April 8, 1975 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
MIL 2 CLE 5
NYY 3 OAK 3
CHW 2 MIN 11
@TEX 4 ATL 2
@HOU 0 NYM 2
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,937

Tuesday, April 8, 1975
Time of Game: 2:06

Braves

1-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                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

W: C Morton (1-0), L: D Konieczny (0-1)

Astros

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
M Perez 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    0   2   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .375  .750    0    1   2   
M Lum 1B                      3   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .661    0   15   1   
D Baker RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    3   1   
R Office CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
V Correll C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .453    0    4   1   
L Blanks SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   8   
C Morton P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       37   2   9   2    1   8                    27  16

BATTING

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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Cabell LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    5   0   
R Andrews 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    0   3   CS
  R Batista PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .944    0    2   0   SB
M May C                       3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    8   0   
C Johnson 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .679    0    5   0   
J Cruz RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .429 1.286    0    5   0   GDP
D Rader 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .429  .858    0    1   0   
R Metzger SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    1   3   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Milbourne SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Konieczny P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Cosgrove P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    0   4                    27   6

BATTING

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).

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
C Morton, W (1-0)              9     5   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 5     81    -     1.12   0.55
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 5           -

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 Konieczny, L (0-1)           6     7   2   1    0   5   0   1.50   26     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 7     57    -     1.08  -0.01
M Cosgrove                     1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.70   0.03
W Granger                      1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.44   0.03
Totals                         9     9   2   1    1   8   0          38     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 9          2-0

Balks: M Cosgrove (1).

WP: C Morton (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 7,937.

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. C Morton             P     9. D Konieczny          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-0  12-      18%  73% D Evans         D Konieczny     Single; Garr Scores; Perez to 3B
   b 8   0  2-0  1--      14%  92% J Cruz          C Morton        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 7   0  2-0  1--      12%  87% C Cedeno        C Morton        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 8   0  2-0  ---      -8%  79% C Johnson       C Morton        Single
   b 7   0  2-0  ---      -7%  75% R Andrews       C Morton        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Andrews to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Konieczny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Cabell        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      45%  R Andrews       Single
   O      1--      49%  C Cedeno        Andrews Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
          ---      48%  " "             Single
          1--      47%  M May           Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Konieczny facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  M Lum           Single
   O      1--      50%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
          1--      54%  R Office        Single; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      50%  V Correll       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      45%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Konieczny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  C Morton        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  M Perez         Single
   O      1--      45%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  R Metzger       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  D Konieczny     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Konieczny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  D Baker         Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Office        Single
          1--      50%  V Correll       Single; Office to 2B
   O      12-      44%  L Blanks        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Konieczny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  C Morton        Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Garr          Single
          1--      55%  M Perez         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Garr to 2B; Perez to 1B
   R      12-      73%  D Evans         Single; Garr Scores; Perez to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Perez Scores/unER
   O      1--      74%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      79%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Konieczny facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  R Office        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  V Correll       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      77%  L Blanks        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
                  Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Doug Konieczny batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  W Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Cosgrove facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Cosgrove replaces Wilbur Howard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  C Morton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  R Andrews       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Andrews to 1B
   OO     1--      87%  C Cedeno        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Cosgrove facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  D Evans         Single
          1--      92%  M Lum           Balk; Evans to 2B
          -2-      92%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      90%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      88%  R Office        Strikeout
                  Wayne Granger replaces Mike Cosgrove pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  V Correll       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
          ---      79%  C Johnson       Single
   OO     1--      92%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      90%  D Rader         Single
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Roger Metzger batting 8th
   O      1--      94%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Granger facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Milbourne replaces Bob Watson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      93%  L Blanks        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  C Morton        Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  R Garr          Single
   O      1--      92%  M Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Carl Morton facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  K Boswell       Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      99%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rafael Batista pinch hits for Rob Andrews batting 2nd
          ---      96%  R Batista       Double
          -2-      96%  C Cedeno        Wild Pitch; Batista to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197504080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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