May 6, 1964 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

This was the first night game played at Shea Stadium.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 32,421

Wednesday, May 6, 1964
Time of Game: 2:47

Reds

11-9

Won 2

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: S Ellis (1-0), L: B Wakefield (0-1)

Mets

3-16

Lost 5

10th, 10 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .484    0    3   3   2B
T Harper LF                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .222  .574    0    3   0   2·SB
V Pinson CF                   4   2   1   1    1   0  .323  .934    0    2   0   HR,SB
G Coleman 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .687    0    3   0   
  D Johnson PH-1B             3   2   2   1    0   0  .375 1.060    0    5   1   2B
F Robinson RF                 3   3   2   3    2   1  .250  .755    0    0   0   HR,SB
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .623    0    7   0   GDP
L Cardenas SS                 5   1   4   4    0   0  .362  .978    0    3   2   HR,2B
C Ruiz 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .528    0    1   2   
S Ellis P                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .167    0    0   3   
Totals                       39  12  13  11    6   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Johnson (4, off L Bearnarth); P Rose (4, off B Wakefield); L Cardenas (8, off B Wakefield).

HR: F Robinson (3, off B Wakefield; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); V Pinson (4, off S Dillon; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L Cardenas (2, off E Bauta; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: L Cardenas 8; F Robinson 5; V Pinson 4; D Johnson 3; T Harper 2; P Rose 2; J Edwards.

GIDP: J Edwards (1).

RBI: L Cardenas 4 (12); F Robinson 3 (9); T Harper 2 (4); D Johnson (9); V Pinson (12).

2-out RBI: L Cardenas 2; F Robinson 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. P Rose-D Johnson-L Cardenas; L Cardenas-P Rose-G Coleman; L Cardenas-G Coleman.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Robinson (3, 2nd base off L Bearnarth/H Taylor); T Harper 2 (8, 3rd base off L Bearnarth/H Taylor, 2nd base off B Wakefield/H Taylor); V Pinson (1, 2nd base off L Bearnarth/H Taylor).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Smith 3B-SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .431    0    0   3   2B,GDP
T Harkness 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .762    0   11   1   
R Hunt 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .914    0    1   6   
G Altman RF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .182  .473    0    1   0   HR
F Thomas LF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .261  .616    0    3   0   2B,GDP
E Kranepool CF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .419    0    5   0   
H Taylor C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .768    0    4   0   
A Samuel SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .614    0    0   0   HBP
  A Moran SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .451    0    1   2   GDP
  J Stephenson PH-3B          0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   
B Wakefield P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Locke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Bearnarth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Christopher PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .893    0    0   0   
  E Bauta P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gonder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .482    0    0   0   
  S Dillon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   4   7   4    2   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Smith (2, off S Ellis); F Thomas (1, off S Ellis).

HR: G Altman (1, off S Ellis; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: A Samuel (1, by S Ellis).

TB: G Altman 5; F Thomas 2; C Smith 2; R Hunt 2; H Taylor.

GIDP: A Moran (1); C Smith (4); F Thomas (3).

RBI: F Thomas 2 (7); G Altman 2 (3).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hunt-A Moran-T Harkness.

E: E Bauta (1).

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
S Ellis, W (1-0)               9     7   4   4    2   7   1   3.71   34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3· 1     62    -     0.65  -0.07
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3· 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
B Wakefield, L (0-1)           4     5   5   5    3   1   1   4.30   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 4· 1     30    -     1.04  -0.37
R Locke                        0     0   1   1    1   0   0   4.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.13  -0.04
L Bearnarth                    1     3   2   2    0   1   0   6.59    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 3· 0          2-2    0.51  -0.13
E Bauta                        2     2   2   2    1   0   1   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.20  -0.03
S Dillon                       2     3   2   2    1   2   1   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  12    6   4   3          45     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 7· 3          3-2

B Wakefield faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
R Locke faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Bearnarth (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Ellis (1; A Samuel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 32,421.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               2B    1. C Smith              3B 
2. T Harper             LF    2. T Harkness           1B 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. R Hunt               2B 
4. G Coleman            1B    4. G Altman             RF 
5. F Robinson           RF    5. F Thomas             LF 
6. J Edwards            C     6. E Kranepool          CF 
7. L Cardenas           SS    7. H Taylor             C  
8. C Ruiz               3B    8. A Samuel             SS 
9. S Ellis              P     9. B Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-0  1--     -24%  47% G Altman        S Ellis         Home Run; Hunt Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-      24%  73% F Robinson      B Wakefield     Home Run; Harper Scores
   t 5   0  2-2  1--      15%  69% P Rose          B Wakefield     Double to LF (Line Drive); Ellis to 3B
   t 5   0  2-2  -23      11%  80% T Harper        B Wakefield     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ellis Scores; Rose Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  12-      10%  50% C Smith         S Ellis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  T Harper        Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      1--      49%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Harper to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  G Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Sammy Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Smith         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  T Harkness      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Edwards       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      45%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Sammy Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  G Altman        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      49%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  C Ruiz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  S Ellis         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Sammy Ellis facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  H Taylor        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      34%  A Samuel        Hit By Pitch; Taylor to 2B
   O      12-      40%  B Wakefield     Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-      50%  C Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wakefield facing 2-3-4
                  Al Moran replaces Amado Samuel playing SS batting 8th
          ---      54%  T Harper        Walk
   O      1--      50%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      47%  G Coleman       Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  F Robinson      Harper Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      73%  " "             Home Run; Harper Scores
          ---      73%  J Edwards       Walk
          1--      76%  L Cardenas      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Edwards to 3B
   O      -23      72%  C Ruiz          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Sammy Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  T Harkness      Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  R Hunt          Single to SS/Bunt
   RR     1--      47%  G Altman        Home Run; Hunt Scores
   O      ---      49%  F Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Wakefield facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  S Ellis         Walk
          1--      69%  P Rose          Double to LF (Line Drive); Ellis to 3B
   RR     -23      80%  T Harper        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ellis Scores; Rose Scores
                  Ron Locke replaces Bill Wakefield pitching and batting 9th
          1--      84%  V Pinson        Walk; Harper to 2B
                  Larry Bearnarth replaces Ron Locke pitching and batting 9th; Deron Johnson pinch hits for Gordy Coleman batting 4th
          12-      87%  D Johnson       Harper Steals 3B; Pinson Steals 2B
   R      -23      91%  " "             Wild Pitch; Harper Scores; Pinson to 3B
   R      --3      93%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pinson Scores
   R      -2-      96%  F Robinson      Single to RF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores
          1--      96%  J Edwards       Robinson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B
   R      --3      97%  L Cardenas      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Robinson Scores
   O      1--      97%  C Ruiz          Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  S Ellis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Sammy Ellis facing 7-8-9
                  Deron Johnson moves to 1B
          ---      95%  H Taylor        Walk
   OO     1--      98%  A Moran         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
                  Joe Christopher pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Christopher   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-2, Ed Bauta facing 1-2-3
                  Ed Bauta replaces Joe Christopher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Sammy Ellis facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  C Smith         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      97%  T Harkness      Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      96%  R Hunt          Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  G Altman        Strikeout
   RR     1-3      94%  F Thomas        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Smith Scores; Hunt Scores
   O      -2-      95%  E Kranepool     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-4, Ed Bauta facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  D Johnson       Single to P (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
          -2-      97%  F Robinson      Walk
   OO     12-      95%  J Edwards       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Johnson to 3B
   RR     --3      99%  L Cardenas      Home Run; Johnson Scores
   O      ---      99%  C Ruiz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-10, Sammy Ellis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  H Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
                  John Stephenson pinch hits for Al Moran batting 8th
          ---      99%  J Stephenson    Walk
                  Jesse Gonder pinch hits for Ed Bauta batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  J Gonder        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  C Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-4, Steve Dillon facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Dillon replaces Jesse Gonder pitching and batting 9th; John Stephenson moves to 3B; Charley Smith moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  S Ellis         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Harper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-10, Sammy Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  T Harkness      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Altman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-4, Steve Dillon facing 3-4-5
   R      ---     100%  V Pinson        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  F Robinson      Walk
          1--     100%  J Edwards       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Robinson to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  L Cardenas      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Robinson Scores; Edwards to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  C Ruiz          Flyball: CF
   O      1-3     100%  S Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-12, Sammy Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  H Taylor        Lineout: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 12, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation