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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		4
3
CLE
@BOS		4
5
KCR
@CHW		7
3
MIL
@DET		3
1
CAL
@OAK		6
7		 
(10)
MIN
@TEX		0
1
SDP
@CIN		0
11
ATL
@HOU		4
3
SFG
@LAD		2
4
PIT
@NYM		2
5
CHC
@PHI		5
4		 
(13)
MON
@STL		4
10
Saturday, April 20, 1974
, Astrodome
Attendance: 22,321, Time of Game: 2:19
Braves
4
8-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Astros
3
8-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Ron Reed (3-1)
L: Ken Forsch (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  1    4  9  2
Astros          0  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  7  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .391 .927 0.391 1.45 0.450 -0.059 1.5 5 0 2·2B
Mike Lum 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .216 .657 0.393 1.33 0.434 -0.041 3.3 9 0 HR
Darrell Evans 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .171 .633 -0.148 1.07 0.000 -0.148 -1.5 1 2
Dusty Baker RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .320 .790 0.056 1.44 0.123 -0.066 0.9 0 0
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 .960 -0.090 1.72 0.048 -0.138 -1.0 2 2
   Leo Foster PR-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.043 1.80 0.000 -0.043 -0.7 1 1
Rowland Office CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .328 -0.056 1.87 0.093 -0.149 -0.2 3 0 2B
Johnny Oates C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .615 -0.084 1.36 0.012 -0.095 -0.5 5 1 IW
Craig Robinson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .472 -0.113 1.41 0.000 -0.113 -1.1 0 3
   Norm Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.055 2.24 0.000 -0.055 -0.2
   Marty Perez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .959 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Reed P 3 2 1 0 1 1 .182 .432 -0.016 1.43 0.072 -0.088 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 37 4 9 4 4 6 .243 .722 0.235 1.47 1.232 -0.995 0.0 * 9
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: R Office (2, off L Dierker); R Garr 2 (4, 1 off L Dierker, 1 off K Forsch).
HR: M Lum (3, off L Dierker; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
IBB: J Oates (2, by L Dierker).
TB: R Garr 5; M Lum 5; R Office 2; D Baker; R Reed; D Johnson.
RBI: M Lum 3 (9); R Garr (8).
2-out RBI: M Lum 3.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Foster-M Lum.
E: D Evans (2); C Robinson (3).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF-LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .959 -0.001 1.40 0.034 -0.035 -0.2 2 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .706 -0.057 1.69 0.042 -0.100 -0.4 3 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .373 1.023 0.039 2.00 0.170 -0.131 -0.0 2 0 SB
Bob Watson LF-1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .278 .733 -0.003 1.55 0.103 -0.106 0.1 2 0
Lee May 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 .260 .736 0.099 1.97 0.182 -0.083 1.0 6 0 2B,SF
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Milt May C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .640 -0.132 1.17 0.058 -0.189 -0.9 8 0 GDP
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .265 .707 -0.017 1.88 0.101 -0.118 0.6 2 0
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .717 0.033 1.41 0.076 -0.043 -0.0 1 2 2B
   Larry Milbourne PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Cliff Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.058 2.43 0.000 -0.058 -0.1
Larry Dierker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 -0.068 1.26 0.000 -0.068 -0.5 0 1
   Bob Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .313 -0.059 2.18 0.000 -0.059 -0.3
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ollie Brown RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .667 -0.041 1.65 0.000 -0.041 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 .212 .523 -0.265 1.65 0.766 -1.031 -1.0 27 6
2B: T Helms (4, off R Reed); L May (2, off R Reed).
SF: L May (2, off R Reed).
TB: L May 2; D Rader 2; T Helms 2; B Watson; M May; R Metzger.
GIDP: M May (1).
RBI: L May 2 (9); D Rader (9).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (9, 2nd base off R Reed/J Oates).
Pickoffs: M May (2nd base by R Reed).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Reed, W (3-1) 9 7 3 2 2 6 0 3.49 36 67 0.264 1.65 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 2 6 0 2.00 36 67 0.264 1.47 1.0

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker 7 7 3 3 2 5 1 1.96 30 54 -0.016 1.36 0.1
Ken Forsch, L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 7 0 0 -0.267 2.03 -0.7
Fred Scherman 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.23 4 1 0 0.047 1.30 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 4 6 1 4.00 41 54 1 0 -0.236 1.65 -0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: L Dierker (1; J Oates).
Pickoffs: R Reed (0; M May, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 22,321.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Ralph Garr LF 1 Greg Gross RF
2 Mike Lum 1B 2 Roger Metzger SS
3 Darrell Evans 3B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Dusty Baker RF 4 Bob Watson LF
5 Davey Johnson 2B 5 Lee May 1B
6 Rowland Office CF 6 Milt May C
7 Johnny Oates C 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Craig Robinson SS 8 Tommy Helms 2B
9 Ron Reed P 9 Larry Dierker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-3 1 1-- R ATL R. Garr K. Forsch 36% 87% Double; Reed Scores
t4 0-2 2 -23 RRR ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 33% 60% Home Run; Reed Scores; Garr Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- R HOU L. May R. Reed -13% 28% Double; Watson Scores
b7 3-3 2 123 O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed 11% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 3-3 1 1-- OO HOU M. May R. Reed 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

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' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Garr L. Dierker -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Lum L. Dierker -1% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. Evans L. Dierker -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
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 --- O HOU G. Gross R. Reed 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Reed 1% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- ATL D. Baker L. Dierker 4% 54% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O ATL D. Johnson L. Dierker -4% 50% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- ATL R. Office L. Dierker 9% 60% Double; Johnson to 3B
t2 0-0 1 -23 ATL J. Oates L. Dierker 1% 61% Intentional Walk
t2 0-0 1 123 O ATL C. Robinson L. Dierker -8% 53% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 123 O ATL R. Reed L. Dierker -8% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson R. Reed -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- R HOU L. May R. Reed -13% 28% Double; Watson Scores
b2 1-0 0 -2- HOU M. May R. Reed -6% 22% Single; May to 3B
b2 1-0 0 1-3 R HOU D. Rader R. Reed -4% 18% Single; May Scores; May to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- O HOU T. Helms R. Reed 6% 24% May Picked off 2B (Unknown)
b2 2-0 1 1-- O HOU T. Helms R. Reed 2% 25% Flyball: 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-- O HOU L. Dierker R. Reed 1% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- ATL R. Garr L. Dierker 4% 31% Single
t3 0-2 0 1-- ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 7% 38% Single; Garr to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- O ATL D. Evans L. Dierker -6% 32% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 12- ATL D. Baker L. Dierker 7% 39% Walk; Garr to 3B; Lum to 2B
t3 0-2 1 123 O ATL D. Johnson L. Dierker -9% 30% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-2 2 123 O ATL R. Office L. Dierker -8% 22% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross R. Reed 1% 23% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Reed 1% 24% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed 1% 25% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t4 0-2 0 --- O ATL J. Oates L. Dierker -3% 23% Flyball: 3B
t4 0-2 1 --- O ATL C. Robinson L. Dierker -2% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- ATL R. Reed L. Dierker 1% 22% Single
t4 0-2 2 1-- ATL R. Garr L. Dierker 4% 27% Double; Reed to 3B
t4 0-2 2 -23 RRR ATL M. Lum L. Dierker 33% 60% Home Run; Reed Scores; Garr Scores
t4 3-2 2 --- O ATL D. Evans L. Dierker -1% 59% Lineout: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Braves' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- O HOU B. Watson R. Reed 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-3 1 --- O HOU L. May R. Reed 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- O HOU M. May R. Reed 1% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t5 3-2 0 --- O ATL D. Baker L. Dierker -2% 63% Flyball: RF
t5 3-2 1 --- O ATL D. Johnson L. Dierker -2% 62% Strikeout
t5 3-2 2 --- O ATL R. Office L. Dierker -1% 60% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Braves' Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
b5 2-3 0 --- HOU D. Rader R. Reed -6% 55% Single
b5 2-3 0 1-- O HOU T. Helms R. Reed 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rader to 2B
b5 2-3 1 -2- O HOU L. Dierker R. Reed 5% 63% Strikeout
b5 2-3 2 -2- HOU G. Gross R. Reed -2% 60% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rader to 3B; Gross to 1B
b5 2-3 2 1-3 O HOU R. Metzger R. Reed 8% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t6 3-2 0 --- O ATL J. Oates L. Dierker -2% 65% Flyball: CF
t6 3-2 1 --- O ATL C. Robinson L. Dierker -2% 64% Flyball: RF
t6 3-2 2 --- O ATL R. Reed L. Dierker -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Braves' Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
b6 2-3 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed -7% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
b6 2-3 0 1-- HOU B. Watson R. Reed -5% 51% Cedeno Steals 2B
b6 2-3 0 -2- O HOU B. Watson R. Reed 2% 53% Strikeout (C-1B); Cedeno to 3B
b6 2-3 1 --3 RO HOU L. May R. Reed -5% 48% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores/unER
b6 3-3 2 --- O HOU M. May R. Reed 2% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t7 3-3 0 --- O ATL R. Garr L. Dierker -4% 46% Flyball: LF
t7 3-3 1 --- O ATL M. Lum L. Dierker -3% 44% Lineout: LF
t7 3-3 2 --- O ATL D. Evans L. Dierker -2% 42% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Braves' Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
b7 3-3 0 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Reed 4% 45% Flyball: 2B
b7 3-3 1 --- HOU T. Helms R. Reed -8% 38% Double
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms (2B) batting 8th
b7 3-3 1 -2- O HOU B. Gallagher R. Reed 6% 44% Strikeout
b7 3-3 2 -2- HOU G. Gross R. Reed -1% 43% Walk
b7 3-3 2 12- HOU R. Metzger R. Reed -4% 39% Single; Milbourne to 3B; Gross to 2B
b7 3-3 2 123 O HOU C. Cedeno R. Reed 11% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
Ken Forsch replaces Bob Gallagher (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Larry Milbourne moves from PR to 2B
t8 3-3 0 --- O ATL D. Baker K. Forsch -4% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 3-3 1 --- ATL D. Johnson K. Forsch 5% 50% Single
Leo Foster pinch runs for Davey Johnson (2B) batting 5th
t8 3-3 1 1-- O ATL R. Office K. Forsch -6% 45% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 3-3 2 1-- O ATL J. Oates K. Forsch -5% 40% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Braves' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
Leo Foster moves from PR to 2B
b8 3-3 0 --- HOU B. Watson R. Reed -6% 34% Single
b8 3-3 0 1-- O HOU L. May R. Reed 6% 40% Flyball: CF
b8 3-3 1 1-- OO HOU M. May R. Reed 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
Norm Miller pinch hits for Craig Robinson (SS) batting 8th
t9 3-3 0 --- O ATL N. Miller K. Forsch -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-3 1 --- ATL R. Reed K. Forsch 6% 50% Walk
t9 3-3 1 1-- R ATL R. Garr K. Forsch 36% 87% Double; Reed Scores
Fred Scherman replaces Lee May (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Bob Watson moves from LF to 1B
Greg Gross moves from RF to LF
Ollie Brown replaces Ken Forsch (P) playing RF batting 9th
t9 4-3 1 -2- ATL M. Lum F. Scherman 3% 90% Fielder's Choice ; Garr to 3B; Lum to 1B
t9 4-3 1 1-3 O ATL D. Evans F. Scherman -5% 85% Strikeout
t9 4-3 2 1-3 ATL D. Baker F. Scherman 1% 86% Walk; Lum to 2B
t9 4-3 2 123 O ATL L. Foster F. Scherman -4% 82% Foul Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
Marty Perez replaces Norm Miller (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b9 3-4 0 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Reed 8% 90% Strikeout
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Larry Milbourne (2B) batting 8th
b9 3-4 1 --- O HOU C. Johnson R. Reed 6% 96% Flyball: LF
b9 3-4 2 --- O HOU O. Brown R. Reed 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3.

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