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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 35,071

Wednesday, June 24, 1970
Time of Game: 2:32

Mets

36-31

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  3  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    6 10  0
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  2  0

W: N Ryan (5-5), L: A Reynolds (0-2), S: T McGraw (6)

Cubs

35-31

Lost 6

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .822    0    2   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   0   0   1    0   0  .283  .780    0    2   1   SF
K Singleton LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    4   0   
A Shamsky 1B                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .321  .870    0   10   1   
D Marshall RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .801    0    2   0   GDP
K Boswell 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .715    0    1   5   SB
W Garrett 3B                  3   2   2   2    1   0  .295 1.057    0    0   3   2B
D Dyer C                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .552    0    4   0   
N Ryan P                      3   0   2   0    0   1  .231  .462    0    2   1   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .450    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   6    2   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: W Garrett (5, off R Rodriguez).

SF: B Harrelson (3, off R Rodriguez).

TB: W Garrett 3; A Shamsky 2; N Ryan 2; K Boswell; T Agee; D Dyer; D Marshall.

GIDP: D Marshall (1).

RBI: W Garrett 2 (14); K Boswell (25); T Agee (37); B Harrelson (21); D Dyer (8).

2-out RBI: W Garrett; T Agee.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Boswell (5, 2nd base off A Reynolds/J Martin).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .758    0    1   3   SB,SH
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .671    0    1   6   
B Williams LF                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .289  .907    0    2   0   
W Smith 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .164  .531    0   13   0   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .323 1.100    0    0   0   
J Callison RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .762    0    2   0   
P Popovich 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .719    0    1   1   
C James CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .579    0    1   0   
J Martin C                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .149  .535    0    6   0   
  E Banks PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .768    0    0   0   
  J Hall PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .319         0   0   
  K Rudolph C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
A Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   1   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .414    0    0   0   
  L Gura P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   1    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

SH: D Kessinger (3, off N Ryan).

TB: D Kessinger; E Banks.

RBI: B Williams (61).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Reynolds-D Kessinger-W Smith.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Kessinger (3, 2nd base off N Ryan/D Dyer).

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
N Ryan, W (5-5)                7     1   1   1    2   2   0   3.48   24     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 1     71    -     1.04   0.32
T McGraw, S (6)                2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.41    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.23   0.03
Totals                         9     2   1   1    2   4   0          31     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 2           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Reynolds, L (0-2)            6     7   5   5    2   5   0   4.38   26     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 7     41    -     0.85  -0.14
R Rodriguez                    2     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.99    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          2-1    0.41  -0.01
L Gura                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    2   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10          2-1

A Reynolds faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 35,071.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Agee               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. B Harrelson          SS    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. K Singleton          LF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. A Shamsky            1B    4. W Smith              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. D Dyer               C     8. J Martin             C  
9. N Ryan               P     9. A Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-2  12-      10%  69% T Agee          A Reynolds      Single to LF; Garrett Scores; Ryan to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--       9%  53% D Marshall      A Reynolds      Single to CF; Shamsky to 3B
   b 3   1  3-1  -23       9%  65% G Beckert       N Ryan          Groundout: P-1B
   t 2   1  1-1  -2-       8%  60% W Garrett       A Reynolds      Single to RF; Marshall Scores
   b 3   2  3-1  -23       7%  72% B Williams      N Ryan          Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Archie Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
          1--      39%  G Beckert       Kessinger Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Kessinger to 3B
   RO     --3      39%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Kessinger Scores
   O      ---      40%  W Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Archie Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  A Shamsky       Single to CF
          1--      53%  D Marshall      Single to CF; Shamsky to 3B
   RO     1-3      52%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Shamsky Scores; Marshall to 2B
   R      -2-      60%  W Garrett       Single to RF; Marshall Scores
   O      1--      57%  D Dyer          Strikeout Looking
          1--      59%  N Ryan          Single to CF; Garrett to 2B
   R      12-      69%  T Agee          Single to LF; Garrett Scores; Ryan to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      69%  P Popovich      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      70%  C James         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Archie Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  A Shamsky       Walk
   OO     1--      66%  D Marshall      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  J Martin        Walk
          1--      55%  A Reynolds      Walk; Martin to 2B
   O      12-      56%  D Kessinger     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Martin to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
   O      -23      65%  G Beckert       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      72%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Archie Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  K Boswell       Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  W Garrett       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  D Dyer          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  W Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      74%  P Popovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Archie Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      72%  N Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  C James         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  J Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  A Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Archie Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Marshall      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Beckert       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Archie Reynolds facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  K Boswell       Single to CF
          1--      85%  W Garrett       Boswell Steals 2B
          -2-      86%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      92%  D Dyer          Single to LF; Boswell Scores; Garrett to 2B
                  Roberto Rodriguez replaces Archie Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
          12-      95%  N Ryan          Single to 2B; Garrett to 3B; Dyer to 2B
   O      123      92%  T Agee          Foul Flyball: 1B
   RO     123      93%  B Harrelson     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Garrett Scores
   O      12-      92%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  W Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  J Callison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  P Popovich      Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Roberto Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  A Shamsky       Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  D Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B; Shamsky to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      98%  W Garrett       Double to RF; Shamsky Scores
   O      -2-      97%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
                  Tug McGraw replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  C James         Popfly: SS
                  Ernie Banks pinch hits for J.C. Martin batting 8th
          ---      97%  E Banks         Single to CF
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Roberto Rodriguez batting 9th; Jimmie Hall pinch runs for Ernie Banks batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  P Gagliano      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Gura replaces Phil Gagliano pitching and batting 9th; Ken Rudolph replaces Jimmie Hall playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  T McGraw        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Harrelson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  G Beckert       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  B Williams      Strikeout
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Willie Smith batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  J Hickman       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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