September 29, 1976 Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 6
@BAL 3 NYY 9
@BOS 6 CAL 3
CHW 0 CLE 3
DET 2 MIN 9
TEX 1 KCR 4
@OAK 0 SFG 9
@ATL 0 LAD 1
HOU 0 MON 7
@NYM 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0 SDP 6
CIN 1 PHI 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 25,637

Wednesday, September 29, 1976, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 1:46

Reds

100-59

Lost 1

1st

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

W: B Strom (12-16), L: F Norman (12-7)

Padres

71-88

Won 1

5th, 29 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .851    0    0   7   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .740    0    1   3   
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .322 1.024    0    4   2   
G Foster CF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .900    0    1   0   2B
T Perez 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   2  .258  .767    0   11   0   
B Bailey LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .875    0    1   0   GDP
J Youngblood RF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .479    0    1   0   
B Plummer C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .695    0    5   0   
F Norman P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .294    0    0   0   
  E Armbrister PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .781    0    0   0   
  J Henderson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bench PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .747    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       28   1   3   1    1   8                    24  12

BATTING

2B: G Foster (21, off B Strom); J Bench (24, off B Strom).

TB: G Foster 2; J Bench 2; T Perez.

GIDP: B Bailey (7).

RBI: T Perez (86).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Concepcion-J Morgan-T Perez; J Morgan-T Perez.

E: D Concepcion (27).

BASERUNNING

PO: E Armbrister (1st base by F Kendall).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Almon SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .246  .610    0    2   3   
J Grubb CF-LF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .288  .787    0    1   0   
M Rettenmund RF               2   1   0   0    2   0  .230  .683    0    1   0   GDP
  W Davis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .670         1   0   
B Valentine LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .375  .919    0    0   0   GDP
  L Melendez RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .497         0   0   
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .745    0   13   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   1   3   4    0   0  .255  .712    0    1   4   HR,2B
F Kendall C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .595    0    8   1   
M Champion 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .748    0    0   3   HR
B Strom P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .063  .225    0    0   3   
Totals                       32   6   9   6    4   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Rader (22, off J Henderson).

HR: M Champion (1, off F Norman; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); D Rader (9, off F Norman; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: D Rader 7; M Champion 5; J Grubb 2; F Kendall; B Almon.

GIDP: B Valentine (2); M Rettenmund (3).

RBI: D Rader 4 (55); M Champion 2 (2).

2-out RBI: D Rader 4.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Strom-B Almon-M Ivie.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Norman, L (12-7)             5     5   6   5    3   4   2   3.09   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 5     36    -     0.66  -0.34
J Henderson                    3     4   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 4          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   5    4   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 2· 9           -

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
B Strom, W (12-16)             9     3   1   1    1   8   0   3.29   29     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 3     84    -     0.33   0.16
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   8   0          29     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 1:46.

Attendance: 25,637.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Diego Padres                     
1. P Rose               3B    1. B Almon              SS 
2. D Concepcion         SS    2. J Grubb              CF 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. M Rettenmund         RF 
4. G Foster             CF    4. B Valentine          LF 
5. T Perez              1B    5. M Ivie               1B 
6. B Bailey             LF    6. D Rader              3B 
7. J Youngblood         RF    7. F Kendall            C  
8. B Plummer            C     8. M Champion           2B 
9. F Norman             P     9. B Strom              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123      30%  88% D Rader         F Norman        Home Run (LF-CF); Almon Scores; Grubb Scores; Rettenmund Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-       8%  72% M Rettenmund    F Norman        Walk; Almon to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  123      -8%  57% M Ivie          F Norman        Strikeout Looking
   b 1   0  0-0  123      -7%  65% B Valentine     F Norman        Strikeout
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% J Grubb         F Norman        Single to CF; Almon to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Brent Strom facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      53%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Almon         Single
          1--      64%  J Grubb         Single to CF; Almon to 2B
          12-      72%  M Rettenmund    Walk; Almon to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   O      123      65%  B Valentine     Strikeout
   O      123      57%  M Ivie          Strikeout Looking
   RRRR   123      88%  D Rader         Home Run (LF-CF); Almon Scores; Grubb Scores; Rettenmund Scores
          ---      88%  F Kendall       Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  M Champion      Flyball: 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 4.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Brent Strom facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-0, Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  B Strom         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      89%  B Almon         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      89%  J Grubb         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 4.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Brent Strom facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  J Youngblood    Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Plummer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  F Norman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-0, Fred Norman facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  M Rettenmund    Walk
   OO     1--      91%  B Valentine     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 4.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Brent Strom facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Morgan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-0, Fred Norman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  F Kendall       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kendall to 1B
   RR     1--      98%  M Champion      Home Run; Kendall Scores/unER
   O      ---      98%  B Strom         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  B Almon         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Brent Strom facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Grubb         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  M Rettenmund    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Brent Strom facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Plummer       Strikeout
                  Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Fred Norman batting 9th
          ---      99%  E Armbrister    Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Rose          Armbrister Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Henderson facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Henderson replaces Ed Armbrister pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Ivie          Lineout: LF
          ---      99%  D Rader         Single to RF
          1--      99%  F Kendall       Walk; Rader to 2B
          12-      99%  M Champion      Single; Rader to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   O      123      99%  B Strom         Strikeout Looking
   O      123      99%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Brent Strom facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Henderson facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  J Grubb         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rettenmund to 1B
   O      1--     100%  B Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B; Rettenmund to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Brent Strom facing 4-5-6
                  Johnny Grubb moves to LF; Willie Davis replaces Merv Rettenmund playing CF batting 3rd; Luis Melendez replaces Bobby Valentine playing RF batting 4th
          ---      99%  G Foster        Double to LF
   R      -2-      98%  T Perez         Single to CF; Foster Scores
   OO     1--     100%  B Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joe Henderson facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  D Rader         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-     100%  F Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  M Champion      Flyball: CF; Rader to 3B
   O      --3     100%  B Strom         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Brent Strom facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Plummer       Strikeout
                  Johnny Bench pinch hits for Joe Henderson batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Bench         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     100%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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