September 12, 1974 Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 3
@BAL 0 TEX 2
@CHW 2
(6) BOS 3
@CLE 2 DET 9
MIL 7
(10) OAK 2
@MIN 1 CIN 9
ATL 6 CIN 6
ATL 2 MON 2
CHC 1 STL 12
@NYM 5 PHI 6
PIT 4 SDP 4
HOU 1 LAD 11
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cinergy Field, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, September 12, 1974
Time of Game: 2:18

Braves

78-66

Lost 3

3rd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  4  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    6  9  1
Reds            0  5  0   0  2  0   1  1  X    9 10  1

W: P Borbon (10-6), L: R Reed (10-9), S: C Carroll (5)

Reds

87-56

Won 3

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans 3B                    3   1   1   4    0   2  .243  .788    0    0   0   HR
  C Robinson SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .507    0    0   3   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .573    0    0   0   
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750         0   0   
M Perez 2B-3B                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .262  .672    0    1   4   2B
D Baker CF                    3   0   1   0    2   1  .251  .740    0    6   0   2B
H Aaron LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .808    0    2   0   
M Lum RF                      5   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .690    0    0   0   
D Johnson 1B-2B               2   1   1   0    2   0  .254  .755    0   11   1   
V Correll C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .672    0    2   0   
L Foster SS-3B-SS             4   2   2   0    0   1  .221  .553    0    0   2   
R Reed P                      1   1   1   0    0   0  .115  .247    0    0   0   SH
  J Pierce PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  M Leon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .276         1   0   
  F Tepedino PH-1B            1   0   0   1    0   0  .232  .547    0    1   0   
Totals                       36   6   9   6    4   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: D Baker (30, off C Carroll); M Perez (20, off T Carroll).

HR: D Evans (20, off T Carroll; 2nd inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: R Reed (7, off R Eastwick).

TB: D Evans 4; M Perez 3; L Foster 2; D Baker 2; R Reed; M Lum; D Johnson.

RBI: D Evans 4 (67); M Perez (30); F Tepedino (16).

2-out RBI: M Perez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Foster-D Johnson-F Tepedino.

E: V Correll (3).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .768    0    2   0   2B,GDP
C Geronimo CF                 3   2   2   4    1   0  .301  .792    0    5   0   HR,2B,SB
J Bench C                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .278  .856    0    7   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .272  .804    0    8   1   HR
D Driessen 3B                 3   0   1   2    0   0  .285  .743    0    1   1   2B
  R Knight 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Concepcion SS               3   1   1   0    0   0  .277  .714    0    1   4   2·SB,HBP
K Griffey RF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .216  .623    0    1   0   
D Chaney 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .652    0    2   2   
T Carroll P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .352         0   0   
  H King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .467    0    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Rettenmund PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .656    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .348    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   9  10   8    3   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: P Rose (39, off M Leon); D Driessen (20, off R Reed); C Geronimo (17, off R Reed).

HR: T Perez (25, off M Leon; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Geronimo (6, off R Reed; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: D Concepcion (5, by R Reed).

TB: C Geronimo 6; T Perez 4; P Rose 3; D Driessen 2; K Griffey; D Concepcion; C Carroll; D Chaney.

GIDP: P Rose (7).

RBI: C Geronimo 4 (49); D Driessen 2 (55); C Carroll (1); T Perez (90).

2-out RBI: C Geronimo 4.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Chaney (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion 2 (35, 3rd base off R Reed/V Correll, 2nd base off R Reed/V Correll); C Geronimo (7, 2nd base off R Reed/V Correll).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reed, L (10-9)               5     6   7   7    3   2   1   3.17   25     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 6     26    -     1.12  -0.55
M Leon                         2     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.57    8     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.40  -0.01
T House                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.06    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.32  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   9   9    3   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·10           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Carroll                      2     3   4   3    2   3   1   3.53   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2     37    -     1.23  -0.29
R Eastwick                     2     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 3          0-0    1.20  -0.02
P Borbon, W (10-6)             3.1   2   1   1    1   2   0   2.91   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 2          0-0    1.23   0.06
C Carroll, S (5)               1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.34    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.59   0.17
Totals                         9     9   6   5    4   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 7          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: T House (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Reed (2; D Concepcion).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. D Evans              3B    1. P Rose               LF 
2. M Perez              2B    2. C Geronimo           CF 
3. D Baker              CF    3. J Bench              C  
4. H Aaron              LF    4. T Perez              1B 
5. M Lum                RF    5. D Driessen           3B 
6. D Johnson            1B    6. D Concepcion         SS 
7. V Correll            C     7. K Griffey            RF 
8. L Foster             SS    8. D Chaney             2B 
9. R Reed               P     9. T Carroll            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  4-1  123      37%  63% C Geronimo      R Reed          Home Run; Griffey Scores; Chaney Scores; Rose Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123     -24%  15% D Evans         T Carroll       Home Run; Johnson Scores/unER; Foster Scores; Reed Scores
   b 5   1  5-5  12-      22%  84% D Driessen      R Reed          Double to RF (RF Line); Geronimo Scores; Bench Scores
   t 4   2  5-4  -2-     -12%  53% M Perez         R Eastwick      Single to RF; Foster Scores
   t 8   1  8-5  12-      -8%  81% L Foster        P Borbon        Single; Lum to 3B; Johnson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Carroll facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  M Perez         Double (LF-CF)
          -2-      46%  D Baker         Walk
   O      12-      50%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      55%  M Lum           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  C Geronimo      Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      53%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Carroll facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      50%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
          1--      46%  L Foster        Fielder's Choice 2B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B); Foster to 1B
          12-      39%  R Reed          Single/Bunt; Johnson to 3B; Foster to 2B
   RRRR   123      15%  D Evans         Home Run; Johnson Scores/unER; Foster Scores; Reed Scores
   O      ---      16%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  D Baker         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      14%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF
          ---      16%  D Concepcion    Single to SS
          1--      17%  K Griffey       Concepcion Steals 2B
   R      -2-      21%  " "             Concepcion Steals 3B; Concepcion Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
          ---      24%  " "             Walk
          1--      27%  D Chaney        Single to CF; Griffey to 2B
                  Hal King pinch hits for Tom Carroll batting 9th
   O      12-      23%  H King          Flyball: CF
          12-      26%  P Rose          Single to 1B; Griffey to 3B; Chaney to 2B
   RRRR   123      63%  C Geronimo      Home Run; Griffey Scores; Chaney Scores; Rose Scores
   O      ---      62%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Rawly Eastwick facing 4-5-6
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Hal King pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  M Lum           Lineout: 1B
          ---      65%  D Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      65%  D Concepcion    Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      63%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Rawly Eastwick facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  L Foster        Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  R Reed          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Foster to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      53%  M Perez         Single to RF; Foster Scores
          1--      51%  D Baker         Walk; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      56%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Reed facing 8-9-1
                  Leo Foster moves to 3B; Craig Robinson replaces Darrell Evans playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      53%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick batting 9th
   O      ---      51%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Merv Rettenmund pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  M Lum           Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      55%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  V Correll       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---      61%  C Geronimo      Walk
          1--      65%  J Bench         Geronimo Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      61%  T Perez         Lineout: CF
   RR     12-      84%  D Driessen      Double to RF (RF Line); Geronimo Scores; Bench Scores
   O      -2-      82%  D Concepcion    Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      80%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 7.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Pedro Borbon facing 8-9-1
                  Ray Knight replaces Dan Driessen playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---      83%  L Foster        Strikeout
                  Jack Pierce pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Pierce        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-5, Max Leon facing 8-9-1
                  Max Leon replaces Jack Pierce pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  D Chaney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  P Borbon        Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      85%  P Rose          Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-      83%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 7.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  M Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-5, Max Leon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      94%  T Perez         Home Run
   O      ---      94%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 8.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-8, Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  M Lum           Single to CF
          1--      82%  D Johnson       Walk; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      89%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
          12-      81%  L Foster        Single; Lum to 3B; Johnson to 2B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th; Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Max Leon batting 9th
   RO     123      87%  F Tepedino      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lum Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Norm Miller pinch hits for Craig Robinson batting 1st
   O      1-3      95%  N Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tom House facing 7-8-9
                  Tom House replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 1st; Frank Tepedino moves to 1B; Davey Johnson moves to 2B; Marty Perez moves to 3B; Leo Foster moves to SS
          ---      95%  K Griffey       Single to SS
          1--      96%  D Chaney        Wild Pitch; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: CF; Griffey to 3B
   R      --3      98%  C Carroll       Single to LF; Griffey Scores
   OO     1--      97%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 9.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-9, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  D Baker         Double to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-      99%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation