Wednesday, May 27, 1970

Houston 27-55
HOU
8

Final

11
ATL
Atlanta 37-44

Players of the Game

13.58 WPA

R. Carty LF

4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB

13.34 WPA

H. Aaron RF

4-6, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 8 13 1
ATL 3 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 11 20 1

HOU Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Morgan 2B 5 0 0 0 · 0 0 .201 .313 .295 .608
D. Menke SS 3 1 2 1 · 0 0 .313 .386 .444 .830
a- L. McFadden PH 1 1 1 0 · 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .352
c- G. Geiger PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .237 .356 .368 .724
J. Wynn CF 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 .229 .348 .431 .779
J. Pepitone LF 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 .266 .301 .556 .857
J. Alou RF 4 1 0 0 · 1 0 .279 .314 .354 .668
D. Rader 3B 5 1 1 2 1 0 3 .200 .275 .357 .632
J. Mayberry 1B 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 .259 .351 .457 .808
J. Edwards C 4 1 2 0 · 0 1 .216 .271 .353 .624
D. Wilson P 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .065 .094 .065 .159
S. Guinn P 1 0 0 0 · 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
b- B. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .332 .380 .482 .862
D. Osinski P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
M. Martinez SS 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .182 .273 .303 .576
Totals 41 8 13 8 4 2 8

a - L. McFadden pinch hit for D. Menke in the 7th

b - B. Watson pinch hit for S. Guinn in the 7th

c - G. Geiger pinch hit for L. McFadden in the 8th

2B: J. Edwards (3rd off P. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out)

HR: J. Wynn (5th off P. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs); J. Pepitone (7th off P. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out); D. Rader (7th off P. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out); J. Mayberry (7th off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: J. Pepitone 6, J. Mayberry 5, J. Wynn 4, D. Rader 4, J. Edwards 3, D. Menke 2, L. McFadden, G. Geiger

2-Out RBI: J. Wynn 2, D. Menke

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan 2, J. Wynn, J. Edwards

Team LOB: 8

ATL Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
F. Millan 2B 6 2 2 0 · 0 0 .291 .342 .356 .698
O. Cepeda 1B 5 2 1 0 · 1 2 .286 .334 .458 .792
R. Carty LF 5 3 4 2 · 1 1 .348 .423 .469 .892
H. Aaron RF 6 2 4 4 1 0 0 .249 .332 .459 .791
T. Gonzalez CF 6 0 3 2 · 0 1 .228 .271 .342 .613
C. Boyer 3B 5 0 3 2 · 0 0 .236 .290 .326 .616
S. Jackson SS 5 0 0 0 · 0 0 .286 .375 .372 .747
H. King C 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .237 .317 .390 .707
P. Niekro P 3 1 1 0 · 1 1 .154 .244 .179 .423
R. Reed P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .321 .321 .393 .714
a- R. Garr PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .333 .404 .356 .760
H. Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Totals 45 11 20 11 2 5 7

a - R. Garr pinch hit for R. Reed in the 7th

2B: R. Carty (2nd off D. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs); P. Niekro (3rd off D. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs); T. Gonzalez (5th off S. Guinn, 2 on, 2 outs)

HR: H. Aaron (4th off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out); H. King (6th off S. Guinn, 0 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: H. Aaron 7, R. Carty 5, T. Gonzalez 4, H. King 4, C. Boyer 3, F. Millan 2, P. Niekro 2, O. Cepeda, R. Garr

2-Out RBI: T. Gonzalez 2, R. Carty

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Millan 2, P. Niekro 2, H. King, H. Aaron, T. Gonzalez, S. Jackson, C. Boyer

Team LOB: 15

Fielding

E: P. Niekro 1 (1)

HOU Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
D. Wilson L 3.1 8 6 6 3 3 1 22 113
S. Guinn 2.2 10 5 5 2 1 1 20 81
D. Osinski 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 · 8 37

Game Score: D. Wilson 35, S. Guinn 28, D. Osinski 58

GB-FB: D. Wilson 1-6, S. Guinn 4-3, D. Osinski 2-1

Pitches: D. Wilson 113, S. Guinn 81, D. Osinski 37

ATL Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
P. Niekro W 6.1 11 7 6 2 7 3 33 151
R. Reed 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 10
H. Wilhelm SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 · 7 26

Game Score: P. Niekro 37, R. Reed 44, H. Wilhelm 56

GB-FB: P. Niekro 8-4, R. Reed 2-0, H. Wilhelm 3-2

Pitches: P. Niekro 151, R. Reed 10, H. Wilhelm 26

Park: Atlanta Stadium Attendance: 11,694 Start: 7:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st HOU
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
91.5 mph
Launch Angle
-34°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 91 MPH)

Bot 1st ATL 3 Runs
Top 2nd HOU
Bot 2nd ATL 1 Run
Top 3rd HOU 1 Run
Bot 3rd ATL
Top 4th HOU
Bot 4th ATL 2 Runs
Count
3-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
114.9 mph
Launch Angle
32°
Pitcher
Don Wilson

0-0: Ball

1-0: Ball

2-0: Ball

3-0: Called Strike

3-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 114 MPH), Distance : 359 ft

Top 5th HOU 2 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
98.3 mph
Launch Angle
29°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Ball

1-0: Swinging Strike

1-1: Called Strike

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 98 MPH), Distance : 385 ft

Bot 5th ATL 2 Runs
Top 6th HOU
Bot 6th ATL 3 Runs
Count
1-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
111.2 mph
Launch Angle
26°
Pitcher
Skip Guinn

0-0: Ball

1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF

1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F

1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 111 MPH), Distance : 381 ft

Top 7th HOU 5 Runs
Count
1-0
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
82.9 mph
Launch Angle
41°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Ball

1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 82 MPH), Distance : 407 ft

Count
3-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
106.7 mph
Launch Angle
44°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Ball

1-0: Ball

2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F

2-1: Called Strike

2-2: Ball

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF

3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 106 MPH), Distance : 365 ft

Count
0-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
102.3 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Ron Reed

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F

0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F

0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 102 MPH), Distance : 361 ft

Bot 7th ATL
Top 8th HOU
Bot 8th ATL
Top 9th HOU