April 7, 1975 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
KCR 2 CIN 2
LAD 1
(14) HOU 6
ATL 2 MON 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 14,959

Monday, April 7, 1975
Time of Game: 2:08

Braves

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  2
Astros          0  0  0   0  5  0   1  0  X    6 14  0

W: L Dierker (1-0), L: P Niekro (0-1)

Astros

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   HBP
M Perez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   2   
D Evans 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   1   
M Lum 1B                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    6   0   
D Baker RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   1   
R Office CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
V Correll C                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333    0    9   0   
L Blanks SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Harrison P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Tepedino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Gentry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   2    1   7                    24   6

BATTING

HBP: R Garr (1, by L Dierker).

TB: D Baker; M Perez; M Lum; D Evans.

RBI: D Baker (1); M Lum (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: V Correll (1).

E: V Correll (1); D Evans (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Cabell LF                   5   0   2   0    0   3  .400  .800    0    2   0   SB
R Andrews 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .400  .800    0    2   3   
C Cedeno CF                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .500 1.350    0    3   0   2B,SB
M May C                       4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    7   0   
C Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .700    0    7   0   2B,SF
J Cruz RF                     4   1   3   3    0   0  .750 2.250    0    4   0   HR,SB
D Rader 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   IW
L Dierker P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   4   
Totals                       37   6  14   6    2   9                    27   8

BATTING

2B: C Cedeno (1, off G Gentry); C Johnson (1, off P Niekro).

HR: J Cruz (1, off P Niekro; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: C Johnson (1, off G Gentry).

IBB: R Metzger (1, by G Gentry).

TB: J Cruz 6; C Cedeno 3; C Johnson 2; E Cabell 2; M May 2; R Andrews 2; D Rader 2.

RBI: J Cruz 3 (3); C Johnson 2 (2); C Cedeno (1).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 3; C Johnson; C Cedeno.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (1, 2nd base off R Harrison/V Correll); C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off P Niekro/V Correll); J Cruz (1, 2nd base off G Gentry/V Correll).

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
P Niekro, L (0-1)              4.2   9   5   0    0   4   1   0.00   24     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 1· 8     40    -     1.18  -0.43
R Harrison                     1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.30   0.02
G Gentry                       2     4   1   1    2   3   0   4.50   12     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.19  -0.02
Totals                         8    14   6   1    2   9   1          41     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2·13           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, W (1-0)             9     4   2   2    1   7   0   2.00   33     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 4     77    -     0.84   0.06
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   7   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Gentry (1; R Metzger).

HBP: L Dierker (1; R Garr).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 14,959.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. R Garr               LF    1. E Cabell             LF 
2. M Perez              2B    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. D Evans              3B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. M Lum                1B    4. M May                C  
5. D Baker              RF    5. C Johnson            1B 
6. R Office             CF    6. J Cruz               RF 
7. V Correll            C     7. D Rader              3B 
8. L Blanks             SS    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. P Niekro             P     9. L Dierker            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  -23      31%  89% J Cruz          P Niekro        Home Run; May Scores/unER; Johnson Scores/unER; Cruz Scores/unER
   b 5   2  2-1  12-      19%  58% C Johnson       P Niekro        Double; Cedeno Scores/unER; May to 3B
   t 4   1  0-0  12-     -13%  32% M Lum           L Dierker       Single; Garr Scores; Evans to 2B
   b 5   2  2-0  --3      11%  35% C Cedeno        P Niekro        Single/Bunt; Andrews Scores/unER
   t 4   1  0-1  12-     -10%  22% D Baker         L Dierker       Single; Evans Scores; Lum to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Garr          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      54%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Andrews       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  M Lum           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Baker         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  M May           Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Single
          1--      55%  D Rader         Single; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  V Correll       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  L Blanks        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Niekro        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  L Dierker       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  E Cabell        Strikeout
          ---      52%  R Andrews       Single
          1--      56%  C Cedeno        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Andrews to 3B; Cedeno to 1B
          1-3      57%  M May           Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  R Garr          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  M Perez         Flyball: 2B
          1--      45%  D Evans         Single; Garr to 2B
   R      12-      32%  M Lum           Single; Garr Scores; Evans to 2B
   R      12-      22%  D Baker         Single; Evans Scores; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      24%  R Office        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lum to 3B
          1-3      23%  V Correll       Walk; Office to 2B
   O      123      28%  L Blanks        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      25%  C Johnson       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      23%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      25%  D Rader         Single
   O      1--      22%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      24%  P Niekro        Strikeout
   O      ---      25%  R Garr          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      24%  M Perez         Single
   O      1--      26%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      23%  L Dierker       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  E Cabell        Single
   O      1--      24%  R Andrews       Single to RF; Cabell out at 3B/RF-3B; Andrews to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -2-      24%  C Cedeno        Passed Ball; Andrews to 3B
   R      --3      35%  " "             Single/Bunt; Andrews Scores/unER
          1--      38%  M May           Reached on Interference on C; Cedeno to 2B; May to 1B
   R      12-      58%  C Johnson       Double; Cedeno Scores/unER; May to 3B
   RRR    -23      89%  J Cruz          Home Run; May Scores/unER; Johnson Scores/unER; Cruz Scores/unER
                  Roric Harrison replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  D Rader         Lineout: RF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      92%  D Baker         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  R Office        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Roric Harrison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  L Dierker       Strikeout
          ---      92%  E Cabell        Single
          1--      92%  R Andrews       Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  V Correll       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  L Blanks        Strikeout
                  Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Roric Harrison batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  F Tepedino      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Gary Gentry facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Gentry replaces Frank Tepedino pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  C Cedeno        Double
          -2-      98%  M May           Single; Cedeno to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
          1--      98%  J Cruz          Single; May to 3B
          1-3      99%  D Rader         Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -23      98%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      98%  R Metzger       Intentional Walk
   O      123      97%  L Dierker       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  C Cedeno        Walk
          1--      99%  M May           Single; Cedeno to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  M Lum           Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Office        Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197504070

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