April 18, 1973 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 6,964

Wednesday, April 18, 1973
Time of Game: 3:13

Braves

3-9

Lost 6

6th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    3  7  0
Giants          2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    4 11  1

W: J Barr (1-1), L: T House (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Giants

10-4

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gilbreath 3B                5   0   1   0    1   2  .271  .613    0    1   1   
R Garr LF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .185  .407    0    1   0   GDP
H Aaron RF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .121  .750    0    1   0   
D Johnson 2B                  3   0   2   0    2   0  .311  .837    0    4   2   
D Baker CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .667    0    1   0   
D Evans 1B                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .186  .689    0   14   1   
M Perez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .704    0    1   5   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .611    0    0   0   
  S Jackson SS                1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   1   
J Oates C                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .643    0    6   0   
C Morton P                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .125  .347    0    1   4   
  T House P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   3   7   2    8   7                    31  15

BATTING

TB: D Johnson 2; D Baker; C Morton; R Garr; S Jackson; R Gilbreath.

GIDP: R Garr (1).

RBI: C Morton 2 (2).

2-out RBI: C Morton 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: J Oates (1).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    6   2   3   1    0   2  .311  .951    0    5   1   HR,2B
T Fuentes 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .344  .840    0    0   3   
C Speier SS                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .263  .765    0    3   1   
W McCovey 1B                  2   0   0   0    3   1  .281 1.188    0    5   1   2·IW
  D Blanco PR-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Goodson 3B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .378  .937    0    2   2   
  G Matthews LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .711         0   0   
G Maddox CF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .375  .832    0    3   0   SB
G Thomasson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .545    0    6   0   
  D Kingman PH-1B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .150  .461    0    0   0   
D Rader C                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .190  .562    0    9   0   
S McDowell P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  R Moffitt P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Barr P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   
  C Arnold PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   4  11   3    5   6                    33  10

BATTING

2B: B Bonds (7, off C Morton).

HR: B Bonds (3, off T House; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: S McDowell (1, off C Morton).

IBB: W McCovey 2 (6, 2 by C Morton).

TB: B Bonds 7; G Maddox 2; E Goodson 2; C Speier 2; D Rader; T Fuentes.

RBI: C Speier (10); G Maddox (5); B Bonds (9).

2-out RBI: G Maddox.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Barr-C Speier-W McCovey; D Rader.

PB: D Rader (2).

E: T Fuentes (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Maddox (3, 2nd base off C Morton/J Oates).

PO: W McCovey (2nd base by C Morton).

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
C Morton                       9    10   3   3    3   6   0   3.68   39     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10     58    -     1.22   0.34
T House, L (0-1)               1.1   1   1   1    2   0   1   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.78  -0.23
Totals                        10.1  11   4   4    5   6   1          46     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 0·11           -

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
S McDowell                     3.2   3   3   3    4   5   0   4.76   18     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 3     44    -     1.38  -0.18
R Moffitt                      3     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.35   11     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 1          2-0    1.15   0.20
J Barr, W (1-1)                4.1   3   0   0    3   2   0   1.86   17     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 3          2-0    2.72   0.58
Totals                        11     7   3   3    8   7   0          46     -       ·  ·      8·15· 1· 7          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Morton 2 (2; W McCovey, W McCovey).

PO: C Morton (1; W McCovey, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 6,964.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   1  3-3  ---      42% 100% B Bonds         T House         Home Run
   t11   0  3-3  12-      27%  57% T House         J Barr          Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C unassisted
   t 4   2  3-1  123     -20%  51% C Morton        S McDowell      Single; Baker Scores; Evans Scores; Oates to 2B
   t 9   1  3-3  1--      13%  63% R Garr          J Barr          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t11   0  3-3  1--     -12%  30% J Oates         J Barr          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 2B; Oates to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Garr          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Bonds         Double
          -2-      67%  T Fuentes       Single; Bonds to 3B
   RO     1-3      67%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B; Bonds Scores; Fuentes to 2B
          -2-      68%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
          12-      73%  E Goodson       Single; Fuentes to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   O      123      65%  G Maddox        McCovey Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   R      1-3      73%  " "             Single; Fuentes Scores; Goodson to 2B
   O      12-      70%  G Thomasson     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  D Johnson       Single
   O      1--      70%  D Baker         Strikeout
          1--      66%  D Evans         Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      71%  M Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      75%  J Oates         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  D Rader         Walk
   O      1--      77%  S McDowell      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
          -2-      80%  B Bonds         Single; Rader to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  T Fuentes       Flyball: 1B
          1-3      77%  C Speier        Single; Rader stays at 3B; Bonds to 2B
   R      123      83%  W McCovey       Passed Ball; Rader Scores; Bonds to 3B; Speier to 2B
          -23      84%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123      80%  E Goodson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  C Morton        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  G Maddox        Single
   O      1--      85%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF
          1--      86%  D Rader         Maddox Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      82%  S McDowell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
          ---      78%  H Aaron         Walk
          1--      72%  D Johnson       Single; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-      76%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Aaron to 3B
   R      1-3      72%  D Evans         Passed Ball; Aaron Scores; Baker to 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      74%  M Perez         Flyball: CF
          12-      70%  J Oates         Walk; Baker to 3B; Evans to 2B
   RR     123      51%  C Morton        Single; Baker Scores; Evans Scores; Oates to 2B
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      56%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
          ---      53%  C Speier        Single
   O      1--      50%  W McCovey       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Moffitt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Garr          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Aaron         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  E Goodson       Single
   O      1--      57%  G Maddox        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      53%  G Thomasson     Strikeout
          1--      56%  D Rader         Single; Goodson to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Moffitt       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Moffitt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  D Evans         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      57%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Moffitt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  J Oates         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  C Morton        Lineout: 3B
          ---      55%  R Gilbreath     Walk
          1--      51%  R Garr          Single; Gilbreath to 2B
                  Jim Barr replaces Randy Moffitt pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      59%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      52%  E Goodson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Barr facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      46%  D Baker         Single; Johnson to 2B; Baker out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-SS
          -2-      43%  D Evans         Walk
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Marty Perez batting 7th
   O      12-      52%  M Lum           Strikeout
   O      12-      61%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
                  Sonny Jackson replaces Mike Lum playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      56%  G Thomasson     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      53%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  J Barr          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  C Morton        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  R Gilbreath     Single
   OO     1--      63%  R Garr          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Speier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      57%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      63%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom House facing 4-5-6
                  Tom House replaces Carl Morton pitching and batting 9th
          ---      71%  W McCovey       Walk
                  Damaso Blanco pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   O      1--      63%  E Goodson       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Dave Kingman pinch hits for Gary Thomasson batting 7th
          1--      61%  D Kingman       Walk; Maddox to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Kingman moves to 1B; Damaso Blanco moves to 3B; Gary Matthews replaces Ed Goodson playing LF batting 5th
          ---      42%  S Jackson       Single
          1--      30%  J Oates         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 2B; Oates to 1B
   OO     12-      57%  T House         Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C unassisted
   O      1--      63%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom House facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Arnold pinch hits for Jim Barr batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  C Arnold        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---     100%  B Bonds         Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 4.

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