September 5, 1970 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 37,821

Saturday, September 5, 1970, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Mets

71-66

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: J Koosman (10-6), L: K Holtzman (14-11), S: T McGraw (10)

Cubs

72-66

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .285  .820    0    2   0   
W Garrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .821    0    5   4   
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .749    0    1   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                3   2   2   0    1   1  .300  .906    0   10   0   2B
K Singleton RF                4   0   1   2    0   1  .276  .776    0    3   0   
J Foy 3B                      3   1   2   1    1   0  .244  .713    0    0   2   CS
J Grote C                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .252  .625    0    3   1   2B
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .647    0    3   2   IW
J Koosman P                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .100  .299    0    0   0   
  R Herbel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .946         0   0   
Totals                       33   5   8   5    3  10                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Clendenon (14, off K Holtzman); J Grote (11, off K Holtzman); C Jones (20, off K Holtzman).

IBB: B Harrelson (2, by K Holtzman).

TB: D Clendenon 3; J Grote 2; C Jones 2; J Foy 2; K Singleton; T Agee.

RBI: J Grote 2 (29); K Singleton 2 (25); J Foy (37).

2-out RBI: J Grote 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Harrelson (20).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Foy (13, 2nd base by K Holtzman/R Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .700    0    3   4   
G Beckert 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .711    0    1   1   
B Williams LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .320  .969    0    0   0   
J Hickman RF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .329 1.053    0    3   1   3B
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .806    0    1   2   
J Pepitone CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .796    0    2   0   
E Banks 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .246  .779    0    7   0   HR
R Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .711    0   10   1   
K Holtzman P                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .528    0    0   0   
  W Smith PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .630         0   0   
  J Hiatt PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .743    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3   9   3    1   3                    27   9

BATTING

3B: J Hickman (4, off J Koosman).

HR: E Banks (11, off J Koosman; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: E Banks 4; J Hickman 3; B Williams 2; G Beckert 2; K Holtzman; J Pepitone; R Hundley.

RBI: E Banks 2 (40); J Hickman (105).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hickman-R Santo.

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
J Koosman, W (10-6)            8     8   3   3    1   2   1   3.29   34     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 8     55    -     1.24   0.36
R Herbel                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.98  -0.10
T McGraw, S (10)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.92    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.67   0.20
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman, L (14-11)          9     8   5   5    3  10   0   3.47   36     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 7     58    -     0.72  -0.04
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3  10   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 7           -

J Koosman faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
R Herbel faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Koosman (6).

IBB: K Holtzman (5; B Harrelson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Frank Dezelan.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 37,821.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. T Agee               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. W Garrett            2B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. C Jones              LF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. D Clendenon          1B    4. J Hickman            RF 
5. K Singleton          RF    5. R Santo              3B 
6. J Foy                3B    6. J Pepitone           CF 
7. J Grote              C     7. E Banks              1B 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. R Hundley            C  
9. J Koosman            P     9. K Holtzman           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  123      16%  77% K Singleton     K Holtzman      Single to CF; Clendenon to 3B; Jones Scores; Agee Scores
   b 6   1  3-0  1--     -15%  67% J Hickman       J Koosman       Triple to RF; Williams Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  1--      10%  60% C Jones         K Holtzman      Double to LF; Agee to 3B
   b 9   0  5-3  ---     -10%  80% R Hundley       R Herbel        Single to LF
   b 8   1  3-1  --3       9%  86% J Hickman       J Koosman       Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  W Garrett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  G Beckert       Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  J Hickman       Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Banks         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  J Koosman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  R Hundley       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      49%  K Holtzman      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  T Agee          Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  W Garrett       Popfly: SS
          1--      60%  C Jones         Double to LF; Agee to 3B
          -23      61%  D Clendenon     Walk
   RR     123      77%  K Singleton     Single to CF; Clendenon to 3B; Jones Scores; Agee Scores
   R      1-3      82%  J Foy           Single to RF; Singleton to 2B; Clendenon Scores
   OO     12-      77%  J Grote         Fly Ball Double Play: RF-3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      77%  B Williams      Single to CF
          1--      73%  J Hickman       Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      78%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      83%  J Pepitone      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Koosman       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  R Hundley       Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  K Holtzman      Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  D Kessinger     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  D Clendenon     Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  K Singleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      82%  B Williams      Single to RF
   R      1--      67%  J Hickman       Triple to RF; Williams Scores
   O      --3      75%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      --3      80%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  J Foy           Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      79%  J Grote         Foy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      77%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      ---      76%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      83%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  K Holtzman      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  J Koosman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  W Garrett       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  G Beckert       Single to CF
          1--      71%  B Williams      Wild Pitch; Beckert to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Beckert to 3B
   O      --3      86%  J Hickman       Popfly: 2B
   O      --3      92%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  D Clendenon     Double to LF
   O      -2-      91%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B; Clendenon to 3B
          --3      92%  J Foy           Walk
   RR     1-3      98%  J Grote         Double to RF; Clendenon Scores; Foy Scores
          -2-      98%  B Harrelson     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  J Koosman       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  J Pepitone      Single to RF
   RR     1--      90%  E Banks         Home Run; Pepitone Scores
                  Ron Herbel replaces Jerry Koosman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      80%  R Hundley       Single to LF
                  Tug McGraw replaces Ron Herbel pitching and batting 9th; Willie Smith pinch hits for Ken Holtzman batting 9th; Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Willie Smith batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  J Hiatt         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  D Kessinger     Popfly: 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation