April 17, 1973 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 2 DET 6
@BOS 3 CHW 10
TEX 5 CLE 7
MIL 3 KCR 5
OAK 4
(14) MIN 10
CAL 5 LAD 7
HOU 2 PHI 9
@MON 6 CHC 1
@NYM 0 CIN 3
@SDP 0 SFG 15
ATL 2 SFG 2
ATL 0 PIT 4
@STL 3
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, April 17, 1973
Time of Game: 2:54

Braves

3-7

Lost 4

6th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2 10  1
Giants          3  2  0   4  1  0   1  4  X   15 21  1

W: T Bradley (2-1), L: P Dobson (1-2), S: J Barr (2)

Giants

8-4

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .184  .408    0    0   0   
R Gilbreath 3B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .636    0    1   2   HBP
  L Blanks 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
D Baker CF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .683    0    5   0   
D Evans 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .692    0    5   1   SF
M Lum RF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .688    0    2   0   
D Johnson 2B                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .316  .856    0    2   2   HR
J Oates C                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .316  .675    0    6   0   GDP
M Perez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .748    0    0   1   
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Dietz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  T Kelley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Upshaw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
P Dobson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Schueler P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  S Jackson SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    2   3                    24   8

BATTING

HR: D Johnson (1, off J Barr; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: D Evans (1, off T Bradley).

HBP: R Gilbreath (1, by J Barr).

TB: D Johnson 6; J Oates 3; D Baker; R Garr; M Lum; O Brown.

GIDP: J Oates (1).

RBI: D Evans (5); D Johnson (3).

2-out RBI: D Johnson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Jackson-D Johnson-D Evans.

E: D Johnson (1).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .294  .843    0    1   1   2B
  J Howarth RF                1   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  3   3   2   1    2   0  .365  .908    0    3   4   HR,2B
  M Phillips PR-2B            1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
C Speier SS                   6   2   4   4    0   1  .271  .822    0    2   5   2·2B,GDP
W McCovey 1B                  2   1   2   1    1   0  .300 1.221    0    4   0   2B,IW
  D Kingman PR-1B             2   1   0   0    1   2  .118  .285    0    8   0   
E Goodson 3B                  5   1   4   2    1   0  .351  .909    0    1   2   IW
G Maddox CF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .383  .864    0    3   0   
G Thomasson LF                5   1   0   1    0   0  .200  .631    0    1   0   
D Rader C                     3   0   2   2    1   0  .189  .532    0    4   0   2B
  M Sadek C                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
T Bradley P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  J Barr P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   1   
Totals                       44  15  21  14    6   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Speier 2 (3, off C Upshaw, off R Schueler); W McCovey (1, off P Dobson); B Bonds (6, off P Dobson); T Fuentes (3, off P Dobson); D Rader (3, off T House).

HR: T Fuentes (1, off T House; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

IBB: W McCovey (4, by R Schueler); E Goodson (1, by P Dobson).

TB: T Fuentes 6; C Speier 6; E Goodson 4; D Rader 3; W McCovey 3; B Bonds 3; J Howarth; M Sadek; M Phillips; G Maddox; J Barr.

GIDP: C Speier (1).

RBI: C Speier 4 (9); D Rader 2 (5); E Goodson 2 (8); G Maddox (3); J Howarth (1); G Thomasson (3); T Fuentes (4); W McCovey (9); M Phillips (1).

2-out RBI: D Rader 2; E Goodson; W McCovey; C Speier.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 11 for 21.

FIELDING

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

E: T Fuentes (2).

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 Dobson, L (1-2)              1.2   7   5   4    2   0   0   8.31   14     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 7     21    -     0.80  -0.34
R Schueler                     1.2   3   4   4    2   2   0  14.54   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          3-0    0.44  -0.01
T House                        1.2   2   1   1    0   2   1   1.93    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          3-3    0.12  -0.02
T Kelley                       2     4   1   1    2   1   0   3.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.00  -0.00
J Hoerner                      0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0  15.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
C Upshaw                       0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   9.82    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    21  15  14    6   6   1          50     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·21          8-5

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
T Bradley, W (2-1)             5     6   1   1    2   3   0   1.74   22     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 6     52    -     0.75   0.12
J Barr, S (2)                  4     4   1   1    0   0   1   2.40   17     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 4          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Bradley (2).

IBB: R Schueler (1; W McCovey); P Dobson (1; E Goodson).

HBP: J Barr (1; R Gilbreath).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Garr               LF    1. B Bonds              RF 
2. R Gilbreath          3B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. D Baker              CF    3. C Speier             SS 
4. D Evans              1B    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. M Lum                RF    5. E Goodson            3B 
6. D Johnson            2B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. J Oates              C     7. G Thomasson          LF 
8. M Perez              SS    8. D Rader              C  
9. P Dobson             P     9. T Bradley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-       8%  65% C Speier        P Dobson        Single; Fuentes Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  12-       8%  76% E Goodson       P Dobson        Single; Speier Scores; McCovey to 2B
   b 2   2  0-3  12-       6%  88% C Speier        P Dobson        Single; Bonds Scores; Fuentes to 2B
   t 4   0  5-1  1--       6%  91% J Oates         T Bradley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   2  0-4  12-       4%  93% W McCovey       P Dobson        Double; Fuentes Scores; Speier to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Baker         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  T Fuentes       Double
   R      -2-      65%  C Speier        Single; Fuentes Scores
          1--      68%  W McCovey       Single; Speier to 2B
   R      12-      76%  E Goodson       Single; Speier Scores; McCovey to 2B
   RO     12-      80%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; McCovey Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Maddox to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Bradley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      78%  M Lum           Single
          1--      75%  D Johnson       Single; Lum to 2B
   O      12-      79%  J Oates         Single to RF; Lum out at Hm/RF-C; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3      83%  M Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  T Bradley       Flyball: 1B
          ---      82%  B Bonds         Double
          -2-      83%  T Fuentes       Walk
   R      12-      88%  C Speier        Single; Bonds Scores; Fuentes to 2B
   R      12-      93%  W McCovey       Double; Fuentes Scores; Speier to 3B
          -23      93%  E Goodson       Intentional Walk
                  Ron Schueler replaces Pat Dobson pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      91%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 5.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Bradley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  R Schueler      Strikeout
          ---      91%  R Garr          Single
          1--      90%  R Gilbreath     Wild Pitch; Garr to 2B
          -2-      89%  " "             Walk
          12-      85%  D Baker         Walk; Garr to 3B; Gilbreath to 2B
   RO     123      87%  D Evans         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Garr Scores
   O      12-      90%  M Lum           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Schueler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      90%  D Rader         Walk
   O      1--      89%  T Bradley       Strikeout
   O      1--      88%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Bradley facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  D Johnson       Single
   OO     1--      91%  J Oates         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Schueler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  T Fuentes       Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  C Speier        Double
          -2-      93%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
                  Dave Kingman pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
          12-      94%  E Goodson       Single; Speier to 3B; Kingman to 2B
   R      123      97%  G Maddox        Single; Speier Scores; Kingman to 3B; Goodson to 2B
                  Tom House replaces Marty Perez pitching and batting 8th; Sonny Jackson replaces Ron Schueler playing SS batting 9th
   RO     123      97%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kingman Scores; Goodson to 3B
   RR     1-3      99%  D Rader         Double; Goodson Scores; Thomasson Scores
   O      -2-      99%  T Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 9.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Tom Bradley facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Kingman moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  S Jackson       Flyball: 2B
          ---      99%  R Garr          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Garr to 1B
   O      1--      99%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: 3B-1B; Garr to 2B
          -2-      99%  D Baker         Single; Garr to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-1, Tom House facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
   R      ---     100%  T Fuentes       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 10.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Barr replaces Tom Bradley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Johnson       Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  J Oates         Single
                  Dick Dietz pinch hits for Tom House batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  D Dietz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tom Kelley facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Kelley replaces Dick Dietz pitching and batting 8th
          ---     100%  E Goodson       Single
   O      1--     100%  G Maddox        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  D Rader         Single; Goodson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Barr          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 10.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-10, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Sadek replaces Dave Rader playing C batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Garr          Flyball: 3B
          ---     100%  R Gilbreath     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-1, Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
                  Larvell Blanks replaces Rod Gilbreath playing 3B batting 2nd
          ---     100%  B Bonds         Single
          1--     100%  T Fuentes       Walk; Bonds to 2B
                  Mike Phillips pinch runs for Tito Fuentes batting 2nd
   OO     12-     100%  C Speier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bonds to 3B
          --3     100%  D Kingman       Walk
   R      1-3     100%  E Goodson       Single; Bonds Scores; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 11.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-11, Jim Barr facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Phillips moves to 2B; Jim Howarth replaces Bobby Bonds playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Lum           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---     100%  D Johnson       Home Run
          ---     100%  J Oates         Single
                  Oscar Brown pinch hits for Tom Kelley batting 8th
          1--     100%  O Brown         Single; Oates to 2B
   O      12-     100%  S Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 11-2, Joe Hoerner facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Oscar Brown pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  M Sadek         Single
          1--     100%  J Barr          Single; Sadek to 2B
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Joe Hoerner pitching and batting 8th
   R      12-     100%  J Howarth       Single; Sadek Scores; Barr to 2B
   R      12-     100%  M Phillips      Single; Barr Scores; Howarth to 2B
   RR     12-     100%  C Speier        Double; Howarth Scores; Phillips Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  E Goodson       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 15.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-15, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Baker         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 15.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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