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Standings
OAK
@CHW		9
3
NYY
@CLE		1
5
BOS
@DET		3
4
TEX
@KCR		3
5		 
(14)
BAL
@MIL		7
1
CAL
@MIN		3
6
ATL
@HOU		4
2
CIN
@LAD		11
9
STL
@NYM		0
2
CHC
@PHI		5
2		 
(10)
SDP
@SFG		2
5
Saturday, September 22, 1973
, Astrodome
Attendance: 16,020, Time of Game: 2:01
Braves
4
74-82
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 22½ GB
 at Astros
2
78-78
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 18½ GB
W: Carl Morton (14-10)
L: Dave Roberts (15-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  7  2
Astros          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  8  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .739 -0.018 0.56 0.022 -0.040 -0.2 2 0 SB
Marty Perez SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .247 .662 0.031 0.92 0.078 -0.047 0.3 1 5
Darrell Evans 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279 .959 0.027 1.11 0.094 -0.067 -0.4 2 3 GDP
Hank Aaron LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .294 1.040 0.271 1.26 0.314 -0.044 1.6 1 0 HR
   Frank Tepedino 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .751 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Dusty Baker CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .805 -0.025 0.48 0.012 -0.037 -0.5 2 0
Davey Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 .928 0.012 0.47 0.033 -0.021 0.3 2 6
Mike Lum 1B-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .804 -0.089 0.86 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 12 1
Paul Casanova C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .228 .617 0.082 0.60 0.125 -0.043 0.4 1 1 HR
Carl Morton P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .565 -0.040 0.55 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 2 3 .212 .651 0.251 0.76 0.678 -0.428 -0.1 27 16
HR: H Aaron (39, off D Roberts; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs); P Casanova (7, off D Roberts; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: H Aaron 4; P Casanova 4; D Baker; M Perez; R Garr; D Evans; D Johnson.
GIDP: D Evans (8).
RBI: H Aaron 3 (90); P Casanova (18).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Perez-D Johnson-F Tepedino.
E: M Perez 2 (24).
Baserunning
SB: R Garr (35, 2nd base off D Roberts/S Jutze).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Gallagher RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .632 -0.072 1.59 0.076 -0.149 -0.4 3 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 .255 .633 0.261 1.16 0.290 -0.029 1.7 4 7 3B,2B
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .889 -0.001 1.14 0.099 -0.099 -0.3 1 0 SB
Bob Watson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .852 -0.200 1.69 0.009 -0.209 -1.2 0 0 HBP,GDP
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .715 -0.110 1.10 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 1 2
Lee May 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .785 -0.070 1.02 0.017 -0.087 -0.5 14 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 .704 0.030 0.85 0.077 -0.046 0.0 0 2
Skip Jutze C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 .523 0.102 1.35 0.146 -0.044 0.4 4 0
Dave Roberts P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .127 .278 -0.052 1.69 0.000 -0.052 -0.4 0 1 SH
   Greg Gross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .598 -0.037 1.49 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 .174 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jimmy Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .471 -0.102 4.56 0.000 -0.102 -0.5
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 0 1 .229 .564 -0.251 1.36 0.714 -0.964 -2.1 27 12
2B: R Metzger (10, off C Morton).
3B: R Metzger (14, off C Morton).
SH: D Roberts (11, off C Morton).
HBP: B Watson (4, by C Morton).
TB: R Metzger 5; T Helms 2; S Jutze; L May; B Gallagher; C Cedeno.
GIDP: B Watson (17).
RBI: R Metzger 2 (35).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Helms-R Metzger-L May.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (51, 2nd base off C Morton/P Casanova).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, W (14-10) 9 8 2 2 0 1 0 3.53 37 64 0.250 1.36 2.1
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 1 0 2.00 37 64 0.250 0.76 2.1

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Roberts, L (15-11) 7 7 4 4 0 2 2 2.96 28 49 -0.289 0.86 -0.8
Ken Forsch 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.22 7 0 0 0.039 0.35 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 2 3 2 4.00 35 49 0 0 -0.250 1.36 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Morton (4; B Watson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:01.
Attendance: 16,020.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Ralph Garr RF 1 Bob Gallagher RF
2 Marty Perez SS 2 Roger Metzger SS
3 Darrell Evans 3B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Hank Aaron LF 4 Bob Watson LF
5 Dusty Baker CF 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Davey Johnson 2B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Mike Lum 1B 7 Tommy Helms 2B
8 Paul Casanova C 8 Skip Jutze C
9 Carl Morton P 9 Dave Roberts P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-2 0 12- RRR ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts 31% 80% Home Run; Perez Scores; Evans Scores
b5 0-1 1 1-3 RR HOU R. Metzger C. Morton -26% 23% Triple; Jutze Scores; Gallagher Scores
b8 2-4 0 1-- OO HOU B. Watson C. Morton 14% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- R ATL P. Casanova D. Roberts 13% 60% Home Run
b9 2-4 1 12- O HOU J. Stewart C. Morton 10% 92% Flyball: SS

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' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Garr D. Roberts -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Perez D. Roberts -1% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Roberts -1% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Gallagher C. Morton 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 1% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton -1% 48% Single
b1 0-0 2 1-- HOU B. Watson C. Morton -1% 47% Cedeno Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- HOU B. Watson C. Morton -1% 46% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 2 12- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O ATL D. Baker D. Roberts -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. Johnson D. Roberts -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU L. May C. Morton 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Helms C. Morton 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU S. Jutze C. Morton 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O ATL M. Lum D. Roberts -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 1 --- R ATL P. Casanova D. Roberts 13% 60% Home Run
t3 1-0 1 --- O ATL C. Morton D. Roberts -1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- ATL R. Garr D. Roberts 1% 60% Single
t3 1-0 2 1-- ATL M. Perez D. Roberts 1% 61% Garr Steals 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- O ATL M. Perez D. Roberts -3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O HOU D. Roberts C. Morton 3% 60% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O HOU B. Gallagher C. Morton 2% 62% Lineout: 1B
b3 0-1 2 --- HOU R. Metzger C. Morton -3% 59% Double
b3 0-1 2 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 4% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Roberts -2% 61% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- O ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- ATL D. Baker D. Roberts 1% 61% Single
t4 1-0 2 1-- ATL D. Johnson D. Roberts 3% 64% Single; Baker to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 O ATL M. Lum D. Roberts -5% 59% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O HOU B. Watson C. Morton 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton 2% 64% Flyball: RF
b4 0-1 2 --- HOU L. May C. Morton -2% 62% Single
b4 0-1 2 1-- O HOU T. Helms C. Morton 3% 65% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O ATL P. Casanova D. Roberts -2% 63% Flyball: SS
t5 1-0 1 --- O ATL C. Morton D. Roberts -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O ATL R. Garr D. Roberts -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- HOU S. Jutze C. Morton -6% 54% Single
b5 0-1 0 1-- O HOU D. Roberts C. Morton 3% 57% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Jutze to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- HOU B. Gallagher C. Morton -8% 49% Single; Jutze to 3B
b5 0-1 1 1-3 RR HOU R. Metzger C. Morton -26% 23% Triple; Jutze Scores; Gallagher Scores
b5 2-1 1 --3 O HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 6% 29% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 2 --3 O HOU B. Watson C. Morton 4% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- ATL M. Perez D. Roberts 6% 39% Single
t6 1-2 0 1-- ATL D. Evans D. Roberts 9% 48% Single; Perez to 2B
t6 1-2 0 12- RRR ATL H. Aaron D. Roberts 31% 80% Home Run; Perez Scores; Evans Scores
t6 4-2 0 --- O ATL D. Baker D. Roberts -2% 78% Flyball: CF
t6 4-2 1 --- O ATL D. Johnson D. Roberts -1% 77% Flyball: RF
t6 4-2 2 --- O ATL M. Lum D. Roberts -1% 76% Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
b6 2-4 0 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton 3% 80% Flyball: 3B
b6 2-4 1 --- O HOU L. May C. Morton 2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-4 2 --- HOU T. Helms C. Morton -2% 80% Single
b6 2-4 2 1-- O HOU S. Jutze C. Morton 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
t7 4-2 0 --- O ATL P. Casanova D. Roberts -1% 82% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 4-2 1 --- O ATL C. Morton D. Roberts -1% 81% Strikeout
t7 4-2 2 --- O ATL R. Garr D. Roberts -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
Greg Gross pinch hits for Dave Roberts (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 0 --- O HOU G. Gross C. Morton 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-4 1 --- O HOU B. Gallagher C. Morton 2% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 2-4 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
Ken Forsch replaces Greg Gross (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- ATL M. Perez K. Forsch 2% 89% Walk
t8 4-2 0 1-- OO ATL D. Evans K. Forsch -4% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 4-2 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Forsch -1% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
Frank Tepedino replaces Hank Aaron (LF) playing 1B batting 4th
Mike Lum moves from 1B to LF
b8 2-4 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton -8% 78% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
b8 2-4 0 1-- OO HOU B. Watson C. Morton 14% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b8 2-4 2 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
t9 4-2 0 --- O ATL D. Baker K. Forsch -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-2 1 --- ATL D. Johnson K. Forsch 1% 93% Walk
t9 4-2 1 1-- O ATL M. Lum K. Forsch -1% 93% Flyball: RF
t9 4-2 2 1-- O ATL P. Casanova K. Forsch -1% 92% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
b9 2-4 0 --- O HOU L. May C. Morton 4% 96% Flyball: 1B
b9 2-4 1 --- HOU T. Helms C. Morton -6% 90% Single
b9 2-4 1 1-- HOU S. Jutze C. Morton -9% 81% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Helms to 2B; Jutze to 1B
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
b9 2-4 1 12- O HOU J. Stewart C. Morton 10% 92% Flyball: SS
b9 2-4 2 12- O HOU B. Gallagher C. Morton 8% 100% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.

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