September 7, 1972 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
DET 0 BOS 10
NYY 4 CHW 6
OAK 0 MIL 7
@CLE 1 KCR 6
CAL 0 MIN 4
@TEX 0 ATL 4
@LAD 2 MON 4
@NYM 0 PHI 2
STL 1 CHC 4
@PIT 2 SDP 2
CIN 0 SDP 5
CIN 1 HOU 5
@SFG 1
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 13,461

Thursday, September 7, 1972
Time of Game: 2:20

Braves

62-72

Won 3

4th, 20½ GB

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

W: J Freeman (2-0), L: D Rau (1-1), S: R Schueler (1)

Dodgers

71-61

Lost 2

3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Brown RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .569    0    0   0   2B
F Millan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .611    0    3   5   
H Aaron 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .885    0    9   0   
E Williams C                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .264  .798    0    5   0   HR
D Baker CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .314  .864    0    2   0   HR
R Carty LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .799    0    4   0   
  M Lum LF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .699         1   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .785    0    1   2   
M Perez SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .536    0    2   4   HBP
J Freeman P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .125    0    0   0   
  R Schueler P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .434         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    0   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: O Brown (4, off D Rau).

HR: D Baker (13, off M Strahler; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); E Williams (24, off D Rau; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: M Perez (3, by D Rau).

TB: D Baker 5; E Williams 4; O Brown 2; D Evans 2; F Millan; M Perez.

RBI: E Williams 2 (74); D Baker (63); O Brown (14).

2-out RBI: E Williams 2; O Brown.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Millan-M Perez-H Aaron 2; D Evans-F Millan.

E: D Evans (19).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Evans (1st base by S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Grabarkewitz 2B             3   0   0   0    1   1  .189  .631    0    1   1   
M Mota LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .331  .833    0    3   0   
W Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .745    0    4   0   GDP
W Parker 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .279  .728    0   13   0   GDP
F Robinson RF                 2   1   1   1    2   1  .253  .796    0    2   0   HR
S Garvey 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .733    0    0   2   
B Russell SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .716    0    1   9   
S Yeager C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .164  .547    0    3   1   
  W Crawford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .767    0    0   0   
D Rau P                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.150    0    0   1   
  B Valentine PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .625    0    0   0   
  M Strahler P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .611         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    4   5                    27  14

BATTING

HR: F Robinson (17, off J Freeman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: F Robinson 4; M Mota 2; S Garvey; S Yeager; W Davis.

GIDP: W Davis (9); W Parker (8).

RBI: F Robinson (54); S Garvey (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

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
J Freeman, W (2-0)             8     5   2   2    4   5   1   3.71   32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 5     65    -     1.14   0.22
R Schueler, S (1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.91    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          2-1    4.53   0.16
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 6          2-1

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 Rau, L (1-1)                 7     6   3   3    0   3   1   2.25   28     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6     56    -     0.81  -0.11
M Strahler                     2     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.01    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.28  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    0   3   2          35     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 8           -

J Freeman faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Rau (1; M Perez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 13,461.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. O Brown              RF    1. B Grabarkewitz       2B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. M Mota               LF 
3. H Aaron              1B    3. W Davis              CF 
4. E Williams           C     4. W Parker             1B 
5. D Baker              CF    5. F Robinson           RF 
6. R Carty              LF    6. S Garvey             3B 
7. D Evans              3B    7. B Russell            SS 
8. M Perez              SS    8. S Yeager             C  
9. J Freeman            P     9. D Rau                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  1--      26%  73% E Williams      D Rau           Home Run; Millan Scores
   b 9   1  4-2  12-      18% 100% W Crawford      R Schueler      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 9   0  4-1  12-     -14%  70% S Garvey        R Schueler      Single to CF; Parker Scores; Robinson to 2B
   t 5   2  1-2  1--      14%  77% O Brown         D Rau           Double to RF; Perez Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  ---     -13%  60% F Robinson      J Freeman       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Freeman facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Grabarkewitz  Walk
   O      1--      45%  M Mota          Flyball: CF
          1--      42%  W Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Grabarkewitz to 2B; Davis to 1B
   OO     12-      50%  W Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Freeman facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  F Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      45%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      48%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  S Yeager        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Freeman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Freeman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Rau           Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  M Mota          Single to CF
          1--      44%  W Davis         Single to RF; Mota to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  W Parker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  F Millan        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      73%  E Williams      Home Run; Millan Scores
          ---      74%  D Baker         Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jimmy Freeman facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      60%  F Robinson      Home Run
   O      ---      63%  S Garvey        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      64%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  S Yeager        Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  D Rau           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  M Perez         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      63%  J Freeman       Strikeout Looking
   R      1--      77%  O Brown         Double to RF; Perez Scores
   O      -2-      75%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Freeman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  B Grabarkewitz  Strikeout Looking
          ---      74%  M Mota          Single to RF
   OO     1--      81%  W Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doug Rau facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Freeman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  W Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  F Robinson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  R Carty         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      84%  D Evans         Single to RF
          1--      88%  M Perez         Single to RF; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  J Freeman       Strikeout
   O      1-3      81%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Freeman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  B Russell       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  S Yeager        Flyball: LF
                  Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Doug Rau batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  B Valentine     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Strahler facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Strahler replaces Bobby Valentine pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  E Williams      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Freeman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Strahler facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      97%  D Baker         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  M Perez         Evans Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jimmy Freeman facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Lum replaces Rico Carty playing LF batting 6th
          ---      93%  W Parker        Walk
          1--      84%  F Robinson      Walk; Parker to 2B
                  Ron Schueler replaces Jimmy Freeman pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      70%  S Garvey        Single to CF; Parker Scores; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      82%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   OO     12-     100%  W Crawford      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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