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Standings
DET
@BAL		3
5
BOS
@CLE		7
8
BOS
@CLE		5
2
CHW
@KCR		8
4
CHW
@KCR		1
6
NYY
@MIL		3
4
TEX
@MIN		4
6
CAL
@OAK		2
3		 
(10)
PIT
@CHC		10
4
PIT
@CHC		3
11
ATL
@CIN		3
6
SDP
@HOU		3
4
SFG
@LAD		4
2
MON
@NYM		2
1		 
(10)
MON
@NYM		3
13
STL
@PHI		2
4
STL
@PHI		1
2
Sunday, April 22, 1973,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 11,659, Time of Game: 2:10
Braves
3
4-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
6
11-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ross Grimsley (3-0)
L: Ron Reed (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3 11  1
Reds            0  3  0   1  2  0   0  0  X    6  9  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rod Gilbreath 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .645 -0.063 0.70 0.011 -0.074 -0.9 0 3
Ralph Garr LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .394 -0.028 0.51 0.024 -0.053 -0.7 1 0
Dusty Baker CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .701 -0.041 0.64 0.015 -0.056 0.3 1 0 HR
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .777 0.000 0.49 0.037 -0.037 -0.2 1 2 2B
Darrell Evans 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .852 -0.029 0.61 0.026 -0.054 0.6 9 1 HR
Oscar Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 -0.060 0.57 0.000 -0.060 -0.8 2 0
Johnny Oates C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .302 .747 0.049 0.38 0.066 -0.018 0.8 7 3 HR
Marty Perez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .797 -0.044 0.59 0.012 -0.056 -0.2 2 2 2B
Ron Reed P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.012 0.55 0.025 -0.013 0.1 1 2
   Ron Schueler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dick Dietz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .762 0.012 0.40 0.012 0.000 0.2
   Roric Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larvell Blanks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
Team Totals 38 3 11 3 0 3 .289 .868 -0.208 0.56 0.228 -0.437 -0.9 24 13
2B: D Johnson (3, off R Grimsley); M Perez (4, off R Grimsley).
HR: D Evans (4, off R Grimsley; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Oates (1, off R Grimsley; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Baker (2, off R Grimsley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF Line).
TB: J Oates 5; D Evans 5; D Baker 4; M Perez 2; D Johnson 2; D Dietz; R Reed; R Garr; R Gilbreath.
RBI: D Baker (6); J Oates (2); D Evans (9).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Evans (2).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .343 .815 0.053 0.51 0.079 -0.026 0.5 4 0 2B
Joe Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333 1.058 -0.021 0.55 0.028 -0.049 -0.4 2 1 CS
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .277 .668 -0.006 0.32 0.024 -0.030 -0.4 3 0 2B
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .754 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -1.0 4 0
Tony Perez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .328 .892 -0.026 0.34 0.004 -0.030 -0.5 8 0
Cesar Geronimo RF 4 2 2 0 0 2 .246 .605 0.083 0.61 0.088 -0.005 1.0 1 0 SB
Dave Concepcion SS 4 2 2 4 0 0 .400 1.069 0.194 0.75 0.196 -0.002 3.4 4 3 HR,2B,SB
Denis Menke 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .267 .769 0.085 0.39 0.091 -0.006 0.8 1 1
Ross Grimsley P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.32 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 0 2 SH
Team Totals 32 6 9 6 3 7 .281 .812 0.292 0.48 0.510 -0.218 2.5 27 7
2B: D Concepcion (2, off R Reed); P Rose (3, off R Reed); B Tolan (2, off R Reed).
HR: D Concepcion (2, off R Reed; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: R Grimsley (1, off R Reed).
TB: D Concepcion 6; B Tolan 3; C Geronimo 2; P Rose 2; T Perez; D Menke.
RBI: D Concepcion 4 (14); D Menke (3); P Rose (6).
2-out RBI: D Concepcion 2; P Rose.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base off R Reed/J Oates); C Geronimo (3, 2nd base off R Reed/J Oates).
CS: J Morgan (2, 2nd base by R Reed/J Oates).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Reed, L (0-3) 4.2 8 6 6 3 4 1 6.23 25 25 -0.308 0.66 -4.1
Ron Schueler 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.12 4 1 0 0.008 0.08 0.7
Roric Harrison 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.64 7 0 0 0.007 0.05 0.9
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 3 7 1 6.75 36 25 1 0 -0.293 0.56 -2.5

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Grimsley, W (3-0) 9 11 3 3 0 3 3 2.10 38 56 0.207 0.56 0.9
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 0 3 3 3.00 38 56 0.207 0.48 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: R Reed (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 11,659.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Rod Gilbreath 3B 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Ralph Garr LF 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Dusty Baker CF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Davey Johnson 2B 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Darrell Evans 1B 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Oscar Brown RF 6 Cesar Geronimo RF
7 Johnny Oates C 7 Dave Concepcion SS
8 Marty Perez SS 8 Denis Menke 3B
9 Ron Reed P 9 Ross Grimsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 1 -2- R CIN D. Menke R. Reed 8% 77% Single to RF; Concepcion Scores
b2 2-0 2 -2- R CIN P. Rose R. Reed 8% 83% Double to RF (RF Line); Menke Scores
b5 4-1 2 1-3 RR CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 7% 97% Double to LF; Perez Scores; Geronimo Scores
b2 0-0 1 --3 R CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 6% 67% Fielder's Choice ; Geronimo Scores; Concepcion to 1B
t5 0-4 0 --- R ATL J. Oates R. Grimsley -6% 86% Home Run

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' Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath R. Grimsley 2% 52% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Garr R. Grimsley -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL D. Baker R. Grimsley 3% 52% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL D. Johnson R. Grimsley 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose R. Reed -2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN J. Morgan R. Reed 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CIN B. Tolan R. Reed -4% 51% Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- CIN B. Tolan R. Reed 2% 53% Double to RF (RF Line)
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench R. Reed -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL D. Evans R. Grimsley 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O ATL O. Brown R. Grimsley 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O ATL J. Oates R. Grimsley 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez R. Reed -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- CIN C. Geronimo R. Reed 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 2% 57% Geronimo Steals 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 3% 60% Wild Pitch; Geronimo to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 R CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 6% 67% Fielder's Choice ; Geronimo Scores; Concepcion to 1B
b2 1-0 1 1-- CIN D. Menke R. Reed 2% 68% Concepcion Steals 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- R CIN D. Menke R. Reed 8% 77% Single to RF; Concepcion Scores
b2 2-0 1 1-- O CIN R. Grimsley R. Reed -1% 75% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Menke to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- R CIN P. Rose R. Reed 8% 83% Double to RF (RF Line); Menke Scores
b2 3-0 2 -2- CIN J. Morgan R. Reed 0% 84% Walk
b2 3-0 2 12- O CIN B. Tolan R. Reed -2% 82% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- O ATL M. Perez R. Grimsley 2% 84% Flyball: CF
t3 0-3 1 --- O ATL R. Reed R. Grimsley 1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- ATL R. Gilbreath R. Grimsley -1% 84% Single to RF
t3 0-3 2 1-- O ATL R. Garr R. Grimsley 2% 86% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
b3 3-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench R. Reed -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- O CIN T. Perez R. Reed -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b3 3-0 2 --- O CIN C. Geronimo R. Reed -0% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- O ATL D. Baker R. Grimsley 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- ATL D. Johnson R. Grimsley -4% 82% Double to LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-3 1 -2- O ATL D. Evans R. Grimsley 3% 85% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 -2- O ATL O. Brown R. Grimsley 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- R CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 5% 93% Home Run
b4 4-0 0 --- CIN D. Menke R. Reed 1% 94% Walk
b4 4-0 0 1-- O CIN R. Grimsley R. Reed -1% 93% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b4 4-0 1 1-- O CIN P. Rose R. Reed -0% 92% Groundout: P-1B; Menke to 2B
b4 4-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Morgan R. Reed -1% 91% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- R ATL J. Oates R. Grimsley -6% 86% Home Run
t5 1-4 0 --- O ATL M. Perez R. Grimsley 2% 88% Popfly: SS
t5 1-4 1 --- ATL R. Reed R. Grimsley -2% 85% Single to CF
t5 1-4 1 1-- O ATL R. Gilbreath R. Grimsley 3% 88% Strikeout
t5 1-4 2 1-- O ATL R. Garr R. Grimsley 2% 90% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
b5 4-1 0 --- O CIN B. Tolan R. Reed -1% 89% Strikeout
b5 4-1 1 --- O CIN J. Bench R. Reed -1% 89% Foul Flyball: C
b5 4-1 2 --- CIN T. Perez R. Reed 0% 89% Single to LF
b5 4-1 2 1-- CIN C. Geronimo R. Reed 1% 90% Single to RF; Perez to 3B
b5 4-1 2 1-3 RR CIN D. Concepcion R. Reed 7% 97% Double to LF; Perez Scores; Geronimo Scores
Ron Schueler replaces Ron Reed pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 2 -2- O CIN D. Menke R. Schueler -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
t6 1-6 0 --- O ATL D. Baker R. Grimsley 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- O ATL D. Johnson R. Grimsley 0% 98% Strikeout
t6 1-6 2 --- ATL D. Evans R. Grimsley -0% 97% Single to RF
t6 1-6 2 1-- O ATL O. Brown R. Grimsley 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Ron Schueler facing 9-1-2
b6 6-1 0 --- O CIN R. Grimsley R. Schueler -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-1 1 --- O CIN P. Rose R. Schueler -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b6 6-1 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan R. Schueler -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
t7 1-6 0 --- O ATL J. Oates R. Grimsley 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-6 1 --- ATL M. Perez R. Grimsley -1% 97% Double to LF
Dick Dietz pinch hits for Ron Schueler (P) batting 9th
t7 1-6 1 -2- ATL D. Dietz R. Grimsley -1% 96% Single to SS; Perez stays at 2B
t7 1-6 1 12- O ATL R. Gilbreath R. Grimsley 2% 98% Flyball: LF
t7 1-6 2 12- O ATL R. Garr R. Grimsley 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Roric Harrison facing 3-4-5
Roric Harrison replaces Dick Dietz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-1 0 --- CIN B. Tolan R. Harrison 0% 99% Single to LF
b7 6-1 0 1-- O CIN J. Bench R. Harrison -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 6-1 1 1-- O CIN T. Perez R. Harrison -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 6-1 2 1-- CIN C. Geronimo R. Harrison 0% 99% Strikeout; Tolan to 2B; Geronimo to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
b7 6-1 2 12- O CIN D. Concepcion R. Harrison -0% 99% Baserunner Out Advancing; Tolan out at 3B/C-3B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
t8 1-6 0 --- R ATL D. Baker R. Grimsley -2% 97% Home Run (LF Line)
t8 2-6 0 --- O ATL D. Johnson R. Grimsley 1% 98% Lineout: 3B
t8 2-6 1 --- R ATL D. Evans R. Grimsley -2% 96% Home Run
t8 3-6 1 --- O ATL O. Brown R. Grimsley 1% 97% Popfly: 2B
t8 3-6 2 --- ATL J. Oates R. Grimsley -1% 96% Single to 1B
t8 3-6 2 1-- O ATL M. Perez R. Grimsley 2% 98% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Braves' Roric Harrison facing 7-8-9
b8 6-3 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion R. Harrison -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-3 1 --- O CIN D. Menke R. Harrison -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 6-3 2 --- O CIN R. Grimsley R. Harrison -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Reds' Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Roric Harrison (P) batting 9th
t9 3-6 0 --- O ATL L. Blanks R. Grimsley 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-6 1 --- O ATL R. Gilbreath R. Grimsley 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-6 2 --- O ATL R. Garr R. Grimsley 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 6.

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