June 24, 1970 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, June 24, 1970, 12:30PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Mets

35-31

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  2   0  0  2   0  4  1    9 11  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  3    5  7  1

W: T Seaver (11-5), L: B Hands (9-6)

Cubs

35-30

Lost 5

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   2   3   3    1   1  .269  .830    0    3   0   3B,2B
B Harrelson SS                4   1   0   0    1   0  .288  .793    0    4   1   
C Jones LF                    4   0   2   4    1   0  .237  .654    0    3   0   CS
  R Swoboda PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .695         0   0   
A Shamsky 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .860    0    3   0   
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .662         1   0   
D Marshall RF-LF              5   0   2   0    0   2  .282  .815    0    1   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .720    0    1   1   GDP
W Garrett 3B                  3   3   1   1    1   0  .282 1.031    0    0   1   HR,HBP
J Grote C                     2   2   2   0    2   0  .188  .515    0   11   0   SH,IW
T Seaver P                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .157  .380    0    0   1   2·SH
Totals                       34   9  11   9    8   4                    27   4

BATTING

2B: T Agee (9, off B Hands).

3B: T Agee (2, off B Hands).

HR: W Garrett (5, off J Colborn; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Grote (1, off H Aguirre); T Seaver 2 (3, off J Colborn, off B Hands).

IBB: J Grote (4, by B Hands).

HBP: W Garrett (1, by H Aguirre).

TB: T Agee 6; W Garrett 4; D Marshall 2; J Grote 2; C Jones 2; A Shamsky.

GIDP: K Boswell (7).

RBI: C Jones 4 (28); T Agee 3 (36); A Shamsky (27); W Garrett (12).

2-out RBI: C Jones 4; T Agee 2; A Shamsky.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Jones (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Hands).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .759    0    3   4   
G Beckert 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .282  .682    0    4   3   2B
B Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .920    0    2   0   
J Hickman 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   2  .325 1.104    0    7   4   
J Callison RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .772    0    0   0   
P Popovich 3B                 2   1   0   0    2   2  .272  .741    0    0   1   
C James CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .196  .597    0    4   0   
J Hiatt C                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .774    0    6   0   2B,SH
B Hands P                     1   0   1   1    1   0  .094  .420    0    1   4   
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .559    0    0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Colborn P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Banks PH                  1   1   1   3    0   0  .236  .760    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       33   5   7   5    4  11                    27  16

BATTING

2B: G Beckert (3, off T Seaver); J Hiatt (10, off T Seaver).

HR: E Banks (8, off T Seaver; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Hiatt (5, off T Seaver).

TB: E Banks 4; G Beckert 2; J Hiatt 2; C James; B Hands; J Hickman; J Callison.

RBI: E Banks 3 (29); J Hickman (47); B Hands (5).

2-out RBI: J Hickman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hickman-D Kessinger-B Hands.

E: H Aguirre (3).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, W (11-5)             9     7   5   5    4  11   1   2.54   38     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 7     60    -     0.90   0.31
Totals                         9     7   5   5    4  11   1          38     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 7           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hands, L (9-6)               7     7   4   4    6   4   0   3.28   32     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 7     45    -     1.09  -0.12
H Aguirre                      0     0   3   0    1   0   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.05
J Colborn                      2     4   2   2    1   0   1   3.60   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          3-3    0.20  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   9   6    8   4   1          46     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0·11          3-3

H Aguirre faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Hands (6).

IBB: B Hands (4; J Grote).

PO: B Hands (4; C Jones, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: H Aguirre (1; W Garrett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Agee               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. B Harrelson          SS    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. C Jones              LF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. A Shamsky            1B    4. J Hickman            1B 
5. D Marshall           RF    5. J Callison           RF 
6. K Boswell            2B    6. P Popovich           3B 
7. W Garrett            3B    7. C James              CF 
8. J Grote              C     8. J Hiatt              C  
9. T Seaver             P     9. B Hands              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-2  123      18%  86% T Agee          B Hands         Double to LF; Seaver to 3B; Grote Scores; Garrett Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  -23      18%  69% C Jones         B Hands         Single to LF; Agee Scores; Grote Scores; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   1  2-0  -2-     -10%  57% B Hands         T Seaver        Single to RF; James Scores
   t 6   0  1-2  1--      -9%  60% K Boswell       B Hands         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       8%  58% T Agee          B Hands         Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      58%  T Agee          Triple to RF
   O      --3      54%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3      56%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1-3      49%  A Shamsky       Jones Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      --3      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  G Beckert       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Marshall      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  J Hickman       Walk
          1--      36%  J Callison      Single to LF; Hickman to 2B
   O      12-      41%  P Popovich      Strikeout
   O      12-      45%  C James         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      50%  J Hiatt         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Grote         Single to SS
   O      1--      52%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grote to 2B
          -2-      57%  T Agee          Single to LF; Grote to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  B Harrelson     Groundout: P-1B; Agee to 2B
   RR     -23      69%  C Jones         Single to LF; Agee Scores; Grote Scores; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      66%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
          ---      62%  B Hands         Walk
   O      1--      66%  D Kessinger     Lineout: SS
   O      1--      69%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      72%  B Williams      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
          ---      75%  D Marshall      Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  W Garrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boswell to 2B
          -2-      71%  J Grote         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      68%  T Seaver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  J Callison      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  P Popovich      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  T Agee          Strikeout
          ---      74%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      72%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  A Shamsky       Wild Pitch; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  C James         Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  J Hiatt         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; James to 2B
   R      -2-      57%  B Hands         Single to RF; James Scores
   O      1--      61%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      65%  G Beckert       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  D Marshall      Single to CF
   OO     1--      60%  K Boswell       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
          ---      62%  W Garrett       Walk
          1--      64%  J Grote         Walk; Garrett to 2B
          12-      67%  T Seaver        Walk; Garrett to 3B; Grote to 2B
   RR     123      86%  T Agee          Double to LF; Seaver to 3B; Grote Scores; Garrett Scores
   O      -23      82%  B Harrelson     Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  J Callison      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  A Shamsky       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  D Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  P Popovich      Walk
   O      1--      86%  C James         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  J Hiatt         Strikeout Looking
                  Willie Smith pinch hits for Bill Hands batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  W Smith         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hank Aguirre facing 6-7-8
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Willie Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  K Boswell       Walk
          1--      95%  W Garrett       Hit By Pitch; Boswell to 2B
          12-      97%  J Grote         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Garrett to 2B; Boswell to 3B
                  Jim Colborn replaces Hank Aguirre pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      95%  T Seaver        Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Grote to 2B; Garrett to 3B
   R      123      97%  T Agee          Walk; Garrett Scores/unER; Grote to 3B; Seaver to 2B
   O      123      96%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Agee to 2B; Seaver to 3B
   RR     123      99%  C Jones         Single to RF; Harrelson to 3B; Agee Scores/unER; Seaver Scores/unER
                  Ron Swoboda pinch runs for Cleon Jones batting 3rd
   R      1-3      99%  A Shamsky       Single to LF; Swoboda to 2B; Harrelson Scores
   O      12-      99%  D Marshall      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Marshall moves to LF; Ron Swoboda moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  G Beckert       Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      99%  J Hickman       Single to LF; Beckert Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Callison      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jim Colborn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  W Garrett       Home Run
          ---     100%  J Grote         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Grote to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Art Shamsky playing 1B batting 4th
          ---     100%  P Popovich      Walk
   O      1--     100%  C James         Strikeout Looking
          1--     100%  J Hiatt         Double to RF; Popovich to 3B
                  Ernie Banks pinch hits for Jim Colborn batting 9th
   RRR    -23      99%  E Banks         Home Run; Popovich Scores; Hiatt Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Kessinger     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation