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@BAL		2
5
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@CHW		12
13
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@CLE		6
2
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@KCR		4
3
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@MIL		3
2
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@SEA		0
2
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@TEX		9
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@CIN		0
3
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@LAD		5
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@NYM		1
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@PHI		1
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@PIT		4
0
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@SFG		3
4
Sunday, October 4, 1981,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 31,764, Time of Game: 1:57
Braves
0
50-56
⇐ Lost 1
 at Reds
3
66-42
⇐ Won 1
W: Mario Soto (12-9)
L: Tommy Boggs (3-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  1
Reds            1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    3 11  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 .669 -0.070 0.71 0.000 -0.070 -0.7 2 0
Claudell Washington RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .753 -0.065 0.67 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 3 0
Bob Horner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 .805 0.012 0.40 0.032 -0.020 -0.0 0 1
Chris Chambliss 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .746 0.012 1.26 0.068 -0.056 0.1 5 0 SB
   Ken Smith 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dale Murphy CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .247 .716 -0.033 1.01 0.026 -0.059 -0.4 3 1
Paul Runge SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .651 -0.099 1.29 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 1 2
Larry Owen C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .059 -0.075 0.97 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 7 1
Luis Gomez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .517 -0.050 0.69 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 3 1
Tommy Boggs P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .152 .326 -0.031 0.42 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 0 3
Team Totals 28 0 1 0 2 9 .036 .136 -0.399 0.82 0.126 -0.525 -4.0 24 9
TB: C Chambliss.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Murphy-L Owen.
E: L Owen (1).
Outfield Assists: D Murphy (P Householder at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Chambliss (4, 2nd base off M Soto/M O'Berry).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .735 -0.091 1.13 0.062 -0.153 -1.3 0 0 SB
   Mike Vail RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .323 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.4 0 0
Paul Householder CF 3 1 3 0 1 0 .275 .787 0.080 0.68 0.115 -0.035 1.6 1 0 2B,CS
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .306 .767 0.069 0.72 0.090 -0.021 0.4 1 0
   Rafael Landestoy PR-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .153 .482 0.033 0.33 0.033 0.000 1.2 1 1 SB
George Foster LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 .892 -0.026 0.65 0.032 -0.058 -1.1 3 0
Larry Biittner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .536 -0.070 0.75 0.000 -0.070 -1.8 9 1
Ray Knight 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .259 .692 0.089 0.56 0.110 -0.021 0.9 0 1 2B
Ron Oester 2B-SS 2 0 2 0 2 0 .271 .741 0.048 0.45 0.048 0.000 1.3 2 4
Mike O'Berry C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .180 .524 0.026 0.71 0.066 -0.041 -0.1 9 0
Mario Soto P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .068 .151 -0.044 0.54 0.000 -0.044 -1.1 1 2 SH
Team Totals 31 3 11 3 4 5 .355 .848 0.102 0.68 0.556 -0.455 -0.5 27 9
2B: P Householder (4, off T Boggs); R Knight (23, off T Boggs).
SH: M Soto (6, off T Boggs).
TB: P Householder 4; R Oester 2; R Knight 2; M O'Berry; D Collins; D Concepcion; R Landestoy; G Foster.
RBI: R Knight (34); M O'Berry (5); D Concepcion (67).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: R Landestoy (5, 2nd base off T Boggs/L Owen); D Collins (26, 2nd base off T Boggs/L Owen).
CS: P Householder (1, 2nd base by T Boggs/L Owen).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy Boggs, L (3-13) 8 11 3 3 4 5 0 4.10 36 49 -0.103 0.68 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 3 3 4 5 0 3.38 36 49 -0.103 0.82 0.5

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mario Soto, W (12-9) 9 1 0 0 2 9 0 3.29 30 92 0.397 0.82 4.0
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 2 9 0 0.00 30 92 0.397 0.68 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: T Boggs (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 31,764.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Brett Butler LF 1 Dave Collins RF
2 Claudell Washingto RF 2 Paul Householder CF
3 Bob Horner 3B 3 Dave Concepcion SS
4 Chris Chambliss 1B 4 George Foster LF
5 Dale Murphy CF 5 Larry Biittner 1B
6 Paul Runge SS 6 Ray Knight 3B
7 Larry Owen C 7 Ron Oester 2B
8 Luis Gomez 2B 8 Mike O'Berry C
9 Tommy Boggs P 9 Mario Soto P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs -11% 57% Wild Pitch; Collins out at Hm/P-C; Householder to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- R CIN R. Knight T. Boggs 10% 82% Double to CF; Foster Scores
b1 0-0 1 -2- R CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs 9% 66% Single to CF; Householder Scores
b1 0-0 0 -2- CIN P. Householder T. Boggs 7% 68% Single to 2B; Collins to 3B
b4 2-0 1 12- R CIN M. O'Berry T. Boggs 7% 89% Single to CF; Knight Scores; Oester to 2B

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' Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL B. Butler M. Soto 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL C. Washington M. Soto 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL B. Horner M. Soto 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Collins T. Boggs 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- CIN P. Householder T. Boggs 3% 61% Collins Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- CIN P. Householder T. Boggs 7% 68% Single to 2B; Collins to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs -11% 57% Wild Pitch; Collins out at Hm/P-C; Householder to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs 9% 66% Single to CF; Householder Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- O CIN G. Foster T. Boggs -2% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 1-0 2 1-- O CIN L. Biittner T. Boggs -2% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- ATL C. Chambliss M. Soto -4% 57% Single to RF
t2 0-1 0 1-- ATL D. Murphy M. Soto -3% 55% Chambliss Steals 2B
t2 0-1 0 -2- O ATL D. Murphy M. Soto 5% 59% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 -2- O ATL P. Runge M. Soto 4% 63% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 2 -2- O ATL L. Owen M. Soto 3% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O CIN R. Knight T. Boggs -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- CIN R. Oester T. Boggs 2% 67% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- O CIN M. O'Berry T. Boggs -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CIN M. Soto T. Boggs -2% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O ATL L. Gomez M. Soto 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O ATL T. Boggs M. Soto 2% 67% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 2 --- O ATL B. Butler M. Soto 1% 68% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O CIN D. Collins T. Boggs -2% 66% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- CIN P. Householder T. Boggs 2% 68% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs -4% 65% Householder Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 1-0 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs -1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O ATL C. Washington M. Soto 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- ATL B. Horner M. Soto -3% 63% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-- O ATL C. Chambliss M. Soto 4% 67% Popfly: SS
t4 0-1 2 1-- ATL D. Murphy M. Soto -3% 64% Walk; Horner to 2B
t4 0-1 2 12- O ATL P. Runge M. Soto 5% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- CIN G. Foster T. Boggs 3% 73% Single to LF
b4 1-0 0 1-- O CIN L. Biittner T. Boggs -1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Foster to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- R CIN R. Knight T. Boggs 10% 82% Double to CF; Foster Scores
b4 2-0 1 -2- CIN R. Oester T. Boggs 1% 83% Walk
b4 2-0 1 12- R CIN M. O'Berry T. Boggs 7% 89% Single to CF; Knight Scores; Oester to 2B
b4 3-0 1 12- O CIN M. Soto T. Boggs -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Oester to 3B; O'Berry to 2B
b4 3-0 2 -23 O CIN D. Collins T. Boggs -2% 86% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
Mike Vail replaces Dave Collins playing RF batting 1st
t5 0-3 0 --- O ATL L. Owen M. Soto 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-3 1 --- O ATL L. Gomez M. Soto 1% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-3 2 --- O ATL T. Boggs M. Soto 1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- CIN P. Householder T. Boggs 1% 91% Single to RF
b5 3-0 0 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion T. Boggs -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Dave Concepcion (SS) batting 3rd
b5 3-0 1 1-- CIN G. Foster T. Boggs 2% 92% Landestoy Steals 2B; Landestoy to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b5 3-0 1 --3 O CIN G. Foster T. Boggs -2% 90% Strikeout
b5 3-0 2 --3 O CIN L. Biittner T. Boggs -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
Rafael Landestoy moves from PR to 2B
Ron Oester moves from 2B to SS
t6 0-3 0 --- O ATL B. Butler M. Soto 2% 90% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --- O ATL C. Washington M. Soto 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O ATL B. Horner M. Soto 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 6-7-8
b6 3-0 0 --- CIN R. Knight T. Boggs 1% 93% Walk
b6 3-0 0 1-- CIN R. Oester T. Boggs 1% 95% Single to RF; Knight to 2B
b6 3-0 0 12- O CIN M. O'Berry T. Boggs -1% 93% Flyball: RF
b6 3-0 1 12- O CIN M. Soto T. Boggs -1% 92% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b6 3-0 2 12- O CIN M. Vail T. Boggs -1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
t7 0-3 0 --- O ATL C. Chambliss M. Soto 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 0-3 1 --- O ATL D. Murphy M. Soto 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- O ATL P. Runge M. Soto 1% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 2-3-4
Ken Smith replaces Chris Chambliss playing 1B batting 4th
b7 3-0 0 --- CIN P. Householder T. Boggs 1% 96% Double to CF (LF-CF)
b7 3-0 0 -2- CIN R. Landestoy T. Boggs 1% 98% Single to SS; Householder to 3B
b7 3-0 0 1-3 O CIN G. Foster T. Boggs -1% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 3-0 1 1-3 OO CIN L. Biittner T. Boggs -2% 94% Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
t8 0-3 0 --- O ATL L. Owen M. Soto 2% 96% Strikeout
t8 0-3 1 --- O ATL L. Gomez M. Soto 1% 97% Popfly: SS
t8 0-3 2 --- O ATL T. Boggs M. Soto 1% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Tommy Boggs facing 6-7-8
b8 3-0 0 --- O CIN R. Knight T. Boggs -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 3-0 1 --- CIN R. Oester T. Boggs 0% 98% Single to RF
b8 3-0 1 1-- O CIN M. O'Berry T. Boggs -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 3-0 2 1-- O CIN M. Soto T. Boggs -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
t9 0-3 0 --- O ATL B. Butler M. Soto 2% 99% Popfly: SS
t9 0-3 1 --- O ATL C. Washington M. Soto 1% 100% Lineout: 2B
t9 0-3 2 --- O ATL B. Horner M. Soto 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.

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