June 4, 1972 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 2
@BAL 0 OAK 2
@BAL 0 CHW 6
NYY 1 CHW 5
NYY 4 CLE 6
CAL 4 DET 3
MIN 0 KCR 7
BOS 5 BOS 4
@KCR 0 TEX 10
@MIL 0 STL 4
@LAD 0 HOU 5
@MON 0 ATL 9
@NYM 3 CIN 2
@PHI 0 CHC 3
@SDP 1 PIT 4
@SFG 3 PIT 9
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 52,216

Sunday, June 4, 1972
Time of Game: 2:43

Braves

20-23

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  3   4  0  0   0  0  0    9 12  1
Mets            0  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  6  0

W: R Schueler (2-1), L: J Matlack (6-1)

Mets

31-13

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Millan 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .596    0    2   3   
R Garr RF                     3   2   0   0    2   1  .307  .733    0    4   0   
H Aaron 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .237  .827    0    6   1   
R Carty LF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .306  .895    0    0   0   2B
  M Lum LF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .607         1   0   
E Williams C                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .258  .730    0    7   0   IW
D Baker CF                    3   2   1   2    1   1  .316  .781    0    3   0   SF,IW
D Evans 3B                    4   1   2   5    1   0  .279  .925    0    1   1   HR
M Perez SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .614    0    2   3   2B
J Nash P                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  R Schueler P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .500    0    1   0   
Totals                       38   9  12   9    5   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Carty (6, off J Matlack); M Perez (8, off J Koosman).

HR: D Evans (8, off C Taylor; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: D Baker (3, off J Matlack).

IBB: D Baker (1, by J Matlack); E Williams (3, by J Matlack).

TB: D Evans 5; R Carty 4; M Perez 2; H Aaron 2; D Baker; F Millan; E Williams; J Nash.

RBI: D Evans 5 (28); D Baker 2 (15); R Carty (15); J Nash (1).

2-out RBI: D Evans 3; D Baker; J Nash.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

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

E: R Garr (3).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                2   1   0   0    2   2  .228  .623    0    1   2   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .661    0    0   0   
T Martinez 2B-SS              3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .608    0    4   1   
T Agee CF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .856    0    2   0   GDP
R Staub RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .317  .910    0    0   0   HR
J Milner LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .875    0    2   0   
C Jones 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .670    0   12   0   
W Garrett 3B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .222  .696    0    0   6   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .246  .720    0    5   1   
J Matlack P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .390    0    0   0   GDP
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .100    0    0   0   
  J Koosman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   3   
  K Boswell PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .469    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   3   6   3    6   7                    27  14

BATTING

HR: R Staub (8, off J Nash; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: R Staub 5; W Garrett; T Agee; J Grote; J Milner.

GIDP: J Matlack (1); T Agee (8).

RBI: R Staub 2 (29); J Milner (13).

2-out RBI: R Staub 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

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 Nash                         2.2   3   2   2    4   0   1   5.32   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 3     40    -     1.23   0.01
R Schueler, W (2-1)            6.1   3   1   1    2   7   0   2.37   24     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 3          0-0    0.19   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    6   7   1          37     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 6           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Matlack, L (6-1)             2.1   5   5   5    4   0   0   2.55   16     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 5     23    -     1.12  -0.31
C Taylor                       1.2   4   4   4    1   0   1   6.08   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          2-1    0.73  -0.15
J Koosman                      3     1   0   0    0   3   0   5.79   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
D Frisella                     2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.61    8     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   9    5   5   1          44     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 0· 9          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Matlack 2 (5; E Williams, D Baker).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 52,216.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. F Millan             2B    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. R Garr               RF    2. T Martinez           2B 
3. H Aaron              1B    3. T Agee               CF 
4. R Carty              LF    4. R Staub              RF 
5. E Williams           C     5. J Milner             LF 
6. D Baker              CF    6. C Jones              1B 
7. D Evans              3B    7. W Garrett            3B 
8. M Perez              SS    8. J Grote              C  
9. J Nash               P     9. J Matlack            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-0  1-3      13%  74% J Matlack       J Nash          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      12%  69% R Carty         J Matlack       Double to RF; Garr Scores; Aaron to 3B
   b 3   2  5-0  --3      -9%  83% R Staub         J Nash          Home Run; Harrelson Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  123       9%  90% D Evans         J Matlack       Single to LF; Carty Scores; Williams Scores; Baker to 2B
   t 4   2  2-6  12-       8%  98% D Evans         C Taylor        Home Run; Carty Scores; Baker Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  R Garr          Walk
          1--      57%  H Aaron         Single to CF; Garr to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  R Carty         Double to RF; Garr Scores; Aaron to 3B
          -23      70%  E Williams      Intentional Walk
   RO     123      71%  D Baker         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Aaron Scores
          12-      73%  D Evans         Walk; Carty to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123      68%  M Perez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Nash facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      67%  T Martinez      Popfly: 3B
          1--      63%  T Agee          Single to RF; Harrelson to 2B
   O      12-      68%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      72%  J Milner        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  J Nash          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      70%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      69%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Nash facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      61%  J Grote         Single to RF; Garrett to 3B
   OO     1-3      74%  J Matlack       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  R Carty         Single to RF
          1--      80%  E Williams      Single to CF (LF-CF); Carty to 3B; Williams to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      81%  D Baker         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      90%  D Evans         Single to LF; Carty Scores; Williams Scores; Baker to 2B
                  Chuck Taylor replaces Jon Matlack pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  M Perez         Flyball: LF
   R      12-      93%  J Nash          Single to LF; Baker Scores; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Nash facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  B Harrelson     Walk
          1--      85%  T Martinez      Walk; Harrelson to 2B
   OO     12-      92%  T Agee          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Harrelson to 3B
   RR     --3      83%  R Staub         Home Run; Harrelson Scores
                  Ron Schueler replaces Jim Nash pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  J Milner        Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chuck Taylor facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  R Garr          Walk
   O      1--      84%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
          1--      88%  R Carty         Single to CF; Garr to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  E Williams      Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3      90%  D Baker         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Garr Scores; Carty to 2B
   RRR    12-      98%  D Evans         Home Run; Carty Scores; Baker Scores
   O      ---      98%  M Perez         Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Ron Schueler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  W Garrett       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Grote         Strikeout
                  Dave Marshall pinch hits for Chuck Taylor batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  D Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Koosman replaces Dave Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Schueler      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  F Millan        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Garr          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  T Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Agee          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  H Aaron         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  R Carty         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Ron Schueler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  J Milner        Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  W Garrett       Walk; Milner to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Grote         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  M Perez         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  R Schueler      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Ron Schueler facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jerry Koosman batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Martinez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-2, Danny Frisella facing 1-2-3
                  Danny Frisella replaces Bud Harrelson pitching and batting 1st; Ken Boswell moves to 2B; Ted Martinez moves to SS
          ---     100%  F Millan        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  R Garr          Groundout: C-1B; Millan to 2B
          -2-     100%  H Aaron         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Millan to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1-3     100%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Ron Schueler facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Lum replaces Rico Carty playing LF batting 4th
          ---      99%  T Agee          Walk
          1--      98%  R Staub         Single to RF; Agee to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     1-3      99%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Agee Scores; Staub to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-3, Danny Frisella facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-9, Ron Schueler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  K Boswell       Flyball: RF
                  Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Danny Frisella batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation