July 20, 1976 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 14
@CHW 9
(8) OAK 7
@CLE 4 BAL 10
@KCR 3 MIL 6
CAL 2 DET 8
@MIN 3 BOS 4
@TEX 2 NYM 2
@CIN 1 LAD 3
STL 2 MON 4
ATL 3 PIT 9
HOU 5 HOU 4
@PIT 3 SDP 3
PHI 0 CHC 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 37,020

Tuesday, July 20, 1976
Time of Game: 2:02

Mets

49-45

Won 1

3rd, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  1
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: J Koosman (11-6), L: G Nolan (8-5)

Reds

57-35

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .619    0    1   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .641    0    0   5   
J Milner LF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .276  .814    0    2   0   
  B Boisclair LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .703         0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   3   1    0   0  .287  .737    0   11   0   2B
M Vail RF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .436    0    1   0   SF
M Phillips 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .725    0    0   5   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .665    0    8   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .653    0    4   1   SB
J Koosman P                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .608    0    0   2   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    0   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: E Kranepool (12, off G Nolan).

SF: M Vail (1, off G Nolan).

TB: E Kranepool 4; J Milner 2; B Harrelson; J Grote; F Millan; J Koosman; D Unser.

RBI: E Kranepool (32); M Vail (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Harrelson (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson (3, 2nd base off G Nolan/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .334  .891    0    1   1   HR
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   3  .263  .729    0    2   4   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .317 1.061    0    1   2   
G Foster RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .325  .944    0    3   1   
J Bench C                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .230  .750    0    5   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .761    0    9   1   
B Bailey LF                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .303  .972    0    1   0   
  J Youngblood PR-LF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .599    0    1   0   
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .836    0    4   0   
G Nolan P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .235    0    0   0   
  E Armbrister PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .371  .800    0    0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    3   8                    27   9

BATTING

HR: P Rose (7, off J Koosman; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: P Rose 5; G Foster 2; B Bailey.

RBI: P Rose (40).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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 (11-6)            9     5   1   1    3   8   1   3.51   35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 5     78    -     1.65   0.70
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   8   1          35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 5           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nolan, L (8-5)               7     8   2   2    0   4   0   3.15   28     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 8     57    -     1.01   0.12
W McEnaney                     2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.23    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.70   0.08
Totals                         9    10   2   2    0   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 37,020.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds                      
1. D Unser              CF    1. P Rose               3B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. D Concepcion         SS 
3. J Milner             LF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. E Kranepool          1B    4. G Foster             RF 
5. M Vail               RF    5. J Bench              C  
6. M Phillips           3B    6. T Perez              1B 
7. J Grote              C     7. B Bailey             LF 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. C Geronimo           CF 
9. J Koosman            P     9. G Nolan              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      13%  67% E Kranepool     G Nolan         Single to RF; Millan Scores; Milner to 3B
   b 7   2  2-1  1-3      11%  76% D Concepcion    J Koosman       Strikeout
   b 1   0  2-0  ---     -10%  56% P Rose          J Koosman       Home Run
   b 9   0  2-1  ---       8%  90% T Perez         J Koosman       Foul Flyball: 1B
   b 7   0  2-1  ---      -8%  58% B Bailey        J Koosman       Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Unser         Strikeout
          ---      50%  F Millan        Single to RF
          1--      54%  J Milner        Single to RF; Millan to 2B
   R      12-      67%  E Kranepool     Single to RF; Millan Scores; Milner to 3B
   RO     1-3      68%  M Vail          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Milner Scores
   O      1--      67%  M Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      56%  P Rose          Home Run
   O      ---      59%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  J Morgan        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      61%  G Foster        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  J Grote         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  J Koosman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      57%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  B Bailey        Walk; Bench to 2B
   O      12-      57%  C Geronimo      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bench to 3B; Geronimo to 1B
   O      1-3      62%  G Nolan         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  J Milner        Single to 3B
   O      1--      58%  E Kranepool     Double to RF (CF-RF); Milner out at Hm/RF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      63%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  M Vail          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  M Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      59%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Foster        Single to 3B
   O      1--      58%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      62%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      65%  B Bailey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  J Koosman       Single to CF
          1--      69%  D Unser         Single to LF; Koosman to 2B
   O      12-      65%  F Millan        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      60%  J Milner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  G Nolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Nolan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      63%  M Vail          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Morgan        Strikeout
          ---      67%  G Foster        Single to LF
          1--      63%  J Bench         Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      71%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
          ---      74%  J Grote         Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  B Harrelson     Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Harrelson to 1B
          1--      73%  J Koosman       Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      66%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  B Bailey        Single to CF
                  Joel Youngblood pinch runs for Bob Bailey batting 7th
   O      1--      61%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Geronimo to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
                  Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Gary Nolan batting 9th
   O      -2-      69%  E Armbrister    Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      65%  P Rose          Single to 3B; Geronimo to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Will McEnaney facing 2-3-4
                  Will McEnaney replaces Ed Armbrister pitching and batting 9th; Joel Youngblood moves to LF
   O      ---      74%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Milner        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      74%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  M Vail          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
                  Bruce Boisclair replaces John Milner playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      78%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Will McEnaney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  M Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  J Koosman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  T Perez         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation