lost 2
5th, 2 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    6   1   3   3    0   2  .364 1.182    0    3   0   HR,2B
T Fuentes 2B                  6   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .546    0    1   4   GDP
C Speier SS                   5   0   0   0    1   3  .111  .311    0    1   2   
W McCovey 1B                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .333 1.389    0   10   0   HR,IW
  D Kingman PR-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
E Goodson 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    1   1   2B
  E Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Maddox CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   0   CS
G Thomasson LF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    3   0   2·SH,IW
D Rader C                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .286  .873    0   10   0   IW
J Willoughby P                3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   3   HR
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Howarth PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Gallagher 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   HBP
  G Matthews PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Blanco 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       41   7  11   7    5   9                    33  10
BATTING
2B: B Bonds (2, off C Carroll); E Goodson (1, off J Billingham).
HR: J Willoughby (1, off T Hall; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W McCovey (1, off J Billingham; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); B Bonds (1, off T Hall; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: G Thomasson 2 (2, off P Borbon, off C Carroll).
IBB: W McCovey (2, by P Borbon); G Thomasson (1, by J Billingham); D Rader (1, by C Carroll).
HBP: A Gallagher (1, by C Carroll).
TB: B Bonds 7; J Willoughby 4; W McCovey 4; E Goodson 3; G Maddox 2; D Rader; T Fuentes.
GIDP: T Fuentes (1).
RBI: B Bonds 3 (4); J Willoughby 2 (2); D Rader (1); W McCovey (1).
2-out RBI: W McCovey; B Bonds; J Willoughby.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
BASERUNNING
CS: G Maddox (1, 3rd base by P Borbon/J Bench).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .444  .888    0    3   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   3   1    1   0  .500 1.181    0    3   2   2B
B Tolan RF                    5   1   1   3    0   1  .222  .778    0    2   0   HR
J Bench C                     4   0   1   0    1   2  .143  .476    0    9   1   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    6   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Scheinblum PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
C Geronimo CF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .333    0    5   0   
D Concepcion SS               2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   2   
  D Chaney PH-SS              3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Menke 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    0    1   3   
  L Stahl PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  B Plummer 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Billingham P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Locklear PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hague PH-1B               1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  P Gagliano PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       41   5   8   5    3   9                    33  10
BATTING
2B: J Morgan (1, off J Willoughby).
HR: B Tolan (1, off J Willoughby; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: B Tolan 4; J Morgan 4; P Rose 2; J Bench; J Hague.
RBI: B Tolan 3 (3); J Morgan (1); P Rose (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Concepcion-T Perez.
E: P Rose (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Willoughby                   7.1   6   5   5    2   6   1   6.14   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 5     50    -     0.81  -0.25
R Moffitt                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.64   0.18
J Morris                       0.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.86   0.02
E Sosa, W (1-0)                1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.95   0.18
Totals                        11     8   5   5    3   9   1          44     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 7          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 Billingham                   6     5   3   3    2   5   1   4.50   24     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 5     53    -     0.82  -0.13
T Hall                         2     2   2   2    0   3   2   9.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.16  -0.06
P Borbon                       2     2   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    2.99   0.25
C Carroll, L (0-1)             1     2   2   2    1   1   0  18.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.73  -0.42
Totals                        11    11   7   7    5   9   3          49     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0·11           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: P Borbon (1; W McCovey); J Billingham (1; G Thomasson); C Carroll (1; D Rader).
HBP: C Carroll (1; A Gallagher).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - (none), 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 10,464.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Bonds              RF    1. P Rose               LF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. C Speier             SS    3. B Tolan              RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. E Goodson            3B    5. T Perez              1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. C Geronimo           CF 
7. G Thomasson          LF    7. D Concepcion         SS 
8. D Rader              C     8. D Menke              3B 
9. J Willoughby         P     9. J Billingham         P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-2  12-     -43%  44% B Tolan         J Willoughby    Home Run; Rose Scores; Morgan Scores
   t11   1  5-5  123      24%  96% B Bonds         C Carroll       Double to LF; Maddox Scores; Rader Scores; Matthews to 3B
   t10   2  5-5  123     -16%  38% E Goodson       P Borbon        Flyball: CF
   t 9   1  5-5  -2-     -16%  41% D Rader         P Borbon        Maddox Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b10   2  5-5  123      15%  50% R Scheinblum    E Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T Fuentes       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Willoughby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      48%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
          1--      45%  J Bench         Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  W McCovey       Walk
          1--      65%  E Goodson       Double to CF (CF-RF); McCovey to 3B
   O      -23      60%  G Maddox        Strikeout
          -23      61%  G Thomasson     Intentional Walk
   R      123      71%  D Rader         Single to RF; McCovey Scores; Goodson to 3B; Thomasson to 2B
   RO     123      73%  J Willoughby    Groundout: 3B-1B; Goodson Scores; Thomasson to 3B; Rader to 2B
   O      -23      68%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  C Speier        Strikeout
   R      ---      80%  W McCovey       Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      80%  E Goodson       Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Willoughby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  J Billingham    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      83%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Morgan        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  G Thomasson     Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Willoughby    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Willoughby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  B Bonds         Single to P
   OO     1--      84%  T Fuentes       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Speier        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  C Geronimo      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      87%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  D Menke         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  E Goodson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Willoughby facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Locklear pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  G Locklear      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  J Morgan        Double to LF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-      91%  B Tolan         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Hall replaces Gene Locklear pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  D Rader         Strikeout
   R      ---      95%  J Willoughby    Home Run
   R      ---      97%  B Bonds         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Willoughby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Geronimo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Hall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  C Speier        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  E Goodson       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Willoughby facing 7-8-9
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Dave Concepcion batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  Larry Stahl pinch hits for Denis Menke batting 8th
          ---      98%  L Stahl         Walk
                  Joe Hague pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
          1--      97%  J Hague         Single to RF; Stahl to 2B
   R      12-      94%  P Rose          Single to CF; Stahl Scores; Hague to 2B
   R      12-      87%  J Morgan        Single to CF; Hague Scores; Rose to 2B
   RRR    12-      44%  B Tolan         Home Run; Rose Scores; Morgan Scores
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Jim Willoughby pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      48%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Tony Perez pitching and batting 5th; Joe Hague moves to 1B; Bill Plummer replaces Larry Stahl playing 3B batting 8th; Darrel Chaney moves to SS
          ---      58%  G Maddox        Single to 3B
   O      1--      56%  G Thomasson     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maddox to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  D Rader         Maddox Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      38%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Randy Moffitt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      43%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  D Chaney        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  B Plummer       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Pedro Borbon facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Howarth pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  J Howarth       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      41%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  T Fuentes       Single to LF
          1--      48%  C Speier        Walk; Fuentes to 2B
          12-      54%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk; Fuentes to 3B; Speier to 2B
                  Dave Kingman pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   O      123      38%  E Goodson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, John Morris facing 9-1-2
                  John Morris replaces Jim Howarth pitching and batting 9th; Dave Kingman moves to 1B; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Joe Hague batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  P Gagliano      Strikeout Looking
          ---      38%  P Rose          Single to 2B
          1--      30%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      40%  B Tolan         Strikeout
                  Elias Sosa replaces Ed Goodson pitching and batting 5th; Al Gallagher replaces John Morris playing 3B batting 9th
          12-      35%  J Bench         Walk; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
                  Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 5th
   O      123      50%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
                  Clay Carroll replaces Richie Scheinblum pitching and batting 5th; Phil Gagliano moves to 1B
          ---      58%  G Maddox        Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  G Thomasson     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maddox to 2B
          -2-      58%  D Rader         Intentional Walk
          12-      72%  A Gallagher     Hit By Pitch; Maddox to 3B; Rader to 2B
                  Gary Matthews pinch runs for Al Gallagher batting 9th
   RR     123      96%  B Bonds         Double to LF; Maddox Scores; Rader Scores; Matthews to 3B
          -23      96%  T Fuentes       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fuentes to 1B
   O      123      94%  C Speier        Strikeout Looking
   O      123      92%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 7, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Elias Sosa facing 6-7-8
                  Damaso Blanco replaces Gary Matthews playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Plummer       Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Reds 5.

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