April 10, 1976 Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
BOS 1 OAK 6
@CAL 2 DET 3
@CLE 1 NYY 9
@MIL 7 TEX 4
MIN 1 CIN 13
HOU 7 NYM 1
MON 0 PIT 5
@PHI 4
(11) ATL 3
@SDP 0 CHC 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 17,445

Saturday, April 10, 1976, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 0:00

Braves

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: P Niekro (1-0), L: D Spillner (0-1), S: P Torrealba (1)

Padres

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .143  .821    0    1   0   HR
J Royster 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    0   2   
J Wynn LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    1   1   
  T Paciorek LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
D Evans 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    7   2   
D May RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
L Lacy 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .429    0    2   2   2B
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   0   
D Chaney SS                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    3   4   
P Niekro P                    3   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  P Torrealba P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   4   3    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: L Lacy (1, off D Spillner).

HR: R Office (1, off D Spillner; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: R Office 4; L Lacy 2; J Wynn; D Evans.

RBI: R Office 3 (3).

2-out RBI: R Office 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Grubb LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .556 1.112    0    1   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    3   3   
W Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    2   0   
D Winfield RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .904    0    4   0   
M Ivie 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    7   1   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000    0    4   2   
H Torres SS                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .375  .750    0    2   1   
B Davis C                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .367    0    3   0   
  G Locklear PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Kendall C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Spillner P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  J Turner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

TB: H Torres 2; D Winfield; D Rader; J Grubb; B Davis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Rader (1); T Fuentes (1).

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, W (1-0)              7.1   5   0   0    2   6   0   0.00   28     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 5     72    -     1.00   0.31
P Torrealba, S (1)             1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          2-0    2.01   0.12
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 6          2-0

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Spillner, L (0-1)            8     4   3   0    3   3   1   0.00   33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 3· 4     68    -     1.13  -0.07
B Metzger                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         9     4   3   0    3   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     12·11· 3· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Niekro (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 17,445.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Diego Padres                     
1. R Office             CF    1. J Grubb              LF 
2. J Royster            3B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. J Wynn               LF    3. W Davis              CF 
4. D Evans              1B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. D May                RF    5. M Ivie               1B 
6. L Lacy               2B    6. D Rader              3B 
7. B Pocoroba           C     7. H Torres             SS 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. B Davis              C  
9. P Niekro             P     9. D Spillner           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  0-0  12-      41%  91% R Office        D Spillner      Home Run; Chaney Scores/unER; Niekro Scores/unER; Office Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  123      -8%  53% D May           D Spillner      Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-0  123      -7%  46% L Lacy          D Spillner      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   t 7   1  0-0  12-      -7%  49% P Niekro        D Spillner      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Chaney to 2B; Niekro to 1B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-       6%  61% D Evans         D Spillner      Walk; Royster to 3B; Wynn to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Office        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  J Royster       Walk
          1--      54%  J Wynn          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Royster to 2B
          12-      61%  D Evans         Walk; Royster to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   O      123      53%  D May           Strikeout
   O      123      46%  L Lacy          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  W Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Pocoroba      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      46%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Office        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      46%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  J Wynn          Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  D Evans         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  H Torres        Single to LF; Torres out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      45%  B Davis         Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  D Spillner      Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D May           Lineout: 1B
          ---      53%  L Lacy          Double
   O      -2-      49%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      44%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      47%  D Winfield      Single to CF
          1--      46%  M Ivie          Wild Pitch; Winfield to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Rader         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  P Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      44%  J Royster       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      39%  H Torres        Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  B Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  D Spillner      Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  J Grubb         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  J Wynn          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  D May           Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      51%  B Pocoroba      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  D Chaney        Walk; Pocoroba to 2B
   O      12-      49%  P Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Chaney to 2B; Niekro to 1B
   RRR    12-      91%  R Office        Home Run; Chaney Scores/unER; Niekro Scores/unER; Office Scores/unER
   O      ---      90%  J Royster       Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  H Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  J Wynn          Strikeout
          ---      95%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  D May           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Paciorek replaces Jimmy Wynn playing LF batting 3rd; Gene Locklear pinch hits for Bob Davis batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  G Locklear      Strikeout
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for Dan Spillner batting 9th
          ---      93%  J Turner        Walk
          1--      88%  J Grubb         Single to CF; Turner to 2B
                  Pablo Torrealba replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B; Turner to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   O      -23      97%  W Davis         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Butch Metzger facing 7-8-9
                  Butch Metzger replaces Jerry Turner pitching and batting 9th; Fred Kendall replaces Gene Locklear playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Chaney        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  P Torrealba     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Pablo Torrealba facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--      97%  M Ivie          Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  D Rader         Single to LF; Winfield to 2B
   O      12-      96%  H Torres        Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  F Kendall       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation