June 9, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
@BAL 2
(14) NYY 6
@DET 2 CHW 4
@KCA 3 LAA 4
MIN 2 CLE 7
@WSA 3 LAD 11
@CHC 8 HOU 3
SFG 0 NYM 8
STL 7 STL 10
@NYM 4 PHI 8
CIN 7
(10) CIN 3
@PHI 1 PIT 4
MLN 0 MLN 5
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 9, 1963
Time of Game: 2:57

Cardinals

32-25

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: G Cisco (3-5), L: B Humphreys (0-1)

Mets

22-35

Won 1

10th, 11½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .268  .693    0    2   0   SF
B White 1B                    5   3   3   0    0   0  .320  .887    0    7   1   2·2B
D Groat SS                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .340  .897    0    1   1   
S Musial LF                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .261  .797    0    2   0   
  C James PR-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .753    0    2   0   
K Boyer 3B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .842    0    0   2   
G Altman RF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .728    0    3   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .710    0    1   2   
C Sawatski C                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .215  .738    0    4   0   
  T McCarver PR-C             0   1   0   0    0   0  .293  .679         0   0   
  G Oliver PH-C               0   0   0   0    1   0  .220  .708    0    1   0   
C Simmons P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .407    0    0   0   
  E Bauta P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Carmel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .795    0    0   0   
  B Humphreys P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Olivo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  L Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .726    0    0   0   
  B Shantz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       37   7  10   5    5   3                    24   7

BATTING

2B: B White 2 (12, off C Willey, off G Cisco).

SF: C Flood (1, off C Willey).

TB: B White 5; D Groat 2; K Boyer 2; G Altman; C Flood; J Javier.

RBI: D Groat 2 (31); K Boyer (41); C Flood (21); G Altman (20).

2-out RBI: D Groat 2; G Altman; K Boyer.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: B White (7); S Musial (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Flood (1st base by C Willey).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kanehl 3B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .255  .590    0    1   2   2B
C Fernandez SS                3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .543    0    1   0   2·SB
R Hunt 2B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .712    0    1   3   
F Thomas LF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .216  .623    0    0   0   
J Hickman RF                  2   1   0   1    2   0  .229  .760    0    7   0   
C Cook 1B                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .127  .435    0    8   0   
  T Harkness 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .640    0    2   0   
J Piersall CF                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .215  .538    0    3   0   2B
N Sherry C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .300    0    4   1   
C Willey P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .274    0    0   1   
  L Bearnarth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  E Kranepool PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .568    0    0   0   
  D Rowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
  G Cisco P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .300    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   8   6   5    5   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Kanehl (3, off B Humphreys); J Piersall (3, off C Simmons).

TB: R Kanehl 3; J Piersall 2; F Thomas; R Hunt; C Cook.

RBI: J Piersall 2 (10); R Hunt (14); J Hickman (26); C Cook (6).

2-out RBI: J Piersall 2; C Cook; J Hickman; R Hunt.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Sherry-C Cook.

E: C Willey (2); C Cook 2 (2); C Fernandez (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Fernandez 2 (3, 3rd base off C Simmons/C Sawatski, 2nd base off C Simmons/C Sawatski).

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
C Simmons                      5.2   4   5   3    3   3   0   2.83   25     -       ·  ·      4·10· 1· 4     45    -     1.01  -0.35
E Bauta                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.75    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.48   0.01
B Humphreys, L (0-1)           0.2   2   3   1    2   0   0   7.71    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.39  -0.24
D Olivo                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.84    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-2    1.43  -0.12
B Shantz                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.07    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     6   8   4    5   4   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 6          4-2

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
C Willey                       6.2   5   5   3    4   2   0   2.50   29     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 5     46    -     1.11  -0.02
L Bearnarth, BS (2)            0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.21    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    2.28  -0.23
D Rowe, H (1)                  0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.34    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.17  -0.00
G Cisco, W (3-5)               1.1   3   2   0    0   1   0   4.04    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          2-0    2.37   0.06
Totals                         9    10   7   3    5   3   0          43     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2·10          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: D Olivo (1).

IBB: None.

PO: C Willey (0; C Flood, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. C Flood              CF    1. R Kanehl             3B 
2. B White              1B    2. C Fernandez          SS 
3. D Groat              SS    3. R Hunt               2B 
4. S Musial             LF    4. F Thomas             LF 
5. K Boyer              3B    5. J Hickman            RF 
6. G Altman             RF    6. C Cook               1B 
7. J Javier             2B    7. J Piersall           CF 
8. C Sawatski           C     8. N Sherry             C  
9. C Simmons            P     9. C Willey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  5-3  -23     -27%  54% D Groat         L Bearnarth     Single; McCarver Scores; White Scores
   b 7   2  5-5  123      21%  82% J Hickman       B Humphreys     Walk; Kanehl Scores; Hunt to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   b 6   2  2-2  12-      20%  76% C Cook          C Simmons       Single; Thomas Scores; Hickman to 3B
   b 6   2  2-3  1-3      17%  92% J Piersall      C Simmons       Double; Hickman Scores; Cook Scores
   t 9   2  8-7  1-3      15% 100% J Javier        G Cisco         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Willey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Flood         Single
          1--      44%  B White         Flood Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Flood to 2B
   R      -2-      33%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Flood Scores/unER; White to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      -2-      37%  D Groat         Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-      40%  S Musial        Lineout: 1B
   R      -2-      31%  K Boyer         Single; White Scores/unER
   O      1--      32%  G Altman        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Simmons facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  R Kanehl        Strikeout Looking
          ---      33%  C Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      30%  R Hunt          Flyball: RF
          1--      31%  F Thomas        Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carl Willey facing 7-8-9
          ---      25%  J Javier        Single
   O      1--      28%  C Sawatski      Strikeout
   OO     1--      31%  C Simmons       Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  C Cook          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      26%  J Piersall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carl Willey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  C Flood         Strikeout Looking
          ---      26%  B White         Single
   O      1--      28%  D Groat         Flyball: RF
          1--      27%  S Musial        Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-      30%  K Boyer         Groundout: 3B-1B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  N Sherry        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      26%  C Willey        Strikeout Looking
          ---      27%  R Kanehl        Single
   R      1--      40%  C Fernandez     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Kanehl Scores/No RBI/unER; Fernandez to 2B
          -2-      40%  R Hunt          Fernandez Steals 3B
   R      --3      52%  " "             Single; Fernandez Scores/unER
   O      1--      50%  F Thomas        Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Carl Willey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  G Altman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  C Sawatski      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Simmons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Hickman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  C Cook          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Carl Willey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  C Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  B White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Simmons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  N Sherry        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  C Willey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Kanehl        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Carl Willey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  S Musial        Walk
                  Charlie James pinch runs for Stan Musial batting 4th
   O      1--      54%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      57%  G Altman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Simmons facing 2-3-4
                  Charlie James moves to LF
   O      ---      54%  C Fernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  R Hunt          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      53%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--      56%  J Hickman       Walk; Thomas to 2B
   R      12-      76%  C Cook          Single; Thomas Scores; Hickman to 3B
   RR     1-3      92%  J Piersall      Double; Hickman Scores; Cook Scores
                  Ed Bauta replaces Curt Simmons pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      91%  N Sherry        Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Carl Willey facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Harkness replaces Cliff Cook playing 1B batting 6th
          ---      87%  J Javier        Walk
          1--      80%  C Sawatski      Walk; Javier to 2B
                  Duke Carmel pinch hits for Ed Bauta batting 9th; Tim McCarver pinch runs for Carl Sawatski batting 8th
   O      12-      85%  D Carmel        Flyball: CF; Javier to 3B
   RO     1-3      87%  C Flood         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Javier Scores
          1--      81%  B White         Double; McCarver to 3B
                  Larry Bearnarth replaces Carl Willey pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23      54%  D Groat         Single; McCarver Scores; White Scores
   O      1--      58%  C James         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob Humphreys facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Humphreys replaces Duke Carmel pitching and batting 9th; Tim McCarver moves to C; Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  E Kranepool     Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  R Kanehl        Double
   O      -2-      56%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      57%  R Hunt          Walk
          12-      61%  F Thomas        Single; Kanehl to 3B; Hunt to 2B
   R      123      82%  J Hickman       Walk; Kanehl Scores; Hunt to 3B; Thomas to 2B
                  Diomedes Olivo replaces Bob Humphreys pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      91%  T Harkness      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hunt Scores/No RBI/unER; Thomas to 3B; Hickman to 2B
   R      123      95%  J Piersall      Wild Pitch; Thomas Scores/unER; Hickman to 3B; Harkness to 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Don Rowe facing 5-6-7
                  Don Rowe replaces Ed Kranepool pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  K Boyer         Single
   O      1--      93%  G Altman        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boyer to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  J Javier        Flyball: SS
                  Gene Oliver pinch hits for Tim McCarver batting 8th
          -2-      94%  G Oliver        Walk
                  Galen Cisco replaces Don Rowe pitching and batting 9th; Leo Burke pinch hits for Diomedes Olivo batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  L Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-5, Bobby Shantz facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Shantz replaces Leo Burke pitching and batting 9th; Gene Oliver moves to C
   O      ---      98%  N Sherry        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Cisco         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Kanehl        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Galen Cisco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  C Flood         Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  B White         Double
          -2-      92%  D Groat         Single; White to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  C James         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); White Scores/No RBI/unER; Groat to 2B
   O      12-      93%  K Boyer         Flyball: RF; Groat to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  G Altman        Single; Groat Scores/unER; James to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 8.

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