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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BOS		4
9
MIN
@CAL		5
2
MIN
@CAL		15
5
CLE
@DET		1
2
CHW
@KCR		1
2		 
(12)
BAL
@NYY		3
7
TEX
@OAK		6
4		 
(12)
MON
@ATL		1
3
MON
@ATL		6
1
NYM
@CIN		0
2
PHI
@HOU		2
1
LAD
@PIT		2
4
SFG
@STL		2
0		 
(11)
Saturday, May 15, 1976 5:30
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 34,186, Time of Game: 2:13
Mets
0
19-13
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Reds
2
18-11
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Santo Alcala (2-0)
L: Tom Seaver (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Reds            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  7  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bud Harrelson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .724 -0.067 0.91 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 3 0
   Wayne Garrett PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .581 -0.040 1.45 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 1 1
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .751 -0.079 0.81 0.000 -0.079 -0.6 0 5
John Milner LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.375 0.031 0.69 0.069 -0.037 0.2 1 0 2B
   Bruce Boisclair PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Dave Kingman RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 .916 -0.019 1.21 0.067 -0.086 0.1 0 0 2B
Ed Kranepool 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .660 -0.133 1.31 0.000 -0.133 -1.2 5 0
Jerry Grote C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .700 -0.074 0.96 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 12 2
Del Unser CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .202 .575 -0.077 1.04 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 1 0
Roy Staiger 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .284 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 0
   Joe Torre 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .379 .914 0.041 0.83 0.059 -0.018 0.3 1 0 2B
Tom Seaver P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .317 -0.035 0.71 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 1
   Benny Ayala PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .575 -0.053 1.98 0.000 -0.053 -0.3
   Bob Apodaca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 1 9 .129 .382 -0.515 0.99 0.195 -0.709 -4.1 24 9
2B: J Milner (5, off S Alcala); D Kingman (4, off S Alcala); J Torre (3, off S Alcala).
TB: J Milner 3; J Torre 2; D Kingman 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Grote-J Torre; F Millan-W Garrett-E Kranepool.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .388 1.020 -0.063 0.63 0.000 -0.063 -1.0 1 4
Ken Griffey RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .862 -0.002 0.40 0.022 -0.025 0.3 1 0
Joe Morgan 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 1.070 -0.015 0.46 0.027 -0.041 0.2 0 6 SB,CS
Dan Driessen LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .229 .804 0.040 0.94 0.096 -0.056 -0.7 2 0 SB,GDP
   Cesar Geronimo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .879 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Johnny Bench C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .938 -0.041 0.70 0.015 -0.057 -0.7 9 0
Tony Perez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .233 .708 0.045 0.78 0.071 -0.026 0.2 12 0 SB
George Foster CF-LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .315 .827 -0.019 0.62 0.017 -0.036 -0.2 1 0
Dave Concepcion SS 2 0 2 1 1 0 .205 .662 0.128 0.74 0.143 -0.015 1.6 1 1 3B,SB,CS,IW
Santo Alcala P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .400 -0.088 1.09 0.000 -0.088 -1.5 0 1
Team Totals 28 2 7 1 4 10 .250 .665 -0.015 0.69 0.391 -0.407 -1.6 27 12
3B: D Concepcion (2, off T Seaver).
IBB: D Concepcion (2, by T Seaver).
TB: D Concepcion 4; K Griffey 2; J Morgan; T Perez; G Foster.
GIDP: D Driessen (5).
RBI: D Concepcion (11).
2-out RBI: D Concepcion.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: D Concepcion (4, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Grote); D Driessen (1, Home off T Seaver/J Grote); T Perez (2, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Grote); J Morgan (14, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Grote).
CS: D Concepcion (3, 3rd base by T Seaver/J Grote); J Morgan (3, 2nd base by T Seaver/J Grote).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (4-2) 7 5 2 2 4 9 0 2.24 28 64 0.003 0.74 1.2
Bob Apodaca 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 4 0 0 0.012 0.32 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 2 2 4 10 0 2.25 32 64 0 0 0.015 0.99 1.6

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Santo Alcala, W (2-0) 9 4 0 0 1 9 0 4.26 32 87 0.515 0.99 4.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 9 0 0.00 32 87 0.515 0.69 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Seaver (3; D Concepcion).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 34,186.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Cincinnati Reds
1 Bud Harrelson SS 1 Pete Rose 3B
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Ken Griffey RF
3 John Milner LF 3 Joe Morgan 2B
4 Dave Kingman RF 4 Dan Driessen LF
5 Ed Kranepool 1B 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Jerry Grote C 6 Tony Perez 1B
7 Del Unser CF 7 George Foster CF
8 Roy Staiger 3B 8 Dave Concepcion SS
9 Tom Seaver P 9 Santo Alcala P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 2 -2- R CIN D. Concepcion T. Seaver 10% 75% Triple to RF; Perez Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-- CIN T. Perez T. Seaver 7% 62% Single (LF-CF); Driessen to 3B
t8 0-2 1 --- NYM J. Torre S. Alcala -6% 85% Double (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 1-3 R CIN G. Foster T. Seaver 6% 68% Driessen Steals Hm; Perez Steals 2B
t9 0-2 1 --- NYM J. Milner S. Alcala -6% 91% Double (LF-CF)

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, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson S. Alcala 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM F. Millan S. Alcala 1% 54% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- NYM J. Milner S. Alcala -1% 52% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- NYM D. Kingman S. Alcala -2% 50% Walk; Milner to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O NYM E. Kranepool S. Alcala 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Seaver -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey T. Seaver -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan T. Seaver -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Grote S. Alcala 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYM D. Unser S. Alcala 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYM R. Staiger S. Alcala 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Driessen T. Seaver 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CIN J. Bench T. Seaver -4% 55% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 1 1-- CIN T. Perez T. Seaver 7% 62% Single (LF-CF); Driessen to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 R CIN G. Foster T. Seaver 6% 68% Driessen Steals Hm; Perez Steals 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- O CIN G. Foster T. Seaver -3% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 -2- R CIN D. Concepcion T. Seaver 10% 75% Triple to RF; Perez Scores
b2 2-0 2 --3 O CIN S. Alcala T. Seaver -3% 73% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver S. Alcala 2% 75% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 1 --- O NYM B. Harrelson S. Alcala 2% 77% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- O NYM F. Millan S. Alcala 1% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
Joe Torre replaces Roy Staiger playing 3B batting 8th
b3 2-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Seaver -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey T. Seaver -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- CIN J. Morgan T. Seaver 1% 76% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Driessen T. Seaver -2% 75% Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O NYM J. Milner S. Alcala 3% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- NYM D. Kingman S. Alcala -5% 73% Double (LF-CF)
t4 0-2 1 -2- O NYM E. Kranepool S. Alcala 4% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kingman to 3B
t4 0-2 2 --3 O NYM J. Grote S. Alcala 4% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen T. Seaver -1% 79% Foul Flyball: C
b4 2-0 1 --- CIN J. Bench T. Seaver 2% 80% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- O CIN T. Perez T. Seaver -2% 78% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 2 1-- CIN G. Foster T. Seaver 2% 80% Single to CF; Bench to 3B
b4 2-0 2 1-3 CIN D. Concepcion T. Seaver 1% 81% Intentional Walk; Foster to 2B
b4 2-0 2 123 O CIN S. Alcala T. Seaver -4% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- O NYM D. Unser S. Alcala 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- O NYM J. Torre S. Alcala 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-2 2 --- O NYM T. Seaver S. Alcala 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Seaver -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- CIN K. Griffey T. Seaver 1% 83% Single to 2B
b5 2-0 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan T. Seaver -2% 81% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Morgan to 1B
b5 2-0 2 1-- CIN D. Driessen T. Seaver 1% 82% Morgan Steals 2B
b5 2-0 2 -2- O CIN D. Driessen T. Seaver -2% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- O NYM B. Harrelson S. Alcala 3% 83% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 --- O NYM F. Millan S. Alcala 2% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- O NYM J. Milner S. Alcala 1% 86% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b6 2-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Seaver -1% 85% Strikeout
b6 2-0 1 --- O CIN T. Perez T. Seaver -1% 84% Foul Flyball: SS
b6 2-0 2 --- O CIN G. Foster T. Seaver -1% 83% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 4-5-6
t7 0-2 0 --- O NYM D. Kingman S. Alcala 3% 86% Flyball: LF
t7 0-2 1 --- O NYM E. Kranepool S. Alcala 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-2 2 --- O NYM J. Grote S. Alcala 1% 90% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b7 2-0 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion T. Seaver 1% 91% Single to CF
b7 2-0 0 1-- CIN S. Alcala T. Seaver 1% 93% Concepcion Steals 2B
b7 2-0 0 -2- O CIN S. Alcala T. Seaver -2% 91% Strikeout
b7 2-0 1 -2- OO CIN P. Rose T. Seaver -3% 88% Double Play: Strikeout, Concepcion Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 7-8-9
t8 0-2 0 --- O NYM D. Unser S. Alcala 3% 91% Strikeout
t8 0-2 1 --- NYM J. Torre S. Alcala -6% 85% Double (CF-RF)
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 -2- O NYM B. Ayala S. Alcala 5% 91% Strikeout
Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Bud Harrelson (SS) batting 1st
t8 0-2 2 -2- O NYM W. Garrett S. Alcala 4% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Bob Apodaca facing 2-3-4
Bob Apodaca replaces Benny Ayala (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Wayne Garrett moves from PH to SS
b8 2-0 0 --- CIN K. Griffey B. Apodaca 1% 95% Single to CF
b8 2-0 0 1-- CIN J. Morgan B. Apodaca 1% 97% Single to 1B; Griffey to 2B
b8 2-0 0 12- OO CIN D. Driessen B. Apodaca -2% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Griffey to 3B
b8 2-0 2 --3 O CIN J. Bench B. Apodaca -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Santo Alcala facing 2-3-4
George Foster moves from CF to LF
Cesar Geronimo replaces Dan Driessen (LF) playing CF batting 4th
t9 0-2 0 --- O NYM F. Millan S. Alcala 3% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-2 1 --- NYM J. Milner S. Alcala -6% 91% Double (LF-CF)
Bruce Boisclair pinch runs for John Milner (LF) batting 3rd
t9 0-2 1 -2- O NYM D. Kingman S. Alcala 5% 97% Strikeout
t9 0-2 2 -2- O NYM E. Kranepool S. Alcala 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

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