April 21, 1966 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 8
@CAL 6 SFG 5
@CHC 2 STL 5
@NYM 4 ATL 5
@PHI 4 PIT 2
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 4,261

Thursday, April 21, 1966, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Cardinals

3-4

Won 2

6th, 4 GB

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

W: B Gibson (2-0), L: G Richardson (0-1)

Mets

2-3

Lost 2

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock RF                    5   1   2   1    0   3  .324  .773    0    0   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .182  .492    0    4   2   SB
C Flood CF                    5   1   3   4    0   0  .433 1.002    0    0   0   HR,SB
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .222  .609    0    1   0   
  M Shannon LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
C Smith 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .464 1.250    0    1   1   
T McCarver C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .536    0    5   0   
  P Corrales C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    6   0   SH
J Buchek SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .563    0    2   4   3B
G Kernek 1B                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .350  .885    0    6   1   
  P Gagliano PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  T Francona 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
B Gibson P                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    2   2   
Totals                       35   5   9   5    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

3B: J Buchek (1, off G Richardson).

HR: C Flood (1, off G Richardson; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: P Corrales (1, off G Richardson).

TB: C Flood 6; J Buchek 3; L Brock 2; B Gibson; J Javier; C Smith.

RBI: C Flood 4 (9); L Brock (5).

2-out RBI: C Flood 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

PB: T McCarver (1).

E: J Javier (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Flood (2, 2nd base off R Gardner/C Coleman); J Javier (3, 2nd base off G Richardson/C Coleman).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .278  .628    0    3   2   
A Luplow LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .762    0    2   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .368 1.065    0    2   3   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .875    0    6   0   
J Lewis RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .558    0    2   0   
J Hickman CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .334    0    3   0   
C Coleman C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    9   1   
R McMillan SS                 3   1   0   1    0   0  .083  .434    0    0   0   
R Gardner P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Sutherland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Bearnarth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Hiller PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   HBP
  G Richardson P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   4   3    0  11                    27   6

BATTING

HBP: C Hiller (1, by B Gibson).

TB: A Luplow; R Hunt; C Coleman; J Lewis.

RBI: A Luplow (1); R McMillan (1); R Hunt (2).

2-out RBI: A Luplow.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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
B Gibson, W (2-0)              9     4   4   1    0  11   0   1.50   33     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 3     80    -     1.28  -0.04
Totals                         9     4   4   1    0  11   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 3           -

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 Gardner                      4.2   5   3   3    2   4   0   5.79   21     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 5     44    -     1.09  -0.18
D Sutherland                   0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.48  -0.01
L Bearnarth                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.24   0.05
G Richardson, BS (1), L (0-1)  4     4   2   2    1   4   1   5.68   17     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 3          0-0    2.19  -0.39
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   8   1          40     -       ·  ·      7·11· 2· 8          5-0

D Sutherland faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Gibson (1); R Gardner (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Gibson (1; C Hiller).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 4,261.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            New York Mets                        
1. L Brock              RF    1. R Hunt               2B 
2. J Javier             2B    2. A Luplow             LF 
3. C Flood              CF    3. K Boyer              3B 
4. A Johnson            LF    4. E Kranepool          1B 
5. C Smith              3B    5. J Lewis              RF 
6. T McCarver           C     6. J Hickman            CF 
7. J Buchek             SS    7. C Coleman            C  
8. G Kernek             1B    8. R McMillan           SS 
9. B Gibson             P     9. R Gardner            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-3  1--      75%  83% C Flood         G Richardson    Home Run; Brock Scores
   t 5   1  1-1  12-      17%  73% L Brock         R Gardner       Single to CF (CF-RF); Kernek Scores; Gibson to 3B
   b 5   2  3-3  -23     -14%  28% A Luplow        B Gibson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); McMillan Scores/unER; Hiller to 3B
   t 6   1  4-3  --3     -12%  28% G Kernek        G Richardson    Fielder's Choice 3B; Buchek out at Hm/3B-C-3B-C; Kernek to 1B
   t 6   1  4-3  ---      12%  41% J Buchek        G Richardson    Triple to CF (CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rob Gardner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Javier        Single to LF
          1--      52%  C Flood         Wild Pitch; Javier to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  " "             Single to CF; Javier Scores
          1--      62%  A Johnson       Flood Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      60%  C Smith         Walk
   O      12-      57%  T McCarver      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  R Hunt          Single to CF (CF-RF)
          1--      50%  A Luplow        Passed Ball; Hunt to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      58%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B; Hunt to 3B
   R      --3      49%  E Kranepool     Wild Pitch; Hunt Scores/unER
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rob Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  J Buchek        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Kernek        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  B Gibson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Lewis         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      49%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Coleman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rob Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Flood         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  R McMillan      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      49%  R Gardner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R Hunt          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rob Gardner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  C Smith         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      44%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  A Luplow        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rob Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Buchek        Popfly: 2B
          ---      50%  G Kernek        Walk
          1--      55%  B Gibson        Single to LF; Kernek to 2B
   R      12-      73%  L Brock         Single to CF (CF-RF); Kernek Scores; Gibson to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  J Javier        Popfly: 1B
   R      1-3      77%  C Flood         Single to LF; Gibson Scores; Brock to 3B
                  Darrell Sutherland replaces Rob Gardner pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      79%  A Johnson       Walk; Flood to 2B
                  Larry Bearnarth replaces Darrell Sutherland pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      74%  C Smith         Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
                  Pat Corrales replaces Tim McCarver playing C batting 6th
          ---      68%  J Lewis         Single to LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      73%  J Hickman       Strikeout
          1--      64%  C Coleman       Single to CF; Lewis to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  R McMillan      Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Lewis Scores; Coleman to 2B
                  Chuck Hiller pinch hits for Larry Bearnarth batting 9th
          12-      45%  C Hiller        Hit By Pitch; Coleman to 3B; McMillan to 2B
   RO     123      42%  R Hunt          Groundout: 2B-1B; Coleman Scores/unER; McMillan to 3B; Hiller to 2B
   R      -23      28%  A Luplow        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); McMillan Scores/unER; Hiller to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Gordie Richardson facing 6-7-8
                  Gordie Richardson replaces Chuck Hiller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      29%  P Corrales      Strikeout
          ---      41%  J Buchek        Triple to CF (CF-RF)
   O      --3      28%  G Kernek        Fielder's Choice 3B; Buchek out at Hm/3B-C-3B-C; Kernek to 1B
   O      1--      25%  B Gibson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  E Kranepool     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  J Lewis         Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  J Hickman       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Gordie Richardson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      30%  J Javier        Walk
          1--      33%  C Flood         Javier Steals 2B
   O      -2-      26%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      20%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  C Coleman       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      23%  R McMillan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      24%  G Richardson    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Gordie Richardson facing 5-6-7
          ---      32%  C Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      29%  P Corrales      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      20%  J Buchek        Strikeout Looking
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for George Kernek batting 8th
   O      -2-      12%  P Gagliano      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Gagliano moves to 1B
   O      ---      13%  R Hunt          Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  A Luplow        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      15%  K Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Gordie Richardson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       8%  B Gibson        Flyball: LF
          ---      16%  L Brock         Single to C (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       7%  J Javier        Popfly: 2B
   RR     1--      83%  C Flood         Home Run; Brock Scores
   O      ---      82%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
                  Tito Francona replaces Phil Gagliano playing 1B batting 8th; Mike Shannon replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      90%  E Kranepool     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      96%  J Lewis         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---     100%  J Hickman       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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