September 16, 1989 New York Mets at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
KCR 5 BOS 5
OAK 2 CHW 2
CAL 1 MIL 5
TEX 3 MIN 8
DET 7 NYY 4
SEA 1
(6) TOR 3
CLE 2
(11) HOU 3
CIN 1 LAD 1
ATL 0 MON 10
NYM 1 PIT 8
CHC 6

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 32,228

Saturday, September 16, 1989, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:39

Mets

78-69

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Expos           4  0  3   0  3  0   0  0  X   10 11  0

W: P Perez (9-13), L: S Fernandez (11-5)

Expos

77-71

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .687   13    1   2   
  B Lyons C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .635    6    1   0   
J Samuel CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .653   11    2   0   
  L Thornton CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    2   0   
H Johnson 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .940    9    1   0   SB
  C Shipley 3B-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   1   
D Strawberry RF               2   1   1   0    0   0  .227  .778   13    1   0   2B
  K Miller RF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .511    6    1   0   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .661   12    4   1   
  B Beatty P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Machado P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  G Carter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .445    1    0   0   
M Sasser C-3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .721    5    8   0   2B
M Carreon LF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .748   12    0   0   
K Elster SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .649    5    1   1   
  D Magadan 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .776    1    0   2   
S Fernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .394    5    0   0   
  W Whitehurst P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T O'Malley PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    4    0   0   
  J Mitchell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Teufel 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .651    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    0   6              112   24   7

BATTING

2B: D Strawberry (25, off P Perez); M Sasser (13, off P Perez).

TB: M Sasser 2; D Strawberry 2; M Carreon; K Miller; H Johnson.

RBI: M Carreon (10).

2-out RBI: M Carreon.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: H Johnson (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Johnson (38, 2nd base off P Perez/N Santovenia).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hudler LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .706   16    0   0   
  L Walker PH-LF              2   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .555    4    1   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .333  .914   21    2   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   1   1   2    0   1  .255  .761    8   11   0   HR
  T Raines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .834    5    0   0   
  Z Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .407         0   1   
H Brooks RF                   3   1   0   0    0   2  .255  .680   15    2   0   HBP
  D Martinez RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .724    4    1   0   
M Fitzgerald 3B               3   2   1   0    1   1  .245  .722   17    0   2   
N Santovenia C                3   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .690   18    6   0   
J Noboa 2B                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .389  .810   17    1   5   
S Owen SS                     4   2   3   4    0   0  .235  .698   18    0   1   
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  W Johnson 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .678         3   0   
P Perez P                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .212  .505   12    0   0   2B
  T Wallach PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .777    1    0   0   
  J Huson PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .475         0   1   
Totals                       35  10  11   9    4   9              156   27  10

BATTING

2B: P Perez (3, off S Fernandez).

HR: A Galarraga (22, off S Fernandez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: H Brooks (3, by S Fernandez).

TB: A Galarraga 4; S Owen 3; P Perez 2; T Wallach; M Grissom; J Noboa; R Hudler; M Fitzgerald; N Santovenia.

RBI: S Owen 4 (41); P Perez 2 (8); A Galarraga 2 (83); L Walker (4).

2-out RBI: S Owen 3; P Perez 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

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
S Fernandez, L (11-5)          2.2   6   7   7    3   4   1   3.07   18   78-47   25·12·10    2· 4· 3· 1     19    -     0.80  -0.40
W Whitehurst                   1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   7.27    5   18-13   11· 1· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.01
J Mitchell                     1     2   3   2    1   2   0   6.00    7   23-14    8· 5· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
M Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-5     2· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
B Beatty                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   14-9     7· 1· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Machado                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    3   15-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  10   9    4   9   1          40  156-98   58·23·17   12· 8· 5· 1          1-0

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Perez, W (9-13)              7     4   1   1    0   6   0   3.32   25   89-59   30·15·14   10· 7· 2· 0     71    -     0.44   0.09
T Burke                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.67    3   10-6     5· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Z Smith                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.49    4    9-6     6· 0· 0    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   6   0          32  108-71   41·16·14   16· 7· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Fernandez (6; H Brooks).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 32,228.

Weather: 60° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Montreal Expos                       
1. G Jefferies          2B    1. R Hudler             LF 
2. J Samuel             CF    2. M Grissom            CF 
3. H Johnson            3B    3. A Galarraga          1B 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. H Brooks             RF 
5. K Hernandez          1B    5. M Fitzgerald         3B 
6. M Sasser             C     6. N Santovenia         C  
7. M Carreon            LF    7. J Noboa              2B 
8. K Elster             SS    8. S Owen               SS 
9. S Fernandez          P     9. P Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  3   18%  73% A Galarraga     S Fernandez     Home Run; Grissom Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  123  6   12%  88% S Owen          S Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Brooks Scores; Fitzgerald Scores; Santovenia to 2B
   b 3   2  1-5  1-3  2    6%  97% P Perez         S Fernandez     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Noboa Scores; Owen Scores
   b 3   2  1-4  12-  5    6%  91% S Owen          S Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Fitzgerald Scores; Noboa to 3B
   t 2   2  4-0  --3  6   -5%  82% M Carreon       P Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Strawberry Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   52%  R Hudler        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   55%  M Grissom       Walk
   RR     1--  3   73%  A Galarraga     Home Run; Grissom Scores
          ---  5   75%  H Brooks        Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   77%  M Fitzgerald    Walk; Brooks to 2B
          12-  3   81%  N Santovenia    Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Brooks to 3B; Fitzgerald to 2B
   O      123  5   76%  J Noboa         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  6   88%  S Owen          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Brooks Scores; Fitzgerald Scores; Santovenia to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  P Perez         Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Expos 4.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Pascual Perez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   82%  D Strawberry    Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   85%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      -2-  1   87%  M Sasser        Groundout: 2B-1B; Strawberry to 3B
   R      --3  6   82%  M Carreon       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Strawberry Scores
   O      1--  2   84%  K Elster        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   83%  R Hudler        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   82%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   81%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   83%  S Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   85%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   85%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  M Fitzgerald    Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  6   85%  N Santovenia    Groundout: 2B-1B; Fitzgerald to 2B
          -2-  4   85%  J Noboa         Walk
   R      12-  5   91%  S Owen          Single to CF (Line Drive); Fitzgerald Scores; Noboa to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   97%  P Perez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Noboa Scores; Owen Scores
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Sid Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   96%  R Hudler        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to 3B Foul); Perez out at Hm/1B-3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 7.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Pascual Perez facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   95%  H Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      94%  D Strawberry    Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   95%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  3   97%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   98%  M Sasser        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   98%  M Grissom       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   98%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   97%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   97%  M Fitzgerald    Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 7.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Pascual Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  M Carreon       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  K Elster        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  T O'Malley      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Mitchell facing 6-7-8
                  John Mitchell replaces Tom O'Malley pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   98%  N Santovenia    Walk
          1--  2   99%  J Noboa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Santovenia to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  S Owen          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Santovenia Scores; Noboa to 3B; Owen to 2B
   O      -23  7   99%  P Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  Larry Walker pinch hits for Rex Hudler batting 1st
   RO     -23  3  100%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Noboa Scores; Owen to 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  M Grissom       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Owen Scores/No RBI/unER; Grissom to 1B
   O      1--  3  100%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-10, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Walker moves to LF
   O      ---  4  100%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Samuel        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  H Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-1, Manny Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Manny Hernandez replaces John Mitchell pitching and batting 9th; Craig Shipley replaces Howard Johnson playing 3B batting 3rd; Lou Thornton replaces Juan Samuel playing CF batting 2nd; Keith Miller replaces Darryl Strawberry playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  H Brooks        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Fitzgerald    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  N Santovenia    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-10, Pascual Perez facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Martinez replaces Hubie Brooks playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  K Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  K Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1  100%  M Sasser        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Carreon       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-1, Blaine Beatty facing 7-8-9
                  Blaine Beatty replaces Keith Hernandez pitching and batting 5th; Barry Lyons replaces Gregg Jefferies playing C batting 1st; Dave Magadan replaces Kevin Elster playing 1B batting 8th; Tim Teufel replaces Manny Hernandez playing 2B batting 9th; Mackey Sasser moves to 3B; Craig Shipley moves to SS
   O      ---  6  100%  J Noboa         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6  100%  S Owen          Lineout: CF
                  Tim Wallach pinch hits for Pascual Perez batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  T Wallach       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Jeff Huson pinch runs for Tim Wallach batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-10, Tim Burke facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Burke replaces Spike Owen pitching and batting 8th; Jeff Huson moves to SS
   O      ---  1  100%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3  100%  T Teufel        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 10-1, Julio Machado facing 2-3-4
                  Julio Machado replaces Blaine Beatty pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  6  100%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
                  Tim Raines pinch hits for Andres Galarraga batting 3rd
   O      ---  5  100%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-10, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Zane Smith replaces Tim Raines pitching and batting 3rd; Wallace Johnson replaces Tim Burke playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---  2  100%  L Thornton      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Shipley       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2  100%  K Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Gary Carter pinch hits for Julio Machado batting 5th
   O      1--  1  100%  G Carter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON198909160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation