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Standings
DET
@BOS		2
3
KCR
@CAL		10
3
BAL
@NYY		10
1
CHW
@OAK		3
0
CLE
@WSA		2
3
SDP
@ATL		7
3
NYM
@CHC		1
4
LAD
@CIN		1
4
SFG
@HOU		3
1
PHI
@MON		0
2
PIT
@STL		5
1
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 4,036, Time of Game: 2:17
Mets
1
79-76
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 14½ GB
 at Cubs
4
81-74
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 12½ GB
W: Bill Hands (12-18)
L: Gary Gentry (12-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  8  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  X    4  8  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .622 -0.058 0.93 0.014 -0.072 -0.6 3 2
Dave Marshall RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 .654 -0.031 0.80 0.030 -0.061 -0.7 0 0
John Milner LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .214 .500 -0.001 0.84 0.060 -0.061 0.6 4 0 2B
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .796 -0.077 1.05 0.027 -0.103 -0.7 6 1
Mike Jorgensen CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 .649 -0.037 0.89 0.030 -0.067 -0.6 0 0
Wayne Garrett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .574 -0.072 0.81 0.022 -0.094 -0.6 1 1 GDP
Duffy Dyer C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .620 -0.079 0.76 0.000 -0.079 -0.9 8 0
Tim Foli 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .228 .566 -0.035 0.68 0.023 -0.058 -0.2 1 3
Gary Gentry P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .074 .146 -0.032 0.65 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 0
   Ray Sadecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .458 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim McAndrew P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 .170 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Art Shamsky PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .656 0.045 0.96 0.045 0.000 0.6
   Don Hahn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .615 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ron Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 1 8 1 0 6 .229 .486 -0.377 0.84 0.251 -0.627 -3.4 24 8
2B: J Milner (1, off B Hands).
TB: J Milner 3; E Kranepool; B Harrelson; T Foli; A Shamsky; M Jorgensen; D Marshall.
GIDP: W Garrett (6).
RBI: J Milner (1).
2-out RBI: J Milner.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cleo James CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .737 -0.055 0.62 0.000 -0.055 -0.9 2 0 SH
Paul Popovich 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227 .584 0.036 0.52 0.054 -0.017 0.5 1 2
Billy Williams LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .303 .886 0.065 0.45 0.083 -0.017 0.5 0 0
Pat Bourque 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .460 -0.115 0.89 0.000 -0.115 -1.5 10 2
Ron Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .779 -0.084 0.78 0.000 -0.084 -1.1 0 1
Gene Hiser RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .235 .551 0.038 0.45 0.051 -0.013 0.4 3 0
Don Kessinger SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .254 .627 0.048 0.79 0.075 -0.026 0.7 4 6
Frank Fernandez C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .151 .662 0.062 1.12 0.087 -0.025 0.2 6 0
Bill Hands P 3 1 1 3 0 2 .083 .279 0.126 1.05 0.146 -0.020 1.3 1 2 2B
Team Totals 31 4 8 4 2 8 .258 .593 0.121 0.71 0.496 -0.372 0.1 27 13
2B: B Hands (3, off G Gentry).
SH: C James (5, off G Gentry).
TB: P Popovich 2; B Williams 2; D Kessinger 2; B Hands 2; G Hiser.
RBI: B Hands 3 (6); P Popovich (28).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Kessinger-P Bourque.
E: D Kessinger (25).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Gentry, L (12-11) 4.1 6 4 4 1 5 0 3.23 20 39 -0.158 1.13 -2.1
Ray Sadecki 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.03 7 1 0 0.022 0.23 1.0
Jim McAndrew 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.33 4 0 0 0.006 0.09 0.5
Ron Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 3 0 0 0.006 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 2 8 0 4.50 34 39 1 0 -0.124 0.84 -0.1

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, W (12-18) 9 8 1 1 0 6 0 3.42 35 73 0.377 0.84 3.4
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 0 6 0 1.00 35 73 0.377 0.71 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: J McAndrew (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 4,036.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Chicago Cubs
1 Bud Harrelson SS 1 Cleo James CF
2 Dave Marshall RF 2 Paul Popovich 2B
3 John Milner LF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Ed Kranepool 1B 4 Pat Bourque 1B
5 Mike Jorgensen CF 5 Ron Santo 3B
6 Wayne Garrett 3B 6 Gene Hiser RF
7 Duffy Dyer C 7 Don Kessinger SS
8 Tim Foli 2B 8 Frank Fernandez C
9 Gary Gentry P 9 Bill Hands P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 0 123 RRR CHC B. Hands G. Gentry 15% 91% Double to LF; Fernandez Scores; Kessinger Scores; Hiser Scores
b5 0-0 0 12- CHC F. Fernandez G. Gentry 9% 77% Walk; Hiser to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 O CHC P. Bourque G. Gentry -8% 56% Popfly: 3B
b4 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Williams G. Gentry 8% 64% Single to RF; Popovich to 3B
b5 0-0 0 1-- CHC D. Kessinger G. Gentry 7% 68% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Hiser to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Hands 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM D. Marshall B. Hands 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- NYM J. Milner B. Hands -1% 53% Single to P
t1 0-0 2 1-- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Hands 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC C. James G. Gentry -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC P. Popovich G. Gentry -2% 51% Foul Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHC B. Williams G. Gentry -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM M. Jorgensen B. Hands 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Garrett B. Hands 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM D. Dyer B. Hands 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHC P. Bourque G. Gentry -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHC R. Santo G. Gentry -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O CHC G. Hiser G. Gentry -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYM T. Foli B. Hands 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYM G. Gentry B. Hands 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- NYM B. Harrelson B. Hands -1% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-0 2 1-- NYM D. Marshall B. Hands -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive); Harrelson to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O NYM J. Milner B. Hands 6% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger G. Gentry -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHC F. Fernandez G. Gentry -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 --- O CHC B. Hands G. Gentry -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYM E. Kranepool B. Hands 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 --- NYM M. Jorgensen B. Hands -3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO NYM W. Garrett B. Hands 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O CHC C. James G. Gentry -3% 53% Popfly: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- CHC P. Popovich G. Gentry 3% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Williams G. Gentry 8% 64% Single to RF; Popovich to 3B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 O CHC P. Bourque G. Gentry -8% 56% Popfly: 3B
b4 0-0 2 1-3 O CHC R. Santo G. Gentry -6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYM D. Dyer B. Hands 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O NYM T. Foli B. Hands 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O NYM G. Gentry B. Hands 1% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- CHC G. Hiser G. Gentry 5% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0-0 0 1-- CHC D. Kessinger G. Gentry 7% 68% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Hiser to 2B
b5 0-0 0 12- CHC F. Fernandez G. Gentry 9% 77% Walk; Hiser to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
b5 0-0 0 123 RRR CHC B. Hands G. Gentry 15% 91% Double to LF; Fernandez Scores; Kessinger Scores; Hiser Scores
b5 3-0 0 -2- O CHC C. James G. Gentry -0% 91% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hands to 3B
b5 3-0 1 --3 R CHC P. Popovich G. Gentry 2% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hands Scores
Ray Sadecki replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams R. Sadecki -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 4-0 2 1-- O CHC P. Bourque R. Sadecki -1% 92% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t6 0-4 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Hands 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- O NYM D. Marshall B. Hands 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O NYM J. Milner B. Hands 1% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
b6 4-0 0 --- O CHC R. Santo R. Sadecki -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- CHC G. Hiser R. Sadecki 0% 95% Walk
b6 4-0 1 1-- CHC D. Kessinger R. Sadecki 1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hiser to 2B
b6 4-0 1 12- O CHC F. Fernandez R. Sadecki -1% 95% Popfly: 1B
b6 4-0 2 12- O CHC B. Hands R. Sadecki -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
t7 0-4 0 --- NYM E. Kranepool B. Hands -3% 92% Single to RF
t7 0-4 0 1-- O NYM M. Jorgensen B. Hands 2% 94% Lineout: RF
t7 0-4 1 1-- O NYM W. Garrett B. Hands 2% 96% Groundout: 1B-P; Kranepool to 2B
t7 0-4 2 -2- O NYM D. Dyer B. Hands 1% 97% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Jim McAndrew facing 1-2-3
Jim McAndrew replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-0 0 --- O CHC C. James J. McAndrew -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b7 4-0 1 --- O CHC P. Popovich J. McAndrew -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 4-0 2 --- CHC B. Williams J. McAndrew 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 4-0 2 1-- CHC P. Bourque J. McAndrew 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Williams to 2B
b7 4-0 2 -2- O CHC P. Bourque J. McAndrew -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
t8 0-4 0 --- NYM T. Foli B. Hands -2% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Jim McAndrew (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 0 1-- NYM A. Shamsky B. Hands -5% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Foli to 2B
Don Hahn pinch runs for Art Shamsky (PH) batting 9th
t8 0-4 0 12- O NYM B. Harrelson B. Hands 3% 93% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Foli to 3B
t8 0-4 1 1-3 O NYM D. Marshall B. Hands 4% 97% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-4 2 1-3 R NYM J. Milner B. Hands -5% 92% Double to RF (Pop Fly); Harrelson to 3B; Foli Scores
t8 1-4 2 -23 O NYM E. Kranepool B. Hands 5% 97% Popfly: SS
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Ron Taylor facing 5-6-7
Ron Taylor replaces Don Hahn (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- O CHC R. Santo R. Taylor -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- O CHC G. Hiser R. Taylor -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 4-1 2 --- O CHC D. Kessinger R. Taylor -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- O NYM M. Jorgensen B. Hands 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 1-4 1 --- NYM W. Garrett B. Hands -2% 96% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t9 1-4 1 1-- O NYM D. Dyer B. Hands 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 1-4 2 1-- O NYM T. Foli B. Hands 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 4.

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