August 13, 1970 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 42,748

Thursday, August 13, 1970, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Mets

61-54

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: J Merritt (17-10), L: R Sadecki (7-4)

Reds

79-40

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .828    0    4   0   CS
B Harrelson SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .685    0    2   3   
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .708    0    1   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .917    0   10   0   3B
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .805    0    1   0   
J Foy 3B                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .708    0    0   1   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .529    0    4   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
A Weis 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .542    0    2   5   2B
R Sadecki P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .492    0    0   0   
  K Singleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .770    0    0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  J Grote C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .686    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    0  13                    24   9

BATTING

2B: A Weis (7, off J Merritt); C Jones (14, off J Merritt).

3B: D Clendenon (1, off J Merritt).

TB: D Clendenon 3; A Weis 2; C Jones 2; T Agee; J Foy.

RBI: D Clendenon (57).

2-out RBI: D Clendenon.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harrelson-A Weis-D Clendenon.

E: R Sadecki (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Agee (10, 2nd base by J Merritt/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .328  .895    0    0   0   2B
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .858    0    3   0   SB
T Perez 3B                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .334 1.058    0    0   1   HR,2B
J Bench C                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .298  .993    0   14   2   HR,IW
L May 1B                      2   1   1   1    2   0  .258  .797    0    7   0   HR
H McRae LF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .881    0    2   0   
  B Carbo PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .312 1.052    0    0   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .526    0    1   0   
W Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .610    0    0   2   GDP
J Merritt P                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .157  .435    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    5   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: T Perez (19, off D Frisella); P Rose (27, off R Sadecki).

HR: T Perez (36, off D Frisella; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Bench (40, off R Sadecki; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); L May (25, off R Sadecki; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: J Bench (6, by D Frisella).

TB: T Perez 6; L May 4; J Bench 4; P Rose 3; J Merritt; T Helms.

GIDP: W Woodward (5).

RBI: T Perez 3 (114); J Bench 2 (115); L May (66).

2-out RBI: T Perez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: T Perez (25).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Tolan (43, 2nd base off R Sadecki/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
R Sadecki, L (7-4)             4     4   3   3    1   2   2   3.78   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 4     43    -     1.14  -0.15
D Frisella                     2.2   4   3   3    3   1   1   3.07   15     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 3          0-0    0.35  -0.06
R Taylor                       1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.74    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   6    5   3   3          37     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 7          3-0

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 Merritt, W (17-10)           9     5   1   1    0  13   0   3.87   32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4     86    -     0.81   0.29
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0  13   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Frisella (4; J Bench).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 42,748.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds                      
1. T Agee               CF    1. P Rose               RF 
2. B Harrelson          SS    2. B Tolan              CF 
3. C Jones              LF    3. T Perez              3B 
4. D Clendenon          1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. R Swoboda            RF    5. L May                1B 
6. J Foy                3B    6. H McRae              LF 
7. D Dyer               C     7. T Helms              2B 
8. A Weis               2B    8. W Woodward           SS 
9. R Sadecki            P     9. J Merritt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  1--      21%  69% J Bench         R Sadecki       Home Run; Perez Scores
   t 5   1  3-1  1--     -11%  64% A Weis          J Merritt       Double to LF; Foy to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -10%  42% D Clendenon     J Merritt       Triple to CF; Jones Scores
   b 4   0  1-2  ---      10%  78% L May           R Sadecki       Home Run
   t 5   1  3-1  -23      10%  74% K Singleton     J Merritt       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  C Jones         Double to CF
   R      -2-      42%  D Clendenon     Triple to CF; Jones Scores
   O      --3      45%  R Swoboda       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  P Rose          Double to CF
          -2-      54%  B Tolan         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-      49%  T Perez         Popfly: SS
   O      12-      45%  J Bench         Flyball: RF; Rose to 3B
          1-3      46%  L May           Tolan Steals 2B
   O      -23      40%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  J Foy           Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  T Helms         Single to RF
   OO     1--      39%  W Woodward      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  R Sadecki       Strikeout
          ---      39%  T Agee          Single to CF
   O      1--      42%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  C Jones         Agee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  J Merritt       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      39%  P Rose          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      38%  B Tolan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  C Jones         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      42%  D Clendenon     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  R Swoboda       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
          ---      48%  T Perez         Walk
   RR     1--      69%  J Bench         Home Run; Perez Scores
   R      ---      78%  L May           Home Run
   O      ---      77%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  W Woodward      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  J Foy           Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      75%  D Dyer          Strikeout Looking
          1--      64%  A Weis          Double to LF; Foy to 3B
                  Ken Singleton pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
   O      -23      74%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      -23      81%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Frisella facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Frisella replaces Ken Singleton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  J Merritt       Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  B Tolan         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Danny Frisella facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      91%  T Perez         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      90%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  L May           Walk
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Hal McRae batting 6th
   O      1--      90%  B Carbo         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      89%  T Helms         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
                  Bernie Carbo moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  R Swoboda       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  J Foy           Strikeout
          ---      92%  D Dyer          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      94%  A Weis          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Danny Frisella facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  W Woodward      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  J Merritt       Single to RF
          1--      96%  P Rose          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Merritt to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  B Tolan         Popfly: 2B
   RR     1-3      98%  T Perez         Double to LF; Rose Scores; Merritt Scores
          -2-      98%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
          12-      99%  L May           Walk; Perez to 3B; Bench to 2B
                  Ron Taylor replaces Duffy Dyer pitching and batting 7th; Jerry Grote replaces Danny Frisella playing C batting 9th
   O      123      98%  B Carbo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Agee          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Woodward      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  J Merritt       Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Clendenon     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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