April 20, 1965 New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
WSA 2 NYM 3
@LAD 2 PHI 2
HOU 1
(13) PIT 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 36,161

Tuesday, April 20, 1965
Time of Game: 2:37

Mets

3-4

Won 2

7th, 2 GB

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

W: W Spahn (1-0), L: C Osteen (1-1)

Dodgers

3-2

Lost 1

5th, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Jones RF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .150  .300    0    0   0   
  H Taylor C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
R McMillan SS                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .120  .274    0    4   3   SH
J Christopher LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .757    0    4   0   
J Hickman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0   10   1   
  E Kranepool PH-1B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .478 1.197    0    0   0   
C Smith 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .321    0    1   1   
B Cowan CF                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .125  .375    0    2   0   2B,SH
B Klaus 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .120  .454    0    1   2   
C Cannizzaro C                2   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .347    0    2   3   
  J Lewis PR-RF               1   1   1   2    0   0  .381  .934    0    1   0   
W Spahn P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       31   3   6   3    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Cowan (1, off C Osteen).

SH: B Cowan (1, off B Miller); R McMillan (1, off C Osteen); W Spahn (1, off C Osteen).

TB: B Cowan 2; C Jones 2; E Kranepool; J Christopher; J Lewis.

RBI: J Lewis 2 (3); R McMillan (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R McMillan-J Hickman 2.

E: E Kranepool (1); J Hickman (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Tracewski SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   3   
W Parker 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .316  .790    0   14   1   GDP
W Davis CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .846    0    0   0   
T Davis LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .211  .422    0    1   1   GDP
J Roseboro C                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .158  .358    0    8   0   
  N Oliver PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .961    0    2   2   
R Fairly RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .971    0    1   1   
J Kennedy 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .771    0    0   4   
C Osteen P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   5   SH
  A Ferrara PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.333    0    0   0   3B
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    1   5                    27  17

BATTING

3B: A Ferrara (1, off W Spahn).

SH: C Osteen (1, off W Spahn).

TB: A Ferrara 3; W Parker 2; T Davis; J Roseboro; D Tracewski; J Kennedy; W Davis.

GIDP: W Parker (1); T Davis (1).

RBI: J Roseboro (2); T Davis (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Fairly-J Roseboro; T Davis-J Roseboro.

E: D Tracewski 2 (2); B Miller (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Parker (1st base by W Spahn).

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
W Spahn, W (1-0)               9     8   2   1    1   5   0   2.12   35     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 8     69    -     1.88   0.57
Totals                         9     8   2   1    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 8           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Osteen, L (1-1)              8     4   1   1    1   6   0   1.06   30     -       ·  ·     17· 2· 0· 4     75    -     1.38   0.18
B Miller                       0.1   1   2   1    1   0   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.98  -0.06
R Perranoski                   0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-2    1.05  -0.05
Totals                         9     6   3   2    2   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     18· 4· 0· 6          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: W Spahn (1; W Parker, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Vinnie Smith.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 36,161.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. C Jones              RF    1. D Tracewski          SS 
2. R McMillan           SS    2. W Parker             1B 
3. J Christopher        LF    3. W Davis              CF 
4. J Hickman            1B    4. T Davis              LF 
5. C Smith              3B    5. J Roseboro           C  
6. B Cowan              CF    6. J Lefebvre           2B 
7. B Klaus              2B    7. R Fairly             RF 
8. C Cannizzaro         C     8. J Kennedy            3B 
9. W Spahn              P     9. C Osteen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-1  1-3     -31%  36% J Roseboro      W Spahn         Single to RF; Davis Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
   b 9   1  3-2  1-3      28%  85% R Fairly        W Spahn         Fielder's Choice P; Davis out at Hm/P-3B; Oliver to 2B; Fairly to 1B
   b 9   0  3-2  1-3      20%  56% J Lefebvre      W Spahn         Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  123     -18%  50% J Hickman       C Osteen        Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
   b 9   0  3-0  12-     -17%  67% T Davis         W Spahn         Single to RF; Parker Scores; Davis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Jones         Single to LF
          1--      60%  R McMillan      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B; McMillan to 1B
          12-      67%  J Christopher   Single to CF; Jones to 3B; McMillan to 2B
   OO     123      50%  J Hickman       Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
   O      12-      46%  C Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Tracewski     Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  W Parker        Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      43%  W Davis         Parker Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Parker to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Parker to 3B
   O      --3      50%  T Davis         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  B Cowan         Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  B Klaus         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      49%  C Cannizzaro    Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  W Spahn         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Roseboro      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      49%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Christopher   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  J Kennedy       Single to RF
   O      1--      42%  C Osteen        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Kennedy to 2B
          -2-      40%  D Tracewski     Walk
   OO     12-      50%  W Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Hickman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Cowan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  W Davis         Single to RF
   OO     1--      49%  T Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Roseboro      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  B Klaus         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Klaus to 1B
   O      1--      50%  C Cannizzaro    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  W Spahn         Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Kennedy       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  R McMillan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Christopher   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  C Osteen        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      48%  D Tracewski     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  W Parker        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  C Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Cowan         Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  B Klaus         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  T Davis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      48%  J Roseboro      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  C Cannizzaro    Walk
                  Johnny Lewis pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro batting 8th
   O      1--      55%  W Spahn         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Lewis to 2B
          -2-      66%  C Jones         Single to CF; Lewis to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  R McMillan      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lewis Scores; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  J Christopher   Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Warren Spahn facing 7-8-9
                  Hawk Taylor replaces Cleon Jones playing C batting 1st; Johnny Lewis moves to RF
   O      ---      79%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  J Kennedy       Groundout: P-1B
                  Al Ferrara pinch hits for Claude Osteen batting 9th
          ---      75%  A Ferrara       Triple
   O      --3      86%  D Tracewski     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Miller replaces Al Ferrara pitching and batting 9th; Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jim Hickman batting 4th
          ---      88%  E Kranepool     Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  C Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      91%  B Cowan         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Kranepool to 3B; Cowan to 2B
          -23      91%  B Klaus         Walk
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Bob Miller pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      98%  J Lewis         Single; Kranepool Scores; Cowan Scores/unER; Klaus to 3B
   OO     1-3      97%  W Spahn         Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Warren Spahn facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Kranepool moves to 1B
          ---      93%  W Parker        Single to RF
          1--      84%  W Davis         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Parker to 2B; Davis to 1B
   R      12-      67%  T Davis         Single to RF; Parker Scores; Davis to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  J Roseboro      Single to RF; Davis Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
                  Nate Oliver pinch runs for Johnny Roseboro batting 5th
   O      1-3      56%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
   O      1-3      85%  R Fairly        Fielder's Choice P; Davis out at Hm/P-3B; Oliver to 2B; Fairly to 1B
   O      12-     100%  J Kennedy       Strikeout
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation