April 14, 1973 Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 21,247

Saturday, April 14, 1973
Time of Game: 2:06

Reds

5-3

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   1  1  1   0  0  0    3  6  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  3

W: R Nelson (1-0), L: J Barr (0-1), S: C Carroll (1)

Giants

7-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .429  .945    0    1   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .718    0    4   3   GDP
B Tolan RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .816    0    1   0   SB,HBP
J Bench C                     3   2   1   1    1   0  .208  .915    0    3   0   HR
T Perez 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .355  .963    0   10   1   
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .433    0    4   1   
D Chaney SS                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .045  .132    0    4   5   
D Menke 3B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .200  .610    0    0   0   2B,IW
R Nelson P                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   2   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   3   6   3    4   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Menke (1, off J Barr).

HR: J Bench (2, off J Barr; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: D Menke (2, by J Barr).

HBP: B Tolan (1, by R Moffitt).

TB: J Bench 4; D Menke 2; P Rose 2; T Perez; B Tolan.

GIDP: J Morgan (2).

RBI: P Rose (2); J Bench (4); D Chaney (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Perez-D Chaney; R Nelson-J Morgan-D Chaney-T Perez; D Chaney-J Morgan-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Tolan (3, 2nd base off J Barr/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .838    0    2   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .683    0    1   3   
C Speier SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .830    0    3   2   
W McCovey 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .292 1.277    0   12   1   IW
  G Matthews PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .804         0   0   
E Goodson 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .958    0    0   3   GDP
G Maddox CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .471 1.015    0    3   0   
G Thomasson LF                3   0   2   0    0   0  .188  .610    0    1   0   
D Rader C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .433    0    3   0   2·GDP
J Barr P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  J Howarth PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
  D Kingman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   7   0    2   3                    27  12

BATTING

IBB: W McCovey (3, by R Nelson).

TB: T Fuentes 2; G Thomasson 2; E Goodson; G Maddox; C Speier.

GIDP: D Rader 2 (2); E Goodson (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fuentes-C Speier-W McCovey.

E: R Moffitt (1); W McCovey (2); D Rader (2).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Nelson, W (1-0)              8.2   7   0   0    1   3   0   2.30   30     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 7     72    -     0.99   0.44
C Carroll, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0  16.20    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.83   0.04
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 7          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Barr, L (0-1)                6     5   3   3    3   1   1   2.45   27     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 4     48    -     1.00  -0.06
R Moffitt                      3     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Nelson (1).

IBB: R Nelson (1; W McCovey); J Barr (1; D Menke).

HBP: R Moffitt (1; B Tolan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 21,247.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Francisco Giants                 
1. P Rose               LF    1. B Bonds              RF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. B Tolan              RF    3. C Speier             SS 
4. J Bench              C     4. W McCovey            1B 
5. T Perez              1B    5. E Goodson            3B 
6. C Geronimo           CF    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. D Chaney             SS    7. G Thomasson          LF 
8. D Menke              3B    8. D Rader              C  
9. R Nelson             P     9. J Barr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  ---      13%  61% J Bench         J Barr          Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  12-      12%  64% E Goodson       R Nelson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   2  3-0  123       9% 100% E Goodson       C Carroll       Groundout: P-1B
   t 5   1  0-1  1-3       7%  79% P Rose          J Barr          Single to CF; Menke Scores; Nelson to 2B
   b 5   1  2-0  1--       7%  79% D Rader         R Nelson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  B Tolan         Single to RF
          1--      49%  J Bench         Tolan Steals 2B; Tolan to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      45%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Speier        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  D Chaney        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W McCovey       Strikeout
          ---      45%  E Goodson       Single
   O      1--      48%  G Maddox        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      50%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Nelson        Foul Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B; Menke to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  J Morgan        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Nelson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Barr          Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      61%  J Bench         Home Run
   O      ---      59%  T Perez         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      58%  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  T Fuentes       Single to LF
          1--      50%  C Speier        Wild Pitch; Fuentes to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      53%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      64%  E Goodson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  D Chaney        Popfly: SS
          ---      66%  D Menke         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      72%  R Nelson        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Menke to 3B; Nelson to 1B
   R      1-3      79%  P Rose          Single to CF; Menke Scores; Nelson to 2B
   O      12-      75%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      72%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Nelson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  G Maddox        Single to CF; Maddox out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---      72%  G Thomasson     Single
   OO     1--      79%  D Rader         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Barr facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  J Bench         Walk
          1--      85%  T Perez         Single; Bench to 2B
   O      12-      84%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF; Bench to 3B
   RO     1-3      86%  D Chaney        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bench Scores; Perez to 2B
          -2-      87%  D Menke         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      85%  R Nelson        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Howarth pinch hits for Jim Barr batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  J Howarth       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Bonds         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      90%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Jim Howarth pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  P Rose          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Rose to 1B
          1--      93%  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
          12-      96%  B Tolan         Hit By Pitch; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   O      123      93%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      91%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      123      88%  C Geronimo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Nelson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  C Speier        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      92%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  E Goodson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Randy Moffitt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  D Chaney        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Nelson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Nelson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  G Maddox        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  G Thomasson     Single
   OO     1--      97%  D Rader         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  P Rose          Single to RF
   OO     1--      96%  J Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Kingman pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  T Fuentes       Single to LF
          1--      96%  C Speier        Single to CF; Fuentes to 2B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Roger Nelson pitching and batting 9th
          12-      91%  W McCovey       Walk; Fuentes to 3B; Speier to 2B
                  Gary Matthews pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   O      123     100%  E Goodson       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN197304140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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