August 24, 1981 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
BOS 6 KCR 4
@DET 2 MIL 5
CHW 4 MIN 3
@NYY 2
(12) OAK 16
CLE 4 BAL 12
@SEA 8 TEX 3
@TOR 0 CHC 9
SDP 8
(11) CIN 2
NYM 0 PHI 7
ATL 5
(13) LAD 3
@PIT 0 STL 2
SFG 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 19,506

Monday, August 24, 1981
Time of Game: 2:04

Mets

25-40

Lost 1

5th, 14½ GB

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

W: B Berenyi (6-3), L: M Scott (3-7)

Reds

42-27

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .763    0    3   0   
F Taveras SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .569    0    1   4   
  R Hodges PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .763    0    0   0   
H Brooks 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .746    0    2   1   
D Kingman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   4  .233  .873    0    9   2   
E Valentine RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .197  .571    0    2   0   
L Mazzilli LF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .636    0    2   0   
J Stearns C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .645    0    2   1   
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .536    0    1   3   
M Scott P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .036  .161    0    2   4   
  M Cubbage PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .618    0    0   0   
  T Leach P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    2  12                    24  15

BATTING

TB: E Valentine; M Wilson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Scott-F Taveras-D Kingman.

E: D Kingman (9); H Brooks (16).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .763    0    1   0   SB
  S Mejias RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .729         0   0   
R Oester SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .736    0    1   5   CS,SH
K Griffey CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .757    0    1   0   
G Foster LF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .307  .947    0    0   0   
L Biittner 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .686    0   10   0   GDP
R Knight 3B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .717    0    1   0   2B
J Nolan C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .795    0   11   1   
J Kennedy 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .266    0    2   4   
B Berenyi P                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .179  .486    0    0   1   2B
Totals                       28   2   7   2    3   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Berenyi (3, off M Scott); R Knight (14, off M Scott).

SH: R Oester (4, off M Scott).

TB: B Berenyi 2; D Collins 2; R Knight 2; K Griffey 2; J Nolan.

GIDP: L Biittner (2).

RBI: D Collins (18); J Nolan (21).

2-out RBI: J Nolan.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (22, 2nd base off M Scott/J Stearns).

CS: R Oester (3, Home by T Leach/J Stearns).

PO: D Collins (1st base by M Scott).

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
M Scott, L (3-7)               7     6   2   2    2   1   0   4.42   28     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 2· 6     56    -     0.79   0.02
T Leach                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.59    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         8     7   2   2    3   1   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 7           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Berenyi, W (6-3)             9     2   0   0    2  12   0   3.60   31     -       ·  ·     11· 1· 3· 2     93    -     0.98   0.53
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2  12   0          31     -       ·  ·     11· 1· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Scott (5; D Collins, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 19,506.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds                      
1. M Wilson             CF    1. D Collins            RF 
2. F Taveras            SS    2. R Oester             SS 
3. H Brooks             3B    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. D Kingman            1B    4. G Foster             LF 
5. E Valentine          RF    5. L Biittner           1B 
6. L Mazzilli           LF    6. R Knight             3B 
7. J Stearns            C     7. J Nolan              C  
8. D Flynn              2B    8. J Kennedy            2B 
9. M Scott              P     9. B Berenyi            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      11%  64% J Nolan         M Scott         Single to CF; Knight Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      -8%  51% L Biittner      M Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 5   0  0-1  -2-       7%  85% D Collins       M Scott         Single to RF; Berenyi Scores
   b 5   0  0-1  ---       6%  78% B Berenyi       M Scott         Double to LF
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  52% R Oester        M Scott         Collins Picked off 1B (P-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Wilson        Single to SS
   O      1--      48%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson to 2B
          -2-      46%  H Brooks        Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Collins       Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  R Oester        Collins Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Berenyi facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      54%  J Stearns       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Flynn         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  G Foster        Walk
   OO     1--      51%  L Biittner      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      53%  R Knight        Double to RF
   R      -2-      64%  J Nolan         Single to CF; Knight Scores
          1--      66%  J Kennedy       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nolan to 2B; Kennedy to 1B
   O      12-      62%  B Berenyi       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  M Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  F Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  D Collins       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Collins to 1B
   O      1--      66%  R Oester        Collins Steals 2B; Collins out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      ---      65%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  K Griffey       Single to SS
          1--      67%  G Foster        Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      64%  L Biittner      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  H Brooks        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          ---      67%  E Valentine     Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  J Nolan         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  J Kennedy       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  J Stearns       Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  M Scott         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  B Berenyi       Double to LF
   R      -2-      85%  D Collins       Single to RF; Berenyi Scores
   O      1--      84%  R Oester        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Collins to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  K Griffey       Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-      80%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  F Taveras       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Knight        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Nolan         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      87%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--      90%  J Stearns       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Berenyi       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 8-9-1
                  Sam Mejias replaces Dave Collins playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      91%  D Flynn         Lineout: SS
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Mike Scott batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Leach facing 2-3-4
                  Terry Leach replaces Mike Cubbage pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  R Oester        Walk
          1--      97%  K Griffey       Single to LF; Oester to 2B
   O      12-      96%  G Foster        Popfly: CF
   O      12-      95%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF; Oester to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  R Knight        Oester Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Hodges pinch hits for Frank Taveras batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  R Hodges        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Kingman       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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