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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL
3
1
DET
@BOS
0
2
CHW
@CAL
7
1
MIL
@NYY
1
0
MIN
@OAK
1
6
STL
@CHC
5
2
ATL
@CIN
4
10
NYM
@PHI
4
8
MON
@PIT
6
3
 
(11)
LAD
@SDP
2
5
HOU
@SFG
6
7
Tuesday, May 25, 1976
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 20,037, Time of Game: 2:35
Braves
4
15-26
 Lost 2 
5th, 11 GB
at Reds
10
24-15
 Won 3 
2nd, 1 GB
W: Santo Alcala (4-0)
L: Carl Morton (0-5)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  0    4  6  2
Reds            1  0  1   0  3  0   4  1  X   10 12  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rowland Office CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 .240 .674 0.202 1.05 0.241 -0.039 2.2 2 0 HR
Marty Perez 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .660 -0.146 1.15 0.000 -0.146 -1.9 3 1 GDP
Jim Wynn LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .222 .719 0.178 1.32 0.243 -0.065 1.3 3 0 2B
   Elias Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bruce Dal Canton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Pablo Torrealba P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darrell Evans 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .536 -0.060 1.04 0.030 -0.090 -0.4 5 1
Dave May RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .125 .514 0.022 0.98 0.073 -0.051 0.1 2 0
Biff Pocoroba C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .587 0.024 1.19 0.078 -0.055 0.0 6 0
Darrel Chaney SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .636 -0.085 1.25 0.022 -0.107 -0.8 1 3
Jerry Royster 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .482 -0.144 1.45 0.000 -0.144 -1.5 1 1
Carl Morton P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .417 0.023 1.07 0.049 -0.026 0.2 1 0
   Adrian Devine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tom Paciorek PH-LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .209 .532 0.042 0.45 0.042 0.000 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 6 2 .188 .628 0.056 1.13 0.778 -0.723 -0.1 24 8
2B: J Wynn (6, off S Alcala).
HR: R Office (2, off S Alcala; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
TB: R Office 6; T Paciorek 2; J Wynn 2.
GIDP: M Perez (6).
RBI: R Office 2 (12); J Wynn 2 (17).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
PB: B Pocoroba 2 (9).
E: J Royster (7); R Office (2).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .365 .962 0.044 0.58 0.068 -0.023 0.2 4 0
Ken Griffey RF 3 3 1 0 2 0 .341 .872 0.052 0.86 0.095 -0.044 0.6 0 0
Dave Concepcion SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 .253 .709 0.146 1.02 0.192 -0.047 2.5 4 3
Tony Perez 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .259 .734 0.040 0.74 0.099 -0.059 -0.1 9 0
George Foster LF 4 2 3 5 1 0 .336 .920 0.213 0.92 0.286 -0.073 3.0 2 0 2·HR
Johnny Bench C 3 1 1 3 1 0 .222 .795 0.131 0.59 0.174 -0.042 3.1 2 0 HBP
Cesar Geronimo CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .253 .770 -0.040 0.34 0.002 -0.042 -1.0 5 0
Doug Flynn 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .237 .493 0.004 0.25 0.021 -0.017 -1.2 1 2
Santo Alcala P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .200 -0.035 0.49 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 0 1
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 2 SH
Team Totals 35 10 12 10 7 6 .343 .979 0.554 0.63 0.937 -0.383 6.4 27 8
HR: G Foster 2 (7, 1 off C Morton, 1 off E Sosa; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: P Borbon (1, off B Dal Canton).
HBP: J Bench (1, by B Dal Canton).
TB: G Foster 9; T Perez 2; D Concepcion 2; P Rose 2; K Griffey; D Flynn; J Bench.
RBI: G Foster 5 (35); J Bench 3 (28); D Flynn (3); D Concepcion (18).
2-out RBI: G Foster 2; J Bench 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Concepcion-T Perez.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, L (0-5) 4 5 3 3 2 3 1 5.46 19 41 -0.112 0.82 -0.6
Adrian Devine 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 3.63 10 1 1 -0.254 1.00 -1.7
Elias Sosa 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 6.04 3 0 0 -0.176 0.92 -3.0
Bruce Dal Canton 1.1 1 2 1 4 0 0 1.37 10 0 0 -0.014 0.07 -2.6
Pablo Torrealba 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.19 2 3 0 0.001 0.02 1.5
Team Totals 8 12 10 9 7 6 2 10.12 44 41 4 1 -0.555 1.13 -6.4
C Morton faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
E Sosa faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Santo Alcala, W (4-0) 6 4 4 4 6 1 1 4.31 28 43 -0.158 1.38 -1.3
Pedro Borbon, S (2) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.70 10 0 0 0.104 0.45 1.4
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 6 2 1 4.00 38 43 0 0 -0.054 0.63 0.1
S Alcala faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Dal Canton (1; J Bench).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 20,037.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Rowland Office CF 1 Pete Rose 3B
2 Marty Perez 2B 2 Ken Griffey RF
3 Jim Wynn LF 3 Dave Concepcion SS
4 Darrell Evans 1B 4 Tony Perez 1B
5 Dave May RF 5 George Foster LF
6 Biff Pocoroba C 6 Johnny Bench C
7 Darrel Chaney SS 7 Cesar Geronimo CF
8 Jerry Royster 3B 8 Doug Flynn 2B
9 Carl Morton P 9 Santo Alcala P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-2 1 12- RR ATL J. Wynn S. Alcala -24% 47% Double to LF (LF Line); Office Scores; Perez Scores
b5 2-2 0 12- R CIN D. Concepcion A. Devine 16% 84% Single to CF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 3B/Adv on E8; Concepcion to 2B
b5 3-2 2 -23 RR CIN J. Bench A. Devine 16% 89% Single to RF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores
t7 2-5 0 1-- RR ATL R. Office S. Alcala -16% 71% Home Run (CF-RF); Paciorek Scores
b3 1-0 2 --- R CIN G. Foster C. Morton 11% 75% Home Run

Play By Play

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' Santo Alcala facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Office S. Alcala 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Perez S. Alcala 1% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL J. Wynn S. Alcala 1% 55% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose C. Morton -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN K. Griffey C. Morton 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion C. Morton -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- CIN T. Perez C. Morton 3% 55% Single to RF; Griffey to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CIN G. Foster C. Morton 10% 65% Single to LF; Griffey Scores; Perez to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O CIN J. Bench C. Morton -4% 61% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Evans S. Alcala 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 --- ATL D. May S. Alcala -3% 61% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba S. Alcala 3% 64% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 2 1-- ATL D. Chaney S. Alcala -2% 62% Walk; May to 2B
t2 0-1 2 12- O ATL J. Royster S. Alcala 5% 66% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Morton -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- CIN D. Flynn C. Morton 2% 67% Single to CF
b2 1-0 1 1-- O CIN S. Alcala C. Morton -2% 64% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b2 1-0 2 1-- CIN P. Rose C. Morton 2% 66% Walk; Flynn to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- O CIN K. Griffey C. Morton -4% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O ATL C. Morton S. Alcala 3% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O ATL R. Office S. Alcala 2% 67% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 2 --- O ATL M. Perez S. Alcala 1% 68% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
b3 1-0 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion C. Morton -2% 66% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 1 --- O CIN T. Perez C. Morton -1% 64% Popfly: SS
b3 1-0 2 --- R CIN G. Foster C. Morton 11% 75% Home Run
b3 2-0 2 --- O CIN J. Bench C. Morton -1% 75% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O ATL J. Wynn S. Alcala 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- ATL D. Evans S. Alcala -3% 74% Walk
t4 0-2 1 1-- ATL D. May S. Alcala -5% 70% Walk; Evans to 2B
t4 0-2 1 12- ATL B. Pocoroba S. Alcala -8% 62% Walk; Evans to 3B; May to 2B
t4 0-2 1 123 O ATL D. Chaney S. Alcala 9% 71% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-2 2 123 O ATL J. Royster S. Alcala 9% 80% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Morton -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O CIN D. Flynn C. Morton -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 2 --- O CIN S. Alcala C. Morton -1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 9-1-2
t5 0-2 0 --- ATL C. Morton S. Alcala -5% 72% Walk
t5 0-2 0 1-- ATL R. Office S. Alcala -8% 64% Single to RF; Morton to 2B
t5 0-2 0 12- O ATL M. Perez S. Alcala 7% 71% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Office to 2B; Perez to 1B
t5 0-2 1 12- RR ATL J. Wynn S. Alcala -24% 47% Double to LF (LF Line); Office Scores; Perez Scores
t5 2-2 1 -2- O ATL D. Evans S. Alcala 5% 52% Popfly: SS
t5 2-2 2 -2- O ATL D. May S. Alcala 5% 56% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- CIN P. Rose C. Morton 5% 61% Single to LF
Adrian Devine replaces Carl Morton pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-2 0 1-- CIN K. Griffey A. Devine 7% 68% Single to LF; Rose to 2B
b5 2-2 0 12- R CIN D. Concepcion A. Devine 16% 84% Single to CF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 3B/Adv on E8; Concepcion to 2B
b5 3-2 0 -23 O CIN T. Perez A. Devine -4% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-2 1 -23 O CIN G. Foster A. Devine -7% 73% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-2 2 -23 RR CIN J. Bench A. Devine 16% 89% Single to RF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores
b5 5-2 2 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo A. Devine -1% 88% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 6-7-8
t6 2-5 0 --- O ATL B. Pocoroba S. Alcala 2% 90% Lineout: SS
t6 2-5 1 --- O ATL D. Chaney S. Alcala 1% 91% Flyball: CF
t6 2-5 2 --- O ATL J. Royster S. Alcala 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Adrian Devine facing 8-9-1
b6 5-2 0 --- O CIN D. Flynn A. Devine -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 1 --- O CIN S. Alcala A. Devine -0% 91% Strikeout
b6 5-2 2 --- CIN P. Rose A. Devine 0% 91% Single to CF
b6 5-2 2 1-- O CIN K. Griffey A. Devine -1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 9-1-2
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Adrian Devine (P) batting 9th
t7 2-5 0 --- ATL T. Paciorek S. Alcala -4% 87% Single to CF
t7 2-5 0 1-- RR ATL R. Office S. Alcala -16% 71% Home Run (CF-RF); Paciorek Scores
Pedro Borbon replaces Santo Alcala pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 0 --- O ATL M. Perez P. Borbon 4% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t7 4-5 1 --- O ATL J. Wynn P. Borbon 3% 78% Flyball: CF
t7 4-5 2 --- O ATL D. Evans P. Borbon 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Braves' Elias Sosa facing 3-4-5
Elias Sosa replaces Jim Wynn (LF) pitching and batting 3rd
Tom Paciorek moves from PH to LF
b7 5-4 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion E. Sosa 3% 83% Walk
b7 5-4 0 1-- CIN T. Perez E. Sosa 7% 90% Single to RF; Concepcion to 3B
b7 5-4 0 1-3 RRR CIN G. Foster E. Sosa 8% 98% Home Run; Concepcion Scores; Perez Scores
Bruce Dal Canton replaces Elias Sosa pitching and batting 3rd
b7 8-4 0 --- CIN J. Bench B. Dal Canton 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
b7 8-4 0 1-- CIN C. Geronimo B. Dal Canton 0% 98% Passed Ball; Bench to 2B
b7 8-4 0 -2- CIN C. Geronimo B. Dal Canton 0% 99% Passed Ball; Bench to 3B
b7 8-4 0 --3 CIN C. Geronimo B. Dal Canton 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-4 0 1-3 RO CIN D. Flynn B. Dal Canton 0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bench Scores/unER
b7 9-4 1 1-- O CIN P. Borbon B. Dal Canton -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Flynn to 2B
b7 9-4 2 -2- O CIN P. Rose B. Dal Canton -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 9.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
t8 4-9 0 --- O ATL D. May P. Borbon 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-9 1 --- O ATL B. Pocoroba P. Borbon 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-9 2 --- O ATL D. Chaney P. Borbon 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Braves' Bruce Dal Canton facing 2-3-4
b8 9-4 0 --- CIN K. Griffey B. Dal Canton 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-4 0 1-- CIN D. Concepcion B. Dal Canton 0% 100% Single to 3B; Griffey to 3B/Adv on E5; Concepcion to 2B
b8 9-4 0 -23 O CIN T. Perez B. Dal Canton -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B/Interference called
b8 9-4 1 -23 CIN G. Foster B. Dal Canton 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-4 1 123 R CIN J. Bench B. Dal Canton 0% 100% Walk; Griffey Scores; Concepcion to 3B; Foster to 2B
Pablo Torrealba replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 3rd
b8 10-4 1 123 O CIN C. Geronimo P. Torrealba -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-4 2 123 O CIN D. Flynn P. Torrealba -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 10.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-10, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 8-9-1
t9 4-10 0 --- O ATL J. Royster P. Borbon 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 4-10 1 --- ATL T. Paciorek P. Borbon -0% 100% Single to 2B
t9 4-10 1 1-- ATL R. Office P. Borbon -0% 100% Single to LF; Paciorek to 2B
t9 4-10 1 12- OO ATL M. Perez P. Borbon 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 10.

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