September 18, 1969 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
@BOS 4 BOS 5
BAL 0 CLE 6
@DET 4 KCR 6
OAK 1 CAL 5
@MIN 2 NYY 4
WSA 3 PHI 5
@CHC 3 LAD 5
ATL 2 NYM 2
@MON 0 SDP 7
CIN 1 SFG 9
HOU 3 STL 8
PIT 7

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 21,621

Thursday, September 18, 1969
Time of Game: 2:03

Braves

83-68

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: D Sutton (17-15), L: P Niekro (20-13)

Dodgers

82-67

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .642    0    0   2   
T Gonzalez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .688    0    1   0   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .302 1.018    0    0   0   
R Carty LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .337  .938    0    2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .257  .757    0   12   1   HR
C Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .691    0    2   4   GDP
B Didier C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .617    0    4   0   
G Garrido SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .525    0    1   2   SH
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .387    0    2   3   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .611    0    0   0   
  P Doyle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    0   3                    24  12

BATTING

HR: O Cepeda (21, off D Sutton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: G Garrido (7, off D Sutton).

TB: O Cepeda 5; R Carty 2; C Boyer; M Lum; B Didier.

GIDP: C Boyer (15).

RBI: O Cepeda 2 (82).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: F Millan (16).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .685    0    2   6   
M Mota LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .758    0    3   0   SH
W Davis CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .818    0    0   0   HBP
  B Russell PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .639         0   0   
W Parker 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .808    0   10   1   
W Crawford RF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .253  .750    0    3   0   
J Lefebvre 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .681    0    1   4   
T Haller C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .692    0    3   1   
T Sizemore 2B                 3   1   2   3    0   0  .279  .683    0    4   3   3B
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .321    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       30   5   7   5    1   4                    27  15

BATTING

3B: T Sizemore (5, off P Niekro).

SH: D Sutton (8, off P Niekro); M Mota (14, off P Niekro).

HBP: W Davis (4, by P Niekro).

TB: T Sizemore 4; W Crawford; T Haller; M Wills; J Lefebvre; W Davis.

RBI: T Sizemore 3 (45); J Lefebvre (35); M Wills (45).

2-out RBI: T Sizemore 3; J Lefebvre.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wills-T Sizemore-W Parker.

E: W Davis (4).

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 (20-13)            7     7   5   5    1   2   0   2.57   31     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 0· 7     44    -     1.24  -0.38
P Doyle                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   5    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 0· 7           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (17-15)            9     7   2   2    0   3   1   3.52   34     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2· 7     68    -     0.89   0.12
Totals                         9     7   2   2    0   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Niekro (4; W Davis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 21,621.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. F Millan             2B    1. M Wills              SS 
2. T Gonzalez           CF    2. M Mota               LF 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. W Davis              CF 
4. R Carty              LF    4. W Parker             1B 
5. O Cepeda             1B    5. W Crawford           RF 
6. C Boyer              3B    6. J Lefebvre           3B 
7. B Didier             C     7. T Haller             C  
8. G Garrido            SS    8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. P Niekro             P     9. D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  123      32%  93% T Sizemore      P Niekro        Triple; Crawford Scores; Lefebvre Scores; Haller Scores
   b 6   2  2-1  12-      22%  57% J Lefebvre      P Niekro        Single to RF; Davis Scores; Crawford to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--     -18%  28% O Cepeda        D Sutton        Home Run; Carty Scores
   b 3   1  2-0  -2-      10%  42% M Wills         P Niekro        Single to CF; Sizemore Scores
   b 5   0  2-1  ---       6%  45% T Haller        P Niekro        Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Millan        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  W Davis         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  W Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Carty         Single to CF
   RR     1--      28%  O Cepeda        Home Run; Carty Scores
   O      ---      29%  C Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  B Didier        Lineout: SS
          ---      29%  G Garrido       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Garrido to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  W Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      27%  J Lefebvre      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      26%  T Haller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      29%  T Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      30%  H Aaron         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      34%  T Sizemore      Single to SS
   O      1--      32%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Sizemore to 2B
   R      -2-      42%  M Wills         Single to CF; Sizemore Scores
   O      1--      40%  M Mota          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  R Carty         Single to LF
   O      1--      36%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   OO     1--      40%  C Boyer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  W Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  W Crawford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      34%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  B Didier        Single to LF
   O      1--      32%  G Garrido       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Didier to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      39%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  T Haller        Single to CF
   O      1--      39%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      37%  D Sutton        Groundout: SS-1B; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      32%  M Wills         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      37%  W Davis         Single to LF
   O      1--      32%  W Parker        Flyball: CF
          1--      36%  W Crawford      Single to CF; Davis to 2B
   R      12-      57%  J Lefebvre      Single to RF; Davis Scores; Crawford to 3B
          1-3      60%  T Haller        Walk; Lefebvre to 2B
   RRR    123      93%  T Sizemore      Triple; Crawford Scores; Lefebvre Scores; Haller Scores
   O      --3      92%  D Sutton        Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  C Boyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  B Didier        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  G Garrido       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  W Davis         Hit By Pitch
                  Bill Russell pinch runs for Willie Davis batting 3rd
   O      1--      94%  W Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Russell moves to CF; Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
          ---      91%  M Lum           Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  T Gonzalez      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      98%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Paul Doyle facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Doyle replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  W Crawford      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  T Haller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Carty         Strikeout
          ---      97%  O Cepeda        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  C Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Didier        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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