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Scores
Standings
BAL
@CLE		13
6
BOS
@DET		15
1
CAL
@KCR		0
13
OAK
@MIN		7
6
MIL
@NYY		5
3
CHW
@TEX		3
10
PHI
@CHC		9
7
ATL
@CIN		1
6
HOU
@LAD		0
4
NYM
@MON		6
7		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		3
9
SDP
@SFG		1
8
Wednesday, June 18, 1975
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 30,333, Time of Game: 2:28
Braves
1
29-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
 at Reds
6
40-26
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Reds            0  0  3   1  0  2   0  0  X    6  8  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .686 -0.028 0.76 0.017 -0.046 -0.3 2 0
Mike Lum 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .621 -0.070 0.83 0.000 -0.070 -0.9 8 1
Dusty Baker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .756 -0.059 0.66 0.007 -0.066 -0.4 2 0
Dave May CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .308 .876 0.055 0.79 0.085 -0.030 0.2 2 0
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 .784 0.028 1.11 0.110 -0.082 0.0 0 3 SB,CS
Marty Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .691 -0.105 1.08 0.007 -0.112 -0.6 4 4
Larvell Blanks SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .656 -0.027 1.18 0.041 -0.067 -0.6 3 4
Biff Pocoroba C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .676 -0.011 1.13 0.020 -0.031 -0.5 3 1 IW
Blue Moon Odom P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .750 0.116 1.42 0.116 0.000 1.0 0 1 2B
   Bob Beall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .682 -0.089 3.57 0.000 -0.089 -0.7
   Mike Beard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ray Sadecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Earl Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .611 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Max Leon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cito Gaston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .737 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 3 4 .212 .520 -0.195 0.99 0.403 -0.598 -3.2 24 15
2B: B Odom (1, off J Billingham).
IBB: B Pocoroba (2, by J Billingham).
TB: D Evans 2; D May 2; B Odom 2; M Perez; L Blanks.
RBI: B Odom (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Blanks-M Perez-M Lum 2; M Perez-M Lum-B Pocoroba-L Blanks.
E: M Beard (1); D Evans (14).
Baserunning
SB: D Evans (4, 2nd base off J Billingham/J Bench).
CS: D Evans (1, 2nd base by J Billingham/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .314 .831 -0.050 0.67 0.048 -0.098 -0.5 0 2 2B,GDP
Ken Griffey RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .880 -0.016 0.49 0.014 -0.030 -1.5 3 0 SH
Joe Morgan 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .351 1.056 -0.021 0.63 0.022 -0.043 -0.6 2 5
Johnny Bench C 3 0 1 2 1 2 .304 .928 0.192 0.81 0.225 -0.033 1.5 5 1 2B
Tony Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .768 -0.043 0.56 0.007 -0.050 -0.5 11 0
Dan Driessen LF 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 .688 0.067 0.72 0.067 0.000 0.9 0 0
   Merv Rettenmund PH-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .227 .608 -0.016 0.34 0.001 -0.016 -0.3 0 0
Dave Concepcion SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .274 .664 -0.060 0.76 0.020 -0.080 -0.3 2 2 GDP
   Will McEnaney P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 1
Cesar Geronimo CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .302 .786 0.122 0.57 0.144 -0.023 1.9 4 0 3B
Jack Billingham P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .103 .265 0.130 1.11 0.130 0.000 1.5 0 0
   Doug Flynn PH-SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .685 0.000 0.03 0.001 -0.001 0.4 0 2 SH
Team Totals 28 6 8 5 8 2 .286 .873 0.304 0.61 0.679 -0.375 2.3 27 13
2B: P Rose (18, off M Beard); J Bench (25, off B Odom).
3B: C Geronimo (1, off B Odom).
SH: K Griffey (4, off B Odom); D Flynn (3, off M Beard).
TB: C Geronimo 4; P Rose 3; J Bench 2; J Billingham; K Griffey; D Flynn.
GIDP: P Rose (6); D Concepcion (9).
RBI: J Bench 2 (57); J Billingham (2); C Geronimo (20); P Rose (36).
2-out RBI: J Bench 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 16.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Blue Moon Odom, L (1-5) 3 4 3 3 3 1 0 8.81 14 37 -0.219 1.11 -1.6
Mike Beard 2.1 3 3 1 3 0 0 2.60 14 0 0 -0.095 0.47 -2.2
Ray Sadecki 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.82 2 1 0 0.006 0.12 0.7
Max Leon 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.05 8 0 0 0.004 0.04 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 6 4 8 2 0 4.50 38 37 1 0 -0.304 0.99 -2.3

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Billingham, W (7-3) 6 6 1 1 2 2 0 3.55 25 56 0.166 1.31 1.8
Will McEnaney, S (5) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.02 11 0 0 0.031 0.20 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 36 56 0 0 0.197 0.61 3.2
Balks: M Beard (1).
WP: B Odom (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Billingham (4; B Pocoroba).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - (none), 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 30,333.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Ralph Garr LF 1 Pete Rose 3B
2 Mike Lum 1B 2 Ken Griffey RF
3 Dusty Baker RF 3 Joe Morgan 2B
4 Dave May CF 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Darrell Evans 3B 5 Tony Perez 1B
6 Marty Perez 2B 6 Dan Driessen LF
7 Larvell Blanks SS 7 Dave Concepcion SS
8 Biff Pocoroba C 8 Cesar Geronimo CF
9 Blue Moon Odom P 9 Jack Billingham P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 2 12- RR CIN J. Bench B. Odom 22% 77% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Griffey Scores; Morgan Scores
t3 0-0 1 -2- R ATL B. Odom J. Billingham -12% 36% Double to RF; Blanks Scores
b3 0-1 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo B. Odom 12% 54% Triple
t4 1-3 2 123 O ATL B. Beall J. Billingham 9% 80% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 0 1-- OO CIN P. Rose B. Odom -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Garr J. Billingham 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Lum J. Billingham 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. Baker J. Billingham 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose B. Odom 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CIN K. Griffey B. Odom -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rose to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CIN J. Morgan B. Odom -3% 53% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench B. Odom -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL D. May J. Billingham 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- ATL D. Evans J. Billingham -3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O ATL M. Perez J. Billingham 4% 54% Evans Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 0-0 2 --- O ATL M. Perez J. Billingham 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Odom -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- CIN D. Driessen B. Odom 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO CIN D. Concepcion B. Odom -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- ATL L. Blanks J. Billingham -4% 46% Single to LF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba J. Billingham 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Blanks to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R ATL B. Odom J. Billingham -12% 36% Double to RF; Blanks Scores
t3 1-0 1 -2- ATL R. Garr J. Billingham -2% 34% Walk
t3 1-0 1 12- O ATL M. Lum J. Billingham 4% 38% Flyball: RF; Odom to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O ATL D. Baker J. Billingham 5% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo B. Odom 12% 54% Triple
b3 0-1 0 --3 R CIN J. Billingham B. Odom 5% 59% Single to 2B; Geronimo Scores
b3 1-1 0 1-- OO CIN P. Rose B. Odom -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- CIN K. Griffey B. Odom 1% 53% Single to RF
b3 1-1 2 1-- CIN J. Morgan B. Odom 2% 55% Walk; Griffey to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- RR CIN J. Bench B. Odom 22% 77% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Griffey Scores; Morgan Scores
b3 3-1 2 -2- CIN T. Perez B. Odom 0% 77% Wild Pitch; Bench to 3B
b3 3-1 2 --3 O CIN T. Perez B. Odom -3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- ATL D. May J. Billingham -4% 70% Single to 2B
t4 1-3 0 1-- ATL D. Evans J. Billingham -7% 63% Single to RF; May to 2B
t4 1-3 0 12- O ATL M. Perez J. Billingham 7% 69% Flyball: CF
t4 1-3 1 12- O ATL L. Blanks J. Billingham 3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B; May to 3B; Evans to 2B
t4 1-3 2 -23 ATL B. Pocoroba J. Billingham -2% 71% Intentional Walk
Bob Beall pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom (P) batting 9th
t4 1-3 2 123 O ATL B. Beall J. Billingham 9% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Mike Beard facing 6-7-8
Mike Beard replaces Bob Beall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-1 0 --- CIN D. Driessen M. Beard 2% 82% Walk
b4 3-1 0 1-- CIN D. Concepcion M. Beard 2% 84% Balk; Driessen to 2B
b4 3-1 0 -2- O CIN D. Concepcion M. Beard -3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-1 1 -2- O CIN C. Geronimo M. Beard -2% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 2 -2- R CIN J. Billingham M. Beard 8% 86% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Driessen Scores/No RBI/unER; Billingham to 2B
b4 4-1 2 -2- O CIN P. Rose M. Beard -2% 85% Single to 2B; Billingham out at Hm/2B-3B-C
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- O ATL R. Garr J. Billingham 2% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-4 1 --- O ATL M. Lum J. Billingham 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- O ATL D. Baker J. Billingham 1% 89% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Mike Beard facing 2-3-4
b5 4-1 0 --- O CIN K. Griffey M. Beard -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b5 4-1 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan M. Beard -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-1 2 --- CIN J. Bench M. Beard 0% 88% Walk
b5 4-1 2 1-- CIN T. Perez M. Beard 1% 89% Walk; Bench to 2B
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Dan Driessen (LF) batting 6th
b5 4-1 2 12- O CIN M. Rettenmund M. Beard -2% 88% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
Merv Rettenmund moves from PH to LF
t6 1-4 0 --- ATL D. May J. Billingham -4% 83% Single to CF
t6 1-4 0 1-- O ATL D. Evans J. Billingham 4% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-4 1 1-- ATL M. Perez J. Billingham -1% 86% Evans Steals 2B
t6 1-4 1 -2- O ATL M. Perez J. Billingham 3% 89% Lineout: 1B
t6 1-4 2 -2- O ATL L. Blanks J. Billingham 3% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Braves' Mike Beard facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion M. Beard 2% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Concepcion to 2B
b6 4-1 0 -2- R CIN C. Geronimo M. Beard 3% 97% Single to RF; Concepcion Scores/unER; Geronimo to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Doug Flynn pinch hits for Jack Billingham (P) batting 9th
b6 5-1 0 -2- O CIN D. Flynn M. Beard -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Geronimo to 3B
b6 5-1 1 --3 R CIN P. Rose M. Beard 1% 98% Double (CF-RF); Geronimo Scores
Ray Sadecki replaces Mike Beard pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-1 1 -2- O CIN K. Griffey R. Sadecki -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b6 6-1 2 -2- O CIN J. Morgan R. Sadecki -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Will McEnaney facing 8-9-1
Will McEnaney replaces Dave Concepcion (SS) pitching and batting 7th
Doug Flynn moves from PH to SS
t7 1-6 0 --- O ATL B. Pocoroba W. McEnaney 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
Earl Williams pinch hits for Ray Sadecki (P) batting 9th
t7 1-6 1 --- O ATL E. Williams W. McEnaney 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t7 1-6 2 --- O ATL R. Garr W. McEnaney 0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Max Leon facing 4-5-6
Max Leon replaces Earl Williams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-1 0 --- O CIN J. Bench M. Leon -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-1 1 --- O CIN T. Perez M. Leon -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 6-1 2 --- CIN M. Rettenmund M. Leon 0% 99% Walk
b7 6-1 2 1-- O CIN W. McEnaney M. Leon -0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Will McEnaney facing 2-3-4
t8 1-6 0 --- O ATL M. Lum W. McEnaney 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-6 1 --- ATL D. Baker W. McEnaney -1% 98% Walk
t8 1-6 1 1-- O ATL D. May W. McEnaney 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 1-6 2 1-- O ATL D. Evans W. McEnaney 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Max Leon facing 8-9-1
b8 6-1 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo M. Leon 0% 100% Walk
b8 6-1 0 1-- CIN D. Flynn M. Leon 0% 100% Single to LF; Geronimo to 2B
b8 6-1 0 12- O CIN P. Rose M. Leon -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 6-1 1 12- OO CIN K. Griffey M. Leon -0% 99% Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B; Geronimo out at 3B/1B-C-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Will McEnaney facing 6-7-8
t9 1-6 0 --- ATL M. Perez W. McEnaney -1% 99% Single to CF
t9 1-6 0 1-- O ATL L. Blanks W. McEnaney 1% 99% Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1-6 1 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba W. McEnaney 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
Cito Gaston pinch hits for Max Leon (P) batting 9th
t9 1-6 2 1-- O ATL C. Gaston W. McEnaney 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.

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