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CHW
@BAL		7
3
WSA
@CAL		3
2
MIL
@CLE		4
2
MIN
@DET		5
4
BOS
@KCR		0
7
NYY
@OAK		3
13
CIN
@CHC		2
5
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@HOU		2
3
LAD
@MON		5
3
SFG
@NYM		5
1
SDP
@PHI		0
3
PIT
@STL		4
3
Saturday, June 12, 1971,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 23,876, Time of Game: 2:07
Braves
2
28-34
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Astros
3
30-30
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Ken Forsch (2-1)
L: Ron Reed (6-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  7  3
Astros          2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .311 .746 0.034 0.66 0.068 -0.034 0.1 1 1 3B
Sonny Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .667 -0.092 1.03 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 0 0
Hank Aaron RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .313 1.058 -0.028 0.86 0.040 -0.068 -0.2 1 0
Hal King C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .192 .671 -0.040 1.10 0.040 -0.080 -0.3 5 0
Mike Lum LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .205 .697 0.054 1.02 0.099 -0.044 1.1 4 0 2B
Earl Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .690 -0.132 1.56 0.000 -0.132 -1.0 10 1
Marv Staehle 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .111 .349 0.029 1.07 0.063 -0.034 0.6 0 3
   Orlando Cepeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .893 -0.031 1.29 0.000 -0.031 -0.1
Zoilo Versalles SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .651 -0.098 1.28 0.000 -0.098 -0.7 1 4
Ron Reed P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .143 -0.035 0.73 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 2 1
   Gil Garrido PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .180 .434 -0.032 1.33 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Steve Barber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 1 0 5 .206 .500 -0.371 1.06 0.310 -0.680 -1.8 24 10
2B: M Lum (2, off K Forsch).
3B: F Millan (4, off K Forsch).
TB: F Millan 4; M Lum 3; M Staehle; H King; H Aaron.
RBI: M Staehle (1).
2-out RBI: M Staehle.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: Z Versalles (3); F Millan (6); S Jackson (3).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jesus Alou RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .341 .783 0.051 0.55 0.077 -0.026 0.6 2 0
Joe Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .718 -0.049 0.74 0.005 -0.054 -0.7 0 3 SH
Cesar Cedeno LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 .663 0.062 0.81 0.108 -0.045 0.1 0 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .291 .754 0.129 0.57 0.146 -0.017 1.4 9 1 3B
   Doug Rader 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Denis Menke 3B-1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .237 .619 0.029 0.46 0.034 -0.005 0.4 3 4 SF
Jim Wynn CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .613 -0.046 0.52 0.000 -0.046 -1.0 4 0
Johnny Edwards C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .235 .606 -0.009 0.41 0.022 -0.032 0.3 5 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .560 0.000 0.39 0.028 -0.028 -0.3 3 1
Ken Forsch P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .167 -0.038 0.53 0.000 -0.038 -1.1 1 0 SH
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 2 5 .258 .617 0.129 0.56 0.420 -0.291 -0.4 27 10
3B: B Watson (1, off R Reed).
SF: D Menke (2, off R Reed).
SH: J Morgan (3, off R Reed); K Forsch (1, off R Reed).
TB: B Watson 4; J Alou 2; J Edwards 2; D Menke; C Cedeno.
RBI: C Cedeno (24); D Menke (16); B Watson (21).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
PB: J Edwards (6).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Reed, L (6-4) 7 7 3 3 2 4 0 3.59 31 53 -0.139 0.62 -0.1
Steve Barber 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.37 5 0 0 0.010 0.17 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 2 5 0 3.38 36 53 0 0 -0.129 1.06 0.4

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Forsch, W (2-1) 9 7 2 1 0 5 0 2.20 34 72 0.371 1.06 1.8
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 0 5 0 1.00 34 72 0.371 0.56 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: R Reed (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 23,876.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Felix Millan 2B 1 Jesus Alou RF
2 Sonny Jackson CF 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Cesar Cedeno LF
4 Hal King C 4 Bob Watson 1B
5 Mike Lum LF 5 Denis Menke 3B
6 Earl Williams 1B 6 Jim Wynn CF
7 Marv Staehle 3B 7 Johnny Edwards C
8 Zoilo Versalles SS 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Ron Reed P 9 Ken Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 -2- R HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed 9% 66% Single to LF; Alou Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- R HOU B. Watson R. Reed 8% 75% Single to RF; Cedeno Scores
t7 1-3 2 1-3 O ATL Z. Versalles K. Forsch 7% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson R. Reed 7% 85% Triple to RF
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Alou R. Reed 6% 61% Single to CF; Alou to 2B/Adv on E8

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, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Millan K. Forsch 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL S. Jackson K. Forsch 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Forsch 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Alou R. Reed 6% 61% Single to CF; Alou to 2B/Adv on E8
b1 0-0 0 -2- O HOU J. Morgan R. Reed -4% 57% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 -2- R HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed 9% 66% Single to LF; Alou Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- HOU B. Watson R. Reed 2% 67% Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- R HOU B. Watson R. Reed 8% 75% Single to RF; Cedeno Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- HOU D. Menke R. Reed 2% 78% Walk; Watson to 2B
b1 2-0 1 12- O HOU J. Wynn R. Reed -3% 75% Flyball: LF
b1 2-0 2 12- O HOU J. Edwards R. Reed -3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- ATL H. King K. Forsch -4% 68% Single to 2B
t2 0-2 0 1-- O ATL M. Lum K. Forsch 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-2 1 1-- O ATL E. Williams K. Forsch 3% 75% Flyball: RF
t2 0-2 2 1-- O ATL M. Staehle K. Forsch 2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- HOU R. Metzger R. Reed 2% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b2 2-0 0 1-- O HOU K. Forsch R. Reed -1% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Alou R. Reed -2% 76% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 2 -2- HOU J. Morgan R. Reed 1% 76% Walk
b2 2-0 2 12- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed -3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O ATL Z. Versalles K. Forsch 2% 76% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O ATL R. Reed K. Forsch 2% 78% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- ATL F. Millan K. Forsch -3% 75% Triple (CF-RF)
t3 0-2 2 --3 O ATL S. Jackson K. Forsch 4% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
b3 2-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson R. Reed 7% 85% Triple to RF
b3 2-0 0 --3 RO HOU D. Menke R. Reed 0% 85% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Watson Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn R. Reed -1% 85% Strikeout
b3 3-0 2 --- O HOU J. Edwards R. Reed -0% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Forsch 2% 86% Strikeout
t4 0-3 1 --- O ATL H. King K. Forsch 1% 87% Strikeout
t4 0-3 2 --- O ATL M. Lum K. Forsch 1% 88% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 8-9-1
b4 3-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Reed -1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-0 1 --- O HOU K. Forsch R. Reed -1% 87% Strikeout
b4 3-0 2 --- O HOU J. Alou R. Reed -0% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- O ATL E. Williams K. Forsch 2% 88% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 1 --- O ATL M. Staehle K. Forsch 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O ATL Z. Versalles K. Forsch 1% 90% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan R. Reed -1% 90% Flyball: SS
b5 3-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed -1% 89% Strikeout
b5 3-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson R. Reed -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- O ATL R. Reed K. Forsch 2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- O ATL F. Millan K. Forsch 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O ATL S. Jackson K. Forsch 1% 93% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 --- HOU D. Menke R. Reed 1% 94% Single to SS
b6 3-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Wynn R. Reed -1% 93% Flyball: LF
b6 3-0 1 1-- HOU J. Edwards R. Reed 2% 95% Single to RF; Menke to 3B
b6 3-0 1 1-3 O HOU R. Metzger R. Reed -2% 93% Flyball: 2B
b6 3-0 2 1-3 O HOU K. Forsch R. Reed -1% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- ATL H. Aaron K. Forsch -4% 88% Single to LF
t7 0-3 0 1-- O ATL H. King K. Forsch 4% 91% Flyball: RF
t7 0-3 1 1-- ATL M. Lum K. Forsch -4% 87% Single to RF; Aaron to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- O ATL E. Williams K. Forsch 3% 90% Groundout: 1B-P; Lum to 2B; Aaron to 3B
t7 0-3 2 -23 R ATL M. Staehle K. Forsch -6% 84% Single to LF; Lum to 3B; Aaron Scores
t7 1-3 2 1-3 O ATL Z. Versalles K. Forsch 7% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
b7 3-1 0 --- HOU J. Alou R. Reed 1% 92% Single to LF
b7 3-1 0 1-- O HOU J. Morgan R. Reed -0% 91% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
b7 3-1 1 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-1 2 -2- O HOU B. Watson R. Reed -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
Denis Menke moves from 3B to 1B
Doug Rader replaces Bob Watson (1B) playing 3B batting 4th
Gil Garrido pinch hits for Ron Reed (P) batting 9th
t8 1-3 0 --- O ATL G. Garrido K. Forsch 3% 92% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 --- ATL F. Millan K. Forsch -4% 88% Single to SS
t8 1-3 1 1-- O ATL S. Jackson K. Forsch 3% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B; Millan to 2B
t8 1-3 2 -2- O ATL H. Aaron K. Forsch 4% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
Steve Barber replaces Gil Garrido (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 --- O HOU D. Menke S. Barber -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-1 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn S. Barber -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-1 2 --- HOU J. Edwards S. Barber 0% 94% Single (CF-RF)
b8 3-1 2 1-- HOU R. Metzger S. Barber 0% 95% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Edwards to 2B
b8 3-1 2 12- O HOU K. Forsch S. Barber -1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
t9 1-3 0 --- O ATL H. King K. Forsch 3% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1-3 1 --- ATL M. Lum K. Forsch -6% 92% Double to LF
t9 1-3 1 -2- O ATL E. Williams K. Forsch 5% 97% Flyball: CF; Lum to 3B
Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Marv Staehle (3B) batting 7th
t9 1-3 2 --3 R ATL O. Cepeda K. Forsch 0% 97% Passed Ball; Lum Scores/unER
t9 2-3 2 --- O ATL O. Cepeda K. Forsch 3% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

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