April 26, 1970 New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 5
@BOS 3 CHW 2
@CLE 0 BAL 10
@KCR 9 MIN 6
DET 0 NYY 8
OAK 3 CAL 3
@WSA 2 CHC 6
HOU 3 NYM 3
@LAD 1 ATL 2
@PIT 0 PHI 3
@SDP 2 SFG 11
MON 1 MON 3
@SFG 2 STL 4
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 26,708

Sunday, April 26, 1970, 1:00PM
Time of Game: 2:08

Mets

8-8

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

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

W: T Seaver (4-0), L: S Vance (0-1)

Dodgers

8-8

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Jorgensen CF                3   1   1   1    1   1  .167  .703    0    4   0   HR
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .311  .966    0    1   2   3·SB
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .797    0    2   2   
A Shamsky RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .781    0    2   0   
  R Swoboda RF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .748    0    0   0   SB
D Clendenon 1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .738    0    7   0   HR
D Marshall LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   1   SB
W Garrett 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    2   4   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .321    0    8   0   
T Seaver P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .563    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   3   5   2    2   4                    27  10

BATTING

HR: M Jorgensen (1, off S Vance; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Clendenon (2, off S Vance; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Clendenon 4; M Jorgensen 4; T Seaver; B Harrelson; D Marshall.

RBI: D Clendenon (9); M Jorgensen (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Garrett-K Boswell-D Clendenon.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson 3 (6, 2nd base off S Vance/T Haller 2, Home off S Vance/T Haller); R Swoboda (1, 2nd base off C Pascual/T Haller); D Marshall (1, 2nd base off F Norman/T Haller).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .672    0    1   1   
T Sizemore 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .682    0    1   2   
W Davis CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .175  .419    0    4   0   2·2B
A Kosco RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .190  .595    0    3   0   2B
W Crawford LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .647    0    2   0   
W Parker 1B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .699    0    9   2   2B
T Haller C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .650    0    4   0   
B Grabarkewitz 3B             3   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .894    0    2   2   GDP
S Vance P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .274    0    0   0   
  F Norman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Gabrielson PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Pascual P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    0   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Parker (3, off T Seaver); A Kosco (3, off T Seaver); W Davis 2 (3, 2 off T Seaver).

TB: W Davis 4; W Parker 3; A Kosco 2; W Crawford.

GIDP: B Grabarkewitz (1).

RBI: A Kosco (6).

2-out RBI: A Kosco.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 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
T Seaver, W (4-0)              9     6   1   1    0   6   0   1.90   31     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 6     77    -     1.21   0.46
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   6   0          31     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 6           -

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
S Vance, L (0-1)               6     4   3   3    1   0   2   4.50   23     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 4     51    -     1.00  -0.11
F Norman                       2     1   0   0    0   4   0   6.35    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.70   0.06
C Pascual                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.02
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2   4   2          34     -       ·  ·      8·13· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 26,708.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. M Jorgensen          CF    1. M Wills              SS 
2. B Harrelson          SS    2. T Sizemore           2B 
3. K Boswell            2B    3. W Davis              CF 
4. A Shamsky            RF    4. A Kosco              RF 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. W Crawford           LF 
6. D Marshall           LF    6. W Parker             1B 
7. W Garrett            3B    7. T Haller             C  
8. D Dyer               C     8. B Grabarkewitz       3B 
9. T Seaver             P     9. S Vance              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  1-1  ---      17%  67% M Jorgensen     S Vance         Home Run
   b 4   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  46% A Kosco         T Seaver        Double to LF; Davis Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% D Clendenon     S Vance         Home Run
   b 8   0  3-1  ---     -11%  74% W Parker        T Seaver        Double to LF
   t 6   2  1-2  --3      10%  76% D Clendenon     S Vance         Harrelson Steals Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Vance facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Jorgensen     Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  K Boswell       Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      45%  A Shamsky       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  W Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Vance facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      61%  D Clendenon     Home Run
   O      ---      59%  D Marshall      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  W Garrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  D Dyer          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  A Kosco         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      61%  W Crawford      Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  W Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sandy Vance facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  T Seaver        Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  M Jorgensen     Lineout: 1B
   O      1--      59%  B Harrelson     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      57%  K Boswell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  T Haller        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  S Vance         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sandy Vance facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  D Marshall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  M Wills         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  T Sizemore      Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  W Davis         Double to LF
   R      -2-      46%  A Kosco         Double to LF; Davis Scores
   O      -2-      50%  W Crawford      Single to LF; Kosco out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Sandy Vance facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  W Garrett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Dyer          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  T Seaver        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  W Parker        Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  T Haller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  B Grabarkewitz  Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Sandy Vance facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      67%  M Jorgensen     Home Run
          ---      70%  B Harrelson     Single to RF
          1--      74%  K Boswell       Harrelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      66%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B; Harrelson to 3B
   R      --3      76%  D Clendenon     Harrelson Steals Hm
   O      ---      75%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Sandy Vance batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  M Wills         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      83%  T Sizemore      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fred Norman facing 6-7-8
                  Fred Norman replaces Bill Buckner pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  D Marshall      Single to RF
          1--      87%  W Garrett       Marshall Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      82%  D Dyer          Strikeout
   O      -2-      79%  T Seaver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  W Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  A Kosco         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  W Crawford      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  K Boswell       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Swoboda replaces Art Shamsky playing RF batting 4th
          ---      74%  W Parker        Double to LF
   O      -2-      82%  T Haller        Popfly: LF
   O      -2-      88%  B Grabarkewitz  Strikeout Looking
                  Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Fred Norman batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  L Gabrielson    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Camilo Pascual facing 4-5-6
                  Camilo Pascual replaces Len Gabrielson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  R Swoboda       Walk
          1--      95%  D Clendenon     Swoboda Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      93%  D Marshall      Groundout: 1B-P; Swoboda to 3B
   O      --3      91%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  W Davis         Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  A Kosco         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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