September 2, 1974 San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
BOS 0 BAL 1
BOS 0 CHW 6
@KCR 4
(10) NYY 3
MIL 1 MIL 3
@NYY 2 OAK 6
CAL 4 MIN 9
@TEX 3 ATL 8
SDP 2 ATL 4
SDP 0 HOU 4
CIN 3 SFG 5
@LAD 3 PIT 7
PHI 4 PIT 11
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 2, 1974, 1:38PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Padres

50-85

Lost 6

6th, 35 GB

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

W: P Niekro (16-11), L: R Jones (7-19)

Braves

74-61

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Grubb CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .776    0    5   0   3B
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .597    0    0   4   
  M Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Turner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
W McCovey 1B                  1   1   1   1    2   0  .259  .955    0    5   0   HR
  M Ivie 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
D Winfield RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .759    0    1   0   
D Thomas 3B-2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .657    0    1   2   
F Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .652    0    5   0   
B Almon SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   1   
R Jones P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .150  .344    0    0   0   
  H Clarke PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .487    0    0   0   
  L Palmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .261         0   0   
  D Hilton PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .607    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   2    4   4                    24   7

BATTING

3B: J Grubb (4, off P Niekro).

HR: W McCovey (21, off P Niekro; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: W McCovey 4; J Grubb 3; F Kendall; G Beckert.

RBI: G Beckert (6); W McCovey (56).

2-out RBI: W McCovey.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: B Almon (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .883    0    0   0   
  R Office CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .627    0    1   0   
M Perez 2B                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .261  .671    0    4   2   
D Evans 3B                    3   2   1   2    2   0  .255  .813    0    1   1   HR
D Baker CF-RF                 5   2   2   1    0   2  .256  .744    0    1   0   2·2B
M Lum RF-LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .230  .698    0    5   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .254  .743    0    8   2   HR
C Robinson SS                 3   0   0   1    0   2  .215  .518    0    3   4   SF
V Correll C                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .244  .708    0    2   2   2B
P Niekro P                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .209  .448    0    2   0   
Totals                       31   8   7   7    8   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: V Correll (9, off R Jones); D Baker 2 (28, 2 off R Jones).

HR: D Evans (19, off L Palmer; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); D Johnson (13, off R Jones; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: C Robinson (5, off R Jones).

TB: D Baker 4; D Johnson 4; D Evans 4; V Correll 2; M Perez; P Niekro.

RBI: D Johnson 3 (55); D Evans 2 (63); C Robinson (24); D Baker (54).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: V Correll (8).

PITCHING

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
R Jones, L (7-19)              3     5   6   4    4   0   1   4.32   19     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 4     25    -     0.78  -0.40
L Palmer                       3     2   2   2    2   3   1   5.74   13     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.11  -0.02
M Johnson                      2     0   0   0    2   2   0   5.52    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     7   8   6    8   5   2          40     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2· 5           -

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 (16-11)            9     4   2   2    4   4   1   2.67   36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 5· 3     71    -     0.51   0.08
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4   4   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 5· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Atlanta Braves                       
1. J Grubb              CF    1. R Garr               LF 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. M Perez              2B 
3. J Turner             LF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. D Baker              CF 
5. D Winfield           RF    5. M Lum                RF 
6. D Thomas             3B    6. D Johnson            1B 
7. F Kendall            C     7. C Robinson           SS 
8. B Almon              SS    8. V Correll            C  
9. R Jones              P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  12-      15%  63% D Baker         R Jones         Double to LF; Perez Scores; Evans to 3B
   b 1   1  1-1  123      14%  79% D Johnson       R Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores; Baker Scores/No RBI/unER; Lum to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -9%  41% J Grubb         P Niekro        Triple (CF-RF)
   b 3   1  1-4  --3       6%  93% D Johnson       R Jones         Home Run; Baker Scores
   t 3   1  4-1  12-       4%  81% D Winfield      P Niekro        Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      41%  J Grubb         Triple (CF-RF)
   RO     --3      42%  G Beckert       Groundout: 1B-P; Grubb Scores
   O      ---      43%  J Turner        Lineout: RF
          ---      42%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      44%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  M Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      48%  D Evans         Walk; Perez to 2B
   R      12-      63%  D Baker         Double to LF; Perez Scores; Evans to 3B
          -23      64%  M Lum           Walk
   RR     123      79%  D Johnson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores; Baker Scores/No RBI/unER; Lum to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  C Robinson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lum Scores/unER; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  V Correll       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  D Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      79%  F Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      81%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      79%  R Jones         Walk; Almon to 2B
   O      12-      83%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  P Niekro        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      81%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  M Perez         Walk
   O      1--      80%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  G Beckert       Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  J Turner        Flyball: RF
          1--      76%  W McCovey       Walk; Beckert to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Winfield      Flyball: SS
   O      12-      85%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  D Baker         Double to RF
   O      -2-      87%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B; Baker to 3B
   RR     --3      93%  D Johnson       Home Run; Baker Scores
   O      ---      93%  C Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  V Correll       Double to LF
          -2-      94%  P Niekro        Walk
   O      12-      93%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  F Kendall       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      95%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Horace Clarke pinch hits for Randy Jones batting 9th
          ---      94%  H Clarke        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Clarke to 1B
   O      1--      95%  J Grubb         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Lowell Palmer facing 2-3-4
                  Lowell Palmer replaces Horace Clarke pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  M Perez         Walk
   RR     1--      98%  D Evans         Home Run; Perez Scores
   O      ---      98%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Lum           Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  D Johnson       Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 8.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-8, Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  G Beckert       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      99%  J Turner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  W McCovey       Home Run
   O      ---      98%  D Winfield      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Lowell Palmer facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Ivie replaces Willie McCovey playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  C Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      98%  V Correll       Walk
          1--      98%  P Niekro        Single/Bunt; Correll to 2B
   O      12-      98%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
   O      12-      98%  M Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-8, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  D Thomas        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      99%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Almon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Lowell Palmer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-8, Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Lum moves to LF; Rowland Office replaces Ralph Garr playing CF batting 1st; Dusty Baker moves to RF; Dave Hilton pinch hits for Lowell Palmer batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  D Hilton        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  J Grubb         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Johnson facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Johnson replaces Glenn Beckert pitching and batting 2nd; Derrel Thomas moves to 2B; Dave Hilton moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  D Johnson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  C Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      99%  V Correll       Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Niekro        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-8, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Turner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Thomas        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Office        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  M Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-8, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  F Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Hilton        Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation