July 2, 1972 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 15
MIL 4 BOS 3
MIL 2
(11) OAK 3
@CAL 1 MIN 6
@CHW 4 CHW 2
MIN 1 BAL 7
@DET 2 TEX 7
@KCR 5
(10) KCR 8
TEX 3 NYY 6
CLE 1 NYY 5
CLE 2 HOU 5
ATL 4 MON 4
NYM 3 STL 7
@PHI 3 PIT 7
CHC 4 CIN 12
@SDP 2 SFG 9
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 27,150

Sunday, July 2, 1972
Time of Game: 2:25

Braves

31-38

Lost 2

4th, 11½ GB

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

W: T Griffin (3-2), L: P Jarvis (6-4)

Astros

43-28

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Perez SS                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .227  .565    0    2   5   SH
R Garr RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .710    0    1   0   HBP
H Aaron 1B                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .248  .846    0    8   2   HR,GDP
R Carty LF                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .829    0    0   0   
  O Brown LF                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .699    0    2   0   2B
E Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .753    0    0   1   
M Lum CF                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .680    0    2   0   
P Casanova C                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .214  .493    0    4   0   
G Garrido 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .683    0    3   1   
R Schueler P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .356    0    2   2   
  S Jackson PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .160  .360    0    0   0   
  P Jarvis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Breazeale PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .510    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    3  11                    24  11

BATTING

2B: O Brown (2, off T Griffin).

HR: H Aaron (16, off D Roberts; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: M Perez (2, off D Roberts).

HBP: R Garr (3, by T Griffin).

TB: H Aaron 4; O Brown 2; M Perez 2; P Casanova 2; G Garrido; S Jackson.

GIDP: H Aaron (8).

RBI: H Aaron 2 (37); S Jackson (1); P Casanova (4).

2-out RBI: P Casanova.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

E: H Aaron (11); P Casanova (3); O Brown 2 (5); M Perez (14).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .201  .518    0    2   3   SH
C Cedeno CF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .339  .947    0    1   0   2B,SF
B Watson LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .312  .905    0    4   0   
L May 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .849    0    4   1   
D Rader 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .751    0    0   3   SF
N Miller RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .575    0    0   0   
J Edwards C                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .222  .696    0   10   0   
  J Alou PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .681    0    0   0   CS,IW
  L Howard C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .668         2   0   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .648    0    4   2   2B,SF
D Roberts P                   3   1   1   2    0   2  .282  .762    0    0   0   HR
  B Fenwick PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .184  .507         0   0   
  T Griffin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   5   6   5    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Helms (7, off R Schueler); C Cedeno (16, off R Schueler).

HR: D Roberts (2, off R Schueler; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: T Helms (3, off J Hoerner); C Cedeno (2, off P Jarvis); D Rader (4, off R Schueler).

SH: R Metzger (4, off P Jarvis).

IBB: J Alou (3, by J Hoerner).

TB: D Roberts 4; T Helms 2; C Cedeno 2; L May; B Watson; D Rader.

RBI: D Roberts 2 (5); D Rader (47); C Cedeno (32); T Helms (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Rader-T Helms-L May.

E: R Metzger (12); D Rader (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Alou (1, Home by J Hoerner/P Casanova).

PO: C Cedeno (1st base by R Schueler).

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 Schueler                     6     5   3   2    3   3   1   3.05   26     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 5     52    -     1.05  -0.10
P Jarvis, L (6-4)              1.1   1   2   0    0   1   0   4.70    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.68  -0.34
J Hoerner                      0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.20    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.68  -0.12
Totals                         8     6   5   2    4   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 6          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts                      7     6   3   2    2   8   1   4.11   30     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 6     61    -     1.35  -0.02
T Griffin, BS (1), W (3-2)     2     2   1   1    1   3   0   1.93   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    3.32  -0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   3    3  11   1          40     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Jarvis (3); D Roberts 2 (7).

IBB: J Hoerner (6; J Alou).

PO: R Schueler (1; C Cedeno, 1st base).

HBP: T Griffin (1; R Garr).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 27,150.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. M Perez              SS    1. R Metzger            SS 
2. R Garr               RF    2. C Cedeno             CF 
3. H Aaron              1B    3. B Watson             LF 
4. R Carty              LF    4. L May                1B 
5. E Williams           3B    5. D Rader              3B 
6. M Lum                CF    6. N Miller             RF 
7. P Casanova           C     7. J Edwards            C  
8. G Garrido            2B    8. T Helms              2B 
9. R Schueler           P     9. D Roberts            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-3  -2-     -25%  55% P Casanova      T Griffin       Single; Brown Scores
   b 2   1  2-1  1--      22%  65% D Roberts       R Schueler      Home Run; Edwards Scores
   t 7   0  3-2  12-     -18%  35% S Jackson       D Roberts       Single; Casanova Scores/unER; Garrido to 2B
   b 7   0  3-3  1--      17%  81% R Metzger       P Jarvis        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Fenwick to 3B; Metzger to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-     -17%  31% H Aaron         D Roberts       Home Run; Perez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Perez         Single
          1--      44%  R Garr          Wild Pitch; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -2-      31%  H Aaron         Home Run; Perez Scores
          ---      29%  R Carty         Walk
   O      1--      31%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      29%  M Lum           Walk; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      32%  P Casanova      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      34%  C Cedeno        Double
          -2-      37%  B Watson        Walk
          12-      44%  L May           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 3B; Watson to 2B; May to 1B
          123      44%  D Rader         E2 on Foul Ball
   RO     123      43%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores/unER
   O      12-      38%  N Miller        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
          ---      35%  G Garrido       Single
          1--      32%  R Schueler      Wild Pitch; Garrido to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      39%  M Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      42%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Schueler facing 7-8-9
          ---      47%  J Edwards       Walk
   O      1--      43%  T Helms         Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      65%  D Roberts       Home Run; Edwards Scores
          ---      67%  R Metzger       Walk
   O      1--      65%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  B Watson        Cedeno Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  H Aaron         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      67%  R Carty         Strikeout
          ---      66%  E Williams      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Williams to 1B
   O      1--      68%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Schueler facing 3-4-5
                  Oscar Brown replaces Rico Carty playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      66%  B Watson        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  L May           Flyball: SS
   O      ---      64%  D Rader         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  P Casanova      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  G Garrido       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  R Schueler      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Schueler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  N Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      67%  J Edwards       Flyball: SS
          ---      69%  T Helms         Double
   O      -2-      66%  D Roberts       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  M Perez         Single
   O      1--      65%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      72%  H Aaron         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  B Watson        Single
          1--      72%  L May           Single; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      68%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  O Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  M Lum           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Schueler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  N Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Edwards       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  P Casanova      Single
          1--      53%  G Garrido       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Casanova to 2B; Garrido to 1B
                  Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Ron Schueler batting 9th
   R      12-      35%  S Jackson       Single; Casanova Scores/unER; Garrido to 2B
   O      12-      34%  M Perez         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Garrido to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   O      -23      49%  R Garr          Fielder's Choice SS; Garrido out at Hm/SS-C; Jackson to 3B; Garr to 1B
   O      1-3      58%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Jarvis replaces Sonny Jackson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      64%  D Roberts       Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Roberts to 1B
                  Bobby Fenwick pinch runs for Dave Roberts batting 9th
          1--      81%  R Metzger       Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Fenwick to 3B; Metzger to 2B
   RO     -23      82%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fenwick Scores/unER
   O      -2-      80%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Metzger to 3B
   O      --3      77%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Griffin replaces Bobby Fenwick pitching and batting 9th
          ---      62%  O Brown         Double
   O      -2-      72%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      80%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      55%  P Casanova      Single; Brown Scores
   O      1--      60%  G Garrido       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Pat Jarvis facing 5-6-7
          ---      74%  D Rader         Single to LF; Rader to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      74%  N Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rader to 3B
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Pat Jarvis pitching and batting 9th; Jesus Alou pinch hits for Johnny Edwards batting 7th
          --3      75%  J Alou          Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3      88%  T Helms         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Rader Scores/unER; Alou to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      --3      86%  T Griffin       Alou Caught Stealing Hm (C)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Howard replaces Jesus Alou playing C batting 7th; Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Joe Hoerner batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Breazeale     Flyball: SS
          ---      84%  M Perez         Walk
          1--      73%  R Garr          Hit By Pitch; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      87%  H Aaron         Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  O Brown         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197207020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation