sMLB

Saturday, May 16, 1970

Atlanta 37-44
ATL
4

Final

5
CIN
Cincinnati 49-32

Players of the Game

29.25 WPA

S. Jackson SS

3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2B, 3B

28.20 WPA

W. Granger P

2.0 IP, 0 SO, 29 P

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ATL 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2
CIN 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 1

ATL Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
F. Millan 2B 5 0 2 0 · 0 0 .291 .342 .356 .698
O. Cepeda 1B 5 0 3 0 · 0 1 .286 .334 .458 .792
R. Carty LF 4 0 2 1 · 0 0 .348 .423 .469 .892
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 1 · 1 0 .249 .332 .459 .791
T. Gonzalez CF 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .228 .271 .342 .613
C. Boyer 3B 3 1 0 0 · 1 0 .236 .290 .326 .616
S. Jackson SS 4 1 3 1 · 0 0 .286 .375 .372 .747
H. King C 4 0 1 1 · 0 1 .237 .317 .390 .707
P. Niekro P 2 2 0 0 · 1 0 .154 .244 .179 .423
a- M. Lum PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .286 .320 .343 .663
R. Kline P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 36 4 11 4 0 3 2

a - M. Lum pinch hit for P. Niekro in the 8th

2B: S. Jackson (8th off W. Granger, 0 on, 0 outs)

3B: S. Jackson (4th off J. Merritt, 1 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: S. Jackson 6, O. Cepeda 3, F. Millan 2, R. Carty 2, H. King

2-Out RBI: H. Aaron

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gonzalez 2, H. Aaron, F. Millan

GIDP: H. Aaron

Team LOB: 9

Fielding

E: F. Millan 2 (9)

CIN Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 · 0 1 .342 .387 .475 .862
P. Rose RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .308 .362 .509 .871
B. Carbo LF 3 1 2 1 · 1 0 .348 .477 .598 1.075
T. Perez 3B 4 1 1 1 · 0 1 .327 .390 .577 .967
J. Bench C 4 0 1 1 · 0 1 .257 .308 .457 .765
L. May 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .268 .315 .513 .828
T. Helms 2B 3 0 0 0 · 0 0 .236 .249 .264 .513
D. Concepcion SS 3 0 0 0 · 0 2 .293 .359 .355 .714
J. Merritt P 2 0 0 0 · 0 0 .157 .157 .157 .314
R. Grimsley P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
a- W. Woodward PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .283 .306 .300 .606
W. Granger P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 32 5 6 5 2 1 6

a - W. Woodward pinch hit for R. Grimsley in the 7th

2B: B. Carbo (3rd off P. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs); J. Bench (3rd off P. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs)

HR: L. May (2nd off P. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out); P. Rose (5th off P. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: P. Rose 4, L. May 4, B. Carbo 3, J. Bench 2, T. Perez

2-Out RBI: B. Carbo, T. Perez, J. Bench

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. May, J. Bench

Team LOB: 4

Baserunning

SB: B. Carbo (4, 2nd base, Phil Niekro/H. King)

Fielding

E: T. Perez 1 (18)

DP: 1 (Concepcion-Helms-May)

ATL Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
P. Niekro L 7.0 5 5 2 1 6 2 29 110
R. Kline 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 · 4 16

Game Score: P. Niekro 58, R. Kline 51

GB-FB: P. Niekro 8-7, R. Kline 1-2

Pitches: P. Niekro 110, R. Kline 16

CIN Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
J. Merritt W 6.0 10 4 3 3 2 · 30 135
R. Grimsley H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 · 3 13
W. Granger SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 · 7 29

Game Score: J. Merritt 43, R. Grimsley 53, W. Granger 54

GB-FB: J. Merritt 8-6, R. Grimsley 2-1, W. Granger 1-5

Pitches: J. Merritt 135, R. Grimsley 13, W. Granger 29

Park: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 14,800 Start: 2:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st ATL
Count
1-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
62.9 mph
Launch Angle
24°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF

1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 62 MPH)

Bot 1st CIN
Top 2nd ATL
Bot 2nd CIN 1 Run
Count
0-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
108.0 mph
Launch Angle
38°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 108 MPH), Distance : 352 ft

Top 3rd ATL 1 Run
Bot 3rd CIN 3 Runs
Top 4th ATL 3 Runs
Bot 4th CIN
Top 5th ATL
Bot 5th CIN 1 Run
Count
3-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
109.5 mph
Launch Angle
25°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3SF

0-1: Ball

1-1: Ball

2-1: Swinging Strike

2-2: Ball

3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 109 MPH), Distance : 352 ft

Top 6th ATL
Bot 6th CIN
Top 7th ATL
Bot 7th CIN
Top 8th ATL
Bot 8th CIN
Top 9th ATL