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Standings
MIL
@BOS		2
5
NYY
@CLE		3
5
CHW
@OAK		2
3
MIN
@TEX		11
4
ATL
@HOU		2
0
PHI
@NYM		1
2
Tuesday, April 8, 1975
, Astrodome
Attendance: 7,937, Time of Game: 2:06
Braves
2
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Astros
0
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Carl Morton (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  9  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.010 0.57 0.036 -0.046 -0.1 0 0
Marty Perez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .222 .444 0.035 0.63 0.062 -0.027 0.1 0 2
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .375 .750 0.175 1.01 0.209 -0.034 1.6 1 2
Mike Lum 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 .661 0.050 1.16 0.076 -0.026 0.6 15 1
Dusty Baker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 -0.092 0.93 0.000 -0.092 -1.2 2 0
Rowland Office CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .500 0.021 0.80 0.054 -0.033 -0.2 1 0
Vic Correll C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .167 .452 -0.051 1.09 0.024 -0.076 -0.8 4 1
Larvell Blanks SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.108 1.10 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 2 8
Carl Morton P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.069 0.71 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 1 1
Team Totals 37 2 9 2 1 8 .243 .506 -0.049 0.88 0.461 -0.511 -1.8 * 15
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
TB: R Garr 2; R Office 2; D Evans 2; V Correll; M Perez; M Lum.
RBI: D Evans (1); M Lum (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Lum-L Blanks-M Lum; D Evans-M Lum.
E: L Blanks (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Enos Cabell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.069 0.72 0.000 -0.069 -0.5 5 0
Rob Andrews 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .750 0.026 1.07 0.091 -0.065 0.0 0 3 CS
   Rafael Batista PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.029 0.98 0.029 0.000 0.2 2B
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .944 -0.160 1.23 0.023 -0.183 -1.0 2 0 SB
Milt May C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .571 -0.058 0.75 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 8 0
Cliff Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .679 0.024 1.23 0.075 -0.052 -0.0 5 0
Jose Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .429 1.286 -0.172 1.48 0.000 -0.172 -1.0 5 0 GDP
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .429 .857 0.001 0.49 0.024 -0.022 -0.1 1 0
Roger Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.056 1.16 0.000 -0.056 -0.4 1 3
   Bob Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.037 1.37 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
   Larry Milbourne SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Doug Konieczny P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.69 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Wilbur Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.021 0.88 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
   Mike Cosgrove P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.039 1.62 0.000 -0.039 -0.2
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 0 4 .167 .367 -0.548 1.03 0.242 -0.790 -3.8 27 6
2B: R Batista (1, off C Morton).
TB: R Batista 2; D Rader; C Johnson; R Andrews; C Cedeno.
GIDP: J Cruz (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
E: R Metzger (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (2, 2nd base off C Morton/V Correll).
CS: R Andrews (1, 2nd base by C Morton/V Correll).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carl Morton, W (1-0) 9 5 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 30 81 0.548 1.03 3.8
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 30 81 0.548 0.88 3.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Konieczny, L (0-1) 6 7 2 1 0 5 0 1.50 26 57 -0.014 1.09 0.6
Mike Cosgrove 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.030 0.55 0.5
Wayne Granger 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 2 0 0.032 0.30 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 2 1 1 8 0 1.00 38 57 2 0 0.048 1.03 1.8
Balks: M Cosgrove (1).
WP: C Morton (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 7,937.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Ralph Garr LF 1 Enos Cabell LF
2 Marty Perez 2B 2 Rob Andrews 2B
3 Darrell Evans 3B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Mike Lum 1B 4 Milt May C
5 Dusty Baker RF 5 Cliff Johnson 1B
6 Rowland Office CF 6 Jose Cruz RF
7 Vic Correll C 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Larvell Blanks SS 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Carl Morton P 9 Doug Konieczny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 1 12- R ATL D. Evans D. Konieczny 18% 73% Single; Garr Scores; Perez to 3B
b8 0-2 0 1-- OO HOU J. Cruz C. Morton 14% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b7 0-2 0 1-- OO HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 12% 87% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b8 0-2 0 --- HOU C. Johnson C. Morton -8% 79% Single
b7 0-2 0 --- HOU R. Andrews C. Morton -7% 75% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Andrews to 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' Doug Konieczny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Garr D. Konieczny -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Perez D. Konieczny -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. Evans D. Konieczny -1% 46% Flyball: LF
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 E. Cabell C. Morton 2% 48% Groundout: C-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Andrews C. Morton -2% 45% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 4% 49% Andrews Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
b1 0-0 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton -1% 48% Single
b1 0-0 2 1-- HOU M. May C. Morton -1% 47% Cedeno Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O HOU M. May C. Morton 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- ATL M. Lum D. Konieczny 4% 54% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O ATL D. Baker D. Konieczny -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- ATL R. Office D. Konieczny 4% 54% Single; Lum to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O ATL V. Correll D. Konieczny -5% 50% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 12- O ATL L. Blanks D. Konieczny -4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson C. Morton 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz C. Morton 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O ATL C. Morton D. Konieczny -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Garr D. Konieczny -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- ATL M. Perez D. Konieczny 1% 47% Single
t3 0-0 2 1-- O ATL D. Evans D. Konieczny -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 2% 47% Flyball: SS
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Konieczny C. Morton 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell C. Morton 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O ATL M. Lum D. Konieczny -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O ATL D. Baker D. Konieczny -2% 46% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- ATL R. Office D. Konieczny 1% 47% Single
t4 0-0 2 1-- ATL V. Correll D. Konieczny 2% 50% Single; Office to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O ATL L. Blanks D. Konieczny -5% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Andrews C. Morton 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O HOU M. May C. Morton 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- O ATL C. Morton D. Konieczny -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Garr D. Konieczny 3% 50% Single
t5 0-0 1 1-- ATL M. Perez D. Konieczny 5% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Garr to 2B; Perez to 1B
t5 0-0 1 12- R ATL D. Evans D. Konieczny 18% 73% Single; Garr Scores; Perez to 3B
t5 1-0 1 1-3 RO ATL M. Lum D. Konieczny 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Perez Scores/unER
t5 2-0 2 1-- O ATL D. Baker D. Konieczny -2% 74% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson C. Morton 3% 77% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz C. Morton 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-2 2 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Morton 1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- O ATL R. Office D. Konieczny -1% 79% Flyball: RF
t6 2-0 1 --- O ATL V. Correll D. Konieczny -1% 78% Lineout: LF
t6 2-0 2 --- O ATL L. Blanks D. Konieczny -1% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger C. Morton 3% 81% Flyball: RF
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Doug Konieczny (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 1 --- O HOU W. Howard C. Morton 2% 83% Strikeout
b6 0-2 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell C. Morton 1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Mike Cosgrove facing 9-1-2
Mike Cosgrove replaces Wilbur Howard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 --- O ATL C. Morton M. Cosgrove -1% 83% Flyball: RF
t7 2-0 1 --- O ATL R. Garr M. Cosgrove -1% 82% Flyball: CF
t7 2-0 2 --- O ATL M. Perez M. Cosgrove -1% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
b7 0-2 0 --- HOU R. Andrews C. Morton -7% 75% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Andrews to 1B
b7 0-2 0 1-- OO HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 12% 87% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- O HOU M. May C. Morton 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Mike Cosgrove facing 3-4-5
t8 2-0 0 --- ATL D. Evans M. Cosgrove 2% 90% Single
t8 2-0 0 1-- ATL M. Lum M. Cosgrove 2% 91% Balk; Evans to 2B
t8 2-0 0 -2- ATL M. Lum M. Cosgrove 1% 92% Walk
t8 2-0 0 12- O ATL D. Baker M. Cosgrove -2% 90% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Lum to 2B
t8 2-0 1 12- O ATL R. Office M. Cosgrove -2% 88% Strikeout
Wayne Granger replaces Mike Cosgrove pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 2 12- O ATL V. Correll W. Granger -2% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
b8 0-2 0 --- HOU C. Johnson C. Morton -8% 79% Single
b8 0-2 0 1-- OO HOU J. Cruz C. Morton 14% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b8 0-2 2 --- HOU D. Rader C. Morton -2% 90% Single
Bob Watson pinch hits for Roger Metzger (SS) batting 8th
b8 0-2 2 1-- O HOU B. Watson C. Morton 4% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Wayne Granger facing 8-9-1
Larry Milbourne replaces Bob Watson (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 2-0 0 --- O ATL L. Blanks W. Granger -1% 93% Strikeout
t9 2-0 1 --- O ATL C. Morton W. Granger -0% 93% Flyball: RF
t9 2-0 2 --- ATL R. Garr W. Granger 0% 93% Single
t9 2-0 2 1-- O ATL M. Perez W. Granger -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger (P) batting 9th
b9 0-2 0 --- O HOU K. Boswell C. Morton 4% 96% Groundout: P unassisted
b9 0-2 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell C. Morton 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Rafael Batista pinch hits for Rob Andrews (2B) batting 2nd
b9 0-2 2 --- HOU R. Batista C. Morton -3% 96% Double
b9 0-2 2 -2- HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Batista to 3B
b9 0-2 2 --3 O HOU C. Cedeno C. Morton 4% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

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