September 23, 1966 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 2
BAL 0 KCA 2
CLE 0 MIN 12
DET 4 BOS 2
@NYY 1 WSA 5
CHW 4 PIT 3
@ATL 0 LAD 4
@CHC 0 LAD 4
@CHC 2 CIN 7
NYM 0 PHI 5
STL 4
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 5,244

Friday, September 23, 1966
Time of Game: 2:15

Mets

63-91

Lost 1

9th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  2
Reds            6  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    7 14  0

W: J Maloney (15-8), L: D Ribant (11-8)

Reds

73-79

Won 1

7th, 17½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    1   2  .203  .577    0    0   3   
C Hiller 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .299  .729    0    4   5   
A Luplow CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .686    0    1   0   SH
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .713    0    7   0   
J Lewis RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .190  .604    0    5   0   
G Goossen C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .857    0    5   0   2B,2·GDP
D Napoleon LF                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .500    0    1   0   
E Bressoud 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .675    0    1   1   
D Ribant P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .397         0   0   
  D Sutherland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
  J Stephenson PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .493    0    0   0   
  R Terry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .523         0   0   
  S Fitzmaurice PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  D Selma P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .500         0   1   
  L Elliot PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .726    0    0   0   
  J Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .286         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   5   0    3  13                    24  10

BATTING

2B: G Goossen (2, off J Maloney).

SH: A Luplow (2, off J Maloney).

TB: G Goossen 2; C Hiller 2; D Napoleon; E Kranepool.

GIDP: G Goossen 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Bressoud-C Hiller-E Kranepool.

E: E Bressoud (23); D Napoleon (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper RF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .273  .699    0    1   0   
T Helms 2B                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .292  .710    0    2   3   2B
V Pinson CF                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .290  .774    0    0   0   HR
D Johnson 3B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .260  .785    0    0   2   
L May 1B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .262  .643    0    9   0   3B,GDP
A Shamsky LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .227  .819    0    1   0   IW
D Pavletich C                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .872    0   13   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .256  .733    0    1   3   SF
J Maloney P                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .221  .532    0    0   3   2B
Totals                       36   7  14   7    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Helms (22, off D Ribant); J Maloney (4, off R Terry).

3B: L May (1, off D Ribant).

HR: V Pinson (16, off D Ribant; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: L Cardenas (4, off D Sutherland).

IBB: A Shamsky (1, by D Selma).

TB: V Pinson 5; T Helms 4; J Maloney 3; L May 3; D Johnson 3; D Pavletich; A Shamsky; T Harper.

GIDP: L May (1).

RBI: V Pinson 3 (75); L May (3); T Helms (47); L Cardenas (79); A Shamsky (41).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Johnson-T Helms-L May; L Cardenas-T Helms-L May.

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
D Ribant, L (11-8)             0     4   5   5    1   0   1   3.14    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4     21    -     0.90  -0.36
D Sutherland                   2     4   1   1    0   2   0   4.65   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          1-1    0.29  -0.02
R Terry                        2     3   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.16   0.01
D Selma                        3     1   0   0    2   3   0   4.30   12     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
J Hamilton                     1     2   1   0    0   0   0   3.90    5     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14   7   6    3   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 3·10          1-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maloney, W (15-8)            9     5   0   0    3  13   0   2.88   33     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 5     87    -     0.34   0.15
Totals                         9     5   0   0    3  13   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 5           -

D Ribant faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Selma (5; A Shamsky).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 5,244.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Harrelson          SS    1. T Harper             RF 
2. C Hiller             2B    2. T Helms              2B 
3. A Luplow             CF    3. V Pinson             CF 
4. E Kranepool          1B    4. D Johnson            3B 
5. J Lewis              RF    5. L May                1B 
6. G Goossen            C     6. A Shamsky            LF 
7. D Napoleon           LF    7. D Pavletich          C  
8. E Bressoud           3B    8. L Cardenas           SS 
9. D Ribant             P     9. J Maloney            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      12%  70% T Helms         D Ribant        Double to CF (CF-RF); Harper Scores
   b 1   0  0-1  -2-      11%  81% V Pinson        D Ribant        Home Run; Helms Scores
   b 1   0  0-3  1--       8%  90% L May           D Ribant        Triple to RF; Johnson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% T Harper        D Ribant        Walk
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       3%  55% E Kranepool     J Maloney       Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  C Hiller        Walk
   O      1--      52%  A Luplow        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hiller to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Ribant facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Harper        Walk
   R      1--      70%  T Helms         Double to CF (CF-RF); Harper Scores
   RR     -2-      81%  V Pinson        Home Run; Helms Scores
          ---      83%  D Johnson       Single to RF
   R      1--      90%  L May           Triple to RF; Johnson Scores
                  Darrell Sutherland replaces Dennis Ribant pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      92%  A Shamsky       Single to RF; May Scores
          1--      94%  D Pavletich     Single to LF; Shamsky to 3B/Adv on E7
   RO     1-3      94%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Shamsky Scores
          1--      95%  J Maloney       Single to LF; Pavletich to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  T Harper        Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3      93%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  J Lewis         Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      92%  G Goossen       Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  D Napoleon      Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darrell Sutherland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  V Pinson        Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  D Johnson       Single to CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      95%  L May           Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 9-1-2
                  John Stephenson pinch hits for Darrell Sutherland batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  J Stephenson    Strikeout
          ---      94%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      95%  C Hiller        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      96%  A Luplow        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ralph Terry facing 7-8-9
                  Ralph Terry replaces John Stephenson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Pavletich     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  J Maloney       Double to RF
   O      -2-      95%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 4-5-6
          ---      94%  E Kranepool     Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  J Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      97%  G Goossen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ralph Terry facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  T Helms         Single to CF
          1--      98%  V Pinson        Single to P (Ground Ball); Helms to 2B
   O      12-      97%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
   OO     12-      96%  L May           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Napoleon      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  E Bressoud      Flyball: RF
                  Shaun Fitzmaurice pinch hits for Ralph Terry batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  S Fitzmaurice   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Selma replaces Shaun Fitzmaurice pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  A Shamsky       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      98%  D Pavletich     Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Cardenas      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Hiller        Single to CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      98%  A Luplow        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  E Kranepool     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dick Selma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Maloney       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      98%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Helms         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  J Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  G Goossen       Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Napoleon      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  E Bressoud      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  D Johnson       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  L May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 2B
          -2-      99%  A Shamsky       Intentional Walk
          12-      99%  D Pavletich     Walk; Johnson to 3B; Shamsky to 2B
   O      123      99%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Maloney facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Elliot pinch hits for Dick Selma batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Elliot        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Hiller        Single to CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--     100%  A Luplow        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jack Hamilton facing 9-1-2
                  Jack Hamilton replaces Larry Elliot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Maloney       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Harper        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  T Helms         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Harper to 3B/Adv on E5
   RO     1-3     100%  V Pinson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harper Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Maloney facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Lewis         Walk
   OO     1--     100%  G Goossen       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation