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MIL
@BAL
1
4
MIL
@BAL
3
5
CHW
@CAL
5
6
TEX
@MIN
5
2
BOS
@NYY
7
1
KCR
@OAK
5
0
SFG
@ATL
4
10
PIT
@CHC
4
2
LAD
@CIN
3
7
NYM
@PHI
3
2
MON
@STL
2
1
Wednesday, September 12, 1973
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 39,038, Time of Game: 2:10
Dodgers
3
84-62
 Lost 2 
2nd, 5 GB
at Reds
7
89-57
 Won 4 
1st
W: Jack Billingham (18-8)
L: Claude Osteen (16-9)
                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

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .270 .688 0.083 0.56 0.118 -0.034 2.5 4 5 HR
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .640 -0.037 0.57 0.011 -0.048 -0.4 11 0
Willie Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .769 -0.062 0.61 0.000 -0.062 -0.8 1 0
Joe Ferguson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 .842 -0.009 0.56 0.034 -0.043 0.1 6 0 2B
Willie Crawford RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .296 .837 -0.021 0.55 0.026 -0.047 -0.6 0 0
Ron Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .714 -0.049 0.72 0.027 -0.076 -0.4 0 4 GDP
Von Joshua LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .565 -0.043 0.61 0.003 -0.046 -0.5 1 0
Bill Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .622 -0.049 0.45 0.000 -0.049 -1.0 1 1
Claude Osteen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .360 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Greg Shanahan P 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.18 0.006 0.000 0.1 0 1 HBP
   Jim Fairey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.021 0.85 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Charlie Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tom Paciorek PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .639 0.011 0.22 0.011 0.000 0.4
   Geoff Zahn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 1 5 .242 .649 -0.191 0.57 0.236 -0.426 -0.9 24 14
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
DP: 2. R Cey-D Lopes-B Buckner 2.
PB: J Ferguson (17).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .346 .849 -0.006 0.40 0.016 -0.022 0.3 2 0
Joe Morgan 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 .893 0.017 0.61 0.042 -0.026 1.2 1 4
Tony Perez 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .309 .895 -0.013 0.49 0.028 -0.041 -0.8 11 1 GDP
Johnny Bench C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .261 .798 -0.039 0.41 0.006 -0.046 -0.6 6 0
Ed Armbrister RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1.062 0.005 0.38 0.026 -0.020 -0.8 2 0 SH
George Foster CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .364 1.144 0.031 0.48 0.045 -0.013 0.7 0 0
Denis Menke 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 .196 .661 0.109 0.69 0.118 -0.009 0.8 1 2 GDP
Darrel Chaney SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .176 .470 0.073 0.58 0.079 -0.006 1.3 3 4
Jack Billingham P 3 1 1 3 0 1 .046 .147 0.132 0.75 0.152 -0.020 1.3 1 1 2B,SH
Team Totals 27 7 7 7 8 6 .259 .725 0.309 0.53 0.512 -0.203 3.5 27 12
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
DP: 1. D Chaney-J Morgan-T Perez.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Claude Osteen, L (16-9) 1.1 4 5 5 3 1 0 3.23 11 24 -0.333 1.07 -4.6
Greg Shanahan 3.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 13 3 1 0.060 0.38 1.8
Charlie Hough 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 3.07 10 0 0 -0.039 0.28 -1.1
Geoff Zahn 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 3 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.4
Team Totals 8 7 7 7 8 6 0 7.88 37 24 3 1 -0.310 0.57 -3.5

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Billingham, W (18-8) 9 8 3 3 1 5 1 3.00 35 63 0.190 0.57 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 1 5 1 3.00 35 63 0.190 0.53 0.9
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.

Starting 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

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

Play By Play

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

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