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Standings
MIL
@BAL		5
6
MIN
@CHW		0
1
BOS
@CLE		7
4
DET
@NYY		6
5
CAL
@TEX		1
6
SFG
@CIN		3
4
HOU
@LAD		7
11
HOU
@LAD		2
10
MON
@PHI		5
4
CHC
@PIT		2
3		 
(14)
ATL
@SDP		3
0
NYM
@STL		1
10
Wednesday, May 15, 1974,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 14,227, Time of Game: 2:12
Giants
3
20-17
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
4
17-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Roger Nelson (2-3)
L: Tom Bradley (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    3  2  2
Reds            2  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  X    4  7  2

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Thomasson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .669 -0.019 0.76 0.025 -0.045 -0.2 3 0
   Charlie Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tito Fuentes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .459 -0.034 1.39 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Jim Willoughby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .300 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Phillips 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .575 0.007 0.87 0.042 -0.036 0.0 2 1
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .800 -0.094 1.01 0.000 -0.094 -0.8 4 0
Steve Ontiveros 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .737 -0.084 0.84 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 0 0
Gary Matthews LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .684 -0.093 0.94 0.000 -0.093 -0.8 4 0
Ed Goodson 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .536 0.016 0.47 0.025 -0.009 0.2 5 0
   Dave Kingman PR-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .811 -0.035 0.70 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 2 0
Chris Speier SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .211 .575 -0.035 0.70 0.023 -0.058 0.4 1 4 HR
Ken Rudolph C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .556 -0.036 0.68 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 0 0
   Dave Rader PH-C 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 .832 0.063 0.90 0.063 0.000 0.5 1 0
   Damaso Blanco PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Tom Bradley P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .050 .236 0.013 0.40 0.013 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Bobby Bonds PH-RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .219 .764 -0.025 1.50 0.072 -0.096 1.2 2 0 HR
Team Totals 31 3 2 3 4 4 .065 .429 -0.356 0.88 0.263 -0.620 -1.1 24 5
HR: C Speier (2, off R Nelson; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Bonds (6, off R Nelson; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Speier 4; B Bonds 4.
RBI: B Bonds 2 (18); C Speier (15).
2-out RBI: C Speier.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-M Phillips-D Kingman.
E: S Ontiveros (6); M Phillips (1).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose LF 3 2 1 1 0 0 .295 .825 0.056 0.47 0.064 -0.008 0.2 4 0 2B,SF
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .839 -0.009 0.66 0.033 -0.042 -0.3 1 3
Johnny Bench C 3 1 2 3 0 0 .269 .896 0.204 0.68 0.207 -0.003 1.8 5 0 HR,2B,SF
Terry Crowley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .393 -0.039 0.37 0.000 -0.039 -0.9 7 1
   Darrel Chaney 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dan Driessen 3B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .676 -0.017 0.26 0.006 -0.023 -0.3 0 2
Merv Rettenmund RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .764 -0.021 0.33 0.007 -0.028 -0.4 3 0
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .746 -0.021 0.31 0.010 -0.031 -0.6 0 1 GDP
Cesar Geronimo CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .319 .892 0.010 0.34 0.017 -0.007 0.6 7 0 2B,IW
Roger Nelson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .481 -0.020 0.51 0.013 -0.032 0.1 0 1 SH
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 7 4 1 1 .233 .676 0.143 0.44 0.357 -0.213 0.3 27 8
2B: P Rose (12, off T Bradley); J Bench (4, off T Bradley); C Geronimo (3, off C Williams).
HR: J Bench (7, off T Bradley; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: P Rose (1, off C Williams); J Bench (2, off T Bradley).
SH: R Nelson (2, off C Williams).
IBB: C Geronimo (4, by T Bradley).
TB: J Bench 6; C Geronimo 2; P Rose 2; J Morgan; D Driessen; M Rettenmund.
GIDP: D Concepcion (6).
RBI: J Bench 3 (14); P Rose (8).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
E: T Crowley (1); R Nelson (2).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Bradley, L (4-4) 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 3.08 22 48 -0.149 0.56 -0.7
Charlie Williams 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.67 8 0 0 -0.006 0.21 -0.1
Jim Willoughby 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 4 0 0 0.012 0.21 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 4 3 1 1 1 3.38 34 48 0 0 -0.143 0.88 -0.3

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Nelson, W (2-3) 8.2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3.38 33 68 0.323 0.81 1.0
Pedro Borbon, S (7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.82 2 0 0 0.034 2.04 0.1
Team Totals 9 2 3 3 4 4 2 3.00 35 68 0 0 0.357 0.44 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Bradley (1; C Geronimo).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 14,227.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Cincinnati Reds
1 Gary Thomasson RF 1 Pete Rose LF
2 Mike Phillips 2B 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Garry Maddox CF 3 Johnny Bench C
4 Steve Ontiveros 3B 4 Terry Crowley 1B
5 Gary Matthews LF 5 Dan Driessen 3B
6 Ed Goodson 1B 6 Merv Rettenmund RF
7 Chris Speier SS 7 Dave Concepcion SS
8 Ken Rudolph C 8 Cesar Geronimo CF
9 Tom Bradley P 9 Roger Nelson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR CIN J. Bench T. Bradley 18% 73% Home Run; Rose Scores/unER
t9 3-4 2 1-- O SFG B. Bonds P. Borbon 7% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-4 0 1-- RR SFG B. Bonds R. Nelson -7% 88% Home Run; Rader Scores
t6 0-3 1 12- O SFG G. Maddox R. Nelson 5% 88% Flyball: RF
t6 0-3 1 1-- SFG M. Phillips R. Nelson -4% 83% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thomasson to 2B; Phillips to 1B

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG G. Thomasson R. Nelson 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG M. Phillips R. Nelson 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O SFG G. Maddox R. Nelson 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose T. Bradley 4% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rose to 1B
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CIN J. Morgan T. Bradley -3% 55% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR CIN J. Bench T. Bradley 18% 73% Home Run; Rose Scores/unER
b1 2-0 1 --- O CIN T. Crowley T. Bradley -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2-0 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen T. Bradley -1% 71% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros R. Nelson 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- O SFG G. Matthews R. Nelson 1% 75% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-2 2 --- O SFG E. Goodson R. Nelson 1% 76% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Tom Bradley facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O CIN M. Rettenmund T. Bradley -1% 74% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion T. Bradley -1% 73% Foul Flyball: SS
b2 2-0 2 --- O CIN C. Geronimo T. Bradley -1% 73% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O SFG C. Speier R. Nelson 2% 75% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 1 --- O SFG K. Rudolph R. Nelson 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- SFG T. Bradley R. Nelson -1% 75% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- O SFG G. Thomasson R. Nelson 2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Tom Bradley facing 9-1-2
b3 2-0 0 --- O CIN R. Nelson T. Bradley -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- CIN P. Rose T. Bradley 3% 79% Double to LF
b3 2-0 1 -2- CIN J. Morgan T. Bradley 3% 82% Single to 3B; Rose to 3B
b3 2-0 1 1-3 RO CIN J. Bench T. Bradley 2% 84% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
b3 3-0 2 1-- O CIN T. Crowley T. Bradley -1% 83% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O SFG M. Phillips R. Nelson 2% 85% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 1 --- O SFG G. Maddox R. Nelson 1% 87% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros R. Nelson 1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Tom Bradley facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen T. Bradley -1% 86% Lineout: 1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O CIN M. Rettenmund T. Bradley -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- CIN D. Concepcion T. Bradley 1% 87% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Concepcion to 2B
b4 3-0 2 -2- CIN C. Geronimo T. Bradley 0% 87% Intentional Walk
b4 3-0 2 12- O CIN R. Nelson T. Bradley -2% 85% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews R. Nelson 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 1 --- SFG E. Goodson R. Nelson -3% 85% Walk
Dave Kingman pinch runs for Ed Goodson (1B) batting 6th
t5 0-3 1 1-- O SFG C. Speier R. Nelson 3% 88% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 2 1-- O SFG K. Rudolph R. Nelson 2% 90% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
Dave Kingman moves from PR to 1B
b5 3-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Bradley -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b5 3-0 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan T. Bradley -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 2 --- CIN J. Bench T. Bradley 1% 89% Double to LF
b5 3-0 2 -2- O CIN T. Crowley T. Bradley -1% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2
Bobby Bonds pinch hits for Tom Bradley (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds R. Nelson 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 1 --- SFG G. Thomasson R. Nelson -3% 87% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Thomasson to 1B
t6 0-3 1 1-- SFG M. Phillips R. Nelson -4% 83% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thomasson to 2B; Phillips to 1B
t6 0-3 1 12- O SFG G. Maddox R. Nelson 5% 88% Flyball: RF
t6 0-3 2 12- O SFG S. Ontiveros R. Nelson 4% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Charlie Williams facing 5-6-7
Charlie Williams replaces Gary Thomasson (RF) pitching and batting 1st
Bobby Bonds moves from PH to RF
b6 3-0 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen C. Williams -1% 91% Flyball: LF
b6 3-0 1 --- CIN M. Rettenmund C. Williams 1% 92% Single to 3B
b6 3-0 1 1-- OO CIN D. Concepcion C. Williams -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
t7 0-3 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews R. Nelson 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 0-3 1 --- O SFG D. Kingman R. Nelson 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- O SFG C. Speier R. Nelson 1% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Charlie Williams facing 8-9-1
b7 3-0 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo C. Williams 1% 96% Double to LF
b7 3-0 0 -2- CIN R. Nelson C. Williams 1% 98% Fielder's Choice uk/Sacrifice Bunt; Geronimo to 3B; Nelson to 1B
b7 3-0 0 1-3 RO CIN P. Rose C. Williams 0% 98% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Geronimo Scores
b7 4-0 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan C. Williams -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 4-0 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench C. Williams -0% 97% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 4.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 8-9-1
Dave Rader pinch hits for Ken Rudolph (C) batting 8th
t8 0-4 0 --- SFG D. Rader R. Nelson -2% 95% Walk
t8 0-4 0 1-- RR SFG B. Bonds R. Nelson -7% 88% Home Run; Rader Scores
Tito Fuentes pinch hits for Charlie Williams (P) batting 1st
t8 2-4 0 --- O SFG T. Fuentes R. Nelson 3% 91% Flyball: LF
t8 2-4 1 --- O SFG G. Maddox R. Nelson 2% 93% Flyball: CF
Previous batter was ruled out (catcher putout) due to batting out of turn. See RetroSheet for details.
t8 2-4 2 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros R. Nelson 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Giants' Jim Willoughby facing 4-5-6
Jim Willoughby replaces Tito Fuentes (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Dave Rader moves from PH to C
b8 4-2 0 --- O CIN T. Crowley J. Willoughby -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 4-2 1 --- CIN D. Driessen J. Willoughby 1% 95% Single to CF
b8 4-2 1 1-- O CIN M. Rettenmund J. Willoughby -1% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 4-2 2 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Willoughby -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 4.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
Dan Driessen moves from 3B to 1B
Darrel Chaney replaces Terry Crowley (1B) playing 3B batting 4th
t9 2-4 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews R. Nelson 4% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 2-4 1 --- O SFG D. Kingman R. Nelson 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 2-4 2 --- R SFG C. Speier R. Nelson -2% 97% Home Run
Pedro Borbon replaces Roger Nelson pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 --- SFG D. Rader P. Borbon -4% 93% Walk
Damaso Blanco pinch runs for Dave Rader (C) batting 8th
t9 3-4 2 1-- O SFG B. Bonds P. Borbon 7% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 4.

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