May 12, 1963 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 2
@BAL 0 WSA 3
@BOS 2
(14) BOS 4
WSA 1 CHW 14
LAA 2 LAA 7
@CHW 6
(12) CLE 9
@DET 3 KCA 2
@MIN 1 HOU 2
CHC 1
(10) LAD 6
SFG 5 CIN 3
@NYM 0 NYM 13
CIN 12 PHI 4
MLN 3
(11) PHI 6
MLN 5
(12) STL 2
@PIT 1
(12) PIT 4
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 20,799

Sunday, May 12, 1963
Time of Game: 3:42

Reds

14-15

Lost 1

6th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   2  4  6   0  0  0   12 12  1
Mets            0  1  4   1  5  0   0  2  X   13 14  2

W: L Bearnarth (1-0), L: A Worthington (0-1), S: T Stallard (1)

Mets

14-17

Won 1

8th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Cardenas SS                 5   3   2   2    1   1  .281  .808    0    1   3   HR
P Rose 2B                     4   3   2   2    2   1  .278  .790    0    0   3   2B
V Pinson CF                   5   1   4   5    0   0  .248  .684    0    1   1   HR,2B,CS
F Robinson RF                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .276  .858    0    1   0   HBP
J Lynch LF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .768    0    1   0   
  K Walters PH-LF             3   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    1   0   2B
G Coleman 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .213  .650    0   10   0   3B,2B
J Gonder C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .700    0    3   1   
  J Edwards C                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .326  .863    0    2   1   
E Kasko 3B                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .245  .657    0    3   1   
J Owens P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  J Tsitouris P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Keough PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .406    0    0   0   
  D Zanni P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Post PH                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   HBP
  A Worthington P             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Blasingame PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .160  .563    0    0   0   
Totals                       40  12  12  12    5   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: K Walters (1, off K Mackenzie); P Rose (3, off L Bearnarth); G Coleman (6, off L Bearnarth); V Pinson (6, off L Bearnarth).

3B: G Coleman (1, off K Mackenzie).

HR: V Pinson (2, off J Hook; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); L Cardenas (3, off J Hook; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: W Post (1, by K Mackenzie); F Robinson (2, by L Bearnarth).

TB: V Pinson 8; L Cardenas 5; G Coleman 5; P Rose 3; K Walters 2; J Gonder.

RBI: V Pinson 5 (16); P Rose 2 (8); L Cardenas 2 (16); G Coleman (12); J Gonder (2); F Robinson (23).

2-out RBI: V Pinson 3; L Cardenas.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

PB: J Gonder 2 (2).

E: G Coleman (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: V Pinson (2, 2nd base by J Hook/C Coleman).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Fernandez SS                4   2   1   1    1   2  .169  .444    0    0   2   SB
R Hunt 2B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .300  .815    0    3   4   SB,SF
E Kranepool RF                3   3   2   2    2   0  .265  .744    0    1   0   3B,2B
D Snider LF                   2   2   1   3    3   0  .244  .825    0    0   0   HR
  A Moran PR-3B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .195  .456         1   0   
T Harkness 1B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .228  .625    0    9   0   
J Hickman CF                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .261  .903    0    4   0   HR,SF
C Coleman C                   4   1   3   1    1   0  .215  .591    0    6   1   SB,CS
R Kanehl 3B                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .154  .421    0    2   1   HBP
  L Burright 3B               2   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .688    0    1   1   
  C Cook PH-LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .386    0    0   0   IW
J Hook P                      2   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .641    0    0   1   
  K Mackenzie P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Bearnarth P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  F Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .620    0    0   0   
  T Stallard P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33  13  14  13    9   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Kranepool (6, off J Owens).

3B: E Kranepool (2, off J Tsitouris).

HR: D Snider (6, off D Zanni; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); J Hickman (5, off J Owens; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Hunt (2, off D Zanni); J Hickman (2, off A Worthington).

IBB: C Cook (1, by A Worthington).

HBP: R Kanehl (1, by J Tsitouris).

TB: E Kranepool 5; J Hickman 5; D Snider 4; C Coleman 3; T Harkness 2; C Fernandez; R Hunt; L Burright; J Hook.

RBI: J Hickman 3 (21); D Snider 3 (15); E Kranepool 2 (6); T Harkness (9); R Kanehl (1); C Coleman (4); C Fernandez (2); R Hunt (7).

2-out RBI: D Snider 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

PB: C Coleman (4).

E: C Fernandez (6); T Harkness (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Coleman (1, 3rd base off D Zanni/J Gonder); R Hunt (1, 2nd base off J Owens/J Gonder); C Fernandez (1, 2nd base off D Zanni/J Gonder).

CS: C Coleman (3, 2nd base by A Worthington/J Edwards).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Owens                        2.1   5   5   5    4   1   1   8.38   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5     24    -     0.99  -0.28
J Tsitouris                    1.2   2   1   1    1   2   0  10.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-1    0.58  -0.05
D Zanni                        1     4   5   5    1   0   1  15.19    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          0-0    1.46  -0.40
A Worthington, BS (1), L (0-1)
                            3     3   2   2    3   2   0   3.97   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    2.16  -0.40
Totals                         8    14  13  13    9   5   2          45     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0·14          2-1

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
J Hook                         4.2   7   6   6    1   3   2   6.00   21     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 7     28    -     0.86  -0.28
K Mackenzie                    0.2   2   5   4    1   0   0   3.29    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.15  -0.19
L Bearnarth, BS (1), W (1-0)   2.2   3   1   1    2   2   0   1.32   15     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          3-3    1.74  -0.31
T Stallard, S (1)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   7.71    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.42   0.14
Totals                         9    12  12  11    5   6   2          47     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1·12          3-3

Balks: T Stallard (3).

WP: J Owens (2).

IBB: A Worthington (1; C Cook).

HBP: L Bearnarth (3; F Robinson); J Tsitouris (1; R Kanehl); K Mackenzie (1; W Post).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 3:42.

Attendance: 20,799.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. L Cardenas           SS    1. C Fernandez          SS 
2. P Rose               2B    2. R Hunt               2B 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. E Kranepool          RF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. D Snider             LF 
5. J Lynch              LF    5. T Harkness           1B 
6. G Coleman            1B    6. J Hickman            CF 
7. J Gonder             C     7. C Coleman            C  
8. E Kasko              3B    8. R Kanehl             3B 
9. J Owens              P     9. J Hook               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  6-3  12-     -32%  55% V Pinson        J Hook          Home Run; Cardenas Scores; Rose Scores
   t 6   1 11-8  123     -24%  52% P Rose          L Bearnarth     Double to LF; Kasko Scores/unER; Post Scores; Cardenas to 3B
   t 6   1 11-10 -23     -23%  29% V Pinson        L Bearnarth     Double to LF; Cardenas Scores; Rose Scores
   b 8   1 12-12 12-      21%  88% C Coleman       A Worthington   Single to CF; Moran Scores; Harkness out at 3B/CF-3B; Coleman to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   b 8   0 12-11 12-      18%  70% T Harkness      A Worthington   Single to SS; Kranepool to 3B; Moran to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Hook facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  V Pinson        Single to RF
   O      1--      54%  F Robinson      Pinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  R Hunt          Walk
          1--      57%  E Kranepool     Hunt Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Hunt to 3B
          --3      55%  D Snider        Walk
   O      1-3      50%  T Harkness      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Hook facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  F Robinson      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  J Lynch         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      55%  G Coleman       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      67%  J Hickman       Home Run
   O      ---      65%  C Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  R Kanehl        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  J Hook          Single to LF
          1--      66%  C Fernandez     Wild Pitch; Hook to 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Passed Ball; Hook to 3B
   O      --3      63%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Hook out at Hm/C-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jay Hook facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  J Gonder        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  E Kasko         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      68%  J Owens         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  C Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      68%  R Hunt          Flyball: LF
   R      1--      80%  E Kranepool     Double to LF; Fernandez Scores
          -2-      82%  D Snider        Passed Ball; Kranepool to 3B
          --3      83%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      89%  T Harkness      Single to RF; Kranepool Scores; Snider to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  J Hickman       Single to LF; Snider Scores; Harkness to 2B
                  John Tsitouris replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
          12-      94%  C Coleman       Walk; Harkness to 3B; Hickman to 2B
   R      123      96%  R Kanehl        Hit By Pitch; Harkness Scores; Hickman to 3B; Coleman to 2B
   O      123      95%  J Hook          Strikeout
   O      123      94%  C Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Jay Hook facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      90%  L Cardenas      Home Run
          ---      87%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      80%  V Pinson        Single to CF; Rose to 3B
   RO     1-3      84%  F Robinson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rose Scores
   O      1--      86%  J Lynch         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  G Coleman       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Tsitouris facing 2-3-4
          ---      89%  R Hunt          Single to 2B
   R      1--      96%  E Kranepool     Triple to RF; Hunt Scores
   O      --3      94%  D Snider        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      93%  T Harkness      Popfly: SS
   O      --3      92%  J Hickman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 6.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Jay Hook facing 7-8-9
                  Larry Burright replaces Rod Kanehl playing 3B batting 8th
          ---      89%  J Gonder        Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  E Kasko         Strikeout Looking
                  Marty Keough pinch hits for John Tsitouris batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  M Keough        Groundout: P-1B; Gonder to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  L Cardenas      Single to RF; Gonder Scores
          1--      86%  P Rose          Single to SS; Cardenas to 2B
   RRR    12-      55%  V Pinson        Home Run; Cardenas Scores; Rose Scores
                  Ken Mackenzie replaces Jay Hook pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Dom Zanni facing 7-8-9
                  Dom Zanni replaces Marty Keough pitching and batting 9th
          ---      61%  C Coleman       Single to CF
          1--      68%  L Burright      Single to LF; Coleman to 2B
          12-      74%  K Mackenzie     Coleman Steals 3B
   O      1-3      66%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      1-3      79%  C Fernandez     Single to 1B; Coleman Scores; Burright to 3B/Adv on E3
          1-3      81%  R Hunt          Fernandez Steals 2B
   RO     -23      83%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Burright Scores; Fernandez to 3B
          --3      83%  E Kranepool     Walk
   RRR    1-3      97%  D Snider        Home Run; Fernandez Scores; Kranepool Scores
   O      ---      97%  T Harkness      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 11.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-11, Ken Mackenzie facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Walters pinch hits for Jerry Lynch batting 5th
          ---      94%  K Walters       Double to LF
   R      -2-      89%  G Coleman       Triple to LF; Walters Scores
   R      --3      85%  J Gonder        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Coleman Scores; Gonder to 1B
   O      1--      88%  E Kasko         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Wally Post pinch hits for Dom Zanni batting 9th
          1--      84%  W Post          Hit By Pitch; Kasko to 2B
          12-      77%  L Cardenas      Walk; Kasko to 3B; Post to 2B
                  Larry Bearnarth replaces Ken Mackenzie pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      52%  P Rose          Double to LF; Kasko Scores/unER; Post Scores; Cardenas to 3B
   RR     -23      29%  V Pinson        Double to LF; Cardenas Scores; Rose Scores
          -2-      28%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      32%  K Walters       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      37%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 11-12, Al Worthington facing 6-7-8
                  Al Worthington replaces Wally Post pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Edwards replaces Jesse Gonder playing C batting 7th; Ken Walters moves to LF
   O      ---      33%  J Hickman       Strikeout
          ---      37%  C Coleman       Single to P
   O      1--      30%  L Burright      Coleman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
   O      ---      28%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 11.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 12-11, Larry Bearnarth facing 7-8-9
          ---      25%  J Edwards       Walk
   O      1--      26%  E Kasko         Groundout: P-SS-1B; Edwards to 2B
          -2-      25%  A Worthington   Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Edwards stays at 2B; Worthington to 1B
          12-      19%  L Cardenas      Passed Ball; Edwards to 3B; Worthington to 2B
   O      -23      27%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      26%  P Rose          Walk
   O      123      33%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 11-12, Al Worthington facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      28%  L Bearnarth     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      25%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 11.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 12-11, Larry Bearnarth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      25%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  K Walters       Strikeout
          ---      24%  G Coleman       Double to LF
   O      -2-      27%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 11-12, Al Worthington facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  E Kranepool     Walk
          1--      52%  D Snider        Walk; Kranepool to 2B
                  Al Moran pinch runs for Duke Snider batting 4th
          12-      70%  T Harkness      Single to SS; Kranepool to 3B; Moran to 2B
   RO     123      66%  J Hickman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kranepool Scores
   RO     12-      88%  C Coleman       Single to CF; Moran Scores; Harkness out at 3B/CF-3B; Coleman to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Cliff Cook pinch hits for Larry Burright batting 8th
          -2-      88%  C Cook          Intentional Walk
                  Frank Thomas pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 13.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 12-13, Tracy Stallard facing 8-9-1
                  Tracy Stallard replaces Frank Thomas pitching and batting 9th; Al Moran moves to 3B; Cliff Cook moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  E Kasko         Flyball: CF
                  Don Blasingame pinch hits for Al Worthington batting 9th
          ---      84%  D Blasingame    Walk
          1--      79%  L Cardenas      Balk; Blasingame to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-     100%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 13.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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