September 16, 1972 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, September 16, 1972
Time of Game: 0:00

Giants

63-77

Won 4

5th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  2  0   0  0  2   1  1  0    8 14  4
Braves          1  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 11  1

W: J Willoughby (6-2), L: R Reed (11-15)

Braves

64-76

Lost 3

4th, 21½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .750   14    3   0   2·SB
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .688   23    3   9   SH
C Speier SS                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .777   17    5   4   
W McCovey 1B                  5   2   3   3    0   0  .214  .729   24   13   1   2·HR
J Hart 3B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .302  .949   11    0   2   2B
K Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .757   15    1   0   
D Rader C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .648    8    0   0   
G Matthews RF                 3   2   2   4    0   0  .300  .986   10    2   0   2·HR,SF
J Willoughby P                4   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .348   14    0   3   
Totals                       38   8  14   7    1   1              136   27  19

BATTING

2B: J Hart (3, off R Reed).

HR: G Matthews 2 (2, off R Reed, off L Jaster; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); W McCovey 2 (14, 2 off R Reed; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: G Matthews (1, off R Reed).

SH: T Fuentes (12, off R Reed).

TB: W McCovey 9; G Matthews 8; J Hart 4; B Bonds 2; D Rader 2; T Fuentes; J Willoughby.

RBI: G Matthews 4 (8); W McCovey 3 (34).

2-out RBI: W McCovey 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

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

E: C Speier 2 (18); K Henderson (6); T Fuentes (25).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds 2 (39, 2nd base off R Reed/E Williams 2).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr RF                     5   1   0   1    0   0  .318  .767   13    2   0   GDP
F Millan 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .258  .608   13    1   5   
J Breazeale 1B                5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .811    8   11   0   
E Williams C                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .264  .805   13    2   0   HR
D Baker CF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .320  .881   23    5   0   
R Carty LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .783   18    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .780   17    2   2   
S Jackson SS                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .236  .613   10    2   1   
  M Perez PR-SS               2   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .538    2    1   3   
R Reed P                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .181  .370    5    0   1   
  L Jaster P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .692    2    0   0   
Totals                       38   5  11   5    2   0              124   27  12

BATTING

HR: E Williams (26, off J Willoughby; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: E Williams 4; F Millan 2; D Evans 2; D Baker 2; J Breazeale; R Reed; M Perez; M Lum.

GIDP: R Garr (9).

RBI: R Garr (46); M Lum (38); E Williams (78); F Millan (31); J Breazeale (17).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Perez-F Millan.

E: M Perez (24).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Perez (1st base by J Willoughby).

PITCHING

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 Willoughby, W (6-2)          9    11   5   4    2   0   1   2.15   40  122-76   56· 6·14   21· 9· 2· 6     45    -     1.09   0.09
Totals                         9    11   5   4    2   0   1          40  122-76   56· 6·14   21· 9· 2· 6           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reed, L (11-15)              6    11   7   7    1   0   3   4.00   30   97-65   48· 5·12   12· 8· 4· 5     21    -     0.79  -0.42
L Jaster                       3     3   1   1    0   1   1   3.86   11   37-21   13· 5· 3    1· 4· 2· 3          2-0    0.15   0.02
Totals                         9    14   8   8    1   1   4          41  134-86   61·10·15   13·12· 6· 8          2-0

R Reed faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Willoughby (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Willoughby (0; M Perez, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Bonds              CF    1. R Garr               RF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. F Millan             2B 
3. C Speier             SS    3. J Breazeale          1B 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. E Williams           C  
5. J Hart               3B    5. D Baker              CF 
6. K Henderson          LF    6. R Carty              LF 
7. D Rader              C     7. D Evans              3B 
8. G Matthews           RF    8. S Jackson            SS 
9. J Willoughby         P     9. R Reed               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  6   18%  67% W McCovey       R Reed          Home Run; Bonds Scores
   t 2   1  1-2  1--  1   17%  78% G Matthews      R Reed          Home Run; Rader Scores
   t 6   0  3-4  ---  2   12%  79% W McCovey       R Reed          Home Run
   b 3   1  4-2  ---  3  -11%  60% E Williams      J Willoughby    Home Run
   b 1   1  2-0  -2-  2   -8%  56% J Breazeale     J Willoughby    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Millan Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  T Fuentes       Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   55%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Bonds to 3B
   O      --3  6   49%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   RR     --3  6   67%  W McCovey       Home Run; Bonds Scores
   O      ---  1   66%  J Hart          Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Willoughby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   68%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   64%  F Millan        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Millan to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      -2-  2   56%  J Breazeale     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Millan Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   59%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   57%  D Baker         Single to LF (Line Drive); Williams to 2B
   O      12-  6   61%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   59%  K Henderson     Flyball: RF
          ---  2   61%  D Rader         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   78%  G Matthews      Home Run; Rader Scores
   O      ---  4   77%  J Willoughby    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   76%  B Bonds         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Willoughby facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   73%  D Evans         Single to 2B
   O      1--  4   76%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   70%  R Reed          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jackson to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   70%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jackson Scores
   O      1--  2   72%  F Millan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   71%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  C Speier        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   70%  W McCovey       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   73%  J Hart          Double (Line Drive); McCovey to 3B
   O      -23  3   69%  K Henderson     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Willoughby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   71%  J Breazeale     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   60%  E Williams      Home Run
          ---  8   57%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--  7   59%  R Carty         Groundout: P-1B; Baker to 2B
   O      -2-  2   63%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   61%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  G Matthews      Flyball: SS
   O      ---  3   58%  J Willoughby    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Willoughby facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   53%  S Jackson       Walk
                  Marty Perez pinch runs for Sonny Jackson batting 8th
   O      1--  1   58%  R Reed          Flyball: 1B
          1--      58%  R Garr          Perez Picked off 1B, safe on E4; Perez stays at 1B
   OO     1--  2   65%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
                  Marty Perez moves to SS
   O      ---  3   62%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   60%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Willoughby facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   54%  F Millan        Single to SS
   O      1--  1   59%  J Breazeale     Flyball: 2B
   O      1--  2   63%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--  1   60%  D Baker         Single to LF (Line Drive); Millan to 2B
   O      12-  4   67%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   79%  W McCovey       Home Run
          ---  4   82%  J Hart          Single to 3B
   O      1--  1   79%  K Henderson     Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--  2   84%  D Rader         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hart to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   87%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hart Scores; Rader to 2B
   O      -2-  5   85%  J Willoughby    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Jim Willoughby facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   81%  D Evans         Single to 1B
   O      1--  1   83%  M Perez         Groundout: P-2B-1B; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-  2   87%  R Reed          Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   90%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   92%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      93%  T Fuentes       Bonds Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   96%  " "             Single to SS; Bonds Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI; Fuentes to 2B
          -2-  4   97%  C Speier        Walk
                  Larry Jaster replaces Ron Reed pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   94%  W McCovey       Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
          1--  3   95%  J Hart          Single to LF; Speier to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  K Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Jim Willoughby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   95%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Breazeale     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   97%  E Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Larry Jaster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   98%  G Matthews      Home Run
          ---  2   99%  J Willoughby    Single to RF
   O      1--  3   98%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   98%  T Fuentes       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Willoughby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   99%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-3, Larry Jaster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   99%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Hart          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Willoughby facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   98%  M Perez         Single to LF; Perez to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry Jaster batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   96%  M Lum           Single to RF; Perez Scores
   O      1--  3   98%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  F Millan        Wild Pitch; Garr to 2B
   R      -2-  3   96%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Garr Scores
   O      1--  2   99%  J Breazeale     Groundout: 2B-1B; Millan to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Braves 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation