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CHW  7
@DET  5

NYY  8
@KCA  2

LAA  4
BOS  1

CLE  5
@MIN  4

LAD  5
@CHC  1

SFG  9
@HOU  2

STL  7
@NYM  0

PHI  2
CIN  1

PIT  3
MLN  2

Standings at end of play this day

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 25,049

Tuesday, April 9, 1963, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:41
Cardinals
7
1-0
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  0  3   0  0  0    7 14  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2
W: E Broglio (1-0), L: R Craig (0-1)
Mets
0
0-1
Lost 1
7th, 1 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .500 1.100    0    3   0   
D Groat SS                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .600 1.200    0    3   1   
B White 1B                    2   2   1   2    2   0  .500 2.600    0    6   1   HR,SF
G Altman RF                   5   1   4   0    0   0  .800 1.600    0    2   0   
K Boyer 3B                    5   0   1   2    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   2   
S Musial LF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    1   0   
  C James PR-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
C Sawatski C                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .400  .800    0   10   1   
J Javier 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   3   CS
E Broglio P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       39   7  14   5    4   6                    27   8
BATTING
HR: B White (1, off R Craig; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: B White (1, off R Craig).
TB: B White 4; G Altman 4; D Groat 3; C Flood 2; C Sawatski 2; K Boyer; S Musial.
RBI: K Boyer 2 (2); B White 2 (2); S Musial (1).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
BASERUNNING
CS: J Javier (1, 2nd base by G Cisco/C Coleman).
PO: G Altman (2nd base by R Craig).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Burright 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250    0    3   2   2B
C Coleman C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   1   
E Kranepool RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
D Snider CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    3   0   
F Thomas LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
T Harkness 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   0   
C Neal 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    2   1   
A Moran SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   2   
R Craig P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Rowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Throneberry PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Cisco P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    2   8                    27   9
BATTING
2B: L Burright (1, off E Broglio).
TB: L Burright 3.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
E: C Neal (1); R Craig (1).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Broglio, W (1-0)             9     2   0   0    2   8   0   0.00   31     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 2     89    -     0.51   0.20
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   8   0          31     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 2           -  
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
R Craig, L (0-1)               5.1  12   7   7    3   4   1  11.81   31     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 3·12     17    -     0.69  -0.29
D Rowe                         2.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          3-2    0.10  -0.01
G Cisco                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    4   6   1          44     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 3·14          3-2 
Balks: R Craig 2 (2); D Rowe (1).
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: R Craig (0; G Altman, 2nd base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 25,049.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. C Flood              CF    1. L Burright           2B 
2. D Groat              SS    2. C Coleman            C  
3. B White              1B    3. E Kranepool          RF 
4. G Altman             RF    4. D Snider             CF 
5. K Boyer              3B    5. F Thomas             LF 
6. S Musial             LF    6. T Harkness           1B 
7. C Sawatski           C     7. C Neal               3B 
8. J Javier             2B    8. A Moran              SS 
9. E Broglio            P     9. R Craig              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  12-       9%  74% K Boyer         R Craig         Single; Groat Scores; Altman to 2B
   t 3   0  0-2  ---       9%  82% B White         R Craig         Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  63% D Groat         R Craig         Single; Flood to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% C Flood         R Craig         Single to 3B; Flood to 2B/Adv on E5
   t 3   1  0-3  -2-       5%  88% S Musial        R Craig         Single; Altman Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  C Flood         Single to 3B; Flood to 2B/Adv on E5
          -2-      63%  D Groat         Single; Flood to 3B
   RO     1-3      61%  B White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Flood Scores
          1--      64%  G Altman        Single; Groat to 2B
   R      12-      74%  K Boyer         Single; Groat Scores; Altman to 2B
          12-      76%  S Musial        Altman Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Altman to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      68%  C Sawatski      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  L Burright      Single
   O      1--      67%  C Coleman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      70%  E Kranepool     Flyball: SS
          1--      68%  D Snider        Walk; Burright to 2B
   O      12-      72%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Craig facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  E Broglio       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      70%  C Flood         Walk
   O      1--      69%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Ernie Broglio facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  T Harkness      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  C Neal          Walk
   O      1--      71%  A Moran         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      74%  R Craig         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Craig facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      82%  B White         Home Run
          ---      84%  G Altman        Single
   O      1--      82%  K Boyer         Lineout: CF
          1--      83%  S Musial        Balk; Altman to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  " "             Single; Altman Scores
          1--      89%  C Sawatski      Balk; Musial to 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Single; Musial to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      1-3      87%  E Broglio       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  L Burright      Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  C Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roger Craig facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  C Flood         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      89%  D Groat         Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  B White         Walk
          1--      90%  G Altman        Single to 1B; White to 2B
   O      12-      89%  K Boyer         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Ernie Broglio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  D Snider        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  T Harkness      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roger Craig facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  S Musial        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      91%  C Sawatski      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Ernie Broglio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  C Neal          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  A Moran         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  R Craig         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roger Craig facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  E Broglio       Strikeout
          ---      94%  C Flood         Single
   R      1--      97%  D Groat         Single; Flood Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI; Groat to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      97%  B White         Walk
          12-      98%  G Altman        Single to 2B; Groat to 3B; White to 2B
                  Don Rowe replaces Roger Craig pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      98%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Groat Scores; White to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  S Musial        Balk; White Scores; Boyer to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
                  Charlie James pinch runs for Stan Musial batting 6th
   O      12-      99%  C Sawatski      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
                  Charlie James moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  L Burright      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  C Coleman       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  E Kranepool     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Don Rowe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Broglio       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Ernie Broglio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  D Snider        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Harkness      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Don Rowe facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  D Groat         Single
   O      1--     100%  B White         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Altman        Flyball: SS
   O      1--     100%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Ernie Broglio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  C Neal          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  A Moran         Foul Flyball: C
                  Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Don Rowe batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Throneberry   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Galen Cisco facing 6-7-8
                  Galen Cisco replaces Marv Throneberry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C James         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  C Sawatski      Single
   O      1--     100%  J Javier        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  E Broglio       Javier Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  L Burright      Double
   O      -2-     100%  C Coleman       Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B; Burright to 3B
   O      --3     100%  D Snider        Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 0.

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