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BAL  4
MIL  1

BAL  5
MIL  3

CAL  6
CHW  5

TEX  5
@MIN  2

BOS  7
@NYY  1

KCR  5
@OAK  0

ATL 10
SFG  4

PIT  4
@CHC  2

CIN  7
LAD  3
NYM  3
@PHI  2

MON  2
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 39,038

Wednesday, September 12, 1973
Time of Game: 2:10
Dodgers
3
84-62
Lost 2
2nd, 5 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  8  0
Reds            0  5  0   0  0  1   1  0  X    7  7  0
W: Jack Billingham (18-8), L: Claude Osteen (16-9)
Reds
7
89-57
Won 4
1st

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .688              4   5   HR
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .640             11   0   
W Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .769              1   0   
J Ferguson C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .263  .842              6   0   2B
W Crawford RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .837              0   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .714              0   4   GDP
V Joshua LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .565              1   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .622              1   1   
C Osteen P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .360              0   1   
  G Shanahan P                0   1   0   0    0   0                          0   1   HBP
  J Fairey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              0   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .333              0   1   
  T Paciorek PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .639              0   0   
  G Zahn P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
Totals                       33   3   8   0    1   5                         24  14
Batting Events
2B: J Ferguson (23, off J Billingham).
HR: D Lopes (5, off J Billingham; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: G Shanahan (1, by J Billingham).
TB: D Lopes 5; J Ferguson 2; W Crawford 2; V Joshua; T Paciorek; B Buckner.
GIDP: R Cey (18).
RBI: D Lopes 2 (31); B Buckner (44).
2-out RBI: D Lopes 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Cey-D Lopes-B Buckner 2.
PB: J Ferguson (17).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .346  .849              2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .893              1   4   
T Perez 1B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .309  .895             11   1   GDP
J Bench C                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .261  .798              6   0   
E Armbrister RF               2   1   0   0    1   1  .333 1.062              2   0   SH
G Foster CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .364 1.144              0   0   
D Menke 3B                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .196  .661              1   2   GDP
D Chaney SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .176  .470              3   4   
J Billingham P                3   1   1   3    0   1  .046  .147              1   1   2B,SH
Totals                       27   7   7   0    8   6                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: J Billingham (2, off C Osteen).
SH: J Billingham (10, off C Hough); E Armbrister (1, off C Hough).
TB: J Billingham 2; D Chaney 2; J Morgan; P Rose; D Menke; G Foster.
GIDP: D Menke (6); T Perez (12).
RBI: J Billingham 3 (3); D Menke (21); T Perez (92); J Morgan (79); G Foster (6).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Chaney-J Morgan-T Perez.

Pitching Stats

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
C Osteen, L (16-9)             1.1   4   5   5    3   1   0   3.23   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3     24    -     1.06  -0.33
G Shanahan                     3.2   1   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          3-1    0.47   0.06
C Hough                        2     2   2   2    4   0   0   3.07   10     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.35  -0.04
G Zahn                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.42    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     7   7   7    8   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 0· 6          3-1 
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, W (18-8)         9     8   3   3    1   5   1   3.00   35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 8     63    -     0.64   0.19
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 8           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Billingham (10; G Shanahan).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 39,038.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       Cincinnati Reds                              
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Pete Rose                    LF
2. Bill Buckner                 1B       2. Joe Morgan                   2B
3. Willie Davis                 CF       3. Tony Perez                   1B
4. Joe Ferguson                  C       4. Johnny Bench                  C
5. Willie Crawford              RF       5. Ed Armbrister                RF
6. Ron Cey                      3B       6. George Foster                CF
7. Von Joshua                   LF       7. Denis Menke                  3B
8. Bill Russell                 SS       8. Darrel Chaney                SS
9. Claude Osteen                 P       9. Jack Billingham               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 1 123 RRR 15% 90% 1-0 CIN J. Billingham C. Osteen Double to CF; Foster Scores; Menke Scores; Chaney Scores
b2 1 12- R 11% 70% 0-0 CIN D. Menke C. Osteen Single to LF; Armbrister Scores; Foster to 2B
t3 2 1-- RR -9% 85% 0-5 LAD D. Lopes J. Billingham Home Run; Shanahan Scores
b2 1 12- 5% 75% 1-0 CIN D. Chaney C. Osteen Single/Bunt; Foster to 3B; Menke to 2B
t2 1 1-- OO 5% 55% 0-0 LAD R. Cey J. Billingham Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes J. Billingham Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 LAD W. Davis J. Billingham Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 CIN P. Rose C. Osteen Groundout: P-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 CIN J. Morgan C. Osteen Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Perez C. Osteen Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 LAD J. Ferguson J. Billingham Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 LAD W. Crawford J. Billingham Single to CF
t2 1 1-- OO 5% 55% 0-0 LAD R. Cey J. Billingham Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 CIN J. Bench C. Osteen Popfly: 2B
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 CIN E. Armbrister C. Osteen Walk
b2 1 1-- 4% 59% 0-0 CIN G. Foster C. Osteen Walk; Armbrister to 2B
b2 1 12- R 11% 70% 0-0 CIN D. Menke C. Osteen Single to LF; Armbrister Scores; Foster to 2B
b2 1 12- 5% 75% 1-0 CIN D. Chaney C. Osteen Single/Bunt; Foster to 3B; Menke to 2B
b2 1 123 RRR 15% 90% 1-0 CIN J. Billingham C. Osteen Double to CF; Foster Scores; Menke Scores; Chaney Scores
b2 1 -2- 0% 91% 4-0 CIN P. Rose C. Osteen Walk
b2 1 12- 2% 93% 4-0 CIN J. Morgan C. Osteen Single to RF; Billingham to 3B; Rose to 2B
Greg Shanahan replaces Claude Osteen pitching and batting 9th
b2 1 123 R 3% 95% 4-0 CIN T. Perez G. Shanahan Walk; Billingham Scores; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
b2 1 123 O -2% 94% 5-0 CIN J. Bench G. Shanahan Strikeout
b2 2 123 O -1% 92% 5-0 CIN E. Armbrister G. Shanahan Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 5.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 LAD V. Joshua J. Billingham Flyball: LF
t3 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 LAD B. Russell J. Billingham Lineout: SS
t3 2 --- -1% 94% 0-5 LAD G. Shanahan J. Billingham Hit By Pitch
t3 2 1-- RR -9% 85% 0-5 LAD D. Lopes J. Billingham Home Run; Shanahan Scores
t3 2 --- O 1% 86% 2-5 LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Greg Shanahan facing 6-7-8
b3 0 --- O -1% 85% 5-2 CIN G. Foster G. Shanahan Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- O -1% 84% 5-2 CIN D. Menke G. Shanahan Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -0% 84% 5-2 CIN D. Chaney G. Shanahan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 86% 2-5 LAD W. Davis J. Billingham Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 1% 87% 2-5 LAD J. Ferguson J. Billingham Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 88% 2-5 LAD W. Crawford J. Billingham Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Greg Shanahan facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- O -1% 87% 5-2 CIN J. Billingham G. Shanahan Groundout: P-1B
b4 1 --- 1% 88% 5-2 CIN P. Rose G. Shanahan Single to CF
b4 1 1-- O -1% 87% 5-2 CIN J. Morgan G. Shanahan Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 2 1-- O -1% 86% 5-2 CIN T. Perez G. Shanahan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 2% 88% 2-5 LAD R. Cey J. Billingham Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 1 --- O 1% 89% 2-5 LAD V. Joshua J. Billingham Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 1% 90% 2-5 LAD B. Russell J. Billingham Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Greg Shanahan facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 89% 5-2 CIN J. Bench G. Shanahan Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O -1% 89% 5-2 CIN E. Armbrister G. Shanahan Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -0% 88% 5-2 CIN G. Foster G. Shanahan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
Jim Fairey pinch hits for Greg Shanahan (P) batting 9th
t6 0 --- O 2% 90% 2-5 LAD J. Fairey J. Billingham Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O 1% 92% 2-5 LAD D. Lopes J. Billingham Foul Flyball: C
t6 2 --- -1% 91% 2-5 LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham Single to CF
t6 2 1-- O 2% 93% 2-5 LAD W. Davis J. Billingham Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
Charlie Hough replaces Jim Fairey (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- 1% 94% 5-2 CIN D. Menke C. Hough Walk
b6 0 1-- 3% 96% 5-2 CIN D. Chaney C. Hough Single to RF; Menke to 3B
b6 0 1-3 O -1% 95% 5-2 CIN J. Billingham C. Hough Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Chaney to 2B
b6 1 -23 0% 95% 5-2 CIN P. Rose C. Hough Walk
b6 1 123 R 2% 97% 5-2 CIN J. Morgan C. Hough Walk; Menke Scores; Chaney to 3B; Rose to 2B
b6 1 123 OO -2% 95% 6-2 CIN T. Perez C. Hough Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-6, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- -3% 92% 2-6 LAD J. Ferguson J. Billingham Double to RF
t7 0 -2- O 3% 95% 2-6 LAD W. Crawford J. Billingham Single to SS/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Ferguson out at 3B/SS
t7 1 1-- -3% 92% 2-6 LAD R. Cey J. Billingham Walk; Crawford to 2B
t7 1 12- O 2% 95% 2-6 LAD V. Joshua J. Billingham Groundout: 3B-1B; Crawford to 3B; Cey to 2B
t7 2 -23 O 3% 98% 2-6 LAD B. Russell J. Billingham Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dodgers' Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- 0% 98% 6-2 CIN J. Bench C. Hough Walk
b7 0 1-- 0% 98% 6-2 CIN E. Armbrister C. Hough Passed Ball; Bench to 2B
b7 0 -2- O 0% 98% 6-2 CIN E. Armbrister C. Hough Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Bench to 3B
b7 1 --3 R 1% 99% 6-2 CIN G. Foster C. Hough Single to RF; Bench Scores
b7 1 1-- OO -0% 99% 7-2 CIN D. Menke C. Hough Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 7.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Charlie Hough (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- -1% 98% 2-7 LAD T. Paciorek J. Billingham Single to LF
t8 0 1-- -3% 94% 2-7 LAD D. Lopes J. Billingham Single to RF; Paciorek to 3B
t8 0 1-3 RO 3% 97% 2-7 LAD B. Buckner J. Billingham Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Paciorek Scores
t8 1 1-- O 1% 98% 3-7 LAD W. Davis J. Billingham Foul Flyball: LF
t8 2 1-- O 1% 99% 3-7 LAD J. Ferguson J. Billingham Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-3, Dodgers' Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
Geoff Zahn replaces Tom Paciorek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-3 CIN D. Chaney G. Zahn Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 7-3 CIN J. Billingham G. Zahn Strikeout
b8 2 --- O -0% 99% 7-3 CIN P. Rose G. Zahn Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 7.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 3-7 LAD W. Crawford J. Billingham Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 3-7 LAD R. Cey J. Billingham Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- -0% 100% 3-7 LAD V. Joshua J. Billingham Single to RF
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 3-7 LAD B. Russell J. Billingham Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 7.

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